Simply Riaz... Simply Myself...

Well, I did it again. Successfully went down with fever over the last 2 days on my latest visit to Chennai. I have the unbeaten record of getting fever everytime I come home over the last 4 years. Call it fate or blame it on the climate and pollution, it has become a habit for me now. In fact, I had postponed my return trips on 2 occasions before due to this. My bosses back in Singapore might be thinking that I am trying to make lame excuses just to get my vacation extended!!! Alhamdulillah, today I am feeling better and Insha Allah will be returning to Singapore on the midnight of 28th after celebrating Eid here.I have heard sometime back that getting fever is in fact a good sign - a sign of the body trying hard to flush out all the unwanted toxins. Good or bad, I have always seen it as a wonderful opportunity to reduce my tummy by being forced to eat only bread and other low fat food! Weight reduction hasn't been a problem for me. I have always managed to maintain my weight to the optimum, but my tummy has always been a cause of low confidence. Nowadays, I have made it a habit to walk from office to home daily in the evening. It takes about half hour plus of medium paced walk with intermediate slopes to reach home. Excercising for my broken back is already part of the daily regime and have added on a couple of tummy reduction excercises in as well. Lets hope and pray for the best.So my dear friends... how are you maintaining your weight, health and tummies? :-) Maybe its time to share your secrets as well!

Surprised by the header? An interesting topic to be explored in the current world scenario where everything and everyone works on numbers and mechanics. Recently met one old friend from SIO who is a doctor and psychologist. He is currently working on a project on the relevance of pre-marital counseling for couples. This practice is prevalent in most of the developed countries including Singapore where it is mandatory where divorce rates are high.So how does this fit the Indian scenario? My friend revealed some interesting stats which would definitely make us sit and think. He says that almost 20% of marriages end up in divorce in today's Indian Muslim community. A staggering 60% or more marriages are on the brink held up more for ego and social reasons. Less than 20% of Muslim marriages in India are really seen to be successful to a certain extent. The reasons for this can be attributed to various factors including non-Islamic upbringing, false sense of freedom, materialistic competition and many more.Do let me know your views and opinions in this regard.