LMOG ‘83

Just thought I’d share a snap of the little brat who turned 2 a few weeks back, taken on her birthday…hell she is a handful. Love DS

Hi All !

Sorry I havent been able to log in for a while……. I am just thrilled to bits and I just had to share this with you all….. I launched my first global office in Singapore last week and we have got the most tremendous response ! It feels so good , I can’t explain ….moving from a garage to Singapore’s Central Business District and getting written about all over the local papers as if we were the best thing to happen to Singapore after sliced bread and dumplings …
What makes me even happier is that for very long lesconcierges was dipali…… now it goes much beyond that and it is an entity with a personality of its own right and the professional team I was able to put into place after many years of slog…have created the company and will take us to many global shores.

And for those of you in Singapore ( Nisha …Sabha …Veronica ) and for those of you who know people who have only 24 hours in a day living in Singapore ( wink ) : do use our services…… would love to help.

Hugs

Dipali

Don’t scream and say why so early. But I just had to plan my retirement abode. And when we found this land in Ooty, we rushed past the many years ( hopefully we have ) and bought this little paradise in the blue hills. Laden with tea and herbs, skirted by sleepy lakes that are filled with rainbow trouts, now named Nani’s Nook ( after my mom and grand mom who are both old Ootians ), this 3 acre land now looks forward to ideas from you guys for a perfect get away home where perhaps we can all meet and enjoy. So if any of you can help with a link or design sketch or some ideas on how to make a perfect home here….. please please send this me … thanks ……

I wish I could put up a snap of the 2 of us reuniting after 23 years….. but I would need a wide lens camera and a very stoic photographer to actually dare to do justice to this potrait… never mind.. we are still ravishing and sexy and desirable and wonderful human beings and with sooooooo much of us for all of you to adore ( enmasse ).

Roopa and I have been together since Nursersy ( Ms. Higgins ) before we joint LMC together in 1973. And we have had the pleasure of creating plenty of strife in many people’s lives.
Last night we met up with lindy and had a couple of vodkas while being bitten alive with BLR’s infamous mosquitoes. It was fun and it was good to hear the cackles and bursts of laughter and recollection of what exactly I would do to deserve the special Ms. Mathew chair for me ( inside a dustbin ).

Nonetheless….. this mail is to tell all of you… come on over to BLR …. you all are always welcome

Take care

DS

Here is a photo I got form Essy….. taken in a dhaba close to Patna ….. had a good laugh…. thought I’d share this with all of you. Love Dipali

To: Dipali Sikand

Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 8:21 PM

Subject: A rhyme for salman

Here’s the hero, pumped on steroids
walks like he has got hemorrhoids
liked to sow his oats all over
Somi, Aish, Katrina but not Gulshan Grover

He had many a success in Bollywood’s lane
his movies were hits, though his acting inane
the ladies loved the bod, the dudes were jealous
our man had a temper and was often quite zealous

Thought he was macho when he held his gun
decided to slay helpless fauna for fun
too bad his limited brain cells failed
they were endangered, so Sallu got jailed

Though our muscled friend did try his luck
to worm out of the case where he killed black buck
he had more grief when his big landrover
flew off the road, ran a poor soul over

Too bad that life seldom imitates art
PETA just branded him a stupid upstart
a killer of chinkara and innocent black buck
he should have just gone and eaten bombay duck

Though the cases meandered the judge was harsh
and Sallu couldnt hide in a field or a marsh
in front of family including pumped up Sohail
the cops slapped on the cuffs and took him to jail

In jail he could play carrom but didnt get mangola
nor a contract to act in an ad for Thums Up cola
The three days that he spent in Jodhpur cells
taught him that life is not about lifting dumb belles

The PETA folks rejoiced and danced and sang a little song
they rejoiced cos Sallu was wrong, he shouldn’t wear a thong
anyone that ventures out to hunt innocent fauna
will be roasted on a spit or locked up in a sauna

They granted bail, he left jail, atleast for now
maybe he’ll go vegan and not eat a sacred cow
PETA folks were not too pleased cos Sallu’s on the loose
They will only be at ease when he’s dangling on a noose

Sallu had a bright career but he let his ding dong
rule his limited brain cells and goad him to do wrong wrong
Hope Katrina takes an iron and clocks him in the noggin
he might give up hunting and just take up morning joggin’

Though the man has been a jerk he does have a heart kind
he’s going to help out inmates, give them some peace of mind
upgrades to living conditions in sickly government jails
good food and time pass for inmates and maybe access to emails

This my friends is the tale so far, the plot might still just thicken
If he’s cool, he’ll clean his act and maybe hunt a chicken
Lets hope for the sake of his kith and kin
he sticks to showing skin and avoids all sin

I found some great pics of us all in class 8, 10, and 12…. hell so many years ago..some of you have kids this age now……….. well… all i know is that i feel very much the same and being back in touch with all of you just reinforces that….
Please have a look at our class pics and guess who is who… I was able to put a name to each one…. I am sure you will be able to too.

Love
Dipa

PS any one copies of these snaps , just mail me telling me which one and I will be happy to send them

Look at Piya and Abha and Mun Mun and dimple saldhana,nisha, trina,rahat , roopa, vini, julie,ratna , dolly,kavita nahata,oni, madhumita,nilina, archana, indira,sukanya, sangeeta,ruby,anupa,raakhee, with Mrs Kar. I have only forgotten 2 peoples name in this …some one please help….. one I know starts with S ( she is snuggled b.w mdhumita and oni) and the other pleasantly plump one ( i know she was in the hostel ) behind julie, close to abha.

HELP close the loop…. first one to answer correctly gets an all paid for vacation to Bangalore