17 years married to the day. It
all began in Nepal in 1994, when I met Manisha in the Nepal-India border town
of Birgung. I was first introduced to her father, Mahendra, and gradually came
to know the family. After a trek into the Langtang Himalaya together, Manisha and
I decided to tie the knot, and the official court marriage ceremony was completed
on 1st December 1995. Due to visa red tape, I returned to the UK
shortly after that, alone; and it was not until I had secured a job and was
seen to be earning a UK salary once more, that I was able to ‘sponsor’ Manisha
and bring her back to England as my wife.
How naïve I was then, were we
both.
17 years on and
now with 2 beautiful children – Chris (11 and Rebecca (5)…
Dinner for two yesterday
at Nandos restaurant, followed by a
film – Life of Pi. The film was interesting,
especially the first half, set in India. The second half of the film following
Pi’s shipwreck adventure, dragged a little, but the magical imaginary visuals
were lovely to watch in 3D. Thanks to Annie, Manisha’s sister, for baby-sitting
Chris and Rebecca.
Off to Changi airport
later this afternoon, for our onward flight to the UK via Qatar. Winter vacation.
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