You only live once, make the most of it!
I usually leave my house at around 9:30am to go to my office in the I.I Chundrigarh Rd Area. Having set all my clocks one hour ahead on the night of the 31st of May 2008. I set out as usual for the morning commute today. Surprise surprise i encountered almost nil traffic on the…
Daylight saving? what is this, a new sham? Another way to soothe their consciences, knowing that time and again they only “pretend” to do good for society? Is getting us to sleep an extra hour going to change anything? Is this going to make the electricity go any less? NO! it will not! Infact it…
Well its out finally, my first venture into the world of print media as an Assistant editor. The first baby as it has been coined by the new “Aagahi” team. Along the last month we have had many trials and errors & lots of time slots where we racked our brains to come up with…
I dream that I am putting flowers on my father’s grave. They are deep purple, his favourite colour, and I somehow know that it is nearly Christmas. I walk along tight rows of burials, lying head to toe and only inches apart. Some of the earth covering the bodies has fallen away so I can…
To begin with let me introduce myself, I am by the description of many “younger people†a fuddy duddy middle aged conservative. Yes I know we are a dying breed today, but then someone must uphold the flag of silliness no? For a while now I have been noticing a major shift in the opinions…
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…
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…
Friday always seems a relaxed kind of day. I don’t know why, because very often I work at the weekend, so there’s no special significance. I guess it must be a deep-seated response to the end of the western week; chill out, and let the world float by.  So I start my day with…
As the price of crude oil touches 135 USD per barrel it is increasingly becoming clear that very soon our lifestyles will suffer serious change. Gone is the time when disparity was only a cliched term for use in “third world” nations. These days it is the bane of every country in the world. Increasing…
 Pssssst all of you out there who love blogging or just have something to say. AAG TV a youth oriented channel in Pakistan just launched Blog buster, its new super kool Blog 🙂 Best thing about it is, there are no syndicated writers. Although content guidelines and proper decorum has to be maintained, but…