Punjabi in England – Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still This was my first ever trip to England in 2018. Not much has been written about my attraction to England. What there is can be read if you click this link. If you read it, Time Will Stand Still as the regular readers will attest. Suffice it to say that…
2022 – A Retrospective
2022 - A Retrospective If you were to look back at the year, perform a sort of retrospective of the year 2022, what do you believe would emerge from the welter of thoughts, emotions and experiences? But, how does one even begin to conduct such an experiment? How, indeed, do you process all…
Big Ben
Oh Look! Big Ben!There it is, Big Ben!Big Ben!It's Big Ben!Big Ben again!There's that clock tower
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 curious concatenation of circumstances that led to the very stormy emotions running through my sugar soaked veins. That was a longish…
Punjabi in England – Plotting, Planning and Problems
When the draft plan v0.0 ( read it here ) was rejected, it was back to the drawing board, to do some more Plotting, Planning and dealing with Problems. It was then that we applied a different technique. Block off the dates first, then worry about the itinerary. This made life much simpler.…
Punjabi in England – Plan Draft v 0.0
Planning is fundamental to any endeavor. It is fun and the way we do it is quite mental. Let's assume, or in this case, take as the truth, that we are initiating the planning phase of a two-week trip. It could be anywhere, but since you've read the title of this post, you…
Punjabi in England – The Romance Explained
A bit of background! It is a well known fact that I’ve longed and dreamed of visiting England. To understand how much England meant to me growing up, you need to understand the circumstances of my birth, my upbringing, the influences that shaped my view of the world and gave me the only…
Legspin and England
I've just been reading about the England vs Pakistan series and the exciting sight of a leg spinner on each side. Yes, an English leg spinner! A sight as rare as a Posh Spice smile. Of all the countries that play cricket only three really understand it. All three have had legendary legspinners.…