......the Sea & the Dangerous Drift......

......as Joshim ,sat in the chair to be examined.....not keeping too well recently.....I felt i had seen him recently in the media.....little nudging & he said ....Dada, Allah salvaged me frm a dangerous drift off the west coast....like many youngster wrkin day & nite on state of the art Safari boats,his last trip had been treacherous & dangerous....the luxury boat capsized nd passengers were in a raft drifting dangerously far far away frm Maldivian waters towards Seychelles as he put it,for a full week......flashing out his mobile he showed me the tale tell events of the disaster till the Coast Guards found thm .....he was v pleased seeing me again & thanked the Lord for his gud luck....far far away frm his nativeland supporting his fmly at home & putting him into risk day in& out,couldn't quiet admire the man's courage & philosophy towards his commitment....day in out Gud Lord subjects me to a rendezvous with the likes of Joshim.....a lesson always to be learnt of spiritedness,faithfulness & commitment frm their ilk.....!!!!

Doel Pakhi : the humming bird : on her B'day...!!!!

2nd Apr'05.....20 past 12 midnite....Doel's arrival, permanently & irrevocably changed both Archana's & mine Lives...as she surreptiously claimed our space & the Pied Piper in her,made us dance to her tune...around her always....!!!...the frnd for life Nanu is an ardent follower of the Didi, in all her acts of omissions & commissions...recalling...as I was taking a stroll with archana,helping her in labor:...the terrace adjacent to her Hospital suite in Arjun Marg,DLF I, Gurgaon....the starry fay above both absorbing & we praying & expecting with all our mights for the little star to be born imminently....tht was by far the most cherished dream walk of Expectation....now like a movie reel unfolding in memory....!!!....tht she was a constant source of motivation & Archana as the main drive force...to explore & test the limits of the border...the early Island years....with Ma taking care of home & the duo....a new bond of frndship forged..exploring the remoteness, chasing columns of ants, butterfly, crabs & Bats after the Days wrk...the whispering winds thru Coconut groves & the Sun shining on us kindly....of swims & picnic in remote beaches of Laam Atoll....even in the remoteness....the B323 Mazda procured at her behest, parked almost every evening on the Causeway linking Islands thru the mighty seas, with her inhaling the lungful of panacea,on the swing, & we watching her grow, in good stead....& as she enters a New yr of Life...the bond thus forged with her far far away frm Homeland persists & a source of constant comfort & support....GOD Bless her in all her endeavours & always be with her....!!!!!