“Ingredients for a Real Close Shave” – writing by Vivek Bhasin
Another good piece of writing by Vivek Bhasin: Ingredients for A Real close shave…… ..yes the Moon that evening was at its brightest; its closest in nineteen years so they say to Madre Tierra. Saturday 19th March 2011/1920 hrs. We sea dogs would called it perigee…..What a sight as I shot up the stairs off […]
Greetings Old Cottonians World Wide:
Greetings Old Cottonians World Wide: As you know I especially make it a point to visit India in February and coincide this visit with the OCA (India) luncheon. The 13th of Feb 2011 was a special occasion due to the fact the OCA (India) was celebrating 100 years and we all eagerly await the launch […]
HOW DO YOU BECOME A WORLD BRAND?
For me at least, my start and my present journey through my life, my family, my career and friends always and invariably has the umbilical cord connected to the heart beat of Bishop Cotton School. I sometimes reflect on my present juncture and try to tick of in my mental check list if what I […]
OCA UK committee meeting – Feb 2011
At the request of our new chairman Vivek Bhasin I attended a committee meeting on 12/2/11. We gathered at the home of Vinod Nanda in Norwood Green, Southall, Middx. Picture: Left to Right are : Vinod Nanda (L59-68) ~ Sam Grewal ~ John Whitmarsh-Knight ~ Daljit Singh Jaijee (R47-54) ~ Raj Lamba (L49-59) ~ Vivek […]
Changes… Transitions…. [OCA UK]
Saturday 26th June 2010: Changes…Transition. (Capt. Vivek Bhasin : Chairman OCA (UK Chapter) From Kindergarden to Transition and then to Lower I…… Isn’t that’s the way all Cottonians start? The OCA (UK) Chapter’s Annual Lunch at Bombay Brasserie was attended by 45 OCs and their wives; in my case my Mother and Brother ( an […]
Four Pigeons
Four Pigeons…… This is the story about Four Pigeons. This is a factual story. This is what really happened a few days ago. This is what started in Bishop Cotton School a few days ago… We made it up to the gates of School; 25th March 2010; 0815 is when chapel started. An Old Cottonian […]
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 bright star finally arrived. Sorry Folks! I’ll try to make sure schedules are maintained from […]
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[…]
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 etc from OCs world wide that I would transmit over the airwaves….please respond by posting […]
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 Guayaquil Ecuador to San Jose Costa Rica all because of a lack of a Yellow […]