My grand father…My daada gee was the best person I had always  love to be with ….

I lost my grand father…my daada gee….He was 95 years old…was in good health  but suddenly on last Saturday(31st Oct, 2009) his blood pressure went high & was admitted in the hospital….Doctors told us that his condition is not well..he had serious problems with breathing…& his lungs were not working properly.

During his last 3 days in ICU, he did not speak much…was silent…was calm & took his last breath at about 9:30 am on 5^th November 2009.

I thank god for giving me opportunity to be with him in the last few days…

He was very kind & very humble person…spent most of his time in zikar …Just wanted to drop a line to thank him for his guidance…care..love…dedication …hard work….Daada gee..! In every success of mine..you are the base ..! I would be lucky if I could be like you….at least a little..

I love you.. I miss you…! I will always Love you..!

I request all my reader to pray for him…May Allah Almighty Bless his Soul & May his soul rest in peace… Amin.

Here is something for you daada gee…

TO MY GRANDFATHER

Since I was a little child,
In all that I’ve been through;
You’ve always been my hero,
No one stood as tall as you.

You were the one who took the time,
To teach what I needed to learn;
The lessons in life you shared with me,
You shared with love and concern.

Generation to generation,
I’ll pass on your legacy;
I’ll tell of my loving Grandfather,
And all that you mean to me.

Nowadays , we people are running away from our elders specially the old people of our family, we don’t want to sit with them…we hate helping them …we don’t even like  listening them…but we should not forget that there will be a time when we will be , what they are today and then we would cry …but no one will listen to us ..no one will hold our hand to get to the washroom….no one will be there to take us to the Doctor….Lets do whatever we can do to care for our elders and specially to our old family members…

May Allah Almighty Help us..!Amin

A very nice note – Source – Zero Point 4 Book by Javed Chaudhry back cover

Zero Point 4 by Javed Chaudhry - Book back cover page

The Crime is Same…

A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said: “Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 yr. old and I’m pregnant again. I don’t want kids so close together.”

So the doctor said: ‘Ok, and what do you want me to do?’

She said: ‘I want you to end my pregnancy, and I’m counting on your help with this.’

The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the lady: “I think, I have a better solution for your problem. It’s less dangerous for you too.’

Then he continued: ‘You see, in order for you not to have to take care of 2 babies at the same time, let’s kill the one in your arms.”

She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request.

This way, you could rest some before the other one is born. If we’re going to kill one of them, it doesn’t matter which one it is. Doctor continued…

The lady was horrified and said: ‘No doctor! How terrible! It’s a crime to kill a child!”

‘I agree’, the doctor replied. ‘But you seemed to be ok with it, so I thought maybe that was the best solution.”

The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point. He convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that’s already been born and one that’s still in the womb. The crime is the same!

Each day is too short for -
All the thoughts we want to think,
All the walks we want to take,
All the books we want to read,..
And all the friends we want to see.
Make the best out of this day.

with thanks to Pravs J

Dear Readers

I won’t be able to read your blogs or reply your comments, as I will be away for  about a fortnight or so…

Stay tuned..!

wishing you all.. a good time..

Regards

Asad

Today is my last day in Karachi, Alhamdulillah I have completed my MBA & will be flying home today….

Saying just thanks..or writing few lines wouldn’t be enough to express my gratitude to all those who have played  a role in my life during my stay here…Thank you..Thank you very much from the depth of my heart..

I am also thankful to the Company for whom I have been working for …They have been very kind enough & I appreciate the confidence they have in me…

I don’t want to say thanks by taking names…but I would like to mention “Zaheer” – Thank you Zaheer…You will never read my blog ..but I want to tell you that  I am honored to have some one like you being with me…Thank you soooooooooooo much for all that you have done during past three years…!

My over all experience here is sort of mix….I have been away from home.. studying in boarding school, colleges, universities…& now here as well but ..I missed my home a lot  here and during this span of life i.e; past 3 years…it was too much as compare to my previous life…

I gained a lot  from here  & I lost too much as well , although  not material things but may be…some people & relationships which are more precious.. than the material things  & what I lost here has made me tough , mature. …, practical…& most of all Realistic…

Thank you once again to all of you & Good Bye  Karachi….!

“Why are you fighting for Rs.10??? What difference will it make to you…you will go ,  have dinner with family and will sleep with no worries…Its us..the poor , who have nothing to eat, who stand in miles long queues …for hours and some time for whole day in the hot sun & still go homes without flour for their family members….” He was a Rickshaw driver outside a shopping plaza on Tariq Road.I hate shopping, yet I went for it  as this was probably my last time in Karachi .  The conversation started when we (me & one of my friend ) were finally finished with buying some dresses..& were searching for a rickshaw to drop us at our homes…

My friend found one & and after negotiations  he  demanded Rs. 140 & I was probably “too smart” in dictating him..“No, Not 140, just 130 & not a Rupee more” & it was then when the Rickshaw driver said the above words in Urdu.

I heard these & suddenly dozens of pictures flashed in my mind.Pictures that I have been seeing for the last few _________(days, months, years..I don’t know what should I write here, lets say days…) Picture with women of all ages , & by here I mean even 70 + standing desperately & hopelessly with amount equal to the price of one packet of 10 Kg flour ,  tightened in their hands,pictures of old and middle aged men , young chaps &  kids…..dying to get just a bag of flour

These picture were making me crazy. I’m amazed to see how are we reading newspapers  with  pictures & news about the poor people of country who are on the verge of dying, Our mothers & sisters, who should be respected in countless ways , being treated badly..old men in their  80s   carrying a bag of flour… & on the other hand picture of our government officials congratulating the president on the completion of his one year… What is this???????  We people are sick…really sick …Why cant this  amount  which is being spent on adverts promoting president be given to the poor ones.

“Want to go or not? “asked rickshaw driver & i was back in the present…“Yeah, why not,  140 done..” I replied & stepped in the rickshaw…On the way I have been thinking about all the crisis around us…Flour, sugar, electricity, water…..lets not talk about about medicines...      ( poor people don’t care about medicines…) etc etc…..I was blaming my self  for being so rude to him for just 10 rupees , which would have not made any difference…I was not happy ..not at all…

Well, lets just stop fighting on little amounts…let’s understand that if Almighty Allah has blessed us with something, we should try to give  the same or atleast what ever one can afford , to the needy ones.

I remember reading in Quran Pak about the wealth..that “whatever is more then your needs , its not yours..its for the deserving & needy” ( I am sorry I could not remember the reference)

Here are some more ayats from Quran regarding helping the deserving people..

Have you seen him who belies the rewards and punishments of the Hereafter? He it is who drives away the orphan and does not urge giving away the food of the poor. (107:1 – 3)

Do not keep your hand fastened to your neck nor outspread it, altogether widespread, for you will be left sitting rebuked, destitute. (17:29)

(In reference to the slaves of Allah) “who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor miserly but keep the golden mean between the two (extremes) (25:67)

You shall not attain righteousness until you spend out of what you love (in the way of Allah). Allah knows whatever you spend. (3:92)

(O Prophet!) Tell those of My servants who believe that they should establish Prayer and spend out of what We have provided them with, both secretly and openly, before there arrives the Day when there will be no bargaining, nor any mutual befriending. (14:31)

This is for sure that it  will be more rewarding for us in this world & the world hereafter , Please contribute whatever you can , to help the poor & needy ones and tell others to do so…Please..!

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امریکہ میں ای۔بی۔ایم کے دو ذہین افراد کے درمیان چیٹ ۔

جوزف : ہیلو مارک ۔ کل تم آفس نہیں آئے تھے ؟ خیریت؟
مارک: ہاں یار۔ میں پاکستانی ایمبیسی گیا تھا۔ ویزہ لینے۔

جوزف : اچھا واقعی ؟ پھر کیا ہوا ؟ میں نے سنا ہے آجکل انہوں نے بہت سختیاں کردی ہیں ۔
مارک : ہاں ۔ لیکن میں نے پھر بھی کسی نہ کسی طرح لے ہی لیا۔

جوزف: بہت اچھے یار۔ مبارک ہو۔ یہ بتاؤ کہ ویزہ پراسیس میں کتنا وقت لگا ؟ مارک : بس کچھ مت پوچھو یار۔ تقریباً مہینہ بھر لگ گیا۔ پہلی بار جب میں پاکستان ایمبیسی گیا تھا تو صبح 4:30 پر وہاں پہنچا۔ پھر بھی مجھ سےپہلے 10 لوگ کھڑے تھے۔ لمبی قطار۔ اور ہاں مجھ سے کچھ آگے بل گیٹ بھی اپنا پاسپورٹ اور بنک سٹیٹمنٹ ہاتھ میں لیا لائن میں کھڑا تھا۔

جوزف : اچھا۔ بل گیٹ کو ویزہ مل گیا ۔
مارک : نہیں۔ انہوں*نے خطرہ ظاہر کیا ہے کہ بل گیٹ پاکستان جانے کے بعد وہاں سلپ ہوجائے گا اور امریکہ واپس نہیں آئے گا۔

جوزف : یار ۔ پاکستانی ایمبیسی کو ایسا نہیں کرنا چاہیئے۔ اسلام آباد میں ہماری امریکن ایمبیسی تو پاکستانیوں کو ایک گھنٹے میں ویزہ دے دیتی ہے۔ پھر یہ کیوں*ایسا کرتے ہیں
مارک : ارے یار ۔ تمھیں تو پتہ ہے پاکستان اس وقت دنیا کی سپر پاور ہے۔ اسکا ویزہ لینا گویا مریخ کا ویزہ لینے کے برابر ہے۔ اور پھر قصور ہمارا امریکیوں کا بھی ہے۔ ہم بھی وہاں وزٹ ویزہ پر جاکر واپس نہیں آتے نا۔

جوزف : اچھا یہ بتاؤ ۔ تمھیں ویزہ کیسے مل گیا ؟
مارک : میں نے وہاں کی مشہور فرم ‘پھالیہ شوگر ملز لمٹیڈ’ سے بزنس وزٹ کا انویٹیشن منگوایا تھا۔ بس اسی بنیاد پر کام بن گیا۔

جوزف : ایک بار پھر مبارک ہو۔ یہ بتاؤ کب جا رہے ہو پاکستان ؟
مارک : جیسے ہی ٹکٹ ملا۔ دراصل میں نے دنیا کی مشہور ترین اور اعلی کلاس کی ائیر لائن میں* ٹکٹ کے لیے درخواست دی ہے۔ میرا بچپن سے خواب تھا کہ کسی دن پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایر لائنز PIA میں سفر کر سکوں۔ اگر ٹکٹ مل گیا تو میرا دیرینہ خواب پورا ہوجائے گا۔

جوزف : پاکستان میں کتنا عرصہ رکو گے ؟
مارک : کتنا عرصہ ؟ کیا مطلب ؟ مجھے کسی پاگل کتے نے کاٹا ہے جو پاکستان چھوڑ کر واپس امریکہ آنے کی سوچوں گا۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ میں نے انٹرنیٹ پر چیٹ کے ذریعے پاکستان کے دوسرے بڑے شہر لاہور کے مضافات میں ایک صحت افزا مقام ‘کامونکی’ کی ایک لڑکی سیٹ کر لی ہے۔ میں اس سے شادی کرکے گرین پاسپورٹ اپلائی کردوں گا اور وہیں سیٹ ہوجاؤں گا۔

جوزف : یار تم بہت خوش قسمت ہو۔ لیکن تمھارے ماں باپ کا کیا ہوگا۔
مارک : پاکستانی گرین پاسپورٹ مل جانے کے بعد میں ماما-پاپا کو بھی وہیں بلا لوں گا۔

جوزف : کس شہر میں رہنا پسند کرو گے ؟
مارک : کامونکی والی لڑکی نے مجھے کہا ہے کہ پنجاب سٹیٹ صحت و صفائی کے اعلی معیار کی وجہ سے ویسے تو دنیا میں پہلے نمبر پر ہے۔ لیکن ہم کراچی سیٹل ہوں*گے۔ وہاں آپرچیونٹیز بہت ہیں۔ پتہ ہے نا ؟ کراچی اس وقت دنیا میں ٹریڈ اور ٹیکنالوجی کے لحاظ سے اول نمبر کا شہر ہے۔ اور وہاں کا 660 منزلہ حبیب بنک پلازہ دیکھنا بھی میری زندگی کی بہت بڑی خواہش ہے۔ سنا ہے اسکی اوپرکی 200 منزلیں بادلوں*میں ڈھکی رہتی ہیں۔ واؤؤؤؤؤؤؤؤؤؤو واٹ آ ڈریم یار۔

جوزف : اچھا یہ بتاؤ اپنے ساتھ کتنے ڈالرز لے کر جاؤ گے ؟
مارک : ڈالرز ؟ وہاں کون پوچھتا ہے۔ تمھیں پتہ ہے ایک پاک-روپے کے مقابلے میں آجکل 210 ڈالرز بنتے ہیں۔ یعنی میری اگر وہاں 10 ہزار پاکستانی بھی تنخواہ نکل آئی تو امریکہ میں چند مہینوں میں لاکھوں پتی بن جاؤں گا۔

جوزف : میں نے سنا ہے پاکستان کا لائف سٹینڈرڈ بہت اعلی ہے۔

مارک : ہاں۔ ایسے ہی ہے۔ وہاں پر

BMW لکژری کار 25 ہزار پاک روپے میں ، جبکہ مرسٹڈیز 32 ہزار میں مل ۔ لیکن مین تو سوزوکی یا چنگچی لوں گا۔ خالصتاً پاکستانی میڈ آٹوز ہیں۔ کچھ مہنگی ہیں لیکن بہت اعلی کلاس کی ہیں۔البتہ کراچی میں فلیٹ بہت مہنگے ہیں۔ اور کوئی بھی بلڈنگ 100 فلور سے کم تو ہے ہی نہیں۔ انسان ہر وقت خود کو فضاؤں میں اڑتا محسوس کرتا ہے۔

جوزف : اچھا یہ بتاؤ کہ وہاں کام کیا کرو گے۔
مارک : میں نے معلومات کی ہیں۔ وہاں پر آئی-ٹی میں بہت سکوپ ہے۔ لیکن تم تو جانتے ہو وہ ہمارے ملک کے تعلیمی معیار کو اپنے برابر نہیں سمجھتے اس لیے مجھے شروع میں وہاں کسی کسان کے ‘ گدھے’ وغیرہ نہلانے پڑیں گے۔ یا پھر ہوسکتا ہے کسی مشہور پارک کے دروازے پر ‘جوتے پالش ‘ کا کھوکھا ہی کھول لوں۔ کچھ نہ ہوا تو ٹیکسی کا لائسنس کرلوں گا۔ امریکہ سے تو پھر بھی کئی گنا بہتر کما لوں گا۔ اورہاں اگر میں وہاں کا گرین پاسپورٹ ہولڈر ہوگیا تو پھر ساری زندگی حکومت مجھے بےروزگاری الاؤنس اور میڈیکل سہولیات فری فراہم کرے گی۔ اور گرین پاسپورٹ کی بنا پر مجھے دنیا کے 80 فیصد ممالک میں بغیر ویزے کے وزٹ کرنے کی سہولت مل جائے گی۔

جوزف : بہت خوب ۔ یہ بتاؤ ۔ تمھیں انکی زبان کیسے آئے گی ؟
مارک : اوہ بھائی ۔ میں پچھلے 10 سال سے اردو لینگوئج سیکھ رہا ہوں۔ کالج میں آپشنل سبجیکٹ بھی اردو ہی لیا تھا۔ گریڈ میں پاس کیا ہے۔اور ہاں میں نے A

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جوزف : تم بہت خوش قسمت ہو یار۔ کاش میں تمھاری جگہ ہوتا۔سنا ہے وہاں پر ٹرین سسٹم بہت اچھا ہے۔
مارک : ہاں ۔ کراچی سے لاہور اور وہاں سے پشاور اور کوئٹہ کے لیے دنیا کی تیز ترین اور آرام دہ ترین ٹرین ‘تیز گام’ چلتی ہے۔ اس میں سفر کا بھی اپنا ہی مزہ ہے۔ اور لاہور میں ہی دنیا کا مشہور فلم سٹوڈیو لالی وڈ بھی ہے۔ جہاں پر میں دنیا کے عظیم اداکاروں سلطان راہی ، شفقت چیمہ اور ریما کے مجسمے دیکھوں گا۔ سنا ہے آجکل انکے بچے بھی فلم انڈسٹری میں ہیں۔اور راولپنڈی میں دنیا کی سب سے بڑی اور گہری جھیل ‘راول ڈیم’ بھی ہے۔ اس میں بوٹنگ کرنا بھی مجھے ہمیشہ سے ہی خواب لگتا ہے۔ لیکن اب یہ خواب بھی حقیقت بن جائے گا۔

جوزف : سنا ہے ہمارا صدر اگلے مہینہ امداد لینے پاکستان بھی جائے گا ؟
مارک : ہاں۔ ایسا ہی ہے۔ اور قرضے بھی ری-شیڈول کروانے ہیں۔ پچھلے دنوں پاکستان کے محکمہ نسواریات کا منسٹر پختون خان ، وہائٹ ہاؤس آیا تھا تو 10 لاکھ روپے کا ڈونیشن تو صرف یہاں چلنے والے ایک منشیات کے ادارے کو دے گیا تھا۔ تاکہ ہماری نوجوان نسل کو زیادہ سے زیادہ منشیات باآسانی مہیا ہوسکیں۔

جوزف : اچھا تمھیں یاد ہے ہمارا پرائمری سکول کا کلاس فیلو ‘پیٹر’ ۔ وہ بھی تو کہیں پاکستان میں سیٹ ہے۔
مارک : ہاں۔ وہ کوئٹہ کے قریب ایک وادی ‘ پوستان’ میں سیٹ ہے۔ سنا ہے پوسٹ کے کھیت سے پوست اکٹھی کرنے کا کام ہے اسکا۔ ایک ہی سیزن میں اتنا کما لیتا ہے کہ باقی 6 ماہ بیٹھ کر کھاتا رہتا ہے۔ عیش ہے اسکی تو۔

جوزف : یار میں بھی پاکستانی ویزہ کے لیے اپلائی کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔ مجھے کچھ انسٹرکشن تو دو ؟
مارک : پاکستانی ایمبیسی میں ہمیشہ شلوار قمیض پہن کر جانا۔ وہ لوگ اپنے قومی لباس کو بہت اہمیت دیتے ہیں۔ اور کوشش کرنا کہ ویزہ کی درخواست انگریزی کی بجائے اردو میں پُر کرنا۔ اس سے بھی اچھا تاثر ملے گا۔اور ایمبیسی میں داخل ہوتے ہی ‘السلام علیکم ۔ جناب کیا حال ہے ؟’ کہنا مت بھولنا۔اس سے پتہ چلے گا کہ آپ کتنے مہذب ہو۔

جوزف : تھینک یو یار۔
مارک : تھینک یو نہیں شکریہ ۔ اب میں پاکستانی ویزہ ہولڈر ہوں۔ مجھے شکریہ کہنے میں فخر ہے ۔ خدا حافظ

10 Questions for Dr. Randy

Pausch

I shared a video titled The Last Lecture – Really achieving your child hood dreams on my blog about a year ago, it was probably the 2nd  day of my blogging world, Dr. Randy Pausch, the professor at Carnegie Mellon University who inspired countless students in the classroom and others worldwide through his highly acclaimed last lecture.His stirring final speech became an Internet sensation.
He died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25th 08. He was 47.He left three children and their caring mother.

I am sharing few questions asked from asked  him , when he was alive.Please note that these are from www.Time.com.This man was great, Every time I watch this video ,  I feel lot of strength within myself, i start believing my self & my dreams. His video lecture is a compulsory item of my cell phone and my laptop..Really great source of Motivation…. Now.. the Q & A session..

From your lecture, you seem like a very modest person. How are you handling the adulation? —Vernon Hines, Columbia, Md.
First off, I reject the premise. Anyone who knows me well will tell you that arrogance is one of my flaws. As for handling the response from people, this has been a tough time, and it has been greatly buoying to my spirits to have so many people rooting for me.

Do you believe that you were chosen to deliver a message of hope? —Catherine Pilie, New Orleans
Well, gosh, I’ve never really thought about that. I attribute it to bad luck and nothing else. Certainly if I had the choice, I’d give it all back if I could give the cancer back with it. I’m glad I am making the best of a bad situation, but I certainly would rather have not been in a bad situation to start with.

Are you leaving special letters or videos for your family? —Elizabeth Hicks North Hills, Calif.
Yes. One of the most important things is that children need to know they’re loved. That’s something that I am communicating very directly to them while I’m alive and something they can look at later on.

Have you given your wife permission to remarry? —Gbolohan Omotola, Lagos
It’s not my permission to give. But I will leave this message for my children [ages 6, 3 and 22 months]: If the time comes when she should remarry, you might have a lot of mixed feelings about that, and you’re entitled to them all. If you’re wondering how Dad felt, he wants Mom to be happy.

I’m 54 and have terminal cancer. I wanted to be an artist but ended up in IT. Do I keep working till I die? Do I quit and go to art school? Do I travel the world? What the hell am I supposed to do? —Terry Asdell, Indianapolis
Everybody’s situation is unique. From your description, I’d bet on art school.

My sister is dying of liver cancer. What can be done to find better cancer treatments? —Becca Hallock, Canton, Conn.
Hard question. Pharmaceutical companies have a financial incentive to find a single drug that would beat a disease. But I think with cancer we’re seeing what we saw with AIDS. The answer is really in cocktails.

Have you looked at alternative remedies? —Dr. Julius Kryss Frankfurt, Germany
I’ve received 10,000 e-mails—that’s a real number—many of them telling me about different remedies. But my first filter is, Has it been through any kind of clinical study? The plural of anecdote is not data, so if you know three people that did some alternative cure, that’s positive, but it’s not the same thing as real, clinically proved data.

I know you as a pioneer from when I took your computer-science class in college. What milestones in virtual reality do you want those who follow in your footsteps to reach? —Mathew Morton, Boston
Virtual reality thus far has focused on bizarre, interesting perceptual thrills. I’d like to see them move on and try to really tell interactive stories. How do you put the user in control? It’s a nuanced problem that’s going to take a lot of smart people working for a long, long time.

What can schools do to help students dream bigger? —Anna Wei, New York City
All universities ought to do a better job of encouraging students to take courses outside of their major. Dreams come from broadening your horizons and rubbing elbows with different kinds of people.

What music do you turn to for comfort? —Tatsuhiko Yamada, Tokyo
When you are going through chemotherapy, you can’t listen to the theme from Rocky too many times.

I’ve noticed that you’re a great believer in vacations. What place has inspired you most? —Anastasia Nikolaeva, Cologne, Germany
On our honeymoon, my wife and I went to Thailand. We got to see the dormitory that my parents were able to create. There’s nothing like seeing that kind of help for other people to really inspire you.

I’m a massive push-up maniac. How many push-ups could you have done during your lecture if you kept going? —James Cash, Lexington, Ky.
That day? [Laughs.] I was in good shape then. I could probably have done 100. It may have been sets of 25, but I think could have gotten to 100.

What was your happiest moment, personally and professionally? —German Oliveros, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Personally, it was the day I proposed to my wife. Nothing could ever touch when she said, ‘yes.’ Professionally the two moments that come to mind are when I got to Imaginarium, which was just such a joyous thing, and the very first “Building Virtual Worlds” show that we did. It’s amazing when young kids do something that is literally beyond your imagination.

Einstein once said, “It’s a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” What would you say to that? —Muhammad Damanhori, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
That reminds me of Mark Twain, “Don’t let your schooling get in the way of your education.” I always tell my students that they should spend their time in whatever way helps them learn. I’m perfectly happy if they cut my class because they were doing something that was a better use of their time.

What hopes do you have for your children? —Kimi Ynigues, Boise, Idaho
I don’t have specific dreams for my children. I have tremendous hope that they will have dreams, that they will work hard, that they will chase them, and they will try to do something worthwhile with their lives. I personally believe that the worst thing you could do for your children is to say, ‘My dream for you is to do X.’ Because, boy, if you aren’t lucky enough to pick their natural inclination and desire, you’ve just set up a situation of tremendous tension that may not work out well.

You mention in your lecture that one of the keys to success is working extra hard. But shouldn’t life have a balance? —Claire Morris in Arlington, VA
The thing I wish I’d clarified in the lecture is that was when I was single. Once I got married and had kids you would not find me in my office at 10pm.

What’s your favorite book? —Zora Brozina, Zagreb, Croatia
I loved A Wrinkle in Time. I dearly love Flowers for Algernon. There is an unpublished manuscript that I think is going to soon be published. It’s by a guy named Rich Gold who died way too young. It’s called The Plenitude. It’s an obscure reference, but one that I hope will become less obscure over time.

Source:time.com

“Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.”

“Hold your child’s hand every chance you get. The time will come when he or she won’t let you.”

A butcher, who had had a particularly good day, proudly flipped his last chicken on a scale and weighed it. “That will be £6.35,” he told the customer.

“That’s a good price, but it really is a little too small,” said the woman. “Don’t you have anything larger?”

Hesitating, but thinking fast, the clerk returned the chicken to the refrigerator, paused a moment, then took it out again.

“This one,” he said faintly, ” will be £6.65.”

The woman paused for a moment, then made her decision…

“I know what,” she said, “I’ll take both of them!”

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Why Planning is Important..?

True story from a Business School in  Pakistan …

One Night 4 college students were playing till late night and could not study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and said that they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their return the tire of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back and that they were in no condition to appear for the test. So the Dean said they could have there-test after 3 days. They thanked him and said they would be ready by that time.

On the third day they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, all four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the test. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

The Test consisted of 2 questions with a total of 100 Marks.

Q.1. Your Name……………………. (2 MARKS)

Q.2. which tire burst? (98 MARKS)

a) Front Left

b) Front Right

c) Back Left

d) Back Right…..!!!

Every body scored…..2 marks each..