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how does this sit with the belief that Kaljug is still young and will go on for hundreds of thousands of years yet? HSD don't worry bout KFC/McD/Wendys etc. Ive heard from those who have had near death experiences that they saw franchise outlets en route whilst being taken to Dharam Raja. Because its a long journey there you will be allowed toilet breaks should you want a McP!!s before you are presented to Mr D.R.

Don't really care if the world ends next year.....so long as I get to watch The Hobbit in 3D at the cinema beforehand.!!

lol you've got a point there. But I see this as a 'side dish'. Main course was the darshan of Baba Ajit Singh ji. Plus when I go to India I rarely carry modern techs; not even a mobile phone. I still go to PCO/STD's to make calls. On my last trip I only took about 4-5 pics on my camera. And those were of the buildings in 'old' Amritsar. Just to keep records of of the architecture that will soon be 'beautified', ie demolished! (Pondering whether I should put those up here. THey are'nt to the standard of Freed or any of the other guys.)

To make you all aware that the SGPC provide a FREE bus service to and from Raja Sansi airport and the Golden Temple. This bus makes three journies throughout the day, both ways. I'm not to sure about the exact timings, but they do roughly coincide with the flight arrival/departure times. Check with SGPC (somehow!) before making timetable plans. I was told that details are on their website, somewhere. I have used this service a few times now and every time there were no more than 5 passengers on the bus. very suprised that people still use private transport (- taxis costs Rs500 to Golden Temple from airport). On the Other side it drops off/picks up passengers outside 'Guru RamDas Sarai' accommodation block. You will usually see the bus parked along the stretch of road there, clearly marked. PLease pass this info on to others. It would be a shame if they scrap this service due to lack of usage by air passengers; or more likely due to lack of awareness. I'll try and get the timings if possible . Though I know that it departs GT about 8am daily.

Did you give it CPR straight away? If not you should have packed it in ice. and maybe the doctors could give it some electric shocks to resurrect it?! Hope fully that helps you......

what if its just 'extremist psychological tendencies', pure and simple. Today its xmas trees and the size of kachera or type of keski that bibiyan wear. Once they have stamped these out they will find something else to moan about. I'm cant help but think about the latest Haredi Jewish protests in Israel. Are our people becoming more and more like the Haredi-crazies, ie shouting abuse, spitting at an 8year old girl in the street because she is "immodest"? and then even having the 'scholarly intelligence' to back up their actions by quoting the Torah.

I'm not back in UK now. But that is what i'vve been thinking too. missed opportunity, man.

Thought I'd write a quick note. Went to Hansali Sahib, did darshan. Also did darshan of Sant Ram Singh Ji Ganddoowa- wale. Their dera is a 30min local bus ride away from Hansali village. Both these sants are considered Brahamgianis. One thing i'd like to mention is about the resident ragi/granthis/pathis. Three guys who do seva there on a full time basis. The main guy is called Satnam Singh (see pics of the guys in attached clip:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAauQL7AyaM). They do all the normal seva stuff. The kirtan (if i'm being honest) is nothing to write home about - and they themselves realise that. But, when they do SGGS roal.............WOW!!!!!!! These guys 'smash it' when they recite gurbani. Beautifully pronounced by all three. The main guy is in a completely different world. This guy sings gurbani when he does his roal. In the most stunning way. He's is the only time when I had to find out when his next roal shift would be (- 2am), so that I could get up and just listen to him, again! If anyone does get the opportunity to go there and there is a path on PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make sure you listen to these guys - esp Satnam SIngh do path. Hell ....even if there isn't just ask him to do some path for you to listen to.

the thought had crossed my mind. But alas the TV ads put me off. Putting gooey stuff all over your mouth! lol

...... and the muppets that these T.V. walas are they ALWAYS end the broadcast partway through the the best programme!!!! I'll be damned if I give a penny 'donation' to these amateurs.

Raagmala katha on Sikh Channel now. Live broadcast from Tividale Gurd, by some DDT chap.

Is Kulbir Shah a linguist of North indian languages/dialects? Curious, I gather you were looking at only Panjabi dictionaries, no? Maybe , in this context 'panch' is not a panjabi word. PS you're right about the archived threads: a goldmine of knowledge! probs the best one out of all the sikh websites.

Cheers for that Where can I buy alum (fitkari) from? local desi grocer or specialist ayuvedic ved? Re: 'heat' in the stomach. that may explain the acid reflux or heartburn I sometimes get as well.

even cadets have similar dress codes, inc not having certain hair styles. Nor 'cross-dressing'. ie No military and civilain clothes worn together.

LOOOOOOOL!!!! Though I have noticed that Indo Panjabis don't use the custom-made plastic lota. Pakistanis go for that designer stuff. Our preference is for Tesco or Asda milk cartons. Recycled, very green we are. Personally , I use a new bottle of Evian Mineral water everytime.

1. He has a giant dreadlocks on his head. no way he could be in military with that. Same goes for the dangling braces. you will never get a serviceman with his style of dress in public. 2. Hard to believe as it may be, but you will never get a serviceman use such a foul language with 'civvies', or in public generally! If it was such a case this would have kicked back in HIS face big time. You can easily buy surplus military clothing from shops, even your High St fashion chains have copycat styles. Its only impersonating if you try an pass yourself off as a ex/serviceman for personaal gain.

Does anyone know of any desi treatments for 'shalas' that occur in the mouth? The type that you feel when you eat Salt and Vinegar crisps. I think it may be called 'mouth ulcers' in English.

A new term I found out that very well describes Panjabi Politics. LOTACRACY A government in which politicians have a tendency to switch loyalties frequently for personal gain. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lotacracy

A nice wee gem recently put up on ss.com: incredible raw talent. P1: P2:

is it just a collection of standard Dasam Granth banis? ie like Das Granthi? The title implies there is reasoning for collating these specific banis together into one pothi?

first time i've come across this pothi. what banis are in there?

The jacket is something he must have bought from an army surplus store. There is no way he is a serviceman. Who is Sunny Hundal anyway?

But you need to prioritise. You must stop the sand leaking from your sack before you pick up some more from the ground to fill from the top.

cheers for that MJ