میری ماں ہمیشہ سچ نہیں بولتی۔۔۔
آٹھ بار میری ماں نے مجھ سے جھوٹ بولا۔۔۔
٭یہ کہانی میری پیدائش سے شروع ہوتی ہے۔۔میں ایک بہت غریب فیملی کا اکلوتا بیٹا تھا۔۔ہمارے پاس کھانے کو کچھ بھی نہ تھا۔۔۔اور اگر کبھی ہمیں کھانے کو کچھ مل جاتا تو امی اپنے حصے کا کھانا بھی مجھے دے دیتیں اور کہتیں۔۔تم کھا لو مجھے بھوک نہیں ہے۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا پہلا جھوٹ تھا۔
٭جب میں تھوڑا بڑا ہوا تو ماں گھر کا کام ختم کر کے قریبی جھیل پر مچھلیاں پکڑنے جاتی اور ایک دن اللہ کے کرم سے دو مچھلیاں پکڑ لیں تو انھیں جلدی جلدی پکایا اور میرے سامنے رکھ دیا۔میں کھاتا جاتا اور جو کانٹے کے ساتھ تھوڑا لگا رہ جاتا اسے وہ کھاتی۔۔۔یہ دیکھ کر مجھے بہت دکھ ہوا ۔۔میں نے دوسری مچھلی ماں کے سامنے رکھ دی ۔۔اس نے واپس کر دی اور کہا ۔۔بیٹا تم کھالو۔۔تمھیں پتہ ہے نا مچھلی مجھے پسند نہیں ہے۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا دوسرا جھوٹ تھا۔
٭جب میں سکول جانے کی عمر کا ہوا تو میری ماں نے ایک گارمنٹس کی فیکٹری کے ساتھ کام کرنا شروع کیا۔۔اور گھر گھر جا کر گارمنٹس بیچتی۔۔۔سردی کی ایک رات جب بارش بھی زوروں پر تھی۔۔میں ماں کا انتظار کر رہا تھا جو ابھی تک نہیں آئی تھی۔۔میں انھیں ڈھونڈنے کے لیے آس پاس کی گلیوں میں نکل گیا۔۔دیکھا تو وہ لوگوںکے دروازوں میں کھڑی سامان بیچ رہی تھی۔۔۔میں نے کہا ماں! اب بس بھی کرو ۔۔تھک گئی ہوگی ۔۔سردی بھی بہت ہے۔۔ٹائم بھی بہت ہو گیا ہے ۔۔باقی کل کر لینا۔۔تو ماں بولی۔۔بیٹا! میں بالکل نہیں تھکی۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا تیسرا جھوٹ تھا
٭ایک روز میرا فائنل ایگزام تھا۔۔اس نے ضد کی کہ وہ بھی میرے ساتھ چلے گی ۔۔میں اندر پیپر دے رہا تھا اور وہ باہر دھوپ کی تپش میں کھڑی میرے لیے دعا کر رہی تھی۔۔میں باہر آیا تو اس نے مجھے اپنی آغوش میں لے لیا اور مجھے ٹھنڈا جوس دیا جو اس نے میرے لیے خریدا تھا۔۔۔میں نے جوس کا ایک گھونٹ لیا اور ماں کے پسینے سے شرابور چہرے کی طرف دیکھا۔۔میں نے جوس ان کی طرف بڑھا دیا تو وہ بولی۔۔نہیں بیٹا تم پیو۔۔۔مجھے پیاس نہیں ہے۔۔یہ میری ماں کا چوتھا جھوٹ تھا۔
٭ میرے باپ کی موت ہوگئی تو میری ماں کو اکیلے ہی زندگی گزارنی پڑی۔۔زندگی اور مشکل ہوگئی۔۔اکیلے گھر کا خرچ چلانا تھا۔۔نوبت فاقوں تک آگئی۔۔میرا چچا ایک اچھا انسان تھا ۔۔وہ ہمارے لیے کچھ نہ کچھ بھیج دیتا۔۔جب ہمارے پڑوسیوں نے ہماری ی حالت دیکھی تو میری ماں کو دوسری شادی کا مشورہ دیا کہ تم ابھی جوان ہو۔۔مگر میری ماں نے کہا نہیںمجھے سہارے کی ضرورت نہیں ۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا پانچواں جھوٹ تھا۔
٭جب میں نے گریجویشن مکمل کر لیا تو مجھے ایک اچھی جاب مل گئی ۔۔میں نے سوچا اب ماں کو آرام کرنا چاہیے اور گھر کا خرچ مجھے اٹھانا چاہیے۔۔وہ بہت بوڑھی ہو گئی ہے۔۔میں نے انھیں کام سے منع کیااور اپنی تنخواہ میں سے ان کے لیے کچھ رقم مختص کر دی تو اس نے لینے سے انکار کر دیا اور کہا کہ ۔۔تم رکھ لو۔۔۔میرے پاس ہیں۔۔۔مجھے پیسوں کی ضرورت نہیں ہے۔۔یہ اس کا چھٹا جھوٹ تھا۔
٭میں نے جاب کے ساتھ اپنی پڑھائی بھی مکمل کر لی تو میری تنخواہ بھی بڑھ گئی اور مجھے جرمنی میں کام کی آفر ہوئی۔۔میں وہاں چلا گیا۔۔۔۔ سیٹل ہونے کے بعد انھیں اپنے پاس بلانے کے لیے فون کیا تو اس نے میری تنگی کے خیال سے منع کر دیا۔۔اور کہا کہ مجھے باہر رہنے کی عادت نہیں ہے۔۔میں نہیں رہ پاوں گی۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا ساتواںجھوٹ تھا۔
٭میری ماں بہت بوڑھی ہو گئی۔۔انھیں کینسر ہو گیا۔۔انھیں دیکھ بھال کے لیے کسی کی ضرورت تھی۔۔میں سب کچھ چھوڑ چھاڑ کر ان کے پاس پہنچ گیا۔۔وہ بستر پر لیٹی ہوئی تھیں۔۔مجھے دیکھ کر مسکرانے کی کوشش کی۔۔۔میرا دل ان کی حالت پر خون کے آنسو رو رہا تھا۔۔۔وہ بہت لاغر ہو گئی تھیں۔۔میری آنکھوں سے آنسو نکل آئے۔۔تو وہ کہنے لگیں ۔۔مت رو بیٹا۔۔۔ میں ٹھیک ہوں ۔۔مجھے کوئی تکلیف نہیں ہو رہی۔۔۔یہ میری ماں کا آٹھواںجھوٹ تھا۔۔۔اور پھر میری ماں نے ہمیشہ کے لیے آنکھیں بند کر لیں ۔
جن کے پاس ماں ہے۔۔۔اس عظیم نعمت کی حفاطت کریںاس سے پہلے کہ یہ نعمت تم سے بچھڑ جائے۔اور جن کے پاس نہیں ہے۔۔ہمیشہ یاد رکھنا کہ انھوں نے تمھارے لیے کیا کچھ کیا۔۔اور ان کی مغفرت کے لیے دعا کرتے رہنا
Earlier this morning, i bumped into a web page regarding digital library. It was huge collection of local language books and papers. So, further drilling down the cyber stream, I came across some libraries which are the world largest. Thought of starting with NYPL (New York Public Library) first.
Established in 1895, it now has 87 branches. It has got the 20,402,004 books (51,274,648 items) collection :-$ 3,147 people contribute the man hours to the non-governmental library. Budget of $50,171,798 is needed to run this huge library. Due to depression in America, the budget this year has been cut off slightly which caused a bit of shackles in management to lay off some employees. This library has always been run by City government with the partnership of philanthropists and not with government budget. About its history Wikipedia mentions something like this,
An early benefactor of the New York Public Library was New York governor and presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden, who left the bulk of his fortune—about $2.4 million—to "establish and maintain a free library and reading room in the city of New York." At the time of Tilden's death in 1886, New York already had two important libraries: the Astor Library and the Lenox Library.
By 1892, both the Astor and Lenox libraries were experiencing financial difficulties. Almost as if fate would have it, John Bigelow, a New York attorney, and Tilden trustee, formulated a plan to combine the resources of the financially-strapped Astor and Lenox libraries with the Tilden bequest to form "The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations". Bigelow's plan, signed and agreed upon on May 23, 1895, was hailed as an example of private philanthropy for the public good.
Library also has call center 917-ASK-NYPL which is active 24/7. Calls can only be entertained on week days only. But emails and chats can be entertained anytime , any day. In 2007, they have entertained 70,000 calls. They often entertain calls after every 10 seconds :-)
According to New York Times article on NYPL recently,
MOST FAITHFUL CUSTOMER: Norbert Pearlroth, the head researcher for “Ripley's Believe It or Not,” visited the library almost daily. Although he wrote about the incredible, his own routine was anything but: He sat at the same table for 52 years, from 1923 to 1975.
MENU, PLEASE: The library has 40,000 restaurant menus, the world's largest collection, dating from the 1850s to the present. It is heavily used by chefs, novelists and researchers; a few years ago, a marine biologist consulted menus from the early 1900s for a study of fish populations.
Read out some more interesting figures on NY Times
While we were growing up in universities (Baby, i miss those times) we used to have Open Books Exams. Before Exam professor used to ask about open book and closed book exam. And we would always rise our hands for Open Books. But seriously people, that paper used to take all whats inside my rectum out at that time :-)
But now in Denmark, Government has decided to allow Internet during examination. Yeah!! The quick adrenaline shot, u felt it right now. In this part of the world, we think of negativity than positivity first. We are so pessimistic. So, we would be thinking first that how come they allowed internet? People will cheat easily now. To rectify this problem, they only asked students not to use email and chats and any kind of conversation software outside this particular examination hall. And rest they left it on students that they are so disciplined that they won't cheat. Folks, thats trusting your own people. Can you do trust on such a large scale? The very next thought on our mind after the pessimistic burp would be "Wow!!, its cool. So much freedom.". Rightly thought. So much freedom but at the expense of facing the death squad (disciplinary committee always feels like one, dont they) if got caught.
Currently, this project has been implemented at some schools final examination so there is still time before the final legal implementation of this particular law nation wide.
If Idon't get a soft drink with this spicy meal, it will ruin my enjoyment. That's what our common perception towards Soft Drinks is. We consider them a basic necessity like Water. A burp after the coke is one hell of a good thing to do, don't you think so folks ;-)
But seriously people, these soft drinks are pretty much dangerous for our bodies. They are composition of different chemicals and flavors etc which are bad for our health. About Coca-Cola composition, here is what wikipedia said,
Published competitors say it contains sugar, caramel color, caffeine, phosphoric acid, coca leaf, kola nutlime extract, flavoring mixture, vanilla and glycerin. Alleged syrup recipes vary greatly. The basic “cola” taste from Coca-Cola and competing cola drinks comes mainly from vanilla and cinnamon; distinctive tastes among various brands are the result of trace flavorings such as orange, lime and lemon and spices such as nutmeg.
Dr. Mao did some research on soft drinks and he answered some basic queries like this.
Why No Excess Sugar Intake?
Well, to start, let's talk about what happens to you as sugar enters your body. When you drink sodas that are packed with simple sugars, the pancreas is called upon to produce and release insulin, a hormone that empties the sugar in your blood stream into all the tissues and cells for usage. The result of overindulging in simple sugar is raised insulin levels. Raised blood insulin levels beyond the norm can lead to depression of the immune system, which in turn weakens your ability to fight disease. Something else to consider is that most of the excess sugar ends up being stored as fat in your body, which results in weight gain and elevates risk forheart disease and cancer.
Should I use Diet Soda instead?
You may come to the conclusion that diet or sugar-free soda is a better choice. However, one study discovered that drinking one or more soft drinks a day — and it didn’t matter whether it was diet or regular — led to a 30% greater chance of weight gain around the belly. Diet soda is filled with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, or saccharin. These artificial sweeteners pose a threat to your health. Saccharin, for instance, has been found to be carcinogenic, and studies have found that it produced bladder cancer in rats. Aspartame, commonly known as nutrasweet, is a chemical that stimulates the brain to think the food is sweet. It breaks down into acpartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol at a temperature of 86 degrees. (Remember, your stomach is somewhere around 98 degrees.) An article put out by the University of Texas found that aspartame has been linked to obesity. The process of stimulating the brain causes more cravings for sweets and leads to carbohydrate loading.
In the end Dr. Mao emphasized on using Fresh Water and Fresh Juices. Its time to say 'No to Soft Drinks'. Waiter!! Bring Me Water!! :-)
"I need a toilet for my daughter at your home or my daughter won't be coming as bride to your home", a bride's family to groom's family. Funny as this statement says so but this is reality. Rural india is lagging behind in toilets at homes. People use fields for their natures desire. But now brides families are realizing the embarrassment their daughters have to face while going out to fields.
If you have seen 'Slumdog Millionaire', then you would have came across one such open toilet in rural india when Amitabh arrived and the star kid was busy doing the THING!!! :-)
One rural girl said,"Either we have to do the natures work before sunrise or after sunfall. Meanwhile we have to bear it if we can hold it else we have to come across all those dirty eyes looking our way in fields". This is shameful for anyone. Government has also realized this fact and they are working hard to tackle this issue.
The problem is so big in India that the country would need to construct 112,000 toilets every day if it wants to meet its sanitation goal by 2012, according to the Ministry of Rural Development. The government estimates that less than 30 percent of villagers have access to latrines, which poses serious health risks and increases the threat of deadly diseases like typhoid and malaria.
To help overcome the enormity of the sanitation challenge, the government is offering incentives to encourage villagers to build bathrooms. The poorest of the poor in Haryana stands to receive Rs. 2,200 ($48) for each toilet they install, said P.S. Yadav, a state coordinator for the sanitation campaign.
Meanwhile, blast from the past tells us that Bilasput district administration sacked 100 members for not building toilets. Under local laws, representatives are obliged to construct a flush toilet within a year of being elected or fail dismissal.
Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing by practically illustrating the fact that "The seemingly impossible is possible".
Even the most worldly and well-traveled among us will have their perspectives shifted by Hans Rosling. A professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which (he points out) is no longer worlds away from the west. In fact, most of the third world is on the same trajectory toward health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as the west did.
What sets Rosling apart isn't just his apt observations of broad social and economic trends, but the stunning way he presents them. Guaranteed: You've never seen data presented like this. By any logic, a presentation that tracks global health and poverty trends should be, in a word: boring. But in Rosling's hands, data sings. Trends come to life. And the big picture — usually hazy at best — snaps into sharp focus.
I thought movies & WWE can only bring money to the american household but I was simply amazed to see that TV actors are earning millions of dollars each year.Whoopy!!!
I used to watch Two & A Half Men show but never thought that the main lead Charlie Sheen will be top of the list. He is earning mind blowing $860,000 per episode. Wow!!! Thats one huge currency inflow. Charlie Sheen is actually earning also due to his co-production. If being flirty and sex addict can bring you some paper notes, then tomorrow morning I am going to be Jhony Lever!!
But if we just count the per episode income being an actor, then the list topper is Kiefer Sutherland earning $550,000 per episode and almost $13 million per season. If carrying gun and bullets is making people rich, then dad where is my gun powder? :-)
Behind Kiefer, the nut doctor Hugh Laurie, House star, is placed with $400,000 per episode. Thats one huge money for not being able to pee easily during the show :-D
Ladies who are desperate, i mean Desperate Housewives stars, are then following with each earning $395,000 per episode. Now, if desperate is working for Eva Parker, Marcia Cross , Felicity Huffman and Teri Hatcher then I am the desperate man on this planet earth. Where are my pennies then??
In what could prove to be a major marketing and legal embarrassment for Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), a 26-year-old man has filed a case against the FMCG company, which owns the Axe brand of men grooming products, for ‘cheating’ and causing him ‘mental suffering’. The plaintiff has cited his failure to attract any girl at all even though he’s been using Axe products for over seven years now. Axe advertisements suggest that the products help men in instantly attracting women. Vaibhav Bedi, the petitioner, also surrendered all his used, unused and half-used deodorant sprays, perfume sticks and roll-ons, anti-perspirants, aftershaves, body washes, shampoos, and hair gels to the court, and demanded a laboratory test of the products and narcotics test of the brand managers of Axe. Vaibhav was pushed to take this step when his bai (maid) beat him with a broom when he tried to impress her by appearing front of her after applying all the Axe products.
No girl ever asked Vaibhav to call her “Where is the Axe effect? I’ve been waiting for it for over seven years. Right from my college to now in my office, no girl ever agreed to even go out for a tea or coffee with me, even though I’m sure they could smell my perfumes, deodorants and aftershaves. I always applied them in abundance to make sure the girls get turned on as they show in the television. Finally I thought I’d try to impress my lonely bai who had an ugly fight with her husband and was living alone for over a year. Axe effect my foot!” Vaibhav expressed his unhappiness. Vaibhav claims that he had been using all the Axe products as per the company’s instructions even since he first bought them. He argued that if he couldn’t experience the Axe effect despite using the products as directed, either the company was making false claims or selling fake products. “I had always stored them in cool and dry place, and kept them away from direct light or heat. I’d always use a ruler before applying the spray and make sure that the distance between the nozzle and my armpit was at least 15 centimeters. I’d do everything they told. I even beat up my 5-year-old nephew for coming near my closet, as they had instructed it to keep away from children’s reach. And yet, all I get is a broom beating from my ugly bai.” Vaibhav expressed his frustration. Vaibhav claims that he had to do go a lot of mental suffering and public humiliation due to the lack of Axe effect and wants HUL to compensate him for this agony. An advocate in Karkardooma court, who happened to mistake Vaibhav for some deodorant vendor when he entered the court premises with all the bottles, has now offered to take up his case in the court. HUL has been served a legal notice in this regard. HUL has officially declined to comment on the case citing the subject to be sub judice, but our sources inform that the company was worried over the possible outcomes of the case. The company might argue that Vaibhav was hopelessly unattractive and unintelligent and didn’t possess the bare minimum requirements for the Axe effect to take place. Officially HUL has not issued any statement, but legal experts believe that HUL could have tough time convincing the court. “HUL might be tempted to take that line of argument, but it is very risky. There is no data to substantiate the supposition that unattractive and unintelligent men don’t attract women. In fact some of the best looking women have been known to marry and date absolutely ghoulish guys. I’d suggest that the company settles this issue out of court.” noted lawyer Ram Jhoothmalani said.
Toyota came up with a model car FT-EV II recently which has joysticks instead of steering wheel. The design concept is more like aircraft.
The car runs on electricity charged batteries and can travel around 90km at up to 100km/h, making it most useful in the city. The battery and motor has been placed carefully to give maximum leg space. The car is designed for 4 people (3+ One child or luggage). Toyota is hoping to make it available for sale in US by 2012. Here is how the car interior looks like..
Common wealth games are going to be held in India next year i.e. 2010. Meat sellers are looking ahead to this occasion with sparkling eyes. You must be wondering about the connection between Meat & Games, right?
Escorts, the professional human body meat sellers, are counting the days and rolling some stones from their way to come across athletes with full bloom. Escort services in India are already making their models tuned up to this auspicious occasion. New Delhi is feeling the shortage of the flesh-sellers so they are eyeing towards Mumbai and Goa for the supply gap.
Ellen (name changed) an escort from Goa said, “Yes, it’s a big event and makes great business sense for us. Our agents will make sure there will be enough of us to meet the demand.” Times of India Reported.
Organizers are looking into the situation but I personally feel that they can’t stop this holy business to make the cherry pop!!
