Mediterranean Blue

Even though Meera D'd told me about Borg El Arab and how blue the sea was I did'nt figure just how blue that blue could be! Borg el Arab is about an hours drive from Alex.

Have a great weekend!

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To all my Compadres....

Hello Everyone,
Hope all is going well in your lives. We have not heard from too many of you recently. We are soon going to have big gap here 'cos Ujawala will not have internet access for a while at home. How about we all step up to the plate and a make a post or two? Otherwise you will have to hear the boring details of my life on a daily basis!
Easy steps.....
1. Accept the invitation that Ujwala sent you.(if you have not already)
2. Go to the log in page- the little button at the left hand top corner which says blogger. Click on it.
3. Type in your name and password to log in.
4. Press the green '+' sign
5. Type whatever you want in the box that appears. Type a title in the title box.
6. Press Publish Post
Viola! it then it gets posted!

Which house were you in?

Ok folks I want to know who was in which house at school?
I was in Martin House which did very well for the long spell that I was there.

Martin
Rohini
Arti
Roopa
Abha

Macaulay
Ujwala
Meera D
Linda

Charnock
Dipali
Samiya
Vinita Kapoor
Sangeeta Bukshi
Rahat
Archana Goenka

Hastings.
Geetanjali

Where are the rest of Hastings and Macaulay ?

Lets find out from the rest of you as well...
All you have to do is add a comment at the end of this blog.
You don't need to sign in, just write a comment anonymously if it is easier and just sign your first name at the end.
I will update it.

It only takes a spark.....

500 miles, Amazing Grace - John Newton, All things bright and beautiful, Away in the Manger, Beautiful Dreamer, Billy Boy,
Blessed are the Pure in Heart - Bible songs, Blowin in the wind, Brown Girl in the Ring, Can it be true?, Clementine, Count your blessings - John Oatman, Down by the Riverside, Ducks, Finniculi Finnicula, Give me oil in my Lamp - Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Go tell it on the mountain, He's got the whole world, Hevenu Shalom Allekum, If I were a rich man, It's a long road to freedom, Jambalaya, Jesus stand among us, Joshua fought the battle of Jericho - Paul Robeson, Kookaburra, 
La Cucuracha, Love is like a Magic Penny, My Grandfather's Clock, Nina Pretty Ballerina, O Come All Ye Faithful - John Wade, O Susana - Stephen Foster, Obladi Oblada, Oh Sinner Man, Pass It On - Kurt Kaiser, Polly Wolly Doodle, Scarborough Fair, Skip to my Lou, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, Tom Dooley, The Wayfaring Pilgrim, Una Paloma Blanca, We shall overcome, When the Saints Go Marching In.

These are the ones that I could remember. I'm sure you guys will remember plenty more. Please add in the comments and I'll find links for them. UPDATE : i've put in the ones that Rohini,Dipa and Sangeeta named. And for Arti - Malaika - but i dont think we learnt it in school or did we?

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More photos...

This is Class 5 - 1975 . Class Teacher was Miss D'Souza. This was a while ago. Brings back so many memories.

This is Mrs Jacobs' Class 3 at LMC- 1973. How amazing is this! My son is in 3rd grade now and wow does time fly!

Thats Life...

I took this picture while driving back from the Florida Keys over the winter break. Thought it was cute.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE AND VIEW BETTER.

For Indira Velukutty

From her sister Archana:
For Indira...
This is a post different from the previous ones since it is being sent on behalf of a member of the LMOG 1983 batch.
It 's in memory of my sister Indira (Indu) Velukutty who passed away on April 29th, 2005 after a long battle with breast cancer. She and her husband Rajeev Menon moved to the US in 1987. She lived in Fremont, California & raised three beautiful children; Viraj (15) Vishak (10) and Kamini (6). Indu's courage and determination in the face of all odds is an inspiration to the many lives she touched during her short lifetime.
My sincere thanks to Ujwala & the rest of you who have connected so many people through this blog... for me it's a link to Indu's childhood & many fond memories.

Archana Velukutty (LMOG - 1987)
Berkeley Heights -NJ

LMOG - La Martiniere Old Girls '83, Kolkata

LMOG - La Martiniere Old Girls '83, Kolkata
We need more juice here. I know its the middle of the week and everyone is extra busy but....
Chennai is very hot right now. Not able to run the 20 miles that I usually do- (yeah right- Ok who believed that?)
Have you folks seen any good movies recently- regular /independent/ TV etc?
I am glad to see so many Indian authors on the horizon as well as fabulous art locally. Also have been able to catch up on cricket. It is good to see ODIs live instead of taping them watching them in fast forward!
Don't want to sound too domesticated but can each of you post your favorite recipes here?
Keep on blogging..

Nonu, the skating Squirrel

For those who havent got a copy of Nonu, the Skating Squirrel, you might want to do so now - because Vinita is the illustrator for this book by Anita Nair. I found this on the ndtv shopping site a few days back and Vinita sent me some more images of just Nonu, yesterday. All have been put up on the lmog Zoto site. She also illustrates for Verve and I'd put a link to one of the articles, with her illustration, in the sidebar on the right. Way to go Vinita! Hope to see many more.

Hi Everyone...From Rohini

This is so much fun. Ujwala, thanks a ton for doing this.
I am in Chennai for a short while and then head back to the US.
I live in San Jose, California and am practising medicine there.
I have 2 children, a wonderful husband and a great big labrador.
I saw all the photos and is wonderful to see everyone again. I have 2 old photos- one from Mrs Jacobs' 3 grade and one from Mrs D'souza'a 5th grade. I will scan and post them when I get back.
I talked to Samiya (after centuries)- she is in Columbia University in NY.
It was good to see LMC- with brand new paint and all! They have not changed the PT uniform (in 25 years)!
Guys, keep the posts coming... Rohini .