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A Case for … Not Working from Home! Yawn … Yawwn … YAWWNNNN 😴😴😴 It’s almost two months for our lockdown in #Pakistan and working from home. The first month went well, working from home I mean. Started waking up at 7am, instead of 6 You find the time to exercise more                               Lounge in your shorts and socks                                              No shirt, just your vest (in my case, #Sadrah)                                                             Come 5pm, put on your shirt and shoes (stay in your socks) and sit in the garden                       … It’s fine as long as you keep working, keep at it, stay busy! But now, now, now …. YAWNNNNNN ….                (forgot what I was thinking!) Oh yes, I’VE TURNED LAZY! 🤔 Today, as I write these words, I realize that working from home is NOT AN OPTION.  There is no such successful concept as “an office at home”.  The novelty wears away.  So does one’s creativity.  #Office interaction.  Office dynamics. Actually, now to think of it, it felt good going to office – sometimes even being first to open the doors – sticking to a ROUTINE.  You then actually enjoy your weekends at home more.  Go figure! 😏   #Avari, #Stayhome, #workfromhome, #COVID, #COVID19, #CoronaVirus, #Lockdown, #CovidLockdown, #CoronaLockdown, #AvariHotelsLtd, #BeachLuxuryHotel, #AvariTowers, #AvariLahore, #AvariXpress, #HotelsinLahore, #HotelsinPakistan, #HotelsinKarachi, #hotelsinMultan, #HotelsinIslamabad, #HotelsinFaisalabad, #Office, #TheOffice, (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAZzX5EHBaq/?igshid=b7a1ijsuqyq9

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It was a very warm summer evening by the pool side of a local hotel in Karachi where the Italian Consulate hosted to celebrate the 71st National Day of Italy. It was one of the finest and most unique celebrations of the Italian National Day so far where attention to detail could be witnessed in every aspect of the evening.

A fine evening that exhibited a mélange of culture, art, music, food and diplomacy at its best. Starting with a musical combination of the national anthems of both the countries the evening was followed by a brief but interesting speech by the Consul General Gianluca Rubbagotti and the Governor of Sind M. Zubair shared the fond memories of his stay in Italy during his career at IBM and extended his appreciation for the Consul General and his intensely active personality.

 With a beautiful display of exhibits of haute couture collection by Cristina Senter among others the highlight of the evening was this exquisite dress made using peacock feathers which takes almost 2 years for the peacocks to shed these before they can be used. The truck art painted Vespa, exhibited the history & blend of unique culture between the two countries.

A bridal dress was being painted on by a famous artist with some replications of Italian paintings and a few selected verses of poetry as the model sat on the floating stage in the middle of the swimming pool thus producing a very romantic ambiance.

A very well organized dinner was prepared under special guidance by the culinary experts from the Italian Consulate with authentic ingredients flown freshly from abroad. The highlight of the evening was the symphonic series of events that kept the guests immensely entertained with one event after the other time flew by as the evening came to a glorious end, leaving a great impact of pleasant memories. A similarly glorious event was held the night before in Islamabad by Ambassador of Italy in Pakistan H.E Stefano Pontecorvo with an immense support from his wife Mrs. Lidia Ravera Pontecorvo.

Celebrating the 71st National Day of Italy It was a very warm summer evening by the pool side of a local hotel in Karachi where the Italian Consulate hosted to celebrate the 71st National Day of Italy.

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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 8

We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 8

August 18, 2020

(8 of 12)

REPLY ADDRESS BY MR. DINSHAW B AVARI ON THE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85th BIRTHDAY on NOV 5, 1987-

“Beach Luxury Hotel started construction, Partition took place, and the Sind Government once again requisitioned my Hotel. They said that as a Minority Member I will run away and they needed the building for Government Offices. This was somewhere around December…

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A Passenger’s Guide to Air Travel

A Passenger’s Guide to Air Travel

August 12, 2020

….Hey!  Hold on!  I’m now a COVID expert!?  No but here are some practical tips for travelers to consider-

Wear the COVID N-95 or K-95 face mask on board;

(If you are really paranoid 😊, add a cloth or surgical mask over that)

Carry on board-

Wear mask continuously

Disposable surgical mask- (tie-on type- not behind-ear type)

Hand sanitizer & hand wipes

Hand moisturizer

Some…

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Blog- "Reason should frame a good politician’s goal to persuade" On a recent online course, I was made to read one of the most POWERFUL essays (by Amy Gutmann) “The Lure & Dangers of Extremist Rhetoric”, a topic so so prevalent worldwide. The speech is so profound that it actually made me sit up and take notice of my very own actions and reactions in #arguments; and while these principals apply in #politics, they are prevalent in family, work and society in general! So, what’s the SOLUTION…           #EDUCATION! Schools, colleges and universities are the natural ARMIES at the forefront to teach our citizens the art of #rhetoric, in the words of @dramygutmann - “In searching for antidotes to extremism, there is therefore no substitute for a better democratic education in robust, reasoned, and respectful political controversy and debate. We need to teach students how to engage with one another over controversial issues. Students must first learn how to recognize demagogic rhetoric and then how to counter it, both individually and institutionally. Well-designed democratic institutions can dramatically reduce the toxic effects of extremist rhetoric. We need to support institutional structures whose incentives encourage respectful controversy. Well-structured debates and factcheck blogs can expose extremist and extreme rhetoric that is deceptive and subversive of the democratic pursuit of the public interest." This is the start of the ‘War Against Extremist Rhetoric’!   {This is condensed version- please link to https://dinshawavari.com/2020/07/09/reason-should to read full blog} #politics #politicians #arguments #demagogy #politicalrhetoric #demagogicrhetoric #HotelsinPakistan #HotelsinKarachi #HotelsinLahore #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinMultan #HotelsinFaisalabad #avarihotels #AvariXpress #avaritowers #hotelsinkarachi #HotelsinLahore #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinMultan #HotelsinFaisalabad @beach_luxury @avari_towers @avarilahore @avarixpresshotelsresidences #EdX #harvardx @uofpenn #profjamesengell #jamesengell #professorjamesengel @harvard @edxonline @edxeducation @avarixpressfsd @ibakarachi_official @cejatiba #iba #instituteofbusinessadministration (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCa9WVWp7T7/?igshid=kpzucyhit6iq

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"Reason should frame a good politician’s goal to persuade"

“Reason should frame a good politician’s goal to persuade”

July 9, 2020

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On a recent online course, I was made to read one of the most POWERFUL essays (by Amy Gutmann) “The Lure & Dangers of Extremist Rhetoric”, a topic so so prevalent worldwide.

The speech is so profound that it actually made me sit up and take notice of my very own actions and reactions in arguments; and while these principals apply in politics,…

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Black Money Love- more than just a movie review One of the effects of the COVID lockdown was an increase of movies my family was watching, primarily being #blackmoneylove, a #Turkish #soapopera. Besides the ‘eye-popping’ beauties (which I won’t go into in this paper 😊), the serial is actually very interesting to watch. Its directing and acting is on par with any Hollywood soap; alongwith scenes, production sets and story line; and the actors … 💓💓💓💓 va va voom! Naturally, like many soaps, there were moments of being “over the top” 😊 and crying ☹ (the latter, not my cup o’ tea) … and my!  LOTS OF SMOOCHING 💓! However, besides being an action drama it shows the culture and character of modern Turkey - It is a conservatively run country A moderate society A MODERN society! Western & Eastern cultures exist together Conservative & Liberal outlooks live alongside each other High standards of living Educated & talented youth Turkey is a #Muslim state, with a conservative government, but a progressive & modern outlook. No country is ideal but similar cultures can adapt best practices and standards from each other.  It is not an overnight change- it is a generational one …but it can happen. (The villain’s acting is SUPER! 😊 – he absolutely outdid himself!)   @write2film #AnneRaeVasquez, #HotelsinKarachi, #HotelsinLahore, #HotelsinIslamabad, #HotelsinMultan, #HotelsinFaisalabad, #AvariHotels, #AvariXpress, #AvariTowers, #AvariLahore, @beach_luxury , @netflixfamily  @avari_towers @avarilahore  @avarixpresshotelsresidences @netflixturkiye @netflix @goturkey @mwinturkey @tubabustun.official, @tubabustun_ir, #100mostbeautifulwomen2020, #KaraParaAsk, #sayginsoysal, #tuvanaturkay, #bestemsuOzdemir, #erkancan, #damlacolbay, #burakTamdogan, #ahmettansutasanlar, #IlkinTufekci, #hazalture (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB5KoKFp3my/?igshid=etzfzd63q9hp

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Black Money Love- more than just a movie review!

Black Money Love- more than just a movie review!

June 26, 2020

One of the effects of the COVID lockdown was an increase of movies my family was watching, primarily being Black Money Love, a Turkish soap opera.

Besides the ‘eye-popping’ beauties (which I won’t go into in this paper 😊), the serial is actually very interesting to watch.

(photo credit- youtube.com)

Its directing and acting is on par with any Hollywood soap; alongwith…

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Don’t Let COVID Consume Other Social Ills!

Don’t Let COVID Consume Other Social Ills!

April 29, 2020

COVID … COVID … COVID!  We will PREVAIL

but that doesn’t mean we forget all other social ills ☹.

I don’t recall the source or location of this Twitter picture but KUDOS to the inventor for this simple ‘garbage collector’ system to capture debris, rubbish, flotsam, etc.

So much of Karachi’s industrial waste, rubbish & sewerage finds its way into the Sea through its…

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TDF Ghar (https://www.dawoodfoundation.org/tdf-ghar/)

March 18, 2020

We Karachiites are foodies!  So, when we received a circular for a Bohri food night, we jumped at it, on the roof of TDF “Ghar” (“house” in Urdu)- super dinner, pleasant weather, outstanding view of Quaid-e-Azam’s Mausoleum, typical Parsi loudness and laughter, great service by our Bohri hosts & excellent value for money!

Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohd Ali Jinnah

However,…

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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 3

March 13, 2020

REPLY ADDRESS BY MR. DINSHAW B AVARI ON THE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85th BIRTHDAY on NOV 5, 1987- (3 of 12)

(Vita steamship- Photo credit- https://picclick.co.uk/CANARA-1942-British-India-Steam-Navigation-Co-cargo-233507144190.html)

“I accepted Karachi because I used to read articles on the Late Mr. Jamshed Mehta in the Jam-e-Jamshed and was highly impressed. He asked me…

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Part 2 of 2 (cont…) “Fun with Parsi Surnames - Cyrus Broacha” 🤣😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My uncle ran the air force canteen in Cotton Green and his partner, yes, you guessed it, was Mr Canteenwala. They had this fantastic cook, Mr Bhajiwala Their mild and meek manager, Mr Jeejeebhoy (Jee - jee bhai)  nodded his head and agreed with everything everybody said. My grandfather was the Sheriff of Bombay. Being Sheriff, it was only natural that he had Mr Bandookwala and Mr Golimar as his constant companions. My grandfather had many Parsi friends, who were in politics. There was this squeaky clean khadi-clad Mr Ghandy, and the not so clean Mr Gandabhoy — who was invariably being hounded by Mr Kotwal. But he never left home without his friends Mr Barrister, Mr Vakil, Mr Lawyer and their Munshi, Mr Mehnty. My grandfather built Hotel Waldorf on Arthur Bunder Road in Colaba. So for this, he naturally used the services of Mr Contractor and Mr Mistry. Yet... he never went to the conservative moneylenders when he was short of money, but borrowed it from his Parsi friend, Mr Readymoney. Our neighbour and family physician was Dr Adi Doctor. He lived with his in-laws, Mr and Mrs Pochkhanawala. My sister swears they ate only poached eggs for breakfast. I remember going to Dr Adi Doctor’s sister’s wedding. She is married to one Mr Screwwala. No. He is not a carpenter or a mechanic, so I dare not guess what he does for a living! Cyrus Broacha Comedywala” UNQUOTE Thank you @boredbroacha for the laugh 😊! (Note- Our family are Parsi Zoroastrians, a minority so minuscule that we are almost an “endangered” species in our own right 🤣!) https://dinshawavari.com/2020/02/11/fun-with-parsi-surnames-cyrus-broacha-%f0%9f%a4%a3%f0%9f%98%86%f0%9f%a4%a3%f0%9f%a4%a3%f0%9f%a4%a3%f0%9f%a4%a3%f0%9f%a4%a3/ #CyrusBroacha, #comediancyrusbroacha, #Parsi, #Zoroastrian, #ParsiZoroastrians, #Parsinames, #Parsiminority, #endangeredspecies, #idiosyncratichumor, #idiosyncrasies, #life, #HotelsinPakistan, #hotelsinkarachi, #hotelsinislamabad, #hotelsinmultan, #hotelsinfaisalabad, #hotelsinlahore, #BeachLuxuryHotel, #AvariTowers, #AvariLahore, #AvariXpress, #AvariHotels (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8a_ccXHfUq/?igshid=o5240bxujhm1

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