Dear Ushadi, If you have to wake up at 3.24 AM to respond to something someone has written to you the previous evening, dear friend, you must be so upset, that you have lost your sleep. That someone happens to be me and I think I owe you an apology. Losing sleep happens to me sometimes, rarely these days, but quite frequently some years ago. The time mentioned is as per the time of receipt on my comp, if you are in a different time zone, once again please ignore this. Dear Ushadi, as a short tempered person, I had quite often hurt others, and it was keeping that in mind that I wrote to you that his English may not be good. I am neither an ecologist, nor a botanist and I do not know the terms used in collection of samples (or specimens as the experts call) and as such could have made that mistake. You however are an accomplished person and know a lot. Knowing so much and being an asset in the group, I think you should take such remarks in your stride and carry on. Asking questions is definitely good, but the manner in which you do is equally important. Ushadi, we are all your friends and wish you good, so too, we are friends of each member of eflora. I request you to kindly go through some of your remarks earlier, some of them are quite barbed, it could have hurt a few. We are all fallible and we are all, every now and then committing mistakes, no big deal as you have rightly put. Communications amongst friends, is such a wonderful experience. You have shared some wonderful moments from time to time, hope to see that Ushadi more often. We all look forward to that. Cheer up, and let us have one of those enlightening experience of yours while you were in US for example. Incidentally, Happy Diwali. Regards Yazdy. :)
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:24 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear YAdzy: > > what's one mistake or two among friends? > > You are forgiven (this time for assuming too much wrongly)...:) :) > > I am forthright enough to say something... > > And will not pick on anybody's language..how would I like if my french > friends picked on my french, eh? Although am somewhat punctilious to > correct my students when we are sending grants for funding or papers to > medical journals for publications... > > BUT that's not the issue on internet forums... > > > PLEASE NEVER PUT WORDS IN WHAT I HAVE NOT WRITTEN... > My mentor and My dad both used to say NEVER PRESUME WHAT OTHER IS > THINKING.... good advice.. > > BE well > > See you here after 10 days... when my houseguests depart... > > Usha di > ======== > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear Ushadi, >> I was afraid you would get upset, I have observed your remark >> appreciating the picture. Nobody told me that he felt belittled. I did >> it on my own. An accomplished person like you may not be used to >> communicating with people with no command over English language. Well >> at least that is what I surmised. >> My English is not that good, but I have seen people squirm when I >> speak to them in English, not out of vanity, but because, I am not >> good at Malayalam for example. Keeping that in mind, I brought this to >> your notice. I would like to be a friend, but if you do not like it, I >> will refrain from addressing you. I am sure you did not suggest lack >> of English on his part, I definitely brought it out. I did it in the >> process of explaining what he meant when he stated collected. >> Please do not take this as an offense. Enjoy Diwali with your guest >> and forget me. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:26 PM, ushadi Micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Yadzy: >> > I already said its a nice picture? >> > >> > did he tell you that? how do you know? >> > >> > I was not suggesting lack of english ! you brought it up... >> > >> > sorry i asked.. >> > its a scientific question... >> > if asking scientific questions is not allowed, say so... Please >> > so I may know what to ask? >> > >> > >> > thanks... >> > usha di >> > === >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> He means captured Usha di, Not all of us are good in English. It is a >> >> beautiful picture. To us, I am sure that is good enough. Sometimes, we >> >> may find it difficult to comprehend, but if we are insensitive, >> >> someone may feel belittled. Nice picture Prasad ji. >> >> Regards >> >> Yazdy. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Ushadi micromini >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Nice picture... >> >> > >> >> > what is collected?? >> >> > is it the plant that you collected for herbarium or your lab? >> >> > >> >> > just photographed? >> >> > >> >> > I am nor sure what collected means.. >> >> > please tell me... >> >> > thanks >> >> > Usha di >> >> > = >> >> > >> >> > On Oct 25, 11:44 am, prasad dash <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Many thanks Pravirji >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> Prasad >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Pravir Deshmukh >> >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Thnaks for sharing such nice photo and plant >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Prasad Kumar Dash >> >> >> Ecologist, Orissa, India >> >> >> email: [email protected] >> >> >> ph. 09437444241 >> > >> > > >
