Adyar, Sunday, 23 December 2012,
The
constructions of poles with palm leaf thatching are almost finished to receive
the convention delegates next week. Everybody is very
nervous. Some have not slept too well. There is a rather strong wind, which
began early on Monday morning.
The boss asked
us to revise the procedures and make a proposal for updating them in the form
of a handbook (manual) of procedures. Also should we have a look at a policy
document and take a position on the proposals for changes of the rules, which
are before the General Council of 25 December 2012.
As soon as we
were on the way home there was complete relaxation.
Monday afternoon
we made a quiet walk through the palm grove and under the bat trees, sat
solemnly near the Olcott memorial statue at the river bank and returned along
the riverside to the beach, where a movie was being shot, for which even
temporary lamppost and an imitation of an old ruin been erected.
The next day we
woke up with a sudden stir: “Going to work today!”
This is a
welcome proof of motivation from within.
Everybody was
there at the secretariat, the general management and the treasury. The computer
specialist, who comes voluntarily from time to time, helped several colleagues
and could tell us, that the usb-stick, which was not recognized, had come to
the end of its life.
Luckily we have
another one, on which we can put the documents. The boss asked if we had
brought our lap-top, this morning. Tomorrow that shall be necessary, because
one of our colleagues is doing a lot of work on the office PC, this week.
Leadbeater’s
Chambers is fully booked for the next week, when the Convention takes place.
One afternoon we
were invited for tea at the house of a resident, which is an impressive more
than hundred years old bungalow.
He told us a
little about the history of the place and the TS as well as his family.
The following
day, work was short, but very productive.
At meal times,
tables become more crowded, but there are not yet dozens of delegates. It is
better than eating all alone in an empty dining hall or with only one taciturn
local person.
Our study is
little by little starting up.
One friend from
last year has arrived, since a few days, and we start to communicate in a non-English
tongue, because his English is not developed. Other friends will leave this
week and after the Convention.
We have been
invited for a breakfast meeting organized by the Chennai Chamber of Commerce on
Friday 21 December 2012. Very interesting subject of Competition Law in India.
The new usb-sticks
cost only some RS 220, so the lesson is not too disastrous for our budget.
Anyhow, we printed the documents for our employment visa application
At the beach the
film crew is still shooting a movie, for which there are erected an old ruin
and lampposts.
Sunday morning we
went to the beach, at about 6 a.m., because there was no water in the shower. As
we stayed too long at the beach without having had breakfast, we almost fainted
on the way back. So Sunday was a day of rest in the morning. We discussed the
subjects to be treated in the General Council with our roommate and came to an
agreement.
After lunch we
took a shower in one of the rooms on the ground floor. Only in the afternoon
the water pressure came back.
Our registration
number for the Convention is somewhere half way in the 900.
When the
official opening of the Indian Restaurant in palm leaf construction had been
successfully done by the President, we went together with the roommate to
Elloit Beach for shopping.
That's all for now from,
Mr. Brooder
