RETIRED OFFICERS’FORUM           (401,Santok Chambers, Sardarnagar, Vadodara, 390002)  

 ISSUE:   147                                NUGGETS                     November 2007                

Meeting Venue:      Ladies Common Room, Faculty of Arts, MSU, Vadodara.

Date:        Friday 2nd, November 2007.

Time:       At   5-30 p. m sharp. Kindly come on time.

Agenda:  Welcome, Maun, Surprise Games, Birthday Greetings, Housie, and Heavy Snacks (Southern delicacies).

 

DEEWALI GREETING: May this Deewali Festival shower on you all life’s choicest gifts: Health, Happiness, and Harmony.

We also wish Happy Birthday, to the following members who celebrate their birthdays this month:

No. Name                               Date of Birth

1.      Geeta Choksi                   22-11

2.      ZareenChothia                 18-11

3.      Nalini Dave                      24-11

4.      Devyani Desai                 14-11

5.      Manjula Gandhi              18-11

6.      Sudesh Gupta                   08-11

7.      Lalitlata Mehta               01-11

8.      Swaraj Misra                    01-11

 

No. Name                               Date of Birth

 9.  Savitri Mittal                    29-11

10. Sushum Palnitkar 10-11

11. Jayshree Parekh              29-11

12. Parvatnalini Paty  21-11

13  Saraswati Shah                 16-11

14. Malti Shah                        11-11

15. Mitra Vakil                       02-11                                                 02-11

16. Ramarani Aurora 15-11

1.      B.P.Bacheti                      10-11-40

2.      Daljit Singh                       19-11-41

3.      D.G.Gandhi                      23-11-41

4.      C.K.Gangadharan            29-11-28

5.      K.P.Gupta             27-11-42

6.      P.K.Jain                            30-11-39

7.      N.S.Khamesra                  19-11-45

8.      Major SY.Kaluskar         01-11-41

9.   S.G.Kothari                      17-11-39

10. R.L.Malhotra                   11-11-41

11. R.N.Misra                                    04-11-48

12. S.M.Moghe                      19-11-38

13. R.K.Narula                       24-11-31

14. U.B.Palsanekar                09-11-42

15. A.K.Shukla                       12-11-40

16. H.B.Vani                           22-11-31

·        ‘Heart Goshti’:Heart Goshti  was held on  30th September, at  Mr. N.L.Pamnani’s residence. There were 14 members and 11 members participated in sharing their problems and experiences. The two-hour deliberations were illuminating and educative (each had his own tale}. Mrs.Pamnani hosted a mini-lunch .ROF requests other members to pick up subjects of their concern (health and spirituality related) and come forward to organize a second such meeting. .

·        Pranic Healing: Pranic healing is a complementary system for curing aches and disorders. Our Mr. Nagar had attended 1st Degree and 2nd Degree Course at Ahmedabad.. He can arrange such course in Baroda for ROF members, if number is 10. If interested you may please contact Mr.Nagar on Phone 2340312.

·        Health Tips: Each of our members is full of youth and other members would like from you the secret of your youth and fitness. Birth-month members may share their secret and daily fitness routine (in short). This has to be factual narration without the word ’should’. Other members will assimilate the information and practice it. In addition, other members too are requested to give their names to M.P.Desai for sharing their health secrets. Please do come forward.

·        Congratulations: Our Mr. Thanki was presented Life Achievement Award for  2007  by National Association of Corrosion Engineers International, USA for his meritorious work on Corrosion Science and Technology.

·        Holiday Fun : Mr. Joshi has given a vivid description of his  Cruise to Vancouver from San Jose in California in a group of Indian-American families. Starting from San Jose where they were housed in a large fully furnished house, they drove to San Francisco, and boarded the 1400 passenger, 12 storey- tall luxury ship for the 2 days-2 nights voyage to Vancouver. Allotted top-floor cabins, they had a most enjoyable time in the ship equipped with swimming pool, table tennis hall, auditorium, multi -cuisine restaurants. In Vancouver, Day 1 sightseeing covered Liven Gate Bridge, and a vast luxuriant park with a 7mile long scenic walking trail and a Hanging Bridge. Next day, they sailed along Grins Mountain with snow-covered peaks on one side and the driveway on the other and parking lots in the middle. They rode on a bus next day to Seattle to catch a flight to Oakland, and the home drive to San Jose. It was a most enjoyable and memorable experience, with excellent hospitability and courteous service by the cruise staff, many of whom were of Indian origin.

 

Health Care: Five must-dos when a loved one is ill:

           When a loved one is sick and in hospital:

Don’t be afraid to intervene, when you believe that the treatment being given is not right for your loved one.

Ask questions repeatedly: don’t leave the room or let the doctor leave the room, until you understand what he has just told you.

Remember that you know things about the patient that the doctor doesn’t.

Temper your loved one’s enthusiasm for quick fixes.

Scope out the nurses. It is crucial to befriend the smartest most helpful nurses early on. Nurses will guide you {TOI 23-9-07)

Food for Thought:

When God solves your problems, you have faith in His abilities; when He doesn’t solve our          problems, God has faith in our abilities.

In life, failure is not the end, it is the real beginning. Success is not permanent and failure is not final! So, never stop working after success, and never stop trying after failure!

Laugh a While: A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and won’t change the subject.

ROF Directory: It is proposed to update the Directory of members, w. e. f 1st January 2008. Members are requested to intimate by post-card or on telephone (2651704/9426514805) to Mr.U.B.Palsanekar change in address, phone number and additional information, e. g mobile No., E-mail address (IMPORTANT).

Attendance:

Members are requested to record their names in attendance book, as this helps in proper planning for adequate refreshments to avoid wastage or shortage.

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Compiled by M.P.Desai. Comments and contributions are welcome.