Author: Swati Sani

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!”

Bahut Kathin hai dagar panghat ki – kaise mai bhar laun madva se matki (Amir Khusro)

Everytime I hear sufi music sung, it has a soothing affect on me. The simple yet truthful poetry about love touches me immensely.

Am listening to Rashid Khan singing Amir Khusro and Raaz Barelvi in Naina Piya Se right now and all my stress seems to have vanished 🙂

Naina more tuk raah takat hai
aiho aiho kab tum baalam

birha ki ratiyan kaise katen ab
garwa lagio kab tum baalam

preet mein tori yeah rat bhai hai
sudh budh birsri dekho murari

aas mori ab tum he se laagi
poori kariho kab tum baalam

Continue reading Bahut Kathin hai dagar panghat ki – kaise mai bhar laun madva se matki (Amir Khusro)

Meri Mehboob kahin aur mila kar Mujhse

Many poets have described Tajmahal as a monument of love, have sung praises about its enchanting beauty and grandeur. People across the world see Tajmahal as a symbol of eternal love

Shaqueel Badayuni wrote:
EK Shahenshah ne banwake hasin taj mahal sari dunia ko muhabbat ki nishani de di
(An emperor buit Taj Mahal and gave the world an eternal symbol of love)

But here is a verse with a contrary view – the poet says “In building the Taj Mahal, an emperor has made a mockery of the love of all the poor lovers of the world”


Taj tere liye ek mazar-e-ulfat hi sahi
tujhko is vaadi-e-rangi.n se aqidat hi sahi
meri mehboob kahi.n aur mila kar mujhse

bazm-e-shaahi me garibo.n ka gujar kya maani.
Naqsh jis raah pe ho.n satvat-e-shaahi ke nishaa.n
us pe ulfat bhari rooho.n ka safar kya maani

Ye chamanzar, ye Jamna ka Kinara, ye mahal
Ye munaqqash dar – o – deewar, Ye mehrab, ye taq,
Ek Shahenshah ne daulat Ka sahara le kar,
Hum gharibon ki muhabbat, Ka Udaya hai mazaq

Mere Mehboob Kahin aur Mila Kar Mujhse.

(Sahir Ludhianvi)

I have tried to translate the verse here though, I must say, it is far more poetic when read in Urdu.

The poet urges his sweetheart that they meet at some other place – not Tajmahal.

(I agree) Tajmahal is the monument of love for you,
you have (a lovers) faith in its beautiful gardens (you believe our love will blossom here)
but my love, meet me elsewhere – not here.

In the congregation of royals, the impoverished have no meaning
Of what meaning is the lives of impoverished to the congregation of royals?
The road which is marked with the signs of imperial cruelty
the travails of lovers soul have no meaning

These gardens, the bank of river Jamuna, this palace
these intricate carvings on the doors, walls, arches and alcoves
An emperor, on crutches of wealth
has ridiculed the love of us commoners.

My love, meet me some other place (not here)

Such is life

It is strange… tests show things inside me are normal, yet i dont feel normal I dont feel healthy.
In any case, since nothing major seems to be wrong with me, I have decided to give it a good fight. I intend to be back to my two and half hour excersise routine tomorrow onwards- Hopefully a rush of adrenalin will also take away my depression.
And then if nothing helps – well atleast i will have the satisfaction that I tried my best !!

I wonder how many women out there live with more than 50% symptoms listed here (without consulting a doctor)
checklist here Feedbacks anyone?