You only live once, make the most of it!
Its been quite a strange week this last one. In between various weddings attended by me and my clan, i wonder why people get married in this heat? Its horrible weather to get a crowd of people together to have spicy food to say the least. I have also come to the realization that me…
Written by Ramla Akhtar The problem is that women all over the world, and in the society that I know most – my own – are brought up under this oft intangible belief that they are lesser beings, created for the sole purpose of scrificing and pleasing others around them. If they don’t have a…
The only fact in this book – is that General Zia’s plane took off , and crashed four minutes later. The rest is a delightful tale of fiction, with a humourous version of zia’s character, of the mangoes in the plane…the imagery is delightful, the author has painted many a vivid picture of army life…the…
Watch closely, spy from amidst the run down beach huts…On the beach, amidst the litter dotted sands, we see two neon figures strolling the shore… One friend points out, hey check out the maila *psuedo-stud muffin*, he’s wearing a shirt to match your orange one… I look down at my brightly coloured t-shirt and blush……
Start your search engines now – Mozilla Firefox 3 is HERE!!!! today is the day for the grand party, the day to download till you drop **Set a Guinness World Record Enjoy a Better Web Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help…
An interesting quote from Iqbal… I dont know the exact words – but it basically said.. The heart is best, when often controlled by the faculty of the mind… But there are times when the heart should be left to its own devices…. This was based on the theme of love/hate in Shakespearean tragedy.. Only…
“salam, KESC?” “yes madam” “We haven;t had electricity since 2 pm Yesterday.. it is now 12 30 pm today!’ – when can we expect electricity?” “Madam, there is a fault in the line, and your area is next in our list of priorities – as soon as your loadshedding time gets over..” “what? you mean…
Nowadays saviors of all sorts and types are coming out of the woodwork here in Pakistan. The latest of these messiahs seems to be the ex generals and officers committee that has been holding several meetings in the capital and coming on Tv channels. They have lambasted the governance of Musharraf and the measures he…
When i heard the news of Billary giving up her election campaign my heart did beat an extra beat or two. The era of the political dynasties in the U.S seems to be over!!! Obama has won the democratic nomination and kudos to him for that!! It is about time a person of color became…
Ho hum, another day comes to a close in the hellfire that is Karachi in the summer. In order to experience the true meaning of these words one needs to travel to this part of the world and enjoy 40 C heat in its full glory with 90% humidity and sans electricity. However it is…