Pankaj... why lonely...
This what I used to do for about 40+ odd years.. whenever I was in a new town or a state.. I would look up the directory and look up phone numbers of Bose, Banerjee, Chatterjee, Desai, Dutta etc etc a few...the ethnic group that I was comfortable with... and call up somebody on the random and say I was new in town, I did not want anything, just to talk to someone in Bengali...if they were bengali or in Gujarati if they were gujaratis... most would be very happy to talk... not only that , i got invited...often enough... (some were cold though, ) so what.. ((there are 6 billion people on this earth .. all have reincarnated so that they can get closer to God.. so most are nice.. made friends... so what if 2 billion may not be up to the par.. that leaves 4 billion of them...to make friends with ..)) . Getting invited was not the end... even found a few long lost relatives that way... and we are still in touch, new found friends or the lost and found relatives, .. no matter where they have moved to or I ... across seven seas... I am sure there are thousands of Indians in HK, that you might find a few that match up your social and educational standard... although I know, HK is not USA... local culture may be very very different.. but expats are all basically the same... Indians are very hospitable people ... try it nothing to loose.. only keep you self-preservation antennae out.. and run if some one wants to shackle you... ha ha... or invest in a crazy scheme.. happened to me a few times.. just run... Good luck Usha di ==== On Oct 25, 10:48 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy New year to you Usha mam... Enjoy... > I imagine if I celebrate Chinese, Hong Kongers, or Indian new year, > but the fact is I am too lonely to celebrate!!! > Pankaj > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:51 PM, ushadi Micromini > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK Pankaj ... Ji... ji is for good measure... > > Very bright lights of HongKong... nice ... > > > Have you taken pics of their vegetable market yet... > > or haven't had time to do touristy things!! > > :) > > > The little kid in the story was too smart.. wrong but smart... > > street smarts take a person so far and no more... though ... > > > Happy Diwali to all... > > > wish me a Happy New year.... ours starts the day after Diwali.... > > > ... > > Usha di > > ====== > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> Firstly I dont like senior people like you all to call me "JI"..... I > >> am a kid till I am not married :)) > >> Thank you all for your good wishes and also for liking the story. > >> Gurcharan sir, Unfortunately, during my college days, I never had a > >> taxonomy teacher :(. There were teachers though, who never taught..... > >> :))) > >> Pankaj > > >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Thank you Dr. Pankaj ji, > >> > Wish you and all your dear ones a Happy Divali and Dhanterast. > >> > Happy Divali and Dhanterast to all our friends on eflora of India. > >> > Regards > >> > Yazdy Palia. > > >> > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Nidhan Singh <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> Thanks a lot Pankaj Ji for narrating a good personal lesson. > >> >> One should keep on learning no matter whosoever is the mentor, I > >> >> usually say > >> >> a nearly illiterate mechanic knows so much about the machines, why he > >> >> cannot > >> >> be our teacher on the matter. Every person has his share of knowledge, > >> >> we > >> >> should always appreciate and acknowledge > > >> >> WISHING YOU AND THE ENTIRE GROUP A CHARMING AND FASCINATING DEEPAWALI. > > >> >> -- > >> >> Regards, > > >> >> Dr. Nidhan Singh > >> >> Department of Botany > >> >> I.B. (PG) College > >> >> Panipat-132103 Haryana > >> >> Ph.: 09416371227 > > >> -- > >> ********************************************************************** > >> "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >> Conservation Officer > > >> Office: > >> Flora Conservation Department > >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > >> Residence: > >> 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > >> Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > >> email: [email protected] > >> [email protected] > >> [email protected] > >> Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > >> +852 9436 6251 (mobile) > > -- > ********************************************************************** > "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Conservation Officer > > Office: > Flora Conservation Department > Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation > Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > Residence: > 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun > Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. > > email: [email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected] > Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) > +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
