NDE

Such is life. And death. A couple known to Jeet collapsed due to food-poisoning yesterday after having dined at Lotus Garden, a joint frequented by our whole gang. As of yesterday, the young son of 5 passed away. And today, his elder sister of 8. I can't imagine the situation of this family who has lost both children in the space of two days due to food,- something we associate with life rather than death. This has also to be a new dimension in food poisoning, and ironical considering that the Food Inspection Department is pretty strict as per the PR machinery. And to think, we ourselves were always overflowing with heady praise for this eatery.

The close psychological shave is that we were in Praji's brother-in-law's place the same day they dined there, and his house is just a phone's throw from the Lotus Garden. I actually suggested ordering from there, and was eventually voted out by the rest. Had we ordered from there, I don't know if I would be typing this now. A different kind of NDE. Aum Sri Sai Ram!