Flowers @ Combined Military Hospital, Lahore

Last week, I was hospitalized due to "Severe Iron Deficiency Anaemia".While waiting for my blood transfusion,I saw these flowers thru my room's window, Just perfect for Mellow Yellow Monday.

Longans

                                         

Rukhsati

Rukhsati takes place, when the groom and his family leave together with the bride. The Qur'an is normally held over the brides head as she walks from the stage to the exit in order to bless her. This is a somber occasion for the bride's parents as it marks the departure of their daughter from their home. The departure of the bride becomes a very emotional scene as she says farewell to the home of her parents and siblings to start a new married life.

Longan

                                                                 

    

Closely allied to the lychee, the longan has been referred to as the 'little brother of the lychee'. Longan is slightly smaller than lychee, and with a dull brown skin which is smoother than that of the lychee. The fruit taste is similar, and the value of longan on the market is due to the fact that its season follows that of the lychee, extending the period when this type of fruit is available. According to the esteemed scholar, Prof. G. Weidman Groff, the longan is less important to the Chinese as an edible fruit, more widely used than the lychee in Oriental medicine.




The fruit grows in drooping clusters. Fruit is globose, 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter, with thin, brittle, yellow-brown to light reddish-brown rind. The flesh is whitish, translucent, somewhat musky, sweet, but not as sweet as that of the lychee and with less "bouquet". The seed is round, jet-black, shining, with a circular white spot at the base, giving it the aspect of an eye.





Health Benefits of Longan

- Longan is used as remedy for stomach ache, insomnia, amnesia, and dropsy.



- The fruit is said to invigorate the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and have a calming effect on the nervous system.



- A spoonful of longan tonic made of equal quantities of longan flesh and sugar simmered in water till it is reduced to a syrup consistency is recommended twice a day.



- A decoction of the dried flesh is taken as a tonic and treatment for insomnia and neurasthenic neurosis.



- In Vietnam, the "eye" of the longan seed is pressed against snakebite in the belief that it will absorb the venom.



- The seeds are administered to counteract heavy sweating, the pulverized kernel, which contains saponin, tannin and fat, serves as a styptic (substance that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions).   (Source)

                                                  

A flower & a Bee

                                            

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The Yellow Rose

A yellow rose symbolizes friendship and caring. It's the perfect innocent gift to give to a friend or give to a loved one when you simply want to say "I care". When given to a friend it also means "I'm happy with our friendship."                                                                                                                                                        To see more yellows, click 

                                                                                   

Spring Flowers

Mellow Yellow Monday

                                                         

Here's my Mellow Yellow entry for this week,  multicolored flowers.For more yellows, just click on the badge.

Sunset

It's Monday once again, time for my favourite meme hosted by Drowsey Monkey.For this week, i'm sharing photos taken yesterday, from our rooftop.    

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"One & Only"

I'm happy to see that the roses in our garden start blooming, though it's still winter.
As you can see, a lot of pink and red roses ......and a single yellow rose.Just perfect for my entry for today's meme hosted by Drowsey Monkey.For more yellows, just click on the badge.

Feeding the Crows

Our leftovers are usually fed to animals.We don't simply throw it in the garbage bin.

Ticket Booth

Seen this ticket booth at a fun fare in Iqbal Park.Since I'm a big fan of Disney cartoon characters, I've taken a pic of it and showed it to my kids.Waaaa....now, they kept asking me to go to the park and take a ferris wheel ride.I promised them, when the weather changes, then we will go.Who would enjoy a ride in this chilly weather???

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My First Mellow Yellow for 2010

Happy MellowYellow New Year!Here's my first post for 2010.For more yellows, go to Drowsey Monkey's site.

Gold, part of the Bride's Dowry

In Pakistani tradition, you have to give dowry if your daughter get married.Mostly, it consist of household appliances, household furnitures, beddings, house decors,plates, pans , cutleries all kitchen things, clothes, gold(jewelry sets), gifts to the inlaws(in the form of clothes/jewelries,etc.), and sometimes if the bride's family is very rich, even a house & lot and a car is also provided.The bridal dress is mostly adorned with embroidery using gold wires,precious stones and beads.

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Mellow Yellow Monday

Seen this lovely hibiscus in my friend's garden today.I was not able to join MYM for few weeks because I ran out of pics with a dash of yellow :( To join the fun, click on the badge.

Sunday in ICU

I promised my sons to watch the Snake Show yesterday but I was admitted at ICU, Mayo Hospital due to abnormal heartbeat.I went up and down the 15-step stairs three times, since my bedroom is located uptairs.I was bringing the laundry down because it's wash day.On the 3rd time, I almost fainted and my heart was beating too fast and I felt severe pain in my heart.I was crying due to the pain.So I was rushed to the hospital.I was immediately rushed to ICU, and doctors tried to normalized my heartbeat.I thought, I was gonna die, because after 2 hours of trying, my heartbeat is 240/ minute.they don't have choice but to give me electric shock.I refused.I told them, if my heart stop beating, then do it.The heart speacialist who was off duty but summoned, came at that moment, luckily, with massage and a lot of injections, my heartbeat was normalized, so do with my blood pressure.So now, on doctor's advice, no housework for me, bedrest if possible.How can I, when I have 3 sons to take care and a good househelp is impossible to find in this country.A lot of Filipina domestic helpers here, but honestly, I can't afford to pay $500/month.

Mellow Yellow Monday #6

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This post is in response to my friend's request,
Liza in Brunei.She wants to see my family.Well, it's only me and my kids Liz because my husband is always the one taking photos.
This my entry for this week's

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Mellow Yellow Monday #5

Seen this flower on the roadside yesterday.Sorry, the photo is not clear.I used my phone since I didn't bring my camera.

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