by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Aug 4, 2008 | Smile
A man left work Friday afternoon, but, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend, hunting with the boys and spending his pay cheque without telling his wife. When he appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronted by his very angry spouse, who...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Aug 4, 2008 | Poetry
Torment not the heart When you profess knowing me In all splendour That I granted you in favour So you may travel the distant Worlds and find solace In love uncharted, yet within The uncounted days You count them like coins In a jar, counting as if The coins be...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Aug 1, 2008 | Smile
A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of Divisional Manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job. He asked each applicant the question, “What is two and two”? The first interviewee was a...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jul 30, 2008 | Stories
Two friends were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a scorpion that was drowning. One of them immediately scooped it up and set it upon the bank. In the process he was stung. He went back to washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell in. The friend...
by Mohamed Ismail Bukharia | Jul 30, 2008 | Wise Words
An intelligent youth possessed an abundant share of accomplishments and discreet behaviour so that he was allowed to sit in assemblies of learned men but he refrained from conversing with them. His father once asked him why he did not likewise speak on subjects he was...
