Tuesday 2 December 2008

Methali Za Kiswahili ~ Proverbs

Adhabu ya kaburi aijua maiti: The torture of the grave is only known by the corpse

Baada ya dhiki faraja: After hardship comes relief

Chombo cha kuzama hakina usukani: A sinking vessel needs no navigation

Fadhila ya punda ni mateke: Gratitude of a donkey is a kick

Ganda la mua la jana chungu kaona kivuno: The skin of yesterday's sugarcane is a harvest to an ant

Usicheze na simba, ukamtia mkono kinywani: When you play with a lion, do not put your hand in its mouth (that would be going too far!)

Ucheshi wa mtoto ni anga Ia nyumba: The laughter of a child lights up the house

Kinywa ni jumba la maneno: Mouth is the home of words

Machoni rafiki, moyoni mnafiki: Friendly in the eyes, a hypocrite at heart

Mama nipe radhi kuishi na watu kazi: Mother, give me your blessings; living with people is really tough

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Attalia Trophy

Attalia Trophy
Open University MK

Attalia Trophy ~ OUSA

Ref: IP/MJ 21 March 1984

Kuldip Attalia,
Sherwood House,
Sherwood Drive,
Bletchley,
Milton Keynes.


Dear Kuldip,

On behalf of the Open University Students’ Association, I would like to thank you and your family for the very generous gift of the “Attalia Trophy”.
We are delighted that you have presented us with this and it will used to encourage our students to raise funds to help their less advantaged, disabled and housebound fellow students.

Each year the “Attalia Trophy” will be presented to “The Branch coming up with the best idea for fundraising”.

We will thus be able to encourage the smaller branches to compete to raise funds.

My thanks once again to you and your family for this most generous and thoughtful donation.

Yours sincerely,


Iris Price
VP Welfare
OUSA ~ The Open University Students Association
OUSA Office Sherwood House, Sherwood Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6RN
Phone: 0908 71131

Attalia Residence in Mombasa, Kenya

Attalia Residence in Nairobi, Kenya