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A Case for … Not Working from Home! Yawn … Yawwn … YAWWNNNN 😴😴😴 It’s almost two months for our lockdown in #Pakistan and working from home. The first month went well, working from home I mean. Started waking up at 7am, instead of 6 You find the time to exercise more                               Lounge in your shorts and socks                                              No shirt, just your vest (in my case, #Sadrah)                                                             Come 5pm, put on your shirt and shoes (stay in your socks) and sit in the garden                       … It’s fine as long as you keep working, keep at it, stay busy! But now, now, now …. YAWNNNNNN ….                (forgot what I was thinking!) Oh yes, I’VE TURNED LAZY! 🤔 Today, as I write these words, I realize that working from home is NOT AN OPTION.  There is no such successful concept as “an office at home”.  The novelty wears away.  So does one’s creativity.  #Office interaction.  Office dynamics. Actually, now to think of it, it felt good going to office – sometimes even being first to open the doors – sticking to a ROUTINE.  You then actually enjoy your weekends at home more.  Go figure! 😏   #Avari, #Stayhome, #workfromhome, #COVID, #COVID19, #CoronaVirus, #Lockdown, #CovidLockdown, #CoronaLockdown, #AvariHotelsLtd, #BeachLuxuryHotel, #AvariTowers, #AvariLahore, #AvariXpress, #HotelsinLahore, #HotelsinPakistan, #HotelsinKarachi, #hotelsinMultan, #HotelsinIslamabad, #HotelsinFaisalabad, #Office, #TheOffice, (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAZzX5EHBaq/?igshid=b7a1ijsuqyq9

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#Dolphins at the #breakwater of #Karachi #harbour @avari_towers @beach_luxury #hotelsinkarachi (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8V30_5nKIM/?igshid=zsp4j9qww5ir

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@beach_luxury Hotel at last night's @saltarts event T the pool. #saltarts #saltart #karachientertainment #hotelsinkarachi (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8V3XU2HniY/?igshid=yukqiatdl3sq

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LIGHT RAIL - TRAM SYSTEM

(Blog) LIGHT RAIL - TRAM SYSTEM

January 2, 2020

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On a recent trip to Sydney, I saw their new Sydney Light Rail project under testing and it reminded me of the tram…

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#Repost @avarilahore (@get_repost) ・・・ Don’t miss it! #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving2019 #avarihotellahore #avarilahorehotel #avarihotels #hotelsinkarachi #hotelsinPakistan #HotelsinLahore https://www.instagram.com/p/B5U-3YAnUH3/?igshid=1b8xc1lqtiyvo

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I have never seen such clean BLUE SKIES in Karachi. We see it overseas after rains and snow but what a pleasure to experience it at home 🤩😘😍 @beach_luxury #karachirains #blueskies #skiesareblue #HotelsinKarachi #HotelsinPakistan (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1DldGCgAsf/?igshid=1kt8mpz81g84t

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It is better to indulge your body in some exercises during travel. We are sharing some simple & comfortable exercises which you can do while traveling.

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One the most troublesome part of planning a trip is enlisting the essentials. Here is a basic checklist to help overcome this step.

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WISHFUL THINKING !

August 25, 2020

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More than ever, (https://dinshawavari.com/2019/06/14/what-does-a-government-do-for-us-%f0%9f%a4%94/ & https://dinshawavari.com/2020/03/26/where-are-we-heading/), I despair as to where the world is heading …

… Self destruction – whether economic, nuclear, physical !

… Conflict & strife being at one of the…

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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 8

We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 8

August 18, 2020

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REPLY ADDRESS BY MR. DINSHAW B AVARI ON THE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85th BIRTHDAY on NOV 5, 1987-

“Beach Luxury Hotel started construction, Partition took place, and the Sind Government once again requisitioned my Hotel. They said that as a Minority Member I will run away and they needed the building for Government Offices. This was somewhere around December…

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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 7

We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 7

July 31, 2020

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REPLY ADDRESS BY MR. DINSHAW B AVARI ON THE OCCASION TO COMMEMORATE HIS 85th BIRTHDAY on NOV 5, 1987-

“As Mr Wyseman used to only show a profit of Rs.18,000/- per year, I showed Rs 19,000/- by cooking the accounts and got them passed *. Next year I again made a net profit of well over Rs 1 Lac because this was the only hotel not out of bounds for American…

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BLOG- The Bad Eggs! COVID-19 struck and we did not lay off our staff or executives.  We did this openly, with our hearts in it, and fully mindful of the economic impact to our family & group. Our reasoning … where will these people go, how will they live, eat, buy medicines - especially our Associates - as there’s no social network or institutionalized setup to support them.  It was (and is) our responsibility to look after them and their family. We didn’t do this expecting anything in return – because that’s not what “helping” is about. Trust & a helping hand is given implicitly – one should not do charity expecting anything in return.  Little did we know, there always are the bad eggs … the back stabbers … those few people who would take advantage of this good will ☹ … and “stab the hand that feeds him”!  After several months of this closed period, we decided to call back team members in batches from their homes & villages so as to continue – if nothing else – training programs so that people remain more productive. What excuses did we get when we started … Some pretend to be ill and don’t submitting any medical proof so as to skip training; For some, they or their “dependant” were ill - for the last 2 months! - and so could not attend the job; Some responded that they are out of the respective city or in another province and due to Covid they can’t get transport … (hmmm, last I remember, Inter-province and Inter-city transport started before last Eid); This last one is classic – “schedule our duty for a continuous 2-3 weeks and then let us go back to our village”!  So, not only do we pay them their salary but, it now seems, they will even schedule their own work hours while on our payroll.  I’d like a job like that 😊! My point is, why do we give our trust to others, our hearts to others, our energy and resources for others, only for these “others” to stab us in the back? It’s sad actually … it does shake the trust we put in humanity and in our team members.   #covıd19 #coronavirus #pandemic2020 #employees #charity @Beach_Luxury @avari_towers @avarilahore @avarixpresshotelsresidences #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinKarachi #Hotelsinlahore (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTQEHbJwDq/?igshid=1op5cvche74rs

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Blog- "Reason should frame a good politician’s goal to persuade" On a recent online course, I was made to read one of the most POWERFUL essays (by Amy Gutmann) “The Lure & Dangers of Extremist Rhetoric”, a topic so so prevalent worldwide. The speech is so profound that it actually made me sit up and take notice of my very own actions and reactions in #arguments; and while these principals apply in #politics, they are prevalent in family, work and society in general! So, what’s the SOLUTION…           #EDUCATION! Schools, colleges and universities are the natural ARMIES at the forefront to teach our citizens the art of #rhetoric, in the words of @dramygutmann - “In searching for antidotes to extremism, there is therefore no substitute for a better democratic education in robust, reasoned, and respectful political controversy and debate. We need to teach students how to engage with one another over controversial issues. Students must first learn how to recognize demagogic rhetoric and then how to counter it, both individually and institutionally. Well-designed democratic institutions can dramatically reduce the toxic effects of extremist rhetoric. We need to support institutional structures whose incentives encourage respectful controversy. Well-structured debates and factcheck blogs can expose extremist and extreme rhetoric that is deceptive and subversive of the democratic pursuit of the public interest." This is the start of the ‘War Against Extremist Rhetoric’!   {This is condensed version- please link to https://dinshawavari.com/2020/07/09/reason-should to read full blog} #politics #politicians #arguments #demagogy #politicalrhetoric #demagogicrhetoric #HotelsinPakistan #HotelsinKarachi #HotelsinLahore #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinMultan #HotelsinFaisalabad #avarihotels #AvariXpress #avaritowers #hotelsinkarachi #HotelsinLahore #HotelsinIslamabad #HotelsinMultan #HotelsinFaisalabad @beach_luxury @avari_towers @avarilahore @avarixpresshotelsresidences #EdX #harvardx @uofpenn #profjamesengell #jamesengell #professorjamesengel @harvard @edxonline @edxeducation @avarixpressfsd @ibakarachi_official @cejatiba #iba #instituteofbusinessadministration (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCa9WVWp7T7/?igshid=kpzucyhit6iq

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Black Money Love- more than just a movie review One of the effects of the COVID lockdown was an increase of movies my family was watching, primarily being #blackmoneylove, a #Turkish #soapopera. Besides the ‘eye-popping’ beauties (which I won’t go into in this paper 😊), the serial is actually very interesting to watch. Its directing and acting is on par with any Hollywood soap; alongwith scenes, production sets and story line; and the actors … 💓💓💓💓 va va voom! Naturally, like many soaps, there were moments of being “over the top” 😊 and crying ☹ (the latter, not my cup o’ tea) … and my!  LOTS OF SMOOCHING 💓! However, besides being an action drama it shows the culture and character of modern Turkey - It is a conservatively run country A moderate society A MODERN society! Western & Eastern cultures exist together Conservative & Liberal outlooks live alongside each other High standards of living Educated & talented youth Turkey is a #Muslim state, with a conservative government, but a progressive & modern outlook. No country is ideal but similar cultures can adapt best practices and standards from each other.  It is not an overnight change- it is a generational one …but it can happen. (The villain’s acting is SUPER! 😊 – he absolutely outdid himself!)   @write2film #AnneRaeVasquez, #HotelsinKarachi, #HotelsinLahore, #HotelsinIslamabad, #HotelsinMultan, #HotelsinFaisalabad, #AvariHotels, #AvariXpress, #AvariTowers, #AvariLahore, @beach_luxury , @netflixfamily  @avari_towers @avarilahore  @avarixpresshotelsresidences @netflixturkiye @netflix @goturkey @mwinturkey @tubabustun.official, @tubabustun_ir, #100mostbeautifulwomen2020, #KaraParaAsk, #sayginsoysal, #tuvanaturkay, #bestemsuOzdemir, #erkancan, #damlacolbay, #burakTamdogan, #ahmettansutasanlar, #IlkinTufekci, #hazalture (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB5KoKFp3my/?igshid=etzfzd63q9hp

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We Are Who We Are Because Of Our Forefathers- 6 (6 of 12) DINSHAW AVARI 85th B’AY NOV 1987- “Sir Sidney Ridley confirmed to me that he would protect me and would ensure that the Hotel, if purchased by me, would not be requisitioned during the Second World War for the Army, Navy and Air Force, as was the custom. So, putting up my entire life’s savings and borrowing the rest, I went to Mr.  Wyseman and purchased the Bristol Hotel for Rs.100,000/-.  Mr Wyseman agreed on one condition- that Khorshed and I learn the hotel business with him for a few months.  So, every morning at 4 a.m. I went to the Empress Market to purchase all the groceries, and the mutton, beef, chicken, fish, vegetables and fruits. As soon as six months training were over and Mr. Wyseman handed over the Hotel to me and left Karachi - and the Bristol Hotel got requisitioned! When I went to Sir Sidney Ridley and informed him about this, he phoned the British Provost Marshal of the Army to enquire why this was done. The Provost Marshal said "How can a bloody Indian run an English Hotel?" Sir Sidney Ridley insisted the Hotel be de-requisitioned and the Provost Marshal accepted only on my written agreement to reduce the charges to Rs. 5/- per room and Rs.7/- for room with all meals. Sir Sidney Ridley said I would go bankrupt, but I agreed. Inspite of all my social status, I was still a “bloody Indian” but I was willing to take the challenge. Now, the charge for a Chota (small) Peg for a Whiskey was Rs. l/. I immediately doubled it and got the Sargeant at Mauripur Airport to send me as many soldiers as he liked and I would pay him Rs.1/- per soldier, as his commission. Then, I put 6 soldiers in a room and within one year, with both husband and wife working till 2 a.m. in the morning, we made a net profit of Rs. One Lac in the very first year- I paid up the money I had paid to buy the hotel.” (to be cont) (previous post- https://dinshawavari.com/2020/05/26/we-are-who-we-are-because-of-our-forefathers-5/) #DinshawAvari, #khorshedavari, @avarixpresshotelsresidences @avarilahore @avari_towers @beach_luxury #HotelsinKarachi #sidneyridley #DrKaikobadKanga #historyofKarachi #avari #orphana (at Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBk2egppwft/?igshid=91f9tlaxn8kd

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Don’t Let COVID Consume Other Social Ills!

Don’t Let COVID Consume Other Social Ills!

April 29, 2020

COVID … COVID … COVID!  We will PREVAIL

but that doesn’t mean we forget all other social ills ☹.

I don’t recall the source or location of this Twitter picture but KUDOS to the inventor for this simple ‘garbage collector’ system to capture debris, rubbish, flotsam, etc.

So much of Karachi’s industrial waste, rubbish & sewerage finds its way into the Sea through its…