Two Shots of Happy One Shot of Sad

Short of time

2009-05-14T15:32:00.002+04:00

Okay folks going tonite for Umrah for a week.

PS: wanted to write more but will do when I get back, inshAllah

Moment

2009-04-06T23:46:00.002+04:00

Driving fast in heavy rain, a moment came under the interchange when everything seemed to stop, like a pause button was clicked, a silence too short but too sweet, too bad it was a very small pause but it was worth yearning for more.

The Story

2009-03-31T00:04:00.001+04:00

We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge

A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
This story ends where it began

Found and Lost

2009-03-30T00:54:00.003+04:00

Wondering why the title is the other way round, rather than the usual “Lost and Found”? It’s because that’s how this story goes :P. Well it was quite a while that I was looking for a cat to adopt as a pet (Weird? Well I just wanted one) and was set on adopting one from http://adoptafelinefriend.wordpress.com/ but the kind of lazy being I am, this never happened. Anyhoo, one evening after parking my car in one of the malls (Carrefour), I saw this cute white little cat coming out from under one of the parked cars and immediately curled up around my leg and started purring. It seemed lost, out of place, and hungry. I noticed a nasty wound on the right side of its body, so decided to take it to a vet. But in order to lure it into my car I had to go to Carrefour, buy some cat food and a bowl so it could start trusting me. It finally entered into my car after the aforementioned ritual (that whole process took around 40+ minutes and 4 – 5 calls to my friends in Karachi who have cats :P). The vet gave it some injections and I was finally allowed to take it back to my home (does that come under theft :S? Frankly, there was no way to report it and plus it looked lost for many days anyways!)

So I had the cat and it was fun to have it. It was definitely someone’s beloved and well cared for pet because it was properly trained and very close to humans. Had its moods, would ask for food, would try talking to me, would play with soft rubber balls and would try to eat my food :|. The only problem it had was big sharp nails and would not allow me to dare touch its toes, so I was kinda scared in venturing in that area anyways :P. Nevertheless, when I would touch its ear, it would sprawl around on floor very comfortably and would watch me do my errands with curious eyes.

Anyways, 10 days later that is on 21st, I was to take her to the vet again for her 2nd round of shots. That day since morning it was in some of pain and was complaining to me about something. I somehow got it into the pet carrier box, which she didn’t like at all and was meowing and trying to force her way out. On reaching to vet’s clinic and after we finally took it out, it created a whole lot of a scene there, running from one end to the another; the poor thing thought that the glass window was open and it twice rammed its head with full speed in it :S. We finally caught it and the vet was able to give it an injection. That’s it, after that it was all calmed down and ready to go home, right? No, wrong! One last act to the drama was left. As soon as I stepped out of the clinic, one bang and the cat broke through the carrier box and off it ran for its dear life; and within moments gone, out of sight and I was just dumbfounded. I searched for an hour, looking for her, under the cars, in the alleys, shop corners, but it was gone like an apparition, vanished like a ghost in thin air.

It’s been 8 days now and I have given up any hope of its return :(. Those were 10 days full of fun, and I have realized keeping a pet is a huge responsibility, which I failed :|. So few lessons learnt

1) Check and double check if you have locked the pet carrier box properly.

2) Never ever fry anything with your sleeves up.

3) Check the weather forecast before going to the concert :|.

4) my writing style is like a 5 yr old kids essay :S, okay I dont want to even read it for editing, sucks so bad...

Obituary

2009-03-05T14:49:00.003+04:00

Please take a moment and pray for Umema aka Dinky Minds Father who left his loved ones last week for his final journey back to his creater.

Pissed at Work and of Fake French Accent

2009-02-18T15:59:00.001+04:00

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr okay I am pissed, yesterday too I was pissed actually disgusted more but that I will write later. Grrrr but today I am pissed because of this certain colleague of mine (since this is not an anonymous blog I shall stop myself from using any adjectives). So this guy said when I asked him about some project he wanted me to do for him, that because of economic crises and lay offs I am feeling insecure and looking to get more and more projects so that I am still needed. In other words what he meant was or atleast what I interpreted it is this that I am trying to justify my place at work, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Helloo I am filling up a role and a position here which is necessary for the function of department its not like I was hired because of some favor infact I was doing you a favor because even if its not my job responsibility to do it but since it will help you in performing your tasks better hence I decided to go ahead, but now you have pissed me majorly.
Okay now this is from yesterday. Why would a desi will have a fake French accent :O? I have heard fake British and American accents but hellooo French that was my first time. Errrr for once he really got me(Even he was pronouncing “r” as “gh” and an elongated end to the sentence) and I believed that this guy must have spent some time in France but when we started talking in Urdu then I realized no there is something wrong and yea he has been to France only for 4 days max, sigh

Oh and lol do watch Role Models , its not like other headless comedies which are so frequent these days especially from across the border, it has its moments and there many :D but yea at times it gets bit pointless too.

Gaeta's Lament

2009-02-09T12:33:00.003+04:00

A wonderful Ballad from one of my favorite TV Show BattleStar Galactica, the character Felix Gaeta played by Alessandro Juliani actually sang it himself, luvly voice (but then ofcourse when you have Degree in Bachelor of Music in Vocal/Opera Performance you should have a good voice :P)

Alone she sleeps in the shirt of man
With my three wishes clutched in her hand
The first that she be spared the pain
That comes from a dark and laughing rain
When she finds love may it always stay true
This I beg for the second wish I made too
But wish no more
My life you can take
To have her please just one day wake
To have her please just one day wake

Audio Link

Another Tag by one and only :P

2009-02-09T12:00:00.004+04:00

4 Places I Go to Over and Over Again
1. My PC Room (literally live there)
2. Carrefour
3. Work ( :( )
4. My bedroom :P (as you can see I am not really an outgoing person)
5. fifth should have been my running track but I havnt run since months :S, bad me

4 People Who Mail Me Regularly
1. Facebook :P
2. Hira with her luvly music n movie recommendations
3. Ather and other roundabout friends
4. My nephew (who keeps bugging me with his queries :P)
5. Oh and another person but she has recently stopped her forwards

4 of My Favourite Places to Eat (Apart from Home)
1. My Colleagues place, he cooks luvly Nihari
2. Hiras home, luvly food always :D
3. BBQ Tonite, anytime
4. Chinese at Tariq road
5. And Emos home, I wish :( :P
6. And yea Pizza hut :D

4 Places I’d Rather be Now
1. Home, Karachi
2. Playing cricket with my buddies
3. Beach
4. And so many other places I want to visit one day

4 Favorite TV Shows (ah too many)
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. According to Jim
3. Scrubs
4. Lost
5. And many many more

4 Favorite Movies
1. Gladiator
2. Scent of a Woman
3. Legends of the Fall
4. Transformers
5. And yea Pulp Fiction

4 People I would like to tag
1. Hira on Public Demand :D
2. Raheel
3. Saady
4. Neha
5. Tanzilla

One of the bestest Sporting Moment

2009-02-02T08:38:00.003+04:00

Australian Open 2009, Final Moments

By Caroline Cheese (BBC Sports Website)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7863434.stm

(Just wanted to preserve the very best sporting moment and a very best commentary, I hope not so many copyright issues here)

Read from bottom to top.

1338: That's it then. Thanks for your company during another mind-blowing encounter between Roger 'n Rafa. They really don't do bad matches do they? Federer's already one of the greatest in history, Rafa's got to be there or thereabouts now after winning his first hard-court major. And, dare I say it, the Grand Slam is on...

1336: Rafa's turn to speak: "Roger, I'm sorry for today. I know exactly how you feel. Just remember you're a great champion and you're one of the best in history and for sure you're going to match Sampras. To receive this trophy from Rod Laver is a dream for me. Thank you very much."

1333: That won't help Federer. Rafa Nadal takes the trophy from Rod Laver and lifts it high into the air. He immediately goes to Federer and gives him a hug and the world number two comes to the mike again. "I don't want to have the last word - this guy deserves it," saiy Fed, pointing to Rafa. "Rafa, congrats - you deserve it. All the best for the season."

1330: Roger Federer gets a massive roar from the crowd as he steps up to receive the runners-up plate. "I've felt better," says Fed. "Thanks for the support. You guys were unbelievable." But here come the tears. "Maybe I'll try later. God, it's killing me." The crowd give him another huge cheer, but the poor fella can't continue. He's sobbing as he steps away from the mike. Nadal joins in the applause for the beaten finalist.

1327: "We all want him to go on and win that 14th later in the year..." says Geoff. Not half as much as Fed I would imagine. The Swiss manages half a smile. Or was it a twitch?

1324: The man from the tournament sponsors rather kills the electric atmosphere with a fantastically dry speech... Here's Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard to jolly things along.

1321: Plenty of congratulations for Rafa Nadal, but no one dares go near Federer as he digests what has just happened. Eventually, Rod Laver approaches - and Fed manages a weak smile.

1318: If you thought the Wimbledon final might have hurt, that has got to be an absolute killer for Federer. Nadal seemed to be running on empty in that third set, but put in a superhuman effort to get back into it. Federer is sitting in his chair, exhausted, disbelieving. The 14th Grand Slam title will have to wait - but 'til when?

1315: Nadal falls to the ground in a star shape - just like that Wimbledon final - before jogging to the net to shake hands with a crestfallen Federer. Four hours and 23 minutes, a classic encounter.

Federer 5-7 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 2-6 Nadal
Another double-fault from a crumbling Federer makes it 0-30 and Nadal is gifted two points for the title when Fed errs on a forehand. Nadal swings a routine return long and then a tense, tense rally ends with the Spaniard putting a tentative slice into the trams. A sensational backhand winner sets up another title point before Federer belts one final forehand over the line.

Tagged :O oh my whyyy :D

2009-01-26T13:39:00.002+04:00

Ok so I was tagged by Dinko mind and since you cant say no to Dinkos (its against the law ;) ) hence here I am enlightening world once again with my rants . Heres the deal I am supposed to write about “6 weird habits/things about yourself” (I mean those habits which you can make public or let your mother know, unless you have an anon blog then you can write your heart out ;) )
Hokay,
1. I have this habit of buying books and not reading them, at home I have like stacks of unread or half read books lying around :( which is very pathetic in my opinion but sigh I can only read when I am in Karachi and guess why, because of KESC and its load shedding ;), otherwise here either I am on PC playing game, or working or watching some series :P. Likewise I will download/purchase movies and not watch them, I think I have like 15+ downloaded movies and around 10 DVDs bought over period of a year or 2 which I have yet to watch and haven’t till now, and this brings me to my next habit.

2. I delay things which I am sure is very much like being a true Pakistani (Procrastination is a national trait). Sometimes I delay paying my CC bills, applying for apps until due date passes by, wont buy tickets for concerts or sport events until they finish up and then go to black market and get them on double the amount :(.

3. Like Dinkos parathas addiction, I have tamater kee chatni ka addiction. I love to have it with every meal and with every salan and whenever I am coming back from vacations, mom would make loads of chatni, pack it into small packets enough for one meal and I would freeze them here and few hours before dinner time will take one packet out, thaw it and have it with dinner :D.

4. One habit which is not weird but I hate it most is, I am always late for work no matter how many alarms I put up I will not and again not get up on time, getting up early in morning is just not into me which basically is consequences of me sleeping too late :$.

5. Recently I have developed this habit of using tissue paper s while I am having food even when I am dining out with people. There will be like 2 – 3 tissue papers lying around my plate : P and I will be wiping my hands and lips after every bite, probably because I hate sticky fingers and I hate to look at people with traces of food on their faces hence the reaction :P.

6. Errrr last okay this is hard to dig, (remember we are not talking about bad habits, but the weird ones) Oh yea, I talk to myself while thinking, ofcourse only when I am alone otherwise people will think I am crazy, and trust me I function better then and if I am around people I talk to myself in thoughts :P and think that way. Ok too much of thoughts and thinks, soo here goes my 6 weird habits and I shall tag

Raheel, Lady Tanzilla , Tee Hee(okay its YouTee), Hira(if u r reading this and I know you hate tags :P), Sidrah, Saady and Hinz
So if anyone of you ever read this , you are free to pour out your secrets , goodluck ;)

Addiction

2008-10-27T23:44:00.005+04:00

Addiction is bad, infect it is your worst enemy it makes your life miserable. There are many types of addictions, some are addicted to booze, some to smoking and drugs, some to chaalia and some even to sex (yea ask David Duchovny). Whatever your addiction is, it surely ruins your daily routine and not let you follow whatever you wanted to do or had to do. Probably some of you might argue, being addicted to ones own goals is a good thing , it’s the way to success whether its an exam, some project or some hobby. But I am here talking about the negative addictions which will not take you anywhere.

And here comes a confession I think I am addicted to this Football Manager Live MMORPG, as its clear from its genre its an online game where you manage a football club from finances to team management and ofcourse you must win. Decide your team formation, define strategies, outsmart other human players. Sounds fun? Yup but not when you get home at 5 and u straightaway log in to the game and you are playing it till 8 Then you take some break for dinner or tv and then again start it at 10 and end at 1. All the reading? All the Tv series? Daily exercises? All the extra work you were supposed to do gets delayed and delayed and delayed and this is NOT GOOD sigh and the worst part is I have already paid for first 3 months :( ( Starting from mid November).

So I need to find my way out :S somehow.

PS: Googled and found this How to Overcome an MMORPG Addiction

Unfortunately Symptoms are all there, not much excessive but they are there :S

Happy Birthday Sparkle Chotu

2008-08-24T01:52:00.002+04:00

Everyone do wish Dinky Mind on her birthday

She has turned 10 today :P

PS: I am in Karachi on annual vacations

MS Plan

2007-12-04T15:19:00.000+04:00

Ok so I am back after ages, I guess I am yearning to write today. Anyhow updates are I am planning to apply for MS for fall 2008 or 2009 semester. So from last month and a half I have been busy first with GRE and Toefl preparations and now with admissions process. And the result of it is I have been totally out of touch with blogging world infact from my regular friends too.

GRE score wasn’t great, I underestimated level of difficulty and amount of time required for practice hence scored less than what I could have and wanted to. But it was fun learning new words and trying to add more to vocabulary (though most of them seem to be fading from memory now). Well for Toelf I just had three days to prepare so it all rush but fun. Still waiting for its score.

But whats freaking me out is that I just have 7 days to write a SOP(statement of purpose) and get Letters of recommendation from people. And I am supposed to write one letter of recommendation myself sigh. So lets keep the fingers crossed, do pray and I will try keep updating.

Admission process isn’t easy, it requires constant effort and its not just about GRE or Teofl. All the pieces of your application package must be given due time and prepared well enough. Although I started quite late I would suggest anyone looking to apply to start atleast 6 months before. That will give you enough time to prepare each and everything and it is always better to apply a lot before the deadline.

October the 8th

2007-10-08T02:45:00.000+04:00

Exactly two years back, our country was rocked by the biggest catastrophe of its juvenile history. The event and the destruction it caused united our nation for a single cause. It effected many of us and changed millions of lives forever. Never ever we witnessed Pakistanis from all walks of life, of all ages coming together with whatever they could to take part in this revolution. I somehow feel the current political solution in our country isn’t much different than what we faced two years back, perhaps we cannot visualize the scale of damage. But its consequences can last for decades. We have a responsibility to this country, to our future generations. If we let this go, if we accept what is going on in the name of “national reconciliation” then I guess we are equally as criminals as them and I am sure the generations to come will have many questions to be asked of us.

May Allah help us all and provide place in Heaven to those who lost their lives, Ameen

My hands are tied

My body bruised, she's got me with

Nothing to win and

Nothing left to lose

Back in town

2007-08-15T00:50:00.000+04:00

Alrite people I am back in Karachi for a month's vacation(already 13 days are over) :(, good times are back :D. Luv the city not to forget moms food :D.

Hello again

2007-07-28T14:31:00.000+04:00

Alright another entry, Murtaza was in Dubai last week partially to have a break from work and partially for something I don’t know about(I guess). Anyhow met him on the weekend and we took him to Desert safari and it was total fun. It was my second going but last time it was ruined by motion sickness but this time I went prepared so enjoyed a hell lot, couple of pictures I am uploading here rest will upload on flickr.

And Yesterday Danish and Kamran were here with their wives and I took them around the city I think I was a good host :P.

A BORING POST, argh

Moi is back

2007-07-17T01:53:00.001+04:00

Hello all, I guess I am back and hopefully hopefully will be regular now. A lots has happened in past two months but lets not even get there, one thing which I must do is introduce my civic to you people well yes its not a bimmer, but its cost effective and so far serving well :). And yes one more thing yesterday finally I was able to run 4 Kms :P I don’t know if any of you remember but it was one milestone I wanted to achieve, ok ok its nothing for seasonal runners but an achievement for me :P though I wont stop here will first make it a regular habit then will built on it :), so hows everyone? Expect comments on your blogs soon.

On a Break

2007-05-10T15:56:00.000+04:00

See you guys pretty soon.....

Arrival

2007-03-28T15:21:00.000+04:00

So finally after a long, painful wait :P, wifey dearest is about to land. And so will begin a new phase.

And oh yea here is my Visual DNA ;)

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Get your own VisualDNA™

PS: There is some problem with the html code here, comments link and "Get your own VisualDNA" link which you cant see are overlapping each other so for people using IE click on comments counter to post a comment that is if you want to :P.

Update 2: apparantely after writing some text has put up some space between the two links so all kinda fixed :P

Bob Woolmer

2007-03-21T02:30:00.000+04:00

Tough, you think you've got the stuff
You're telling me and anyone
You're hard enough

You don't have to put up a fight
You don't have to always be right
Let me take some of the punches
For you tonight

Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don't have to go it alone

Last couple of days have been a shocker, after our humiliation at the hands of Ireland I thought nothing can get worst but just after few hours I was proved wrong. Bob Woolmer our team coach left us. The circumstances in which this event took place, it hit all of us deep down inside, it was shocking I still cannot believe it. Sports taking life of someone, it is totally unimaginable. As soon as I heard the news on TV I called up my friend but I couldn’t gather the strength to tell him, I just asked him to switch to Geo it is about Bob Woolmer I told him. Emotions got better of me and I was struggling to hold on to my tears. Soon smses started to flow in, people called and everyone I talked to was in complete state of shock and grief. It felt someone very close to us has left, someone very dear. It is very rare that death of a person who is not even a fellow countryman can hit a Nation so hard. Such our love to game of cricket is and such a love we had for one who was serving our cricket team with all his commitment and determination. I don’t think I have shed these many tears since years. But it wasn’t just us, everyone who is associated with cricket was equally upset. Tributes keep pouring in from ex players, current coaches, current stars, respective boards which goes to show how much he was respected and loved by everyone.

In 2004 when he joined the Pakistani team as coach, there was a feeling among us the cricket fans that the good days are not far away. Though they arrived slowly but eventually once again we were beginning to challenge the very best in the game. Our Test and ODI rankings got higher and perhaps that is when we(fans) got rapacious and started demanding more, a pressure which could very well be the cause of his sad demise.

Woolmer was a true professional a wonderful innovative, his services to Pakistani team are tremendous, he had his short comings too but then who doesn’t. But he completely changed the outlook of our side. He gave them the direction, mental strength and self belief. And as a result we witnessed some miracle performances from our team. Along with Inzamam he transformed this team from a bunch of talented but erratic individuals to a formidable unit. The unity which was visible within the team was an effort of both of these two. That is why even after losing three key players for the world cup we still believed that we can if not win it can achieve a lot in this World Cup. Maybe he believed in that too and our shameful exit took its toll on him. Whatever the reasons maybe but its hard not to believe that if he had been coaching some other team then it may not have happened, but as Muslims we believe that death has its time and circumstances are just a way of it.

Woolmer was famous among journalist and fans for his kindness and importance he gave to them and their opinions, that is why I remember before the world cup me and Abid chatted about to suggest him our playing eleven and our preferred batting order. Though we never managed to do that (call it laziness) but we were hopeful that if we do email him he would respond, such an access to national team coach was unimaginable before him. And when yesterday I met Abid on chat we could hardly talk to each other.

Tomorrow Pakistani team will play its last match of the world cup, it will be very hard for them to concentrate on cricket he was like a father to them. But they are dedicating this match to him. I just hope they give such a sort of performance which would have pleased Woolmer. Plus it will be Inzi’s last game I am just praying that he leaves the ODI stage with a thumping performance.

In the end I will end this post with the great man’s own words

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is the present - a gift to make the most of.”

He lived for cricket, he died for cricket.

PS: picture courtesy of sportinglife.com

Pakistani Tujeh Salam

2007-03-13T16:52:00.000+04:00

And so it all begins today 13th of March 2007, wait of four years is over. In just about 2 hours time it begins the mega event of cricket. The event for which, us cricket lovers start the waiting as soon as the last one ends :). So are you feeling the pressure? Oh yea I am, its pressure , excitement , anxiety and all those emotions combined. So let it begin!!!! I am sure all of you have read , analyzed and re-read and re-analyzed chances of Pakistan in this world cup so I wont bore you people with that.

Though severely depleted, written off by almost all the pundits and low on moral this team still has what it takes for a very successful campaign and that doesn’t necessarily mean winning it. But like the two world cups in which Pakistan did great that is 1992 and 1999 this time around too some of the individuals must have a big tournament.

In 1992 we had Javed Miandad, Aamir Sohail, Rameez Raja , Inzaman-ul-Haq featuring in leading scorers and Imran Khan and Wasim Akram chipping in with useful all round performances. It had a perfect blend of experience and youth. Javed Mianded and Rameez Raja the experienced ones and Aamir Shoail and Inzamam-ul-Haq the youth. Likewise it was the pair of Imran and Wasim.

In 1999 another successful campaign and it was the turn of Inzamam and Saeed Anwar to play the role of senior campaigners and Mohammad Yousaf , Wajahatullah Wasti and Abdul Razzaq to provide the youth flare. But more often than not it was our lower middle order in the form of Wasim Akram, Moin Khan and Azhar Mahmood which rescued our batting from the embarrassments.

Similarly in both these tourneys our 3-4 bowlers did tremendous jobs and featured in highest wicket takers. In 1992 those were Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed and Aaqid Javed and in 1999 we had Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar, Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq and Azhar Mahmood all bagging 13 or more wickets at breath taking averages.

So who will be Miandad, Aamir Sohail, Imran Khan and Inzamam this time around? And who will feature in leading bowlers like Wasim, Shoaib, Saqlain and Aaqib did. Tough questions and we will have to wait and see that which one of the individuals grab the opportunity and follow the foot steps of several greats before them, only time will tell. As for likely contenders I would name Mohammad Yousaf, Younis Khan, Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal in batting and Umar Gul, Danesh Kaneria Mohamamd Sami and Rao Iftikhar in bowling with likes of Shoaib Malik, Afridi and Inzamam making useful contributions.

In the end I would say no idea about you guys but I would surelly miss Shoaib and Asif not because of what those two promised but because of the moments they gave us, the moments we cherish all our lives.

Stomach infection and Data loss but for the real thing keep on reading...

2007-03-07T02:29:00.001+04:00

"The relative importance of files depends on their cost in terms of the human effort needed to regenerate them." -- T.A. Dolotta

Couple of posts back I shared this quote and now I know exactly what it means. Yesterday when I started writing a new post, my laptop’s hard disk crashed and with it data worth of two years. Some of you might not feel the intensity but those who have gone through it will exactly know how I feel. The loss included all my work related files, my documents, pictures I took with my cam, music I collected, softwares I downloaded, ebooks I collected, not to forget recipes. Everything digital I had gathered or gerenarated from past two years was on that laptop and stupidly of stupidies I had no backup. An IT techie and such carelessness, unbelievable. It is simply heart breaking. Although I am trying to move on and accept the reality but as soon as any specific file comes to mind emotions start running high. It is actually quite weird that how we become attached to something which is digital. I guess we have become used to our digital selves. Loss of pictures have hurt me most, those were the memories, memories which were reflection of past two years of my life. I haven’t given up yet I will most probably hand it over to some company which specializes in data recovery though it will cost me fortune but I might take the chance. And all this followed my return from illness which saw me hospitalized for two days. A minor stomach pain which lasted for couple of days forced me to see a doctor and after 2 hours I found myself in patient’s gown and admitted. After series of painstaking tests and procedure whose details I would prefer not to share :P(the docs among you can very well guess). Thank God everything seems fine now, my stomach is functioning perfectly and fears of block in my colon have been evaporated, but again not before some serious pain. I choose to inform my parents straight away, though some of my friends believed it was an act of stupidity. But I have different opinions, for me parents are everything and in every step you need their prayers. Though I must admit I provided them huge amount of tension but just knowing they are with helped me a lot. And one thing I know that the only true love in this world is Parental love nothing beats to it, that’s it fullstop, there is no other love sorry folks the verdict is here.

As a result of that I am on diet for two weeks, I am supposed to avoid spices and food items which can make my stomach go balloon. Hence I am surviving on soup, yogurt and bread. I would like to thank my friends who were constantly messaging or calling me and getting updates and praying. Thank you guys it means a lot.

Oh well now coming to the actual thingy for which this post was supposed to be written but events mentioned above and my laziness keep dragging it back. On February the 21st 2007 Roger Waters performed in Dubai Media City in front of a huge crowd and I was one lucky soul to be there. It was a breathtaking performance from the ex Pink Floyd guy. Just imagine you have been listening to these songs from past 10 years, they are tour absolute favorites and you get a chance to attend the concert, totally awesome experience. Atmosphere was electric, Sound quality and visual effects mind blowing. It was pure magic especially when he sang The Wall, I definitely wasn’t in this world then. Pictures are uploaded on flickr here and video clips on youtube, enjoy :).

World Cup is about to start , already warm up matches are underway, hopefully by Thursday I would have written an exclusive World Cup post.

Red is the color

2007-02-26T11:44:00.000+04:00

Random Babbling

2007-02-13T17:10:00.000+04:00

I think I will be watching the WTA Quarterfinal on my own. Wifey’s passport will still take few more days to get ready and hence delay in arrival, *disappointment. Anyhow February has two major events lined up, one is the Dubai Open Tennis and second is the much awaited (atleast for me) concert of ex Pink Floyd Star Roger Waters. He will be here in Dubai on 21st though I would prefer David Gilmour anytime on Roger Waters but still I am sure this concert will rock, grrrr not to mention the heavy ticket price.

Ok so what is wrong with blogger why is everyone switching to wordpress? Is it the new version or the imposed ban by PTA. Now I need to update three four links more in my blogroll. Come ‘n, Come ‘n people explain?

And yes Pakistani Squad for the World Cup was announced today after some delay, not too many surprises though but I didn’t like the inclusion of Roa iftikhar Anjum and will comment on the selection in my next post.

Oh well time to go home now, will probably cook something or probably will watch some movie and leave the cooking for the weekend, anyhow liked the quote below. If anyone has lost data because of some stupidity or hardware failure he/she would know what it means by cost ;)

The relative importance of files depends on their cost in terms of the human effort needed to regenerate them. -- T.A. Dolotta

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2007-02-01T10:54:00.000+04:00

All right so finally I am back to the blogging world, it has been a long time and I missed it. I am trying to update myself with what is going on with the rest of the bloggers and it feels that I have missed a great deal.

Though I was back in Al-Ain on 21st but have been pretty busy with work so could not really update. Wifey is still in Karachi the usual nic, passport and then visa process is under way, hoping that she would be here in mid of February which is btw very exciting time of the year in this part of the world because first its Roger Waters’ concert then Dubai Open tennis championships starts buttttt the sad part is tickets for both WTA and ATP have been sold out, I have just managed to get hold on WTA Quarter finals and that is too on Thursday which means I will miss half of it. The whole idea was to watch it with Hafsa since we both love tennis and it would have been great, grrrrrr now I need the tickets, my laziness has again proved to be fatal.

Wanting to know how does being married feels? Well I just had two weeks so can’t say much. But I know one thing for sure it changes a lot and requires one to change oneself too. You suddenly feel old? responsible, need to take care of lots of small stuff which you never ever cared for. I guess transition from me to us takes its time.

Thank you all for the wishes :).

PS: I need to work on my grammar, maybe time to go back to grade 8....