Copied here for posterity! The whole of it right from line 1 is from the diary.
I cannot possibly continue without first mentioning a great moment in Rhea's golfing days...
She made a great 'par' on the 12th hole in MEPTA(Mauribgh Environment Park and Training Area) Golf Course day before yesterday, ie on 6th February 2009. It was her first par, but I know there'll be plenty more of those in the coming months.
I hope she'll continue to enjoy golf in the years to come.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I made my first 'bogey' on the same day on the 14th hole! That's the closest I have come to!
Sarva's game is ofcourse improving leaps and bounds. Soon I am sure he'll break 100. I am breaking 70...but sadly, it's only for 9 holes!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Back again!
Hi all,
What got me here after such a long time, I really can't place my finger on. However, it is great to be typing in my diary again!
Been at Bangalore for the last one week to spend Diwali holidays. It was also combined with my daughter's golf lessons. It got over today, 1 hr class with her coach Tarun Sardesai on 3 consequtive days. He has worked on her long game and other aspects and given her a few tips, which I hope she will remember.
The golf lessons were held at KGA. I wish I get a chance to play on that golf course some day as I hear that it is one of the best golf courses in India.It is beautiful and also a difficult course I heard. Rhea has played a couple of 9hole tournaments here, but she is yet to play the whole course.
I had an interesting episode day before. From KGA,Rhea and I went to Royal Orchid(a 5star hotel very close to KGA), for Coffee. To have a cup of coffee in KGA is a long process! You need to get a debit card with a deposit amount and and an extra spending amount.Then you order for your coffee or whatever else,pay for those items with your debit card and then return the debit card and get the balance cash! This procedure has to be done on the same day - the debit card cannot be used for a couple of days or three days. It was all too much of work, it seemed, for just a cup of coffee, hence we drove into Royal Orchid.
It was around 11am and when I walked into the restaurant there, I realised that they have had a buffet breakfast that morning. But it was empty when we reached there and they were just about clearing up. I asked whether I will get a cup of coffee and they said 'yes', but Rhea's eyes by then had scanned the dessert section and the bright red apples tempted her. It was part of the buffet which cost around Rs.600. Now we weren't there for breakfast, definitely not for such an expensive breakfast and I would have had to be nuts to pay that amount for a single apple. But my daughter wasn't going to understand all these and her facial expressions longed only for that apple and her eyes were holding back the flow within! Seeing all these, the steward there came forward and said she may have it for normal amount. I wasn't sure how costly 'the normal amount' will be, but at that instant I had no choice but to agree as we were the only ones there and I didn't feel like walking out.
Happily, Rhea went and picked up a few pieces of papaya and one big apple! My cup of coffee came soon after and in my mind I thought it would be close to cafe coffee day price. So, I put the bill down to Rs.200 for the coffee, fruits and taxes and I was preparing myself to put on a smiling face when I had to pay the bill. But the biggest of surprises came after I finished my last sip of coffee and asked for the bill! The steward came to close to me and whispered, "ma'am, I will take care of it!"
A few seconds passed before I fully realised what was happening! He continued, "ma'am, Diwali greetings, keep it as a free offer." I was dumb struck! Never did I imagine I could walk into a 5star hotel and walk away without paying for the food! I ofcourse insisted on leaving a tip just to satisfy myself, but it was such a great gesture and something I really couldn't believe!
What got me here after such a long time, I really can't place my finger on. However, it is great to be typing in my diary again!
Been at Bangalore for the last one week to spend Diwali holidays. It was also combined with my daughter's golf lessons. It got over today, 1 hr class with her coach Tarun Sardesai on 3 consequtive days. He has worked on her long game and other aspects and given her a few tips, which I hope she will remember.
The golf lessons were held at KGA. I wish I get a chance to play on that golf course some day as I hear that it is one of the best golf courses in India.It is beautiful and also a difficult course I heard. Rhea has played a couple of 9hole tournaments here, but she is yet to play the whole course.
I had an interesting episode day before. From KGA,Rhea and I went to Royal Orchid(a 5star hotel very close to KGA), for Coffee. To have a cup of coffee in KGA is a long process! You need to get a debit card with a deposit amount and and an extra spending amount.Then you order for your coffee or whatever else,pay for those items with your debit card and then return the debit card and get the balance cash! This procedure has to be done on the same day - the debit card cannot be used for a couple of days or three days. It was all too much of work, it seemed, for just a cup of coffee, hence we drove into Royal Orchid.
It was around 11am and when I walked into the restaurant there, I realised that they have had a buffet breakfast that morning. But it was empty when we reached there and they were just about clearing up. I asked whether I will get a cup of coffee and they said 'yes', but Rhea's eyes by then had scanned the dessert section and the bright red apples tempted her. It was part of the buffet which cost around Rs.600. Now we weren't there for breakfast, definitely not for such an expensive breakfast and I would have had to be nuts to pay that amount for a single apple. But my daughter wasn't going to understand all these and her facial expressions longed only for that apple and her eyes were holding back the flow within! Seeing all these, the steward there came forward and said she may have it for normal amount. I wasn't sure how costly 'the normal amount' will be, but at that instant I had no choice but to agree as we were the only ones there and I didn't feel like walking out.
Happily, Rhea went and picked up a few pieces of papaya and one big apple! My cup of coffee came soon after and in my mind I thought it would be close to cafe coffee day price. So, I put the bill down to Rs.200 for the coffee, fruits and taxes and I was preparing myself to put on a smiling face when I had to pay the bill. But the biggest of surprises came after I finished my last sip of coffee and asked for the bill! The steward came to close to me and whispered, "ma'am, I will take care of it!"
A few seconds passed before I fully realised what was happening! He continued, "ma'am, Diwali greetings, keep it as a free offer." I was dumb struck! Never did I imagine I could walk into a 5star hotel and walk away without paying for the food! I ofcourse insisted on leaving a tip just to satisfy myself, but it was such a great gesture and something I really couldn't believe!
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