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The Eid Tarka : Day 1

Like every Eid, i wake up early in the morning. Take shower and Wear New clothes and then after eating some sewiyan i go to the Mosque to say my Eid prayer. After saying my Prayer, i greet my Eid with my Father and Brother and then with the people in the mosque and Finally Greet eid with Qari Sahab. There is a specific pattern you have to follow in order to greet Eid. First you have to say Salam verbally without shaking the hand and Eid Mubarik to him and then hug him and place your head above one shoulder and then move it to the other side slowly and gently and then back to the place where you started. Then lose grip of the other Muslim brother and Shake his Hand(but remember not to shake hands with Qari Sahab because he has a lot of money in his hand given to him as Charity for the poor and for the mosque). This is Not a Law to follow. This is the usual pattern that we adopt especially after saying the Eid prayer. But Some people have huge tummies and i usually feel very uncomfortabl

Pakistan

A=American Drones killing people in the tribal areas of Pakistan B=Taliban killing Pakistani's by Suicide bombs in return. C=Pakistani Forces trying to restore peace by Killing People in the tribal areas. D= Earthquake killing 150 people in Pakistan So, A=B=C=D because killing is common. Why is there so much killing in Pakistan ? Who is responsible for that ? Pakistani's ? American's ? Taliban's ? Earthquakes? Is there a solution ?

HAPPILY UNMARRIED: Single By Choice

This was an article in the Weekly Dawn Magazine by Shagufta Niaz.. I liked it..and especially this part.. "With attitudes like these it’s no wonder that, for 99 per cent women, getting married is life’s greatest ambition; something they strive for from the day they are old enough to lisp the word ‘dulhan.’ (Yes I have heard adorable six-year-olds tell me that upon being asked what they want to be when they grow up.) By the time they reach college they are already planning their fairytale wedding, (the toad has yet to be found but that’s just a minor detail) stocking up for their trousseau and thinking up names for their future children. Who needs career counselling when you know exactly what you’re going to be once you graduate: a beautiful bride." and this one: "Of course, being single is not always a guarantee of freedom; often girls actually choose marriage as a way of escape from a conservative family structure. A colleague of mine points out that, “Parents often imp

Rob Thomas- Little Wonders

Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder don't you know the hardest part is over let it in, let your clarity define you in the end we will only just remember how it feels our lives are made in these small hours these little wonders, these twists & turns of fate time falls away, but these small hours, these small hours still remain let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you let it shine until you feel it all around you and i don't mind if it's me you need to turn to well get by, it's the heart that really matters in the end our lives are made in these small hours these little wonders, these twists & turns of fate time falls away, but these small hours, these small hours still remain all of my regret will wash away some how but i can not forget the way i feel right now in these small hours these little wonders these twists & turns of fate these twists & turns of fate time falls away but these small hours these small hours, still remain, still re

Emotions

I have this bad habit of hiding my emotions from others. I don't know why but i do find difficulty in expressing my emotions to others.I find difficulty in connecting with people. Perhaps i am afraid that if i express something, somebody will disappoint me.

Life

Life is messy! Life sucks! Life is Difficult! Yes life is messy..its difficult..it sucks most of the time..I can understand that..we all go through something that is hard for others to understand. We all have bad patches in our lives. There is no escaping these things. You are bound to have bad times. We resist being beaten by the karma..we resist being crushed ...we act like we are the strongest creatures on this planet..we believe that nobody can bring us down. But No matter what you do and No matter what you say..the karma strikes back...and its tough to bear the blow then. i know Man makes his own destiny. But sometimes you do feel Helpless and you can do nothing except to blame destiny.And in the process of blaming the destiny, You feel that that you should have chosen the right path at some particular moment that brought havoc in your life. But People are bound to make mistakes. And i wonder how the world would be if we hadn't made mistakes !!

The Circle

I have always been a kind of a person who always wants something new in his life. A person who wants something new everyday. First its hard to find something new and eventually when i find something. I become addicted to it and do it over and over again and then i eventually lose interest in it too. Then again i am searching for something new .I guess My thirst for having fun is unquenchable.

Rejection and Acceptance

In some mysterious way, when you are in a state of rejection, you become surrounded by every blessing you want but you are unaware of the blessings around you..or you dont wish to accept these at that moment.. And when you wish for something, the more you want it, the more it moves away from you....The more you run after it, the more it goes away.. It tempts you..you dream about it the whole time but you are unable to spread your hands and take it...

Sex Difference...

Men and women process humor differently. A reasearch was carried out in the Stanford University. Women are more analytical in processing the humor as compared to Men. Arnie Cann, a psychology professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, commented: "Given the findings in the current study, that women appear to use more executive functions, it could be that they are more engaged in scrutinizing the humor to decide if it fits their views on what is acceptable humor. Once they decide the humor is OK, they could be experiencing a relief-like response.'' For more details...you can visit http://www.livescience.com/health/ap_051107_humor.html

The Reunion: the Fantastic Four

Yes we have grown up into adults ! Now we are Adults. We are no more School kids. But we all wish to remain kids. It was sunday evening. We all got together for the aftari at the Defence Club. Haider, Abdul Raheem and Husnain including me had fun. My Friends since junior school days. We had so much to talk about. Our first Reunion after so many years. We were happy to see each other..and how we have grown but at the same time retained our childhood characters. We recalled memories of our childhood and school life and discussed our future. The evening will remain afresh in my memory for years to come. The whole month of ramadan was depressing for me for no solid reasons. I so wanted a change. The reunion gave me the change i wanted. It gave me a chance to think about my life and to move in the right direction.

My Atomic Life

I have a habbit of keeping people at a safe distance from knowing me no matter how close they are to me. Like the electrons of the atom, i keep them in different orbits. The closer, the nearer to the nucleus. As the persons from different orbits jump close to the nucleus a new aspect of the whole atom is created and as they move away from nucleus a new aspect is again created. Its impossible for the electrons to fall into the nucleus. Its devastating for the Atomic life. Moreover its impossible for the nucleus to survive alone. Different person know me differently. The reason is that i treat them differently. I have a habbit of pushing away anyone that tries to gain entry into the small box in my heart that i keep hidden in the core of my heart ! Its an Atomic life. Moreover i think that atomic life doesnt solely belongs to me. Everyone leads his/her life like this. There are few things that you hide from the rest of the world. You feel safe by keeping these secret. Once these secrets

Lost:

The wind rings in my ear The name of that magical word Which I never understood, Until I lost it And the echo of your smile Still shatters me into million pieces Like Shards of a broken glass That can never be the whole again! The breeze of your whisper... Disperses the scraps of my heart Like the petals of rose on a windy day. The harmonics of your falling tears Floats in my ear, And creates a Symphony of Pain and rain… In my heart. And my sleep Creates a sweet dream of you… A dream… Of love and affection... By Nouman Akbar.
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The new album "Koi annay wala hay" by Strings. All the songs have a very well written lyrics. Each song is delivering its vision to the audience but most of the ideas in the songs are redundant and are based on love . The main track Koi annay wala hay and its Video do make a good impact. Although some of the lot thinks that the idea of the video is very similar to the idea of the Movie City of Angels but of course with a Bollywood touch. But the thing lacking is the versatility. Each and every song have a particular Strings touch to it. In the end, i will rate the album 3 stars out of 5 stars.

Watermelons

LUBBOCK, Texas - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long. Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels , similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas, one of the nation's top producers of the seedless variety. Found in the flesh and rind of watermelons, citrulline reacts with the body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities and is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems.... to view the full article.. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_he_me/ watermelon_viagra_effect

Death of My Grandmother...

Initially i felt that she has left us with a love. A love which can not grow any more. But now i feel that she has left us with a love. A love which is Enough for all of us. A love which will keep her in our memories for the rest of our lives. A love which is to be loved back for the rest of my life.
Love is not corrupt. It is the corrupt who corrupt it..
Today, i and my friend sharjeel were in the medical ward...we had been doing some hectic work..and then we had to walk back to the administrative block for another matter..and i said this to him smilingly... Me : yar(friend) it happens at times that Nature turns against you. Everything starts to go against you...problems seem to arise from no-where.. (started raining heavily...and we had nothing to cover our head...so were totally drenched in the rain) Sharjeel: You are right about this thing Nouman but you know what matters the most at the end of the day. Me: what ? Sharjeel: You have to Smile back at your problems..No matter how much the Nature turns against you..and you know what...we just did that......Together !!! (Smiling)
Seth : I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One. -------------------- Maggie Rice : I don't understand a God who would let us meet, if we could never be together. ---------------------- Seth : You're a good doctor. Maggie : How do you know? Seth : I have a feeling. Maggie : Yeah, well that's pretty flimsy evidence. Seth : Close your eyes. Just for a second... what am I doing? Maggie : You're... touching me. Seth : How do you know? Maggie : Because, I feel it. Seth : You should trust that. You don't trust it enough. ------------------------ these are the few dialogs i liked from the movie CITY OF ANGELS ....
1. Last movie you saw in a theatre? Casino Royale 2. What book are you reading? Doctors by Eric Saegal 3. Favorite board game? Oh i love ludo. 4. Favorite magazine? Not any particular.. 5. Favorite smells? The fragnance of Freshly prepared Bryani. :) 6. Favorite sounds? Musical. 7. Worst feeling in the world? When somebody betrays me. 8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? i think about checking my SMS inbox. 9. Favorite fast food place? KFC 10. Future child’s name? if a girl, then Sabeena. if a boy, then Awais. :) 11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….? Make a Empire of my own. 12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No. 13. Storms - cool or scary? Cool 14. Favorite drink? Dew 15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”? i would go to sleep..ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz ! 16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli? broccoli..yuck...i am a meat lover.. 17. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice? Brown..dark brown ! 18. Name all the

ENERGY

Last night, i was thinking about the energy crisis of Pakistan and how people have started buying UPS(Universal Power Supply)to deal with the Load Shedding and i can to a conclusion. UPS brings an extra load on the system and Needs electricity to get itself charged.This not only puts an Extra load on the system but also Requires 10,000 Rs for its installation. if we can in some way use half of the UPS energy during the period of load shedding, we can at least put a little less load on an already loaded system. The lesser the load is, the lesser is the load shedding. Now take an example. if 10,000 people have installed a UPS and they all have spent 10,000 Rs on it. The total Amount comes out to be 100,000,00 Rs. So, the amount is huge. If we can use it on a better source of energy, we can make our life's better. Any bright Ideas? if yes, then share these with Us !
Loveless Soul ! I relinquish your hollow love… That lacks The Will to die And the courage to deny the self I inflict you with a wound, That requires The cure of Aphrodite And the tear of phoenix To heal I leave you with a fear A fear.. Far beyond the fear of losing your soul THE fear of having a loveless soul Written by Nouman Akbar.

Wounded Healers

"We have turned doctors into gods and worship their deity by offering up our bodies and our souls-not to mention our worldly goods. And yet paradoxically, they are the most vulnerable of human beings. Their suicide rate is eight times the national average. Their Percentage of Drug addiction is one hundred times higher And because they are painfully aware that they cannot live up to our expectations, their anguish is unquantifiable intense. They have aptly been called Wounded Healers. " BARNEY LIVINGSTON, MD DOCTORS I came across this beautiful piece of writing by Erich Segal in his novel 'Doctors'. And i completely agree upon the fact that doctors are subjected to far greater no. of problems than a normal human. The problems start from the first day of his student life and ends with his/her life. Now-a-days, the cases of anxiety,depression and gastric ulcers(also develops due to anxiety) are particularly high in Medical st

BLOODLESS

BLOODLESS On one eve Sitting on the beach.. Staring into the sky and the ocean With a flare of red in my eyes… It’s not the sun With its veil of clouds Dipping into the ocean It’s my blood Leaking through the open wounds of my heart Ah! The warm blood … That spills into the sea And colors the sky red Until I am pale….and bloodless Written by: Nouman Akbar.

Racist

"Castor Oil acts as a purgative in most of the population but it is ineffective in case of the Chinese people. When ephedrine is instilled in the eyes of the fair colored people, there is dilatation of the pupil of the eye but in Negroes this effect of ephedrine is Absent." Multiauthor Textbook of Pharmacology and Therapeutics-page no.62 Hassan (my friend) and I were listening to Our Professor of Pharmacology..and he told us about the racial difference of action of drugs. Hassan looked at me and said.... "Look ! even drugs are racists"

Fire !

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Fire ! (Saad and Me)
True friends stab you in the front. Oscar Wilde
Forrest Gump: Will you marry me? [ Jenny turns and looks at him ] Forrest Gump: I'd make a good husband, Jenny Jenny Curran: You would, Forrest Forrest Gump: ...But you won't marry me. Jenny Curran: [ sadly ] ... You don't wanna marry me. Forrest Gump: Why don't you love me, Jenny? [ Jenny says nothing ] Forrest Gump: I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is.

Library Hall, King Edward Medical University

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Library Hall, KEMU (Photograph By Salman Hussain )

NEVER ENDING LOVE

The stars sparkling and twinkling On the flowers, the dew drops glittering The moonlight falling and smiling All those nights I have Painted a rainbow On the canvas of the starry nights I still remember your first kiss How can I forget that bliss? O the clock is ticking away I can’t resist your being so far away The pendulum is swinging And my heart is swaying Come back to me! My broken heart is calling you My watery eyes are waiting for you! Remember that long grass The cool night A rose in your hand And a smile Brighter than the full moon’s shine You promised to stay forever But you decided to leave me Leave me alone and cold I was burning with the Passion that you gave me And now it’s painful to bear it alone I still remember your departure The skies were crying Washing away my every tear That horrible night O my Love It felt like the end O my Love I felt like a broken star Standng on the bridge alone Watchi

The Ballad of the Reading Gaol

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! Written by: Oscar Wilde (This is a stanza of the Ballad of the Reading Gaol)

Friends

"A friend to All is a friend to None" Greek Proverb.

Allah(God)

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The work of Amin Gul Jee.

Perfectly Imperfect

I Look into the mirror And your reflection stares back at me Like a poison you run in me… Tears fall down as memories come And no hopes grow from my barren dreams I'm running in circles of your love Yet feel static in these whirling streams Chained to you on this marry go round Neither can i go up Nor can i fall down Ashes of the burning memories.. Give birth to another you.. The more I want to forget you.. The more my feelings cling to me Loving you as well as I can Yet feeling so perfectly imperfect... Written by Nouman Akbar.
Apologize- One Republic I’m holding on a rope Got me 10 feet off the ground I’m hearin’ what you say but I just can’t make a sound You tell me that you need me then you go and cut me down But wait You tell me that you’re sorry didn’t think I’d turn around and say: That it’s too late to apologize Too late Said it’s too late to apologize Too late I’d take another chance, take a fall, take a shot for you I need you like a heart needs a beat, it’s nothing new Yeah I loved you with a fire red now it’s turning blue And you say Sorry lord, the angel heaven let me think was you But I’m afraid It’s too late to apologize Too late Said it’s too late to apologize Too late I’m holding on a rope Got me 10 feet off the ground