Sunflower
Sunflowers: Big & Small
Sunflowers: Talking like PalsThursday, 20 April 2006
Sunflowers in the Evening
I had some sunflowers to show as well, apart from the roses. I love these pictures. Hope you all like these too ;-)
Sunflower
Sunflowers: Big & Small
Sunflowers: Talking like Pals
SunflowerSunflowers: Big & SmallSunflowers: Talking like Pals
A Rosy Blog of Mine
Its Spring these days and i am getting obsessed with taking pictures of flowers, plants and trees. Thought better share some of those pictures with you guys. Here goes ;-)
A Pink Rose
A Red Rose: View from Top
Rose with a Cactus Leaf
Another Red Rose
A Pink Rose
A Red Rose & A Red Rose Bud
A Red Rose: View from Top
Rose with a Cactus Leaf
Another Red RoseSaturday, 25 February 2006
A Comeback, Once Again
Today is Saturday. Usually it is a holiday for me, but today i am sitting in my office. I reached here at 9:00 am. Now it is about 10:30 am. I have alreadyhad one cup of tea and the second cup is right in front of me. I am just waiting for it to cool down a bit. And then i am going to gulp it down. Till now, I have played several games of Text Twist and Bejewled from Yahoo Games.
You might be wondering that if i wanted to have a 'fun time', why in the world am i sitting over here in the office. Well, i know that i am actually here. But i don't feel like working at all. And maybe that's the reason that i am posting on my blog after a verrrrrrrrrrrryyy long time. :-D hehehe
And to all you guys who had been visiting my blog regularly, thanks a lot! :-D Keep visiting and make my day!
You might be wondering that if i wanted to have a 'fun time', why in the world am i sitting over here in the office. Well, i know that i am actually here. But i don't feel like working at all. And maybe that's the reason that i am posting on my blog after a verrrrrrrrrrrryyy long time. :-D hehehe
And to all you guys who had been visiting my blog regularly, thanks a lot! :-D Keep visiting and make my day!
Sunday, 20 November 2005
Janam Samjha Karo
Janam Samjha Karo. Ahem ahem ahem. It is not a message to my 'Janam' but only the name of an album by Asha Bhosle which I had been looking for, for such a long time now. I had looked in all major shops of Rawalpindi and Islamabad for it. I had even asked a few pals to look for it in Lahore, a bigger city. But alas, no luck. I didn't find it anywhere. I even tried downloading it from the internet but no luck there either. But I did not loose hope and kept looking.
Yesterday I went to Saddar, a big marketplace in Rawalpindi. There I entered the biggest CD shop (Sadaf CD), which is on the 4th floor of the plaza and spans over almost the whole space on that floor. Looked at CDs and walked towards the corner where those people have displayed collections of Asha Bhosle. There was a mild ray of hope in my mind, as ever, that maybe I will
find my CD there. I went there and started looking at the same old CDs. I was looking up and down the rack when suddenly my eyes caught attention of something.
Yeah, it was a CD by Asha Bhosle which said 'Janam Samjha Karo'. I couldn't believe my eyes. They popped out literally. I got really excited. Took the CD off the shelf and ran to my sister Sanaa to show it to her. She also was amazed that how come I finally found the CD. But then we looked closer at the CD and there was this word written on it: Remix.
That one word burst my bubble instantaneously. Remixes are good many a times but I was after the original tracks. I got double minded about buying the CD. Seemed that it was glued to my hand and I was unable to put it back on the shelf. ;-) heheheee So I bought it.
The remixed tracks are not that bad. They are not like the original ones but they are good enough. Am glad that I got the CD. ;-)
Yesterday I went to Saddar, a big marketplace in Rawalpindi. There I entered the biggest CD shop (Sadaf CD), which is on the 4th floor of the plaza and spans over almost the whole space on that floor. Looked at CDs and walked towards the corner where those people have displayed collections of Asha Bhosle. There was a mild ray of hope in my mind, as ever, that maybe I will
find my CD there. I went there and started looking at the same old CDs. I was looking up and down the rack when suddenly my eyes caught attention of something.
Yeah, it was a CD by Asha Bhosle which said 'Janam Samjha Karo'. I couldn't believe my eyes. They popped out literally. I got really excited. Took the CD off the shelf and ran to my sister Sanaa to show it to her. She also was amazed that how come I finally found the CD. But then we looked closer at the CD and there was this word written on it: Remix.
That one word burst my bubble instantaneously. Remixes are good many a times but I was after the original tracks. I got double minded about buying the CD. Seemed that it was glued to my hand and I was unable to put it back on the shelf. ;-) heheheee So I bought it.
The remixed tracks are not that bad. They are not like the original ones but they are good enough. Am glad that I got the CD. ;-)
My First Face Mask :-D
For quite a while I wanted to try on a face mask as well. I had heard everybody say that it makes skin fresh; it makes it glow and all. So I thought let me try it out and see for myself.
I went to the market and got one. It was a peel-off one of the make Freeman. Its flavour attracted me quite a lot: Blueberry and Champaign >:-) hehehee And on top of it, its colour was also blue so I bought it instantly.
The very same night I tried it on. It felt like a gummy, gooey, glue-ey sort of thing when I was applying it on. I finished applying it and waited for it to dry.
As it dried, I started feeling that that my skin is being tightened, a lot. I touched my face after a while and the mask was dry. SO I got up to peel it off. But as I looked at myself in the mirror, I burst into laughter. Rather it was quite difficult laughing as my face was trapped in the mask ;-) It was like someone had pressed a plastic bag against my face. My face looked all shiny and plastic. heheheee
I showed my face to my sisters too and they laughed as well.
Then I finally started peeling my mask off. Felt strange and interesting. My sister Batool said that it was reminding her off an English movie where some people were peeling off their skins like that. And I added that yes and some other creatures were coming out from underneath. lol But in that case, it was only me under there. Believe me, it really was only me >:-)
When I was almost done with the "peeling" [this word 'peel' keeps reminding me of peeling potatoes :-P hehe] I thought of playing a tiny prank. I ran to Abbu and said to him, "Look Abbu what's happening to my skin." And pulled at a bit of the mask to pull it off. For a sec Abbu was puzzled and said what happened. And then he realised what was going on. Clever Abbu! ;-) The prank didn't work that well but it was good fun.
Finally I finished with getting rid of that entire mask. And when I paid attention to my skin it really did seem in a good condition. I wonder why I had not done this before. Will do it again next weekend. ;-)
Till then I will think of applying something else on my face. Some rose water or raw crushed aloe vera maybe. Or maybe I can do something with my hair. >:-) God help me!
I went to the market and got one. It was a peel-off one of the make Freeman. Its flavour attracted me quite a lot: Blueberry and Champaign >:-) hehehee And on top of it, its colour was also blue so I bought it instantly.
The very same night I tried it on. It felt like a gummy, gooey, glue-ey sort of thing when I was applying it on. I finished applying it and waited for it to dry.
As it dried, I started feeling that that my skin is being tightened, a lot. I touched my face after a while and the mask was dry. SO I got up to peel it off. But as I looked at myself in the mirror, I burst into laughter. Rather it was quite difficult laughing as my face was trapped in the mask ;-) It was like someone had pressed a plastic bag against my face. My face looked all shiny and plastic. heheheee
I showed my face to my sisters too and they laughed as well.
Then I finally started peeling my mask off. Felt strange and interesting. My sister Batool said that it was reminding her off an English movie where some people were peeling off their skins like that. And I added that yes and some other creatures were coming out from underneath. lol But in that case, it was only me under there. Believe me, it really was only me >:-)
When I was almost done with the "peeling" [this word 'peel' keeps reminding me of peeling potatoes :-P hehe] I thought of playing a tiny prank. I ran to Abbu and said to him, "Look Abbu what's happening to my skin." And pulled at a bit of the mask to pull it off. For a sec Abbu was puzzled and said what happened. And then he realised what was going on. Clever Abbu! ;-) The prank didn't work that well but it was good fun.
Finally I finished with getting rid of that entire mask. And when I paid attention to my skin it really did seem in a good condition. I wonder why I had not done this before. Will do it again next weekend. ;-)
Till then I will think of applying something else on my face. Some rose water or raw crushed aloe vera maybe. Or maybe I can do something with my hair. >:-) God help me!
Wednesday, 16 November 2005
Dunbfounded!
Just a few days back my pal Vivek game me a link to an annonymizer so that i could access blogger which has been blocked in my office. Today by chance i typed in the blogger URL and waited for that 'Red & Black screen of death'. But to my surprise, blogger opened. Not only this but i could log in actually type this blog entry as well. :-D I am dumbfounded, surprosed, astonished ......
But at the same time i am happy. Back come my blogging days, i hope. ;-) heheheeee
But at the same time i am happy. Back come my blogging days, i hope. ;-) heheheeee
Saturday, 29 October 2005
Planning a Comeback
Well i have been away from my blog for a really long time. A couple of things responsible for that. For one my laziness. Then my busy schedule. Then comes the fact that blogger is now blocked at my office and i can't access it from there. And for some time after the 8 October earhquake, my mind was also not in place. Not because me or any of my family was effected by the quake, but because it was hard to digest all the destruction that had been caused.
I have been missing my own blog too. So i am planning a comeback. Hope i can succeed in my plans. :-)
I have been missing my own blog too. So i am planning a comeback. Hope i can succeed in my plans. :-)
Saturday, 8 October 2005
Massive Earthquake: 7.6 on Richter Scale
We had a massive earthquake today in Pakistan. It was recorded to be 7.6 on the richter scale. It hit parts of Azad Kashmir, including Muzaffarabad, Rawlakot and Balakot. It hit parts of N.W.F.P., where Abbotabad had the most casualties. Hit many parts of Punjab including Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan. It hit the capital city of Islamabad.
It also hit parts of India and Afghanistan.
The first major tremor was felt at about 8:50 am, today on Saturday. I didn't feel a thing as i was driving to the office. As i reached there i saw everybody standing out of the buildings. Then i was told that a major earthquake has passed only minutes before.
I stood there, outside the 14 storey building, with two of my collegues. Just then my mother called to ask where i was. She told me of the earthquake too and that it was so severe that she was still trembling.
While we were standing there we again felt a tremor. After a while we decided to go back in to the office. We went in and climbed up to the 3rd floor of the Green Trust Tower where our office was. We just entered and were deciding between staying there or leaving when we felt another jolt. Three of us ran out of the office and out of the building. We went inside for one last time after a while, just to shut down my PC and to turn off the lights. We did that in less than a minute, came out of the building and went home.
After reaching home, most of the time was spent in front of the TV, listening to news and updates on the earthquake. One major news was that in Islamabad two buildings of an apartment (Margalla Towers) containg 60 flats had collapsed and people got stuck in the debris. It was really painful to see that there were not many professional rescue workers and the local people themselves were trying to help out.
The rescuers did not have heavy machinery to lift off the big blocks of concrete. They were using hammers and then finally cutters to cut the blocks off.
Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot in Azad Kashmir also got badly hit. Many buildings collapsed there and many people died. Same was the case in Abbotabad where casualty rate was high.
The rescue work is still going on. But now on top of that disaster it has started raining. I feel that it is going to hinder the rescue work that has been going on since morning. I also pray that this work can be accelerated and all the people can be taken out soon.Ameen
It also hit parts of India and Afghanistan.
The first major tremor was felt at about 8:50 am, today on Saturday. I didn't feel a thing as i was driving to the office. As i reached there i saw everybody standing out of the buildings. Then i was told that a major earthquake has passed only minutes before.
I stood there, outside the 14 storey building, with two of my collegues. Just then my mother called to ask where i was. She told me of the earthquake too and that it was so severe that she was still trembling.
While we were standing there we again felt a tremor. After a while we decided to go back in to the office. We went in and climbed up to the 3rd floor of the Green Trust Tower where our office was. We just entered and were deciding between staying there or leaving when we felt another jolt. Three of us ran out of the office and out of the building. We went inside for one last time after a while, just to shut down my PC and to turn off the lights. We did that in less than a minute, came out of the building and went home.
After reaching home, most of the time was spent in front of the TV, listening to news and updates on the earthquake. One major news was that in Islamabad two buildings of an apartment (Margalla Towers) containg 60 flats had collapsed and people got stuck in the debris. It was really painful to see that there were not many professional rescue workers and the local people themselves were trying to help out.
The rescuers did not have heavy machinery to lift off the big blocks of concrete. They were using hammers and then finally cutters to cut the blocks off.
Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot in Azad Kashmir also got badly hit. Many buildings collapsed there and many people died. Same was the case in Abbotabad where casualty rate was high.
The rescue work is still going on. But now on top of that disaster it has started raining. I feel that it is going to hinder the rescue work that has been going on since morning. I also pray that this work can be accelerated and all the people can be taken out soon.Ameen
Wednesday, 5 October 2005
Last Week on Thursday
Last week on Thursday i was very happy that i was going to meet my pal Attiya after a long time. I was wokrking hard at work to be able to finish it a bit early, as i wanted to leave early. I worked and worked. And i even asked my PM if i could leave early. He gave a green signal, sort of. I was happy at this too that i have approval of the manegement as well.
But the work was never ending. I was unable to finish it. I had to call my friend and tell her that i will be a little late to which that dear thing didn't complain at all. I kept working and working and i go very very late.
At that time i felt like abandoning my work and just running off to meet my friend, as our meeting was scheduled since long ago. But i stayed. My heart was crying and tears were ready to come out of my eyes.
But i was not going to cry. I don't people to see me as a damsel in distress. I kept quiet and kept trying to complete the task at hand. And finally i did it and handed it over. I rushed out of the office. I called my friend to appologise for being late and to ask if i could still make it. But alas, she had to go home too, from her office. So i headed home too, full of rage but sad at the same time.
Made a promise to myself that never again am i going to let things slip through. And again i am missing a meeting with a friend.
But the work was never ending. I was unable to finish it. I had to call my friend and tell her that i will be a little late to which that dear thing didn't complain at all. I kept working and working and i go very very late.
At that time i felt like abandoning my work and just running off to meet my friend, as our meeting was scheduled since long ago. But i stayed. My heart was crying and tears were ready to come out of my eyes.
But i was not going to cry. I don't people to see me as a damsel in distress. I kept quiet and kept trying to complete the task at hand. And finally i did it and handed it over. I rushed out of the office. I called my friend to appologise for being late and to ask if i could still make it. But alas, she had to go home too, from her office. So i headed home too, full of rage but sad at the same time.
Made a promise to myself that never again am i going to let things slip through. And again i am missing a meeting with a friend.
Monday, 19 September 2005
13 September Was my Birthday
Lat week on Tuesday, 13 September was my birthday. It was my 26 th (WOA I have grown! lol )
So if my birthday was a week ago, why am i writing about it so late. Well, i have been trying again and again to write about it on Bolgger but everytime an error is encountered and i loose the blog. And me being a bit stubborn am not giving up. So here i am again.
Since the minute the claco struck 12 to tell that its 13th September 2005, i had been excited. Couldnt show much excitement there as i was really sleepy and 'died' instantly.
Woke up in the morning. Found a birthday card on the ironing table. It was from Ammi, ABbu and Sunny. AND it had money in it from Ammi. It was LOVELY to see it there. (Ammi always puts money in my birthday card and i love it!)
The after having breakfast I hurried to the office. Spent the whole day there. In the afternoon got a cake for my office pals. Then i cut t and ate it with them. I got a few presents there as well. It was cool to get those. Then i collected my stuff and hurried back home. Reached here at 5:30 pm. Droped of another cake here, splashed some water on my face and hurried to my CSQE (Certifies Software Quality Professional) class. It was my second class.
Class ended at 9:15 pm. And then i hurried back home and reached here at 9:40 p.m. Had a lovely meal cooked by my Mum. And finally around 10:30 p.m. got a chance to open my presents. I did and had a good time doing it. Finally i retired to bed around 11:30 p.m.
The whole day was practically spent out of the house. I was feeling a bit bad about being out and being so busy that day. But in the end all turned out well. I really did enjoy every minute of my birthday. :-)
PS: Today is again a birthday. Not mine but Sahar's. [She is my cousin.] SO Happy Birthday to you Sahar. Many happy returns of the day. :-)
So if my birthday was a week ago, why am i writing about it so late. Well, i have been trying again and again to write about it on Bolgger but everytime an error is encountered and i loose the blog. And me being a bit stubborn am not giving up. So here i am again.
Since the minute the claco struck 12 to tell that its 13th September 2005, i had been excited. Couldnt show much excitement there as i was really sleepy and 'died' instantly.
Woke up in the morning. Found a birthday card on the ironing table. It was from Ammi, ABbu and Sunny. AND it had money in it from Ammi. It was LOVELY to see it there. (Ammi always puts money in my birthday card and i love it!)
The after having breakfast I hurried to the office. Spent the whole day there. In the afternoon got a cake for my office pals. Then i cut t and ate it with them. I got a few presents there as well. It was cool to get those. Then i collected my stuff and hurried back home. Reached here at 5:30 pm. Droped of another cake here, splashed some water on my face and hurried to my CSQE (Certifies Software Quality Professional) class. It was my second class.
Class ended at 9:15 pm. And then i hurried back home and reached here at 9:40 p.m. Had a lovely meal cooked by my Mum. And finally around 10:30 p.m. got a chance to open my presents. I did and had a good time doing it. Finally i retired to bed around 11:30 p.m.
The whole day was practically spent out of the house. I was feeling a bit bad about being out and being so busy that day. But in the end all turned out well. I really did enjoy every minute of my birthday. :-)
PS: Today is again a birthday. Not mine but Sahar's. [She is my cousin.] SO Happy Birthday to you Sahar. Many happy returns of the day. :-)
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