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Landing in a Soup! A perfect companion for those wet misty evenings. A great buddy of the grab-and-go snacks that beat the winter chill. Has a flavour that permeates through the preparation and allows for a truly sensory experience. Soused with delicious sauces, crispy noodles and nutritious vegetables, it’s great news for the palate, but greater news for health and fitness freaks. Well, it’s none other than the hot soup that so comfortably takes the edge of cold winters! Though the soup finds a prominent place in the summer menus of most eat-outs, it’s during winters that its popularity graph reaches an unprecedented high. Informs Sanjay Vijj, the executive chef at the Taj, Chandigarh, “Soup is no longer viewed as a mere add on to the main food. Rather, it’s a complete gourmet delight in itself. We offer various soups, including the most popular chicken soup, tomato soup, lamb soup, Morrocan soup and Thai soup with bread rolls and garlic breads. Our speciality, however, remains the chicken soup that we prepare from roasted chicken and flavour it with fennel and garnished almonds. And guess what, it’s not only the chilly winters when people relish soups. The sunny afternoons also see these soups being ordered extensively.” Smiles Sanjay. Though there’s no dearth of non-vegetarian soups, for the veggies too, the choice is aplenty. Adds Jitendra, Senior Manager, Hot Millions, Chandigarh, “ Soups are sold both during summers and winters. But, during winters, almost all our customers demand them. While Munchow soup is the hot favourite, most kids go for the sweet corn and chicken sweet corn soup. For the more spicy palates, there’s “hot and sour” that goes well with the Chinese dishes. Then there’s the famous Goldie’s Roost, presently getting renovated and renamed, that offers a tasteful array of veg and non- veg soups, including Talumein, tomato, noodle, sweet corn, chicken, Munchow and mushroom soups to name a few. These are served with a light nan and gravy or a filling Chinese delicacy if one orders the same. With the likes of Farookh Abdulah dropping in here to have a soup and a forever traffic jam on the road due to the rush of customers, one can gauge the rising popularity of soups. It’s perhaps due to this rise in popularity of soups that places like Pizza Hut and Copper Chimney, have added a few soups to their menu. Not to miss the recent Noodle Bar that also serves a lavish helping of soups. And of course, the age-old hotels like Aroma have been doing it for years. And one can’t simply miss those roadside rehriwalas who help you savour these soupy delights, adding boiled eggs to augment the taste if you please! No wonder, come winters and the city crowds start flocking, in large numbers, to various eateries to savour a bowl of scrumptious soup. Opines a soup lover Nalini from Panchkula, “with their high water content, the right amount of roughage and energising goodness of vegetables, soups are a great pick-me-up. So, my husband and me love to go in for a soup, whenever we go on a drive.” Adds Rajiv Sharma, another health-freak who can’t resist a bowl of simmering soup, “low in calories, rich tasting and easy to prepare, they are perfect to woo the winter-palates.” Chirps housewife Archana, who loves to have dinner parties at her place, “That soups are light and nutritious, we all know, but there’s more to them. Their colourful display is a great way to dress up the dining table, especially when you are organising a formal dinner.” “I don’t feel like going out during the cold winter evenings. So, I prefer to stay at my home, where my mom prepares those ready-mix soups,” opines Nidhi Sachdeva. “However, my brother Gaurav likes to go out for a soup with his friends.” Winters are a time when you feel like getting snuggled up in lots of warmth. And at such a time, what could be more comforting than a sip of a
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Homecoming for Jagjit Singh JAGJIT Singh was born in Sri Ganganagar and he studied in Jalandhar and Kurukshetra University, but even here in the city his concert means a homecoming of sorts as many of his old time friends who can recall him in his turbaned days, singing at youth festivals. When he comes here, the bonhomie is of the kind—‘Bai apna Jagjit aaya hai…’ Apna Jagjit, in fact, is an unparalleled ghazal singer of our times who got adulation from none other than the great ghazal king Mehdi Hasan. Recalling his Jalandhar days, journalist Ramesh Kapila says, “I first heard him at a function in Doaba college and the ghazal he sang was Rukh se parada hata de zara saqia…” Madhur Kapila, who is a music critic, says: “He has a great voice and he sings not with his throat but with his heart and reaches the heart of the listeners.” Radio voice Vijay Vashishth recalls, “He was a few years senior to me in DAV College, Jalandhar. I had the problem of stammering. Interestingly, Jagjit encouraged me to sing for he felt that I would get over the problem. So I would participate in group songs with him. Do you know we would sing the songs written by Sudarshan Fakir.” Later Jalandhar-bred Fakir, whose ghazals were first sung by Begum Akhtar, became Jagjit’s favourite poet. Fakir’s verses and Jagjit’s voice continues to mesmerise music lovers. Their all-time hit, of course, was: Magar mujhko lauta do bachpan ka sawan, Woh kagaz ki kishti, who barish ka paani… Among the contemporary poets that Jagjit has sung are Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Nidah Fazli and Qateel Shefai. Vandana Korpar, an army officer’s wife, says: “I never miss the chance of listening to him. His voice touches the very core of the heart. He sings a ghazal just as it should be sung with the right nuances.” Marketing executive Kanika Dhamija adds, “I can spend half my salary on buying a ticket for a Jagjit concert. I just love his singing.” Such is the wide and varied range of the admirers of Apna Jagjit
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Jago clients Jago There is a complete disregard for client care and safety as beauty parlours grow in number. Clients should be more conscious of their rights, cautions Pammy And when it comes to that, India stands in sharp contrast to the developed countries. Over there, the strict enforcement of cosmetology and barbering industry regulations can ensure a safe client environment, whereas the lack of it poses enormous health hazard for the clients. The clients are unprotected against life threatening infections emanating because of unhygienic practices used in salons. In theory we do have some regulations, but the implementation of these leaves a lot to be desired. What is alarming that officials responsible for maintaining the hygiene standards in salons have dropped their guard despite the invasion of killer infectious diseases like AIDS and hepatitis. Customers visit salons to get beauty treatments, feel pampered and relaxation. But in that process they can get exposed to contagious diseases. Here is a piece of advice, do not suffer. Remember the clients have the power to change! What is ailing here is that there are no set standards for the qualifications required to be a hair and beauty practioner. There is no concept of public liability insurance for the salon owners. There is also a complete disregard for the client
care and safety. The education in beauty is not somewhat complete. Their knowledge about correct application of beauty treatments, diseases and disease prevention is negligible. It’s time for the salon owners to focus on training their staff on hygiene. It is also important for the customers to know their rights, what they should look for when getting into a salon and above all be made aware of hazards of unhygienic conditions in the salons.
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Pitching for the Slope OUR surroundings will be in order if designed appropriately. It means shaping our environment to suit our purpose and needs. As said, “Architecture is the harbinger of civilization.” It is worthy to emphasize that our environment expresses human intentions, desires and hopes. The form is the prerogative of the designer. The fine examples of medieval structures with massive iron and wooden shapes that culminate into very dramatic architectural built forms are his creations. The drawing and specifications that a designer produces have to communicate to other minds the shapes, the components, and the materials needed to fulfill the intention. The sloping roof has been evolved by various historical parameters. Take the Indian temples; they are always supported with the sloping roof. First it gives the house of God the Spiritual dimensions by which the pointing is towards the divine upwards. On home front, the sloping roofs have emerged primarily to provide the feeling of domesticity and to lend a feeling of space and place which can be owned. From the initial days it was the hut that became the place when man settled and abandoned his nomadic life style. Probably the same sense of feeling overtakes us today when we create our living place with a little slope on the top. As Chandigarh is a modern city concept, the sloping roofs were not propagated as an element of elevation design. But the calling of the instinct is too strong and therefore the pitched roof is now seen emerging, albeit fragmented in many new designs. It has taken the shape of the portico or the entrance porch in many “Refurbished” houses lately. Kalagram now displays the work of artisans under the sloping roofs of exhibition areas in the campus. Does it go with the written character of the Chandigarh architecture style? Nevertheless, functionally and aesthetically it is a pleasing environment created by the architects. The satellite towns of Mohali and Panchkula are flourishing with this feature of slopes and somehow the symbol of “Post Modernism” is too strong to be ignored. A visit to modern locality in Punjab will reveal the liking to this character multifold. The town halls in the United States, the famous cottage of Thomas Hardy, the farm houses of the neo-rich have a commonality – that is a pitched roof. And it is here to stay. — Sangeet Sharma
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Seabuckthorn drink Delhi based FIL Industries Limited has launched Ladakh Berry-a premium Sea buckthorn beverage in Chandigarh. It has been launched under Fruitfil, the umbrella brand of the Food and Beverage Division of FIL Industries Limited. Sea buckthorn is the powerhouse amongst fruits and vegetables containing over 100 nutrients, 8 vitamins, 24 minerals and 18 amino acids. The juice is highly stress-resistant as it contains Natural Vitamins C, E, A, Beta-carotene and Flavonoids.. The product is affordably priced at Rs 15 for 200ml pack & Rs. 65 for 1 litre pack.
Grasim Selfcare Grasim Textiles, introduces a new range of fabric under the brand name “Selfcare”. Graviera brand has been positioned on the platform of “Andaz Zara Hat ke. Available in soft subtle contemporary checks to bold classic designs and plains with different weaves in Twills/ Gab/Pick n Pick and different shades, the fabric has been specially made to provide excellent drape and fall while imparting an overall richness and comfortable feel. Offered in a price band of Rs. 225 - Rs. 240 (MRP), the plan is to sell 3 lac meters annually, 1.5 lac meters in the current season. The product will be available in the all leading retail outlets.
Futuristic technology LG Electronics has once again introduced a technological marvel in the DIOS category of refrigerators with the introduction of the three door DIOS refrigerator. The three-door DIOS offers the consumers ease of operation as it has a tilted drawer for easy access, external micom control to regulate various features like super freezing, cooling temperature, ice making.It has a premium eleven layer scratch proof, fingerprint proof Titanium finish body with great interiors. The three door DIOs is available in 751 ltrs capacity at a price point of Rs 1.30 lakh. —
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All about Gharana Should the gharanas in music and dance be named after the person or the place?
M.L. Koser, founder of Pracheen Kala Kendra, looks deep into the controversy
THE gharana system in Hindustani music is a fascinating subject. Indian classical music (including dance) has come a long way since gharanas of great exponents were passed on to next generations through the Guru-Shishya Parampara. The world “gharana” has evolved from the Sanskrit word “griha”, which literally means (ghar-home) or a particular musical tradition belonging to a family for a specific period of time. In other words, gharana represents a school of performing music, belonging to a house or a family at a particular period having its influence at least on three successive generations from father to son to grandson or from gurus to shishyas. The term gharana has a familiar or dynastic connotation but for the purpose of our understanding of the system it may be taken to signify a school of music, in the same sense as a school of painting or dance or philosophy. The milieu in our classical music and dance is still more tradition-bound than the world of drama, literature and other arts. The different gharanas in music and dance are bearing the names of certain places such as Agra, Rampur, Patiala, Gwalior, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Banaras, etc and nor of individuals who were responsible to start a particular music or dance tradition. Why is it so? We are here to discuss, at length, on the topic: “Whether the gharanas should be named after the person or the place”. It is a historical fact that the patronage of royal houses and princely states acted as a catalyst to musicians and dancers. The erstwhile princely states were the cradles of culture that fostered and preserved the finest in fine arts for posterity. Even as we have a rich legacy of paintings of the Rajas _ than school, the Mughal miniatures, the Kishengarh and the Kangra Valley schools of art. It is said that the present gharanas in music and dance had been named after certain places where they nurtured and evolved only towards the end of the 19th century. One reason sighted for this was that the artists, who were mostly dependent on the feudal patronage for their living, were not so free to give their styles their individual names. They were forced to name their styles on the names of the states/ cities that patronised them. There are examples from the history that the Banaras Gharana is also called the Janaki Prasad Gharana after the name of its founder. In music, the most conspicuous examples is that of the Dagar Gharana of music, which is named after a particular clan. The Dagar Gharana is the oldest gharana that has been practicing the Dagar Vani style of dhrupal gayaki through a lineage that dates back 19 generations. The late Ustad Vilayat Khan’s gharana was also called the Imdad Khan Gharana named after one of his ancestors Ustad Imdad Khan. In recent times, the style of sitar technique created by Ustad Abdul Halim Zafir Khan is called Zafar Khani Baaz, as the old two styles of gats were called the Maseetkhani d Razakhani Gats. Maseetkhani Gat is named after the one of the most popular sitarist of his times Ustad Maseet Khan. Following the footsteps of his Guru Ustad Maseet Khan, Raza Khan of Lucknow, invented another gat named after his own name called Razakhani Gat. So did the late Swami Duttatreya Parvatikar who named the veena he created as Dottatreya Veena. The most relevant example of the present times is of the Mohan Veena, which has been named after its creator Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. The brightest sun in Akbar’s court was Tansen, a musical genius from Gwalior whom the emperor had brought and installed as one of the Nine Jewels of his court. Although Akbar had a policy to convert talented people to Islam, however, his reverence for Tansen was such that he never forced him to covert, but tactfully gave him the title “Miyan Tansen”. Tansen composed many new ragas with his name Miyan, such as Miyan-ki-Malhar and Miyan-ki-Todi. Tansen had a Hindu wife as well as a Muslim wife, called Mehrunissa. From the latter, het got a son Bilas Khan, who later composed a new raga after his name called Bilaskhani Todi. Pracheen Kala Kendra had written to many scholars and artistes for expressing their opinion on the topic - “whether the gharana should be with the name of the person who originated it or with the name of a place where they flourished”. Nearly 70 per cent people have agreed with our viewpoint that gharanas should be known with the name of the person who was responsible to start a particular style. Others who are opposing this viewpoint have the opinion that a number of books have been written on these gharanas and theories could not be changed. |
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Film & FASHION Jennifer Aniston says that her roles are helping her cope with her split from Brad Pitt. Ananova.com reports that in a new movie titled “Derailed”, she sets on a passionate affair with a married man played by Clive Owen. She says, “It was being a more sexual creature, and I haven’t been able to do that.” Talking about her last movie “The Break-up”, she said, “Movies, I’ve been part of lately, have reflected something that’s happening in my life. I had lots of years where I got boxed in as a character who couldn’t find a man.”—IANS Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen “Material Girl” Madonna, apparently not only wanted former basketball star, Dennis Rodman to impregnate her, she also considered marrying him in the mid-nineties. This was revealed by Rodman in his autobiography, ‘I should be dead by now’. “She wanted to get married - at least I think she did. She organised this intervention along with six female friends—the ‘Madonna Mafia’ I called them”, ratethemusic quoted him as writing in his book. “Madonna was sitting right in the middle of this bunch, and she nodded at me and asked, ‘Do you think I should marry this guy? He looks like a keeper.’”, he added. “I’m pretty sure that when this book comes out Madonna will say, ‘I never did this, I never did that.’ Madonna’s a great person... It’s like a fairytale story with me and Madonna and all the things that happened in my life,” he said.
—ANI Harry Potter’s Ford carjacked! The flying Ford Anglia made famous in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ has been stolen from South West Film Studios in Cornwall. “The film prop was being stored under a tarpaulin. It was not in good condition and could not have been driven away under its own steam,” E!Online quoted a police spokesman as telling the UK’s Press Association. The police is trying to search the blue colour 1962 car with registration number 7990 TD, but haven’t arrested anybody as yet. The classic automobile was reportedly the only prop from the Harry Potter films stored on the lot.
— ANI Foxx wants to act as Tyson Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx says he is keen to star as Mike Tyson in a film about the boxer. Ananova.com reported Foxx as saying: “I think the Mike Tyson story is a very interesting thing. I think that’s the most interesting story that you don’t know. Nobody knows the stuff that I know. The stuff that I found out? It would blow your mind.” He also admitted that he is enjoying working on the movie version of the hit TV show ‘Miami Vice’ with Colin Farrell. He said, “‘Miami Vice’ is going great. Colin Farrell is a great individual - a lady killer. You know what I’m saying? It’s just great to see him get into that Crockett role.”
—IANS Joaquin doesn’t watch
his movies! Fans may be dying to see his movies, but Joaquin Phoenix himself never prefers to watch his own films. The ‘Gladiator’ actor involves his family in every role he takes on, but hates the way he looks on screen. “Joaquin never watches his own movies. He never has. He’s too critical of himself. He’ll say, ‘I don’t like how my tooth looks,’ or, ‘I don’t like my lip.’ There’s always something,” femalefirst quoted Phonenix’s mother Aryln Bottom as saying to the New York Daily News. Talking about his latest performance in ‘Walk the Line’, she said, “It was very difficult for him to make this movie, but it was a cleansing and profound experience for him. It was hard for the whole family to go through this role with Joaquin.”
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Mr 100 per cent! The best place where you can catch Aryan Vaid in his leisure hours is in his home gym. Armed with weights that helped him beef up those muscles and get that look, the actor is all set now to set the screens afire with his latest film, Piyush Shah’s Mr 100 Per Cent. In the film, Aryan essays the role of a gigolo with a troubled past. All excited about his role of a male sex worker in a film that he avers, is not a sex flick, but an emotional story, Aryan elaborates, “The story is on the relationships between me who is Mr 100 Per Cent,my mentor Irfan Khan who is an ageing gigolo, and my wife Mahima Choudhary and the way my life changes when she comes to know of my profession.” The film is about the transformation of an arrogant sex worker to a simple man of values. It is a very sensitive film,” says Aryan. “Becoming a gigolo is at times a matter of choice, at other times, you simply get led into it as in my case in the film,” he adds. The increase in gigolos frequenting elite circles is undoubtedly an urban Indian reality, he stresses. He adds , “Stories have always floated on good looking men offering themselves to women. As for me, I watched American films to add to my body language.” And on the career front? “Commercially, Market, Fun and Sauda were moderate hits. Other than Mr 100 Per Cent, there is Mahesh Bhatt’s Aisa Kyon Hota Hai, that also stars Rati Agnihotri on a mother-son relationship. Also in the offering is Karan Chaudhury’s Manoranjan where I am a struggling actor trying to complete a tragic film. There’s also bubby Kent’s experimental film and Ramsay Brothers Ghutan opposite a Pakistani heroine Heena Rehman. There is the Punjabi film Ek Jid Ek Jaan with Naghma and Raj Babbar. “ There is so much to look forward to says Aryan.Here’s looking forward to the film on celluloid. — Dharam Pal
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Just chill, Mum! New age parents have to learn the new lingo to know what their teens and tweens are talking about, says Aruti Nayar THE biggest challenge for parents these days is to tune in and respond to youngspeak, even if it leaves them totally befuddled. All those parents who thought that they were in sync with the pulse of the teens and tweens (the in-betweens, from 8 to 11) can think again. To equip oneself for new age parenting, one can begin by keeping the ears open and the mouth shut. The Flower Power generation who thought that it was ‘with it’ can do with an update. Freak out is out of the vocab(ulary) and chill out is in the cold. Either it is ‘just chill’ or simply a combo of chill and relax, simply chillax. For the uninitiated, who believe (as yours truly did) that rocking was only for chairs and horses, it is wake-up time because every thing from a person to a party or place rocks. Rocking is to gen now what cool was to gen then. Incidentally, cool in its new avatar has become hot. Again, almost every person, place or thing is hot. When a parent gets all hot and bothered one is told to cool it! Another word flung with gusto at unsuspecting parents is hyper, “Don’t get hyper…he’s very hyper and so on” It strikes one that all words that Gen now uses treble up and can simultaneously be nouns, verbs and adjectives. It is not only English that is being moulded but also our own Hindi words which are trimmed to suit the pace of life. If you are enthu (enthusiastic) about sams and gulabs, (samosas and gulab jamuns for the uninformed), then you can go to a fundoo (happening) place. Fundoo, is again a three-in-one word. You can go to a fundoo place with fundoo friends and have fundoo food. Happening, of course, is the most happening word with multifaceted usage. If you hear your teen mutter, “Hey Bhagu…” don’t hit the roof. It is just the easy relationship with Bhagwan. The relationship with the Almighty is casual and friendly as it is with bum chums. For further education and to become an informed parent, please watch the serial Remix on Star One. For all the 1970s children, parents to adolescents now, fed on a sturdy diet of love, love and yet more love, it seems nothing less than sacrilege to hear ishq, exalted to the level of divinity, called names literally. To hear good old ishq being called kambakht and kamina, with stress on the expletives that are spat out with obvious relish, was a shocker. An intro begins with ‘What is your mobile number?” Clothed in nebulous romance, mohabbat has shed its mystique and become more tangible, it is called mirchi, aptly spicy. If anything has contributed to the lingo of the young it is the SMS that has further done way with the need to look for different words. Asap, CU, watsup dude, instant touch for an instant lifestyle. But that is another story. |
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Health and Fitness Put on a happy face ! Laughter is one of the best anti-ageing medicines. Humor is essential for a long and happy life. So flash those pearly whites and laugh away life’s blues with a smile. — Dr Rashmi Garg is senior consultant, Fortis, Mohali. |
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Vaid gears up for his next film Piyush Shah’s Mr 100 Per Cent, where he strives to open many eyes with his portrayal of a male gigolo. 
Hartron Workstation-MMC Computers-DOEACC
accredited institute upto ‘b’ level, Sector 8-C Chandigarh, celebrated
its 15th Annual Function with great fun and frolic at Bal Bhawan
Auditorium in Sector 23, Chandigarh. The students participated in various
cultural activities, besides organizing a fashion show, in which there
were three rounds of traditional, ethnic, western and formal dresses. Due
to affiliation of the institute with DOEACC (Govt. of India) many defense
personals who’ve joined the institute also gave a surprise ramp show
round in which Mrs. And Lt. Col H.S. Bacchal were adjudged the best couple
of this session. Munish Sharma and Aanchal were selected Mr. and
Ms.Fresher for the session 2005-06 .A magnificently decked up stage and
appropriate background music provided a perfect setting.
ARIES : Blindly follow your intuition, which will be excellent, practically infallible. Being flexible and prepared for last minute changes will help you contain the situation. Lucky Number: 2, Lucky colour: Green. 
LIBRA : "Seven of Cups" says amorous happiness will be at your arm's reach and you'll only have to take it. Today you can learn more as a student. Lucky Number: 17, Lucky colour: Black. 
TAURUS : Try to moderate your bossiness toward your children, otherwise communication will be blocked. Your personal relationships may go through some tense moments. Lucky Number: 9, Lucky colour: Blue.
SCORPIO:
There maybe a crisis in a close relationship. You will have to make long overdue adjustments. You may hear of some positive developments. Lucky Number: 3, Lucky colour: Lemon.
GEMINI : Your friends will show you kindness and loyalty. All contacts and trips will be favourable. This time you'll have unusual, romantic and marvellous love affairs. Lucky Number: 12, Lucky colour: White. 
SAGITTARIUS : Staying in top form will mean that you will sail through the pile of chores facing you. Play your cards right and you will find opportunities coming your way. Lucky Number: 8, Lucky colour: Golden. 
CANCER : Your card "The Hermit" warns if you live as a couple, beware of an extra-marital adventure which you'd have to regret. Your career life will be on the upswing. Lucky Number: 20, Lucky colour: Black. 
CAPRICORN :Your card "Ace of Swords" shows a prosperous day. Family issues may be on your mind. Children will make you proud. Pay attention to your investments. Lucky Number:12, Lucky colour: Blue. 
LEO : Good unexpected money coming in. Risks of temporary constipation and hypertension. There could be delays with some important ventures or assignments. Lucky Number: 14, Lucky colour: Burgundy. 
AQUARIUS : There is an additional boost from your key planet Mars, as it gets zapped by Uranus. Focus on organising the house to cope with the festive season. Lucky Number: 17, Lucky colour: White. 
VIRGO : A day of self-research, which will end up with an essential discovery about yourself. You will be determined to make changes that will enhance the efficiency of your office routines. Lucky Number: 6, Lucky colour: Jade. 
PISCES: Managing your time better and communicating your views clearly should be on top of your agenda. Party invitations will give you the chance to hog the limelight. Lucky Number: 5, Lucky colour: Cherry.