10 things i wish we had in Lahore

10. less traffic
9. better street drainage
8. less advertising hoardings.
7. chinese food delivery
6. mexican restaraunt.
5. Classy restaraunts.
4. Sushi joint like yo sushi
3. more professionalism
2. world class cinema(s)
1. tolerance and less judgement!!

this list was compiled after enduring two hours of heat in the traffic.furthermore its lunchtime and im sick of having pizzahut,subway nd mcdonalds.hence my emphasis on food..hehe

five years from now...

it feels as if it was yesterday when i was seventeen..it feels as if if was hours ago when i was 23.time has flown by..two years ago i used to think about my life two years on.those two years have come and gone..now i think about life five years on...and i dont want those 5 years coming and going..for me i feel the decline has begun...this sounds depressing and it probably is but the realisation that the childish innocence of yesteryears is a thing of the past is weird. in the past each birthday would bring excitement.now it only brings dread.instead of a year gained it feels like a year lost...swoosh gone by in a flash.the small body pains here and there.the constant battle with weight(this is seriously pissing me off btw..hehe) the emotional emptiness all combine to leave me bewildred. the fact that 25 to 40 is supposed to be a guys prime is even more distressing. cos now this is it.now you have to make every moment count.its not as if im having difficulty letting go of my immature and carefree stage.to be honest i dont really think i had such a stage.being the eldest child nd all.its just that the last few years have left alot to be desired for.it was always oh ive got two years.but those two years came and went so fast that none of what i had envisaged came to pass.i cant blame time..im blaming myself for wasting it. now im setting new targets and goals.where and what will i be 5 years from now.ive only got one side (business/work)of the answer figured out.the other side (emotional) i dont. as a result ive been contemplating forgetting about the stuff thats not happening and focus wholeheartedly (not that its an either/or situation) on my business and professional life and that unfortunatly is depressing..
Englands in the quarters.they face Portugal which will be extremely weakened cos of the drama yesterday..cant wait for the match!!!

jeepers creepers

for the record ive seen both jeepers creepers..but the movie has nothing to do with this post.infact its about what i seem to be blogging about these days, my new shop..ive got competition!!a warid franchise wala has started displaying tvs,fridges etc right in front of me...aargghh!!!i will wipe him out...i will use all tht is unholy about capitalism to squash him...how dare he?who does he think he is?hehe just kidding..infact its good in a way...it'll keep me on my toes and it'll give customers psycological comfort knowing there are a couple of electronics shops close by where they can compare prices and stuff..khair football fever still rages on....my evenings have become so much more healthier and relaxing ever since the world cup began...i shudder to think about the aftermath...the withdrawal symptoms...im still rooting for england...though argentina are looking very strong along with spain...have a feeling this is going to be one of the better world cups...btw dont know bt anyone else but everytime i log onto orkut im struck by the number of ppl i know whose birthdays are coming up or have just passed...i guess i know lots of geminis and cancers..finally looks like ill be getting out of town soon..a lil R&R would do me the world of good..oh nd one last thing...really would want to thank evryone whos wished me luck in my latest endeavor...thanks a mil nd u all will receive xtra special discounts from me:)

powerhouse pics

finally ive figured out how to post pictures without using that hello thingy..this is just some of the stuff im selling right now...inshallah there will be many more brands soon..for all u lahoris, powerhouse is next to jalalsons department store in main market.

thank God for the world cup!

so the world cup is well underway...what bliss...i love the world cup..i fell in love with the spectacle and the sport in 1990 when i saw the entire Italia 90 tournament.my favorite team was Argentina cos they had maradonna...how i cried that night when argentina lost to Germany in the final.didnt talk to anyone for 2 days...that was my first brush with serious depression...since then my fondness for Argentina might have diminished substantially but my dislike for germany remains as strong as ever...i will never forgive them for making me cry..hehehe...for the record i was 9 years old back then...so coming back to the present my team is England and they literally wilted under the heat...im having my doubts about England but i guess ill stay loyal and stick with them.Brazil were alright but for me the teams in form are argentina, czheck republic, italy,Holland and Austrailia.Australia.the aussies are my dark horses of the tournament..i think theyll spring a surprise or two..business goes well...ive got some pictures of my shop but since im totally inept at using technology it'll take me some time to post them up.haggling is the name of the game...not one person has bought something without haggling..not one!!i must be the only naive pakistani alive who buys stuff usually without bargaining for a lower price...dreading the monsoon season..the heat is driving me nuts but once the humidity starts..argh..khair it ought to be good for my business..Ac sales should increase hehe fingers crossed...just finished the latest season of 24...time pass...no great shakes..!...anyhowz i know ive been promising to be regular here and im doing the exact opposite...things are a bit hectic but im trying my best..hehe...till next time..i use hehe alot...dont i?

cant think of a title

have been awol for a while..totally hectic time..i must admit however that whenever i did have some free time i was too lazy to blog.my apologies.my boards are up on the shop..one of the boards is totally messed up..the designer got the logo wrong..how i dunno...i will post pictures of my shop soon..so far dont have the technology to do it...but very soon will get everything in place. people love bargaining.i for one have never bargained..i mean i have but i usually dont.this gora guy came in and started bargaining like crazy as if i was running a kapra shop or something..it wasnt as if i was quoting him prices from the top of my head.we've got prices listed on the products...fine theres room for discounts but this german guy was ridiculous..he wanted the stuff for free..i guess they have this impression that u have to haggle and haggle to get ure price in the orient..was pretty pissed...told him to find the prices he wanted elsewhere...have a feeling he'll be back...will update if that happens...managed to sneak in a few movies this week...stole a dvd player from my shop..tht helped cos my dvd players have been out of order for a while..saw a russian version of the da vinci code..ppl by and large didnt like it...i thought it wasnt so bad...in fact i enjoyed it.tom hanks was a good langdon i thought...saw albert brooks movie about finding comedy in the muslim world..i dunno about him but i didnt find much comedy in the film.waiting for good prints for MI3 and Xmen3.again im hearing bad reviews for these movies but i just love such action flicks...real quality time pass for me...real funny thing took place this week...my dad came on begum nawazish ali....couldnt believe it when i heard it...couldnt believe it when i saw it...couldnt believe it when its happened...too funny!!my dads so not the person to EVER come on begum sahib's show..i guess that just added to my sense of disbelief..hehe...khair will try to do a do a better job of being regular here...till next time adios!