Reminder about your invitation from Ali Raza

2011-05-23T00:49:00.001-07:00

This is a reminder that on May 10, Ali Raza sent you an invitation to become part of his or her professional network at LinkedIn.

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On May 10, Ali Raza wrote:

> To: [dejavu87.blog@blogger.com]
> From: Ali Raza [dejavu87@gmail.com]
> Subject: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

> I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.
>
> - Ali

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Reminder about your invitation from Ali Raza

2011-05-16T03:24:00.001-07:00

This is a reminder that on May 10, Ali Raza sent you an invitation to become part of his or her professional network at LinkedIn.

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-05-10T11:29:00.001-07:00

I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.

- Ali

Ali Raza
Software Engineer at Welltime Ltd
Pakistan

Confirm that you know Ali

BLOG moved

2009-02-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

my blog has been shifted to:

http://dejavu87.wordpress.com

not alone

2009-02-01T11:35:00.000-08:00

no matter what happens, no matter what u think...always remember U r not alone..... :)

Write less Do more - begnining jQuery

2009-01-10T06:59:00.000-08:00

jQuery is the best thing that ever happened to the web. it has made the life of web developers significantly easier. with its cool effects and animations plus the amazing AJAX it really stands apart from other javascript libraries. plus its easy as pie to learn. i've finally decided to write down a tutorial for newbies. so lets begin:

downloading jQuery:

to start you will need to download the library first. point your browsers to jQuery's official website:

note that there are two compression levels production and development. for now download the development level. download the file rename it(its in .txt format, change the extension to .js). create a new folder and put it in there:

so far so good. now lets start html.

HTML:

offcourse jquery works on a webpage so we'll need to create one. just create a new text document in the folder we have kept jquery. give it whatever name you want:

this is going to be our html file(we'll change the extension later on). now lets get to some code. code the newly created text file like this:

keeping it simple we have added only a heading(h1) and a paragraph(p). now we'll animate them using jQuery.

jQuery Time:

in the same folder create a new text document name it myscript.js(change the extension):

this is going to be our script file which we will use for jquery animations and effects. getting to jquery code now. whenever we write down jquery code we enclose it in a document.ready function. how it looks like is shown here:

jQuery(document).ready(function(){

//everything else in here

});

for those who are already familiar with javascript understanding the above code will be no trouble. coming back to our tutorial, to start what we will do is use create a very basic animation i.e. whenever our webpage is loaded the paragraph will fadeout. to do that we'll add the following code to our myscript.js file:

jQuery(document).ready(function(){

jQuery("p").fadeOut('slow');

});

now to test our animation lets go back to our would be webpage. we'll add a reference to our .js files in the head section so now our webpage will look like:

now change the extension of our text file from .txt to .html and open it in a web browser. ta-da congratulations you have just created your first jQuery animation. notice that how the paragraph slowly fades out whenever the page is loaded(hit F5).

for a more cool effect add more text to the paragaph(in multiple lines) & customize the myscript.js file like this:

jQuery(document).ready(function(){

jQuery("p").hide();

jQuery("h1").toggle(function(){

jQuery("p").animate({height: 'show', opacity: 'show'}, 'slow');

},function(){

jQuery("p").animate({height: 'hide', opacity: 'hide'}, 'slow');

});

this creates a cool animation effect hiding and showing the paragraph whenever we click on the heading(h1).

Final word:

thats all for now folks. start experimenting play with the code, read up jquery's documentation. and i will be back with more.

You Friggin Tool

2008-09-23T23:29:00.001-07:00

I REALIZED THAT IN THIS FRIGGIN WORLD YOU CANNOT MAKE FRIGGING EVERYONE HAPPY ALL THE TIME, EITHER THEY'LL TURN BACK AND BITE YOU, OR EITHER THEY'LL JUST STAB YOU IN THE BACK IN A HIT AND RUN SITUATION.

DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU ARE JUST ANOHTER FRIGGIN TOOL IN THIS TOOL DRIVEN WORLD...AND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THAT...NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

The Unforgiven

2008-08-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

I dont know who you guys really are. I dont care either. I am making this blog post just in case any of you ever come across something called the world wide web any time in the future(however i doubt it), and in case you read this, i want you guys to know that you guys really are spoiling your after life by hurting people not interested in your stupid war for power. One day you'll fall and you'll see what wrongs you've caused, what agony and misery you've brought upon yourself cuz allah can forgive us for his rights he has on us but he wont forgive us for the rights others have on us. I am not blaming anyone just telling...that we always have a choice...not to become the unforgiven...

Supposed to be the leader...

2008-07-26T10:35:00.000-07:00

When i work on something...i put not only my heart and soul but all my energy into it...i try to keep my life in balance..i have other responsibilities too...but sometimes it does happen to me that i forget everything and the only thing i see is my work, whatever i work on...it gets to my nerves, then my brain...hence i become a tech zombie...i find myself in a state of trance...unable to hear or speak anything...the only thing i listen to is myself talking to myself about what should be done next and what i did wrong here on this line of code e.t.c.....this doesn't worry me much...what does worry me is the future...that all my hard work, will it be appreciated? will i be the uber geek i claim to be for others as well?...these questions do worry me...as i am not an ace in cramming books like my other classmates...i am more of a practical guy...i am an ace in extra curricular activities...those things are like a drug for me...they provide a way to get away from everything...

enter responsibility and the ethics...i am a leader as I've found...Allah pak has given me this responsibility...sometimes i dont feel upto it...but i have to...i cannot take everything for me...that one man army thing is bogus as i've found it...u need support both technically and morally no matter what...and you have to move with your team...you cannot sprint forward...or make them without you...its about teamwork...and it takes more than just collaboration and cooperation....but theres an urge to break free from all miseries sometimes...to feel like you are as free as a bird...then reality smacks you silly, for not being real...its my advice...get real and own teh wurld!

The Darn Div Tag

2008-05-17T23:47:00.000-07:00

DIV: A tag used in HTML to group large chunks of code.

i sometimes wonder if us humans were merely HTML code. i would've been in a div tag with a class id = "techjunkie". as every person has a whole world in him. he keeps his thoughts and feelings in there. and his outer look is the result of whats inside him similarly apply CSS styling on one particular div in an HTML document...now me talking HTML as well as coding it....it all makes sense to senselessness....and the darn div tag wont even close.

Smoke in ma blood

2008-04-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

i have a confession to make. i've never ever touched a ciggarette in my life. yes i've never smoked, i've pretended but i have not. not even once. you know why? maybe because i feel i already have that nicotine circulating in my body, yes i believe i already have it in my bloodstream. you dont need to smoke a ciggarette when you already have what it contains inside you. at times when i am under stress i would picture myself smoking and that helps.....what a gift, right?.....thank you DAD...

Lunch with .NET

2008-03-09T10:55:00.000-07:00

I Found this very interesting and knowledgeable....

In my territory, people know me as Mr. Example. I like to learn technology by referring some real world examples. And believe me its fun. Whenever I see any new technology, I try to find some examples which will better express that technology. In this blog entry, I would like to elucidate .NET Framework, the 7 year old technology, which surely has altered our lives. I’ll explain it with respect to hotel business. And it’ll be fun. Yes. I mean it.

Once you go through this blog, you’ll never ever forget, ‘what is .NET framework.’ So, without wasting much time, let’s start quickly.

I presume that the reader of this blog has a basic understanding of Object Oriented Programming Concepts, like classes, objects, types, etc… Before moving ahead I would also like to tell you that framework is nothing but the methodology or guidelines set forth to execute any task. Hence Microsoft .NET Framework is nothing but a methodology which can be implemented to build applications. Now, Runtime is a host which will allow us to execute the application. To run any kind of application we require a runtime or an environment. In .NET it is Common Language Runtime or simply CLR. In proceeding example, our runtime or the host environment is a hotel or restaurant. And we’ll see different functionalities of CLR inside this hotel.

Whenever, we visit any hotel or restaurant we’re served by people, who execute different roles, like Gate Keeper – who opens the door and invite us with a pleasant smile, Reservations’ Manager – who checks for reservations or seating arrangements, Captain – who takes the order, Waiter – who will serve the food, Cleaner – who cleans the dishes, etc… These different roles represents the Common Language Runtime i.e. CLR in .NET parlance and its features. How? Let’s see.

When you are at the door, Gate Keeper welcomes you. Same ways, when you double click any application written in .NET, the .NET Framework runtime will create a process for it. That means, it will start to execute that application.

When you enter into restaurant, Reservations’ Manager, with a smile on his face, asks you about reservations, if you have made any. And if not, how many people are with you? Where you would like to seat in the restaurant premises e.g. pool side, in bar, in lounge etc. Same ways, .NET framework, will allocate memory for your application to run, which depends on how many variable (or objects) you have used in your application. So, if you have created one integer object and one string objet, it’ll allocate a space for two objects in the memory. That means it’ll do the seating arrangements. Once you take the seats, the MENU will be provided to you by Captain. This menu is like Base Class Library (BCL). Sometimes it is also called as Framework Class Library (FCL). So, as you have different food items in MENU, you have different types and structures in BCL. So, you choose items from menu and customize your own dish, likewise you choose different types (or classes) to build your application. Also, as you can add pinch of salt ‘n pepper to make the dish delicious, you can create your own types (or classes) which will allow you to fully customize your application.

Now, you are ready to order. In this case, you order some food items and Captain takes note of it. He then forwards this order to Chef. Now imagine, Captain has written the order in English and Chef doesn’t understand it. What will happen? But this is not the case. In hotel, although there can be staff members who knows various languages, there will be one common language, common code that everyone follows. So, it’s for sure, that if you ordered a Pizza, you’ll receive a Pizza. Just like that, in .NET Framework, irrespective of language chosen for development purpose (e.g. C#, VB.NET, etc…) all code is converted into Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and CLR understands this MSIL.

So, when you order Pizza, this order is taken by Captain (say in English) and forwarded to Chef in a format that he understands (say in French) and ultimately you receive the same output. In the same fashion, you write a code in C# which is converted to MSIL while compilation and when you execute the application, the MSIL is converted to a language which machine (on which application is running) can understand. That is 0s and 1s of machine language.

Now, it’s time for Waiter to serve the food on table. So, CLR will execute the code and you’ll be able to see output on your machine.

In small restaurants, one Waiter serves two or more tables. There can be many reasons to it, e.g. less number of staff. This might incur into interchanging of orders. Sometimes, Waiter may get confused and serve the wrong meal. This phenomenon in technology is called DLL Hell. In this case, you include some resources (like classes which are stored in dynamic link library files i.e. dll files) and if the runtime doesn’t find that resource or any link to that dll file, then it’ll give you the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). This terminology was called DLL Hell. But in .NET this issue has been resolved. In .NET every application executes in its own world with all the required resources kept in the same folder. So, there is no chance of missing any resource.

So, when you are finished with any particular dish, Waiter or Cleaner will clean the table to accommodate any new dishes you have ordered. Likewise, in CLR, has a nice feature which is called Garbage Collector. So, when you use objects of any types (or classes) to customize your application, while execution CLR reserves memory for them. This Garbage Collector, looks for unused objects. If it finds something, it’ll clear those objects and provide more memory to your application. As you can call a Waiter to clean the table you can call Garbage Collector to clean the memory resources. It’s pretty simple.

If during your stay in the restaurant, if you find something irritating, you call Manager and report it. In the same way, you can use Exception Handling, which will report you, if there is any error in the application execution. So, at last, when you’re done with your lunch or dinner you are ready to leave the restaurant. Same ways, when the execution is over, CLR will terminate the application. This will also remove any objects (that you have used in your application) from memory. Here, we have seen, what are the different features that Microsoft .NET Framework provides us with the help of Hotel example. In next blog, I’ll come up with some new technology – with some new fundas…

Happy Coding

Mayur Tendulkar | Microsoft India

The ultimate battle

2008-01-24T07:01:00.000-08:00

There are times when you want to own it all in a dominant fashion. Trying not to bleed from the nose as fate keeps on punching you in the face. When you try to hold your nose to stop the blood flow, you get dirty. Your own blood on your clothes, you reek of it. Fate becomes so mean then that it kicks you in the gut when you are already miserable. But there is nothing to blame because you brought it on yourself, you picked up this fight to death with fate yourself. If you cant win then at least take the beating like a man if you fall, get up again. Dont give up not yet, who knows maybe that supreme authority who controls fate, shows mercy on you and when you fall in this battle believing that its all over, maybe you find the strength to get up again and be the one to deliver the last blow. The ultimate battle is not a battle of good vs evil, its merely a dual of you with what you brought upon yourself and its not easy to win. Only those who dare, win.

scribe fire

2008-01-05T04:33:00.001-08:00

installed this nifty add-on for my Firefox called scribe fire makes posting easier...pretty good...recommended to everyone totally...

http://www.scribefire.com

a villagers letter to bill gates

2008-01-04T09:13:00.000-08:00

We have recently bought a new computer for our home and we found problems which I want to bring to your notice.
After connecting to the Internet we planned to open an email account and whenever we fill the form in Hotmail in the password column, only ***** appears; but in the rest of the files whatever we type appears, but we face this problem only in password file. We checked with hardware vendor and he said that there is no problem in keyboard. Because of this we open our email account with password *****. I request you to check this. As we do not know what the password is. We run able to enter anything after we click “SHUT down” button.
There is a “Start” but there is no “Stop” button. We request you to check this we find “Run” button but there is no “Stop” button. We find there is “Run” in menu. One of my friends clicked “Run” and ran ten miles! So we request you to change that to “Sit”, so that we can click that by sitting.
One doubt is that any “Re-scooter” available in system? As I find only “Re-cycle”, but I own a scooter at my home. There is “Find” button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot for tracing the key with this “Find”, but unable to trace. Is this a bug? Every night I am not sleeping, as I have to protect my “Mouse” from CAT, so I suggest you to provide one DOG to chase that cat. My child learnt “Microsoft Word” now he want to learn “Microsoft Sentences”, so when you will provide that? Hey what is this, I bought Computer, CPU, Mouse, and keypad, but there is only one icon with “My Computer”, what happened to the remaining?
There is not even a single photo of mine in the “My Pictures”… when you will keep my photo in that? There is “MICROSOFT OFFICE” what about “MICROSOFT HOME”. I hope you will write back soon with your reply.

The War Begins....

2008-01-02T11:06:00.000-08:00

Exams approach as dark clouds and the exam survival instinct kicks in, it’s the pre-exam post traumatic effect of not being well prepared. Knowing that glory awaits, we the champions of self study and concept clear warfare prepare for battle cleaning the dust from our armors, we prepare to face the forces of full fledge learners of heart who believe in learn to remember and not to research and think. Both forces take pride in finishing off the war by the mightiest blow possible, it does not matter here if one wins fairly or not. Because this brutal war concludes nothing but brings more war and clashing of brains continues. The ultimate punishment of the brain cells as they call it. Questions keep on coming wave after wave; it’s the survival of the fittest at its best. Once it starts there’s no running away. You asked for it yourself now you have to pay. This brutal display of brain strength has only one warrior as the victor who emerges to his full glory and proves that he is the best. I myself am one of the most feared warriors of this war, have an Achilles’ heel but I fight till the last neuron, till it does not make any sense any more…..so this month its on…this is not madness……it’s the final term examination!

the first yellow leaf

2007-12-06T09:12:00.000-08:00

that strange empty feeling of being alone in the crowd..being that one leaf that falls first from its tree in autumn.. is the dark and gloomy experience of fear.. fear is the real weakness as it leads to anger, which leads to hate, which makes a man's soul dark...this fear unlike others is concerned with losing something or a change experienced....things and people keep on changing nothing in life is static...when one gets used to something and it goes away, when one loses it,when it is taken away, he does not want to go on...this fear stops the footsteps one takes towards the next stop which is temporary....everything is temporary nothing lasts forever...not even the pain, right? it slowly goes away..however a wound stays behind, a wound that would start to hurt again if touched.
no matter how hard you try the old ghosts and ghouls come back to haunt you till you cant take it anymore

"so its hard to let go"

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The Oath

2007-11-11T08:49:00.000-08:00

The armed forces shall, under the direction of federal government, defend Pakistan against external aggression or threat of war, and subject to law, act in aid of civil power when called upon to do so.

I ___, do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan and uphold the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which embodies the will of the people, and that I will not engage myself in any political activities whatsoever and that I will honestly and faithfully serve Pakistan in Pakistan(Army/Air Force/Navy) as required by and under the law. [May Allah help and guide me. A'meen ]

Oops we did it again

2007-11-03T11:33:00.001-07:00

Once again history repeats itself. Emergency being imposed in Pakistan.

The government earlier imposed emergency in the country, set aside the constitution and announced Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has also been removed from the office of Chief Justice of Pakistan.

It really pains me to see all this. What do you guys actually want? Nobody cares what the common man on the street wants; these people take all the decisions. Who suffers the most? The common man. Who has nothing do with these things and yet he is the one who dies in a suicide blast, blown to pieces. Its shameful for us now, we are possibly the most corrupt country of the world, and now we are SCREWED. I wish things would become as they once were, but I guess its entropy. The natural disorder, has to happen. Welcome to a screwed up PAKISTAN. The land of the extremists, corrupt politicians and safe haven for criminals.

Dedicated to my Mother

2007-10-31T08:17:00.000-07:00

I am going to Return to you Mother

And kiss your scented head

i will express all my eagerness

and sip the perfume of your right hand

i will put my cheek on the dust of your feet when i meet you

the soil will irrigate by my tears of happiness

when seeing you

Oh,how many nights you stayedawake to let me sleep deep

Oh,how long you stayed thirstyand quenched my thirst by your kindness

i dont forget your tears coming down like rain when i became ill

And you clouldnt close your eyes to sleep fearing a danger

might occur to me

And our farewell day at dawn was

the hardest dawn

I cant describe what i faced

because of your migration

I still remember

What you said to me that it is impossibleto find a heart

kinder than yours

your content is the secret of my success

and your love is glimpse of my faith

Your honest blessings relieved myhardsip and sorrows

No human being shares your love with me

You are pulse of my heart and you are lights

of my sight

I am going to return to you Mother

to have rest from travel

I havnt slept for a long time

U havnt kissed my cheek for a long time

I Cry in my room

When I know, this day

I will not see your face Again

I am going to return to you Mother

To sleep in yours arms

written by yasir

Of shattered dreams and bitter reality

2007-10-17T04:27:00.001-07:00

Ever seen an eagle flying real high with his mighty wings, stalking prey, defying gravity of all worries? And how one wishes to be able to do that. Such are the dreams of people. Some get what they want, some don't. In real everyone achieves what he wants to he follows the path to his destiny and learns that what he wants is not always the best. Whatever is the right thing to do and is morally correct, is the best thing in life. Recall how many right things have you done? Each and every one of them is your life's best moment. I know the topic of this post sounds very negative and depressingJ. When you start trying hard enough to get something out of your life you gain experience and that experience can take you places, it will always come in handy and when it does the thing you were trying hard to get does not matter anymore. You obtain your inner peace. In today's world words like honor and glory sound like ancient history but if you try to make them your motive you see the picture of what life is all about. This has been a thought which I have been sharing with almost everyone in my offline life and now I have shared it on my blog for the world to see. A friend once quoted this in a letter to me:

Both soon and late you shall see changes, great vast horrors, vengeance cruel the signs portend

While moon, on whom her angel-guide shall wait, in highest heaven her angels shall subtend.

Nostradamus

eid-less

2007-10-14T01:49:00.000-07:00

and so eid comes...ramadan is over....this eid unlike others is pretty shallow for me..because at my house we have had two eids....we celebrated it yesterday while my uncle celebrated it today...first it used to be cities now its homes...these people who decide this make me sick now... i loathe all political ashaab....thank you for nothing...or in fact thank you for all what u have done for us we really are thankful now if u please back off and let us choose our leaders ourselves and make our own decisions we shall be thankful again... giving a clean slate to all those who have molested this homeland of ours is really a beautiful step and shows what a people loving country we are...its true

"the world forgets those nations, who forget their past"

i am not like this at all...i was not like this at all...i did not use to think...now i do....this is the only way i can express...i see the deaths and the killings....at hayatabad medical complex...minor children who have suffered from bombings in our northern areas lay on their beds..hoping that their parents would come and hug them and take them home....little they know this wont happen...i thank all involved in this...the local lilitants and the gov-were-meant for giving them such a black future and a eid they wont forget.....

wisihing all my readers a eid full of hope...with prayers that may Allah pak take us out of the darkness...

EID MUBARIK

worshippers of death

2007-09-02T09:29:00.000-07:00

Killing innocents...thousands...man vs man...muslim vs muslim...there is not much left to be called glorious about our culture anymore...those great people who lived once and strived to make this Ummah of ours are no longer pleased...they might feel sorry....for all their efforts have gone in vain...i was wondering have we become a death worshiping prejudice driven hopeless society...when a person who is a leader, a politician perhaps maybe a person of high caliber who has some followers is alive there are his criticizers among us...when he dies he becomes a hero all of a sudden...awarded with highest national and international awards and no one dares speak a word against him/her...present day events and those in the past are witnesses to my theory...i am not a political person i wont take any names here...but if you look around you will see what i mean...do people only become heroes when they die?

for people who like to follow what they are taught by their superiors: think twice before you criticize or acclaim some one..develop your own opinion and stop living by others'...in short GET A LIFE!

orkut Blog: Redesign Preview: True Blue Simplicity

2007-08-25T09:22:00.000-07:00

new look of orkut coming soon...

orkut Blog: Redesign Preview: True Blue Simplicity

happy birthday pakistan

2007-08-13T11:43:00.001-07:00

happy birthday pakistan...for you are now 60 years old...i opened my eyes in you...i breathed my first in you...for it is in you i learnt how to walk...for it is you where i learnt to talk...i understood the meaning the patriotism here...for you are my sanctuary...where i learnt what being a Muslim is...for where i witnessed the brotherhood we heard of only in books and stories told by our parents...for where i saw the culture i love...your beautiful valleys have always inspired me...a time came when your sons defended you...the recievers of the sign of the lion...their blood in your sand...a witness to the affection we have for you...we die for you...yes! for days have been hard too...we saw death in your streets...death from above indeed...but being optimists we still believe one day the sun will shine...good old days will come back again...for my country...i love you...Pakistan Zindabad... ...a happy independence day to every pakistani on the planet...may allah keep us and our country in his protection...

photography

2007-08-07T11:10:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by r3b3l_87

when i am not blogging...i am usually taking pictures of things and people around me..its one of my hobbies...i like taking pictures of natural scenes mostly..capturing that one moment through the lens of my trusty Olympus c370...not a very professional companion but does the job under budget...i plan to buy a more powerful camera..i took this picture when i was in the village on my last day of stay...there was a storm though it lasted only half an hour as the strong winds move the clouds away...by the way if anybody wants to see my photography visit me at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiggersoz

back

2007-08-05T22:04:00.000-07:00

i came back yesterday...was too tired to post here...my trip is finally over and i sit back in my home writing this on my computer...the vacations as well are coming to an end...the usual routine will start again pretty soon...i took lots of pictures...memories wont fade...i had the best time of my life lately...it felt good to be loved soo much by my relatives...being treated like a very special person...but still i insisted to be treated like a common house member rather than be treated like a guest...the feasts were very tasty...the food was simple but once u started eating it was difficult to stop...which resulted in a very sore throat in my case....the cold bus ride back home also played its part in giving me a fever...i started feeling better last night but was too tired and sleepy to turn on my computer...feel much better now...i cant wait to go back once again...i think i'll start visiting once in a year from now on...its been my best trip lately...

the bonds that tie us together

2007-08-02T11:46:00.001-07:00

coming here after such a long time has shown me a lot of things i've
made really close friends with the people i already knew but until now
did not know them better. now i know what these relations are.
relations of love. all those people mostly my cousins with whom i used
to play when i was a kid are grown up have become responsible men and
women. i am going to miss this place more than ever now.

early morning

2007-07-30T22:22:00.001-07:00

as always i woke up early here. there is something special here as
unlike back home i am not able to sleep till late in the morning i
feel more active here. i woke up at 6. had a hearty breakfast now i am
relaxing in the shade of trees inside of the house. i am experiencing
village life like never before.

a day ends

2007-07-30T11:00:00.001-07:00

so a day comes to an end. the night is awfully cold. i spent today's
evening at our lands. looking at the goats and cows tied there. took
some beautiful pictures of the trees, animals and other crops. revived
old memories. the day which passed like a full week is finally coming
to an end. lets see what tomorrow has in store for me.

the heat

2007-07-30T01:59:00.001-07:00

a lot has changed. the intensity of heat is far more than i can
remember. i sit in my cousin's room who has broken his leg a week ago
in a motor bike accident. i also remember lots of trees here which are
no more. which means the wildlife which consisted of porcupines and
jackals mostly would've also been effected. so i guess this is
development, all trees sacrificed in the name of development and one
day this place will lose its beauty

journey ends

2007-07-29T18:18:00.001-07:00

finally i arrived at my destination after a shaky bus and rikshaw ride.

the journey continues

2007-07-29T10:53:00.001-07:00

as we passed the kohat tunnel it brought back old haunting memories of
jumping from a six feet high plank and straining my dont muscles
really bad. its also funny as at that time i was willing to sacrifice
everything i had, for my country. i still love my country but i do not
want to die like a toy soldier for pleasing political leaders. i wish
we the people knew who is right and who is wrong. i am no hero..never
was...

the journey begins

2007-07-29T09:59:00.001-07:00

so my journey to the place of my mother's origin begins. at exactly
9:46 pm the second driver of the bus held his hands and told us all to
pray for a safe journey. i really felt a joy to see everyone praying
for the same thing at the same time. my nephew elder of the two is
right now resting on my shoulder looks a little sleepy. going to my
maternal grandparents house brings a strange empty feeling as both of
them are not alive anymore.

village

2007-07-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

I'll be going to my village tomorrow for two or three days...i am excited all right...its been ten years i haven't seen it...I'll be blogging from my cell phone inshallah...its a small place...full of natural beauty...i intend to take a lot of pictures as photography is my hobby...looks like i am about to see my village like never before

books and time

2007-07-28T03:59:00.000-07:00

got my first ever harry potter book a couple of days ago...i've never read a single book on the boy wizard at all. although i have seen the movies...but apparently i am not a fan at all...i am not a critic either...when u talk about novels the first that comes to my mind is tom clancy's splinter cell...with sam fisher killing off his enemies with stealthy action...harry on the other hand is no wonder a big craze...that is why i finally decided to give it a read..to find whether there is a difference between the novels and the movies...i like reading a lot...the thing is u need a lot of time...and these days time is what i have...vacations yes!...probably the university will re-open by this September...till then I've got a lot of time to read and blog about stuff....

menacing templates 3

2007-07-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

to hell with the templates(for now) i cant find what i am looking for...besides i want the new blogger functionality..i know i'll come across some good looking xml template in a few days..or heck i'll make myself a new one :)

menacing templates 2

2007-07-27T03:41:00.000-07:00

finally i got some very good looking templates..now tweaking...then i'll decide which one to use...they are awesome..

menacing templates

2007-07-27T00:31:00.000-07:00

it has been one day only and i am already messing with templates i found this very good looking and simple xml template; tweaked it a little and uploaded it when it was all set...but unfortunately it did not work out...i use mozilla firefox...the template looks brilliant in that...but just to check whether ppl who use ie will be able to see my blog or not...i was shocked...internet explorer did not display my blog correctly..the background was missing, the widgets were not at their places it was a total mess...so i had to settle with this built-in blogger template..it looks good..but its not unique..i wonder how many others will be using the same template...lets see when i find a good unique template...that will work with all the browsers...

first post on new blog

2007-07-26T03:03:00.000-07:00

well here i am...back on blogger...this time more motivated than ever...my old blog

http:\\kingmushaba.spaces.msn.com

well i had enough of it...google is far more powerful....well where to start...i forgot my best buddy's birthday which was on 24th...he also forgot mine this year lol...so i guess we are even...its been more than 10 yrs now to our friendship...he is one of the koolest ppl i ever met in my whole life...the dude rocks...i feel sorry for him as today i found out that he was suffering from food poisoning yet again...i think its the third time...

first a broken heart than a broken stomach

literally...its strange how time passes...it feels as if its passing slowly at present state...but when you look back you learn...i remember me and him sitting in his home playing tekken 3..we were in our early teens at that time...it seems as if yesterday he was sad about something...the crisis he went through...but actually its been quite a long time...

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