Just an update

Buddies, thanks to all of you who stayed with me despite my staying away from the blog for so long. I am back in Sharjah. I have applied for visa for my wife and daughter who are expected to join me next week. Domestic compulsions did not allow me to leave Chennai and so I badly missed my visits to great Mumbai and Bangalore, where I had planned to meet so many dear friends. I was happy to receive calls from a few wonderful blog friends, especially Shobha. Dr Nitu/Fida/Pankaj et al are more than blog friends, so am not mentioning such names. Basically, feeling great to be back with you all. Thanks once again.

Just 2 more days

Will be back in Sharjah in just 2 days. Dad fell and hurt his bone. Age 89 compounds the problem and he remains bedridden unable to even sit. Will be in touch with all you precious friends ASAP. wishes.

Staying connected

Lovely friends, am around in Chennai..Cancelled visit to Mumbai, B'lore and staying put at home in Chennai. Should be back to normal once in Sharjah by month end, God willing. TC, keep the cheers. Love you all for that smile in your faces. 9962387982 is d number.

Chennai charm

Buddies, am in Chennai. Sure all well with you guys/gals. Will be back in normal blog mode after some time. Until then keep your cheers, be happy and remember me.

Dubai night souq

Hey buddies, remembering you all everyday. Thanks for your patience with me. Tried to click photos at Night Souq Dubai where I went with Subu. As expected, quality was a disaster.BTW, am planning to visit India from Feb.19. (Mainly Chennai, B'lore and Amchi Mumbai). Will be a pleasure to meet any blog buddy. Kindly stay connected on rrames@hotmail.com

A girl provides music to the ears

A boy eagerly looks at a musician and his keyboard

An Asian troupe entertains shoppers

Ship of the desert with master

A floating restaurant on creekside

Just around

House shifting, municipality formalities, laptop virus, school admission for daughter, India visit plan, above all, refusal by you buddies to leave my mind..I am bound..Plz bear with me. "I will be back," like Schwarzneggar says. Plz dont write comment for this post as I feel guilty if I can't reply. Wish you health, wealth and cheers always.

Home, new home

Dear friend Smita and other buddies. Thanks ya for remembering me. It's just that I am shifting residence and never expected it to be such a challenge running around alone. Meanwhile, these photos are inspired by Mridula who wants me to post more photos with my simple mobile.

Clicked this from my present  home balcony when a duststorm was on this week. The road is a link between Sharjah and Dubai.

 

Clicked this from the new room I have booked. If you use your binocular, you will see a giant wheel faaaarrr away. It's called Eye of the Emirates at Al Qasba, a famous landmark in Sharjah. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating in the air

What are the hilarious and touching incidents you came across as a reporter, asked my colleague.

Hilarious? Hmm. I already mentioned this. I remember how I was going to the canteen in my Mumbai newspaper office and a lawyer friend Gopal Punjabi rang up to say abruptly, “I am on the 2^nd floor of a building at Girgaum. I cannot get down from 2^nd floor.”

“What do you mean. Any fire?” I asked.

“No. There’s no staircase.”

What?

It was then I learnt that the landlord had a dispute with tenants and had hired workers to cart away the wooden staircase to harass them. The tenants were literally left hanging in the air.  

Touching incident? Don’t ask me plz. I was travelling from Belapur to Vashi after interviewing a civic official. I entered a State Transport bus which is usually dirty. I managed to enter the bus despite the crowd and was followed by a little boy, who was in rags. He had no shirt and carried a soiled bag. As he stood on the first step, the conductor looked at the boy and said “heyy.” The boy got scared and jumped from the bus which had picked up speed.

The image still floats in my eye of the way he went rolling behind. I shut my eyes and did not know what to do.

They refused to stop the bus despite my screaming. That’s Mumbai.

Is he alive? I dunno.

Whatever, my prayers are ever for you, dear felo.