Author: Swati Sani

“I weaved it all in my poetry, everything you ever spoke to me”

Hamne sab Sher mein sawanre thae
hamse jitne sukhan tumhare thae

Rangon khushboo kae husno khoobi kae
Tum se thae jitne istiyare thae

Tere kaulo karar se pehle
Apne kuch aur bhee sahare thae

Mere daaman mein aa gire saare
Jitne dashte falak mein taare thae

 Translating beautiful poetry penned by Faiz Ahmed Faiz is just not possible, specially if you wish to bring out the meaning in the translation as beautifully as the poet has.
All I can do is sit and listen to it again and again. Sung beautifully by Abida Parveen, the CD comes with a small booklet with biographies of poet and singer along with lyrics and meanings of difficult words.

Cat

The cat has recovered from spider bite (spider stung her a few days back when she ate it)
She is also trying to go into open cupboards – time to stay alert…
The bulbul chicks have all perished and the parents complained to Tarique in the morning the minute he opened the front door.
A dove took nest material from bulbul’s vacant nest to make her own… …
Life goes on… …

Corporate Lessons

These are too good. Thanks, nandinit

Corporate Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. After a few seconds of arguing over which one should go and answer the doorbell, the wife gives up, quickly wraps herself up in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says “I’ll give you 800 dollars to drop that towel that you have on.”
After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her 800 dollars and leaves.
Confused, but excited about her good fortune, the woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets back to the bathroom, her husband asks from the shower,
“Who was that?”
“It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies.
“Great,” the husband says,
“did he say anything about the 800 dollars he owes me?”
Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk in time with your stakeholders, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Corporate Lesson 2
A priest was driving along and saw a nun on the side of the road, he stopped and offered her a lift which she accepted.
She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to open and reveal a lovely leg.
The priest had a look and nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthfully slid his hand up her leg.
The nun looked at him and immediately said, “Father, remember Psalm 129.”
The priest was flustered and apologized profusely. He forced himself to remove his hand. However, he was unable to remove his eyes from her leg. Further on while changing gear, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129.”
Once again the priest apologized. “Sorry, Sister, but the flesh is weak.”
Arriving at the convent, the nun got out, gave him a meaningful glance and went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to retrieve a Bible and looked up Psalm 129.It said,
“Go forth and seek; further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story
Always be well informed in your job, or you may miss a great opportunity.

Corporate Lesson 3
A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke.
The Genie says, “I usually only grant three wishes, so I’ll give each of you one each.”
Me first! Me first!” says the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.”
Poof! She’s gone.
In astonishment, “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of pina coladas and the love of my life.”
Poof! He’s gone.
“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says,
“I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.

My new userpic

This is how Aasim sees his mother 🙂

He likes to take photograph of people – he potrays them in his composition as he finds them. For him mom is always zoomed in 😉 She is not fat and she is happy.
He has recently taken two of Tarique’s best snaps. One of them is this one
Nana (his grandpa, my dad) always zoomed out, Nani (his grandma, my mom) zoomed in.

Nine Years!!

“Lets live each day the best we can, because it wont come again” Said Tarique to me on February 26, 1995. It was a beautiful evening after showers, nine months and fifteen days past our marriage and we were planning a kid. Next year this time and day i will be pregnant, I had thought at that moment.

He gave me a beautiful set of coffee mugs on our ninth anniversary. Mimosa for you and Maple for me, he said.

“When we lose ourselves in Benevolence, we find ourselves in Abundance”

Quotes from a Health site
stumbled upon this one on searching for nutritional information on Mangoes (I love mangoes)

“You never Supplement a bad diet, you Correct a bad diet.”

“You can only do good when you feel good.”

“You don’t Pay the price for Health, you Enjoy the benefits!”

“Growing old doesn’t make us sick, it’s growing sick that makes us old!”

“It’s not how old you are that counts, but how old you’re going to get that really counts!”