Oh yes, when some one asks me how do you spend your time after retirement, don't you get bored? and they are surprised when I say no. And they are even more surprised when I tell them that besides my family at home I have more than 1700 photographer friends who love plants, and their love for plants keeps me more busy than I was when in service.
Keep yourself busy and you are away from most evil thought. In fact you have no time for them. Long Live our group. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:24 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > Sorry to hear that.. > any how be well... > > and be happy > usha di > ====== > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Respected Usha mam >> Thanks for uplifting the mood. But you can bet, I wont try that method >> out here in HK. >> For me one basic logic of friendship is, you just dont make friends. >> It happens on its own!!! >> When I was searching for a flat and I had very limited time before I >> was to be kicked out of the guest house, then my agent said she knows >> an Indian family who want to rent their flat. I said then we can >> contact them. She contacted them and the answer was, WE DONT WISH TO >> GIVE OUR FLAT TO AN INDIAN!!! That was for sure unexpected for me..... >> Lets hope to have good days ahead. Its not even two months here.... :) >> >> Thanks a lot Garg sir for appreciating the mail. >> Thanks a lot Amit and have a party on Diwali at WII. >> Thank you Ajay sir. I know very less about you though!! >> >> Regards >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Ushadi micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > 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) >> >> >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> "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) >> > >
