FOR SALE

Free standing cottage on converted for building land in Whitefield ,Bangalore..

Size of plot 112 x 50 ft. Address: 263 Borewell Road Whitefield . Price Rs 4,000 per Sq foot negotiable.

Cottage 600 sq ft. Living Room. Bedroom, Kitchen, bathroom, Electrical connection, telephone ,presently occupied by an American. Vacant possession assured on registration of sale. Quiet locality with trees land greenery. 10 mins walk from Whitefield Main road and shopping centre and 5 mins from Palm Meadows. Easy access to buses ,market, P Office, banks etc. Surrounded by Expatriates and NRIs

Contact Details Paul/Diana Roberts, Sydney 02 9639 2935 or 0412 636 669

Harry/Joan Roberts

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By NANCY SOOD www.nancysood.com

LIBRA September 23rd October 22nd

This month you will be dealing with a lot of paperwork, dear Libra, and clearing your mind of burdens to do with tax, legacies and other matters that need your attention. You will be gaining financially as well, thanks to work finished well. You seem to be bringing in money from so many sources this month. You are like a dog with a bone - you will not give up until you have what you want. Put your best foot forward!

SCORPIO 23rd October 21st November

The focus for you this month, dear Scorpio, is to make sure you are doing everything to make life easier. You seem to have had a few upsets with people in authority and family members lately, where they have not been able to understand your motives. Now, you seem to have the drive and ambition to do well with your projects - and you certainly will succeed. There is praise and compliments coming your way from work as well as family.

SAGITTARIUS 22nd November 21st December

This is a great time for all kinds of increases, dear Sagittarius. There will be an increase in income, friends, social events and much more. You will need to put your seat belt on and tighten it securely as you will feel on top of the world. Romance will go well and you will be planning a surprise for your partner. If single, this is a time to meet that special person, perhaps at a social event. You will be asked to help a friend who is in financial strife.

CAPRICORN 22nd December 19th January

Dear Capricorn your life is going to take on a whole new turn, for the better. You have opportunities for gains in property, finance, recognition and fame. You have worked hard for these results and you are finally getting to the top of your mountain. Your focus right now is on your work and your success. Relationships will be pleasant and cordial but you will not be putting too much energy into deep encounters right now as you have your mind on other things and that is yourself and your growth.

AQUARIUS 20th January 18th February

What a month ahead, dear Aquarius… you have been suffering from a lack of energy lately as there has been a lot of pressure on you from work (or if unemployed, looking for work). You will feel a surge of energy and happiness as there are opportunities around you that will make you feel on top of the world. You have a great gift this month to achieve results - if going for meetings and interviews you will be able to impress appropriately. You will feel particularly close to your family this month, perhaps even have a get-together of some kind.

PISCES 19th February 20th March

An interesting time ahead for you, dear Pisces. Tarot foresees an increase of expenses. You could have neglected your car or other possessions which now need attention. Or you could undertake some renovations around the house. Small things will irritate you this month. Relationships may go through some friction. You seem to be dreaming about your ambitions and may not be putting much effort into your home life. Things will take a turn for the better but your partner may show you their upset in their own little way

I feel an online romance coming on

Dear Auntyji

I am ashamed to tell you this Auntyji, but last week, I spent two nights in a row chatting with a stranger in Atlanta. I am drawn to this man, but I am married to a really nice man. I want to pursue an online romance, because it makes me be nicer to my husband. Tell me the truth Auntyji, am I doing something wrong?

Auntyji says

O you shaitaan! Have you no laaj, no sharam? Cheating is cheating and that is clearly what you are doing. Stop romancing this paraya mard from Atlanta and focus on your pati dev. Textingshexting and chatting-vatting will only lead you to sin. So it’s totally haram what you’re doing. Stop it at once. Get a grip on yourself and start being faithful to your husband.

My chance at love

Dear Auntyji

I am 20 years old and I have just come from Punjab India. I read your column regularly and think you are very helpful. Well my problem is, since I am from India there is a lot of pressure for me to get married. However I’d like to have the chance at a serious relationship first. I attend uni, but no one seems to be interested in me. I don’t know if it is because of the way I do my hair, or the way I dress or the way I speak. I really want to find someone soon but don’t know how to get the attention. All my friends tell me about their love life and

I wish to have one top. Auntyji mein kuch ghalath kar raihn hun? Please kuch madhat karo, Auntyji!

My dear little Anarkali blossom

How wise you are to write to me and seek solace from my sage wisdom, my little gulabo. How clever you are to want to change your life. Well, I have just the right salaah tere liye, because recently, I helped my good friend Pushpa bahen find a suitable dulha for her plain looking but smart daughter with a wheatish complexion, Shenahi, and there is no reason why I should not be able to help you. The important cheez to note is that you are fairly self aware, and are keen to understand why you do not have someone yet. But, first things first. So you have just abhi abhi come from India, and you see all your friends running around with boyfriends, when you know back home in India these same friends would not have even looked at members of the opposite gender. Not because they did not want to, but because society would have totally condemned them. But I digress. Here is what you must do.

First, your izzat is everything, so don’t go throwing yourself away for the first man who lays eyes on you. No no no. Self respect is everything.

Look around at your friends and see how they are being treated by their boyfriends. Then, compile a list of all the attributes you would want in your ideal man. Then, look at yourself and compile a list of why someone would want to be with you. If you are a lazy person and wear the same clothes every single day, then girly, you will have to address this issue. And I hope for your sake you wear anti perspirant. If you have shaggy eyebrows like recalcitrant caterpillars and a moustache to rival that of Dara Singh, then book yourself into a threading session. Are you an interesting person? Do you read? Or do you spend all your weekends watching Om Shanti Om over and over again, trying to work out the nuances of its comedic intertexts? So, first, work on becoming an interesting person. Observe the world and its inhabitants and form some interesting opinions. Listen to your friends talk about their love lives but don’t be envious, because your time will come. Then, once you have addressed these issues, start dropping hints to your dadi nani kaki ammi whoever that some random gora wants to marry you. That will get your nani’s knickers totally in a knot, and before you know it, they’ll be finding you pukka hindustanis as suitable grooms. It really is simple - no Punjabi, traditional dadima will want her future grandchildren to be part firangi, so they will search for a Kulwant or Debashish for you pronto. Now as for your boyfriend envy - your friends are all probably liars. The reason they talk about their love lives is because they are not really happy where they are, so don’t believe everything you hear. Besides, I think, they are boasting. Yes, I said it -- we all know it’s true. So, do write back to me, my nadaan little neel kamal, and keep me updated with your life. Oh, and don’t forget to invite me to your wedding. Really, I should be the guest of honour.

On baby names

Dear Auntyji

I am about to have a baby, and I read with interest your advice recently about baby names. I am a modern Pakistani girl living in Sydney, but married to a gora. We are having a little boy, and my Australian husband, who loves everything Pakistani, insists that we name the boy Iqbal. I have nothing against the name Iqbal - my uncle on my mother’s side was called Iqbal, and my best friend’s brother is called Iqbal, and my piano teacher’s husband is called Iqbal. But I don’t want to call my little boy Iqbal - I want a nice Aussie sounding name, like or Callum or Adam (yes, I’m a MasterChef fan).

Each time we have this conversation, my husband insists, no, he demands, that we call our son Iqbal. I don’t want little Iqbal being reduced to Iccky in the playground, so what shall I do, Auntyji, please offer me your sage wisdom.

Auntyji says

Mazel Tov on having your baby. Ah, the complex issues of inter-racial relationships. Well, here you are, with a gora husband who has a touch of brown fever and loves everything Pakistani so much that he is prepared to sacrifice his first born to the playground rite of passage of let’s-kick-littleIcky day today.

Here is the solution. Give your child either the first or middle name of Michael or David or whatever vanilla you can think of, and name him Iqbal as his other name. You call the poor sod Jonathan, while your gora husband can call him Iqbal. I am sure your kid won’t bring up your parenting skills when he ultimately gets to therapy in 20 years’ time.

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