Making dubya look good

I think it is perhaps Pakistan’s singular honor that we have increduosly managed to even make Dubya look like a harvard professor in comparison with our own umm…bumbler. Consider the following from the amazing DC tour by our PM Mr Gillani [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMMvY3XRCWw&feature=related] This from the ranks of a party which has always been known for…

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How much is too much?

I think today is the day for weird and comedic news, first i came across the vulture shindig being organized by the Nepalese government and then this latest barn burner. Apparently a member of the religious police in Saudi Arabia has now been accused of having six wives at the same time. Please note however…

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Marriage Mania

by Amna Saleem The country has an excessive excitement; a mania for marriages. Did you observe how much people stress on it since the birth of an innocent child, more specifically girls *sniff*? Parents begin to lose sleep at the birth of their baby girl as they think about the expenses they would have to…

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Bushism’s Part 7

The last time i wrote Bushisms, someone smsed me to say this cannot be real, so for proofs sake the second bushism in this edition has a video attached via link. “And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means…

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The case of the exploding mangoes

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…

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The importance of being earnest – and single!!!

Today’s Review is plastered with stories about being single, unmarried and…*gasp*… HAPPY!!! I almost cried at the fact that people are finally realising that you dont need to be married or seeing anyone to be happy… The two things that struck me most in the different articles were… 1. When comparing marriage to eternal bliss,…

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Fruit for thought

In Pakistan, giving people bouquets of flowers and mithaiee or chocolates, is the norm for any celebratory event.. But did you think about bouquets of FRUIT?!!!! Check out Edible Arrangements The concept is so funky. Everything from chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate bananas to pineapple flowers and melon leaves and cherries on a stick! They…

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The Positivity Blog

Everyone needs a little pick me up every now and then. Recently I came across a blog called ‘The Positivity Blog‘. This blog focuses mainly on personal development. We all develop certain behaviours to cope with different situations – this blog shows us how to deal with situations more effectively, with less effort involved. The…

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