AFOVA Newletters of Year 2001

Page 47 of 52 that day. He looked himself, and there were people in the shed, stealing things. He rang the police, but they told him that no-one was in his area, so no-one was available to catch the thieves. He said, “OK,” hung up, counted to 30 and rang the police again. “Hello. I just rang you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed? Well, you don’t have to worry about them now, I’ve just shot them all.” Within five minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, an Armed Response unit, the works. Of course, they caught the burglars red- handed. One of the policemen said to this man: “I thought you said you’d shot them!” He replied: “I thought you said there was no-one available!” @@@@@@@@@ Next Meeting The next meeting will be the annual outdoor Get-together. All members are requested to assemble at the Youth Hostel. The details of the Meet are as follows: Date: Sunday, 23 rd December 2001 Place of Assembly: Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar. Time of Assembly: 0800 hrs Time of Departure for the Picnic spot: 0830 hrs Return to Youth Hostel: 1800 hrs The organizing committee requests members to phone in their confirmations to the following positively by Wednesday, the 19 th December 2001 , so as to enable necessary transportation and catering arrangements: Wg Cdr Ravi Mani 491 6705 Wg Cdr ME Muthu 441 6289 Cdr S R Prasad 536 4008 Col D Subramanian 440 4600 Brig VA Subramanyam 491 7446 Col N Viswanathan 433 6659 In order to maximise the time available at our disposal at the Picnic Spot, it has been decided to serve Breakfast during the transit in the vehicle. Buses are being provided by the kind courtesy GOC, Area Headquarters. The Picnic Spot is the Century Auditorium, at Camp Gloria, whose address is No 41, Perur Colony, Perur Village, Nemmeli – 603 104. It is located about 4 km beyond the Crocodile Park, off the East Coast Road. It is administered by the Bethel Rehabilitation Centre. We are grateful to Gen Aban Naidu for identifying and suggesting this location. It is also proposed to sign post the area, for the benefit of those officers who may prefer to come on their own.: A nominal amount of Rs. 150/- per head is being requested as contribution from each one to defray part of the expenses on account of transportation, accommodation and catering. The amount should be sent in advance to Col N Viswanathan, care Jaybeear Investments and Finance, Palani Centre (Basement), No 32, Venkatanaryana Road, T.Nagar, Chennai – 600 01 7. @@@@@@@@@@@ For Your Better Health Excerpts from “Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine” By Harish Johari (Harish Johari (1934-1999) was called Ayurveda’s Renaissance man by Yoga Journal. A painter, composer, scholar, he authored twelve books on Eastern Spirituality.) In Ayurveda, sattva, rajas and tamas are not creations of the human mind but rather