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<\/p>\naadiR, aartiK, abhaP, aditiR, ajayN, akshata, alan.fly, aliefyaV, alisha.anu, amritaSah, anaghaK, andreaF, andreaN, anganaG, anishaDS, anjana, ankitaG, akshaya, alpaD, anieV, anthonyD, anuI, aparajitaG, aparnaA, aparnaT, archanaB, arshiaK, arthur, arunDeS, arunK, Arzanne, ayeshaD,<\/p>\n
barbara, beenaJ, biancaP, binaiferS,<\/p>\n
carl, caroline, Celina, cherylDS, chitraP, Christie, claudette, clyde,<\/p>\n
deven, dishaK, durgaG, dwishaH,<\/p>\n
Edwina, Erica, evarist, eshaH, fleurD,<\/p>\n
gandhaliKL, geetaC, Glenda, gordon,<\/p>\n
haim, havoviW, herold, hima,<\/p>\n
insiaL, ishaS,<\/p>\n
jaiS, janiceB, jasonM, jennyP, joaquimT, joelJ, joelR, joey, Johncie, johnM, johnQ, jyotsnaK, judeA, juilee, juliaJ, jyotsnaM,<\/p>\n
Kaneenica, kanicaS, karenA, karenF, karenMat, karenMont, karenMR, karinD, kashu, kavitaS, kezzy, kimA, kimM, komalA, krupaliB,<\/p>\n
Lakshita, leahZ, lilyB, lisbert Lizelle, loo, lornaD, lourdes,<\/p>\n
manasiP, manasviB, manavikaP, maranna, Mariette, marisaD, marisaM, maryA, mayuri, meenakshiI meganD, meherM, melanie.ralph, menakaP, michaelV, michelleF, mishudoris, moinaM,<\/p>\n
Namita, namrataS, natashaL, natashaSh, neelK, nehalP, Neharika, nehaShah, neola, nikitaDesh, nirmalaG, nishi,<\/p>\n
patR, payalS, Pervin, peterG, philipT, poojaB, poojaC, poojaG, poojaGuh, poonamB, poornaM, pranjaliK, preetiH, preetiR, priyaB, priyaMel, prianshiS, priyankaB, priyankaS, pujaG,<\/p>\n
rachelK, radhikaA, rakhee, rasikaV, reema, renny, renukaK, reshmaB, reshmaSal, rheaB, rheaDS, richikaP, rishitaC, rohiniC, romaM, romaN, ronitaT, roopina, roshniM, rosie, roxaneK, roy, ruchiPar, ruthP, Rutuja,<\/p>\n
sakinaL, salilG, salim, sameeraK, samiJ, samiraM, savioCar, savioCra, Shaila.vernon, shalakaP, shalmaliK, sharonN, sharonPer, Sharvi, Sherlaine, shivangiPag, shivangiPar, shraddhaK, shriyaCh, shrutiB, shwetaD, shwetaG, simrin, swethaA, simmi, simonD, simone.pedro, sivakami, snehaK, snehaT, sohiniM, soniaJ, sonyaO, sophiaJ, srishtiJ, stan, sujataS, supriyaC, Sweetlana, swethaV,<\/p>\n
tanazN, tanviS, TanyaM, tarang, Thaddeus, Thaiza, tomK, tonyJ, tony.vincia, trishaH, Trupti,<\/p>\n
Urvija, utsha,<\/p>\n
Vabriena, Vaidehi, vanithaK, vernonDC, vibhaK, Vijay, vineetN, Vivien, VrushaliG, vrushaliK,<\/p>\n
wendyC, wendyD, Yakuta, yashK, yvette,<\/p>\n
zahraM, zaver, zeniaA, zenobiaV, zomie,<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for your email wishes and greetings for my birthday.<\/p>\n
Birthdays come and go and every year they are telling me how much younger I look and how much younger I am. I am old enough to smile paternally and take it all with a proverbial pinch of salt and the occasional medication for minor ailments as and when they come.<\/p>\n
I continue proclaiming how happy I am the age I am and the way I am.<\/p>\n
Here’s something more about my growing\u00a0 older and growing up! I wrote it about ten years ago but the sentiments now are much the same….. expressive of how I am\u00a0and feel just now…<\/p>\n
The visuals are from a Team Building camp with SSL college students at\u00a0our Xavier’s Khandala villa some years ago.<\/p>\n
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collage photos : kevin d’cruz<\/p>\n
The pace is slightly slower now<\/p>\n
Though distances unchanged<\/p>\n
I march to mellow beating drums<\/p>\n
To\u00a0some, I’m out of range.<\/p>\n
I whisper walk through\u00a0gentle showers,<\/p>\n
hear leaves rustle, smell the flowers<\/p>\n
clocks no longer rush my hours<\/p>\n
schedules \u00a0new arranged.<\/p>\n
Ahead I see in distance mist<\/p>\n
a quick paced younger crowd<\/p>\n
their colours seem much wilder now<\/p>\n
their music\u00a0much too loud<\/p>\n
To\u00a0them I seem\u00a0a bit behind<\/p>\n
and out of place, I do not mind<\/p>\n
my drum beats are another kind<\/p>\n
I march with heart unbowed<\/p>\n
Through disappearing mists I walk<\/p>\n
I look around and see<\/p>\n
Beam dance of sun on breeze tossed leaves<\/p>\n
Flit \u00a0birds\u00a0on branch of trees<\/p>\n
By monsoon moist I am embraced<\/p>\n
The here-and-now my drums have paced<\/p>\n
My life and living present-faced<\/p>\n
Years pass on gracefully!<\/p>\n
terryq :\u00a0 august, 2002<\/p>\n
And with the passing of years, fresh happynings….new pictures… more stories to regale my life with<\/p>\n
and\u00a0I continue looking forward…<\/p>\n
True, the pace is slightly slower now but there is enough to do nevertheless. I cannot remember<\/p>\n
when I was last bored or anything like that!<\/p>\n
Things relatively quiet and peaceful with me just now in-between crescending Malhar noises<\/p>\n
and intermittent rain showers.. And the in-between academic indulgences continue with<\/p>\n
calculated liberties taken with attendances and assignment deadlines and related things.<\/p>\n
Much like older generations did…<\/p>\n
Xavier’s carries on being a way of life….<\/p>\n
All else is well and life continues as beautifully as it can…with a few bad patches occasionally<\/p>\n
(like my recent prolonged viral fever condition) thrown in for dramatic effect or something like that!<\/p>\n
Wonder times and dazzle things to you too…<\/p>\n
Take care .<\/p>\n
Love, Terry<\/p>\n
terryq@xaviers.edu<\/a> aadiR, aartiK, abhaP, aditiR, ajayN, akshata, alan.fly, aliefyaV, alisha.anu, amritaSah, anaghaK, andreaF, andreaN, anganaG, anishaDS, anjana, ankitaG, akshaya, alpaD, anieV, anthonyD, anuI, aparajitaG, aparnaA, aparnaT, archanaB, arshiaK, arthur, arunDeS, arunK, Arzanne, ayeshaD, barbara, beenaJ, biancaP, binaiferS, carl, caroline, Celina, cherylDS, chitraP, Christie, claudette, clyde, deven, dishaK, durgaG, dwishaH, Edwina, Erica, evarist, eshaH, fleurD, gandhaliKL, geetaC, … <\/p>\n
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