the big picture blog has once again done a great job of putting together flood pictures from pakistan. i would post them up here, but i dont see the point anymore. i mean there’s heartbreaking, and then there is so much pain it knocks you out. the images arent pretty. view them at your own [...]
Category Archives: Pakistanis
because im a rockstar – clearly.
September 6, 2010 – 8:18 pm
iftar in dubai, suhoor in lahore – o baby, o baby, im too sexy for milan; new york and japan. requests included following items: 1 carton of parliament (never knew they existed until the phone call yesterday) donuts from krispy kreme 1 beef whopper (with cheese) from burger king. hemlock – now delivering junk food [...]
the one in which i return to ‘normal’.
August 22, 2010 – 2:43 am
i’d been epically depressed for a while. SD concluded it’s been the lack of food – with the chemicals messing around in my head. i kinda agree with the sentiment, except if it all boils down to chemicals, is emotion real? do we even feel? so i trudged on, in languid symphony (i dont know [...]
the one in which it poured.
August 10, 2010 – 9:27 am
things have been weird lately. really weird. and i’ve tried to keep the weirdness away from the State. two nights ago i was up way past my bed time and SD was like, why arent you sleeping? “i skipped dinner and now im too hungry to sleep” “why dont you eat something?” “because if i [...]
Dubai Summer Surprises
August 8, 2010 – 2:47 am
i’ve had a most surreal weekend which i hope to blog about eventually, but the most memorable thing was coming across a flute player at Jumeriah Beach Residence playing Noor Jehan’s songs. we got out of our cars and floating across JBR walk was the sweet sweet sound of flute. despite it being an outdoor [...]
Superspies
August 3, 2010 – 4:50 pm
i’d been unable to respond to Ace due to time constraints and frankly, because i hate getting political on the blog. i dont believe in slacktivism and because my opinion on onions take precedence over how i feel about the american foreign policy. i cant stand onions. they stink. but in case you are interested [...]
007, but not really.
August 3, 2010 – 4:02 am
so i was watching this documentary on the himalayas (as if that somehow qualifies me as the most patriotic pakistani evAr). interesting fact i didnt know until ten minutes ago: himalayas have the highest concentration of peaks over 5 miles high. part 3/6 starts with – a grizzly bear in the rocky mountains. the parts [...]
underage labour or future entrepreneur?
August 2, 2010 – 10:33 am
i had a split second to take the picture as this little boy rushed up to our car to sell the bright windmills. throughout my trip up north we were stopped by kids selling apricots and cherries (freshly picked off trees), corn and cool drinks… im not sure how i feel about that. will let [...]
“if the americans are insisting on it, maybe there’s some truth to the claim”
July 28, 2010 – 7:56 am
stuff that made me laugh today: “some within the Pakistani intelligence community have aided and abetted the Taliban. That is perhaps the worst kept secret in the Afghan war.” Afghan leak confirms what most have feared there’s a couple of interesting reads if you want to waste your time. i really dont feel like political [...]
on fruits and fruitloops
July 25, 2010 – 9:44 am
when i was in pakistan i got a call from T2 complaining i wasnt updating my blog and she had no way of knowing what was going on in my life, if there were any new hamsters or if i was broke. a travesty indeed. i had an amazing holiday. i honestly think it was [...]
the day you wake up to being a secular expat
May 17, 2010 – 8:31 am
late yesterday evening artemis told me about a friend of the family who’d passed away – someone she worked with and my brother was very, very close to. i’d heard about the guy being over at our place often, but had only met him once. or twice. a long time ago. so briefly, that i dont [...]
on mangoes, taliban and other seasonal fruits
March 31, 2010 – 9:29 am
i’ve said it before. “NFP is KING!” this piece is a must read. starts off with: The young, urban, middle-class Pakistani’s manifesto: 1. Asif Ali Zardari is the devil incarnate. 2. The Pakistan Army is the saviour. 4. We hate American foreign policy unless it suits us. We are against American imperialism if it means [...]
“visas denied.” didnt think i’d live to see this day…
December 17, 2009 – 2:51 am
hahahahahahahahahahahha. ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha. this is AWESOME. the story’s TOTALLY MADE MY DAY. Pakistan Reported to Be Harassing U.S. Diplomats (seriously yo! is that even possible?) (Pakistan is)… mounting what American officials here describe as a campaign to harass American diplomats… The campaign includes the refusal to extend or approve visas for more than 100 American officials [...]
when no news is good news.
December 8, 2009 – 3:09 am
the last time there was a blast in lahore, i found out when i stepped into my office – with my boss asking if everything was ok back home. looking at my completely blank expression, he’d figured i hadnt heard the news, and asked me to call my folks and report back. i’d returned to [...]