Ravings: April 2005

Friday, April 29, 2005

For me, the most daunting part about blogging is what and how much to reveal about myself. If I am open about my liberal stand and candid view about the daily lifestyle, I would run the risk of attacks by friends and the other people who read it.
Sigh. Blogs are private in nature. I write as if i am talking to my best friend and there is no external control but are public in reach. Now how much do i reveal about myself on my personal blogs and how much do i hide is only know to me.
Listening to: "Dil Haaray" by Jal!

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Thursday, April 28, 2005

Man dies of starvation posting in forums.

Now this is too much Addiction even for me ...

A WEST NYACK, N.Y. MAN was found dead at his computer apparently the victim of trying to keep up with too many professional forums. Childress H. Wanamaker, 54, an account executive at a New York-based new media company, died of starvation according to the West Nyack coroner's office. Wanamaker's emaciated body was found by Loraine, his wife of 26 years, who told MediaPost she had been bringing her husband meals on plastic trays for weeks, but that he never took the time to eat them.
"He was glued to his computer 24/7," she said tearfully. "He was so afraid he was going to miss an opportunity to contribute a comment or start a discussion, that he just stopped eating." She added that Wanamaker's last words were "OK Picard, stick that in your pipe and smoke it..."
Computer forensic specialists from SUNY at Cortland discovered that Wanamaker was subscribed to 48 different forums and networking communities including one apparently having to do with the elderly called "oldtimers" and another apparently limited to just 100 people. They also found that he posted a comment into one forum or another on an average of two per minute every hour of the day for the past seven weeks.
"He felt under terrible pressure to be part of the online community," said his son, Lucian, who says he tried several times to get his father's attention and lure him away from the computer. "The only time he even looked up was when I told him I had seen Dane Madsen trying to steal his car out of the driveway."
Police found what appeared to be an organization chart taped to the wall of Wanamaker's den with lines linking small photos of people unknown to the police including a Tom Hespos and an Adam Boettiger. Neither is considered a suspect in Wanamaker's death.
"Once, I thought I had him," said Lucian Wanamaker, "when I said that mom had made cookies, but half out of his chair, he just sat back down mumbling something about two Roman gods; I believe it was Jupiter and Atlas having some sort of titanic battle. 'Let them eat PIE,' he bellowed banging on his keyboard."
Computer forensic specialists reported that there was no order or continuity to Wanamaker's forum postings. "It looks like he just sort of randomly commented on whatever was in the discussion string at the time," said Stephen Hall, CUNY-Cortland adjunct professor of intemperate and impulsive behavior. "He let nothing go by unchallenged by his own point of view, nor failed to respond to any other community member asking for advice or a new job. This consumed not only 24 hours a day, but also, apparently, his physical health."
In what must be a record, Wanamaker was linked into to over 15,250 other community members, many of whom he exchanged notes with daily. He also contributed to 375 blogs and was expected to start an online column about the impact of interactive communications on health, when he died.
A virtual memorial service will be held online at a date to be determined.

The most hilarious part in this to me was that this guy was expected to start an online column about the impact of interactive communications on health. stop me please someone, hahahahaahahahahahaha. can't hold myself. Laughing my ass off.

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Hasn't been able to blog for a long time and also nothing special to blogg about recently. Just the simple old pale ordinary life.
Dad went to Karachi for unknown reason. Well actually unknown for me because everyone else would surly knew reason.
Zahid got married last Sunday, so a very happy married life to you zahid. May GOD bless this couple all the way for the rest of life.

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Friday, April 22, 2005

My New Cell Phone

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Nokia 6600

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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

American Beauty.

Ricky: I was filming this dead bird.
Angela: Why?
Ricky: Because it's beautiful.

On a side note; I miss my old life.

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Monday, April 18, 2005

I am on such a high high and not simply on an ordinary high. hoooooooohaaaaaahahahahaaaaa. Pak kicked some Indian ass. What an ass whopping all over feroz shah kotla. Too many comments that this series was fix in accordance to build good relations with India but don't care or believe about that as long as Pakistan is winning. The best thing about the series to me is shoaib malik starting his bowling once again. Also Rana has come along way, his record against India is better than any other Pakistani bowler. Now that's cool, and with hopefully Akhtar coming back from injury this side would be world beaters. Go Pak Go. Just keep on rocking the world.
Sigh. Indian tour ended so Windies watch out, YOU ARE NEXT!

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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

I will update!

Haven't been able to blog much lately. Blame it on the permanent nausea.
A proper update later.

Depression: Elongated periods of concentrated introspection, that give you a chance to weigh exactly how big of a fuckup you've turned out to be.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Jahil Online

I am sure you all must know of our famous MNA cum TV personality Dr. Aamir Liaqat Hussain. For the past few months rumors have been circulating that he is a fake doctor finally I have evidence. In a detailed investigation conducted by a local newspaper 'Ummat' and recently published in South Asia Tribune, some really interesting fact have indeed come forth surely worth a NAB 'chappa'.
Dr. Aamir appears to be one of the biggest local scams of Pakistan. For the past couple years he has been the host of 'Aalim Online' on Geo TV where he brings together Islamic Scholars to shed light on the religion of Islam. I have always disliked watching the show as it always appeared as a scam, a snazzy looking Dr. Aamir preaching Islam some how irritated me, but that's just me, I have for sometime labeled his show as Jahil Online. It now appears to be true.
Dr. Aamir had been preaching Islam with such authority that it had the nation fooled for years including our General who has appointed him as a Minister of Religious Affairs (probably in a deal with MQM)
He has graduated from 'Trinity College and University' with a Bachelors of Arts in Islamic Studies (conferred on March 17, 1995). The next degree that he allegedly pursued was a Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies (conferred on March 15, 2002) and amazingly 20 days later was awarded a doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies (conferred on April 5, 2002). All these degrees were awarded by Trinity College based out of Spain. The going rate for these 'degrees by mail' as published on the Trinity College website (link) is

Bachelors = $ 212
Masters = $ 332
Doctorate= $ 500
Or a one time deal all three degrees for a bumper price of $ 850
Trinity College on its webpage claims the following slogans "providing degrees based on your previous life" and the best slogan "No Residency or Attendance is required in Spain Everything by Mail"
Dr. (Fake) Aamir Liaquat Hussain contested the National Assembly elections based on these degrees and successfully won, he stands to be disqualified for providing fake degrees to support his candidacy (which as you all recall was strictly limited to graduates). The Higher Education Commission Pakistan has also declare in a letter that Trinity College is not a authorized degree awarding university. How can it be since its just one of those online stores that awards these degrees. Check these pictures out as they sure are incriminating evidence.
Copy of his Bachelors of Arts in Islamic Studies degree
Copy of his Masters of Arts in Islamic Studies degree
Copy of his Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Studies
Election Commissioner 'provisionally' accepting his degrees
Higher Education Commission declaring Trinity College as a fake
A sample degree issued by Trinity College (Side-by-Side)

This is a considerable evidence, for anyone to decide the truth.

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So you spend every night watching a two-hour movie that takes you from a rollercoaster of sadness to an inevitable happy ending. During those two hours, the tale being told in front of you becomes everything you know - it actually makes you beleive. Yes, for two hours, you actually believe that something can happen. To you. But when the credits roll, and the high slowly wears off, you are back to where you were - back to knowing that movies, at the end of the day, will always be movies - and your life will never have that sappy happy ending where two people hug and kiss and the soundtrack blares in the background.

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Sunday, April 03, 2005

Back from Lahore which leads to an interesting post.. I'll just start it in the form of timeline.

5:30 am : Woke up courtesy of my cell phone's alarm. Just punch the button to shift it to snooze and slept again.
5:40 am : Alarm again. Shit i don't wana wake up so early. Change the alarm time to 6:15 and slept once again.
5:52 am : Totally woke up and without that alarm. Shit i could be late for the bus.
6:10 am : Got ready and off to the road.
6:35 am : Reached the Daewoo bus station and got my ticket. Went to cafeteria.
6:55 am : On my seat# 41, Lucklly the last one. Bus hostess ain't pretty.
7:15 am : The kids on bus gave me the feeling uncertainty.
7:40 am : I guessed right. These kid are coming into their own and they won't let anyone to be comfortable unless we reach Lahore.
8:15 am : Food Boxes are served. The kids want more, One isn't good enough for them. One of them is eying at my box which i havn't opened, i better keep it save.
8:40 am : They got some boxes from the bus hostess and some from fellow passengers. Still they are eying towards my box, well i'm not gona give it to anyone.
9:40 am : During the period of 1 hour they called buss hostess for atleast 20 time, really 20 times asking her repeatedly for water, cold drinks, food box. She looks pissed off with these mourans
10:30 am : Shut the hell up. please. I yelled at them loosing my temper. And guess what they don't give a damn about anyone. I start wondering about their mother who is sitting a row ahead and she hasn't looked back for a single moment.
11:15 am : One of them is now openly asking me to hand over my box to him. Won't give it to you son even though i won't be eating it either.
11:40 am : This is unbelievable. They just asked buss hostess for a newspaper. what the fuck they would do with that. Bus hostess has no option but to hand over a newspaper to them.
11:50 am : Now common, this is too much. They are using newspaper to make airplanes.
12:05 pm : Airplanes fling all over. Everyone looked pissed off. Their mother dosn't seem to worry whatever is going on.
12:35 pm : Bus is looking like a junkyard. With empty boxes, airplanes, chips, biscuits rappers and all those sort of thing all around.
12:50 pm : The buss hostess warn them not to call or disturbs her.
01:15 pm : Finally we are in Lahore and yes yes i didn't gave that box to those kids and left it in the bus also making sure that they don't get it.
Also some other funny things happen during my short stay in lahore which i should leave for some other time.