<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Memories on Rik Kisnah - Blog</title><link>https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/tags/memories/</link><description>Recent content in Memories on Rik Kisnah - Blog</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0700</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/tags/memories/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Mauritius Summer Holidays 2025 - Three Weeks of Family, Legacy, and New Beginnings</title><link>https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/posts/mauritius-summer-holidays-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/posts/mauritius-summer-holidays-2025/</guid><description>I spent three unforgettable weeks in Mauritius during July-August 2025. This trip was special in so many ways - it was about honoring family legacy, building new opportunities, and celebrating the people who matter most.
1. Baptism of Laxmi Villa - A Dream Reborn Estelle and I completed the renovation of Laxmi Villa, the house Dad and Ma built in 1999 after I left Mauritius. The three-floor structure has always held meaning for our family:</description></item><item><title>Too Young to Die</title><link>https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/posts/too-young-to-die/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>https://www.rik-kisnah.ai/posts/too-young-to-die/</guid><description>A poem for my brother. Reflecting on life, family, and the passage of time. In Remembrance Memorial and Remembrance for Ranjiv
Too Young to Die Once I was four years old, i told my mama &amp;ldquo;Pretty woman walking down the streah haha&amp;rdquo; Then she shouted at me and i said mama &amp;ldquo;You ugly woman, yacking down the stream yah&amp;rdquo;
That was then and the world was smaller And everything was so simpler and life was gentler My brother and I were running down the roads in Sodnac Drinking our dad&amp;rsquo;s secret stash of cognac</description></item></channel></rss>