tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post2874433329137343812..comments2023-12-06T14:39:25.446+05:30Comments on of this and that: Pehlee Tareeq!dipalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-89596981412408693472011-07-25T06:52:04.722+05:302011-07-25T06:52:04.722+05:30Thanks to Sue for introducing me to one more new e...Thanks to Sue for introducing me to one more new expression viz "carpe diem"<br />( that means "seize the day" to those who don't know and are too lazy to reach for the dictionary )<br /><br />I hardly realize when it is the first of the month these days.<br />As others suggested, credit cards, automatic debits to accounts, automatic salary credits in banks have made dates irrelevant, except when it comes to paying he maidservant in cash on the first, my marriage anniversary and the wife's birthday, two dates I dare not lose sight of.<br /><br />Instead of the first of the month, it is Friday evening that I look forward too every week.<br /><br />Regards<br />GVG Vishwanathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678760877531272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-51423468572431233132011-07-21T12:26:18.049+05:302011-07-21T12:26:18.049+05:30@Sue: When its a choice between carpe diem and sle...@Sue: When its a choice between carpe diem and sleep, sleep is certainly not a bad option:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-91277225217047646322011-07-19T17:10:07.032+05:302011-07-19T17:10:07.032+05:30The first of the month means yet another month of ...The first of the month means yet another month of the best time of my life has slipped away and I set out to carpe diem even more fiercely. Unless, of course, I fall asleep. Many a slip etc etc.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-29075236759957776842011-07-08T22:28:26.443+05:302011-07-08T22:28:26.443+05:30@JLT: Which is why I try to shop only with cash, b...@JLT: Which is why I try to shop only with cash, barring an emergency.<br />It helps me keep track of what I'm spending. Times have really changed, and I really don't miss waiting for the first of the month to have some money in the bank:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-62640219574419545102011-07-08T21:49:46.896+05:302011-07-08T21:49:46.896+05:30and yeah, it definitely is a time to receive sms&#...and yeah, it definitely is a time to receive sms'es on the relatively full status of my bank acount.. :-)Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-35094260186168430352011-07-08T21:48:11.912+05:302011-07-08T21:48:11.912+05:30At this stage in time, the first of the month is a...At this stage in time, the first of the month is a time to get money from the ATM to pay the milk, the newspaper, the maid, the car cleaner etc etc etc.... It was such a simple life when there was no plastic. sigh. Now I no longer know what anything costs, (my Mom doesn't let me forget that either). It all is signed off with a flourish. :-(Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-7223174706832340512011-07-06T08:37:02.837+05:302011-07-06T08:37:02.837+05:30@Neera:I think those were simpler times, when midd...@Neera:I think those were simpler times, when middle-class households used all their ingenuity to get more for less. And those lessons remain with us forever!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-11951094429869367342011-07-06T04:18:46.377+05:302011-07-06T04:18:46.377+05:30Lovely post Dipali ...you know I don't really ...Lovely post Dipali ...you know I don't really have memories of pehli tareekh per se but in general memories of the ways we tried to save money are always very very endearing in a way to me :)Neerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908239217422161292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-20087034195100199172011-07-04T19:03:06.781+05:302011-07-04T19:03:06.781+05:30@Raam Pyari: So you are one more Aquarian! Will tr...@Raam Pyari: So you are one more Aquarian! Will try and remember:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-61115375811231450722011-07-04T14:12:05.607+05:302011-07-04T14:12:05.607+05:30lols! hearign that one after a LONG time!
pehli ...lols! hearign that one after a LONG time! <br /><br />pehli tarreq never meant much to me unless it was the first of feb as 2nd of feb is my birthday!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566262501480000154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-26796688514758183212011-07-04T09:14:38.513+05:302011-07-04T09:14:38.513+05:30@R's Mom: Ask my kids! They remember a time wh...@R's Mom: Ask my kids! They remember a time when I'd buy one tin of Amul cheese in the month, with the proviso that whether they ate it in a day or a month, that was all that would be bought. I do think that such financial struggles teach you a lot, and make you appreciate all that you have today!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-64644487820934156822011-07-04T09:07:51.000+05:302011-07-04T09:07:51.000+05:30Awesome..you know it was the same at our place...f...Awesome..you know it was the same at our place...first week of the month, getting grocies and stuff...amma and appa were working, but at some point in life when they built the house, we did have a slightly difficult period...infact I look back and smile at those days, when bro and I would think and discuss before asking amma appa for something, or how both of us walked back from a photo studio about 5 kilometres because we wanted to save some money or how brother used to take me backseat in his cycle with his legs barely reaching the ground so that amma didnt have to spend money on arranging a rickshaw...Awww..lemme call my brother now :)R's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252099630701664622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-36072093861449567162011-07-02T22:16:21.826+05:302011-07-02T22:16:21.826+05:30@Sanand: Thank you.@Sanand: Thank you.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-35383630937152275912011-07-02T22:06:35.460+05:302011-07-02T22:06:35.460+05:30Nice post.Nice post.Sanandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817075206507824479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-35740712920211161472011-07-02T18:52:07.345+05:302011-07-02T18:52:07.345+05:30@M4: Absolutely!@M4: Absolutely!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-64375748730070779932011-07-02T18:44:17.437+05:302011-07-02T18:44:17.437+05:30Love the Cadbury's ads that have used the song...Love the Cadbury's ads that have used the song...such a happy song, hain naa?<br /><br />And of course I love the Cadbury's too :-DMamma mia! Me a mamma?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136269509737254271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-33915897227299446372011-07-01T19:46:23.497+05:302011-07-01T19:46:23.497+05:30@Banno: A month feels like a more manageable unit ...@Banno: A month feels like a more manageable unit than a year:)dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089956061483501286.post-59079943547112527352011-07-01T19:04:49.328+05:302011-07-01T19:04:49.328+05:30Thanks for posting the song. Heard it after so lon...Thanks for posting the song. Heard it after so long. You are right, the 1st of the month doesn't hold much importance these days, with credit cards. But I am sure people are happy to be paid on the 1st. It somehow means you can plan the month better.Bannohttp://batulm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com