My friend Zulfi

 OriginallyI had not thought of this subject but I decided to day to jot down about this man for the remarkable life he had

   Syed Zulfiqar Haider , his ful name but amongst friends he was known by this common  abbreviation of "Zulfi"He was just a couple of years older than me but among the "friends" who are also "partners" he was called affectionately as Daddy or Pitaji or just by "Buddha" depending on the situation or mood In our Medical school many friendships start with "partnership made according to Roll numbes and Partnerr for dissection (of human body) in practical anatomy class So we were , Wahaj + Zafar Iqbal and Zaheer + Zulfi on each Lower limb (alloted to us.). For some reason on the upperlimb of same body was Sarwar Frooki who became part of "partnership".

This was necessary to explain this special "friendship."  We had made purposeful close friendship so all of us made bare all our "life secrets" to each other. That is how I know about Zulfi and his wonderful life and he himself told us that he has always been lucky to get so much which he did not consider he was deserving of it all and he wondered ahow and why he got all that. I will state about his death which occured in the beginning of this Islamic year. He belongs to Kattar Shia family and he had a stroke early in the year but he breahted his last on 10th day of Muharram and was burried on the 13th (His son told me)

  So amazing for me to learn as his death is so exhalted too He called himself Lucky and yes he was. Inna Lillahi wa. . . . . . 

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Robert Burns, a legend

This Scot, known for --Auld Lang Syne--, whose birthday is today jan 25 - 1759  -- Remarkable fellow .

Died at the age of 37 only and made his name  as a poet. I am really surprised But poetry is really is a very strong "Media" no doubt

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Twentieth day of January

There are important events associated for Americans on this dat as there is Presidential ceremony on this day every four years. 

But for me today in our home there is first experience of severe cold that I did not see as much in NC residence O! I have had expereinces like ths before in my life both in England (Was in Durhan Bishop Auckland for a couple of years) as well as in US (was in Cincinnati Ohio for four years)

 So it is not new but it brings to my mind older experiences. Remembering that first time I saw snow was in my visit to Murree in Pakistan

No we did not forget 15th January, children got together here with a small piece of cake and a candle to sing happy birthday to their mom

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Holiday/Festival Times

These are  Days of celebration

  Christmas

  Hanikkah/Chanukkah

  Kwanza

         Christians made 25th December a date of birth of Jesus Christ ( PBUH) although nobody knows the real date

 Hanukkah is Jewish celebration of lights commemorating their freedom from Greek occupation and

 Kwanza is a "manufactured" celebration of African-Americans based on a African tradition, Started by a fellow called "Dr. Maulana Karengay?" from 1966  (Muslim fellow?) and it ia a week long tradition from 26th december to First of January

 Chanukkah Starts for 10 days from December 25

  We, in Pakistan have a birthday rememberance of Mohammad Ali Jinnah on 25th December

Some Muslims have tried to celebrate Birth of Jesus PBUH  on this date joining the Christians but it did not become popular There is no doubt however in yhe belief of Muslims in Fatherless birth of Jesus from Maryam AS

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Codd-neck Bottle

Remembering the sodawaterbottles of my childhood (nineteen thrities The thick glass bottles in which there was a small glass ball that would be pushed forcibly down to release the soda water and the Fizzz It was invented bya London fellow by the name of Hiram Codd and it bacame popular rapidly It was therefore called Codd-neck bottle That was 1872

Interesting indeed. 

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Friday the thirteenth

  I dont know why they had made so much about this 13th date but for us Muslims Friday remains the best day of the week

  Trying to settle down in this new place with timings that need to be  co-related with the times of Hassan who has now two homes to work. for Responsibility of elderly parents for a busy Lawyer is not easy But poor fellow he is trying to do his best with his children being busy for school work and sports etc So his wife Rabia helps too His older son is finding himself busy in self created work which seems to be3 demanding more time than university studies but that is their priviledge Modern day children have different prespective on academics than we had in our days So we just watch them develope their own skills their own way.

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K E MKANA

                      Kemcolians/KEMKANA - keep in touch with me though I do not follow much, but

It is nearing the end of November and I have not written anything new so let me say something about this kemkana

 Well I graduated from KE MED College (Now University) in 1957 , 67 years ago.  Today I got email from Kemcolians of any news for their next publication of newsletter and I thought of writing something but the technological details may fail me how to send it to them as I cant understand the modern tech language

  April 2021  some of us had a Zoom together meeting arranged by6 the sone of one of us Saeed Chughtai and had fun He unfortunately is not with us anymore but Still Ghaus Malik (in NY), MS Farooki (in Canada), Iftikhar Khan (in England), and myself are still going strong , alHamdulillah. So  then I thought who would be interested in knowing about old folks like us as I remember when I had sent this Info of 57, reunion to this newsletter they did not bother to publish and I felt sad instead.

 Of course I dont find any familiar names in the newsletter either 

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