Time for some beauty contest, eh!

Let me introduce you to Mariyah Moten, 22 years old, who is apparently the first Pakistani to represent Pakistan in "Miss bikini pagent 2006". There was one woman from Pakistan who tried her luck last year in Miss World, but the Maulvis brought her down! I cant wait to hear some MQM represntative talk about Ms Moten in his gutteral sounds, cursing the western influence and then complaining that America has succeeded in colonizing Pakistan.


Moten won the “Best in Media” title (trophy plus sash), as being the most photographed (i can see why) and interviewed girl in the entire pageant. Since the pageant, she has been on Zee News, Khaleej Times, China Daily, Hangzhou Newspaper and various other newspapers in China and elsewhere.

What's next for Pakistan?

If you post a comment....

1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll challenge you to try something.
3. I'll pick a colour that I associate with you.
4. I'll tell you something I like about you.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you.
8. If I do this for you, you must re-post this on your blog.I got this off Mikaal's blog. He replied and as per term no. 8, I'm also supposed to post this, so here goes...;)

Add colour to the driving seat!

BlogComment of the day...

Today while talking on Msn, a friend said something to me which almost touched me!

"you were meant to happen and the forces of the universe dont allow me to have any other time except the time for you!"

*Flattered*

Rendezvous

Today I met up with a friend who i had been trying to meet for the past 7 days now. The irony of the situation is that he lives 5 minutes away from my house and for some odd reason we never got a chance to meet! Today, however I picked him up while i was going to get my sister's cell phone fixed. We grabbed a subway sandwhich on our way back, parked our car at a small khokha and enjoyed the meal in silence. The only few words that were uttered during the hoovering of the sandwhiches were:

Sohaib: "there is not enough sex in the sandwhich today!"

Me: "maybe you need to take it the other way to enjoy the way you wanty it too!"

Sohaib: "No i think its beacuse I got a double meat and somewhat the sauces aren't balancing it!"

Me: "Or may be because you ordered a 6 inches?"

Silence....

Sohaib: "Adeel the other day i had chicken Karahi at this place in Laxmi chowk. (a very popular eating place in lahore) It was so orgasmic!"

Adeel: "Dude explain to me, how was it orgasmic? why are all your food experiences related to sex?"

Sohaib: "You have to think the way I do!"

Silence.....

It's something unpredictable but in the end is right...

When I was boarding PK 302 which was flying to Lahore, it dawned on me that i was finally going back home. The days of independence had at last come to an end! It's crazy how one takes so long to get used to something and then all of a sudden life topples the card over and reveals a brand new side full of surprises. It throws you at a new beginging, in a brand new setting, with people who you have never met in your life.

I remeber reading somehwere that "Every single thing is in constant change!" And i think it is right! Usually we fail to recognize the dynamic nature of life and we learn to make ourselves comfortable in whatever way we can. Only if we could step outside our comfort zones and embrace life WITH its varying facets, we would be happier individuals than we are right now.

For instance, this year i had decided to take my summer courses and then go to london for vaccationing. Doing an internship was not even remotely a part of my plan! However, as things proceeded, it just seemed as if everything was bound to happen the "other" way. I got a call from Unilever on 13th June, while i was sitting in my economics class; I accepted the offer in the next 30 mins, at the expense of my summer quarter fee; i flew to Karachi on the 14th; I joined office on the 15th.

However, today when i look back, i realize that I indeed made a good decision by accepting the internship offer. Right or wrong, I really cannot judge! However, the 6 weeks that I spent in Karachi are some of the most memorable times of my life. (click http://www.pkblogs.com/leedaphotos for the visuals!)

While i was writing all this the only song that popped up in my head was "time of your life" by Green Day. I think it very neatly mimics my thoughts right now:

Another turning point - a fork stuck in the road

Time grabs you by the wrist - directs you where to go

So make the best of this test and don't ask why

It's not a question but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable but in the end is right

I hope you had the time of your life

So take the photographs and still frames in your mind

Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time

Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial

For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable but in the end is right

I hope you had the time of your life

It's something unpredictable but in the end is right

I hope you had the time of your life

L.A.H.O.R.E

I am back in Lahore. It feels so good to be back home with mommy cooking a variety of disehs and everyone treating me as some very important guest. I am just going to sit back and enjoy this royal treatment for a few days now. :)

It is really hot here as compared to the breezy Karachi. 6 weeks zoomed by like a bolt of lightening. Although a detailed blog will soon follow, some of the highlights of the trip were: Unilever office, MC house, randm trips to SZABIST, Mars cheese cake at espresso, window shopping with Sharmeen, Salsa on roof top, Saba imtiaz and her mood swings, bugging Kurt, Taha and his wacky stories, random jamming sessions with Mikaal, eye candy at park towers, Cooking with Joanna, sheesha at Indulge and Damscus, Apple store, Puneet, Pakola, double tikka masala, dodi and his "never shoing up" routine, breakfast at espresso, JNC 2006, sunday bazar, farewell lunch at Dynasty with my boss, Sharmeen's birthday, my half naked roomie, watching Bollywood/Hollywood songs with my cousin, bitching sessions in the balcony, perverted talks with sana... I could just go and on and on.

Now i am extremely nostalgic. very soon i will update some visuals from the trip. so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime lets put our voices together and say:

VIVA LA KARACHI!!!

Maggie VS Knorr

I just overhead an interesting conversation in my department:

Woman1: Are you having Maggie?

Woman2: No, they are Knorr! I hate Maggie.

Woman1: you lie! I remember you always used to say “Oh I’m having Maggie noodles!”

Woman2: I NEVER said that. This other woman used to say it. In fact I used to say Norr (Knorr). But when I came here I found people at Unilevr call it K-norr!

Woman1: Oh cmon! I remember you always preferred Maggie! I promise!

Woman2: (shouting by now) I swear upon you, upon my life, i never liked Maggie noodles!

Woman1: sweetie, it’s okay I remember!

Woman2: (Pulling her hair) I SWEAR UPON THE QURAN! I ALWAYS HAD KNORR AND I PRONUNCED IT PROPERLY TOO!

Man: Stop it both of you, it’s just noodles!

Woman3: OMG! You swore upon the quran for noodles!

Woman2: You are acting like my sister now and I feel like killing you!

Man to Woman1: Nothing in this conversation makes sense. Please go back to your room!

Me: Laughing my head off!

p.s. The identities of the people have been intentially kept confidential for ethical reasons. :)

I have never laughed more in this office before!!!

Ideology and Religion Shit List

I came across this list of different perspectives on "shit happening" in different religions and ideologies. I think it's a very popular shit-list but for those who haven't been enlightened by the true meaning of the S word in their religion, this is a very good chance for them to learn.

My favourites are highlighted!!!


Taoism: Shit happens.

Confucianism: Confucius say, "Shit happens."

Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit.

Zen Buddhism: Shit is, and is not.

Zen Buddhism #2: What is the sound of shit happening?

Hinduism: This shit has happened before.

Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of Allah.

Islam #2: If shit happens, kill the person responsible.

Islam #3: If shit happens, blame Israel.

Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it.

Protestantism: Let shit happen to someone else.

Presbyterian: This shit was bound to happen.

Episcopalian: It's not so bad if shit happens, as long as you serve the right wine
with it.

Methodist: It's not so bad if shit happens, as long as you serve grape juice with it.

Congregationalist: Shit that happens to one person is just as good as shit that happens to another.

Unitarian: Shit that happens to one person is just as bad as shit that happens to another.

Lutheran: If shit happens, don't talk about it.

Fundamentalism: If shit happens, you will go to hell, unless you are born again.
(Amen!)

Fundamentalism #2: If shit happens to a televangelist, it's okay.

Fundamentalism #3: Shit must be born again.

Judaism: Why does this shit always happen to us?

Calvinism: Shit happens because you don't work.

Seventh Day Adventism: No shit shall happen on Saturday.

Creationism: God made all shit.

Secular Humanism: Shit evolves.

Christian Science: When shit happens, don't call a doctor - pray!

Christian Science #2: Shit happening is all in your mind.

Unitarianism: Come let us reason together about this shit.

Quakers: Let us not fight over this shit.

Utopianism: This shit does not stink.

Darwinism: This shit was once food.

Capitalism: That's MY shit.

Communism: It's everybody's shit.

Feminism: Men are shit.

Chauvinism: We may be shit, but you can't live without us...

Commercialism: Let's package this shit.

Impressionism: From a distance, shit looks like a garden.

Idolism: Let's bronze this shit.

Existentialism: Shit doesn't happen; shit IS.

Existentialism #2: What is shit, anyway?

Stoicism: This shit is good for me.

Hedonism: There is nothing like a good shit happening!

Mormonism: God sent us this shit.

Mormonism #2: This shit is going to happen again.

Wiccan: An it harm none, let shit happen.

Scientology: If shit happens, see "Dianetics", p.157.

Jehovah's Witnesses: >Knock< >Knock<>

Jehovah's Witnesses #2: May we have a moment of your time to show you some of our shit? Jehovah's

Witnesses #3: Shit has been prophesied and is imminent; only the righteous shall survive its happening.

Moonies: Only really happy shit happens.

Hare Krishna: Shit happens, rama rama.

Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit!

Zoroastrianism: Shit happens half on the time.

Church of SubGenius: BoB shits.

Practical: Deal with shit one day at a time.

Agnostic: Shit might have happened; then again, maybe not.

Agnostic #2: Did someone shit?

Agnostic #3: What is this shit?

Satanism: SNEPPAH TIHS.

Atheism: What shit?

Atheism #2: I can't believe this shit!

Nihilism: No shit.

And of course we must add...Alcoholics Anonymous: Shit happens-one day at a time!