Distilled Spirit

January 2009, I took leave and fly to Kochi. I only saw Abi in photos but it may not be difficult to find out her from the crowd. When I landed in Chennai I have seen the Jet Airways taking off. She must be in that flight. After one hour I reached Kochi airport. I called her, she was sitting in front of the prepaid taxi services. She looks like north east Indian. She was wearing a big sun glass. She waved her hands. After taking the languages I walked towards her. I could see the tiredness in her face. I welcomed her to india by giving a Cadberry's chocolate bar. Cadberry's branded their chocolates in India as a symbol of love, friendship, affection like that. Last evening I could bye that only for her. I wanted to bye one flower but I could not. I thought she might be misunderstanding the flower! There are cultural differences in these kind of formal and informal ways of greetings. We have taken a taxi from Kochi to Kottayam. Only Ambassador cars were available. That is one of

I was thinking about the past. I born and brought up in a middle class family. I struggled a lot to reach this level in my life. Now I am a Marketing Manager of big educational brand, in charge of Bangalore center. 10 years ago I was selling household products to get money for my graduation studies. Work and study it became a life style. Took Masters in Psychology. Unfortunately could not completer research in M.Phil. I have gone to Andaman and Nicobar islands after Tsunami to help people. I was in an educational project. I met Dapu online. The hard way of my life made me to keep distance from enjoying life. I was silent. I was disciplined. I did not go for drinks. I did not mis-utilized the freedom given by God. But now I feel I was so strict to my life and others life. I have forgotten to enjoy life. It may be one of the reason Dapu left me. Pinoys are so westernized. They focus into happiness and enjoyment. And me? Old man! Old monk! Old junk! I was 27 in that time. But beings a 

Christmas day, 2008, I was sitting in my home checking emails. I have seen Abi online. I chatted with her. She wanted to come to India. She is an American Filipina of 31 years old married to an American 63 years old. Since her husband is so abusive she wanted her children to pursue their schooling in India. And she wanted to settle down in Kerala. Her Ilocos blood always made her to search the ancestors from Southern India. Before Spaniards, when Mahapajit and Sri Vijaya Kingdoms were ruling Philippines they were having the mixed culture of Southern Indians and Austronesians. Abi believed in the Indian blood in Filipinos. At last she decided to come and see the 'God's own country' Kerala. I sent email to my missing girl friend, Dapu regarding Abi's visit. I did not get any reply. Dapu was not replying to my emails for few months after she left Dubai. I did not know what is happening. She was in Cebu in June when the typhoon hit the coasted areas of Cebu. I did not know