Now – I’m 64 This is the end of my 64th BirthMonth. Consequently, I’d like to share some elements of my life and myself. First things first: I was born. I think… Continue reading→
Punjabi in England: Cricket and a Crossing
Cricket! If you know me, you know one of my personalities is all about cricket. Yep, it’s true that LeggieLefty loves cricket. So, when we set out to plan the 2018 visit… Continue reading→
The Summer of ’23
The Summer of ’23 ’twas a busy one, was the summer of ’23. In case, you’re wondering, the apostrophe replaces the ’20’ in front of the ’23’, thus, ’23 means ‘2023’. Now,… Continue reading→
Music and I
Music Music and I have had a longish relationship. It all started when I was a little lad of ten, no.. hang on, a lad of four or five. After The Great… Continue reading→
21.07.1994
Long before Nike came up with the now famous “Just Do It” slogan, she had her own earthy version of it. “Kar ke chutti karo, hore ki!” Which may be translated as… Continue reading→
Punjabi in England – Planes, Trains, No Automobiles in London
I know you’ve probably forgotten everything I’ve written so far about this fateful tryst with destiny, the trip to London, England, fraught as it was with the aggregation of aggravations and the… Continue reading→
22 years an Immigrant
It’s actually, 19 years a Canuck. But then, 22 rolls off the tongue smoothly and has so many possibilities. You can say two two twennytoo one score and two ( or 2)… Continue reading→
Punjabi in Paris – Lazy Le Mans
Le Mans Ok, at the outset, I must explain that it is I who was ( and is ) lazy, not the city of Le Mans. How lazy? Well, consider that I…
Zero to Six in Five and a Bit Minutes.
You already know that I was born. “Well, duh!”, you say, “how else would you be writing this rubbish?” Yes, your head is screwed on right and all those wires and things… Continue reading→
Tarun and Kavita
When Tarun announced he was getting married, we were living in Lake Gardens, in the flat made famous by The Cantankerous Cat. This was the ground floor apartment where we dealt with… Continue reading→