UPDATED JULY 13, 2008
…….I mean in a nutshell … by Vishnu Hathiramani vishnu@zpdee.net
I have received some good comments on my Papad Article. My next subject is my favorite fruit which is a Banana.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. It will take care of your Depression because it contains tryptophan. It will control your PMS since it contains the vitamin B6. It can help you with Anemia, so that you do not forgot to read Sindhi tattler on a regular basis.
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. Hence USFDA has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for he fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke. It boosts your brain power. Getting constipated once in a while? That’s what bananas are for to help you restore normal bowel action.
Too much Bacardi? Or JWB. One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system. It also gives relief to your heartburn. Going for a Sindhi resort wedding? Tell the mosquitoes to bite you. Take a banana, eat it and rub the bite with the inside of the skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation. Overweight, Ulcers, Temperature control, S.A.D, Stress, Strokes, Warts and control of smoking and Tobacco use [Kohinoor Gulkhand is so hard to resist to enjoy] are other benefits of this wonder fruit Banana.
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'
So you are happy eating Bananas?
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!
India, Brazil, China, Ecuador and the Philippines are the top 5 countries producing this fruit. There are beside the yellow bananas, red and violet bananas. The red Bananas were used in Sindhi wedding “Tokras” or Fruit baskets send to the “Sayneh” or in-laws.
Banana leaves are used as a placemats in India [south area] and also as a medicinal ointment for jaundice. And do not forget my favorite “Banana split” ice-cream treat.
A male fruit vendor should never shout: Kelo Lo, Mere Kelo lo.
Saw the IFFA awards on a pirated DVD. I know it is not legally correct to buy a pirate copy of any product, but since availability is limited, do we have a choice? The show was an excellent one specially the Fartner movie spoof. Did I say Partner or FARTNER?
Would like to recommend some English movies. “Charlie Wilson’s War”, “Lust and Passion” and “Kite Runner” It might be difficult to get these movies, and might be not appreciated by all, but these are fantastic movies. Strictly watching in Bedroom and in silence.
News from Los Angeles says that Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman, but after surgery and hormone treatment, became a man, gave birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital. Thomas who became a man when he was 24 had an operation and had kept his reproductive organ.
So who is the father? He himself, since the baby was born through artificial insemination using donor sperms including his own. Maa bhi main, Baap bhi Main. Some questions:
On his birth certificate he will write his name in both the mother and father’s column.
How will he breastfeed, since he flatten his chest [it was a breast, remember] through surgery?
In a Sindhi shaadi if he attends, will he attend both the bridal shower party and the stag party?
My mind is boggling.
Let me talk of a new product in the market called “Magic Jack”. It is a device for VOIP users. Basically beyond the sales talk, the best feature of the product is the fact that you can use an ordinary telephone line to call instead of a head phone or speaker system. The second feature is that you can be in Tokyo and connect two persons in two different countries and you pay for both, if the service to that destination is not a free call area. You could connect two relatives who do not want to talk with each other, and since both their phones will ring, each will be happy the other person called to make up. Maybe in the future when they get into an argument as to who called first, then it would be a lifetime non talking period. Ha Ha.
By the way, VOIPcheap.com has also now launched this two country connection system.
Papad sales have gone up in a small city in India. Reason? They have advertised that the papar comes with FREE GAS.
Bananas anyone?
George Carlin says: “We have more degrees and less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.” What do you say?
Jhule Lal.