Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Caught in the own trap(Humour in Uniform)

Caught in the own trap
It was 1988 when I was here doing my YOs course. I had a friend of mine Katara, who was slightly on a healthier side with a pot belly. Even in those days the use of helmets was compulsory even for the pillion rider and the checks were strictly carried out by the sentries detailed for the purpose who would not waste a second in noting down the names of defaulters for finally reporting to the Adm wing. As a result the defaulters had to wash their sins by digging the trenches in mother earth which would in the long run help them in remembering the shapes and sizes of 2 and 3 men fire trenches.
One fine evening my friend was returning after seeing some movie in the theatre with his friend who was driving the bike. Unfortunately he being the pillion rider was not wearing the helmet that day and thought that he would get away easily by ducking down behind his friend who was driving with a helmet. As they both reached the gate of CME they were stopped and the sentry came to them asking for the name of the pillion rider with a notebook in his hand after noting down the registration number of the bike. The thambi sentry asked ,Lt Katara,
“Sahib apka naam bataana”.
“Mera naam kisliye?” Asked Katara from the sentry while looking him with raised eyebrows from his spectacles.
“Sahib apney helmet nahin pehna hai isliye” replied the sentry.
“Arey main to civilian hoon. Helmet pehnna to fauji log ko jaroori hai” said Katara to convince the sentry.
“Nahin sahib aap to fauji hai” said the sentry confidently.
“Arey tu mera yeh pet nahin dekh raha hain. Kisee fauji officer ka aisay pet hota hai kya”? said Katara moving his hands on his pot belly and displaying it to the sentry to convince him that he is a civilian hence such rules are not applicable to him.
“Nahin sahib aap to fauji hain” the sentry continued arguing with him.
“Tere ko kaisey pata hai. Koi sabut hai kya?” Katara asked him slightly angrily.
“Sahib peechlay mahiney aapney humko pay distribute kiya tha” replied the sentry instantly.
Katara quietly told his name and they both zipped off from there without any further argument with him.

Duty Officer for the first time(Humour in Uniform)

I was thrilled when I was detailed as a duty officer for the first time in my life while doing the YO’ s course in 1988. Someone had told me that duty officer is the king of the day and has all the powers for checking anyone, anywhere and has a vehicle at his disposal.
I never had any idea of what and how it was to be done. I was told to report to the adjutant in the Adm wing and take a brief from him. As instructed I went to him with my course mate, DK who waited outside the Adjt’s office. The adjutant was very busy and hardly had any time to brief me so he at once told the runner to get two sets of empty duty officer forms and hand them over to me. He told me to follow the self explanatory directions in the form and to refer to the previous duty officer for details should I need any clarifications on it. Saying this he asked me to carry on. As I came out and glanced over the comprehensive form everything was crystal clear to me since all the details were well explained. Meanwhile the adjutant just before leaving the office gave me a password which was ‘Tota Mitti’.
Fortunately my friend DK was the previous duty officer who also finished his briefing to me in one line saying that we just have to check the sentries at various places written on the form and submit it back .
The next day at about 2330h in the night I went to check the guard duty in the quarter guard. I got down from the vehicle holding a diary in my hand with a pen clipped to my camo shirt. The sentry doing the guard duty in the qtr gd saw me and started to walk towards the gate for opening it. As I reached near the gate and took out my pen from the pocket to note down the details of the guard whom I expected would come and quietly give me his name and number so that I could proceed further for the next check at the QM store, he suddenly jumped two feet high in air pointing his rifle towards me with his finger on the trigger and shouted at the top of his voice
“Thum kaun aata hai!”
I got perplexed and both the diary and the pen slipped out of my hand on the ground with his thunderous unexpected voice shaking me from top to bottom.
Later coming to senses and gathering my courage I said,
“Arey bhai kya baat ho gai. Ghabraney ki koi baat nahin hai main bhi military mein hoon aur duty check karney aaya hoon. Shaayed tum mere ko koi galat aadmi samajh rahey ho. Tum pahle rifle ko to niche karo phir tassalli se baat kartey hain”.
“Pehchan ke liye aagey barh!” were the next sweet words which emanated from his mouth in full blast in the same position.
“Arey tumhare samney hi to khada hoon chalo bhai gussey mat ho lo mein aur pass aa jata hoon” I replied and started to walk towards him fearing that he may fire if I do not obey him.
“Thum!” came the next roaring voice out of his throat.
“Arey kabhi kehtey ho aagey barh aur ab keh rahey ho tham. Ab to theek se main deekh raha hoonga?
“Tota” he said in a very low voice as per the drill expecting the second part of the password from my mouth to reach his ear.
“Achcha password puchna chaahtey ho woh tota nahin balki ‘ Tota mitti’ hai” I replied.
He came to saavdhan with rifle barrel towards the sky and said in a loud voice,
“Jai Hind sahib” and then became absolutely normal.
I took a sigh of relief and asked him.
“Arey bhai aisee kya baat ho gayee thi ki tumne rifle meri aur taan di aur woh bhi Zameen se do feet upar uchal kar .Tumney to mere ko gari se utrtey huay bhi dekhaa tha phir yeh sab kyon?”
“Sahib yeh to drill hai kar ni parti hai nahin to duty officer sahib naraaj ho jaatey hai. ” he replied in a clear and crisp voice confidently.
Now things were amply clear to me and I realised the importance of briefing very early in life .
When DK heard of this he rather than apologising me for not explaining the procedure in detail was rolling on his bed trying to control his laughter.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Getting rid of nose blockage,sneezes and headache

Getting rid of headache, nose blockage and sneezes without medicine
Do you have a headache or your nose gets blocked or you have sneezes in the morning more than 15 at a stretch, have pains under your cheeks near your nose due to sinusitis. Here’s a remedy to it which you can give a try for about 10 days without any medicine. If your blockage improves you will be benefitted so why not give a try.
Coming straight to the point without wasting any time
The following is to be done daily for 10 days in the morning
1 Sit with crossed legs, inhale while raising both your arms straight up in a vertical position with palms facing the front
2 Bring both the hands closing the palms simultaneously down with a jerk and exhaling the air out of your nostrils only. If you do it correctly you will feel a jerk on your shoulders and inside the head.
3 Again go up and repeat for 20 times
4 Take rest for some seconds till your breathe is comfortable
5 Do it again for 20 times similarly
6 Again rest for few seconds
7 Again repeat the same 20 times
8 This process is also called Bhastrika
9 Next sit erect with crossed legs on ground or bed with hands on your knees
10 Inhale in to the full to fill in your chest with fresh air and exhale out to the full to take out all the air off your lungs with only nostrils. The mouth should be shut. Do it slowly 20 times
11 Do the same procedure but with slightly more (Medium) speed for 40 times this time
12 Do the same with full speed for 40 times. This 20+40+40=100 is one cycle
13 Do three similar cycles
14 Thats it! Your exercise for the day for your headache and nose blockage is over
15 See the change in you in a week/10 days. . kindly give me a confirmation as it will install greater confidence in me in convincing others that it really works since it has worked on more than three persons including me. Kindly confirm to me at rajnar1234@yahoomail.com

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Narulas Soup Noodles R004

Narulas Soup Noodles R004
When you return home in the evening quite late and do not want to cook dinner but feel like have something light and filling with slurping taste here is an item for you. Try it out.

Material required for three persons

• Maggie noodles packet..... four
• Five glasses of water
• Salt..... one third teaspoon
• Turmeric...... half teaspoon
• Onions.... two
• Tomato.... three
• Jeera(Cumin )....one teaspoon
• Olive oil...... three tablespoons
• Capsicum.... one
• Potato ......one
• Carrots two ---cut to slices
• Beans about 50 gms
• Whey or malai or white butter..... one tablespoon or milk(50ml)
• Also the masala packets which are inside the Maggie noodle packing

Method

• Cut onion and tomato into small pieces including capsicum, carrots, beans and potato.
• Place the big pan or pressure cooker without lid on slow gas with three tablespoon of olive oil in it
• When the pan is warm enough put jeera on the oil and let it fry till it changes its colour after a few seconds
• Put the cut onion and move with the spatula vigorously till it becomes brown
• Put the cut tomatoes and mix well till the time it becomes dark and leaves oil. This will take about 10 minutes so be patient. Add about two tablespoons of milk or whey or white butter on it.
• Now put the capsicum, other vegetables like the beans, sliced carrots and even a single potato cut to small size in it.
• Mix all the masalas in the Maggie packets with the above masalas including the salt in it and let it fry for 10 minutes.
• Pour a glass of water after that. Keep stirring.
• When it boils pour one more glass of water and when that boils pour another glass of water till such time all the five glasses of water are into the pan.
• Let it boil on full gas for some time---- 5 minutes.
• Now put all the four packets of Noodles into it. The noodle should float in water and not become dry otherwise more water is to be added.
• After three to four minutes take out a single noodle and taste it. If it is slightly raw and nearly cooked switch off the gas.
• Your soup noodles are ready. By the time you take them to the table in the casserole and put it in the soup bowls the raw noodle will be fully cooked. If you cook up initially it will become very soft and you will not like it so it has to be left slightly uncooked.
• Pour in the soup cups along with the soup. It will satisfy your hunger and would be a light meal for the day with all the nutrition in it.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Narulas Pizza Omelette R003

Narulas Pizza Omelet R003

Did you ever have one ? The contents required are the same as of a normal omelet which you have it daily only the technique is different.


Material Required for one person

• Two eggs
• Olive oil
• Egg beater
• Salt
• Lemon
• Half Onion
• One green chilly
• Turmeric one pinch

• Capsicum half
• Milk 50ml

Method

• Break the eggs and separate white from the yellow(Yolk)
• Beat the white egg vigorously for 10 minutes by watch timings till the froth reaches the top of the tumbler in which you are beating it
• Beat the yolk for 5 minutes separately
• Cut onion, capsicum and chilly to small sizes
• Meanwhile place a pan (Preferably non stick) with a tablespoon of Olive oil on slow heat
• Pour salt and turmeric as required in the white beaten egg with half lemon squeezed in it along with 50ml milk
• Mix the yellow beaten egg also in the white beaten egg and again beat for 5 minutes
• The pan is ready and warm now so pour the beaten mixture of egg slowly on the pan on the oil and wait for 5 minutes(Slow gas)
• With the help of spatula slightly pick up the omelet from one end and see if the bottom has turned light brown. If not wait for some more time till it turns light brown in colour.
• Move the pan over the flame in circles till such time the omelet leaves the pan and no more sticks to it. Keep moving the omelet in circles for 2 minutes.
• Now tactfully whirl it up in the air and turn it upside down on the pan. If you are not able to do it yourself tell some lady (as they are generally expert in it) to do it or else turn it upside down with the help of a broad spatula.
• Now wait for some time and do not disturb the omelet. You will see the omelet rising up to 1 inch high.
• When the side of the omelet towards the pan also turns brown reverse it and now sprinkle onion, chilly and capsicum evenly over it. You can put the onion at the time of beating the egg also as per your liking.
• Bring down the pan
• The pizza omelet is ready
• Consume within 15 minutes to have the peak effect of the taste


Friday, December 24, 2010

Narula’s Non Tanic Acid Tea R002

Narula’s Non Tanic Acid Tea R002

You generally take tea which has tanic acid in it. Here is how to make a non tanic acid and a tasty tea which is good for your health.

Material required for two cups of tea

· Two and a half cups of water

· Two tea spoonful of tea leaves

· Ginger about 5gms

· Clove two pieces

· Ajwain(Carom seeds) two pints

· One and a half teaspoon of sugar

· Saunf(Aniseeds) 5 gms

· Pepper two seeds

· Milk about one fifth of a cup or as required

Method of preparation;

· Grind the ginger, saunf, ajwain, pepper seeds and cloves in a mortar pestle so that they are able to mix well

· Place two and a half cups of water in the utensil to boil along with the sugar

· Pour the grinded material into it and let it boil for 5 minutes

· Pour milk into it

· When the froth starts rising slow down the gas

· Put the tea leaves into it and blow the gas to its full

· As soon as the froth reaches the top of the utensil switch off the gas. The gas should be switched off before the froth settles down at the liquid level this prevents tanic acid formation. Stir the liquid to ensure colour of tea is mixed thoroughly. You can mix a pinch of salt if you so desire to clear your throat.

· Pour the tea into the cups and serve hot.