Category: Life Story

Stories about my first job!

Life Story
Philip John

An experience of a lifetime!

An experience of a lifetime. We were returning from Coonoor after a Stanes School Council meeting. Wilfred Davidar, the new Chairman and I were in

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Europe on $5 a day!!

I must apologize to my readers for my long absence from publishing new episodes of these stories.. Before I go on with our life at

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Life Story
Philip John

Life begins at Icklesham

I was amazed that several people reacted to my last post – Icklesham. This story also got a large number of Likes on Facebook. Many

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Life Story
Philip John

Icklesham!

I had taken a long break from writing but now feel compelled to continue my narrative. My first two years in Coonoor (1971-73) was taken

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Club Life
Philip John

Coonoor and Beyond!

If I thought I was going to miss the Cochin social life I was in for a pleasant surprise. Sure, I would miss my friends

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The Coonoor Auctions!

My wife and I were delighted with our move to Coonoor. She liked the cooler climes of Coonoor which had an amazing climate and vegetation. It

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