You only live once, make the most of it!
Well its finally over, Eid that is and I can sufficiently say that I must have crossed all prior limits of eating cake and sleeping in. Not to say that it was a bad experience at all. These are the kind of things one can enjoy in a country like Pakistan, the ability to wedge…
So I hardly ever toot my own horn, lol yeah right I am a blogger I am shameless man!!! Seriously though I know I have been published quite a few times before but somehow it just gives me a big thrill every single instance. Thus I am quite proud of the recent fact that an…
As people scramble in the mad rush of last minute chand raat shopping news has just arrived that the Emir of the Tehrik E Taliban in Pakistan “Baitullah Mehsud has passed away”. Apparently he was suffering from high blood pressure and kidney problems for a while. Will the Tehrik E Taliban now scatter or will…
They say that people think about the past a lot more when there is little hope left for the future. I have come across quite a few people this ramazan reminiscing about how Eid used to be when they were young and there were no security problems and stuff. Still go out at any night…
It is hard to see nations falter on the cusp of their brilliance. It is hilarious though to see superpowers implode on their own self righteousness and this is exactly what the world is watching as America rejects the bailout plan to save their precious wall street. Lets be neutral about this and forget for…
After having spent 31 Ramzans in this country, each followed by the grand festivity that Eid brings I have started to look forward to them year in and year out. Firstly because as a smoker they provide me with a virtual detox from the harmful but glorious nicotine wafting through my system and secondly they…
Hey hey folks, the new Aagahi just hit the stands today featuring yours truly on the cover and custom detailed graphics to boot. This supplement seems to have grown into something good in the last 5 months i have spent with it as Asst Ed and I am quite proud of it. Check it out!!!…
We are all addicted to these little updates and with the advent of the new face book layout we are even more hooked into what everyone is doing every second of their lives. Heck now we can even comment on each others updates and there are so many times I want to add the following,…
One of my favorite pictures taken by Naureen Bokhari of the statue of liberty at sunset. The cranes behind symbolize the might which built America and the sun setting on it. So very true with the recent financial meltdown there.
Its very very hard to live in Pakistan these days. Not because everyone who has any resources is threatening to leave or at least thinking about it. Not because of the violence and the chaos that surrounds this country. When one lives here one gets immune to these things even though they have become much…