Na bha.. happy diwali, so far awaty... and YOU ARE FUNNY...:):) Usha di
== On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > OH, I forgot to wish all members a very happy Diwali-Festival. > Nalini > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Re: [efloraofindia:89662] > Re: When I lost my chocolate bet !! Datum: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:08:20 > +0200 Von: Na Bha <[email protected]> <[email protected]> An: Ushadi > micromini <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Kopie > (CC): Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> <[email protected]>, > efloraofindia > <[email protected]><[email protected]>, > Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > > Well, > Diwali is a family festival, so is X'mas. In India we celebrate Diwali not > with just familymembers but have relatives, friends etc. etc. X'mas is > celebreted in the smallest possible family. > Papa, Mama, children. The children above 18 have mostly their own > "familyworld" and so they come to visit the parents on 25. or 26. dec. > My experience about indian families is that they celebrate Diwali in the > smallest possible family. You are welcome after the festival but not during > the festival. > On Diwali we had to work anyway, so there was not much time to feel alone. > > When we were working and living in Königswinter near Bonn, we used to have > one or two foreign students from the University Bonn at our place for X'mas. > All of us enjoyed talking to eachother, learning about the other culture, > the festivals, and many more things. I was very happy doing this. There was > no obligation that we should meet again, but we still had good contacts for > some years. My Kazach-student I met years later accidently in Bremen. > On newyears eve we did not go out for a party or so, but used the > opportunity to work in the house, hammer, and drill and such noisy things > which we had still to do. The rest of the world was making noise in their > way. > > Btw. On newyears day all german regional TVs and nowadays other european > countries show a programm called "Dinner for one" a cult series, the most > frequently repeated TV programme according to gueness book of records. No > one misses it. > > If you want to have a look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lzQxjGL9S0 here > it is. > > *Story line* > > The sketch presents the 90th birthday of elderly upper-class Englishwoman > Miss Sophie, who hosts a dinner every year for her close friends Mr > Pommeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby, and Admiral von Schneider to celebrate > the occasion. (Note that the plot has nothing to do with New Year's Eve, as > is often incorrectly stated. There is a "Happy new year" toast, but this is > purely a reference to Miss Sophie's anniversary.) The problem is that given > Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so > her equally aged manservant James makes his way around the table, > impersonating each of the guests in turn. Miss Sophie decides on appropriate > drinks to accompany the menu of the evening, served by James, and so he > finds himself raising (and emptying) his glass four times per course. That > takes its toll, increasingly noticeable in James' growing difficulty in > pouring the drinks, telling wine glasses from vases of flowers, and > refraining from bursting into song. Even before the alcohol begins to exert > its influence, he has trouble avoiding the head of a tiger skin lying on the > floor between the dinner table and the buffet. > > The crucial exchange during every course is: > James: The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie? Miss Sophie: The > same procedure as every year, James! > > After the dinner, Miss Sophie indicates to a very drunk James that she > wishes to retire to bed, to which James responds: > James: By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie? Miss > Sophie (*delightedly*): The same procedure as every year, James! James: > Well, I'll do my very best! > > read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_for_One. > > Regards > Nalini > > > > Am 25.10.2011 08:18, schrieb Ushadi micromini: > > 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]> > <[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]> <[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]> > <[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]> > <[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]> > <[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) > >
