My son, Fergus, was recounting what his choices had been for his Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) at school and it came as no surprise that he had plumped for football and football on the two available sessions. Never one to miss an opportunity to apply his imaginative streak, and practice his story telling skills, he…
Christmas Gift Programme with Yuvalok and BICF
Great to receive photo’s of the Christmas gift programme run by our friends at BICF. The ladies of BICF had organized for members of the church to donate gifts in the run up to Christmas. Yuvalok is a Bangalore based NGO which provides free education to needy children in Bangalore. It’s a privilege for us…
Welcome to the new format blog
After a coaching session from my IT Guru, Devesh Tiwari, I am up and running on WordPress. We’re exploring the ways in which we as individuals as well as in business we can enhance our online presence. Why? I, like many, have a healthy skepticism for the use of Twitter – is Twitter for Twits…
Bringing hope to 35 disabled children!
Read about some of the great work of our friends at ProVision Asia here in Bangalore….. Bringing hope to 35 disabled children! If you’d like to know more about ProVision Asia and thier needs in terms of skilled volunteers or sponsorship, you can email them on provisionasia@live.com
Talking about Thanks to all the donors who contributed towards pA activities
Well done Sean Dexter – super job. Sean ran the 10k run in Bangalore a few months back for ProVision Asia – more details about his run and their wheelchair "run" too on their blog. Let me know if you need to know more and woudl like to help. Mike Quote Thanks to all the…
Latest design update from Bhutan
Heading up to Bhutan next week to table the latest version of the external designs – a lot of interest from senior quarters on external look and feel of the building. Successful visit to Bangalore from Ministerial delegation for Nasscom this week including an evening at the Oberoi enjoying the subject of Gross National…
Not everyone enjoys the early monsoon showers…
The weather is beginning to change and the monsoon showers are kicking in – a great relief after a couple of months of 40+C days. Gone are the days of Bangalore being known as the “air conditioned city”. Fergus was enjoying the showers yesterday and though his brother would too – mistake!
Cricket fundraiser completed – raises Rs44,000
A number of cheques were handed over to Shirley Aaron of ProVision Asia totalling Rs44,000 as a contribution for the wheelchair project on Saturday. We’re really grateful to the guys who participated and/or contributed. The evening itself was a great success with a number of the ProVision Asia staff and clients present. The container of…
Work commences in Bhutan – May 2010
We were honoured to have His Excellency the Prime Minister of Bhutan as Guest of Honour at the “Salang” ceremony to commemorate the commencement of the works in Thimphu, Bhutan. Honourable Ministers for IT&C, Education and Labour graced the occasion along with the Speaker of…
Talking about Is Europe heading for a meltdown? – Telegraph
Is Europe heading for a meltdown? – Telegraph
Mike Holland 