Most Enjoyed by
S.Parthasarathy in 2002
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Most Enjoyed by S.Parthasarathy in 2002 |
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Books Acts of Faith: Erich Segal Cassandra Prospect: Robert Ludlum Magazines: Ananda Vikatan Deepavali Malar - A very well-made book. Movies in theatre Blue Planet (IMax) Run (Tamil) Programs on TV Mastermind Quiz on BBC Special 'Raja Geetham' on Raj TV on 15th August Bill Clinton's speech in U.K. (on BBC) Sports on TV Hingis - Capriati match in Australian Open Dramatic victory by India against England at Lords in one-day cricket Other Programmes Talk and dance by Gauri Rao Mehta in CEG Alumni Association meeting in February in Mumbai. Amritha and I felt blessed to have attended the talk. After-dinner talk by Alvin and Heidi Toffler Moments of Happiness/Satisfaction Getting up every day in good health Early morning walk and playing shuttle later Every time I completed the Crossword in Economic Times (often) and in Sunday Hindu (rarely) Harish and I jointly buying a flat in Chennai Spotting a tiger from the back of the elephant in Kanha Shaking hands with Alvin Toffler When I created the CD and a web-site on Vaishnavism Writing articles for the Newsletter (thanks to inspiration from Prasad) Making the family Newsletter every month and creating the comprehensive archives for it Hosting the family get-together in my house in Chennai in June Family get-together at Marina beach in January and December Talking to Neha Making a Greeting card for Shoba's wedding Attending the Retreat for our service officers in Goa and writing a humourous article about it Moments of Mirth Hearing some conversations between my mother and the ayah Many days at the dining table exchanging anecdotes with Amritha (and Harish and Aarthi when they come to Chennai) Music All old songs in Tamil and Hindi Activities Continuing to learn (and steal) Javascripts from the Net and adhering to the target of using at least one new Javascript every month Completion of three Newsletters for Integral Club Trips/Places: Khajuraho, Jhansi and Gwalior Matheran Sholapur Jabalpur and Kanha National Park Tirupathi Persons whom I admired the most in 2002: Amritha, my wife. I have always admired her. But in 2002, she handled the problems of our shift from Mumbai after 15 years, her father's death and looking after my invalid mother extremely well Neha, my nephew (Ramesh)'s daughter, who at less than 3 can talk better than many adults and is extremely cute My nephew, Prasad, for his contributions every month without a break to the Newsletter that I edit Sports Field: V.Anand in Chess, Jonty Rhodes and Steve Waugh in cricket and Michel Schumacher in Formula-I racing. Websites:
You can visit the following sites made by me NEWSLETTER FOR RELATIVES - CURRENT ISSUE (January 2003) NEWSLETTER FOR RELATIVES - ARCHIVES OF 25 ISSUES (December 2001 to January 2003) SITE ON VAISHNAVISM (made in 2002) MEMORIAL WEB SITE FOR MY NEPHEWS (made in 2000) |
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