27 October 2024

Throwback to the past

Sharmila is in India. I had already given Jay Jay a long walk. Needed a place to settle down and read my new book. Went to good old Miltons Cuisines where Sharmila and I were an every Sunday evening feature at the bar making friends with the folks behind the bar and watching the Sunday night football game. Struck a life long friendship with so many of the staff there.

I was not sure what to expect. I had not been there for 7-8 years.

I need not have worried. Nothing has changed! The bar, the furniture, the hospitality is just like it was before. Met Victoria who has been there ever since the restaurant opened.

Also made a few new friends – Eva (in the picture and who went to the same high school as my two daughters), Shelby, Shawna and Daniella to name a few. Best part was Daniella saying “Did you say Raj? I have heard your name from Ben and Roy.” That brought back memories of two young gentlemen from those days.

Another funny incident… Eva and I were talking about her high school. When she suddenly said – “Our cleaner Juan talks about a friend he has whose kids were in Cambridge too!”.

Imagine her surprise when I said – “I am that friend!! He has been cleaning our house for 15 years now!!”

Lovely evening!

I watched the first half of the football game, chatted with Juan for some time (he came out from his cleaning duties), shut the bar down and the valet came in and gave me my keys saying it was time for him to go.

EXACTLY like it used to be those days!



Posted October 27, 2024 by Rajib Roy in category "Intersection Points

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