4th July

Completed morning program.
Struggle for Leadership in Labour and Conservatives is continuing in UK. Quarterfinal matches have started at Wimbledon.
The latest from the literary world is that best-sellers 'owe much of their success to the rhythm of the plot'. It is uncommon for sex and spells alone to sell. A revealing review is published in The Sunday Times, London , dated 3rd July, at page 8 in this regard.
Quotable Quotes :"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill
Retiredto sleep at about 10.30 pm.

3rd July

Completed morning program.
No rains today. Clear sky. Some games took place today as a special case. Generally no games are scheduled on a Sunday. Tories are at war with eachother for the Prime minister's post. Labour leadership is still an open issue.
Quotable Quotes :"I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

2nd July

Completed morning program.
Djokovic, last year's Wimbledon champion, was defeated in the fourth round and could not even reach quarterfinals. I had thought to see him in action on Wednesday when i would go there to witness matches in Central court. I will miss his game.
Babloo/Neha and Akshat went to Gwalior for the week-end.
                                       At Gwalior

Quotable Quotes:"Life begins on the other side of despair." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

1st July

Completed morning program.
It drizzled throughout the day.  Most of the Wimbledon games could not be held due to rains.
Quotable Quotes :"I hate victims who respect their executioners." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

30th une

Completed morning program.
Despite decades of change, six out of ten Britons still see themselves as working class. 'Class identity is closely linked to attitudes in other areas. Those who say they are working class are more likely to be opposed to immigration even when they are in professional and managerial jobs'.the Daily Telegraph, dated 30th June, London.
Indian couple's Everest triumph, as announced in May, is reported in the Daily Telegraph as fabrication.
Unpaid Rio police  threaten to strike during the Olympics, is a front page news in London.
I watch hordes of people from the precincts of Costa coffee restaurant sipping coffee going towards Wimbledon courts in the morning and coming out from there in the evening. They talk so freely and clearly with emphasis on words wherever necessary. They speak different languages including in Hindi sometime. English is predominant.
Venita went to south side again today.
Quotable Quotes:"There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

29th June

Completed morning program.
 Struggle for leadership in Labour and conservative party is going on. Labour leader Jeremy Corbin looses confidence vote over Brexit but refuses to quit. If elections are to take place today, only Boris Johnson can win the election for the Conservative party, his private polling shows. A YouGov poll claims that 31% of conservative voters may back Theresa May, Home secretary, against 24% for Boris Johnson. Political situation appears to be uncertain. What will happen and how things will shape is difficult to guess.
 Quite a few games were washed out in Wimbledon courts due to rains.
Venita visited South side.
Quotable Quotes:"Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal." Jean-Paul Sartre 
Retired to sleep  at about 10 pm.

28th June

Completed morning program.
The usual routine is followed. Quite cold today and huge crowds to Wimbledon on second day othe games.
Quotable Quotes :"Words are loaded pistols." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired o sleep at about 10 pm.

27th June

Completed morning program.
Issues relating to Brexit dominate the columns of the newspapers in UK even today. While some are suggesting Parliament elections, others want another person to head the Government in place of  David Cameron from Britain's conservative party. The issue will be discussed in the ensuing conservative party Meet shortly. Scotland says it will continue to be part of EU. It is doubtful if it could be possible after vote in favour of Brexit.. The overall situation is in a state of confusion. It may take sometime to settle down.
Wimbledon tennis matches started from today. We had apple flower and mint leaf tea at a Costa coffee outlet of Southfields and watched Wimbledon crowds going back home taking trains from the tube station.
Quotable Quotes :"For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.30 pm.

26th June

Completed morning program.
Brexit is the main subject in news in UK  in its various dimensions, economic, political and social.
Visited south side along with Venita.
Quotable Quotes :"Commitment is an act, not a word." Jean-Paul Sartre
 Retired to sleep at about 10 pm.

25th June

Completed morning program.
Andy Murray, World no.3 English tennis player, has won only one Wimbledon title so far. He has, however, been winning Queen's trophy continuously for last quite a few years.. In Wimbledon he either gets defeated by Roger or Djokovic or some other player at one stage or the other. But he continues to try every year to win. He said in an interview the other day :"The day i do not feel i can win is the day i will stop." Murray's commitment to the game is great.
According to Tom Payne, an English teacher at Sherborn school, living away can bring pupils even closure to their parents and boarding helps develop enduring friendships and family ties. " It is an unparalleled preparation for life.", he says.
Spent the day a home and nearby places.
Quotable Quotes :"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat." Jean-Paul Sartre
Retired to sleep at about 10.15 pm.