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The Bootle Bum Trinket: September 2014
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Friday, September 5, 2014. Happy Teacher's Day daddy. That was the beginning of a lifelong journey of fun and learning for me. Time flew, and before we knew it, class eight was over. At that time we were not too sad though, as we knew that we would be back in class nine in a matter of a few months. Daddy has tried to teach all these to his students as well. His eternal sorrow lies in the fact that so few of the. He often la...
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: January 2013
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. A very happy New Year to everybody. As promised, my first post this year is going to be about our trip to Delhi and Agra. The trip was short and we didn't go to very many different places. However, it was also one of the best trips we have ever been on. Vacations for my mother and I started on the 20. We knew then we would be late, but didn’t think it would be eight hours late! The drive to Agra wa...
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Statutory Warning: July 2009
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Yet another site on Reality, Awareness and Articles. Friday, July 10, 2009. Of times when Coffee can be both helpful and harmful to health. 5 cups of coffee to beat Alzheimer’s:. Times of India Bangalore, July 7, 2009. Drinkers have yet another reason to relish their favourite drink — it can protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Say researchers. The research team from University of South Florida found five cups of coffee not only helps reverse the effects of the disease but can treat it too. Times of Indi...
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: March 2014
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Daddy's book for me. Daddy wrote the book a decade ago, and now it has finally been published. I am not saying this just because he is my father, but that book has taught me much, much. At the moment it is only available online. The details you can find here. Labels: Books and Movies. Wednesday, March 5, 2014. What I don't like about living in India. This just shows the kind of families most peopl...
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: June 2013
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Tuesday, June 25, 2013. The Silk Route and More. On Friday the 21. From Bukhara they travelled on to Fergana, which is the old capital of Babur’s kingdom in present-day Uzbekistan. F. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I consider myself greatly blessed to be who I am. I try to do good to others in whatever way I can. I keep learning, and realizing how little I know about the vast wonder that is our world. View my complete profile.
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: April 2013
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Saturday, April 27, 2013. My ICSE examinations ended on the 20. Of March. It has been only over a month now, but it feels like another lifetime. 20. My first day of school was 16. The school has a good library, from which we can take books of our own choice, unlike in my previous school, where just half a dozen books were given to us from which we had to take one! But the mall-culture is virulent here. It is there in Du...
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Forking paths of the Imagination: March 2013
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Forking paths of the Imagination. Unusual ads about reading and writing, and odd memories. I have been seeing/hearing songs on youtube every now and then, and an advertisement came up. Normally I wait for the 'skip ad' button and click it immediately and yet I watched through two ads. They're on Neil Gaiman, made by Blackberry (! Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Pix From Suvro da's album: 'The Mountains' and (the title picture) 'The Lagoon meets th...
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: August 2013
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Monday, August 12, 2013. The Palace of Illusions. Then, being made up of these same molecules, are we anything more than space ourselves? The last earthly route to heaven. The most powerful woman of the age dies a lone figure on the icy crevices of the mountains, left behind by her five husbands, and finally comes to term with the purpose of her life and death. Are codes of conduct made for the benefit of human beings, or i...
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The Bootle Bum Trinket: June 2014
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The Bootle Bum Trinket. With grateful acknowledgment to Larry Durrell, via Gerry. Thursday, June 5, 2014. The 'Great Books' of today. Lately, I have been reading some of the latest best-selling ‘young-adult’ books that have created waves among the readers of our generation. They have brought up certain questions and observations in my mind, which unfortunately are in great contrast with the worldwide enthusiasm and praise that have been showered on these books. Take the Hunger Games. But still regimented...
