A Rainy Day

Lyahusriman! #

Sorry buddy !maybe i was in the wrong mood !I guess seeing too much of Geriatrics in one day , does it to you at times !I stand corrected !

Studebaker #

I`ll give it a try ! Libra ....

[ BTW, its all in good fun ! ]

sa

Re:#63 Studebaker and #64 Asim

Studebaker; exactly what I feel. It is not a manner of anonymity, rather an expression of other sides that wouldn`t otherwise fit. Hey I just remembered, Stephen King and Richard Bachman, two very different authors; same person. I happen to like both of them, and I think the Novel ``The Dark Half`` (I think that was the title) was about a similar idea; of course being King`s concoction, the other side actually came alive ;)

Asim: Please please, Genius?? Nah, I would be a frikkin fool to accept that. I like to view events from various perspectives and understand what they look like from these views. Nowhere are these differences more apparent than in religon and cultural rituals. Or an example I have quoted before on Chowk: imagine a life and death situation, two soldiers from opposite ends face to face, one shoots the other. The same event viewed from the family of one soldier is Joyous as he came out alive, the same event to the other family is a tragedy. Imagine, same event, completely different perspectives.

Now let me get back to your comment and I paraphrase: ``To be able to view things from opposing points of views and reconcile them, one must be a genius`` (paraphrased). I would like to think it is just being a bit open minded.

Studebaker: Your question to Shirin, beware the answer ;) To paraphrase Pulp Fiction ``If my answers scare you, stop asking me questions``. Quite frankly Shirin has me a bit confused. She posted a very strong reaction and I am still wondering what I did to solicit that. In real life I am actually a very happy person and do not move people to tears ;)

--cheers

Lyahus

Re : Lyahus...

By the same token a person who can carry two opposing arguments in his head, and be reconciled to both is a genius...or so they say :)

asim

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Small world! I lived on Ambleside Dr too! What a great place. I know your condo building. It was right beside my old apartment building: Parkway Towers. I think that area is one of the best places to live in Ottawa.

Regards,

Fozia

Lyahus Riman,

All i will add is behind the screen the person i discovered literally brought tears to my eyes !!

``PASEI AINA MERA AKS HAI, SARAE AINA KOI AUR HAI ``



I am rather a good judge of personalities ... so i hope i did O.K. on this one ...

Long Live my friend ,and Happiness always ,

Shirin

It`s pretty natural for human beings to be sensitive about their whereabouts, possessions and likes and dislikes :-)

Sometimes it`s a little nightingale that you like; whereas sometimes it`s the karuk-paruk-of- sookha-patta that leaves a lasting impression on one`s heart. Some people die after Tina Turnet for her voice, but cannot stand to attend a live concert where she sings. Others will die after that as well. Not me! If it`s Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nicks or Heart then any time any day; rain or shine.

It`s been raining in East Coast and I hope it was not a curse from an Ottawan on this side.

Reminds me of William Blake. I have to open the chapters of my memory; flip some pages here and there and remember what was that he said and was applicable here.

- later [phir kabhee]

I`m an ex-Ottawan. Just moved 9 months ago. Used to live on an apartment on the Ottawa River Parkway overlooking the Gatineau hills. Had a million dollar sunset view every evening. I still miss that!

I too love the change into spring. Always love the first snowfall without fail every year. Though I hate winter by late January. It`s necessary to have it in order to appreciate spring and summer....Without Darkness there could be no light...

Fall in Ottawa is nice but it is absolutely NOTHING compared to the beautiful colours in New Brunswick. If you want to see colours go there. Rolling hills with the brighest shades of red, yellow and orange that you could ever imagine.

Regards,

Fozia

re: post #56 Shirin

Hmmm....your post has left me confused. What has my previous post revealed? Good or bad? Please do share...

--Suhayl

Dear Lyahusriman # 55

After reading this post of yours I have discovered you , and as i write i see a very different person to Lyahus or Suhayl.

These assessments are by no way made through the zodiac signs.

I am not expecting a reply this time !

With best wishes for all life`s good things ahead ![Aameen ]

Take care ,

SA

Re: Posts by Studebaker, Shirin

Re: Name. Why close to the original? It is not the name itself I play with here, but the personality as well...try it sometimes, it is an invigorating, frustrating, creative, experience to try seeing things from the eyes of a personality opposite of yours!

Studebaker, thanks for the invite from the land of one of my favorite authors. Mr.King. I would like to extend the same to you if you ever are in Ottawa. Who know there might be a big Chowk convention one of these days when we all get together? Now there`s an idea!

re: Canadians v.s. Americans. Canadians do royally piss off Americans at every interaction. I have seen this time and time again. Now I have a lot of friends in USA and they are all very intelligent well travelled people. Anyhow, I will defend Canada a bit every now and then, but come on! We haven`t decided if we are Capitalists or Socialists, we therefore are bad at both!

Shirin: I am neither a taurus or a Scorpio as Suhayl, but as Lyahus I think I would be a scorpio. As Suhayl: Aries.

Peace Love and Old shoes to one and all!

--cheers

Lyahus

Studebaker #

Yes the ``Thappa `` of a prestigious university does get you places , but what about all those intelligent kids who went to state universities or less reputable ones , and may be as brilliant as their counterpart grads. from an Ivy League .Its not their fault that they/ parents could`nt afford to pay the killer tuition fee for those instituitions ! What i was wondering is if not initially , but eventually they both level out ?

For instance a dr. qualifying from Pakistan paying a fee of Rs. 18/ month ,and after going through the requalification process [ which in monetory terms amts. to only paying the examination fee ] in the end is at par with a graduate from anywhere in the world !....

Is the system at fault, or the Attitude ?

Shirin

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I could not resist the dissection on ``a bout ``. It is definately not canadian! it could pass for a cockney accent or perhaps a European speaking in English.However i may hasten to add that we do have a lot of ``Francophones ``,in Quebec/ Montreal areas mostly, so maybe you ran into one of them and just generalised all canadians speaking like that .However they too do not sound so bad !

Now how do you explain for `` rout ``[ route ] and `` pocket book `` [wallet ]? that is a real puzzler !

And BTW, i cannot agree more with Suhayl , that your currency is really confusing ! see our toonies and loonies ! they are so distinctive , no tourist will be fooled !

Studebaker#

Yes Mashallah my cousins did very well towards their career after graduating from ``Bowdoin ``. One of them got into med school, and one has got a very good job in some reputable firm, the name escapes me as i write . i guess it does help in the long run , as this society is very conscious of seeing the ``Thappa `` of a good college / university on the resume .Very unlike with the values we were brought up with `` key parhney waley kahin bhi parth letein hain ``!! The best student can profit from a very ordinary instituition.However i am beginning to believe in the ``Thappa `` now, i very shamefully admit !

Thank you for your very generous offer ! It would truly be very historic if we can all get together sometime on some comon ground.

Suhayl : still waiting , Taurus or Scorpion ?

Love ,

shirin

Studebaker:

Glad to hear the ins-and-outs of your very unique alias. It`s cute as long as it is not mistreated and used as Mr.Baker :-)!

I think you have some nerdy-ness of the writers in your surroundings. Just make sure that you are not swept away with that.

Thanks for your invite. This one I may really go for! You sound to me a character from my Enid Blyton`s story books. Pata Naheen Kyoun :-) Does anyone remember Mr.Pink Whistle?

It`s this name Studebaker that makes me go back to Enid Blyton and not to Grimms`Fairy Tales :-)


Bye Bye.

imran suhayl/suhayl imran #47,

I sense some jealousy in your post :)

And Canadians DOOO say ``a boat.``

Maybe not you, but other Canadians, esp. the ones from Ontario.