Shopping for the steel cupboard and Valentines Day

It's something I've wanted to do for a long time and now I am finally doing it .... Buying a steel cupboard, filling it with stuff and shipping it home to Perth. I dont know if it is worth it until I clear customs ... Lets see ! So far I've paid Rs. 4500 for a second hand steel cupboard. Really thick guage steel. Wont let on on what goodies we are putting in there though. You will just have to wait and see. Had great fun buying the stuff !!!

Getting better by the day. Now I can have a good hearty cough with only a bit of pain. Still feels like a plastic plate is glued onto my chest. This is better than it feeling like a plastic plate was "stapled" onto my chest.

Taking some nice long walks on some evenings. Mumbai has been a bit warm these last two days. Next week will be seeing my 3 specialists for the last time. They will give me my final "OK" to fly. I expect to be in my "Darling Perth" in two weeks time. Cant wait.

Valentines Day ! I wanted to go into town and into this place called "Jazz By The Bay" where they supposed to have great live jazz. Was told it wouldnt be worth it as being Valenties Day it would be too crowded. So Stephanie, James & Sandy, Val & myself went to one of Mumbai's best restaurants .. "Goa Portugueso"

My! My! Had a lot of seafood done in these rich Goan sauces. They were absolutely delicious. The pictures just dont come near to giving the food credit as they just look like ordinary curries. But they were so good that I didnt mind paying for the food at Aussie Good Restaurant prices.

Val's cousins coming to pick us up today to go to their place and spend the night where we will meet other relatives for some party fun. Looking forward to it.

Dont know if I'll have enough to write on here in the next 2 weeks. So Until next time ... Namaste !!!

Waiting for the BIG operation





















Victoria Terminus or VT

REFRESHING !!!!!

Mumbai, Heart Attack, To Hell & Back

Oh My ! Goodness Gracious me !
Finally got into Mumbai and slowly got around. Didnt do much as we were waiting for our son Abel to arrive with girlfriend Mel.
Well ! They finally did .... and so did Val's brother and family from Sydney. Lucky for us we had the apartment next door. All went to midnight mass on the 24th, came home, exchanged gifts and then went to the apartment and got stuck into the bourbon. WILD ! WILD! with mad dancing and carry on. Dont know what time we finally crashed. Christmas day was more sober. Also did the tourist bit ... going to Leopolds and having some cocktails, beer and "western" food amidst the AK47 bullet holes from the 26/11 terrorist attack. Had a look at the Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Hotel as well ...... SAD !
Vals Mum and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary party was on the 27th and was a lovely party.
We continued to party every night until the 29th morning...... at about 0100hrs I started having excruciating pains. I was rushed in a taxi to the nearest good hospital where I promptly had a massive heart attack on the table at 0200 hrs. Lucky there was no traffic on the road.
Next day an angiogram showed arteries and veins blocked in 5 places .... Guess what ??? I have to have a "pent" bypass.
This was my descent into hell from which I have just about finished emerging. My heart stopped a few times, The docs said I had a 50/50 chance of survival .. I did survive !
No complaints about the docs who were all "TOPS" in their field. BUT .... I dont know why ... I spontaneously cry when I am alone or sometimes become tearful.
YET ! I know .... This HAD to happen and the way and timing of it's happening was perfect. IT couldnt have happened at a better time and place. I am so thankful !
Recovering fast now. Still those sternum bones to heal but getting better by the day. Even going out shopping etc and visiting again. Really thankful to friends and family for their prayers and good wishes and especially my darlin' Val who was always there for me with sis -in-law Sandy and her hubby James. WHAT GEMS MEN !! Vaaah !!!