lingo of my inner voice

2007-01-03T16:30:00.000+05:00

Tis an abnormal end, continuation is at a new cafe.

Visit http://darkcoldcoffee.wordpress.com and do update your blogrolls, my coffee luvers.

Celebrations in abundance

2006-12-31T23:54:00.000+05:00

Today is my blog's second birthday. Happy Birthday dear bloggy. W00T! This year was slow but still good. I hope I catch up next year. You just bet!

Some important things that happened last year. We shifted our home for the first time, atleast for me. I was transferred to ACCA. I got a Sony Cybershot. My first actual crush - welcome to lala land, I will blog about it sometime later. I got fainted for the first time this year. Gave some recruitment interviews and they all need B.Com. Faints again. I met some of my relatives after long long time almost a decade. And how can I forget my eyebrow piercing! Am I missing something? Yes I am. Got alot of unique opportunities, happiness and blessed moments. Thanks God for it.

With the year 2006 approaching its end, I wish you all a very Happy New Year.

And a very Happy and surely messy Eid! =p

Wish me all the luck this year for being and getting the best in everything. Amen

PS: The cute cow is copyrighted to/by yours truly - I mean the pic!
PSS: Now go to H.O.P.E. blog.

Ho Ho Ho, Yo Yo Yo!

2006-12-25T22:40:00.000+05:00

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Jinnah and Jesus,
Happy Birthday to you.

Btw my little cousin is here from USA. We made him understand the importance of this day like this:

Today is the birthday of George Washington of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam who built Pakistan. Today everything will be closed in his memory. Doesn't it sound phunny?!

=)

2006-12-23T23:38:00.000+05:00

Smile here.

Fun and Agony

2006-12-21T18:10:00.000+05:00

Last week, both Saturday and Sunday was so busy. Busy for watching movies at Kara. Saturday was especially rocking as my friends of Mehreen Jabbar community at orkut were there, saw and met Sania Saeed, Maheen Zia, Jamil Dehalvi and every movie from shorts, documentry to features. Most of them were Pakis. Saw Man Pust Cart and Jamil Dehalvi's films, what a treat! Who didnt came surely missed something worth watching. It is such a pity that movies like OMKARA get a housefull but very less audience for documentries. I think we desparately need two to three cinemas in this city with good films from around the globe with good picture quality and sound.

People Dhoom TV should be banned. Not because of their poor quality programmes because most of the television channel is broadcasting shitty stuff but this channel has gone insane. Have you seen Tel ke dabbay(Tins of Oil) on the desk of newcasters with a logo of bakeparlor on the screen. I guess America is behind this =p Lalach ki bhi hadh hoti hai yaar.

I was writing a novel. I am started it but I wrote a part of it and now it has gone deleted ACCIDENTLY with the BACKUP. I don't know how. Weeps, Cries, Faints. Thinking about how to recover corrupt files.

NEED A VERY IMPORTANT ADVICE: Should I switch to the new blogger because I have heard that beta caused alot of problems to some people in Karachi?

Ra Ra Ra Kara!

2006-12-13T14:09:00.000+05:00

Went to Kara yesterday. Nice experience. Saw two documentries and quite some short films. As far as documentries are concerned, they were shot really nicely. I mean you don't see such good camera work and sound design in documentries.

First was 'The Whistle Blowers" about An investigation into the issue of pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks manufactured by reputed MNC’s like Coca Cola and Pepsi in India which was recently revealed in a report by the Centre for Science and Environment. Now farmers use these soft drink in India to pesticide control in the crops because these are highly contaminated. Pepsi and Coca Cola India has taken all the water resources present in villages for their production and those poor people doesn't have any water and the water which is left is like poison. Even a normal person would become abnormal drinking those soft drinks, a doctor said. This was really funny. Those giants have united, lol business rivalries not unite, so that they can hide their ugly truths from the world. They and the filmstars both didn't have any shame nor social responsibility in advertising it like check ki huwi bottle hai. As if Aamir Khan is drinking it so we won't get hurt. It is like CSE who conducted tests doesn't give health certificates and those stars do. Those giants earn so much PROFIT.. it is around 6000 crore rupees industry in India still they don't want to put standards into practice which promote health safety. The documentry was narrated in such a nice manner that it simply rocked.

Second was the famous "Darfur Diaries-Message from home". I felt like crying at some places. I would be able to explain it very well so make sure you visit the site, http://www.darfurdiaries.org/

And about films those all were really nice except the one made by some Pakistani director. I didn't like it at all. It had so many loopholes but I guess it was added only because of the end message.

Wanted to go today but I have other important things to do too. Btw they have an impressive line-up on saturday 16th. Make sure you attend all the shows. I will :)

Great Times

2006-12-11T23:01:00.000+05:00

Today paper went awesome by the grace of God. Wrote so much, I have quality stuff, though I was not prepared that well but I had prayed to God that please just give me hints and lemme first prepare those topics which are coming in paper. And you don't even even have to Guess. Thank God. Now help in passing them with good marks. Amen.

I made a chocolate mousse some days ago, it turned out to be so yummy. Wanna have some?

Got a Sony Cybershot 3.2, woot!

Planning to go to Kara tomorrow and the days ahead Inshallah. I so love movies. Wouldn't it be great to do a six-month diploma from NCA?! Thinking about it. Lets see!

2006-12-09T18:00:00.000+05:00

One paper went well thanks to God, one paper missed or bunked whatever and one more still to go. Keep praying! I want to pass both the papers. God help me and I know he will! Amen to that. Will be back on 11th. Bye for now.

2006-11-23T19:13:00.000+05:00

Need a break. Exams in 10 days. No preparation. Fears. Hope I pass. Full stop.

Before that, This is so fun test. I can do it zillion times if I want.

You Are "Dizzy and Giddy"

What Japanese Smiley Are You?

Jumping on the bed helps, it doesn't matter how old are you. Just beware of the fan.

2006-11-16T00:55:00.000+05:00

Seeing Khicidi now named Instant Khichidi after a year or so was so much fun. The show is still rocking as ever.

Tried Moccacino at McDonalds and I enjoyed it like anything. I guess this is the ideal casual coffee for me, just perfect, the way I like it man. I read somewhere that all the coffees are same at McDonalds but people who can't distinguish between Mc Donalds Moccacino and Cappucino don't know to taste the coffee.

Ohh my desire for food has increased so much. I have to do something to control it. *Drinks water*

Now something serious. I don't know why people are so suffocated in themselves. Rules are to help not to take away your peace of mind. People don't be afraid of trying something new, if you can't then please learn to accept things. Try to enjoy life, happiness is about feeling good, happiness is in small things. Hey don't take it wrong again it is not about piercing, it is about something else. As far as piercing episode is concerned many people liked it, those who don't will get used to it in a while, many have already. Afterall I don't look green headed alien in it.

Such a badly written post. Label: SCRAP =P

The Real Me

2006-11-10T23:12:00.000+05:00

Okay so people yesterday's pic scared lots of you so I thought I change it rather show you an image which represents me, most of me I guess. But where is the smile? Missing rather hidden. Self-potraits aren't that easy.

Am I putting on some weight? *Gets into deep thought*

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There is so much choice and variety out there that it scares me, and sometimes also makes me sad(for me and for others)

A side note, Buffets just annoy me, they sometimes freak me out too but a day will come when I will just hate 'em.

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"It's all good if i'm not understood, but its bloody annoying, if i'm misunderstood"

"You always see the people the way you wish them to look or be, and not the way they themselves are."

Normal Piercings don't make people bad or evil. Don't generalize it with extreme ones and body modification, I am also against it.

I wish the whole wide world could read this.

Wooohooo!!!!!

2006-11-08T22:51:00.000+05:00

Ohh I am so excited. I had my eye-brow pierced. It didn't hurt, just a pinch and I don't feel anything artificial. And this experience has given me a relevation too that why people who want it, don't get it. Fears. Fear of pain or people. Both are the same though =p Stereotypes and double standards.. duh! I guess person should be judged on how s/he is inside not outside because individuals have right to be themselves. For all those who think I am inspired by some bla bla person or friend(I have the same old circle of friends so its kinda impossible), or inshort you think I am a wannabe, then believe me there is NO vague reason for getting this piercing. I just like it so did it. Can't we accept things the way they are without complicating them with hollow values.

PS: I look so dopped up/drunk/scary in this picture though I so lurrrve my piercing. Such a poor angle and a real bd way to take a photograph =p

PSS: While commenting don't generalize please, but then it doesn't mean to you don't comment. Okay generalize I don't have any problem. I want to have your opinions.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: My cousins love it =) Jumps like crazy!

2006-11-07T00:45:00.000+05:00

Log kehte hai dooriyon se pyaar badhta hai. I think it takes 180 degree turn in reality. You pretend to love more. What is the point of having a companion or a family if they are not with you. Stereotypes and preconceived notions. It is not that pyaar nahi rehta, it is like woh pyaar nahi rehta. Misunderstandings are really bad. They are the root of evil in some way. Misunderstandings give rise to the conflicts. Then come the anger. Then you do things you shouldn't have done. You still think you are right. But then you realise that it was wrong what you did, eventhough the person in front was wrong but you didn't have to react that. If someone is wrong and you also react badly to them then what difference will be in you and them. None is black and white, gray is our color. In the end, you are left with a guilt whose effect can't be undone, not even without a sorry.

Taggie Shaggie

2006-11-04T01:47:00.000+05:00

Aamanna tagged me and as usual I am loving it. I guess I was born for this =p

Buying clothes:
1.Do you look at country of manufacture or quality of manufacture?
A:Never, who has the bloody time?!

2.Do you make sure they are natural fabrics?
A:It should only look good and should be unique. Fabrics.. duh!!

Generals:

3.Sunglasses, fashion or protection?
A:Fashion

4.If you were a dog, would you bark or bite?
A:I guess both, first I will bite and then bark. Don't know why?

5.Do you turn your cellphone off before going to sleep?
A:Lolz my cellphone is off almost 24/7 =p

6.You came home from out and have an hour to go before going out to meet a friend,what is the most probable thing which you'll do in that hour?
A: Depends if its an occasion I will take a bath with music so loud that the neighbours will shout band karo band karo and then dress up again with loud music. If it is not an occasion, I will still do the same or maybe change my minds and watch tv or use internet. Are you confused, if yes then dance. If not then carry on the dancing and continue reading this. I know I m mad.. completely mad to be exact!

7.What's you favourite state of chocolate, liquid or solid?
A: Melted chocolate.

8.What would you choose..A noticeable pay hike or noticeable improvement in work environment?
A: Pay hike as I wont work at a place where they give me shitty environment. I know this idea will change as soon as I step into the practical world. Sochne ko yeh khayal Ghalib acha hai. Oye Ghalib koi acha nahi hai bohat bura hai, kia likhta hai kuch samjh nahi aata hai. Lagta hai jab shayari kar raha tha toh he was suffering from chronic constipation. LMAO Aamanna will kill me.

9.What do you enjoy more.. Staying indoors with friends talking meaningfully or hanging around with friends outdoors?
A: Meaningful talk can be held outside as well. Copying is allowed okay. Btw when you are with friends you mostly talk about the most silly stupid things and then go bwahahahahaha after every sentence.

and last one,

10. If all the music artists come to a deliberate agreement to perform their last concert on the same day,whose concert will you attend?
A: Ali Sher for sure man. I would go with my own mp3 player. This is such a stupid unrealistic dash question. Next question...

Ohh there is no next question so I tag Heewa, Sid, Unaiza, Maria, Absar and Saadie Acro.

2006-11-02T13:26:00.000+05:00

She said I used to say Moron so much. Whenever someone says moron, my face pops up in her eyes. To my amusement, I have never used that word. Atleast not that often and not in front of her. Apni toh repustation ki waat lag gayi hai yaar =p

Doosri baat, I am so much stubborn. Leo I am!

Teesri baat, sab fuzool baatein hain.

Fourth baat, ab shaat!

Scary enough!

2006-10-31T10:41:00.000+05:00

I can be so bitchy if you want me to! I can even cross all the boundaries, so much that the other person can get completely pissed off and sometimes completely ashamed. I don't do it without a reason.

*Happy Halloween*

Me=Jadoo.. bwahahahaa

Thoughts in pieces

2006-10-29T14:49:00.000+05:00

I
Jab teree aankhain so jayain
Aur teree aantein kho jayain
Teray tann main, teray mann main
Teray ghar ko aag lag jayay
Aur tujhay jaag naa ayay!
-Noori, Saari Raat Jaga

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II
Sometimes when I see some families, even my mother's(mashallah), I wished I had siblings. But I am happy and thankful because being the only child of my parents I enjoy many bounties. Afterall love could be achieved by many means, many people. We all strive for love. We also work for the same reason. Don't we?!

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III
I am so shauqeen. The problem is I love to do so many things that I can't make lenghty time for everything. I so believe in quality time. Sorry if I am not reading and commenting on other people's blog. Like always I say I will try lets see. Btw I love reading, writing, photography, blogging, discussions and media. And I also have to study. I hope you understand. Please keep reading and continue the interaction to flourish.

Cheers for all four of them.. Hip Hip Hurray!!

2006-10-28T00:02:00.000+05:00

Mona Darling Singh jeet gayi.. yeeehaaaa!! Mona is so fun but felt bad for Shveta as she is the best dancer but phir bhi sometimes you feel like what a fantastic performance but then you see Mona and she mesmerizes you even though it is not the best. It is all about grace which is more important for a dancer than technique. Everyboy can learn dance but it is about the spirit and emotions. That zing.. ohh ya her personality is so confused, she doesn't express it. Fun sells more than maturity and that is simple. Secondly Shveta's partner was an excellent cheorographer but not that attractive dancer, same as Farah Khan :p

Anyways this is first time that Indian Reality Tv has declared a winner according to my choice. Mona's Dancing Funda: Dance as if no one is watching. My funda is the same :) Mona and Toby in Rumba were so good, the winning performance of all. Today's show also had fantastic performances. Best of luck to Shveta too. Aise likh raha hoon jaisey abhi aakar parhey gi. I love both of 'em seriously. She should join films, she will rock there. For now cya from this dancing buff who writing the post for the second time. Poor blogger scripts.

Pic courtesy: www.setindia.com and http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k6/oct/28oct/reviews_jhalak.php

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Mona Mona Mona

2006-10-27T23:21:00.000+05:00

Shveta is a great dancer but apni Mona ki alag hi baat hai. May the best woman win but I want my Mona Darling to win. This sounds so lame but she is too charming as a dancer to lose. Shveta's performance are still recorded on my mind she is fabulous lekin Mona ka Rumba was the best!

PS: I have some unusual connection with these reality tv. First MONA in Fame Gurukul then MONAli in Indian Idol 2 now MONA in Jhalak Dikhla Ja. Is it in the name?! Naa.. this is creepy!

Dance Buff has made up his mind.

2006-10-27T22:59:00.000+05:00

I have finally decided I am cheering for Mona.. no Shveta.. okay both of 'em.

2006-10-27T22:22:00.000+05:00

Jhalak Dikhla Ja's Grand Finale today. Who wil win? Mona or Shveta. One has such a charming personality and other is the best dancer in the lot. I want both of 'em to win. I can't decide. Will tell you afterwards about result and do I like it?

Meethi Eid Mubarak Ho

2006-10-25T13:23:00.000+05:00

http://raheel07.deviantart.com

Fun, Masti, Dhamaal and Yours truly.

2006-10-23T16:57:00.000+05:00

Yesterday was so much fun that I can't even tell you. It was the best Iftar One-Dish Party Cum Movie Mania.. lolz!! Mashallah se! Ate everything(don't know for chakhna). Yours truly was the centre of attraction and attention, my silly sense of humor and wild personality can't go wrong.. kasam se! This had to happen because my charm can go wrong and above all that horoscope service is getting better and better ;).. oh I am sounding so lame =p. Compliments from girls that I was looking smart made my day. And did I tell you everyone was like Raheel pass this and pass that and your mom's laal aalo are the greatest. Lol, koi aur jaise wahan ho hi nahi pass pass khelne ke liye. The actual fun was when the movie started Lage Raho Munna Bhai. I was shouting Popcorn Popcorn. A brought it and poor N has hidden it somewhere. When I gave N the spicy chips then he told me where were the Popcorn which was all burnt up. A is a gandi bachi. She should have made popcorn not the black popcorn. Ate chips like a mad person. A whole big bakery packet. Gave some to N, H and other N. Those chips were so tasty but we ate it so badly that it was all around on floor in tit bits. On the whole the day was rocking and the four pieces of Chocolate Chips Cake was delicious.

Btw watched Dor another day, great cinematography. Both movies are awesome and very inspiring. I completely recommend it. What fun!

Aiween Batain but FUN

2006-10-21T22:14:00.000+05:00

Okay so I have a pentium 3 now. What a relief?! Thursday was great. Saw Jhalak Dikhla Ja(Indian Version of Dancing with stars) finale. The best two were in the finals so I am happy if anyone of them wins but according to that day's performance Shveta should win but Mona's Rumba was such a goodness that I can't even express. Impeccable postures, excellent presentation and what passion they show. Dreamy and sensual. A piece of art to be exact! It is no doubt the best performance among all the performance of that nite and previous ones. If you haven't seen it, you missed it. You missed it man. Ignorance is not bliss ;)

Mom went with her four sisters for a dawat at his cousin home. This is so complicated to explain anyways. Poor fellows didn't know where it was. I mean they knew it but not exactly. Whateva. So my mom knocked his neighbour's door so she can ask from where she should enter. A lady with a skirt and blouse came out and she didn't know about which way is the front gate. So my mom said to her, "Zara Bai ko bulana". Bai means the home owner. She replied, "Main hi bai hoon, aaj maasi ne chutti ki hai." Lolz!! My mom just went back straight into the car and all of them laughed like hell. When she told me about this I can't control my laughter and laughed for a whopping 30 minutes. LMAO =p

2006-10-21T02:18:00.000+05:00

If you are reading this, then you should read this too.

3 Cheers to Man Power =p

2006-10-13T16:50:00.000+05:00

Why Are Men Happier?

Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack.

You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth.

The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100.

The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks.

A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.

If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.

Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original colour. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.

You only have to shave your face and neck.

You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes one colour for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.

You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.

No wonder men are happier!

HOPE[v2] again in action!

Book Circus

2006-10-11T00:49:00.000+05:00

I started reading Edhi's Biography, read one-fourth of it, thought it is huge so lets put it on hold. Took God of small things in my hand, a book which is huge but looks small and what a drag, I am planning to give it away to someone ASAP who has a very good english, lots of patience and mind. Details are good but there should be a limit. A book with so many characters with similar names is not for me, sorry.

Paulo Coelho came to rescue. As always enjoyed his magical sentences in 'Veronika Decides to Die'. It is a must read. Do you remember a post that I posted sometime ago about changing, faking and pretending? Now I wont fake, I will only pretend. Though some events narrated in the book don't gel with my mindset and they dont have to because the message conveyed is so powerful. This is my type of book.. magically mad as me. Paulo's every book is the best in its own unique way. Again no what I learned reviews else it will kill the reading.

Edhi will be next. After the exams that is!

PS: I AM PROUD TO BE MAD!

What if one year is passed, work is still not done - not your country's neither yours.

2006-10-08T22:21:00.000+05:00

One year passed away so quickly, days full of sadness and sunshine of hope, much done more is required. Earthquake opened eyes of many people. Some rationalized it on the basis of faith or religion, others on science or nature. Whateva they thought or felt, the change that it brought matters the most. I have never seen our sorry-to-say divided nation, work united and so selflessly for the betterment of victims. Ramadhan then, Ramadhan now, Zakat then, Zakat now, funds/help then but where are they now. Alot has to be done and we have to contribute. This is no situation, without any doubt, where we can shout stop, we don't need it. The reality is that we need and we need it desperately so keep donating. I really appreciate everyone's effort: civilians, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance, Fakhr-e-Alam and the PAF Base Camp Volunteers, Medical Teams, AKU, International and National teams and some appreciation for government too for later work but surely not for initial process.

For me a blog started for healing of people of my country, HOPEPK which was for only this tragic account. Though there weren't much readers despite of a SPIDER magazine feature but I still continued streching my arms towards whole world with HOPE[v2] Blog and still there aren't any readers. We don't only need to donate to the victims but we also need to donote our souls by improving as a nation and above all as a human. Time is less, lesser than a second which is powerful enough to destroy us like it did on last year's eight october. It is not about being Muslim, doing evils and getting punishment as we have assumed when the catastrophe shakled the whole nation but we need to improve as HUMANS because these are natural processes, reminders to the mankind and not only to one sect(personal view). Lets stop bloody wars, any type of wars and start a war against your weaknesses, MOTTO: H.anding O.ver P.ositive E.nergy. If I get some visitors then I will continue or else there isn't any use of sharing the information and wisdom submitted by me and others, when no one is listening. Are you ready to take this war and help me in HOPE Revolution?

Please take part in Unaiza's Campaign by giving some donation.

Part of 'Have You Forgotten?' thread!
http://help-pakistan.com/main/2006/10/06/october-8th-2005-have-you-forgotten/

'Main aur Mera' - a journey of selfishness

2006-09-26T13:06:00.000+05:00

Finally, I made a short film. Not something great, just an effort to play with the camera and learn the art. This had to be launched on 14th August but got delayed because of my lame computer. Then I didn't want it to post it on some random day. With electricity problem that happened day before yesterday, yesterday and still haven't been solved till today, I present to you my first short film 'Main aur Mera'. I would like to have your ratings and opinions there at Google video. You can also download it if your net is as bad as me, bad means it can't view videos easily on a webpage. If you don't have gmail account then feel free to comment here.

PS: The film is about my point of view, you don't have to necessarily agree with it. I just want you to have a good watching experience. USE YOUR MINDS and ENJOY as many frames are conceptual than literal.

Want some answers and suggestions from you!

2006-09-20T11:32:00.000+05:00

I was thinking of having my eyebrow pierced but the risks associated with it are huge so I have dropped the idea, still I think that barbell on eyebrow looks very cool. Now I have decided to have a wrist piercing on my arm. I have to see whether Sarvanas here in Gulf have people competent enough to do it because mostly surface piercing doesn't last for much time and it also have side effects but not major ones. The only thing I am concerned about is that is it worth to have such pain and misery for a thing which won't last much/forever and can leave a scar too?! What would you do in such a situation? Your advice is desperately needed. I might also have my cartialage pierced which is very normal and it also lasts.

Red Bull surely gives you wings, to go and sleep to be exact. You don't need to walk. You direcly land up on bed. I took it once because I wanted to remain awake as I was feeling very sleepy at that moment. Claims were wrong. Red Bull is a lame dring. It is evil. It can do bad things with your throat though the taste is nice and surely not like that pinkish red fever syrup Calpol. I know a person who when everytime drank a can of Red Bull started getting mad and laughing like hell. Lol there is nothing in the drink, its all about psychology that want to transcend in minds of innocent people by their funny rather creative ads.

Question for the day, Why we hurt people when the reasons aren't ours, they are bought from someone and aren't valid?

Most important question: Should I go for the wrist piercing?

UPDATED: People I don't entertain anonymous comments so plz Mr/Ms who ever you are, mention your RIGHT name atleast!

body jewelry
by Silver-thailand!

Body Jewelry
by Silver-thailand-shop.com

body jewelry
by Silver-thailand!

This is only true for my culture I guess where people aren't tolerant and for sure narrowminded.

2006-09-19T04:23:00.000+05:00

Nature is trying to tell me something. I won't go in the details but I have taken the notice, I have tried to get some points.. right or wrong time will tell but from now I will be a faker. We all are fakers throughout our lives but this will be a sudden shift. Shift of personality that people see from outside as people have standards. We are products that are on the shelves of cheap or expensive stores. Anybody can see us and then buy us only if the standards aren't for trash but in reality they are even grosser than filthy trash. This world is not about who you are because people won't respect you as it is. You have to champelion. Champelion disguises but his self-identity is the same. I look like I am happy like anything with this world but I am not! I treasure my frienships but I know friendships aren't for life, only family is that too is reality these days because people want to be so-called independent. I will be meanie. I will be like world wants you to be. I will ditch people by remaining Raheel but in wrapping they want. Have you ever reliazed that the words intrapersonal and interpersonal rarely can't have some personality?! I hope I don't get into regret afterwards by being same as others, even its only on the exterior.

Horoscope also says the same:

Today you may well realize that there are certain areas of your life that would benefit from dramatic change, Raheel. Use this energy to set some serious career goals and expectations. You may be a bit frightened by your new, assertive manner, but you will also be pleasantly surprised when you see how effective it is.

PS: I hate dilemmas

We Rock!

2006-09-17T00:24:00.000+05:00

Got back from Garba Night. Ohh we gujrati rock. Our dance rock and so our phunny language. Had the ball of a time, dance alot after long time and I also placed disco garba. I finally did! It was so fun. I was little conscious of myself but then dancing is not about getting conscious, its about full masti and dhamaal or say to forget yourself and everything and all you do is just dance on the beats of the music and your heartbeat. I also need to learn some moves. Next time I will rock! Won couple of photography games at deviantArt. Today was rocking day. Btw slept alot too and missed dandiyas.

PS: ..and we are not Gujju Community in K3G. You just gotta look our garbas and dandiyas. We will make you mad on the taal.

I ENJOYED NOW YOU DO! DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING!! YEH CHEEZ!

FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAD SOME ROCKING PUNJABIS AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH US TOO.
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Btw this is what my horoscope said:

You could be in a sassy mood, Raheel! Sometimes your sense of humor is a bit wild, and today you could be out of control. You could be flirting with everyone in sight and telling jokes all day long. You might not be in the mood to get much work done, but you will be enjoying yourself! Try to allow time for socializing in the evening. You'd enjoy attending a small party where the performer in you can take center stage.

2006-09-15T04:45:00.000+05:00

Heewa(our scrapbook wali baji) is sho shweet. She tagged me. I love being tagged. Here it goes!

I am thinking about...
joining salsa classes and getting my eyebrow pierced.. seriously!

I said...
my friend is a big KAKKU(mentally ill)

I want to...
DANCE. READ. WRITE. THEN AGAIN DANCE. TAKE SOME PICTURES. THEN AGAIN DANCE. SHOOT SOME LOUSY FOOTAGE. OBVIOUSLY NOT OF THOSE MOVES.

I wish...
life could be simpler!

I miss...
Saleem(if you don't know anything about him read my last se last post)

I hear...
negative things.. haye I am becoming such a doubty shouty person.

I wonder...
if people will ever feed their pea-sized minds.

I regret...
doing SSC and then HSC.. especially from Pakistan.

I am...
RAHEEL LAKHANI with a TAJUDDIN in between ;)
Btw I have stop saying my pop's name because people don't understand it LOL.. long story! Still people remember me by my dad's name.. so shweet naa!
Above all I am thora sa crack and thora sa creative and bohat sara optimistic.
Kuch zayada hi hogaya.. NEXT>

I dance...
from the deepest chord of my soul, even when there is no music.

I sing...
like cow shit but I so love singing. Beware!

I cry...
sometimes when I am very much upset or after being hurt. Always after being extremely angry.

I am not always...
listening maybe.

I write...
what I feel like writing then it becomes philosophical and then no one understands. LONG SENTENCES(three explanation marks!!!)

I confuse...
dumbos or oversmarties. simple people too. I guess everyone I know.

I need...
a raapchik camera and a learning-training-experience wali job.

I should try...
to be little normal =p

I finish...
virtually almost nothing, actually everything.

yaay!! im done. and i tag the first three people who comment or kisi ko so-called tension leni ho toh plz do it especially Aamanna jee. Absar is also allowed. chalo ab katlo paisa vasool.

When u miss something, u r away from it then u understand its actual importance, its actual love from a view far away from sight still near to heart.

2006-09-13T23:01:00.000+05:00

I wanted to post about my reading experience of THE ZAHIR by Paulo Coelho for quite some time but now I finally get a chance to do so. This book is a gem. Paulo has written it so beautifully and above all so intelligently that it is a treat, especially for his fans. Sometimes you feel like he is blowing his own trumphet but with flipping of pages and more pages you will see that it is not like this. You will desire read more of it and also of him. Do you people remember that some point in your life when you were asked to write an essay about books, you might have written something like Book is your best friends, when you are alone it talks with you. The best book is one that which can be read many times and every time it says something different something unique. This book is all like that. For me best books have sentences which are lyrical, intelligent and layered.

Happy Reading!!

Journey to the recent past

2006-09-10T01:25:00.000+05:00

I wasted my time to write all this, now you people read!

Okay if I really want to write about something, it bound to be late. I don't why it happens, a curse or mere laziness. Last month was special. Last month was crazy. Last month was a beginning and it always follows after an end so it was obviously packed with mixed emotions. There was my birthday, shifting of home and God knows what not!

27th August happens to be birthday of my college a.k.a. high school i.e. AKHSS. We call it Founder's day, not only remember its name but we also celebrate it rather kinda celebrate. We celebrate it in such enthusiasm that only 6 people outta I guess 15 of our friends circle showed up and that too late. It was really boring. Three people talking about Shaadi, Barbadi and the engagement plus all the problems in between. Rest three were getting bored. Two extrememly bored. One was thinking about suicide. Yes me! It was hell lotta boring.. this is an understatement. My best friend Mr. Idiot had to go to punjabi land. The people who make me talk where missing but still I met some of my friends after a long time, hey but where were the teachers.. oh I forget we showed up after half an hour after the formal celebrations were ended and the security guard was throwing us away all over the campus and we ended up in the adjacent garden of Secondary School =P. Btw Ms. R now Mrs. R our teacher got married on the same day, couldn't she do her vows some other day =S

Now its September. First of September we had alot of fun. We means me, sunny, choti duniya and bey =) sunny was going we gave him a farewell, he treated us with an awesome pizza lunch, we played Dum Sharades(whateva!) and yours truly was the stunner(can't you see the pic.. the laughter and laughing guru =p). Sunny wanted to spend a whole day with us before going. He spent alot more time with me later days doing small talks because of some delays so we met everyday for three-four days and it was so fun. Now I miss him. What a wonderful friend which I made in a very short time! Why friends don't stick with you for long? They have to go, atleast when I am in the play.. argh :@

Friends forever. This is a myth. They just arent! No blaming, no complaining, just the law of nature. Live moves on. People have to move on too. They take their paths but the memories remain. Maybe phone calls too :)

Btw TereBin and Pal Har Pal are two songs which are Lurrve.

After seeing Indian version of Dancing with the Stars, I want to dance too. I want to learn Salsa. Why the hell there aren't any good places with APPROPRIATE timings.

People sorry for not visiting your blogs and being late in replying to your comments.. I have updated/answered the comments. God give me the strength to blog regularly =p.

PS: I am ill and I ate pizza.. now thtz something angelic ;)

Brothers aren't alike =P

2006-09-03T04:23:00.000+05:00

Hey bloggers, Aamanna completed a whole year of blogging. Congratulations and Celebrations and the wonderful list that he has written ;) Luv ya bro! =)

On the another side his brother Absar is getting naughty by tagging me. Infact he has a whole plan I tell ya! He wants to know my secret.. remember the last tag =S. Bloody revenges. What did he think that I don't have a dictionary at my home, Mr. Absar yes I know it. He tagged me to write about 'What is Remorse?'.

Dear Mr. Absar,
Remorse is a word which is present in angrezi ki dictionary. Dictionary have lousy meanings and no explanation. There is no point of giving you a meaning because firstly you have a dictionary and secondly my meaning would also be lousy =P

Dictionary says it is a guilt of past mistake(refer to the last tag) but I would say it is a fear; fear of rejection, fear of losing respect, fear of mockery, fear of gossip that will spread afterwards, simply fear of consequences. Sometimes you haven't even committed a mistake but for this cruel society, everything which isn't normal in their books is a mistake. It is not about past mistake, instead it is about the future consequences. In few words, it is what you feel after seeing that lame the idiotic blue-fellow Telefun song on your idiot boxes.. fitay moo.

Don't ever think that you will win from me the tag challenge. You haven't seen my nastiness =P. I am Commander Nastiness (safeguard is so lame).. LMAO

With hugs,
Commander Nastiness

Choice.. choosing b/w right and a mediator from two wrongs

2006-08-24T03:25:00.000+05:00

Life is all about choices you make. Each choice decides the route of your life.. its fate and then comes the next opportunity to go back to the same step from where you had gone a step behind to start it over - where wasted a chance which could given you much more - again from that reference point and your destiny reshapes itself.

STRANGEY

2006-08-23T00:55:00.000+05:00

Today was a strange day. There are some days when you feel okay but whats around you envies, don't want you to be in that easy place. It all started it in evening when I was in college. You might think like I do that why not before it, simply because it is not easy to wake me up in morning; only Nasreen our maid can do this because she speaks from her lungs and not her mouth. Her yells for me are the wakeup kicks. Okay so where were we.. so I was in my class and someone around me was smelling like he hasn't taken bath for centuries, centuries of days and night or maybe more than that. I simply hate people who don't know what Deodrant stands for. Who can't answer simple questions like what deodrant does, when to use and how to use and which one is good enough to control that pissed off smell and which isn't strong enough to ruin another people's smell buds.. is there anything called smell buds? forget it! Can't they smell themselves or maybe they are immune to it. People its summer heylo it summers. After all this smell and a short class than usual though it seemed way longer I took a bus and to my surprise it was quite vacant. Only I was standing in the bus. This meant that I was in high chance of getting a seat soon. To your surprise not mine because its usual okay I confess not that usual because it is already filled, the bus filled so quickly that people who got on board after me got the seats but I was standing, standing and singing, whateva! Then suddenly I saw a seat and sat on it. The person sitting next to me got a hit by my bag so I said sorry to him. In reply he said in an angry tone 'you people just hit us by your bag and it is so simple for you to get away with it by simply saying sorry' and then he started laughing loud.. such an embarrassment. What could have I done? Firstly it is not easy to get a seat so you have to run fast to catch it lolz this is so funny and then it is hard to handle those fat bags. Oh my God then the Traffic Jam don't ask me about that It took me 2 hours to reach home when the approx travel time is 50-60 mins arghh :@. Oh I missed to write an incident. A lunatic maybe marjuina addict got on the bus and started yelling no screaming no is there any stronger emotword for it. He shouted give me one rupee and I will eat a bread. Nobody answered him so he suddenly got on knees and kissed the floor space just next to my foot and started screaming more and more. When he got a rupeee he suddenly jumped out which is rare because here beggars want more, more and more. They get more than an average person earns in a month. But soon after he got out, I started looking on the floor as I suspected that he might have dropped some bomb or something intentionally because my city is so unpredictable =P After such long post I think that how a person who is so busy can blog regularly.. simply because he only looks busy or maybe he sleeps alot =s

For all Muslims, "Shab-e-Mairaj Mubarak"
I hope everyone can learn something from it.. something which is practical.

Lurrveely Rains

2006-08-19T10:19:00.000+05:00

Rains are so much fun. This thursday was even better. Both me and my cousin had a great time. Both of us hadn't been in rains for ages. We ate soup and spaghetti with coffee. Played guitars and sang although we don't even know how to. The lightning, the sound, the swing, the talks and the puddles. It was awesome but then only one day's rain can put Karachi into a bad shape =P.. in rains it is safer to be at home and enjoy the rains than walking on the roads filled with water till knee-length but you can't tell as here rains come rarely and abruptly.

azaad actually?!

2006-08-14T23:56:00.000+05:00

Yesterday was my birthday, today is my country's birthday and this post is already late.

I am working on a project.. a short film you can say. I wanted to post it so delayed the post but you know post-production takes a while if u don't have the editing software. Nothing big, very small, just a gig!

Meanwhile, 'azaadi MUBARAK'!

Bump N' Go and I had a fun show

2006-08-12T23:50:00.000+05:00

I went to our old house yesterday.. one week old. It was nostalgic. All the memories attached with it didn't come to surface then but yes tears surely rolled down the cheeks. Okay so my nieces were here from America today so we took them to Sindbad Amusement Park and it was so fun but now whole of my body is aching because those rides gives you bumps which are far worse than our local bus rides. One ride 'Alien' was horrible. It was like I am in the movie Independence Day. It gave me such a thrill or say tension because it was moving fiercely, I didn't have any grip over the seat and it was throwing me at one side with fierce wind.. it is something I can't even explain. I was shouting BAND KARO BAND KARO(stop it! stop it!).. for soon-to-be one day left to be 20 year old i.e. yours truly, it was very embarrassing. Thanks God my mom didn't see me like this or else she would have fainted or else screamed. Afterall mothers are the sweetest things on the face of earth. Above all God is the one who takes care of you. Then we had a dinner.. ate fried prawns, sorry Heewa but it smells bad and tastes kinda okay or even a little awd.

And did I tell you that I finished Zahir somedays earlier. It was an interesing and unusual read. Will post about it later :)

GH tagged me for this evil long tag that I filled 3 times argh :@

2006-08-09T16:33:00.000+05:00

Best, Worst, Last, First, Today, Tomorrow, Favorites, Currently, and True & False

BEST:
1. Male friend: one or two.. keeps changing
2. Female friend: keeps quitting, marriage oh marriage
3. Vacation: sleepovers at relative's house when I was a child somwewhat 6 or 8 years old

WORST:
1. Time of day: noon.. when it isn't morning and neither afternoon
2. Day of the week: Monday
3. Color crayon: Mustard Poop

LAST:
1. Person you talked to that goes to your school: Raheel Lakhani(my lost twin)
2. Talked to on the phone: Ah-mad (friend)
3. Text: Hina (friend)
4. Person who Instant Messaged: Curious Naeem who wanted to know where and what do I study
DID THESE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN YOUR HELP.. HUH!

TODAY:
1. What are you doing now: filling this tag.
2. Wearing: T-shirt and Pant

TOMORROW:
1. Is: Go and see the damn calendar
2. Got any plans: Will bunk the school and write a script which would be for a short film which I think I would direct someday If I get any financer.
3. Goal: to be active
4. Dislikes about tomorrow: I would go into a cermony wearing Kameez Shalwar and that Shalwar looks like Ali Baba Pants. Imaghine a short kurta over it.. arghh:@

FAVORITE:
1. Number: four(don't know why).. first is nice to hear
2. Song: Many but today I would choose "She will be loved" by Maroon5
3. Color: Blue

CURRENTLY:
1. Missing Someone: yes.. sab bata doon
2. Mood: Sleepy
3. Wanting: a glass of nestle water as tap water is shitting all the mud.

TRUE/FALSE:
I am a cuddler: wonders about the answer
I am a morning person: false
I am a perfectionist: true
I am an only child: true
I am currently in my pajamas: false
I am currently pregnant: false.. lame question
I am currently suffering from a broken heart: 50-50
I am left handed: false
I am addicted to Blogging: true
I am online 24/7: false
I am very shy around the opposite gender: false
I can be paranoid at times: true
I currently have a crush on someone: kind of
I currently regret something that I have done: true
I enjoy country music: true
I enjoy smoothies: I have love-hate relationship with yougurts so here FALSE
I enjoy talking on the phone: true (when others call)
I have a hard time paying attention at school/work: false
I have a hidden talent: true
I have a lot to learn: true as it is a never-ending process
I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal: true

ANGER:
1. Are you currently mad at someone?: yes
2. Which of your friends has the worst temper? Heewa and she knows it :p
3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone: yes
4. Ever something was thrown at you: maybe I can't remember but yes it would have surely happened.
5. When you’re mad do you prefer to stare angrily or yell and scream? yell

EXCITEMENT:
1. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party for you: you can say partly surprised.. out of coincidence maybe.
2. Are you easily excited: yes
3. What you’re most excited about: nothing as such right now.. maybe my new DigiCam or my birthday
4. If you won a million dollars what would be your first thought?: Buy a house, car, 3CCD MiniDV camera and make my own telefilm.
5. If you could have anything right now what would it be? now this one is tough.. refer to Q#4 of this section.

SELF-DISCOVERY:
1. Name: Raheel Lakhani (no nicknames plz)
2. Where were you born? Eden on Earth
3. What’s your main goal in life? to live my life to the fullest.
4. How do you want to die?: in faith

OPINIONS:
1. Sex before marriage?: no
2. Gay Marriage? no
3. Lower the Drinking age? drunk are already dumbs
4. Recycling? atleast can avoid plastics

DREAMS:

1. What was your latest dream? dreams are hard to remember.
2. Have any of your dreams come true? I mostly dream what has already happened.
3. What was the weirdest dream you’ve ever had? It was hell lotta scary.. everything was expressed in fractions even the time that the clock was showing. It is something I can't explain. It actually came after I gave a tution; this kid has whole maths course comprising only on the topic of fractions. I was so bored, tired and fed up of these fractions.. huh!

1. Straight, Gay, Bi? Straight.
2. Do you have a bf/gf? no
3. Do you have a crush? yes … scroll up.

Q: How many beds did you lay in yesterday? one
Q: What color shirt are you wearing? blue

Q: Name one thing that you do everyday? I sleep

Q: How much cash do you have on you right now? I have just won one million dollars, don’t disturb and let me count.

Q: When was the last time you saw your dad? some minutes back
Q: What did you have for dinner last night? Achar Gosht and Dhokras
Q: What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone? a tie from a friends couple of years back.
Q: What website(s) do you visit the most during the day? Yahoo! Mail

Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now? Head, Eyes, Shoulders and Back

HAVE YOU EVER:
1. Have you ever failed a class?: nope
2. Have you ever sung in front of a crowd?: don't want to recall it.. it turned out to be very very very embarrassing
3. Have you ever not taken a shower for 3 days?: is it a big deal?!
4. Have you ever slept with a night light?: for a month!
5. Have you ever danced in the rain?: yes.. it is so much fun!
6. Have you ever lied?: yes who doesn't!
7. Have you ever tripped over something stupid?: yes a skinny girl's foot

PICK ONE:
1. Samosa, Pakora, Kebab: Samosa
2. Bollywood, Lollywood, Hollywood: Bollywood
3. Love marriage, Arranged marriage: LOVE :)
4. Honeymoon, no moon: Honeymoon.
5. How many kids would u like 1,2, 3+ : ab zyada free hone ki zarooriat nahi hai
6. Kulfi, Ice cream : Ice cream
7. Shahrukh Khan, Orlando Bloom : SRK
8. Meenar-e-Pakistan, Eiffel Tower : Eiffel Tower
9. Lahore, Khi, Isb : Khi

A Sweet Punishment for: Aamanna, Absar, FM, uXuf, Asad, Saady, Sid, Maria and JonyBr. I guess enough punishments for today :p

2006-08-07T00:23:00.000+05:00

07/08/06
786(the number for bismillah)

COMES IN EVERY 100 YEARS

Change is inevitable

2006-08-06T17:43:00.000+05:00

We are now in our new home but I really miss the old one - where I was born and spent 20 precious years of life. It happenned so fast that I couldn't even deal with my emotions; I couldn't recollect all the energy and memories from my old house while leaving. I really want to cry but I won't just because I don't want to appear as unthankful and if I would cry it will hurt my parents. Who said boys can't cry?!

Saleem Javaid singing Stereo Nation songs in his concert.. what a pity?!

Btw I might be going to see the empty house for one last time.

Jogging of the mind

2006-07-31T17:30:00.000+05:00

Last 100 or less pages of 'The Zahir' are left. It is an interesting read but somewhat annoying too. Paulo Coelho's discusses philosophy in his book in a very modest simple kinda way but this one has so many layers to it that I think that I have to re-read the whole novel again once I complete it. It is also good in a way because this way books don't end up in trash because you can learn something new everytime you put your hands on it but do I have time for that?! Thats a seperate question altogether.

Rains are so fun. Even the zodiac signs of Fire like Leos can't resist the water. This reminds me that there are 13 days left for my birthday :) From couple of years, every birthday brings something new in my life as if its a complete new beginning for me.

There always comes a phase in a person's life when problem arrive in a person life. He tries hard to solve it, atleast plans for it. As soon as things come closer to the solution and hopes are high, that timeframe, that moment takes a 180 degree turn which means what you expected didn't happen or if the problem did get solve another problem arose and then you feel OMG not again. This is nature's game. God never wants his most beloved creatures to sufffer. HE surely does solve the problems but it never comes easy. It is a tough path, a learning journey, a series of events which make you realize where you were wrong or where you can improve and be better for good until that good wants to advance into something excellent but that excellent phase doesn't necessarily bring the same ordeal again because you have already learned it not a hard but in a wise way so then its only about hard work and God's blessings in a different way. HIS guidance is always there, all you have to do is to ask him for it and if you don't even ask him about it, HE will still grant you that if it's good for you but its always good to remember God and its not even enough if we show him our love in any way how big it may seem because HIS love far greater than ours and we can't even imagine but we surely can feel it. God isn't ONLY there for granting your wishes (as we all want it to be that way), HE is there to listen to you and choose whatever is best for you :)

It happened a while ago

2006-07-28T14:25:00.000+05:00

I completed Paulo Coelho's book "By River Piedra I sat down and wept". I bought it from a book fair, the minute I saw the title I knew that I wanted this book and it will be perfect for my test and in the end it turned to be such a pleasurable read that I can't even explain it to you. Some books are magical without any obvious reason.. maybe it is the words or the idea that makes that experience so great. I recommend this book to all. Currently reading "The Zahir" again by Coelho(very interesting) and the Biography of Edhi(God knows when will I end this?!, it is so fatly moti taazi and somewhat dry. Btw is fatly really a word?).

Karachi had its share of short drizzles, now me wants rain. "Rain Rain Rain go away, please come another day." Sometimes I wonder which chariye ka bacha or which specie of idiots has written this poem.

Okay so when relatives come from abroad they bring you things. Some people gives you loads, most of those things are of low quality, totally useless and goes straight into dustbin. Some people bring only one gift but an expensive or atleast such that we can use it. But this cousin of mine has brought so many expensive colognes, nuts and shirts that I am totally impressed.. great stuff for mom too. Afterall who doesn't like pricey things but again we shouldn't be that materialistic. If she had brought only one of those I would still have been happy ;) It is only about the way we see things haina?!

There is so much that I can write but I guess it enough for today.

Take Care

PS: If you don't understand those urdu words then don't worry and think that they don't mean anything :p

I am back hamesha ke liye wala

2006-07-26T16:22:00.000+05:00

Oh my God I passed the paper for which I only studied 2 days max with breaks that were infinitely long and seriousness which was 0%. I won't tell you the score as I have passed the exam and that matters the most :P

I know it has been days when I wrote my last post packed with all the enthusiasm and now when I have arrived again I have so much to write that I am unable to figure what to write first AND what not to write.

Filhal toh dil chah raha hai ke es baarish ke pani main doob maroon, baarish nahi toh bhoondhabandi hi sahi lekin ho toh.. shukar hai atleast mausam tobh acha hai :)

..and all the anti-annie people please stand up!

First Law Class

2006-07-18T23:54:00.000+05:00

I know I don't have time but I have to write this.. I have to!!

After attending the first class of my law course I have to write this. Our teacher is short but his built is like a commando. His voice can be a good asset for any radio station. According to me, he has a great sense of humor which classifies him as a sarcastic individual. The only bad thing about him is that he don't answer questions which are impractical w.r.t. the current world about which most of the class gentry doesn't have any clue and so all of his rude and sarcastic comments have to follow the question. His favorite word is PAAGAL(meaning insane) and my favorite quote of his is:

TU KAUN? MAIN KHAAMAKHA!! .. can anyone help me with its translation :p
(he said this when a girl asked him a question in which an agent makes a deal with a third party without knowing that his principal wants him to do it or not)

Evening classes are fun.. they are light and the enviornment in public buses are also light(despite of being conjested) with dim lights.. so much light around and so is the darkness.

Btw Survivor Pakistan sucks big time!!

Last but not the least, I saw a car today which had SECRETS OF SUCCESS written on its back glass. They were something like this Corruption, Abusive Language, Mockery, Bribes, Stealing, Lies, Adultery, Jealousy etc. This person sketched the state of our society with such creativity and pointed out the evils so easily that I was impressed. I wished I had a camera with me.

2006-07-18T05:01:00.000+05:00

It is hard to be different and harder to live like that.

2006-07-16T22:25:00.000+05:00

It is hard to be different.

BRB soon

2006-07-13T11:55:00.000+05:00

I know I haven't written anything here for ages. I have thought about posting so many times, even I have opened the dashboard but everytime something unexpected happens and I have to do close the dashboard and move on with life. My last paper is on 25th and after that inshallah there will be no looking back, in the meantime IF I get some free time I will make sure that I post because I am really missing blogging and bloggers.. and Khawab don't worry I will be a regular blogger again pretty soon :)

Is it depression? - Enough is Enough

2006-06-28T05:48:00.000+05:00

I am shattered. My self-confidence has decreased manifolds in these years. I am not happy about who I am. I don't see the world as it really is or maybe I am seeing too much. I care too much. And all this really hurts. It is not that I am complaining because all this have happened because of me. The uncertainity, fears and the guilt above all the assumptions I mount on them kills me more. I am living in a fake world and I am wearing the fake mask which becomes black and more black as the time passes. Reasons can be uncountable but now this has to stop.. this has to go. It has been bloody 4 years in this menace and I can't live like this anymore else I will be no more. God is with me then why I am afraid of myself and the society.. now I don't want waste a second. Its not about moving on but its about the change. This will be tougher than the journey that I am writing about but the destination will be worth-living. Action starts today. I need everyone's prayers. God help me.

I am also not happy with my blog's template. If anyone can suggest a good template which goes with my mindset and this blog's personality+title then it would be great. The last date for suggesting the template is 2nd July 2006.

Music Review KANK; and some more.

2006-06-26T02:39:00.000+05:00

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, a movie in which our own NRP blogger Shaima is also doing an one-scene cameo with couple of her friends, has a great lurrvely soundtrack.. after all it is a Karan Johar movie with SRK, Rani, Priety, Abhishek, Amitabh, Ritesh and John woof! The music is composed by the genius Shankar Ehsaan Loy Combo. The songs are melodious and upbeat.. the good thing is that all songs are good. And guess who has sung in this album. Our own Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan of fusion. This is an album worth-listening and especially Where's the party tonight is worth-dancing. For main bhi hoon wannabees who thing Indian music doesn't come near to their standards of I guess not taste but mindsets then can't you appreciate diversity when actually its really good.

Btw this week will be interesting because many reality tv shows have their finales this week. It is also sad because after this I don't think there will be anything good to watch on television but the show for which I am eagerly waiting is New York Stories on HUM TV. This is a series of telefilms directed by the genius Mehreen Jabbar with two other directors: Sofian Khan and some Butt guy. It starts thursday at 8:00 PM. Do watch it because there is alot of fantabulous stuff in it and I am 200% sure about this.. oh I can't wait for thurday to arrive and see Deepti Gupta's performance. I hope she is in the first telefilm. AND I DONOT WANT SIMPLE LIFE INTERNS TO END.. I LOVE DUMB SILLY STUFF TOO =P apart from the thora mind waley shows.

Don't worry I will be back soon in full action

2006-06-23T02:06:00.000+05:00

Thanks for everyone for showing concern and shouts. People I am really busy and I hope to get free in a very or so. But I do manage to blog once in a week as I blog on H.O.PE. every friday. For all those curious ones this is what my schedule is like these days:

10:30-12:30 Teaching at Computer Class
12:30-2:00 Watching TV and lunch
2:00-6:00 Loadshedding which is followed by afternoon nap
6:00-9:00 Conducting Self-Development sessions and Library Work
9:00-11:00 TV+Dinner+Writing Assignments
11:00-4:00 Exam preparation and checking emails

Duh!! Kitne Faltu kaam karta hoon, parh hi naa loon main :p

Time will tell

2006-06-21T16:08:00.000+05:00

It seems like I have lost a friend in a fight between true friendship and orthodox values(which never even come close to the definition of ethics).

Update: I am not questioning the friend but the society and its norms.

What Sort of Artist Should You Be?

2006-06-13T01:41:00.000+05:00

You Should Be an Actor

You have a flair for the dramatic, and you probably already do a lot of acting in your day to day life, just to entertain yourself.
No need to steal the spotlight from your friends... You'll get plenty of attention once you start acting professionally!

What Sort of Artist Should You Be?

SO ANY OFFERS??? Just Kidding.. I would love to be behind the camera but as far as being in front of it is concerned, not so sure!!

Father's Day Gifts Den

2006-06-06T23:28:00.000+05:00

With miserable failure of my first shop at CafePress, I still haven't lost hope and opened a temporary second shop for Father's Day gift products. We all mashallah se celebrate Mother's Day with great enthusiasm but when the day of daddies come, we tend to be a bit lazy. Spend this Father's Day with oodles of love and cherish this wonderful relationshiop, also dont forget to thank them for everything that he has done and above all God who has given us such lovely relation. If these designs are good enough to convey your feelings then do buy and gift them to your father, grandma and aunts.. or else you don't have to because I am not trying to commercialize the occassion. Don't be late in ordering ;)

You can buy these unique, witty and fun gifts from:
http://cafepress.com/gifts4dad

Happy Shopping :)
and don't forget to
PASS ON THE MESSAGE!!

why vegetarions?

2006-05-30T22:18:00.000+05:00

The question that I asked you yesterday was,
Why people are turning into vegetarions these days?

The answer is quite simple.. because,
IT'S THE BIRD FLU SEASON

and when it will be over then because all the nightmares that KFC brought in our lives with its yummy chicken =s

Poor government that has to force hosts of different shows to eat in front of the camera and face all the humiliation just to tell people that hey weirdos its safe to eat the chicky.. LMAO =P

word map of my blog

2006-05-30T01:22:00.000+05:00

STORY OF MY BLOG IN ITS OWN WORDS

Isn't this tool cool?! The problem is that I forgot the url so I can't share it with you :(

Question for today:

Why people are turning into vegetarians at a high pace these days?

Reminder

2006-05-26T23:42:00.000+05:00

For Asma and everybody else, today is friday so don't forget to read H.O.P.E. Blog as it gets updated every friday.

Have a pleasurable and positive read :)

Soul Patrol gets the high

2006-05-25T18:19:00.000+05:00

The white haired guy with an adoring fun personality, Taylor Hicks is crowned with title of American Idol Season 5 and with this Soul Patrol wins.

Finale was rocking.. loved every moment of it. Good music, Great songs, Fun-filled fillers and touching moments, what more can you ask for?! Far better and more creative that the stupid Indian Idol.

Btw Crazy Dave Hoover was rocking, he is the male copy of our own lollywood jumping sleazy cow-queen Saima.

For all desi readers, I ask you the most intellectual question of the century:
MERI BHAINS KO ANDA KYUN MARA?

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Anxious for the results.

2006-05-24T23:59:00.000+05:00

American Idol final result round is due tomorrow. Katherine and Taylor are in run for the title. I liked Katherine performance more in finale but the Taylor got the huge appreciation on stage. So who will be our next American Idol.. is it McFever(Kat) or Soul Patrol(Taylor)? Lets see.. I am happy for both of them :)

Social Roundup

2006-05-23T15:02:00.000+05:00

Last Sunday, we had to discuss a cartoon in our self-development class for teachers and be cynical about it as we were the black hats.. it was about water and sewerage issue in Pakistan in accordance with Water Day. I was chosen to give presentation in front of 50-60 students. As soon as I started speaking I made every point so humorous that once I end a line the only thing I hear are giggles and laughters. One student commented 'Bilkul theek bandey ko bheja hai' translated as They have chosen the right person for this job =P. Those 3 minutes were so much fun that I can't even tell you. It also helped me to gain back my confidence. I have observed that my vocab is just fading away. I don't have right words anymore and I don't know why. I mean as far as writing is concerned I don't find any difficulty but my communication skills are getting worse day by day. I don't know is it because I have become so much involved in the writing process that I need to rejunevate my presentation skills. I used to be very good in conducting presentations mashallah se but I guess now I need to concentrate a bit more to get to that level again and then improve it more.

Then yesterday one person asked me a question where do you live? I answered his question then he asked me where are you from? Now I just went out of words. I mean this is a tough question to answer. Is there any accurate answer for it? I haven't find one till now. I mean should I tell him my geographical roots or my family roots or my religious roots.. whateva!

Few days ago, I got a very sound and important advice from a stranger but I will Inshallah share it with you all on friday in HOPE blog so mark the day in your calenders.

Everything is so messed up!

2006-05-20T02:37:00.000+05:00

Ohh I so hate Star Plus dramas and they are back to drive me insane... duh!! The sound effects, dialouges and all the melodrama.. arghh :@ It is such a pity that after such big break, people have so easily bounced back to see the same improved nonsense. Our elders need to chill serously!! It is so annoying to wake up while listening all this shit uff!!

Life is all boring and sleepy these days. I have noticed that I am feeling terribly weak these days. I can't even stand a wind, now thats alarming! More but only healthy food and less illness.. thatz my motto from now on.

Blogging scene is dead and same is my blog. Now I don't get that high nor I feel like blogging these days. I don't know why is this happening. Is it boredom or lack of time or simply because of less interaction? I haven't started this blog to rant and ramble about my personal life. I found it as a good intellectual, creative and intereactive platfrom but as I said now it seems as if all this is DEAD!! Don't worry I won't be leaving it so easily but guys please wake up!! I should too.. I mean I dont get time to visit other blogs and I so regret this :(

I think that Bloggers.Pakistan is very good initiative.. good luck guys and have a great reading experience.

A sfory I got by e-mail on account of MOTHER'S DAY

2006-05-14T04:37:00.000+05:00

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said I love you but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some timE with you.

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my Work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well," she asked? My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

"I thought that it would be pleasant be with you," I responded. "Just the two of us." She thought! About it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing
the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as angels. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting". We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you
were small," she said.

"Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary, but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed. "How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined" I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I did to do anything for her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I LOVE YOU!" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than God and your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things
cannot be put off till "some other time."

Pass this along to everyone with an aging parent, to a child, to an adult, to anyone with a parent. Here's hoping today is better than yesterday and tomorrow.

It is not only important to say I love you but it should also reflect in your actions. I am against nuclear family if your parents aren't part of it. I won't fly flag for joint system either because if you have many brothers then its difficult to live together in accordance with requirements of present day's life but your parents SHOULD be there as a part of your family always.. don't leave them to live alone or let them suffer in an old age home. Please I just hate those kids who are unthankful for the wonderful blessings that God has bestowed upon them. I know everyone wants to transcend the boundaries and be sucessful.. wants to move on but this is not a way to do that. With parent's blessings you will be happier which is the most important thing. Secondly privacy issue.. parents are sane enough to give your privacy and in th first place why you need privacy from parent, are you seperated souls?!

Mother's Day Gift Shop

2006-05-12T12:44:00.000+05:00

With miserable failure of my first shop at CafePress, I still haven't lost hope and opened a temporary second shop for Mother's Day gifts. If these designs are good enough to convey your feelings then buy and gift them to your mother, grandmothers and aunts.. or else you don't have to because I am not trying to commercialize the occassion. You don't have much time.. hurry up!! Every second counts because of shipping requirements. Sorry for launching it late but I was Ill and didn't have time to design :(

You can buy gifts from:
http://cafepress.com/gift4m

PASS ON THE MESSAGE!!

I am billy, you are silly!!

2006-05-05T22:34:00.000+05:00

'Hi sexy.. Hi gorgeous' is my favorite greeting these days. If this is the case then I am a wacko weirdo. 'Simple Life' is so silly billy entertaining. Apart watching tv, yours truly has made 2000 bucks in a day.. naa don't get me wrong, no gambling for me. Wrote an essay assignment for someone in states and got the day'm gorgeous money, some more will follow in near future.. my ride to become filthy rich ;) Chalo writing skill kuch toh kaam aayi siwaye blogging ke!! Ohh I am so busy these days for nothing. This is a stupid post and wouldn't offer you something good so just betta go and read HOPE.

ROGER, R E A D T H I S CRAP! OVER!!

2006-05-02T00:24:00.000+05:00

Have you listened to the album Kailasa and especially the track 'Teri Deewani'. The magic is in the voice dude.. sufi rock sound and Kailash Kher's mesmerizing voice reaches to the deepest chord of your ~~heart~~ soul. The video is so good.. both the track and the video has so much feel to it. I mean at first you will feel like it is a no-or-low budget video but it has Jami's genius and Saqib Malik's feel to it.. such music videos are rare in India.

I have been listening to lots of music lately. I mean not bundles of songs but few songs whose fever isn't getting over. If you don't like hindi bollywood movie songs still you will adore the tracks of 'Fanaa'. The best track is 'Mere Haath Main' for sure. Its beauty. Its serene. It makes you cry if you feel it to the highest degree. But what the shame, the promos tell that that director hasn't done justice to it while shooting it. I know it would have been hard to interpret such fine-tuned song and catch it through the lens. Secondly, Kajol is playing a role of blind girl in this movie so here is another limitation. No problem.. just imagine the whole beauty yourself ;)

Shubha Mudgal has a great powerful voice and we know that. She still sounds feminine which is also great. If you are into semi-classical stuff then she will rcok you!

I have started reading Edhi's Autobiography. Have just completed thirty pages. It is very touching yet disturbing. Will tell you about it whenever I finish it reading.

I want to learn Salsa!! BUT WHERE TO GO? next..

Help this kid, he is a leukaemia patient. You will earn some virtue outta it.

So after so much recommendations, this is the last one. Blogosphere is filled with ideas but these days it kinda bored up. I just googled something few days ago and I got a this blog link. I thought the idea to be very powerful. I am heard about weight-loss blogs, homeless people's blogs or education blogs but this one has a twist. It is a diary of an anonymous clueless individual who is feeling anxiety because his house is not his anymore.. not like a homeless story but a simple house-selling story. By now what I have observed that some new twist comes everyday.. an interesting and unusual blog for me.

The Crown is made to Blush

2006-04-28T15:51:00.000+05:00

There have been personalities on this earth, who are greatly admired and reckonwith and for this they never need a Crown on their head. Their deeds at times bring
BLUSHES to the Crown. Such persons may be poets writers philantrophists or
Statesmen(not politicians).

I wish to bring one of such to the attention of readers.

In 19th century a group of people with their leader migrated from Iran, where the leader had connection with Royals there and resultant feuds, to India. In a short span of years the leader became a prominent personality in high level society in Bombay.

A male child was born in this family after many many prayers but was much sickly to survive but he did. At age of just 8 years he was fatherless and had to shoulder the burden of leadership of the family status.

Being very fragile, he got all the learning and education at home from specialised teachers without any regular schooling. Mother, very concerned about is health, would not let him be away from her eyes.

This was a golden period for India. Great peronalities like Gandhi and Jinnah were contemporary.

At the age of 19 he visited UK and was given great hearing by Queen Victoria. As the records show he was invited to Windsor Castle(house of lords) and was given a seat at a step higher to the Queen, which was previously unheard of.

Returning from this first oversea visit he started taking interest in Indian politics and virtually was Mentor of Muslim League to bring it out of drawing
room politics.There he worked like a Coach of a team.

Give financial & moral support, create educational platform through Aligarh University and political strength by presiding himself as chief of the party.

The muslim population of Calcutta were having a big problem in Local bodies election. They were without financial strength and Hindu individual being very rich never leave them a chance to secure seats in the Joint electorate system. So he made a case for them before Lord Minto theGovernor with a logic that without having power in local bodies the weaker ones cannot do anything for betterment of muslim majority areas in Calcutta and therefore it was very important that local bodiy election be arranged in seperate electorate system for Muslims and Hindus so that both can do good work in their area and no one feel to be ignored.

This milestone proposal was approved for local body election, thus paving way to two nation theory, meaning, there are two communities in India with different ideology. Creation of Pakistan was the ultimate of this foundation brick laid down by this acceptance.

He then concentrated his full attention and strength to improve higher education level in muslims by strengthening Aligarh University. He virtually went door to and friends to foes for securing financial aid for this project. The result was self evident.

Then came epidemic of Plague in India and hundreds of thousands of people were dying. The orthodox nature of people was restraining them to to take anti-plague vaccine invented by Professor Hafkin a Jew by faith. So to remove fear from mind of people he himself took this vaccination which was followed by others. He was very pleased with this vaccine inventor and when he was requested by this scientist to secure permanent settlement of Jewish community(who were landless for centuries), he requested Turkish Caliph to give the land for this cause. Caliph promised to do something but never seriously made any gesture and the result was disastrious and known as Holocast.

In around 1920 he was invited to visit the city of Lahore(now capital of Punjab province Pakistan). When he disembarked from train a strange surprise was witing for him. A horse driven vehicle called Victoria was waiting for him but without horses. He guided to this vehicle and when he set in, two great outspoken and strong will personalities took the place of horses and carried the vehicle away out of station and when asked they said they felt proud to do this for the Prince of Islam. These persons were Allama Iqbal and Maulana Zafarali khan(editor Civil military gezzete, the most reputed Newspaper at that time). One can measure how much he was respected by elite muslims of the era.

By this time he was very much revered by International communities and he was, without any political power or Crown, elected as President League of Nations, which
is now known as United Nations UNO. He was the first Muslim to have such prominent acceptance world over and had this status twice at league of nations.

During World War!!, (1944?) he was interviewed by a prominent News media and was asked to predict about the future of world politics. He viewed that the future world will be divided or say united by Geographical areas and not by faith or political belief. The European Union, the Asean, and Arab union made this prophecy came true... many to come!.

After establishment of Pakistan he was always sought for guidance and assistance by the leadership. Far before the crises of Bangladesh,he in 1954, warned the Government that in the lack of proper steps taken now, the minority of East Pakistan will play same part as was played by minority in dividing Austria/Hungry. This came true in 1972, just 18 years after.

He did great work in Africa for welfare of Muslims. At one visit a traditional muslim leader said to him that for what he did for cause of muslims we admire you but
we have one disappointment and that is that why you wear Farangi dress(european costume). In reply he laughed and asked as to what dress Abu Jahl was wearing? and still he was enemy of Prophet!!!

Once he was asked by reputed hindu leader(to involve him in contraversy),the difference between both faiths. He replied wisely that one is fresh food and other is not and one would obviously prefer fresh food.

The blog readers may name him... Such people without Crown do such things that the Crown is made to blush.

-Ramzan Lakhani

PS: Comments and Queries will be directly sent to the writer.

Paranoia

2006-04-24T23:33:00.000+05:00

These days something weird is happening with me. Now deja-vu moments are part of my routine, its nothing new for me but the thing which scares hell outta me is I get intuitions which then turn true. Few days ago when I have already missed a class and I was thinking that I shouldn't go to the institute just for one two-hour class, I got an intuition that the teacher who teaches us in the second class wouldn't come but still I went and guess what he didn't come that day. Happenings of today were something more than just scary. I mean it was today when I got struck with the idea that these instincts are becoming dangerous. I had an intuition today that sir won't come because he is ill. His brother came to teach us and he said the some thing that sir didn't come because he is ill.. okay this is not that serious.

The next thing is what freaked me out. I was traveling in a bus and minutes before I reached the school I had an intuition that there will be an accident today. Thanks goodness that I reached the school safely. Then while having the journey back home, I got the same intuition again and in less than 2 or 3 minutes time, it hit me hard.. it came true. The bus driver drove over a man or a boy; I didn't see the victim. On the top of it, the driver just ran out of the whole mess so quickly that none actually saw him doing it.

I just get nerves when such events happen. I fetched a rickshaw and quickly came back home. I feel guilty because I didn't even care to look who got hurt or is he alive or not. But it was way too fearsome for me, both the event and the intuition before made it even worse.

I was so paranoid that every step I took was filled with the fear. It was like with the every next step that I take, somebody would drive over me or hurt me. I got literally insane.. and the problem is that such events don't disappear from my mind that easily.

I hope these intuitions just remain as useless feelings and not start turning into realities.. if its for my good then I don't mind ;) like intuition about success, happiness or goodluck =P

PS: I know this is a very badly written post.. it doesn't convey the whole feel but what can I do. I don't it is because of lack of time or simply I have lost all from the small share of writing touch that I had.

Link for the day: Why I shut down my blog by Sarah Hepola

2006-04-22T23:58:00.000+05:00

History repeated itself and the undeserving won the title of Indian Idol 2. Thanks to the stupid dynamics of Reality TV.

Exponential Prayers needed for tomorrow.. so please pray for my success!!

Ciao

Earth Day 2006

2006-04-22T03:01:00.000+05:00

Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April i.e. today every year. For 2006, the campaign will be about Climate Change. I want Earth to be peaceful and clean. Earth should not divide people but should give an apportunity for interaction and mutual respect for diversity, therefore a visa-free zone or atleast a common ground.

In regard of the issue of Climate Change, we should all try to stop pollution which is not only threatening the stability of earth but also of humans. Therefore there should be a ban of ciggerretes and lead products. Safety and Precaution is more important than corporate interests. Save our natural resources. Nuclear free zones should be created in order to bring confidence in others that we can live without nuclear tests which are a big hazard to both land and people, the amount saved can be used for eradication of poverty, promotion of education and health sector.

Lets make this world a better place and save earth before its too late, and we can only do this.

The actual and major of power lies in powerless!!

Related links:
Earth Day Network with all the information you want.
http://cafepress.com/darkcoldcoffee featuring gifts that you can buy to spread the message.

FM you rock!

2006-04-19T15:29:00.000+05:00

Today is 19th April which happens to be our dear blogger FM's Birthday.

Hey ~~Faraz~~ Fahad, Hoppy Bird Day!!
sorriee. wrote another friend's name =p

Have a great year ahead and don't forget to have a blast =)

People all those who are foreigners for me and visited my cafepress shop. Can you please tell me that are products cheap, affordable or expensive?

Thanks!! Ciao

Updates: American Idol was rocking today. Filled with classy performances of old melodious songs(melody makes them gr8 but sometimes sleepy =p) and everyone looked very elegant. The Apprentice episode today was all about humanity so I loved the show even more. Donald Trump is the champ!!

RL DESIGNS

2006-04-16T22:19:00.000+05:00

LAUNCHING

My label RL Designs launched with its debut line called 'THE JOURNEY'.
RL Design dresses you and your home in TRENDY, HIP and PROVOCATIVE way so you can flaut your attitude and grab other people's attention, all at very affordable prices.

The debut line, JOURNEY is all about phases of life.. different perspectives. You will see some kind of flow in these static designs.

This is my first effort and I need all you people's support and encouragement. Do visit the store!
If you like the products and can spend some money then please do buy it!! Also Recommend this to others.. especially to the foreigners. You can also link me, image and shop url details are:

You can fetch the AD BANNER Image from, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/raheel07/rldesigns.jpg

Shop url: http://www.cafepress.com/darkcoldcoffee

or simply put this Image TAG:

(a href="http://www.cafepress.com/darkcoldcoffee" target="_blank")(img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/raheel07/rldesigns.jpg" border="0") (/a)
*Don't forget to replace ( ) with < > in HTML

REMEMBER THIS INTRODUCTORY LINE WILL BE AT THE ONLINE STORE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.. ONLY TILL 30TH APRIL 2006 SO HURRY UP!!

The next line will be more creative but this one is damn good for Attention-Grabbers !!

PS: All of you who are interestred in getting updates HOPE blog which now a Self-Development and Inspirational blog, I want you to visit the blog and add your email i.e. subscribe there to get the updates.

Killing the time!!

2006-04-15T22:24:00.000+05:00

Before checking out the silly tests below, lets have a little dose of Homer Simpson's USELESS WISDOM that I completely. If in case you don't know who Homer, the yellow heart-throb is then buddy gotta get some lyfe!!

HOMER: Why both of your parents sleep in one bed?

BART: Because they are poor!

HOMER: They are poor because they have kids

____________

HOW WEIRD AM I?

You Are 50% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird...
But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

____________

HOW IS MY INNER CHILD?

Your Inner Child Is Angry

You're not an angry person.
But when you don't get your way, watch out.
Like a very manipulative kid, you will get what you want.
Even if it takes a little kicking and screaming.

How Is Your Inner Child?

____________

You Are 56% Abnormal - Oye I haven't even asked the question yet!!

You are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul.

You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess.

You are at medium risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is somewhat likely that you are in love with your own reflection.

You are at medium risk for having a social phobia. It is somewhat likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. (SO EMBARRASSING!!)

You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

Whateva!!

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)

2006-04-11T21:39:00.000+05:00

On the auspicious occassion Eid Milaad un Nabbi (PBUH), Wishing you all a very happy & blessed Eid.

May God grant all your wishes & bless you with success, prosperity, faith, health, wealth & happiness in this life as well as in the life hereafter.(Amen)

I wanted to post an article written by my uncle which which very apt with the occassion and recent events. Have a read, all the comments and questions will be directed to him. I will try to settle your curiosities.

__________________

THE COIN HAS TWO SIDES
The Prophet of Muslims was sitting a Madina Mosque with his disciples, when a man came and started urinating. The disciples rosed in anger to give this nuasance a lesson,but prophet signed towards them to sit down.The man had obviously come with an ulterior motive and expected rage.When he found no response, went away disappointed.The prophet then asked to bring a bucket of water and clean the place. No anger or response to the one who wanted to create sensation.

The caricature issue and far before that, that of Ahmed Rusdie. The unwarranted response and anger caused by emotional muslims did nothing but loss to themselves and gain to trouble mongers.Had they followed the teachings and examples of their beloved master and ignored such mischief the motives of miscreants would have been defeated.

Now the other side. Freedom of speech or act in the free society. A person, for no good reason started abusing a man at a public place. The victim tried to seek help from people nearby but no one came forward. He approached Law enforcers and was suggested to forget the event as he there was no physical harm and the abuser had gone. If he had responded and got violent the issue may have become of concern as it may have created public disturbance. Was this justified?

Similarily a man approached another person sitting in a park with his girlfriend and offered him substantial money,if he convince the girl,to go with him for pleasure.
The person got real angry for being treated as pimp and gave lot of beating. Many people gathered and some one called police. Now this became a case of public disturbance and manhandling and he had to face punishment.

Moral......How far freedom of speech can be tolerated? How we distinguish between physical and mental torture? Who ought to be punished? OR foregiven? The culprit takes the shelter of freedom of speech.......that he just made an offer and other could say sorry.

The difference between a man and animal is his intellect which guide him to decide what is good and what is not. By faith by code of conduct and by ethics he is supposed to behave which may not hurt/harm any one physically or by words. Even at home(privacy) one has to respect feelings of family members and not utter that may offend any one so that family atmosphere remain happy. Therefore Freedom of Speech is limited to DISCIPLINE. Whoever support such freedom also support this.

The Prophet of Muslims is being revered by a billion of followers and if they sit silent on this incident they feel themselves cowards and if they protest they are miscreants. But how far they should go? Offer bounty to kill a fool who urinated by mouth and hands(by caricature) and make him a millioner in a day?

This is a mind boggling matter and so i place it in this BLOG. Whatever the present day ignorants say, Muhammed the spiritual father of muslims, was admired by scholars and learned ones.The illiterate and ignorants may call them fools as they are free to speak.But the list of such fools is worth reading.. May be some blogs are so interesting and we should add their name in this list.

Annie Besant in 'The Life and Teachings of Mohammad ,' Madras , 1932.It is impossible for anyone who studies the life and character of the great Prophet of Arabia, who knew how he taught and how he lived, to feel anything but reverence for that mighty Prophet, one of the great messengers of the Supreme. And although in what I put to you I shall say many things which may be familiar to many, yet I myself feel, whenever I reread them, a new way of admiration, a new sense of reverence for that mighty Arabian teacher.

Reverend Bosworth Smith in 'Muhammad and Muhammadanism,' London , 1874.
>"Head of the State as well as the Church, he was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without the Pope's pretensions, and Caesar without the legions of Caesar, without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a police force, without a fixed revenue . If ever a man ruled by a right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the powers without their supports. He cared not for the dressings of power. The simplicity of his private life was in keeping with his public life."
"In Mohammadanism every thing is different here. Instead of the shadowy and the mysterious, we have history....We know of the external history of Muhammad....while for his internal history after his mission had been proclaimed, we have a book absolutely unique in its origin, in its preservation....on the Substantial authority of which no one has ever been able to cast a serious doubt."

Dr. Gustav Weil in 'History of the Islamic Peoples'
Muhammad was a shining example to his people. His character was pure and stainless. His house, his dress, his food - they were characterized by a rare simplicity. So unpretentious was he that he would receive from his companions no special mark of reverence, nor would he accept any service from his slave which he could do for himself. He was accessible to all and at all times. He visited the sick and was full of sympathy for all. Unlimited was his benevolence and generosity as also was his anxious care for the welfare of the community.

Alphonse de LaMartaine in ' Historie de la Turquie,' Paris, 1854.
"Never has a man set for himself, voluntarily or involuntarily, a more sublime aim, since this aim was superhuman; to subvert superstitions which had been imposed between man and his Creator, to render God unto man and man unto God; to restore the rational and sacred idea of divinity amidst the chaos of the material and disfigured gods of idolatry, then existing. Never has a man undertaken a work so far beyond human power with so feeble means, for he (Muhammad) had in the conception as well as in the execution of such a great design, no other instrument than himself and no other aid except a handful of men living in a corner of the desert. Finally, never has a man accomplished such a huge and lasting revolution in the world, because in less than two centuries after its appearance, Islam, in faith and in arms, reigned over the whole of Arabia, and conquered, in God's name, Persia Khorasan, Transoxania, Western India, Syria, Egypt, Abyssinia, all the known continent of Northern Africa, numerous islands of the Mediterranean Sea, Spain, and part of Gaul.
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad ? The most famous men created arms, laws, and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislations, empires, peoples, dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and the souls.
"On the basis of a Book, every letter which has become law, he created a spiritual nationality which blend together peoples of every tongue and race. He has left the indelible characteristic of this Muslim nationality the hatred of false gods and the passion for the One and Immaterial God. This avenging patriotism against the profanation of Heaven formed the virtue of the followers of Muhammad; the conquest of one-third the earth to the dogma was his miracle; or rather it was not the miracle of man but that of reason.

"The idea of the unity of God , proclaimed amidst the exhaustion of the fabulous theogonies, was in itself such a miracle that upon it's utterance from his lips it destroyed all the ancient temples of idols and set on fire one-third of the world. His life, his meditations, his heroic revelings against the superstitions of his country, and his boldness in defying the furies of idolatry, his firmness in enduring them for fifteen years in Mecca, his acceptance of the role of public scorn and almost of being a victim of his fellow countrymen: all these and finally, his flight his incessant preaching, his wars against odds, his faith in his success and his superhuman security in misfortune, his forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was twofold the unity of God and the immateriality of God: the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with words.
"Philosopher, Orator, Apostle, Legislator, Conqueror of Ideas, Restorer of Rational beliefs.... The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?"

Mahatma Gandhi , statement published in 'Young India'1924.
>I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.... I became became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of that great life.

Sir George Bernard Shaw in 'The Genuine Islam,' Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936.
"If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam."
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him - the wonderful man and in my opinion for from being an anti-Christ, he must be called the Savior of Humanity."
"I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it the much needed peace and happiness: I have prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of today."

Washington Irving in 'Life of Muhammad,' New York, 1920.
His military triumphs awakened no pride nor vain glory as they would have done had they been effected by selfish purposes. In the time of his greatest power he maintained the same simplicity of manner and appearance as in the days of his adversity. So far from affecting regal state, he was displeased if, on entering a room, any unusual testimonial of respect was shown to him

W. Montgomery Watt in 'Muhammad at Mecca,' Oxford, 1953.
His readiness to undergo persecution for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as a leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement - all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems that it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.... Thus, not merely must we credit Muhammad with essential honesty and integrity of purpose, if we are to understand him at all; if we are to correct the errors we have inherited from the past, we must not forget the conclusive proof is a much stricter requirement than a show of plausibility, and in a matter such as this only to be attained with difficulty.

James Michener in 'Islam: The Misunderstood Religion,' Reader's Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70.
"No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Qur'an is explicit in the support of the freedom of conscience."
"Muhammad, the inspired man who founded Islam, was born about A.D. 570 into an Arabian tribe that worshiped idols. Orphaned at birth, he was always particularly solicitous of the poor and needy, the widow and the orphan, the slave and the downtrodden. At twenty he was already a successful businessman, and soon became director of camel caravans for a wealthy widow. When he reached twenty-five his employer recognizing his merit, proposed marriage. Even though she was fifteen years older, he married her and as long as she lived remained a devoted husband."
"Like almost every major prophet before him, Muhammad fought shy of serving as the transmitter of God's word sensing his own inadequacy. But the Angel commanded 'Read'. So far as we know, Muhammad was unable to read or write, but he began to dictate those inspired words which would soon revolutionize a large segment of the earth: "There is one God"."
"In all things Muhammad was profoundly practical. When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred and rumors of God 's personal condolence quickly arose. Whereupon Muhammad is said to have announced, 'An eclipse is a phenomenon of nature. It is foolish to attribute such things to the death or birth of a human being'."
"At Muhammad's own death an attempt was made to deify him, but the man who was to become his administrative successor killed the hysteria with one of the noblest speeches in religious history: 'If there are any among you who worshiped Muhammad, he is dead. But if it is God you Worshiped, He lives for ever'."

Jules Masserman in 'Who Were Histories Great Leaders?' in TIME Magazine, July 15, 1974
Perhaps the greatest leader of all times was Mohammad, who combined all the three functions. To a lesser degree Moses did the same.
-Ramzan Lakhani

It is a shame or say pity if someone still made such caricatures depicting a terrorist rather than a pious prophet who is a great blessing not only for Muslims but IMHO, for the whole wide big world.

PS: Pardon me for any errors in formatting as my blogger was giving me hell lot of trouble.

A day in my life

2006-04-10T23:12:00.000+05:00

I like this teacher but sometimes he gets a little out of limits. Sometimes he gives stupid examples, wastes time and call people with names. So it was getting way out of countrol. He called me as 'Bablu'(nickname normally used for cute chubby southasian kids) and I thought okay its getting a little far so I stopped him by saying, "Sorry my name is Raheel". The next second I saw a feeling of shock and embarrassment on his face, quite evident from his open jaw and flat face. The class started laughing on the way I insulted him when I was in all fury. I guess it was not an insult, it was small but effective way of making someone understand that what harm is he causing while making those stupid jokes to entertain the class. He later said in reply that I called you Bablu because you are special. I didn't go into an argument. I apperciate the fact that he feels that I am quote-unquote Special but can't being Raheel itself isn't enough to be special.

My horoscope, You love the attention, and frankly, no one can handle it better than you. However, you do want to be selective and not overload your calendar. Even extroverted types need some downtime to recharge. Lolz!!

It was evening and Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi's celebration was started all over the city. I find it a real eid because it is a special day in my diary. I am sure, in every Muslim's diary. It is the holy birthday of our last prophet Hazrat Muahmmad(Peace be upon him) . A wonderful blessing for which we should be extremely thankful to God and because of which this eid means alot. A blessing bestowed 1400 years back and we still are benefiting from it. I saw huge models of Khana-e-Kaaba and Masjid-e-Nabi which are the main holy monuments. I just thought can't we be more creative. Water fountain erupting from a mountain was the most creative idea that I saw. Everything else from models, ligthting to billboards were average. Donot mistaken me, I am not criticizing the jazba or the devotion but yes we could have been more creative so people can learn much more from it.

Indian Idol 2 Final was rocking. The intro was so cliche. Why the hell show programmers can't think something innovative and interesting. Btw Karunya was great!! He was the show stopper. He got the hype that he deserved on the show, it doesn't even matter whether it was a planned or live.. he gave alot of credit and respect to his parents which wasz so touching. The other contestant Sandeep was very bad. He doesn't even deserve to be there. He doesn't know how to sing. When he dances, it seems like he is constipated for days. I wanted Monali in finals from beginning but sigh it wasn't possible but yes I saw a glimpse of Monali in Karunya with his terrific singing and ability to do something new for finals. He puts Sandeep to the shame, the poor guy was so upset and was like he will cry immediately. Karo has to win no matter what, no matter he wasn't the best choice but yes quite a good one!

I saw the lost twin of Heewa today. I mean how can two persons on this earth can be that much similar.. from face to mannersism to personality! Except the fact that the unreal one was too airheaded, proud and annonying. Thinking very high of oneself, these typos won't appeal me anyday.

Read, Listen and Watch.. a must!

2006-04-08T23:00:00.000+05:00

Listening to: Teri Deewani(Kailasa) by Kailash Kher
Genre: Sufi Rock
Rating: ***** because of the feel and high that it brings

I watched a bollywood film or say a film itself after a long long time, so one movie is out of the lengthy list. This time it was 'Maine Gandhi ko nahi mara'. I must say the story and screenplay was very original and interesting. I just loved it and strong performances by every single character made it even more worth watching. Direction rather camerawork is lousy in some frames but then the powerful performances compensate it. Anupam Kher is at his best and Urmila was also very good. Anupam also got Best Actor Award for this film at Kara Film Festival. I won't tell much about movie or else the suspence will get killed but I do recommend this film to you. Scenes are haunting and the film is very touching. It puts all big banner films to shame, big applause to Anupam for trying and financing such offbeat and challenging movie.

The message posted below can save your and your loved ones life so please give it a read,

During a BBQ a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone who offered to call paramedics that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up. Her name was Ingrid. Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the afternoon. Ingrid's husband called later that evening telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. It only takes a minute to read this - a neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE(coherently) (e.g....It is a sunny day today)

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, immediately consult the doctor and describe the symptoms. After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions.

They presented their conclusions at the British Stroke Association's annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage. A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.

Thank you

~Insanity~

2006-04-06T23:22:00.000+05:00

I haven't written some stupid posts for quite some time so lets have one today.

Okay so let me introduce to a new person. He is a very naughty child a.ka. my new tution student. He loves to talk so much that ones he starts its impossible to make him stop. He just does all the nonstop chatar patar(chatterbox talk) and make you laugh like hell. The good thing is that he studies in the same school in 5th grade where I spend a decade of my life which was good place to learn and spend a whole day then but now it has turned gross. He does some very insane things like fooling his school teachers and getting away with it. When he had not cut his nails for cleanliness check, he fools teacher by wrapping a saniplast bandage over his finger. When teacher punishes him, he takes a compass and makes a slight bruise over his hand or leg which causes blood to flow out and gains pity from his teacher.. very dangerous. No doubt he is a sharp kid and a position holder at school, stills he is a wise evil and very much fun too.

He also tells me stories from the school like our principal who used give long speeches once or twice a month and cause alot of havoc in assembly as students started fainting and falling on ground bcoz they were unable to stand for so long. Now this have become daily ritual but no one faints now because they have got used to it :p

Also he told this to me about one teacher Ms. S, "Miss S toh itni gandhi hain.. woh apne paaon bhi kabhi nahi dhotien. Maine unki arhi dekhi thi itni maili thi" grossly translated as Ms. S is always so messy. Her feet soles are alway so dirty she doesn't even care to wash them. Lolzz!!

My whole family have a great time when he is around. It is funny that his mom pays me to listen to such shit and answer his stupid irrelevant questions. No problem, I am very much honest. with my work.. lolz okay I confess I am not that much serious but yes he has improved in Maths yaar. What more can I do?! I hope my prospective future clients don't read this post ;)

All of you who would like to see two silly twins on reality tv must check Simple Life Interns. Internships at Cementary and Funerals are also fun here. dUMB!!

Mandessa the diva got voted out from American Idol naah kar.. not good!!

PS: I watched a show and this question popped up in my mind. Why parents in their youth bid goodbye to their dream for the reason that somedays their children will make it true?

Upgrade: Did I tell you that once he asked me, "Should I come to tution tomorrow wearing the suit that I wore in my uncle's wedding? Its black with red lining and a bow..."
LMAO.. I tell ya, this kid is quite an entertainment!

Narrow-Mindedness

2006-04-04T02:59:00.000+05:00

The society will always function this way. The younger will see old people like aliens and never understand what they are saying. They will associate some term for each other and the most common term for an old citizen by youth will be 'Narrowminded'

Most of these old people are and they will remain like this. No matter how much you want to change them they wont change and believe me there is no mistake on their part. They are used to certain norms and have spend their whole life on is basis. Human mind needs a great amount of time and strength in order to reprogram itself and can't transform menalities all of the sudden. Some of those norms are correct and will remain correct. Some aren't logical nor apt with time or say dynamics of nature. The question therefore arises what to do? To do nothing is the best answer.

There is a thing like acceptance and tolerance. You can tell them your idea and if still they can't understand it maybe because of some psychological problem too(we need to understand this fact too) then carry on with your work in such a way that they don't get hurt.

Self-assesment is also very important. What if you yourself are primarily wrong in your thinking/perspective and action. Sometimes mere expressions or gestures also create confusions. You try to read other person with his expressions or gestures which show that he isn't interested or agree with your point but in reality he has no objections or say he is completely on your side.

The bottom line is that to term someone as backward or narrowminded is itself a narrowminded act.

Don't judge a book by its cover!

2006-04-01T02:24:00.000+05:00

Links for today:

http://upsizethehope.blogspot.com/2006/03/voices-at-world-social-forum.html

Global Health Foundation's e-Test

Have a nice weekend :)

WSF Day 4 and Closing Pelinary.. are you watching?

2006-03-29T18:58:00.000+05:00

28th March 2006

Day 4 started pretty late but with full swing. SriLankan Theatre Arts Group presented two symbolic plays on emotions Love and Power. It was interesting to see a play with so less props, costumes and only body language, expression, sounds and songs backed up by a single dhol(drum) beat. The first play discussed that we find love everywhere but it is in ourselves, it is in unity and inter-faith harmony. We can only burst the baloon(negative effects) of Globalization by coming together and fighting against social evils like famine, terror, child abuse, environmental pollution, ethnical conflict and diseases(which were shown as human graves in the play).
It is with love that we actually remain alive. The second play named 'Truth' discussed that we have fear from truth but still we try to find it. People stop us from knowing truth as if someone will find it then he will start blackmailing. He will start abusing others with his power. This makes power so worthy that people are always after it. But if everyone unites and forget about getting the power then they can defeat the power itself and eradicate it's ill-effects from society.

Second seminar that I attended was about a resolution shaped up after a meeting in Mumbai about Pak-India Friendship and to discuss it in Karachi during WSF was a step further in realizing that team. We all exchanged email addresses and I hope something positive will come out of it.

Then for few minutes I attended a seminar on 'Alternative Media' They discussed that media shapes up public's mind but the commercialized aspect is taking it into a wrong direction. Heads and corporate nexus operates it in this age of no-liberalism and try to glamourous the headlines to sell advertisments and above all newspapers. News looks like news but is in reality nothing less than trash or fluff. I didn't find anything worthy in the seminar and on the top of it the venue was very noisy and I was damn tired so I just left it in half time.

After asking every single volunteer, I didn't get any credible answer where the short films will get screened. But to my good fortune, I met with the director and he told me the venue and also asked to write something soon for his future projects. First short was titled 'Dair Pehley Hi Ho Chuki Hai'(It is already too late) directed by Tahseen Ahmed. The film discussed the problems facing by Pakistan and also criticized the defence budget of the country. It said that governments won't be doing anything but it is the work of local public of both countries to find the hidden enemy who is killing them. One Air Fighter cost $4 million and it costs only $1 to immunize a child which means that by cutting this expense 4 million children can be immunized. It costs $90 million to buy a Mirage but only $30 per annum to give a child primary education which means that by cutting this expense $3 million children can be educated. It costs $300 million to buy a defense submarine but only $5 to give pure drinking water by which 60 million people in the world can drink pure water which will also decrease the disease rate.

Second Film 'Split Second' was directed by Kazim Shah. I liked the details in this film and was very well executed with such low budget. It discussed about violence.. some die for money, some die for honor and some die out of sheer stupidity.

By large, the day eas spent in watching pieces of arts.

29th March 2006

The closing pelinary was very disappointing. Representatives from different countries expressed their thanks to Karachi for their hospitality and were amazed to see the participation of different classes in the forum from all over the Pakistan. According to them, they saw a new Pakistan. They said Another World is Possible and stepped out of the stage. Indian representative narrated a very good story about her journey that once she told a rickshaw person to drop her to WSF and when the rickshaw person came to know that she was an Indian he even charged lesser money from her. The cultural show was quite amazing which had Rajisthani Folk Singers. All the people stand together on the theme song of WSF 2006 Karachi with holding each other hands directing towards the sky and I just left the arena. I wasn't there to see such scenes but to listen something informative and I was also late for some another important work.

Nonetheless, WSF was a great learning and interactive experiences where I made some new friends and atleast interacted with people from such diversed cultures and classes. Indian, Srilankan, Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese, Phillipinese and Australian people were very nice and courteous. They loved the culture, sufi poetry and not to forget khatti chaat and theeki biryani. I also became friend of a kid who was a street child. He was so sweet. I shot a photo of his as you can see, that innocent soul thanked me for that, he said "Uncle aap ka thank you aap ne mera photo khecha tha naa" and I couldn't do much more for him :(

WSF 2006 Karachi discussed about various topics including Peace, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-Globalization, Inter-faith Harmony, Povery Eradication, Labour and Peasent Problems, Human Rights, Child Labour, Women Empowerment, Nuclear Issues, Corporate Issues and ofcourse Social and Cultural issues as being a social forum. Total 200 rallys, 20 exhibitions and 40 conferences were held. The one thing that I hated about the forum that they kept on promoting Anti-Globalization which is such a wrong perspective. We should try to eradicated the negative effectgs but Globalization in itself is a very good thing. The only problem is that how to use it effectively. Without the phenomenon of Globalization, no World Social Forum couldn't have existed in the first place.

The wall you see in the picture below is an creative project idea of cultural committe at WSF where everybody wrote messages on small tiles and then pasted it on the wall which will now be displayed in some public space. Pictures of some tiles will be uploaded tomorrow at HOPE blog.

PS: More WSF Pics will be coming soon at my deviantart gallery

WSF - Day 2 and 3.. are you listening?

2006-03-27T23:39:00.000+05:00

26th March 2006

Day 2 started with a great workshop about 'The effects of Globalization on the state of Education' specially in Pakistan organized by ActionAid Pakistan. It was something worth listening and got alot of information about the issue and how can one face the challenges and solve it. Being a teacher and a student myself, it was very interesting experience. Again my articles will be coming soon sometime in next month about all the interesting topic upon which I am working on these days.

Then I had alot of fun seeing all the cultural shows including dance performance by sindhi women and punjabi men which was highly inspired with gujrati culture :) I took alot of photographs which was great fun because writing, filmmaking and photography are my passions. There was also an silent repetitive act by a theatre group which was very creative and hardhitting, a man tied with strings representing Iraq is being pulled by a man dressed as if he is the America. The guy's face expressions, enthusiasm and performance was worth watching. I was amazed that how can he do it with such perfection again and again as it was very tough because alot of physical exertion and emotion was involved. It is not easy to make faces, scream, getting pulled and then falling on the streets for 30 mins continuously. Pakistani people are cheetas of Arts and I am very proud of our artists. After that I waited 1 hour for a session about which I was very much excited but the presenters were using such difficult language and terms paired up with philosophy plus I was very much tired so it was an utter disappointment. Agony built up, when I couldn't find where the main pelinary is being held in which personalities like Sania Saeed, Rahul Bose, Rahat Kazmi and Nafeesa Shah were supposed to speak. After much deliberation, I was told that event got cancelled because of the cultural pelinary which was scheduled in Stadium. Okay not bad, Nafeesa Shah presented a very sarcastic funny piece of her writing about 'Tailored Democracry of Mushi, the muchi man'. After that Shadow theatre was performed by a theatre group 'Agehi' meaning awareness. It dealt with issues regarding injustice to women like honor killing, rape, unfaithfullness, domestic violence etc. The script and the voice over was excellent and the whole experience was breaktaking. My one wish came true.. a creative shadow theatre was in front of my eyes to entertain me, to make me think and learn as it was linked with a purpose without which any art is senseless or maybe just an entertainment.

27th March 2006

Day 3 was the shortest day, reached WSF at 6 PM and left the arena by 9 PM but it won't be wrong to say that time bet itself as it was the most interesting and inspiring session for sure. The first session that I attend was a round-table discussion on 'The Empire and the Religious Wars - How to create peace and inter-faith harmony' organized by Peace for Life. My views and opinions were highly appreciated and people took it very positively. It was nice to see that humans in real sense i.e. thinkers exist and agreed upon majority of their opinions. The ones which were not acceptable to me and could be controversial were not expressed for some very good reasons. Still everybody thought that Religion is a personal experience and it should be more about spirituality and morality, everybody should raise their voices against when leaders misuse their power by taking wrong steps on the name of religion or by taking advantage of religion itself to increase political and cultural tensions. The great merit of this discussion was 'Speech Less, Speak More Phenomenon' I made alot of local and international friends. Its always nice to share ideas and thoughts, above all learn from them :). I am working on fews articles but it will take hell lot of time because topics are about more than 5 and the life is very hectic :(.

Then I saw some parts of a documentary on the depressing situation in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. It was heartening to see that how women face problems there and who they are harrassed because the individuals who suffer the most in the war-like situations are women as they see the actual aftermath when their husbands get disapperead out of nowhere and then they are like half-widows waiting days and night that if he would be alive then he will come. These disapperances are so large in number that it will take days to even record them.

Women have to suffer as their freedom and space gets restricted. A Kashimiri female who wasn't living in Kashmir wanted to go back to her home but was scared and thinking whether to go or not. Majors calling young females at wee hours of night and try to harass them. One woman expressed her deep views in this simple sentence, "They don't see us as humans." A girl who likes education more than playing but has no family members alive so she lives with another family is the real occupied Kashmir's story. Children are so scared that if they see Sikhs they start screaming, 'Military, military!' This is how deep the fear is! From 2000 to now 50000 people are psychatrist patients out of which 60% are women. Suicide and Drug Abuse rates are increasing with every sunrise. There is no difference between dawn and dusk for an innocent child who thinks that if his father would have been alive, it would have been the greatest happiness for him. Even the Indians nationals or Hindustani as they call themselves in the area said that they don't want to be Hindustanis because the voilent army who is killing and harrassing innocent people is among them, the Hindustanis. A young boy expressed his views like this, "In Kashmir, every day my people kill each other. A day will come in one home, brother will kill brother and then everything will get finish, nothing will be left" and a tear rolls down on his pink cheek. Not him but the audience watching also had tears in their eyes. No one wants wars, everyone is for Peace. It is the people in power who use powerless for their evil desires and plans. Another world is possible* but it will take time and while the time actually arrives there will much more sacrifices and much more killings in order to achieve Peace, in the name of Peace. It is an important confession for me is Today I understand that Freedom is a great blessing and now no doubts about that.

At night, Indians and Pakistani present at forum gathered in a circle with posters about various issued raised and discussed at the from and also lit candles for Paki-India People's Friendship. It was 9 PM and I saw people from Sirilanka who were playing rasura(a gujrati dance where people clap and move in circle) on the beat of a dhol and being a Gujrati I was tempted to join in but what to do afterall time was a killing factor :(

More tomorrow!!

*The theme of WSF 2006 being held in Karachi

World Social Forum - Day 1

2006-03-25T23:09:00.000+05:00

Okay so as you people know I planned to attend the WSF today and I did too. Firstly, I was late so I fetched a rickshaw to reach the venue but the poor rickshaw stopped after every 1 or 2 minute which seriously pissed me off because there was some problem with engine or something like that and with much agony, I finally reached the venue.

What I just hated about the forum was nothing was organized and the volunteers were mere spectators who have come for fun because maybe they had nothing better to do. It is such a shame that the local volutneers doesn't know what is happening and where the allotted seminars are taking place and I had to ask foreigners that can you please guide me where A lane is or where D-103 section is located. On top of it, the distribution of venues inside the KMC Sports Complex is so senseless that you have to move in circle and take a round of the whole ground.. I mean a person who wants to lose 10 kilos in a day should visit WSF because you are required to walk for miles and miles for hours throught the day. The should have distributed according the proposed themes but they have just planned the locations so hap-hazardly.

Another thing that really disappointed me was at most of the places, nothing was going on. I mean half of the tents alloted for seminars were empty or if somebody is speaking about any topic, it was so irrelevant and over-the-top politcal speech type narration that it wouldn't serve any help for practical scenario.

After such misery, a ray of hope invited me to come into the main stadium and the most magical, profound and logial session started. It was about imperialism and basically how a nation can logically defeat America in there evil plans against humanity in whole and what should be long-term strategic vision of poor or opressed countries. Everyone agreed that powerless people didn't have any grudges, it is the people in power who misuse it for many reasons. Tariq Ali(author, filmmaker and historian) and Jeremy Corbyn(Member of Parliament UK) were the heroes of the pelinary. Obviously I won't reveal what they said because after attending sessions throughout this week, I plan to write several articles on the topic discussed obviously backed up by own research and their lectures. One world I was impressed.

After such exhausting and tiresome day, there should be some entertainment too. So we joined a classical dance theatrical performance which talked about deforestation, global harmony, self-propagation and minority rights. It was a nice viewing experience and philosophical too at the same time but unfortunately I only watched two performance and then left as I had some prior commitments.

After first day I know what to expect and from whom to expect because most Pakistani NGOs sucks. They don't have good scholars and intellectuals in their seminars and workshop so I will avoid them. Today I didn't get much chance to interact with foreigners and people from different countries and cultures but tomorrow I will look forward to do this.

Last but not the least, did I tell you that the rallys and their slogans were so hilarious :p

Note: If you are in Karachi, please join in. It is an off-day so everyone can come.
Main Plenaries for 26 March 2006

2:30 PM - Dignity Forum (Discrimantion and oppression, racism and casticsm)

6:00 PM - Politics and Religion (effects on culture expression)
(Speakers: Sania Saeed, Rahat Kazmi, Nafeesa Shah, Nilofar Farrukh, Mehar Afroz and Rahul Bose)

Another World is Possible

2006-03-25T01:37:00.000+05:00

World Social Forum(WSF 2006) starts today in Karachi. I missed today's opening pleniary session which was conducted by some internation renowed personalities. But no problem, as I won't be missing any session from 25-29 for sure. Whether I meet and listen to famous personalities or not, I am sure there will be so much to know and learn about variety of topics anc cultures.. ohh I am more than thrilled!

At the same time, I am just doubtful that would it be a major hit as far as attendance is concerned? I am asking this question to myself just because Pakistani young generation can waste lots of money and time on entertainment but I am not sure whether they will be inclined to spend even an amount as small as 100 bucks for this great event, I mean 100 bucks for 6 days is nothing and still they wont come, is such a sad state of affairs. Why aren't people inclined towards learning and self-betterment? Such people tag others as nerds or over-efficient or boring because they themselves don't know the value of knowledge. Ohh just leave this topic! I am so excited to attend this event. I hope and I am sure that it will inshallah turn out to be a great learning experience.

If you are in Karachi then do attend this event, and you will also get a chance to bunk some classes ;). See ya there!

For more info,
http://www.wsf2006karachi.org
or you can also contact me if you have any queries. Trust me I am credible!! :p

Navroz, ...and the spring arrives with all its glory and a new journey starts!

2006-03-21T15:03:00.000+05:00

(I am glad to tell you all that Chowk has also published this article of mine so you can now read an improved version here.)

Whether you celebrate it or not,
Wishing you and your family
Navroz Mubarak and a very happy astrological new year.

If we don’t follow various calendars that exist in this world and move with time and laws of nature, 21st March is the real New Year when sun leaves the two goldfishes of Pisces, the twelfth sign of zodiac and takes all its glory to enter into the very first zodiac sign, Aries.

Navroz (Nau-roze) is a Persian word meaning ‘New Day’., It is a festival which dates back to 3000 years where the King Jamshed of Iran called Astrologers and declared 21st March as occasion of Navroz which celebrates arrival of New Year and spring. Every religion or community celebrates Spring in their own unique ways but what I find special in Navroz is its exoteric meaning and historical links, after all the meaning and reasoning behind what we do always increases the importance.

Being a national festival of Iran, the spirit and the way they carry out rituals there is worth seeing but it is not limited to Iranians and Zoroastrians but it is also an important festive day for many cultures and religions. Specifically in Iran, on 12:00 AM people burn the woods and then burry the ashes left in the earth which symbolizes there promise that today they have bid goodbye to the evil and from this new day they will try to overcome those evils and will lead a virtuous life, will do as much good as they can. On 21st March they clean their houses, take bath and wear new clothes and perfumes as they believe that what they will do on the first day will have influence on the rest of the year. But the specialty is yet to come. Every house in Iran has a table which is decorated with seven things symbolizing different concepts regarding to the spring and New Year. All these things start with letter S, ‘Seen’ in the Persian language so this table is called ‘Haft-e-Seen’ (Seven S). When relatives and friends visit each other houses carrying gifts, they make sure that the see and enjoy the beauty of Haft-e-Seen in every house. The things may include the following as there is no consensus between which seven:

sabzeh - wheat, barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish (symbolizing rebirth)
At the end of the celebrations after twelve days representing twelve zodiac signs, on the thirteen day, the sabzeh grown for the Haft Seen (which has symbolically collected all the sickness and bad luck) is thrown into running water to exorcise the demons from the household. It is also customary for young single women to tie the leaves of the Sabzeh before discarding it, so expressing a wish to be married before the next year`s Seezdah Bedar(the thirteen day of Navroz).

samanu - a sweet pudding made from wheat germ (symbolizing affluence)
senjed - the dried fruit of the jujube tree (love)
seer - garlic (medicine)
seeb - apples, (beauty and health)
somaq - sumac berries (the color of the sunrise)
serkeh - vinegar (age and patience)
sonbol - the fragrant hyacinth flower (the coming of spring)
sekkeh - coins (prosperity and wealth)

Other items on the table may include:

lit candles (enlightenment and happiness)
painted eggs, perhaps one for each member of the family (fertility)
a bowl with two goldfish (life, and the sign of Pisces which the sun is leaving)
a bowl of water with an orange in it (the earth floating in space)
rose water for its magical cleansing powers
the national colors, for a patriotic touch
a holy book (e.g., the Qur`an, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Bible, Torah or the Avesta) or a poetry book (almost always either the Shahnama or of Hafez)

The Navroz in itself is so diversified and the respect for pluralism simply amazes me. It is celebrated in various religions like Islam, Zoroastrians, Christianity and Hinduism and in different countries like Iran, Pakistan, Central Asia, American, London and India. It is celebrated in other countries not as it is celebrated in Iran but the spirit and exoteric value can be seen everywhere but the change that you will see is that there will be no Haft Seen as in those countries it is not a national festival and during its journey in history it became part of many cultures, Navroz transformed itself into a social and self-renewal(religious) festival of these cultures or nations.

Now for my Muslim friends specially, I wanted to discuss its presence and importance in Islam. As Islam is so diverse in its nature, Navroz is not celebrated by every sect as some sects didn`t take forward this tradition with them but we can see that it existed even in the era of Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). When Hazrat Salman Farsi entered into the circle Islam, Hazrat Muhammad being a keen observer and respecter of diversity, gave Navroz in the course of his life. Our Prophet also prayed for Muslims on this special day so with the entrance of Hazrat Salman Farsi Islam also got a gift of Navroz. Then the ritual also became a more important facet of Islam when the son of Hazrat Ali, Hazrat Hussain got married with SheharBano, the daughter of Iranian King.

It is believed by some that it was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Adam was bestowed with the soul. It was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Abrahim destroyed the idols. It was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Noah’s Ark got rescued. It was the day of Navroz when Hazrat Ali repeated what Hazrat Abrahim did by standing on the shoulders of Hazrat Muhammad. It was the day of Navroz when our beloved Prophet summoned his last sermon to the mankind and completed a code of life for them. It was the day when Hazrat Ali got married with Hazrat Bibi Fatima.

I want to quote an ayah from Quran which fits in this article very well:
"Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise." (2:164)

The sun rises with all its glory in the zodiac sign of Aries and as soon as its light illuminates the earth, as soon as new crop of wheat harvests, as soon as spring announces his arrival with blooming flowers and the sweet scent that fills the air, as soon as an egg gives birth to a new life in the form a chick, as soon as God bestows his guidance to the world, the new day starts. It starts with the message of new life, a new beginning to be exact. It starts with your promise of a better living, a life with a purpose and path leading to never ending self-improvement and social harmony. The lessons are uncountable, the lesson of submission to the will of God, the lesson of sweetness like sugar, the lesson of tolerance and humility like vinegar, the lesson of social harmony and care, the lesson of serving humanity, the lesson of thankfulness and seeing the positive side and the lesson of a respecting diversity and pluralism and to take it as a strength and as an asset. Though Navroz arrives at 21st March but every person gives birth to his/her own Navroz. The day when he realizes the truth, promises to follow the path of virtue and starts to implement it, a new circle starts, a new day starts, a new life like that chick starts and as there is no start and end to that egg there is no start or end of Self-improvement, Self-renewal and Spirituality, Navroz takes place in his/her own orbit.

Last but surely not the least, I would like to share a wonderful poem by Nasir Khusraw with you:

The soul of the universe
is the sovereign of time,
for God has raised up
the body through the soul.
When the auspicious Jupiter
saw his face, it became
the source of munificence,
the mine of good fortune.
As long as the clouds
of Navroz wash all quarters
of the garden with
showers of lustrous pearls;
and the nightingale laments
the rose at the break of dawn,
like a grieving soul
separated from its lover:
may the authority of
the sovereign of time
prevail over space and time
and the denizens of the world!

I hope you enjoyed this article and I hope that you will implement the essence of Navroz in your lives whether you celebrate it or not because its message in universal in nature.

Related Links:

21.03, a poem on Navroz by yours truly :)

(If you are not a deviantart member then feel free to comment on my poetry here on the blog)

A short story - A fish and its pair , a piece from Iranian Literature

Wikipedia

Confession

2006-03-19T15:50:00.000+05:00

As I said in my last post that I think this blog of mine has turned into a shit and I will discuss more about it next post, so here I am discussing my own shit. I mean I started this blog so I can have a space where I can practice my passion for writing, so I can write what I wanted to write and above all when I wanted to write. Blog has given me space, many bloggy friends and great interaction too but is it taking my passion one step further? am I getting the creative satisfaction? I started with writing what I wanted to write and ended up with writing mere ramblings of my day to day life, now I doesn't have time nor zeal to write some more crap. The another thing is that I don't want to bid a good bye to my blog. Whatever my blog is or how it is, still I have a sense of belonging for it.

It is not with my blog, what I see is that the whole blogosphere is dull for quite some time and on the top of it we Pakistani Bloggers are facing a bann. On the other hand, we bloggers aren't prepared for reading quality stuff because some of these pieces are long and require alot of thinking in order to comprehend them and make them your own while reading it. We want to read everyone's blog, we are the worshippers of quantity and not quality because both to write and read quality pieces, one needs time and concentration and who have time to do all this. One shitty blog of mine gets attention and the other with substance is left to rot in dirt. Sad and bitter world of blog and we all have made it this way. From now on I will write on my blog whenever I feel like doing it and what I feel like writing then whether its a thinker's piece or a rambler's, and I don't care whether comments flow in or not, if they come I will always cherish them and if not its perfectly fine for me.

PS: In few days, you will see a new blogroll on my sidebar. I didn't mean to offend any one but I will write and read what I want to but this doesn't mean that you people aren't welcomed to my space. Doors of my blog are always open for you :)

LMAO Moments on Reality TV

2006-03-16T12:13:00.000+05:00

'Simple Life Interns' starts today on Star World. So excited about it.. afterall who doesn't like dumb blondes and a hilarious show which has all friggin messy situation because of these two naughty filthy-rich spoiled adult brats named Paris and Nicole :p

And the best American Idol moments are when Ryan pulls legs of Simon in a way that actually makes rude and prompt Simon speechless; quite an achievement for Ryan and great fun for viewers. Taylor, Mandeesa, Lisa, Paris and Chris were top performers last night.. simply rocking.

So Dad scolded me yesterday. First try to understand this ritual, whenever my dad scolds me the same day or the very next day he either brings some yummy treat for me or else buys me a great gift. This time because of my illness, treat was banned so he bought me a Franklin Digital Dictionary and Thesaurus. Ohh I so love my dad :) and mom too and above all our ultimate creator, my dear God.

When I lost tons of pounds short time back, I bought a new closet. Now I lost another inch or two, at this juncture who will buy me another pant when the new one is not even a month old.. *cries for his new pant*

This blog is not rocking anymore, I think it is turning into a shit.. will talk about this issue tomorrow. Keep tuned in!!

Baddy Bad

2006-03-14T22:04:00.000+05:00

Did I tell you that I am again down with Sinus like poor Lucy.. and that I can't even speak and I also burned my fingers while making the yummy hot chocolate milk. Ohh yours truly is such a cry baby. He also loves to lick Cadbury's Drinking Chocolate yumm but I wan't a thick hot chocolate not milky one, any suggestion?! Did I bought the wrong dabba(product) but who carez when it sill tastes yummmm?!

Indian Idol 2 results sucked today as it always does. My last hope also flushed in the drain. After Monali and Meenal, Amey is also out. What a protest the judges, audience and Amey's mom did on the set that they showed on the television. I thought it was a publicity stunt. Afterall now I don't even trust these shows. They aren't fair as there is no restrictions on voting and their lines mostly get blocked which has a direct negative effect on the voting.

NOT TO BE is the answer!

2006-03-13T01:09:00.000+05:00

Why not to be Proud?
All the abilities (that you be proud about and then blow your trumpet everywhere) are unquestionably a blessing bestowed upon you by God Almighty. From Brain to those Talents, everything is HIS blessings. If you did well so what, one should have high self-esteem by being honest and true to himself than by being proud in front of other people. A circus monkey even after thousand applauses still remains a monkey.

Why not to be Jealous?
See the brighter side always. Being jealous of others because of their material possessions or success is such a shameful act because you don't realize the other blessings that God have kindly bestowed upon you. You have shoes but a beggar's son would not have them, so its better and wise to be thankful while seeing the unpriveleged than burning your hearts out for something meaningless. What if those shoes didn't exist in your dictionary of life in the first place?

Why not to be Complaining?
Everything that happens, or say didn't happen for that matter is always for a good reason. All you have to think about it critically and you will inshallah know the reason. If you don't, ignorance is bliss. God is above you and HE will do only the things which is in your best interest because HE loves HIS creation. Complaining is equivalent to asking for trouble or maybe deliberately wanting some trouble.

Why not to be Unthankful?
God is very kind. HE always shows his love in his unique ways. Just count the blessing and happiness quotient of your life and you will find countless inviting doors. And the sad part is we can't even pay HIM back for even a single blessing. Being unthankful should be then out of question.

Why not to be Angry?
God has made all of us as Humans. We are neither stones nor animals, we have a life and we are alive with feelings. To be angry is to Godforbid disrespect his mastery and creation. HE has given us a human touch and to be angry on someone, showing disrepect, being arrogant or insenstive means that you yourself are lowering your status of being a human. It shouldn't be this way that when your own child is unhealthy, you rush to hospital for help but if its someone else's child then you become insensitive and ignore it by saying who carez!

God we will always need you help. Help us to improve ourselves and live upto your expectations. Without you we are nothing!

Now its your turn honey.. I won't leave you as it is, bwahahahaa

2006-03-12T17:20:00.000+05:00

A man checked into a hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an e-mail to his wife. However, he accidentally typed wrong email address, and without realizing his error, he sent the email. Meanwhile... somewhere, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. The widow decided to check her email, expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Reached Safely
Date: 21 st July, 2004

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and we are allowed to send e-mails to our loved ones. I've just reached safely and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

Have a Great Day!

Enjoy!! =P

Prince Karim's remarks on the recent cartoons depticting our Holy Prophet

2006-03-11T01:14:00.000+05:00

I was reading this speech today and Prince Karim Aga Khan mentioned the problem and its solution so beautifully and wisely,

Extract of Speech made by Prince Karim Aga Khan on 12th February 2006 at the Evora University Symposium in Evora, Portugal.

..."An important goal of quality education is to equip each generation to participate effectively in what has been called "the great conversation" of our times. This means, on one hand, being unafraid of controversy. But it also means being sensitive to the values and outlooks of others.
This brings me back to the current headlines. For I must believe that it is ignorance which explains the publishing of those caricatures which have brought such pain to Islamic peoples. I note that the Danish journal where the controversy originated acknowledged, in a recent letter of apology, that it had never realized the sensitivities involved.

In this light, perhaps, the controversy can be described less as a clash of civilizations and more as a clash of ignorance. The alternative explanation would be that the offense was intended-in which case we would be confronted with evil of a different sort. But even to attribute the problem to ignorance is in no way to minimize its importance. In a pluralistic world, the consequences of ignorance can be profoundly damaging.

Perhaps, too, it is ignorance which has allowed so many participants in this discussion to confuse liberty with license -implying that the sheer absence of restraint on human impulse can constitute a sufficient moral framework. This is not to say that governments should censor offensive speech. Nor does the answer lie in violent words or violent actions. But I am suggesting that freedom of expression is an incomplete value unless it is used honorably, and that the obligations of citizenship in any society should include a commitment to informed and responsible expression.

If we can commit ourselves, on all sides, to that objective, then the current crisis could become an educational opportunity-an occasion for enhanced awareness and broadened perspectives.

Ignorance, arrogance, insensitivity-these attitudes rank high among the great public enemies of our time. And the educational enterprise, at its best, can be an effective antidote to all of them."....

Read full speech at: http://www.akdn.org/speeches/2006Feb12.htm

Fear Factor India

2006-03-10T23:28:00.000+05:00

Fear Factor India premiered today on Sony Television. It wasn't that creepy nor the challenges were as disgusting as in the original series but still it is a great fun thing to watch. I know it takes hell lotta courage to do dares like these but I think they didn't showcased it in a creepy way that can force the viewers feel the chill. Pata nahi why but I feel like laughing instead of being sympathetic when the contestants are having problems. Adding few celebrities in a show was a good idea because this idea makes the show even more interesting. Btw does fear factor help? is being brave in such dares help? is it a big thing in its core to accomplish such fears of snakes, worms, height, water or anything physical?

PS: Haye why can't we Pakistanis also have some nice reality tv instead of those cheap shows like hospital reality tv and 21st century women?!

Strange

2006-03-09T23:56:00.000+05:00

A day can't get strangest then this.

Went to an uncle's place, he asked "Are you Raheel?".. He has seen me thousand times after the makeover and believe me the more praises the better it is for me ;) I haven't ever heard a happy tone from him but today I was like woahh this old man also know how to smile :)
Fetched bus from home to school. I didn't had the energy to walk a few steps from the bus stop to the school building so I planned to get off the bus a stop earlier and fetch a rickshaw from there. Now there a person asked me in an entusiastic tone, "Arey Salman Bhai kaise ho"(How are you Salman?) And I was like what!! Are you nuts I am Raheel man. Soon after one more person came and said, "Are you planning to go by rickshaw?" I answered in affirmation then he fearly asked, "Sorry I asked you, I thought you are Sam-Kings.. Salman. He also looks like you." And then I came to know that he was a friend of the former stranger who was waiting for him at bus stop. What a shit!! I have my look-alike and woh bhi in the same city, hello ppl can't it get stranger than this.
After much effort, I finally got a free rickshaw.. walking would have a been a better option. When I reached the school building and handed over money to rickshaw driver who told me that fare would be Rs. 30 but I said I wouldn't give him more than twenty bucks and he agreed. When I gave him the fare, he said, "Yeh achey paisey nahi hain"(These are not good bucks) and then I made a gesture to giving him tens bucks more but without talking it, he smiled and went away. I mean this is not that strange but yes I don't know what but something was surely strange about his smile.
First Class of Management Accounting and this happened. Our professor loves to give examples and he relates it to people. Like if he is giving an example he will say imagine this class-fellow works in production department and blah blah. Today he made me a security officer in an example. Now I started to laugh because it will be a hell lotta achievement if I can take care of myself alone and he is talking about a big friggin factory. I also heard students passing comments like my face is not suitable for security personnel job. Lolz!! a strange example.
Now my Financial Accounting teacher also gave an example which made everyone laugh and left me getting totally embarrassed with my mouth wide open. He said, "I Love you!!" in a very angry tone and then asked would I believe him. I was in such state of shock that said NOOOO and people started saying afterall he is a man and gay culture isn't that popular in Karachi. Strange, Strange, Strange and Weird!!
With so much sinus and mucus excretions, my nose is swollen now and its started bleeding because of a cut in it. Now I have a feel that I have a strange nose.
Now as if all this wasn't much, one more strange thing happened. After such tiring day I went to sleep earlier and when I woke up I felt as if my whole memory has been erased and I started feeling numb and confused. I was evaluating everything in fractions.. clock, time, world, life everything.. the topic that I taught to my tution student today. Loss of thinking, Loss of words and the ghutan(suffocation), I was ready for an asylum. Thanks God, Mom came to rescue and her affection did cure me. Those moments of anxiety where really frightening.

Sometimes I think that Isn't it strange that when a child knows everything and can do it alone then why parents enroll them for tutions? Whatever might be the STRANGE reason behind it, I am happy that I am getting some moolah :p

08-03-06

2006-03-08T22:34:00.000+05:00

TODAY'S

NEWS:-
Antara who was the only female contestant left in the competition bid her goodbye to Indian Idol 2, despite of the fact that many contestants who are below-average and incompetent are still there limping in the race. What surprises me is that although she is from a small village still she has an awesome talent and on the top of it, her x-factor was more powerful than the city contestants, the way she performed and presented herself was really impressive. In India, village means a part of the country where there is immense poverty and very less exposure, no telephones and not enough money to buy a single pair of eye-glasses to watch television. She was little inconsistent in past weeks but she wasn't that bad. Now when most of the talented and interesting contestants are out and the wannabee freaks are still in, I know the one who will win won't score hits in market for sure. And Amey who usually doesn't show his emotions, cried on her departure.. OMG!! HE CRIED.

CELEBRATION:-
Today is Women's Day. On this occassion, MTV India celebrated it by the theme of 'Men All Day on Women's Day'. Now that was a rocking idea, I mean they featured all the male stars and their songs on Women's Day.. what an unique one! We Men may look very strong from outside but to be honest, most of us are even weaker than Women from inside and thats why we all need Women in different roles in our lives. I think for a Man, there can't be a better friend than a Woman. Though such friendships might not last physically forever because various reasons and the way our society works but still it will be the most fruitful experience that both of them can cherish forever. So I salute the women of the world and I salute those men who know their importance and give them the respect they deserve.

MOOD:-
So I have flu and sore-throat which makes my body feverish and weak. When I was all healthy and fine, classes weren't getting started and now when I am ill my first class for the new course is scheduled for tomorrow. Now what is this shit! My tution provider's management sucks big time.. bunch of senseless lazy losers.

PROBLEM:-
The problem is that with all this illness, I have to submit to lenghty reports tomorrow. And I have to complete alot of urgent stuff by weekend. Uff abhi sab hona tha!!

LINK:-
Celebrity Love Match
Goddess go and check your compatibility with Keanu ;)
Note: the test is also effective for all sexual orientations :p

QUESTION:-
Which movie would you like to watch on Women's Day?

PS: An apology.. I am extremely sorry for not viewing all of your blogs regularly because of illness, hectic schedule and the blog ban. I will try to catch up as soon as possible.

Clooney! Clooney!! Clooney!!!

2006-03-07T18:03:00.000+05:00

Oscars, Oscars and only Oscars is all that most people discuss when it actually happens.. maybe some don't because they have better silly things to talk about :p

Okay Oscars are now over and the verdict is out. We all had the clue that Clooney will win the award for the best supporting actor - ofcourse male and he actually did! which proves our speculation to be correct. Yaay!!

So on this great achievement, lets dedicate this post to Clooney and praise him till we literally go out of words. Clooney is a handsome charming old man who makes some young girls surely go weak in the knees.. maybe he is the root cause of the growing disease of arthiritis. Does clooney have arthiritis? Only one person can answer this question and the blogger in question is Heewa, the biggest fan of Clooney on the face of this big earth. To be a friend of Heewa, you should be a big fan of Mr. George Clooney only then you can join the clan.. just kidding :p I don't want to get hit by sandals so now I will switch back and praise Clooney so I can have some home-cooked delicious brownies from her.

On a much serious note, yes he is a decent actor, good director and the top of it he has a very cute smile backed up by a killer sense of humor. And I am not gay!!

Okay so I have a contest for all of you, people you just have to answer this simple question.. Whose quote goes like this 'Not everyone is Clooney'? The winner will get a chance to share those brownies with me, only if I get some ;)

Now I should run because both sandals and the lady(maybe with arthiritis) are on their way and seriously I don't wanna get hurt. Congrat to Heewa for the Oscar.. Ohh I mean Clooney. Now you should also run away from this blog because nothing can be more confusing than this post :p

Are we clean?

2006-03-06T02:50:00.000+05:00

When you have nothing to do on internet, go on orkut and waste your time effectively :p Now this is itself an issue altogether so I will discuss it later. For now when I was visiting some stranger's profile - btw these strangers and fraandshipper are such pains - I saw his communities tab in which there was a community named 'Clean Karachi'. The community had no picture on it and this fact really hit me hard. For me, a community should have a picture.. a compulsion. I stopped and reflected on it for a second, doesn't Karachi has a single clean area?

The answer is that no such area exists, its a bitter reality and just face it.. how will one be ever able to place a picture of clean Karachi on a community or a newspaper or on the face of this earth. Infact the porche area Clifton smells of gutter and chicken. Others have yellow-coloured depressive buildings surrounded by lots of trash starting for a sweet wrapper to something as disgusting as banana filth, some maybe also there on the middle of the roads. Pollution is on the rise, every day we breathe more impure air. We are so accustomed to this by now that we no longer smell or see this trash the way it deserved to be looked. Trash collectors come and collect trash for homes but we still see trash here and there.. does it lands up from trash cart to roads again? How and Why are the big questions? Will Karachi ever be clean?

A city's or a society's inhabitates and their maturity is reflected by their surroundings. If their surroundings are clean, this reflect they are also clean. Physically, mentally and morally clean to be exact!! But hey here most people even me, don't even give a damn to organize their rooms and make them all nice n proper, so the surroundings and city is something way too big to talk about. I seriously don't know what will happen of this issue.. everyone's effort collectively will bear some fruit or else we will have more patients of respiratory diseases in our city.

PS: Visit this!! Something not related to this post but yes surely related to the blogsphere.

Five Bloggity Bites

2006-03-04T22:09:00.000+05:00

1) Name five blogs that you like to visit every day.

1) Heewa
2) GreenHead
3) Anonymuis
4) Sidrat
5) Goddess
.. only because they mostly update everyday as blogsphere is very sleepy these days, every blogger on my sidebar is important for me so every single updated blog on my blogroll so people you don't have to worry ;) Thanks for always being there.

2) Name five blogs/bloggers that inspire you.

1) Alternate Thinking
2) H.O.PE.
3) Cecilia
4) Jeff
5) Trailady

3) Name five blogs that you find the most informative.

1) Asian Smiles
2) Fahad
3) Nabeel
4) Shirazi
5) Aisha

4) Name five podcasts and/or video blogs that you enjoy.

Sorry I don't visit any =s

5) Name five blog tools or blog services that you really love.

1)Unkymoods(I just loved it but unfortunately it is now closed) so now Imood
2) BlogPatrol
3) Blogrolling(the thing I don't like about it is that sometimes it just goes insane)
4) Haloscan(I love it regardless of the fact - we all know - that it is partially free and annoying sometimes)
5) Brainy Quote

Blog survey by: http://weblogs.about.com

Censorship but in a wrong direction

2006-03-03T22:36:00.000+05:00

Blogspot blogs have been blocked in Pakistan. What a shit!! The reason is that many bloggers around the world have republished the cartoons in question and it is 'blasphemous' according to the law of Pakistan as it is hurting sentiments of millions of Muslims. Read More.

Okay if you want to block then do it on specific blogs which have such material, why they have blocked every single blog. I dont have problem with this censorship but why all the blogs? It is not fair, I think its not only about cartoons but there might have been a stronger motive behind this censorship.. afterall bloggers together can influence the world. Such acts of circumscribing the freedom of speech of a common man are so disappointing. When people visiting blogs doesn't have any direct problem with it then whats the use, instead bloggers are trying to project a clean positive image in front of the world. Don't you think blogger's voice is being heard?! They should acknowledge their efforts, instead they have put a senseless restriction.

PEMRA(Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) is filled with idiots who just keep on banning things. They don't want any improvement in media scene nor they want the reality to come on surface. If they want to censor something, go and censor channels like Filmazia who make people insane by showing rotten lollywood movies. Hell ya with all the restrictions!! People who are having problems can use http://www.unipeak.com

I need a favor from all the bloggers to set their comment settings to 'open in a new window' so we poor helpless people can comment on their blog because if the comments page opens in the same window, the comments usually don't get posted.

Okay so Bush is coming to Pakistan. We need to install or atleast evacuate one more monkey cage in the zoo.

Update: By grace of God, A is improving. Thanks for everyone who showed concern. Keep Praying!!

Dumb Dilemmas

2006-03-02T23:53:00.000+05:00

I don't why am I feeling gloomy these days.. I mean in form of mood swings. Is it because the sinus is back? Is it because I am sitting idle at home for about 1 month because my classes will start sometime in this month? Is it because of A's(my uncle's daugher) health? Is it because I have many people's immense pressure upon me? Is it because my sleeping schedule is completely messed up? Is it because I am not doing these that can want to do but didn't get time for no reason? Is it because I am completely screwed up? Is it because I am getting a intuition that I might miss my position from only 1 mark? Is it because my bloody net here in Pakistan is not allowingme/able to access blogs? Is it because I am wasting alot of time? Is it because of fears of future which should not be there in the first place? Is it because of all the tension that is piled up in my head for Idontknowhowmanyyears? Is it because I am facing alot of dilemmas?

Answers itself are in the questions but I don't know from where should I start the change. I think I should get real now, alot of faking is already done now it should seriously stop. I have to be more religious because you gotta practice the faith because only faith is no good. And I should sleep at time. Then everything will fall into place. I hope so. God give me the willpower, you know I always need your help, we all do!

Okay so the problem is would I be able to complete a friggin one-year diploma while doing ACCA because my class timings are not fixed and after june the workload will be immense(can we find a more intense word). This question needs an urgent answer. I want to do this but I am not interested in some courses of diploma. It will give me basic informaiton about filmmaking but I don't want to learn animation. The thing is one-year is hell lotta time and much of my time will also get wasted. Let see where the nature takes me!!

I seriously condemn today's bomb blast in Karachi. I seriously don't know what these terrorists are upto.. mindless freaks. I don't really know their religion, none of us do and it won't matter. Terrorists are afterall terrorist and only terrorist. On the other side of coin, deaths only happen when they are actually planned to happen. Btw the protests in India against Bush were rocking. OMG!! he is getting tons of filthy insult and I seriously like it. Don't you think Bushy looks like a Monkey, let me tell ya that he don't only look like a monkey but he is a monkey in reality and not only a monkey but a confused stupid idiotic Moronic Monkey. Ohh I so like it and I so hate him. Bwahhahaaa!!!

lingo of my inner voice

Celebrations in abundance

Ho Ho Ho, Yo Yo Yo!

=)

Fun and Agony

Ra Ra Ra Kara!

Great Times

Jumping on the bed helps, it doesn't matter how old are you. Just beware of the fan.

The Real Me

Wooohooo!!!!!

Taggie Shaggie

Scary enough!

Thoughts in pieces

Cheers for all four of them.. Hip Hip Hurray!!

Mona Mona Mona

Dance Buff has made up his mind.

Meethi Eid Mubarak Ho

Fun, Masti, Dhamaal and Yours truly.

Aiween Batain but FUN

3 Cheers to Man Power =p

Book Circus

What if one year is passed, work is still not done - not your country's neither yours.

'Main aur Mera' - a journey of selfishness

Want some answers and suggestions from you!

This is only true for my culture I guess where people aren't tolerant and for sure narrowminded.

We Rock!

When u miss something, u r away from it then u understand its actual importance, its actual love from a view far away from sight still near to heart.

Journey to the recent past

Brothers aren't alike =P

Choice.. choosing b/w right and a mediator from two wrongs

STRANGEY

Lurrveely Rains

azaad actually?!

Bump N' Go and I had a fun show

GH tagged me for this evil long tag that I filled 3 times argh :@

Change is inevitable

Jogging of the mind

It happened a while ago

I am back hamesha ke liye wala

First Law Class

BRB soon

Is it depression? - Enough is Enough

Music Review KANK; and some more.

Don't worry I will be back soon in full action

Time will tell

What Sort of Artist Should You Be?

Father's Day Gifts Den

why vegetarions?

word map of my blog

Reminder

Soul Patrol gets the high

Anxious for the results.

Social Roundup

Everything is so messed up!

A sfory I got by e-mail on account of MOTHER'S DAY

Mother's Day Gift Shop

I am billy, you are silly!!

ROGER, R E A D T H I S CRAP! OVER!!

The Crown is made to Blush

Paranoia

Earth Day 2006

FM you rock!

*RL DESIGNS*

Killing the time!!

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)

A day in my life

Read, Listen and Watch.. a must!

~Insanity~

Narrow-Mindedness

WSF Day 4 and Closing Pelinary.. are you watching?

WSF - Day 2 and 3.. are you listening?

World Social Forum - Day 1

Another World is Possible

Navroz, ...and the spring arrives with all its glory and a new journey starts!

Confession

LMAO Moments on Reality TV

Baddy Bad

NOT TO BE is the answer!

Now its your turn honey.. I won't leave you as it is, bwahahahaa

Prince Karim's remarks on the recent cartoons depticting our Holy Prophet

RL DESIGNS