India..

It is my last day in India today...so I'm writing this entry with a little sadness. Yesterday evening we spent time at the beach and took some videos of us, for memories. When we got back to our hotel, Qia edited those videos and put a background sound of "the way we were". Princess commented that... someday when we look back at these videos..... we might have bittersweet feeling of the way we were. We dont ever want to part. I cried.

My children and I will leave for home in the afternoon, (Mangalore to Mumbai then Mumbai to Kuala lumpur and Penang) expected to arrive on Sunday morning then afternoon on the same day I'm leaving to Kuala Lumpur for a week. What a life hehe.

India has been such an experience! I enjoyed every moment of my stay. Mumbai is an interesting place of historical (Victorian) buildings, nice beach and markets, friendly people and not forgetting the chaotic traffic on the road hehe. It is an experience like non other. We couldnt get enough of the mouth watering south Indian food especially their sweets so our daily activities besides sight seeings is eating nonstop :p

We did some shopping too and got ourselves nice sarees plus awesome Indian jeweleries.

London? Think again :)

Gateway of India, Colaba Mumbai

The usual hum of the streets of Mumbai


Mahatma Gandhi's untouched room.

After 3 days in Mumbai we took a flight to Mangalore and pleasantly surprise to be greeted by lush greenery and a calm quiet place. A total contrast of Mumbai. We are given a VIP suite at the NITK University I'm visiting. The suite is literally 2 mins from the beach! We woke up everyday to the sound of Mangalore peacocks and the waves, and went to sleep in a cradle of big golden Mangalore moon......

This university has its own private, clean and really nice sandy beach. The beach is only open to students and staff of the university. Probably one of its kind in the world! I gave a talk at the university and also at a pharmaceutical company nearby. We were also taken to visit their mountains, historical houses, herbal factory, the place where the river meets the sea (awesome) etc. At every meal time our host took us to different places to sample varieties of food and of course seafood since this place is known for its fresh seafood.

Thank you India for an experience of a lifetime. Thanks to NITK and The Nayak family for your kind welcome to your home. We will miss all of you so much. Thanks for the memories and the good time. You will be in our heart.

We shall come to you again India, someday.

Take care all, love always....and enjoy the photos.

The many beautiful fishing villages in Mangalore

Qia's captioning this: <3 <3