September 2011
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The Temper Trap - Soldier On (Album: Conditions /...
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Really very sorry for not replying to messages on time for quite sometime now.
unspokenkairos said: ahh i miss this city in words i could never explain. thanks for posting this. i’m forever reminiscing.
Islamabad got something special about herself.
tariqkhaleeq said: lol the city is owned and ran by motorcyclists =P
It is funny that I would have never felt that way, but after that...
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Mono - Follow the map (remixed by: spencerkphotos)
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Today I am thankful for everything I have
-and anything which I couldn’t get!
Glad to be where I am, how I got here, good and bad choices I made, calamities which hit me, people who shared their smilies with me for no matter how short time, family I grew up in, things I stood up for and even fought for, friends I found which I call brothers, travels and adventures I took and the vision that I have today for my life in future.
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“that Pakistan’s life was bounded by the three A’s—Allah, Army and America.”
– David Ignatius in first chapter of his book “Bloodmoney”
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2:37 am // Dinner with friends and their son
Just came back from a dinner with my very good friends Usman & Huma. I unfortunately couldn’t make it to their wedding and though I did manage to talk to them over phone and internet a few times but I only last met them in person nearly 3 years ago and this time they had a very cute little baby boy as a surprise for me.
It was a very interesting dinner at Des Perdes in Saidpur Village...
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Clint Mansell - First Movement (Album: OST Last...
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Clint Mansell - Final Movement (Album: OST Last...
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2:49 pm // Every love story
which never took place was the best love story ever. Every smile never ever seen was the best smile ever. Every dream never been dreamt was the best dream ever.
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2:47 am // Damn! How old are we?!
Went out to get my bank sorted out and got to know that my accounts have been declared dormant, so got them reopened. Then went with mother and sister to do some grocery and then finally stopped over at Jewellers for Sister’s Jewellery - I am glad when Mehtab called me out because by then I was already pretty poor. (QUESTION: WHAT IS WRONG WITH WOMEN AND JEWELLERY? Trust me it being a good...
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Clint Mansell - Welcome to Lunar Industries...
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A Muslim's view: Palestine's recognition at UN as...
On 23rd of this month, Mahmoud Abbas plans to formally request recognition of Palestine as a state from United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC). It is understood that he will be asking for a recognition under 1967 borders which includes West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. There are high chances that United States as usual will veto the resolution even if it means an embarrassing situation,...
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1:00 am // Price hike in Pakistan and Salman...
To be honest I am literally confused on how prices have hiked so much in last 1.5 years in Pakistan. Though my complaints are mostly around how much it costs now to buy a pizza or how a Levi’s jeans earlier tonight cost me more than it would have in Scotland even though it is made locally, I wonder how long a common Pakistani can hold under such pressure?
You do have to understand that...
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5:38 am // Clock adjustment!
Somehow I need to convince my brain that I am +4 GMT now! Damn this Circadian clock and the Emirates flight which did not let me sleep on the way.
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2:24 am // Pakistan: Islamabad
I’m home, I am in Islamabad. It feels great but Islamabad feels too different - and in just few hours which I had I cannot exactly understand, why.
Anyway is there any tumblr, twitter or G+ follower from Islamabad? Why hasn’t there been a Tumblr Islamabad Meetup yet?
Drop me a message if you are interested.
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8:33 pm // 16 hours more to go and the hassle with...
Almost 16 hours to go before I embark on one of the most important trips of my life.
By the way getting English bank notes is quite a hassle. I was told by Barclays that I should have placed an order 2-3 days before so maybe should check with their Barclays Wealth on Bothwell Street to see if I can get some from there. There though was able to get some English notes but couldn’t get...
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1:48 pm // 10th anniversary of 9/11: Can you give...
Today I stand silent in this Glasgow rain in memory of 2,996 - while I forget millions of people who have been brutally killed since that unfortunate day.
A day which made world such an unstable place, which changed every definition, which ended my freedom and started your patriotism or fanaticism. That was the day which will eventually 6 years down the line cause death of a friend in Lahore some...
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home...
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Egyptian protesters break into Israeli embassy and...
As much as I am critical of Israel, I do not see any good from such an immature action. Not only it was pretty uncivil but also very much against the decent diplomatic and democratic norms.
Maybe I appreciate the Turkish attitude even if that is more fuelled by Turkish desire to secure the mineral resources in the Mediterranean.
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8:47 pm // Car to be written off and Google Maps...
So the update for now is that my car needs to be written off because apparently to get the sun roof and rest of the stuff from Japan plus the damage to the car and the slashing of tyres will incur a crazy amount of money to the insurer. A salvage company will pick it up from me tomorrow and will give me an estimate market price of the car which the insurer will then pay me. Only issue is that I...
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9:58 pm // at this time my car has all the windows...
Whenever people used to tell me their horrible experiences I would always say that nothing ever even remotely bad has happened to me in Scotland for last 3 years of continuous living here, that was until today.
Earlier today someone smashed all of my car’s windows and slashed the four tyres. I know who has done it and won’t comment on it because constable has advised me against...
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WatchStartrails near Loch Ness.
This 2 second clip is made of 24 photos taken with 3 minute long exposure in nearly 2 hours time. Is not perfect at all, but was my first attempt - should have selected a better reference object but then I did not take my tripod along.
from: 3/9/2011
