A slightly different presentation to the usual snow scenes of the Northern Hemisphere. I’m experimenting with a PowerPoint presentation on WordPress. Looks like you will have to enter the link below and wait for the PowerPoint to show up, then select show slideshow from the beginning. I got the images from a Christmas card and have no idea who the copyright belongs to but declare … Continue reading Christmas In Australia
Very early morning as the sun peeps at my bed I take the blankets off and rub my eye, If I linger I could sleep some more but I’ll get up instead My sisters still asleep give gentle sigh. Time to visit Grampie so he’ll play a game with me, I like to wake him up so we can play, He pretends to be asleep … Continue reading Claire
I disembarked at the Soekarna-Hatta International Airport and began the long walk down glass walled corridors to Immigration and Customs booths. The clearing officers took a cursory look at my belongings, checked my passport and made sure I had plenty of money to spend during the time I’d be visiting. I was waved through to the luggage carousel making a careful study of the crowd … Continue reading Bandung
My friend now retired in the US has written his book of memories, and as some stories include the time we worked together in India I’ve requested permission to extract portions and attach to my blog site. Ian ____________________________________________________________________ No driving experiences in Canada or the United States prepared me for the roads of India. I was literally dropped into a world where nominally vehicular … Continue reading Miraj Road
We recently celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. A number of messages were read out at the celebration but this one from my eldest daughter would have to take the humor prize. This photo was taken in India in the late 1970’s, much of our children’s childhood recollections here are from that era. Ian _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Happy 50th Anniversary!! You made it this far despite having children! … Continue reading Our 50th
“I would suggest you take the flight from Manila to Davao on the southern tip of the island of Mindanao, South Philippines, and for your forward journey take an Indonesian airline across to Manado.” The travel agent stared at me as I looked at options for my journey. It made little sense for me to return to Singapore and make a round trip through Jakarta … Continue reading Flight to Manado
Ralphie stooped to tie a shoe adjust his helmet grey And paused to wish the Mali a good bye, Then started on his journey on this happy holiday Squinting at the weeping cloudy sky In the distance he could see a silhouette on yonder rocky hill For the Parsee Tower of Silence was his aim There the view of Pune City always gave him quite … Continue reading Mesmerized
Sri Lanka was the next country on my auditing itinerary. In antiquity, Sri Lanka was known to travelers by a variety of names. Known in India as Lanka or Sinhala , ancient Greek geographers called it Taprobane[17] /təˈprɒbəniː/ and Arabs referred to it as Serendib (the origin of the word “serendipity”).[18] Ceilão, the name given to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese when they arrived in … Continue reading Colombo
Father lying on a bed of pain Rises up to see his daughter’s face, Has she come to see him once again? Smiles at her his darling daughter Grace. Doctors tell there’s nothing more to do Done their best to help him get relief, Current knowledge only helps a few; Grace tries hard to mask her latent grief. Father … Continue reading Gracie’s Hope
I’d noticed the security guard and airline desk clerk at the Singapore Canadian Airlines check in counter observing me for some time and wondered what was going on. From my vantage point behind a long line of sweating and irritable passengers carts piled high with electronic equipment bound for Bangladesh I’d time to study my surroundings. The security guard beckoned me to the first class … Continue reading Going FIRST CLASS
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