Tag: South Australia
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VALE SIMBA (1995-2016)
It is a tradition in Australia to throw a party on your 21st birthday. So we thought it would only be appropriate that we throw a party in April when our cat, Simba, turns 21. We were going to invite the neighbours and friends who looked after him over the years and we’d wear silly hats and sing songs. We wanted to celebrate the life of the family pet who gave us so much joy for 21 years. We won’t be throwing that party. Simba took his last breath today. His…
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CHENNAI TO ADELAIDE
We have safely reached home after a long overnight flight from Chennai via Kuala Lumpur. On our last day Padma asked us what we missed most about home. The boys mentioned beef. They missed their all beef hamburgers and sirloin steaks. Every time we saw a cow on the road I could see them salivating with the thought of beef. For me it was blue sky. We arrived in India at a time when the seasons were changing and as a result we had three weeks of haze. Or it could…
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THE AUSSIE IMMIGRANT
It was pouring down rain in Adelaide 19 years ago today. I don’t have a good memory for the weather, but I remember that day clearly. On 4 April 1995 Adelaide welcomed its newest migrant. Prior to April 1995, Padma and I had been living in Cali, Colombia but things got a bit rough as my boss had been kidnapped and we had seen one too many dead bodies along the road. It was time for a move and Australia beckoned us. Padma was keen to be closer to her family…
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