As we now countdown to leaving for London at the end of the month one is forced to reflect on my time in Bangalore which can be couched (as used by a leading daily newspaper in London) in NUMBERS.
0 – Visits to Palm Meadows
1 - Broken Toe (Rugby)
2 - Parties at Harmony (possibly only 1.5 as I attended the second virtually)
2 – Appearances on TV
3 – Junior Armstrong visits to India
6 – Stitches in my leg (after being bitten by a probably rabid street dog whilst out running)
26 – Flights to Singapore, Simla, Edinburgh, Manchester, Orissa, London and Goa
52 – Blog Posts including this one
71 – Episodes of Deep Space Nine
103 – Episodes of Babylon 5
115 – Visits to the Leela Palace Gym
150 - Dream A Dream children coached every week
2352 - Passes completed in our U16 World record bid
19673 - Honking bumpy miles in our Innova
32300 - Rupees cost of immediate anti-rabies drugs needed following street dog bite
90500 - Rupees raised for youth rugby by Longest Try Event
560008 – Our postcode in India
What these numbers say is anyone’s guess – notwithstanding this I am still near perfect, in my prime, and although I can be complex, a bit odd and occasionally irrational – I still look forward to taking advantage of India’s greatest contribution to Maths ‘The Zero’ and starting from 0 and taking up the new challenges of London including job in Greenwich.
Lights Off – Lock Door – Darkness…..
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