All too soon, it was time to head back for home shores. This was (and I’m embarrassed to admit) the longest holiday I’ve ever had in 16 years of working. That it was possible for a life to change in 15 days, was not in the realm of possibilities for me. I experienced and learnt…
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Down the mines of Moria
We knew that we’d come back to Sohra late. So, we had asked the Sa-I-Mika folks to keep a room for us. That was room 1 at Ken and Twill Cottages, next door to good old Sai-I-Mika – owned by the same people, but operate under different names. We met this young man in charge,…
Living roots bridges
The plan for today was to go to the Living Roots Bridge. The guys in the know made some noise about us passing really close to another spot we were scheduled to visit later during our trip. I didn’t listen to much of it, because I was worried about me making it down the few…
To the market we go
Morning dawned with dew and pearly-sunshine at Sa-I-Mika Park. Sa-I-Mika Park? What’s with the name? It’s not a Shillong thing, in case you were wondering. In the grand tradition of naming your business after your children… Liji Electricals (Lissy and Jijo, see?), PooMa (pooja and Manjushri, maybe) Mining etc. (not real companies, so don’t Google…
There and back again 