Friday, November 6, 2009

The Invitation ~ a poem by Oriah


It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty, even when it is not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.


By Oriah © Mountain Dreaming,
from the book The Invitation

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

EU's new English..

Source - Unknown

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.


As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".


In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Aisha's Concern

My younger sister Aisha is undergoing a dental treatment and soon will have braces to align her teeth. Yesterday she came to me very worried.

"Braces are of metal and I get saliva in my mouth, so what will happen when my mouth will get rusted?"

:-) can anyone beat that?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

A Nice Poem By An Anonymous Writer

Silent words across a screen.
How could they mean so much to me.
I promised myself I would not cry.
Then a silent tear falls from my eye.

What did I do, what did I say,
To make you change your mind, the day you went away.
Everyday, waiting for a sign
To let me know, you might still want to be mine....

Another day comes and goes,
I want to write, but I can't, I know.
You said you needed me more than I needed you,
Why would you say that, if you knew it wasn't true?

Why did you say you loved me?
Then turn around and set me free?
I love you and want you,
But I know I can't make you love me.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Oneness (Thanks to Kamran Iqbal for Sharing)

If each grain of sand were to say:
One grain does not make a mountain,
There would be no land.

If each drop of water were to say:
One drop does not make an ocean
There would be no sea.

If each note of music were to say:
Each note does not make a symphony,
There would be no melody.

If each word were to say:
One word does not make a library
There would be no book.

If each brick were to say:
One brick does not make a wall,
There would be no house.

If each seed were to say:
One seed does not make a field
There would be no harvest.

YOU ARE ALL IMPORTANT and YOU DO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
BEGIN TODAY AND MAKE THE DIFFERENCE..

Monday, October 5, 2009

Short but True

Got the following in sms today

Jo qaum 2 minute signal par khari nai ho sakti to wo apne pairo par kya khari hogi?

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Woman in Your Life (Well said...)

This is a beautiful article:
The woman in your life... very well expressed...



Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.

Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are; who is earning almost as much as you do;

One, who has dreams and aspirations just as
you have because she is as human as you are;

One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements

One, who has lived and loved her parents and brothers and sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;

One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family name...

One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day one, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen

One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother,
a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you;

One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;

Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise

One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;

One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important, relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her;

One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.

But not many guys understand this......

Please appreciate "HER"


I hope you will do....

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Shah Jee The Great

Today I got the following SMS :-

"Saira 03005272915
Zara 03015435641
Maham 03075564513
Asma 03337465345
Saira 03136523751
Tania 03215753829
Laila 03325430055
Misbah 03025101326
Anum 03225223952
Uzma 03025571228


Yaar mobile ki is saal ki zakat nikal di hai aur pehla haq tumhara hai."

So I forwarded the joke to other friends as well... No one but Shah Jee The Great sent the following reply :-

"Thanks buddy. Are these real numbers"

Shah Jee aka Syed Ali Sheharyar Shah Sherazi

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Beautiful Anecdote


I was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.
I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there f or a while! As she is a victim of Alzheimer's disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me but I still know who she is.' I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life. True love is neither physical nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.
Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

How do we rate our mindfullness


Mindfulness.....

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds - and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping - continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention, was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried - but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk - turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This is a real story.

Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were:
in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour:

Do we perceive beauty?

Do we stop to appreciate it?

Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world - playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

An Unusual Invitation

Yesterday, an insane friend sent the following invitation:-


"1st August Saturday is my engagement and sadly you are invited because either I like you or I hate you and want you to suffer with me.

Please be there by 8:30pm and if you have a girlfriend or a wife you can have them tag along unless you are bringing an escort which is cool too.

Dinner will be at 9 pm at my house."

Since I dont have a wife or a girlfriend, any leads for an escort?

Friday, July 3, 2009

War is ON!!!

A friend who recently broke up with her boyfriend did something which is falling off the chair funny...

I got a call from her last night

Friend having trouble : "Hey! I've finally figured how to take my revenge."

Me : "Err... wha?"

Friend having trouble : "Turns out he loves playing Mafia Wars (some facebook game) so I've asked some of my friends who are very good at that game to all team up against him & get him"

Me : *Speechless for 5 mins*


But hey! this is new & innovative... no?

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Singer

Today I heard my Janitor sing "Sub ganda hai per dhanda hai ye" A song of Movie Company, sang in completely different context but here also used in appropriate context yet totally different... the funniest thing of the day...

Monday, June 29, 2009

Some Artist Once Said

"I love photos, because the best thing about them is, they never change, even when the people in them do"

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Dumb Blond

Top 50 dumb blonde quotes …. some of which come from heiress Paris Hilton.

HERE are the top 50 dumb blonde jokes cracked by Hollywood’s hottest actors and socialites, complied by The Sun newspaper in London.

1) Paris Hilton talking to press about the US chain store: “Wal-Mart… do they like make walls there?”

2) Jessica Simpson on NewleyWeds: “Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says ‘Chicken by the Sea.’

3) Alicia Silverstone on her role in Clueless: “I think that the film was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it’s true lightness.”

4) Chantelle Houghton when Big Brother said she had changed since becoming a celebrity: “I’ve changed? What do you mean… I’ve changed my clothes?”

5) Jodie Marsh in a recent interview: “Eskimos are uncivilised because they don’t have any shops.”

6) Paris Hilton on her technique on the red carpet: “I don’t really think, I just walk.”

7) Jessica Simpson on her first day at high school: “A teacher asked us if anybody knew the names of the continents. I was sooo excited. I was like, Damn it! It’s my first day of 7th grade, I’m in junior high and I know this answer. So I raised my hand, I was the first one, and I said A-E-I-O-U!”

8) Goldie Horn on her favourite types of films: “Comedy is funny”.

9) Sam Fox on fitness clothes: “I’ve got 10 pairs of training shoes – one for every day of the week.”

10) Britney Spears on her taste in clothes: “So many people have asked me how I could possibly be a role model and dress like a tramp and get implants… all I have to say is that self-esteem is how you look at yourself and I feel good enough about myself so wear that kind of clothing… the breast implant issue has nothing to do with that…”

11) BB’s Helen Adam’s on education: “The worst thing is when the press call me a dizzy blonde – I got a B in Drama, a D in English, I did a hairdressing course and a beauty certificate.”

12) Lady Victoria Hervey on the homeless: “It’s so bad being homeless in winter. They should go somewhere warm like the Caribbean where they can eat fresh fish all day.”

13) Britney on Japan “I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan. Simply because I don’t like eating fish. And I know that’s very popular out there in Africa.”

14) Jessica Simpson when offered buffalo wings: “Sorry I don’t eat buffalo.”

15) Paris Hilton on her fame: “There’s nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, right now, I’m that icon.”

16) Chantelle Houghton on George Galloway: “He looks at us like we’re stupid, scatty, uneducated girls. He’s a right chauvinistic pig, whatever that means!”

17) Cameron Diaz on science: “I’ve been noticing gravity since I was very young.”

18) Britney Spears on where she might start her theatre career: “I would rather start out somewhere small, like London or England.”

19) BB’s Helen Adams on magic man Paul Daniels: “Yeah, you know Jack Daniels… he does all the magic stuff!”

20) Christina Aguilera on film festivals: “So where’s the Cannes film festival being held this year?”

21) Paris Hilton on her career choices: “First wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realised you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I’d just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.”

22) Alicia Douvall on motherhood: “I think a 16-year-old with a nice, sexy figure will do really well as a model as long as she’s managed well. That’s why I’m happy for Georgia to have a boob job because it will give her a career.”

23) Chantelle Houghton on hearing George Galloway was an MP: “Does that mean you work in that big room with the green seats?”

24) Britney on capital punishment: “I am for the death penalty. Who commits terrible acts must get a fitting punishment. That way he learns the lesson for the next time.”

25) BB2’s Helen Adams on pulses: “How much chicken is there in chick peas?”

26) Chanelle Hayes on her Posh spice obsession: “I like what she (Victoria Beckham) wears. That’s what magazines are all about – there’s always a picture of a celebrity and where to buy a replica of what they’re wearing. It’s not as if I’m doing anything weird.”

27) Paris Hilton on her title: “I don’t want to be known as the Hilton heiress, because I didn’t do anything for that.”

28) Tara Reid on her fellow blonde celeb: “I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist.”

29) Ivana Trump on literature: “Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.”

30) Christina Aguilera on herself: “I’m an ocean, because I’m really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”

31) Britney Spears on her first tour: “Where the hell is Australia anyway?”

32) Alicia Douvall on surgery: “I know it (plastic surgeries) will kill me. But I’d rather die trying to sort things out.”

33) Jodie Marsh on cooking: “Is an egg a vegetable?”

34) Kimberly Stewart on Jennifer Aniston: “I like her cos she’s like, homely. She must have something else going on cos it’s not like she’s gorgeous or anything.”

35) Jessica Simpson on her mood at the VH1 ‘05 video awards: “Isn’t it weird I’m getting all emotionable.”

36) Helen Adams on BB2 : “I probably sound Welsh on the telly.”

37) Mariah Carey on the death of the King of Jordan: “I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.”

38) Chantelle Houghton on different types of doctors: “What’s a gynaecologist?”

39) Pamela Anderson on her secret to success: “I don’t think about anything too much . . . If I think too much, it kind of freaks me out!”

40) Ivana Trump on getting one over on her ex’s new girlfriend: “Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”

41) Brooke Shields on her campaign against smoking: “Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”

42) Heather Locklear on being proud of her heritage: “From an early age I was aware of what America meant, and how the Marines at Camp Pendleton were ready to defend us at a moment’s notice. I also remember what fabulous bodies those troops had.”

43) Jessica Simpson on her scantily clad videos: “I’m definitely shy, so it was definitely acting for me to drop a trench coat and be in a bikini and try to get my cousins out of trouble by using my body. That was definitely acting!”

44) Chantelle Houghton working out the shopping budget: “Eleventy-twelve pence? I don’t get it. How much is that then?”

45) Britney on why she did a cover of I Love Rock and Roll: “I always loved Pat Benatar.”

46) Emma Bunton on moobs: “I wish men had boobs because I like the feel of them. It’s so funny – when I record I sing with a hand over each of them, maybe it’s a comfort thing.”

47) Cyndi Crawford on modelling: “In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it’s not like a blank stare.”

48) The late Anna Nicole Smith on suicide bombers: “Doesn’t that hurt?”

49) Jessica Simpson to the President when visiting the White House: “I love what you’ve done with the place!”

50) Mischa Barton on being blessed with looks: “Pretty people aren’t as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas.”

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Love Is In the Foundation of Pakistan

I would like to thank a friend of mine Ramla Akhtar for letting me share this with my friends since it was her find.



"A few days back, a friend, Taimoor Mughal, shared with me the last letter that Jinnah's wife Ruttie wrote to him. Ruttie, as we know, had died young and ill -- even as her lover and husband Mohammad Ali Jinnah was consumed with work that eventually led to the creation of Pakistan. They say Jinnah never cried but at Ruttie's death and at her burial.

Ruttie was much younger than Jinnah -- and both were smitten with each other. Her longing for his attention during her lone days and, subsequently her illness is summed up in the few words of this beautiful letter.

Oh, how much love has sacrificed itself at the altar of the creation of Pakistan!

_Ramla"



S. S. Rajputana,
Marseilles 5 Oct 1928


Darling – thank you for all you have done. If ever in my bearing your once tuned senses found any irritability or unkindness – be assured that in my heart there was place only for a great tenderness and a greater pain – a pain my love without hurt. When one has been as near to the reality of Life (which after all is Death) as I have been dearest, one only remembers the beautiful and tender moments and all the rest becomes a half veiled mist of unrealities. Try and remember me beloved as the flower you plucked and not the flower you tread upon.

I have suffered much sweetheart because I have loved much. The measure of my agony has been in accord to the measure of my love.

Darling I love you – I love you – and had I loved you just a little less I might have remained with you – only after one has created a very beautiful blossom one does not drag it through the mire. The higher you set your ideal the lower it falls.

I have loved you my darling as it is given to few men to be loved. I only beseech you that the tragedy which commenced in love should also end with it.

Darling Goodnight and Goodbye

Ruttie


I had written to you at Paris with the intention of posting the letter here – but I felt that I would rather write to you afresh from the fullness of my heart. R.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Best Compliment

Today I got the best compliment of my life. After a presentation the guy laughingly said "I'll shoot you point blank." (-:

The reason was that my presentation was so well knit and complete that he didn't have any other option but to agree to all my terms (-:

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Reputation

This week is a busy week... because I've started 1 more thing so the whole setting up thing is taking time...

So this week I'm leaving home at 8.20 in the morning and getting back after 23.30 until today when I came back at 22.00 (I am surprised too).

So as soon as mom saw my face she asked, "Is everything okay? you're home too early?"

Money Motivates

Following is the conversation I had with Ammara yesterday evening.

Ammara: Can I help you with some work?

Omer: Okay tell me, what should be the gross sum insured & net some insured of a building. the total land area is 19663 sq yd. covered area is 1500 sq yd. land cost in market today is 20m but when it was purchased it was 5m, structure cost is another 30m and furniture, fixtures & other stuff cost is 50m. Life cover will be added of 100m. if the age of building is 20yrs then what should be the term to insure it in ideal situation if we need to cover burglary on 50m movable items, fire 100%, natural disasters 100%, and life cover on avg 2/yr?

Ammara: NO NO NO!!! Please Stop!!!

Omer: But you said you'll help me.

Ammara: This is something which crossed way above my head, so boring, how do you survive after doing all this?

Omer: It pays good, You can own a Mark X within 1 yr if you know how to do this.

Ammara: Really? Okay so how soon can I learn all this? and how to start?


:) Money is BIGGEST MOTIVATION

Friday, June 5, 2009

Defination of Work by Faraz

Faraz on oneness breakfast last Sunday came up with a new definition of WORK!

"Something which we dont like to do is called work and when we're forced to do it, its Hard Work"

Bluetooth

Khushi is a friend of my elder sister and she lives in Islamabad. Today I got a text message from her which was as follows, "Is your bluetooth switched on? I'm trying to send you photographs of my Niece."

Her Bluetooth works in the range of 1000kms. Lol