Flavours of life

Today for the first time I came across new Masafi food product ' Masafi Gourment ', sweet chilli flavoured chips, I never knew that Masafi the UAE most known for meniral and flavoured water.

During Ramadhan, I have been hunting for 'Rawabi Up', salted laban made of fresh cow's milk, a product of Al Rawabi brand, also UAE made product, which was out of stock as allot of people were consuming it during that I thought it was no longer produced or not sold in Oman, but managed to get it today.

Suddnly AMP, an energy drink was out of stock in near by my place. I thought it also been stopped, but managed to get a hold of one near by my work place, which was my last option, I hope Pepsi - Oman doesn't stop getting it from Jordan.

Since last ten of Holy month of Ramadhan I have been addicted to two things, Coconut drink and Ferrero Rocher, I can't stop my self from having it everyday.

Yes, I have been talking about food and drinks, I will miss them for a while. Oh I will forgot to mention the junk foods.

Chemical Symbols On Plastic

Did you happen to notice a triangle symbol on the bottom of a plastic bottle with a number inside it?

Do you know what the number stands for?

THE NUMBER TELLS YOU THE CHEMICAL MAKE UP OF THE PLASTIC.....

1) Polyethylene terephalate (PET)

2) High density polyethylene (HDPE)

3) Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) or Plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PPVC)

4) Low density polyethylene LDPE

5) Polypropylene (PP)

6) Polystyrene (PS) or Expandable polystyrene (EPS)

7) Other, including nylon and acrylic

What you aren't told is that many of the plastics used are toxic and the chemicals used to create a plastic can leach out of the plastic and into the food / drink.

Think about it, how many times have you or a friend said

"I don't like this, it taste like the plastic bottle ..... "

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE TASTING THE PLASTIC The WORST ONES are Nos: 3, 6, and 7 !!!

DO NOT USE THESE NUMBERS if stated at the bottom of the bottle) !!!

Check out this chart that breaks down the plastic, its uses and chemical makeup

(I find #7 a little scary)

http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_plascod3.html

AVOID re-using plastic bottles RIGHT AWAY!!!

Bye Tanzania

It's a sad day for me, my vication coming to an end, leaving to my home from Tanzania, after 28 days between Zanzibar, Dar Esalaam and Arusha.

I feel part of my soul is been taken from me, after sending time with my relatives and extended family members. Meeting new people from Tanzania, USA, and Germany.

I will write more about my trip, hospitality of the people and post some photos from my phone and my sister's camera.

Children and Gun

Babysitting Hazards

Coca Cola Vs Diat Cola

Elke Dieterich

Elke Dieterich, a german woman I met in Zanzibar. she is a manager without borders, after joining Manager Ohnegrenzen. She took time of her career as Marketing manager in Germany to  be a volunteer in Tanzania for three months.

Her blog is elke-dieterich.de, in German language, but you can read it in English, with little help of Google Translator tool.

I am still enjoying my vication in Tanzania - East Africa.

To Be 6 Again...

A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing his wife, looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like to have for her Birthday.

'I'd like to be six again', she replied, still looking in the mirror.

On the morning of her Birthday, he arose
early, made her a nice big bowl of Lucky Charms, and then took her t o Six Flags theme park. What a day!

He put her on every ride in the park; the Death Slide, the Wall of Fear, and the Screaming Monster. Five hours later they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside d own.

He then took her to a McDonald's where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake.

Then it was off to a movie, popcorn, a soda pop, and her favorite candy, M&M's. What a fabulous adventure! Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted. He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, 'Well Dear, what was it like being six again??'

Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. 'I meant my dress size, you dumb ass!'

The moral of the story: Even when a man is listening, he's gonna get it wrong.

Live Your Day

To make money we lose our health,

And then to restore our health we lose our Money…

We live as if we are never going to die,

And we die as if we never Lived.

How to educatate our society?

An article in Arabic.

Scientific Explanation of Halal Vs Haram

Islamic Naqaab Vs Medical Mask

The Western countries made fun of the naqaab (Islamic Burqa/Veil).
France President Sarcozy had issued a ban on the Viel(Naqaab).

And what’s happening today, entire world is wearing naqaab or mask, because of H1N1 virus.

Is such a sudden attack of swine flu a coincidence? No way.

The errant boy and the Catholic School?

Until a child tells you what they are thinking, we can't even begin to imagine how their mind is working....

Little Zachary was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything...tutors, mentors, flash cards, special learning centers. In short, everything they could think of to help his math. Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary down and enrolled him in the local Catholic school.

After the first day, little Zachary came homewith a very serious look on his face.
He didn't even kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Zachary was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to dinner. To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day, while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference. Finally, little Zachary brought home his report Card..

He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room and hit the books.

With great trepidation, His Mom looked at it and to her great surprise, Little Zachary got an 'A' in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity.. She went to his room and said, 'Son, what was it?

Was it the nuns? Little Zachary looked at her and shook his head, no.. 'Well, then,' she replied, Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the uniforms? WHAT WAS IT?'

Little Zachary looked at her and said, 'Well, on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around.'

SARDAR RETURNS

Sardar: My mobile bill how much?
Call centre girl: sir, just dial 123to know current bill status
Sardar: Stupid, not CURRENT BILL my MOBILE BILL.



Sardar: I think that girl is deaf..
Friend: How do u know?
Sardar: I told I Love her, but she said her chappals are new



Friend: I got a brand new Ford IKON for my wife!
Sardar: Wow!!! That's an unbelievable exchange offer!!!



Teacher: Which is the oldest animal in world?
Sardar: ZEBRA
Teacher: How?
Sardar: Bcoz it is Black & White



Judge: Don't U have shame? It is d 3rd time U R coming to court..
Sardar to judge: U R coming daily, don't U have shame?



Sardar attending an interview in Software Company.
Manager: Do U know MS Office?
Sardar: If U give me the address I will go there sir.


Sardar in airplane going 2 Bombay .. While its landing he shouted: " Bombay ... Bombay "
Air hostess said: "B silent."
Sardar: "Ok.. Ombay. Ombay"


Teacher: "What is common between JESUS, KRISHNA , RAM, GANDHI and BUDHA?"
Sardar: "All are born on government holidays...!!!


Sardar: Miss, u called 2 my mobile?
Teacher: Me? No, why?
Sardar: Yesterday I saw in my mobile- 1 Miss Call".
(Had never thought of it)


Sir: What is difference between Orange and Apple?
Sardar: Color of Orange is orange, but color of Apple is not APPLE

Meaningful

TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, 'Public Utilities Board.' There was silence. She repeated, 'PUB.' There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, 'Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is.'

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just 'hello' instead of 'PUB'.

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NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, 'Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?'

The father-in-law answered in a smile, 'Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you.'

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested 'I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one.' The SDU officer said, 'Your requirements, please.' 'Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need a companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest..' The officer listened carefully and replied, 'I understand, you need television.'

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

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NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character.'

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectations on changing the spouse's character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations. .

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RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that 'A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation.' Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, 'Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school.' On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, 'Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker.' She answered, 'You should appreciate that you married me. Otherwise, he will be the millionaire and not you.'

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

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PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perceptions. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, 'Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?' Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, 'The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?' Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, 'How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman.' The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, 'Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you.' Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

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BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, 'Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.' Then he asked, 'but when are my fingers going to grow back?' The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first before you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

'Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One'

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away '

هل أعلمه الأدب أم أتعلم منه قلة الأدب

في كل صباح يقف عند كشكه الصغير ليلقي عليه تحية الصباح ويأخذ صحيفته المفضلة ويدفع ثمنها وينطلق ولكنه لا يحظى إطلاقا برد من البائع على تلك التحية،

وفي كل صباح أيضا يقف بجواره شخص آخر يأخذ صحيفته المفضلة ويدفع ثمنها ولكن صاحبنا لا يسمع صوتا لذلك الرجل،

وتكررت اللقاءات أمام الكشك بين الشخصين كل يأخذ صحيفته ويمضي في طريقه، وظن صاحبنا أن الشخص الآخر أبكم لا يتكلم،

إلى أن جاء اليوم الذي وجد ذلك الأبكم يربت على كتفه وإذا به يتكلم متسائلا: لماذا تلقي التحية على صاحب الكشك؟ فلقد تابعتك طوال الأسابيع الماضية.. وكنت في معظم الأيام ألتقي بك وأنت تشتري صحيفتك اليومية؟؟

فقال الرجل: وما الغضاضة في أن ألقي عليه التحية؟

فقال: وهل سمعت منه ردا طوال تلك الفترة؟

فقال صاحبنا: لا.

قال: إذن لم تلقي التحية على رجل لا يردها؟

فسأله صاحبنا: وما السبب في أنه لا يرد التحية برأيك؟

فقال: أعتقد أنه وبلا شك رجل قليل الأدب، وهو لا يستحق أساسا أن تُلقى عليه التحية.

فقال صاحبنا: إذن هو برأيك قليل الأدب؟

قال: نعم.

قال صاحبنا: هل تريدني أن أتعلم منه قلة الأدب أم أعلمه الأدب؟

فسكت الرجل لهول الصدمة.. ورد بعد طول تأمل: ولكنه قليل الأدب وعليه أن يرد التحية.

فأعاد صاحبنا سؤاله: هل تريدني أن أتعلم منه قلة الأدب أم أعلمه الأدب؟

ثم عقب قائلاً: يا سيدي أياً كان الدافع الذي يكمن وراء عدم رده لتحيتنا فإن مايجب أن نؤمن به أن خيوطنا يجب أن تبقى بأيدينا لا أن نسلمها لغيرنا،

ولو صرت مثله لا ألقي التحية على من ألقاه لتمكن هو مني وعلمني سلوكه الذي تسميه قلة أدب، وسيكون صاحب السلوك الخاطئ هو الأقوى وهو المسيطر، وستنتشر بين الناس أمثال هذه الأنماط من السلوك الخاطئ،

ولكن حين أحافظ على مبدئي في إلقاء التحية على من ألقاه أكون قد حافظت على ما أؤمن به،

وعاجلا أم آجلا سيتعلم سلوك حسن الخلق،

ثم أردف قائلاً: ألست معي بأن السلوك الخاطئ يشبه أحيانا السم أو النار؟.. فإن ألقينا على السم سماً زاد أذاه وإن زدنا النار ناراً أو حطباً زدناها اشتعالا،

صدقني يا أخي أن القوة تكمن في الحفاظ على استقلال كل منا، ونحن حين نصبح متأثرين بسلوك أمثاله نكون قد سمحنا لسمهم أو لخطئهم أو لقلة أدبهم كما سميتها أن تؤثر فينا وسيعلموننا ما نكرهه فيهم وسيصبح سلوكهم نمطا مميزا لسلوكنا وسيكونون هم المنتصرين في حلبة الصراع اليومي بين الصواب والخطأ،

ولمعرفة الصواب.. تأمل معي جواب النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام على ملك الجبال حين سأله: يا محمد أتريد أن أطبق عليهم الأخشبين؟

فقال: لا.. إني أطمع أن يخرج الله من أصلابهم من يعبد الله، اللهم اهد قومي فإنهم لا يعلمون.

لم تنجح كل سبل الإساءة من قومه عليه الصلاة والسلام أن تعدل سلوكه من الصواب إلى الخطأ! مع أنه بشر.. يتألم كما يتألم البشر، ويحزن ويتضايق إذا أهين كما يتضايق البشر،

ولكن ما يميزه عن بقية البشر هذه المساحة الواسعة من التسامح التي تملكها نفسه، وهذا الإصرار الهائل على الاحتفاظ بالصواب مهما كان سلوك الناس المقابلين سيئا أو شنيعا أو مجحفا أو جاهلا،



ويبقى السؤال قائماً: حين نقابل أناسا قليلي الأدب هل نتعلم منهم قلة أدبهم أم نعلمهم الأدب؟
في كل صباح يقف عند كشكه الصغير ليلقي عليه تحية الصباح ويأخذ صحيفته المفضلة ويدفع ثمنها وينطلق ولكنه لا يحظى إطلاقا برد من البائع على تلك التحية،

وفي كل صباح أيضا يقف بجواره شخص آخر يأخذ صحيفته المفضلة ويدفع ثمنها ولكن صاحبنا لا يسمع صوتا لذلك الرجل،

وتكررت اللقاءات أمام الكشك بين الشخصين كل يأخذ صحيفته ويمضي في طريقه، وظن صاحبنا أن الشخص الآخر أبكم لا يتكلم،

إلى أن جاء اليوم الذي وجد ذلك الأبكم يربت على كتفه وإذا به يتكلم متسائلا: لماذا تلقي التحية على صاحب الكشك؟ فلقد تابعتك طوال الأسابيع الماضية.. وكنت في معظم الأيام ألتقي بك وأنت تشتري صحيفتك اليومية؟؟

فقال الرجل: وما الغضاضة في أن ألقي عليه التحية؟

فقال: وهل سمعت منه ردا طوال تلك الفترة؟

فقال صاحبنا: لا.

قال: إذن لم تلقي التحية على رجل لا يردها؟

فسأله صاحبنا: وما السبب في أنه لا يرد التحية برأيك؟

فقال: أعتقد أنه وبلا شك رجل قليل الأدب، وهو لا يستحق أساسا أن تُلقى عليه التحية.

فقال صاحبنا: إذن هو برأيك قليل الأدب؟

قال: نعم.

قال صاحبنا: هل تريدني أن أتعلم منه قلة الأدب أم أعلمه الأدب؟

فسكت الرجل لهول الصدمة.. ورد بعد طول تأمل: ولكنه قليل الأدب وعليه أن يرد التحية.

فأعاد صاحبنا سؤاله: هل تريدني أن أتعلم منه قلة الأدب أم أعلمه الأدب؟

ثم عقب قائلاً: يا سيدي أياً كان الدافع الذي يكمن وراء عدم رده لتحيتنا فإن مايجب أن نؤمن به أن خيوطنا يجب أن تبقى بأيدينا لا أن نسلمها لغيرنا،

ولو صرت مثله لا ألقي التحية على من ألقاه لتمكن هو مني وعلمني سلوكه الذي تسميه قلة أدب، وسيكون صاحب السلوك الخاطئ هو الأقوى وهو المسيطر، وستنتشر بين الناس أمثال هذه الأنماط من السلوك الخاطئ،

ولكن حين أحافظ على مبدئي في إلقاء التحية على من ألقاه أكون قد حافظت على ما أؤمن به،

وعاجلا أم آجلا سيتعلم سلوك حسن الخلق،

ثم أردف قائلاً: ألست معي بأن السلوك الخاطئ يشبه أحيانا السم أو النار؟.. فإن ألقينا على السم سماً زاد أذاه وإن زدنا النار ناراً أو حطباً زدناها اشتعالا،

صدقني يا أخي أن القوة تكمن في الحفاظ على استقلال كل منا، ونحن حين نصبح متأثرين بسلوك أمثاله نكون قد سمحنا لسمهم أو لخطئهم أو لقلة أدبهم كما سميتها أن تؤثر فينا وسيعلموننا ما نكرهه فيهم وسيصبح سلوكهم نمطا مميزا لسلوكنا وسيكونون هم المنتصرين في حلبة الصراع اليومي بين الصواب والخطأ،

ولمعرفة الصواب.. تأمل معي جواب النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام على ملك الجبال حين سأله: يا محمد أتريد أن أطبق عليهم الأخشبين؟

فقال: لا.. إني أطمع أن يخرج الله من أصلابهم من يعبد الله، اللهم اهد قومي فإنهم لا يعلمون.

لم تنجح كل سبل الإساءة من قومه عليه الصلاة والسلام أن تعدل سلوكه من الصواب إلى الخطأ! مع أنه بشر.. يتألم كما يتألم البشر، ويحزن ويتضايق إذا أهين كما يتضايق البشر،

ولكن ما يميزه عن بقية البشر هذه المساحة الواسعة من التسامح التي تملكها نفسه، وهذا الإصرار الهائل على الاحتفاظ بالصواب مهما كان سلوك الناس المقابلين سيئا أو شنيعا أو مجحفا أو جاهلا،



ويبقى السؤال قائماً: حين نقابل أناسا قليلي الأدب هل نتعلم منهم قلة أدبهم أم نعلمهم الأدب؟

Few modified Murphy's Laws

Some modifed Murphy's Laws from my inbox.

• Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
• To Err is human, to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
• The road to success??.. Is always under construction.
• Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
• In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.
• All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive or fattening or married to someone else.
• Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
• Everyone has a scheme of getting rich?.. Which never works.
• If at first you don't succeed?. Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
• You can never determine which side of the bread to butter.
• If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
• Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
• As soon as you mention something.. if it is good, it is taken.. If it is bad, it happens.
• He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
• If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late?? the bus is still late.
• Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
• When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
• If you have paper, you don't have a pen... If you have a pen, you don't have paper... if you have both, no one calls.
• If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
• You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
• The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
• After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together ,and the bus which you get in will be more crowded than the other.
• If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
• Irrespective of the direction of the wind, the smoke from the cigarette will always tend to go to the non-smoker.