When there’s electricity, there’s no gas. And when there’s gas there’s no electricity. But hey at least we are not getting bombed, right? wrong!!!! An army operation is underway barely at a distance of 15 mins from my home, in jamrud Khyber Agency. What a wonder full world we live in…………..
Sometimes when I am in a [...]
December 31, 2008
Categories: General . Tags: hell . Author: shine87 . Comments: 14 Comments
Real and authentic love in the romantic sense, and not merely sexual attraction, is a form of grace and a gift from Heaven. It rips through our soul like a powerful hurricane, uprooting our usual attachments and habits. It yanks the roots of our soul from the soil of complacency and self-centeredness. It causes joy [...]
December 30, 2008
Categories: Inspirational bull!!!! . Tags: Love, Sayyed Hossein Nasr . Author: shine87 . Comments: 5 Comments
I had been interviewed by the Pakistani Spectator recently. You can read it here .
And now i’ll go and LMAO.
Me ?? getting interviewd?? hahahaha…………….. Enjoy.
December 29, 2008
Categories: kukooo time . Tags: Interview, The Pakistani spectator . Author: shine87 . Comments: 21 Comments
Ok I have been tagged by siras to do a post about the year 2008. This is my first ever tag so I am kinda excited, here goes nothing. :)
* Became a Senior at uni.
* Wrote a few novellas and short stories.
*Took up blogging,dropped it after a month and now I have started again.
*Drove from Peshawar to [...]
December 29, 2008
Categories: General . Tags: 2008, Achievments, Books, Fun, Movies, New Year . Author: shine87 . Comments: 4 Comments
I bought Myself a Pakol today. For those of you not familiar with Pashto, its the Hat worn by the man in the picture. Its traditional for Pathan men from Afganistan and N.W.F.P to wear a Pakol. But it was given global fame by a man who was not a pathan. Ahmad shah Masoud a.k.a [...]
December 27, 2008
Categories: General . Tags: Afghan, Ahmad Shah Masood, Pakistan, Pakol, Panjsher, Pathan . Author: shine87 . Comments: 24 Comments
Today I was “lucky” enough to be asked to escort my mom and khala to the bazaar. My duty was to follow them looking like a lost and hurt puppy and occasionally pinch myself to make sure that I was still alive. I wont mention carrying the dozens of lead filled shopping bags as that [...]
December 24, 2008
Categories: General . Tags: Shopping, tired . Author: shine87 . Comments: 8 Comments
Ok by now some of you might’ve guessed (or not) that I have a deep rooted fondness for Sufiana Kalam sung well. Well today i came across something at supersizeme’s blog that I absolutely had to post. Suniye aur sar dhuniye!
December 23, 2008
Categories: Music . Tags: Sufiana Kalaam, You tube. . Author: shine87 . Comments: 5 Comments
Living in Peshawar has many drawbacks, for instance there is no traffic system. Most of the people you meet are Pathans ( Please note that I am not a Pathan Basher, but there are only so much Pathans-are- gay jokes to keep things interesting). Bomb blasts get less news coverage than Saima’s wedding. Rockets can [...]
December 23, 2008
Categories: General . Tags: freedom., Qehwa . Author: shine87 . Comments: 6 Comments
It finally stopped raining today and accidently I saw the best sun rise in a long time–Well technically i believe some would say it wasn’t a sun rise as those tend not to wait till 10.45 am, but hey who cares.It still looked and felt great!
Any way, I am back (or at least i hope I am!). [...]
December 21, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: shine87 . Comments: 4 Comments