The last few days have been busy. Guests, cooking and cleaning have been my routine. I am cooking now which is keeping me alive. They like my food too. Ragi porridge is now the top on breakfast, yesterday was dosa. Savitha made cabbage fry, drumstick fry and curd on tadka for noon. Yesterday officials had seized a water pump at Kairali. We were not allowed to draw water from the stream that passed beside the cottage. Buggers just came and broke the pipes and took the motor. Nitesh and I stood helpless. Later Shaju Etta made some calls, and they simply kept the motor and left. In the evening we got a plumber and fixed the motor back. This time not connecting to the stream though. Received a mail yesterday from a consultancy in Goa for an opening in Dubai and Canada. It sounded interesting as it was for a travel desk manager. They had a fee too. I mailed them asking if I could make the payment if I got selected? His reply sounded fishy and i simply ignored it. I made a curry for the aft