February 28, 2008
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COVER STORY: Challenges of parenting
 Parents must realise that not all children are high achievers and that they cannot excel in everything they do. Some are good in their studies but not in extra-curricular activities, while some may be average in their studies but excel in many other things. Parents should try to understand their children’s potential and set rational goals for them....
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COVER STORY: Guidance parents need
 A parenting class? Surely not! Isn’t this another one of those psycho-babble classes that does the rounds as a fad and dies its own natural death. Who really wants to attend a class on parenting –– isn’t it admitting a kind of failure that you didn’t make it as a parent? Fortunately one such mom thought differently....
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OFF THE RACK: Fireside chat
 Many years ago, in the days before cell phones and Madadgar 15, a young man driving past Lahore’s Lakshmi Mansions late at night was flagged down by the building’s residents who were gathered together on the front lawn. There was a good bit of discussion going on, men debating a course of action in expressive Punjabi and women twittering amongst themselves,....
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COMMENT: Airport blues
 Nadia Rehman writes about the predicaments of air travel...ly mean that this way of travelling is the most enjoyable....
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RECOLLECTIONS: Benazir Bhutto — some memories
 Benazir Bhutto died as she had lived, on her own terms. She was not unaware of the risks but probably did not think that protecting her own life was more important than her mission, She is buried now in the family graveyard in the dusty hamlet in Garhi Khuda Baksh. That smiling face which peers out of newspapers and magazines is now a part of our chequered history.....
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WOMEN: Breast cancer — detection can save lives
 When, in July 2007, a popular young morning TV anchor in the Washington area, Robin Roberts, announced that she had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer; she was roundly applauded for being so brave and open. She had detected the tumour herself by breast self examination, and her candid exposition of the disease on her TV show was credited with raising the awareness...
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INTERIORS: Where art rules
 With the entire house understated in every other way, the owners have managed to artfully atone for the overkill on paintings, Even before entering through the main door of Wahab Jaffer''s house, you know that you are stepping into an art collector''s home, not to mention an artist. The front patio leading up to the main door is adorned with art pieces.....
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PHOTO FEATURE: The Sands of time
 Standing on the seashore, looking at the endless expanse of water bursting with life, you feel you are at the threshold of eternity. The rippling of the never-ending countless waves rushing towards the shore with an urgency, carries a yearning similar to that of long lost lovers....
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UP FRONT: The rise of corporate yoga classes
 Investing in employee wellbeing used to mean a bowl of fresh fruit and a gym membership. Now you can add corporate yoga to the list, as a growing number of employers ask their staff to swap their business suits for tracksuits during lunch hours, after hours or — yikes! — bonding holidays.....
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Golf can cause pain
 Q I have two problems with the game I love –– golf. Last year, my lower back started hurting right at the beginning of the season and wouldn''t let up until I took a full month off. This year it''s my right shoulder. What''s causing the pain....
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GARDENING: Awesome oranges
 Oranges will tolerate most soil conditions as long as the roots of the trees are well drained, as waterlogging is a situation they just cannot stand, The unbeatable fragrance and luscious taste of a freshly picked orange is a delight matched by few others and the pleasure of growing a couple of orange trees in your garden can be experienced by the majority of plains dwellers here in Pakistan.....
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What’s On
 Tim Burton and Johnny Depp –– the Martin Scorsese/Robert De Niro of the macabre set –– team up for their sixth outing together with the big screen adaptation of Steven Sondheim’s grisly Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. And not to put too fine a point on it both the director and his star score, Burton,...
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EATING OUT: Hi, tea
 Boil chicken in salt and pepper and shred into small pieces. Stir-fry all the vegetables and shredded chicken, and add salt, pepper, Soya sauce and vinegar. Put a portion of chicken and vegetable mixture on a roll strip, fold both sides and roll. Seal the edges with flour paste and deep fry till golden brown....
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REPORT: The tree of life
 In many parts of the world the coconut palm has spiritual and religious importance. It is an object of reverence in some cultures and considered ‘food blessed by gods, Coconut is one of the wonders of nature. It consists of four parts, outer green or bronze cover (exocarp), middle fibrous husk (mesocarp), hard shell (endocarp), white flesh (endosperm).....
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