Saturday, November 19, 2011

House Boat Trip from Alleppey.



Had a very relaxing trip through the lakes and backwaters of Kuttanad from Alleppey in company with some of the former Professors from the Dept. of English.Profs. K.T.Sebastian. K.K.Matthew,P.J.Devasia,K.V.Joseph.K.A.George and A.J.Francis were on the trip.
The house boats that were were roaming the lakes were hundreds in number.

House Boat Trip,Nov.17,2011.






Singapore



Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Singapore,Nov.9-14,2011

Staying with Roj and Lisa at Singapore.The flight by Singapore Airlines was very good. Roj was there at the airport when I came down after the immigration check point. After reaching his apartment, we came back to receive his parents,Johnachan and Lelamma who were coming from Bangalore. The four days I spent at Singapore were very relaxing and enjoyable.Singapore is a compact version of any modern city in the West.In planning and organization, it is superb.Visited some of the beautiful malls and restaurants.
Concelebrated mass on Sunday at the Holy Trinity Catholic church at Tampines. It is a very large and beautiful church and it was packed with people at the 9.30a.m. mass. Lisa sang in the choir.Santosh stayed with us for one night before his departure for the States for visits with medical colleges there.
The return journey was also very comfortable.As I got out of the aiport at Cochin, two of my former students in the customs recognized me and came out to introduce themselves. I was happy to see them even though I was seeing them after more than 30 years.It is funny that they still recognize me when they see me in different places.