17 July 2026

Good friends

In almost all Senior Citizens Homes, residents go to the dining hall to take their morning coffee, breakfast, lunch, evening coffee/tea and dinner. I had always preferred room service to this. Now I realise that dining hall is better as we have opportunities of meeting different kinds of people. When we meet good people, it reduces the lonliness level.

A few days ago, I mentioned about meeting a nice gentleman at the dining table. This afternoon during lunch time one fellow resident introduced her sister and niece who came to visit her. Her sister told me that the nice lady said that I am her best friend. I don't know whether I deserve her compliments. 

This morning, wife of the landlord, in whose house I was a tenant before moving to my current residence, phoned me and inquired about my health and how I am gettling settled in my new place. A few days ago her husband phoned me for the same reason. Both husband and wife are well qualified engineers and admirably good people. I phone my landlord sometimes inquiring about their health.

I remember my beloved mother's saying that if we are good to others, they will be good to us.


My beloved parents

Jai Shree Raam🙏

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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.