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Christmas letter 2009 – Vivek Bhasin
Christmas Letter 2009 (Vivek Bhasin Lefroy 1961-1970) Where are all of we….? …. Should have started and ended this letter before the dam burst, before the fireworks lit up the London Sky and before the Three Kings following the bright … Continue reading
Departures….
My bags all packed, I’m ready to go; leaving on a jet plane.
Yes, making sure we were up ( had set at least 3 alarm clocks; no one really slept; clock-watching every 20mins….agonizing…..and then dead tired, red, burning eyes at the shrill sounding ‘wake up’ call….exhausted. Finally getting there; checking in….the boarding card with your designated seat number. Security. Waiting…in the Departure Lounge[...]
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Live-feed during BCS sesquicentennial celebrations
Here is a message from Vivek Bhasin I am trying to coordinate a live feed through a famous news network during our sesquicentennial celebrations in Simla. What I would need is max: 2 to 3 lines of good wishes/memories … Continue reading
Sesquicentennial writings (Vivek Bhasin)
Sesquicentennial…( 28th July 2009) It took a while for me to grasp the word…prior to that all I was blabbering was 150th…you know 150th..you know..and stuff. I had just been bumped off, actually refused boarding on the late flight from … Continue reading
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What Bishop Cotton School means to me
What Bishop Cotton School means to me….. The Year: 2009 Echoes of the past constantly enter my head, from the young squealing little five year old entering Linlithgow to the little chump and later teenager. Having finished my ISC at … Continue reading
Good News, Bad News – Things I always regretted not to have done
Good News, Bad News – Things I always regretted not to have done (the last day of 2008) Let’s start with, as one of my crazy Chief Officer’s used to say to me..The Good News…….’’The good news you little Himalayan … Continue reading
Chronicles of a Ziginare……Gypsy……..Explorer…Bandit
…lets come straight on to the locale. S-S-Shave-Shampoo; all done, with Tuscany splashed across my back, I step into the melee of Manila. One has to be careful here as I negotiate bends, curves and blind alleys..who knows when fleeting … Continue reading
The next break – SECURITY
The next break – SECURITY …this isn’ta continuation of the motorcycle diaries..or the contemplation of the loneliness of the long distance runner….who beat all others to find his freedom to be a free sprit….nor is it another chapter after the … Continue reading


