MOHABBAT KHUBSOORAT HAI --FARHAT ABBAS SHAH

My Latest Images--- Muhammad Shahzad Ahmad Khan

ALWAYS WITH YOU !

Whether the fog envelops in December,

Or the sun shines in July,

I will always be your friend.

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Whether the full moon appears;

Or the stars forget to shine,

I will always be your friend.

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Whether the birds stop chirping,

Or river lets stop flowing,

I will always be your friend.

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Whether I stay here and you don’t;

Or you stay here and I can’t

I will always be your friend.

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Whether you see me after a year,

Or I you after a century,

I will always be your friend

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Whether the times in our lives change;

We part and never meet again,

My soul will always be with you.

MBA NIGHT 3RD SEMESTER RESULTS DECLARED

Final semester results for MBA 3RD semester have been declraed.All the students were declared successful and hence promoted to the final semester class. I extend heartiest congratulation to all the students, and those who have obtained GPA 4.0 in the list of which i am also included are expected for delivering treat to their classmates.The list of students along with their marks is given below:Total marks are 500. Students obtaining GPA 4.0 along with position holders are highlightened.

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Shumair Ijaz 428 (Second position in the class )
Muhammad Ateeq 404
Muhammad Zeeshan Akbar 407
Khurram Nawaz 420
Muhammad Asif Ali 402
Adnan James 382
Awais Ahmad Tahir 395
Ghullam Jillani 269
Mubashar Ali Shan 392
Farhan Nasir 421
Mansoor Ahmad 394
Muhammad usman 426 (3rd position in the class )
Arslan Nasir 422
M Shahzad Ahmad Khan 445 (1st position in the class )
Muhammad Ghazanfer 366
Muhammad Umair Irfan 386
Syed Zohaib Ahmad 354
Usman Ahmad Qadri 420
Muhammad Arshad Ayaz 412
Muhammad Ahsin Mughal 401
Muhammad Asad Iqbal 345
Ali Riaz 382
Sajid Mahmood Ahmad 400
Tauqir Ahmad (79/100)(Single paper )

INNOCENCE

I have seen you,
O sweet innocence,
O lovely innocence,
In a flower when it blooms
In a bird’s song when it sings,
In a child’s smile, when he smiles,
In the babbling of a running brook,
In the dancing of trees,
When they are by the bowling,
Winds shook,
Can I also look for you?
In the human heart?
For I always feel people are
Just too smart!

A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF URDU POETRY

YOUM-E-PAKISTAN MUBARAK

Khuda kare ke meri arz-e-Pak par utray
wo fasl-e-gul jisse andesha-e-zawal na ho

Yahan jo phool khile wo khila rahe sadiyon
yahan khizan ko guzarne ki bhi majal na ho

Khuda kare k mere ik bhi ham-watan k liye
Hayaat bojh na ho zindagi wabal na ho


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Ho saki tere rukh par na qurban agar, aur kis kaam aye gi yeh zindagee
Apne khoon se barhate rahenge sada, tere gul rang chehre ki tabindagee
Jab tujhe roshni ki zuroorat parhi, apni mhfil ke shams-o-amar denge hum
Tu Salamat rahe, tu salamat rahe, Aye nigaar-e-watan tu salamat rahe

A PEACEFUL WAY OF CHANGING THE WORLD

Last Saturday as part of the trip the captain asked me if the group would be OK with trying to find the Navy LFAS vessels so we could swim in the waters and possibly halt the testing. I knew that would be OK with me and possibly with the others.

But nature and the whales had another vision on store for us. Instead we were shown the richnss of the whales in their natural habitat. In fact their demonstration of life was unbelievably incredible.

We left Kona and headed north and as soon as we exited the harbor we saw a whale breach. As we headed north we came across and mother and a calf breaching. It was as though she was teaching her new one the joy of rising out of the water and taking a look around. After watching them play for an hour or more we saw two whales on the horizon breachig time after time. We headed off towards them and their behaviour changed to one of courtship and mating with their long fins slapping time and time again into the water.

By this time we realized the water was full of whales that day!

We lowered a hydrophone into the water listened to their sounds and possibly for the LFAS sound. But we only heard the whales whelping and hooting. I had decided to go for a swim with a couple of my friends and we slipped into the water knowing that there might be a whale close by.

The previous week we had gone out and hardly saw any whales. At one point we lowered the hydrophone into the water and there were two males singing the most beautiful song. We recorded their song while we took a swim and I was playing diving down deep and floating to the top with my arms outstretched and my heart open. It was beautiful and the
photographs came out perfect!

Any way as we slipped into the water we swam in formation with our hearts open and full. We were about 25 feet away from the boat when suddenly a whale breached and arched her back with her fins wide open her heart towards us and the boat behind. We, however, did not see anything as she came up once and then came up again as if to say your heart is open I can feel you, my heart is open I acknowledge you. Our friends on the boat were besides themselves, not with fear but with happiness and joy. We had been preparing in meditation and healing sessions for this encounter, and we were rewarded. We have yet to see if the photos came out!

Later in the day we saw two males doing their territorial thing and as it were wrestling with the other. They breached out of the water and back in again jostling the other of their kingdom.

I learnt... or relearnt something very important. I had become burnt out from working the web site for the LFAS and trying to stay abreast of all that was going on.

I was reminded that there is a peaceful way of changing our world.

HAPPY VALENTINE DAY

PROPHET HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (PBUH) BIOGRAPHY: THE MODEL OF GOODNESS

The behavior and personality of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) are the best examples to follow in Life. A companion of his, who spent full ten years with him, has said:

"Throughout my stay with him I never heard an indecent word from his lips and never found him rude to anyone. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spoke very politely. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was kind to everyone."

Although Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the Prophet of Allah and had been appointed by Allah to guide the people, yet he was not ashamed of doing his work with his own hands. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) assisted the members of his family in household work and performed the jobs of other persons with great pleasure. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mended his clothes and shoes. He also took part in the construction of Masjid al-Nabi in Medina along with his companions.

His dress was always clean, though simple. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was very mindful of cleanliness. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) washed his hands and mouth before and after taking his meals.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was so kind and generous that he never refused a reasonable request of any person. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) often distributed edibles among others and went without meals himself. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) always helped the needy and the poor and went to the houses of the sick to enquire after their health.

Whenever he met anyone he said, 'Salamun Alaikum'. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) always spoke with a smiling face.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a model of all the virtues and qualities of a believer described in the Noble Qur'an. None can describe him better than Allah who has said he possessed the noblest character.

"Certainly you have in the Messenger of Allah an excellent exemplar for him who hopes in Allah and the latter day and remembers Allah much." Noble Qur'an (33:21)

"And thou (Muhammad) (standest) on an exalted standard of character." Noble Qur'an (68:4)

"And We have not sent you but as a mercy to the worlds." Noble Qur'an (21:107)

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said, "I have been sent only for the purpose of perfecting good morals".

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said, "The best of you are those who have the best morals".

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said, "You cannot treat people by means of your wealth; hence, you should treat them by means of your moral conduct".

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said, "The most (important) things that cause people to reach Heaven are divine piety and a good temper".


PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) BIOGRAPHY: KINDNESS AND FORGIVENESS


More than 1400 years ago in Arabia the people were living very much in fear. They feared their neighbors. They feared other tribes. They even feared their idols. For this was the time before Islam. The Arabs were worshipping idols. In their ignorance they would bury their newly born daughters alive. As Islam began to spread among Arabs such cruel practices stopped. Islam taught love and peace. It taught kindness and respect.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) himself was a very kind and loving person. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) treated every one, young and old, with kindness and respect.

Because Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was spreading the word of Allah. And he was changing, for better, the lives of many Arabs and because some Arabs felt that by the teaching of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) their old idols were losing power they disliked Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and planned to kill him. Every time they tried to kill him, they failed. This angered the enemies of Islam even more. So they began to harass him in every way they knew.

One old woman made a habit of throwing rubbish on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) whenever he passed from her house. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had to pass that house daily on the way to the mosque. Even when the old woman threw rubbish on him, he would pass silently without showing any anger or annoyance. This was a regular, daily event.

One day when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was passing by the woman was not there to throw the rubbish. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stopped and asked the neighbor about her well-being. The neighbor informed the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that the woman was sick on bed. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) politely asked permission to visit the woman. When allowed he entered the house, the woman thought that he had come there to take his revenge when she was unable to defend herself because of sickness. But the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) assured her that he had come to her, not to take any revenge, but to see her and to look after her needs, as it was the command of Allah that if any one is sick, a Muslim should visit him and should help him if his help is needed.

The old woman was greatly moved by this kindness and love of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). By the example of greatness of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), she understood that he was truly the Prophet of Allah and Islam was the true religion. She accepted Islam at once.


PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) BIOGRAPHY: THE HELPLESS IDOL


It was hardly three years since the people of Madina had embraced Islam and had started to worship Allah. The young boys in the city were given a job to eradicate the worship of idols. Wherever they saw an idol, they destroyed it and set fire to it.

One day, the youths came to know that Omar bin Janab, the chief of Bani Salma tribe, had still preserved his idol and worshipped it. In order to impress upon him the uselessness of worshipping an idol made of wood, they removed it from his place and threw it down a pit. The chief of Bani Salma tribe, on tracing the idol to where it was lying brought it back, washed it and kept it in its original place. But the next day again it was removed and thrown into the pit.

The chief of Bani Salma tribe was very much disturbed at this or the last he brought home this idol and cleaned it. He then put his sword around its neck and said to the idol: "If henceforth anybody comes to you, promptly take action and kill him with the sword."

On the next day, the idol was again missing. This time he found it tied to a dead body of a dog. There was no effect at all of the sword which he had tied around the neck of the idol. This incident made him lose faith in his man-made wooden idol. He abandoned the idol worship altogether. On becoming a Muslim, he uttered a poem as under:

"Alas O my idol! If you were my God, you would not have reached this stage and I would not have seen you in the pit along with a dead dog. I have now put my faith in the Almighty Allah, from Whom come all blessings. It is He Who has freed me from darkness of ignorance."

This is one of the examples of how the young Muslim volunteers of Medina helped the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in putting an end to idol worship and spread the true message of Islam.


PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) BIOGRAPHY: THE ONE WHO SEEKS TO BE INDEPENDENT


One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) once found himself in severe poverty. His wife advised him to go to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and request his help.

The man approached the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), but as soon as the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) eyes fell upon the man, he said:

If a person seeks something from me, I shall certainly grant it to him, but if he were to exhibit himself as being self-sufficient and free from want, Allah shall make him affluent.

Hearing this, the man said to himself, The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has intended me by this speech of his.

Without uttering a word, he returned home and narrated the incident to his wife.

His wife said, The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is also human; explain your dilemma to him and see what he has to say.

The man returned to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for the second time but heard the same sentence from him and again came back home without saying a word.

When this was repeated for the third time, the man borrowed a pickaxe from one of his friends and set off towards the mountains. Throughout the day he worked hard to gather firewood, which he sold for some flour and that night, he and his wife had bread for dinner.

The next day, he worked harder and collected more firewood and this continued for several days till he was able to purchase a pickaxe for himself.

After some period, as a result of his hard work, he managed to purchase two camels and a slave, and slowly became one of the affluent ones.

One day, arriving before the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), he narrated to him the events of his life and the effect of his words, whereupon the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) responded:

I had said (before): "One who seeks to be independent (of others), Allah shall make him independent."

A LESSON FOR THE LIFETIME

When I arrived at 6 a.m. in the large hospital kitchen, Rose was already checking name tags on the trays against the patient roster. Stainless steel shelves held rows of breakfast trays which we would soon be serving.

"Hi, I'm Janet." I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew Rose's reputation for being impossible to work with. "I'm scheduled to work with you this week."

Rose, a middle-aged woman with graying hair, stopped what she was doing and peered over her reading glasses. I could tell from her expression she wasn't pleased to see a student worker.

"What do you want me to do? Start the coffee?"

Rose sullenly nodded and went back to checking name tags.

I filled the 40-cup pot with cold water and began making the coffee when Rose gruffly snapped, "That's not the way to make coffee." She stepped in and took over.

"I was just doing it the way our supervisor showed us to do it," I said in astonishment.

"The patients like the coffee better the way I do it," she replied curtly.

Nothing I did pleased her. All morning her eagle eyes missed nothing and her sharp words stung. She literally trailed me around the kitchen.

Later, after breakfast had been served and the dishes had been washed, I set up my share of trays for the next meal. Then I busied myself cleaning the sink. Certainly Rose couldn't criticize the way I did that.

When I turned around, there stood Rose, rearranging all of the trays I had just set up!

Totally exhausted, I trudged the six blocks home from the University of Minnesota Hospital late that June afternoon. As a third year university student working my way through school, I had never before encountered anyone like Rose.

Fighting back tears, I wrestled with my dilemma alone in my room. "Lord, what do you want me to do? I can't take much more of Rose."

I turned the possibilities over in my mind. Should I see if my supervisor would switch me to work with someone else? Scheduling was fairly flexible. On the other hand, I didn't want to be a quitter. I knew my older co-workers were watching to see if my actions matched my words.

The answer to my prayer caught me completely by surprise -- I needed to love Rose.

Love her? No way! Tolerate, yes, but loving her was impossible.

"Lord, I can't love Rose. You'll have to do it through me."

Working with Rose the next morning, I ignored the barbs thrown in my direction and did things Rose's way as much as possible to avoid friction. As I worked, I silently began to surround Rose with a warm blanket of prayers. "Lord, help me love Rose. Lord, bless Rose."

Over the next few days an amazing thing began to happen. As I prayed for this irritating woman, my focus shifted from what she was doing to me, and I started seeing Rose as the hurting person she was. The icy tension began to melt away.

Throughout the rest of the summer, we had numerous opportunities to work together. Each time she seemed genuinely happy to see me. As I worked with this lonely woman, I listened to her--something no one else had done.

I learned that she was burdened by elderly parents who needed her care, her own health problems, and an alcoholic husband she was thinking of leaving.

The days slipped by quickly as I finished the last several weeks of my summer job. Leaves were starting to turn yellow and red, and there was a cool, crispness in the air. I soon would be returning as a full-time university student.

One day, while I was working alone in one of the hospital kitchens, Rose entered the room. Instead of her blue uniform, she was wearing street clothes.

I looked at her in surprise. "Aren't you working today?"

"I got me another job and won't be working here no more," she said as she walked over and gave me a quick hug. "I just came to say good-bye." Then she turned abruptly and walked out the door.

Although I never saw Rose again, I still remember her vividly. That summer I learned a lesson I've never forgotten. The world is full of people like Rose--irritating, demanding, unlovable - yet hurting inside. I've found that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.

"Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked."

BEST JOB IN THE WORLD

I've been a mom (mother) for over 15 years now, and along with gaining spider veins, 25 pounds, and a few dozen worry wrinkles, I've also gained knowledge.

For instance, I learned a major lesson when my darling daughter, age 3, put her peanut butter sandwich in the VCR slot. It seemed she wanted to "watch" her lunch instead of "Little Mermaid". Trust me... VCR's do not eject Peanut Butter Sandwiches!

In the twelve years since that sticky incident, I've also learned the following gems of wisdom:
A new mom really can get by on 3 hours and seventeen minutes of sleep per night. You could use the bags under your eyes to pack for a cruise, but at least the sweet smell of poopy diapers can act as smelling salts to revive you.


If it's 2am and your toddler whines, "Mommy, my tummy hurts!", you have three seconds to react before his stomach contents wind up on your pillow case.


A two year old can stuff half a purple crayon up his nose in the time it takes to tie your 4-year-old's shoe.


Your proudly potty-trained 3-yr-old will always have to "go" after she's bundled into long underwear, pants, and a snow suit.


A mom can have a 102 degree fever, hacking cough, and horrible rash, but she still has to make supper, make a cover for a 6th grade Science book, and take a sliver out of an 8-year-old's finger.


If head lice is invading your son's class, he'll pick that day to borrow Josh's comb (even though he usually never combs his hair).


A teenager may call your jokes lame -- but she usually repeats them to her friends.


Nothing feels better after a hard day at the office, dentist, or tax accountant, than a big hug and sticky "tootsie roll" kiss from your favorite kid.


The best presents are not made of gold or silver, but consist of uncooked macaroni noodles glued to a jar and sprayed with paint.


Being a Mom is the best job in the world, and it's truly worth the spider veins, extra pounds and extra wrinkles.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
Ann Landers

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.
Rita Mero

Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self respect springs.
Joan Didion

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands
Anne Frank

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
Dale Carnegie
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

Norman Vincet Peale

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.


Mother Teresa

Joy is power-Joy is strength-joy is love-joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Victor Hugo

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.


Hugh Elliot

Miracles: You don’t have to look for them. They are there, 24/7, beaming like radio waves all around you. Put up the antenna ,turn up the volume----snap---crackle----this just in ,every person you talk to is a chance to change the world.-----

Wilson Mizner

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Anatole France

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.


Meredith Wilson

You pile up enough tomorrows and you will be left with nothing but a bunch of empty yesterdays. I don’t know about you, but I did like to make today worth remembering.

Robert S. McNamara

Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated.

Yugoslav Proverb

Complain to one who can help you.

HAPPY NEW YEAR MESSAGE

May this new year bring many opportunities your way, to explore every

joy of life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm,

turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great

achievements.


A happy New Year! Grant that I
May bring no tear to any eye
When this New Year in time shall end
Let it be said I've played the friend,
Have lived and loved and labored here,
And made of it a happy year.


Yours Truly,

Muhammad Shahzad Ahmad Khan


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QUOTE OF THE DAY

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady

purpose--

a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.


Mary Shelley

EID MESSAGE

Eid ul adha is Eid of sacrifice, and commitment to Allah’s orders, May Allah bless us with the same in all circles of life, and help all amongst us, who are helpless, worried, and waiting for his rehmat, Ameen.Eid Mubarak.


Muhammad Shahzad Ahmad Khan


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Seven Things You Should Do To Help You Prepare For Exams

Okay, would everyone who likes Exams please put your hands up? That’s right; just raise them up nice and high. No, No, no one. Not one person. If you are a sane person, like me, you will hate exams. They are stressful, a lot of work and all in all a fact of life. That is right, a fact of life. When people leave school after 12, 13 years of school, they are often led into a false sense of security that their lives will be free from study and exams for ever. WRONG!!!



Look, the bottom line is that no matter what you do, in this day and age you are always going to be in a situation where you will have to do some sort of exam, whether it is to get your license to drive a car, to get a promotion at work or to get a University degree, we are always going to be faced with having to do some sort of exam. Even at my computer training centre, when you come to learn how to use Microsoft Office you have the opportunity to gain a certificate from Microsoft in using Microsoft Office, but to get it, you still have to do an exam. However there are certain things you can do that can help you prepare for you exams and give you a better chance of passing.

1. Ensure You Read All the Material Provided After Lectures

The number one mistake people make when they come and do any training, including computer training is that do not re-read and go through all the material they covered during the lectures within seven days of doing the actual lecture. So for example, if you do a one day computer training course, you need to go back through all the material within seven days.

Why?

Well there is lots of scientific research that has been undertaken that shows, if you do not reinforce the material you have learned within seven days of first hearing it, that you will 50% of that knowledge within the next seven days. If you do not review the material within 21 days you will loose 50% of the 50% left, which now means you will only remember 25% of the material covered. Some of the research I have read shows that for every 7 days you leave reviewing the material you keep loosing 50% of the remaining knowledge which means in about 6 to 10 weeks after the course you knowledge on the subject. If the material has not been review, the retained knowledge will be virtually none, which means you may as well not wasted you time in attending the course in the first place.

Have you ever been to one of those tax seminars or financial planning seminars? Have you noticed that they only give you enough information to remember the good things, they do not give you a training pack to remind you of the potential flaws of their services, that is because they use the same issues outlined earlier in which as time goes on, you will only remember the things you have reinforced.

2. Make Sure You Redo All The Practical Exercises

With many courses that you study for there will be practical exercises included. For example when you are doing our computer training courses, you will do a little bit of theory and then a practical exercise. It is extremely important that when you leave your training that you go back through those practical exercises as they will help reinforce the theory you have learnt.

Let say for example, you were studying bookkeeping. One of the things you are taught in bookkeeping is how to create a manual set of books such as the Journals, Ledgers and Trial Balance. During your course you would be given practical exercises to create your own Journals etc and it is extremely important that you redo those exercises in your own time to reinforce the elements you have learnt and the process as well.

Yet another example for university student, if you were studying say biology or chemistry, one of the requirements you have is to do certain experiments in a lab. It is absolutely essential that you practice those exercises as they will help reinforce the theory you have learned. In the case of University studies, most faculties will allow you to book lab time to practice your exercises outside the normal lecture time.

3. Do A Minimum of 4 Hours Study Per Week Per Subject

People often say to me how much study we should be doing each week. Well, in reality, it really does depend on the course you are doing. For example if you are studying medicine or law, you will find that you will need almost the same amount of time to study as you attend lectures, so you are looking at 40 hours of study time per week.

However, for computer training courses or IT courses where you are studying for Certifications you will find that if you allocate 4 hours per week per subject, that it will be sufficient to study the material and to become proficient at it. Make note though that the study period does not include doing your practical exercises, the study period is in addition.

4. When Studying Have Light Music On

As I write this I can hear all the parents in the world cringing and crying out saying, NO! Well in fact, if you listen to the right music, music can in fact increase your ability to retain the material you are studying. Briefly, research shows that baroque music at 60 beats per minute causes your brain to produce more alpha [calmness] waves. This happens on both left and right sides of your brain.

This simply means that you calm down and relax, in a way similar to when you whistle a happy tune, or when you daydream. This "alpha" state of mind is ideal for learning, creativity, or just relaxing. Baroque Music also makes the perfect background music for all training from pre-school to government "think tanks." It is used in schools all over Australia. A quote from the teacher of a remedial class here in Australia: "It seems to slow them down so they can think."

Corporate trainers can improve the effectiveness of training sessions dramatically by playing Baroque Music during a session.. A colleague uses the music as background for his memory training seminars and swears by it because recall and creativity are improved.

I also recommend listening to Baroque Music before you actually attend your exam as this will help you to improve you calmness and focus before undertaking the exam and as you have used this music during your study program, it will help prompt the material to come to the forefront of you mind.

5. Review Previous Exams

This is one of the most important things every person must do prior to sitting an exam and that is to review as many previous exams as you can. In most University courses, you will find that each year the lecturer will in fact lodge the previous year's exams in the Library for use by the students. My recommendation has always been to go and photocopy the exam if possible and then study the exam as much as possible. Some universities and colleges allow you to do this others do not.

There are a few key reasons for doing this. The previous exams will give you an insight into the way the lecturers structure the exam questions and they also give you a very good indication of the sorts of questions that lecturers are likely to put on the exams, especially if you have three or four years worth of past exam papers.

I had one lecturer at the college I was studying at, that every year he would go through this one question on the board prior to exam as part of their pre-exam build up and then put that exact question into the exam papers. You would be amazed the number of people who did not take notice during the pre-exam briefings and consequently would get that exam question wrong. By the way, I was one of those people who got it wrong. So, it is definitely worth taking note.

If you are studying Microsoft Certifications or IT Certifications my strong recommendation is that you access pre-assessment material from companies like Self-Test Software or Transcender as they are a really good representation of the sorts of questions you will face in the actual exams. One thing to note though, do not rely just on the questions in those pre-assessment exams as if you do, you will not pass the exam. The pre-assessment exams are simply indicators of the material you need to know and whether you have a good understanding of the material. They definitely do not guarantee a pass. I have seen too many students over the years rely on these types of material only, to find they fail, because the exams have changed or have new areas not originally covered. Always make sure you check out the curriculum for the exam and that you know all the areas the curriculum specifies. Never assume that certain things will be in the exams as you most certainly will be wrong.

6. Have a Colleague Write Practice Exams and Questions for You

If you are doing long term study at a college or University it is always worthwhile to try to form a study group. Even if you are working in a corporate environment and working in a team that is doing study try to form a study group to help you with studies. The reason I recommend this, is so that you can all work together and right a series of practice exams and questions for each other to try to answer.

See, the key with passing any exam is practice. The more practice you have and exposure to the various ways questions could be possibly structured the more likely you will pass the exam. Getting each person in you study group to write practice exams and questions also helps them, as they need to know the correct answer and how to structure the correct answer, which helps reinforce the material for them.

If you are studying in a corporate environment and you have people who have done the exams in the past, get them to write a set of practice exams. It would be even better if you could get three or four colleagues to actually write some practice exams for you as they will give you such a variation that you will be able to identify areas you may not have covered sufficiently.

I have used this technique a lot in my own business and in other jobs I have held. I was working for a government agency many years ago and had to pass was used to be called in Australia an Austel exam. This required a technician to pass two exams. What we did in our division was to get our foreman and leading hand who had already completed the exams to actually write a series of practice questions so that we could become proficient with the sort of answers we would be faced with. The outcome was that I scored 100% on one exam and 96% on the second exam, so it certainly paid off for me.

7. Take Time to Meditate

Okay, I can hear it now, "Oh Yeah Hippy, Want Us to Meditate do ya." Absolutely! Look whilst meditation has certainly been a thing of fringe groups in western society or associated with more eastern religions many researchers are now coming to the distinct conclusion that meditation can make a huge difference to our day-to-day lives.

The core advantage meditation will play in your studies is to help you to relax. The more relaxed you are the more creative and the easier it will be to learn the material for the exam. I certainly recommend that when you are meditating, that you use baroque music with your meditation as it will help increase the alpha waves which will help lead you to a calm feeling.

The bottom line is this, there is no shortcut to conquering exams but they do not have to be a life and death struggle if you put the work in. Whilst there is no fool proof way to pass exam, putting the work in will certainly mean you should see much better exam results and hopefully the outcomes you are looking for.

To finish off my article I want to highlight once again the seven things you should do to help you prepare you for your upcoming exams.

1. Ensure You Read All The Materials After Lectures

2. Make sure you redo all practical exercises

3. Do A Minimum of 4 hour Study Per Week Per Subject

4. When Studying Have Light Music On

5. Review Previous Exams

6. Have a Colleague Write Practice Exams and Questions for You

7. Take Time To Meditate

MBA CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Most degrees are obtained with the purpose of advancing your career prospects and job opportunities. The same is the case with an MBA degree; the only difference being that an MBA degree is considered as the most valuable post graduate degree in the world and has exciting career opportunities. People take the MBA program in order to further their careers in their current jobs or to get a better job on the basis of their MBA degree.

Even within your existing company and in your current job, you can notice the difference in your career prospects pre-MBA and post-MBA. With an MBA degree under their belt, employees have a whole new world opened up to them and are elevated to managerial positions on the strength of the additional abilities and knowledge gained through the MBA program. If you are looking for a change in careers, an MBA degree affords the following career opportunities:

Marketing: People who are in charge of marketing the goods or services of any organization need to be able to create effective marketing strategies and convey their message to people efficiently. An MBA program equips its students with theoretical knowledge as well as practical marketing skills, which can help in getting jobs in the marketing field. With the MBA degree, you can look to become no less than a product manager responsible for marketing.

Finance: Those in the field of finance need to be quick thinkers, have high energy levels to stay abreast of the financial markets, and most importantly, need to have patience to deal with clients and explain things to them. The finance courses in an MBA program are a great way to determine if you have what it takes to be a success in finance. If so, then there are a host of top jobs that you can get in this field.

Government Jobs: People often live with the misconception that an MBA degree is only good for business because of its very name. But it can be very useful for a career in a government agency. Such jobs usually require you to be a big thinker and to be a team player. All this and more is learned in an MBA program. Government agencies have since long had a reputation of giving reactive responses that do not much translate into action. To change this image, government agencies are increasingly on the lookout for people who are doers and not merely talkers. Thus, someone with an MBA degree could have many career prospects in a government job.

Personal Business: Those who have their own business are known to benefit tremendously from completing an MBA program. But what is even better is that an MBA degree can give you all the relevant skills and abilities needed to start your very own enterprise and become an entrepreneur, thus giving you tremendous career opportunities.

Non-profit Organizations: An MBA degree can open up many jobs for you in non-profit organizations. Most people with this degree or those who are still pursuing this degree, do not give much thought to jobs in the non-profit sector as it is regarded as a ‘waste’ of their skills and abilities. But on the contrary, this is one sector that could benefit a great deal from having more people with MBAs involved in non-profit. As for the MBA graduate, it can be very rewarding, both financially and emotionally, to see that your talents are making a positive difference in the lives of many people. You get the chance to work for a worthy cause, while at the same time furthering your own career.

This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as career opportunities for MBAs are concerned. Having an MBA degree gives you countless job opportunities, mostly in top level positions, and can help to further your career tremendously.

CARRY ON

It's easy to fight when everything's right,
And you 're mad with the thrill and the glory;
It's easy to cheer when victory's near,
And wallow in fields that are gory.
It's a different song when everything's wrong,
When you're feeling infernally mortal:
When it's ten against one, and hope there is none,
Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:

Carry on! Carry on!
There isn't much punch in your blow.
You're glaring and staring and hitting out blind;
You're muddy and bloody, but never you mind.

Carry on! Carry on!
You haven't the ghost of a show.
It's looking like death, but while you've a breath,
Carry on, my son! Carry on!

And so in the strife of the battle of life
It's easy to fight when you're winning;
It's easy to slave, and starve and be brave,
When the dawn of success is beginning.
But the man who can meet despair and defeat
With a cheer, there's a man of God's choosing;
The man who can fight to Heaven's own height
Is the man who can fight when he's losing.

Carry on! Carry on!
Things never were looming so black.
But show that you haven't a cowardly streak,
And though you're unlucky you never are weak.
Carry on! Carry on!
Brace up for another attack.
It's looking like hell, but you never can tell:
Carry on, old man! Carry on!

There are some who drift out in the deserts of doubt,
And some who in brutishness wallow;
There are others, I know, who in piety go
Because of a Heaven to follow.
But to labor with zest, and to give of your best,
For the sweetness and joy of the giving;
To help folks along with a hand and a song;
Why, there's the real sunshine of living.

Carry on! Carry on!
Fight the good fight and true;
Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer;
There's big work to do, and that's why you are here.
Carry on! Carry on!
Let the world be the better for you;
And at last when you die, let this be your cry:
Carry on, my soul! Carry on!

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut way all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"

I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.

Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.'

"I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breathe and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them. 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.

SAND AND STONE

Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument & one friend slapped the other on the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:

'Today my best friend slapped me in the face.'

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.

After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:

'Today my best friend saved my life.'

The friend who had slapped & saved his best friend asked him, 'After I hurt u, u wrote in the sand and now, u write on a stone, why?'

The friend replied, 'When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.'

Learn to write ur hurts in the sand and to carve ur benefits in stone.

Do not value the things you have in your life, but value who you have in your life!

LOVE AND ANGER

While Dad Was Polishing His New Car. . . His 4 Years Son Picked Stone & Scratched Lines On the Side Of Car.

In His Anger, Dad hit the Child's Hand Many Times, Not Realizing He Was Using A Wrench.

At The Hospital, His Child Said " Dad When Will My Fingers Grow Back?"

Dad Was Hurt.

He Went Back To Car & Kicked It A lot Of Times.


Sitting Back He Looked At The Scratches, Child Wrote " I LOVE YOU DAD "


Anger & Love Has No Limits..


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TRUE FRIEND

Horror gripped the heart of the World War 1 soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a trench with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might go out into the "no man's land" between the trenches to bring his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the lieutenant, "but i don't think it will be worth it. Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your life away." The lieutenant's advice didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway. Miraculously he managed to reach his friend, hoist him onto his shoulder and bring him back to their company's trench. As the two of them tumbled in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, and then looked kindly at his friend.
"I told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "Your friend is dead and you are mortally wounded." "It was worth it, though, sir," said the soldier. "What do you mean; worth it?" responded the Lieutenant. "Your friend is dead" "YES, Sir" the private answered. "But it was worth it because when i got to him, he was still alive and i had the satisfaction of hearing him say, "JIM........, I KNEW YOU'D COME."

A POEM OF LOVE

We stand-alone today,

Our hearts broke in dismay,

I lift my eyes and look a far

A broken world and wicked power.


Let’s find love,
Let there be smile,
Set-out on the journey,
No matter it are the miles.


Let’s start caring,
And hold each other’s hand,


Let’s start sharing,
So alone we never stand.


Let’s start feeling,
And give comfort in pain.


Let’s start healing,
And alleviate all disdain.


I have reached out,
Please, hold my hand,
Let there be love,
This time we understand.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

LESSON IN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called "Smile". The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reaction.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway.....so, I thought, this would be a piece of cake (literally).

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonalds, one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special play time with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch...an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.

As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell...and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling"...his beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance.

He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally deficient and the blue eyed gentle man was his salvation. I held my tears......as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford (to sit in the restaurant and warm up they had to buy something...they just wanted to be warm).

Then I really felt it...the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me...judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot.

I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you". I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you...God is here working through me to give you hope". I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me honey....to give me hope". We held hands for a moment and at that time we knew that only because of the Grace were we able to give .....

We are not church goers but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.

I returned to college, on the last evening of class,with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it....then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?" I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings (part of God) share this need to heal.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonalds, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. I Graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn....unconditional acceptance......after all....we are here to learn!

MY MOTHER--THE QUEEN OF MY HEART

My mother, the queen of my heart,
Reigns in my sky like a moon,
Pulling the tides of my senses,
Lighting the paths of my dreams.

All melodies hence will play subtly
Against this first, dominant theme
That will turn their most delicate graces
Into harmonies they'll never hear.

Nor can I visit the garden
Where once I lay wrapped in her arms.
The doors of the past will not open
Though I live 'neath a dome of pure joy.


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A Mother's love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendorous miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God's tender guiding hand.

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IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY-- A PIECE OF ADVICE

It’s not always easy to know which path to follow,
which decision to make, or what to do.

Life is a series of new horizons, new hopes,
new days, and changes that come to you.
And we all need some help with these things from time to time.
Remember these things: Dream it. Do it.
And discover how special you are.

Be positive, for your attitude will affect
the outcome of many things.

Ask for help when you need it;
seek the wisdom the world holds and hold on to it.

Make some progress every single day.
Begin. Relieve. And become.

Give yourself all the credit you’re due;
don't short change your qualities, your abilities,
or any of the things that are so unique about you.

Remember how precious life can be.
Imagine. Invest the time it takes to reach out for your dreams;
it will bring you happiness that no money on earth can buy.

Don't be afraid; no mountain is too big to climb
if you do it at your own pace.

What’s the best thing to do? That’s simple:
Do Your Best.

And everything else will fall into place.

******

FAIZ AHMAD FAIZ-THE PRIDE OF PAKISTAN

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THE REASONS YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

To the girl whose beauty is present in all seasons,
I want to tell you why you are beautiful, here are the reasons:
Your beauty extends as high as the tallest mountains,
it goes on forever and never flattens.
Even when the clouds heighten,
you are here and the world brightens.
You are like a fruit that constantly ripens,
your beauty continues to grow no matter what happens.
You are unique in the way that you glisten,
it never erodes, it only thickens.
My fondness for you constantly deepens,
because every time I see you my knees begin to weaken.
The rules of nature you do not follow,
you shine so bright you create your own shadow.
When you are out of sight the world feels shallow,
but your face never leaves my mind, it repeats like an echo.
Your beauty is like a boulder that can't be moved,
it never shakes and it can't be improved.
The one sound I like to hear, it's an easy choice, !
it's the soothing sound of your voice.
It complements your looks with the perfect melody,
putting all around you in complete harmony.
You are better than a man's best fantasy,
God showed us mercy when he gave us you and eyes to see.
Your beauty increases with every breath,
it exceeds the limits that my imagination can stretch.
You have what others could only wish to match,
but your beauty they will never catch.
I swear, you would be the answer to a prayer,
if someone wished for something rare with beauty to spare.
Given the choice I would choose this girl over air,
for air cannot compare to a girl that can't be found elsewhere.

by Daniel Erdle

SPECIAL TEACHERS

Teachers,
getting us ready for our future,
we get mad,
cry,
yell,
laugh,
and have some of the happiest moments we could ever experience with our teachers. If anybody deserves to be recognized, it is our teachers. But no trophy or award could ever express our gratitude. The best gift that we could ever give our teachers
is to graduate and succeed in life. That's why they are here today and have dedicated their lives to teaching children who are special, smart, gifted, tall, thin and husky. That is exactly what a child is to a teacher, and that's why we can touch the sky, and when, God willing, we sometimes go beyond the moon.


I dedicate this poem to Sir Mian Maqbool (Lecturer Biology, Govt. Degree College Arif Wala) forever, and always.

A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER---- MR. AHMAD ALI KHAN

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ...a Father

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HAPPINESS