Pizzas

I love pizzas - they are an absolutely ideal and practical approach to healthy food. At least, from my point of view. The market for Pizzas in Pakistan is however quite not saturated as it should be. There is plenty of room for competition. The first Pizza outlet to open up was if I'm not mistaken was Gino's. Great Pizza!!! but poor marketing. They thought they didn't need to - until Pizza Hut came along. At first it was good, but then the standard dropped. After this we had Pizza Express (not so bad at first) but as usual, when operated by Pakistanis, the standard drops. The franchise closed and the name was changed to Pizza Xperts that still operates a few outlets in Karachi. Soon after that came Pizza Next - their main idea was to capitalize on the Pizza Hut market share by offering same quality pizzas for lesser price and quite a good job they did!!! Following that success story Dominos' decided to join the band wagon. Unfortunately, poor management and marketing research lead to a Pizza which is more like a piece of naan with curry and few pieces of chicken on it. Last but not the least Papa Johns ...ahhhhhh Authentic pizzas at last!! Well, not 100% but they come closest to what my taste buds would like to treat themselves to. Infact Papas have been my next best hangout after Cafe Coffee Day.

I'm sure the market is ready for another Pizza outlet that can come up with more authentic pizzas for our Pakistanis who have by now adapted well to this amazing Italian concept.

the regretting moment ...

why would one of the football GODs' do something like this to end his carrier ... ??

i want to know her name ...

what is her name ... still havn't figured out her name ... JASIM, HIRA HELP ME OUT !!!

free hug campaign ...

Started by Juan Mann

Sometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.

In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

As this symbol of human hope spread accross the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.

In the Spirit of the free hugs campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, If you can reach just one person...

the thousand rupee note ...

Alot of issues have come up for the new thousand rupee note ... people say that the flag on it is a turkish flag ... i just want to clear the misconseption by saying that the turkish flag has 6 spokes on the star where as if you look closely the pakistani flag has only 5 spokes ...

is bush stupid or what ...

liverpool vs. chelsea (1-1)

i just hope chelsea and liverpool stop fighting and act like adults ...

my dream car

An Aston Martin combines three important elements: power, beauty and soul. Aston Martins are truly special - they always have been and always will be.

bad day

today when i went to college i took a bunch of flowers for my new love, even though i was suspended i went to the cafeteria and waited for her like i always do, but instead of her Ms. Rehman came in and started scolding me so i had to give her the bunch of roses. she actually thought i fell for her ... she thought the flowers were for her ... :P
she called me to the principal's office when i gave her the flowers n told me that she was calling me for my suspention's cancellation ... when she went away i bought all the cornettos off Sultan bhai and went to get more flowers ... when i came baq jasim told me that Ms. Rehman was waiting for me in the principal's office so i took the flowers with me and the first question Ms. Rehman asked me when i entered the room was, "are these flowers for me", i mean how important does she think she is to me ... I felt like asking her to get a life for God's sake, i mean look at her age and look at mine ... i seriously do not understand these narrow minded people ... anyway when the principal saw me giving the flowers to Ms. Rehman he got offended and asked me to leave the office ... I quickly ran to the canteen and asked Sultan bhai whether the girl had come or not ... but he said no she didn't ... i was really disappointed because frends had started thinking im some kind of maniac who has really fallen in love this time because i had never acted like this in my life ...
Over all today was the worst day of my life, the reason behind it was that i did not get to see my love the while day ... :

The best player in the NBA ...

There have been many heros in the field of sports, like Mohammad Ali, Hulk Hogan, Tiger Woods, but here was a man with style, one of the biggest legands in the Basketball history Michael Jordan no. 23, one of the most valuable players in the Chicago Bulls.

He was a 6 time NBA play-offs MVP ... He used to score more than 50 points in almost all his games ... The best part of his game were his fakes and jump shots ... One of his very own shot named after him is the Air Jordan which i think is a shot that no human can make, with him flying in the air like Superman or something ... He is more like a man from out of space, an alien for that matter ... Even though he retired from the game of basketball in 1992, he still did not loose his touch when he returned back joining the Wizzards ... He was a bit rusty because of his age but he still dominated the paint like he always did ...

LeBron James and Cobe Bryant are referred to as the next Michael Jordans ... They are not as good as he is but they are pretty good players ...

He finally retired at the age of 40 in 1998 and is still remembered as the best player in the NBA ...

rain is driving me crazy ... =|

the rain is killing me ... it has actually flooded my whole street with water till my knees ... i bet the next thing would be, the children of the servants, in our street actually thinking its a big swimming pool with plastic bags , mosquito eggs and algea/fungus. Now wouldn't that be a sight ... And then in a couple of days they woudl be sick ... Now that would be a torture for us, because our servants would get on our head asking us to provide their children with medicine and paying for their hospital bills ...
So thats wht i do not like the rain ... but on the other hand at least the plants got something to drink, knowing about the scarcity of water in our city ...

my friends do not understand me ...

Ever since i've seen the cornetto girl i've not been myself ... The worst part is that my friends Jasim and Hira think i've lost it and they don't even pay attention to my feelings ... They would rather want to take me to the mental hospital ... Jasim the person who used to admire me and think of me as his idol now thinks im some kind of a freak of nature ... If only that girl talks to me may be i'm going to build up my confidence and get back to my normal self ... I bet shes noticed me, but she wouldn't talk to me, I don't know why ...
If only she talks to me once, my friends would think positively again ... Help me tell me what to do ...

massage

I had the best massage of my life when I was in Pukhet. It was the best massage ever. I called it the cat massage.

extacy

The drug Extacy comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. They can come in the form of a tablet, capsuls, or liquid. The pills come in many different colours, and has many different logos. It has gained alot of popularity over the last 20 years because of its ability to make you feel strong feeling of comfort, empathy, and connections to other people. You can tend to feel like you love someone or something alot and that you have an increased sensitivity to touch, sound, and light.

Alot of people take it thinking it doesn't harm you just just increases the heart rate so that you can dance all night long without getting tired. It might even kill a person if water is not taken with it or if it is taken in axcess.

Positive Effets:

1. Extream mood lift
2. Increased willingness to communicate with others
3. Increased energy
4. Ego softening
5. Feeling of comfort, belonging, and closeness to others
6. Feelings of love and empathy
7. Forgiveness
8. Increased awarness of music
9. Increased awarness of senses
10. Profound life-changing experiences
11. Urges to hug and kiss people

Neutral Effects:

1. Appetite loss
2. Visual distortion
3. Mild visual hallucinations (uncommon)
4. Restlessness, nervouseness, and shivering
5. Change in body temperature regulation
6. Strong desire to do, or want more E, when comming down

Negative Effects:

1. inappropriate and/or unintended emotional bonding
2. tendency to say things you might feel uncomfortable about later
3. mild to extreme jaw clenching, tongue and cheek chewing, and teeth grinding
4. difficulty concentrating & problems with activities requiring linear focus
5. short-term memory scramble or loss & confusion
6. muscle tension
7. erectile disfunction and difficulty reaching orgasm
8. increase in body temperature, hyperthermia, dehydration (drink water)
9. hyponatremia (don't drink too much water)
10. nausea and vomiting
11. headaches, dizziness, loss of balance, and vertigo
12. post-trip Crash - unpleasantly harsh comedown from the peak effect
13. hangover the next day, lasting days to weeks
14. mild depression and fatigue for up to a week
15. severe depression and/or fatigue (uncommon)
16. possible strong urge to repeat the experience, though not physically addictive
17. possible psychological crisis requiring hospitalization (psychotic episodes, severe panic attacks, etc) (rare)
18. possible liver toxicity (rare)
19. possible neurotoxicity (controversial)
20. small risk of death. Approximately 2 per 100,000 users have extreme negative reactions resulting in death. (rare)

the good old times ...

I sometimes look back during my childhood days when I used to read comics. My mother used to get me novels and other story books but I still loved comics, thought the novels were for old people. The best comic book that I enjoyed was the Archie Comics. When ever my mother would take me to book shop I would quitely pick up a couple of Archie comics and buy then before my mother would even notice it.

The character who I liked the most was Betty. Maybe it was her blonde hair. I used to love blonde females and I would tell my mother that i would only marry a blonde. I know that it's kinda stupid but well that was me. :P

Alot of my friends liked Veronica, but somehow I didn't like the attitude she showed, where as on the other hand Betty was a normal, unlike Veronica who was a spoilt rich brat who wanted everything.

So all of you who agree with my choice or disagree just leave back a comment ...

The power of Ice Cream

I'm loosing it!! I can't seem to concentrate on anything these days. I have bunked accounts classes and Mrs Rehman has finally found out. Jasim and I need to apologize to her. How am I going to face her I don't know – after all, I lied to her about my 'daadi ma' kicking the bucket. What's worse is that I'm not even worried about it.

All I want to do is find out who is this Cornetto girl and talk to her. Wait a minute!!! I already had that chance; I blew it twice maybe thrice!! What's wrong with me??

All I think about is that first time she walked in, held a flirty berry cone in her hand and started to eat it. Every bite she took I felt her eat away a piece of my heart. I wanted to go to her and talk. But I don't know what to talk about. Second time I see her…it's the ice cream cone once again!!! Its like when I see her eating an ice cream cone, I imagine her holding my heart – and I just want to go up to her and tell her what she is doing to my heart . . .. . I'm not making sense anymore am I??

I need to examine the cone in detail to figure out what it is that connects us together? What draws me to her? Today I incidentally ate 4 cones in total. Good flavors and I especially love the end of it when the biscuit gets nice and crispy thick with chocolate at the end. Ok I need to go cool off now with another one.

Oh where are you my Cornetto Cone walee??

I don't know what is wrong with me ... I NEED HELP ...

I seriously need help. I don't why but nothing is going my way. I can't seem to understand anything that people say. I think i've gone mad after that Cornetto girl has come into my life, she's practically driven me crazy. I used to be the sort of person who used to attend each and every class, but since the past 2 days I havn't been attending my accounts class. I just sit in the canteen and wait for her to show up again.
All my friends are worried specially Jasim, because I turned down Shaila's offer to a party at her place. This was the first time I ever turned any female down.
Then yesterday I went to the canteen and asked Sultan Bhai to let me know whenever she comes in the canteen. After talkin to Sultan Bhai, I turned back to go and there she was standing right in front of me. Those eyes looking right into mine and those lips giving me a sweet smile. I moved and let her go and sat on a chair near by. She asked Sultan Bhai for a Cornetto and sat on a chair in front of the counter. I tried fixing my hair and walked towards her. Suddenly her eyes looks at me again and I turned back to Sultan Bhai and asked him for a Cornetto with my back towards her. Just can't build up the confidence. Somebody please tell me what to do. I'm messed up.

the mehndi i went to last night ...

last night i went to my frend's brother's mehndi ... enjoyed alot ... even though i screwed up with my dance steps it din matter coz i was havin fun, im not a professional ... the best part waz tht there were alot of chicks starin at me n whistlin n clappin for me ... the opposition party danced on one of the songs we were supposed to perform so my frend n maself barged in and showed them a couple of our kool steps ... instead of the cheerin for the girl's side everyone started cheerin for us ... when the dances got over a couple of females came upto me n told me tht i dance really well n started talkin to me ... they took a email address and asked me to meet them some tym ... i wish every day turns out to be like this day i had ...

if only raves like these were in pakistan ... but apparntly the ppl r too poor to put somethin like this up ...

man i luved "The Guvernment" a club in Koolhaus, Canada ... now this is wht u call real raves man ... artists like Armin V. Burren, DJ Tiesto, and other top ravers r the shit ... the crowd used to go wild but the best part was tht they were in their limits ...

if only the mullas allow them to come here, they wud rock the youth of pakistan ... man i miss the old tyms when i used to party all night ... *sigh* inshallah those days will come once again when i go baq to canada for ma masters ... cant wait ...

the girl of my dreams ...

today when i went to my institute everythin was normal, the same old normal routine breaking up with ma girl with hira's help, hangin out at the canteen with jasim and talkin to Sultan Bhai (the canteen guy) when this extremely hot chick comes into the canteen. i looked at her n was starttled for a couple of minutes ...
she was the most beautiful creature i had seen, more like an angel without her wings.
her hair were as shiny as kiwi shoe polish, her teeth were as white as snow, her face was as clear as a newly made glass, her eyes shining like a diamond, her lips as red as the cornetto flirty berry icecream's strawberry part, her smile much better than monalisa's, her skin as smooth as a baby's bottom ...
did i mention she was awsome ...
and for the first tym in ma entire life it felt funny, somethin like i had never felt like before ... i wanted to go up to her but she knocked me out ...
she asked sultan bhai for a flirty berry ... her voice sounded like a beautiful nightingale ... i cudnt stop staring at her ...
even though she finished her flirty berry and went away i was still in a shock ...
i just wish i can build up the confidence to go up to her ... *sigh*

a funny thing happened on the way to the bathroom

i don't know why I suddenly thought about this incident, which happened more than 10 years ago ... i was staying with my 2 absent-minded, un married but easy-going uncles in an apartment ... one of them was in his 50's, his name was chottay chachu, a 6'4" comic who had the knack for finding something laughable in the most boring or even desperate situation ... the other one was in his 60's, baray chachu a short and fat 5'6" gramps type who loved to tell funny stories and drink rice wine until he was dead-drunk and peed in his pants ... i was stuck with these two unles for two months in that apartment, helping them do their paper work, and going out to do the marketing and cooking for them. But I never got bored, because it was lots of fun watching them discuss their work, always punctuated with funny anecdotes and boisterous laughter ... they were a bit like an intellectual mandarin version of laurel and hardy ... so anyways ... one night, actually it was around 2 a.m., baray chachu wakes, feels his tummy curdle, and shuffles to the bathroom half-awake. He forgets to lock the door, doesn't turn on the light, sits on the toilet bowl, relieves himself in the dark, and falls fast asleep right there.About 10 minutes later, chottay chachu gets up because he has to pee, goes to the same bathroom, also half-asleep, doesn't turn on the light, and proceeds to douse the sleeping gramps with a torrent of warm piss ... baray chachu wakes up startled, doesn't realize what's happening, shouts, gropes and flails with his hands in the dark, and instinctively seizes the "snake" that's hosing him ... chottay chachu also wakes up, alarmed at the hands that seized his "snake", and grapples for control ... im roused from sleep by the commotion, grab a sidearm I keep under my pillow, and rush to where the noises are coming from ... the bathroom light is already on, the tiled floor is wet with pee, and the two clowns are alternately laughing and shouting obscenities at each other for what happened ... when I hear the rest of the story, I laugh with them, shake my head in disbelief, tell them to go clean up their own mess, and go back to my bed, still chuckling ... these are the poignant bittersweet incidents in my life that suddenly pop up in my head when i'm alone, smiling to myself when i dun feel sleepy at night, instead of countin sheep ... =P

Cornered militant blows himself up

The talican commander who bombed himself.

A taliban commander blew himself up after a raid by the security forces in Zhob ... wht r the taliban upto ... ?? they think they're spreadin islam ... this is not at all wht islam teaches us ...

they think they're doin jihad which doesnt seem like jihad at all ... jihad means protecting one's own country n the muslims ... but these ppl r killin their own muslim brothers ... no wonder the top 3 american universities (Standford university, Harvard university and Yale university) dun allow pakistani students to study anymore ... coz they r afraid tht the talibans wud send one of their hypnotised agents to come n bomb their univerisities ...

if musharaf really wants to do somethin for his country he shud first send all the afghan refugies baq and ban all the polical parties frm screwin the lives of their own brothers ... whenever there is riot in any of the cities the economy keeps on goin down the drain n the debts of the country keeps increasin as well ...

if only i was incharge of a country i wud first get all those terrorists in their graves and finish all the corruption before makin new buildings and bridges and other things tht are of utterly no use to the public of pakistan ...

Pirated Harry Potter books seized in India

the indian police seized hundreds of pirated copies of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. the cover of the book looked as if it was the orignal book. these books were being transported to Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkota before the police raided a printing press, a storage depot and a private home in India's southern technology hub of Bangalore.
and the worst part is tht i still din get ma copy of the book ...
if only i cud go to banglore and get one of those pirated copies it wud be cheaper than the copies here ... but then on the other hand it wud cost me more ... i mean its common sense ... i wud hav to pay for the ticket and the visa which wud be 5 tyms more the price of the books itself ... i'd rather wait for the book ... as they all say "sabar ka phal mitha hota hai" ...

Britain hit by worst flooding in 60 years

Britain is facing one of its biggest crisis when one of the biggest floods hit the central n the western part of England on Monday as thousands of people remained stranded in their villages and towns, many without clean water or electricity.

Thousands of homes have been hit by the floods, which have prompted the Royal Air Force to carry out what it said was probably its biggest-ever peacetime rescue operation in Britain.

The worst-hit areas are the largely rural counties of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, where nine flood warnings are in place.

i wish i was there to save some of those ppl too some of which i kno wud be really pretty and hawt lookin girl ... ;)

no but jokes apart i really wanna go help them out ...

bomb scare at park towers

this is an image of the bomb tht was being defused by the karachi bomb squad yesterday at park towers ...

bloody terrorist of karachi screwed up the whole book launchin ceremony of harry potter and the deathly hallow ... it was supposed to be a historical event ... i bet they were just jealous of the fact tht they were not gettin the first few copies of the book ...

the steam pipe explosion in new york yesterday ...

click here to check out the video

a hectic day ...

last night when i was bout to goto sleep my sister called frm singapore tellin me that one of her frend is goin to the lux style awards takin place in malaysia n tht she wanted to go real bad ...
so i called up an office collegue who has gone there to help organize the awards n she told me tht they need volenteers for the back stage ...
i told my sister about it n she was all hyper n happy n it made me feel gud some how ...
in the mornin i had to wake up early faraz asked me to go with him to the gym so i tagged along with him ...
after we were done excercising i went to grab some food frm the snack bar at gymkhana but the waiter tomme tht the snack bar wudn't open till 12 p.m. ... so i just ordered some cheese toast n chicken sandwiches ...
when i got back home my mother asked me to go help my grand father with his computer, coz his printer had a paper stuck in it ...
n then after fixin ma grandfather's printer i just got back home n rested for a while n headed to my office ... n im so sleepy tht i can dose off any second ...
so imma gettin baq to bed ...

makro ... :D

i had alot of fun today ...
i had gone with ma frend n his family to makro for the first time ... it was kinda kool though ..
my frend n maself went crazy there ...
shopped alot but enjoyed more than tht ...
while we were shoppin this internie frm unilever came up to us n asked us to fill this servey form that had to do somethin with tea ...
neway we went baq to ma frend's grandparent's place ... had our lunch n then got baq home ...
when i was on ma way home ma frend called me up n asked me whether i wud like to work for the tma's ...
im not too sure if i can make it though, too bzy with my frend's brother's weddin n stuff ...
oh btw i was just goin through ma old memories when i remembered the conference i had gone to ... it was actually an openin ceremony of this new buildin tht the LG ppl r constructin ... its called G4 ... boy its an awsome departmental store just hope it turns out to look as gud as it has been presented in the model ...
khair neway ... its been a really tirin day today so imma bounce now ...

what does the government want ... ??

i woke up in the mornin took a bath n then went to ma frend's place to study ... n then i went for work ... while i was workin one of ma frends just msged me n she told me tht there was another bomb blast in islamabad ...
dun ppl love themselves ... ?? i mean r they screw in the head or somethin ...
if only i was the leader of this country i wud have actually done somethin ... as in take over all the mosques of the country, n allow females to do whteva they want ... as long as they come to see me everyday ... :)
neway ... im off ...
im kinda sleepy ...

the paki governement

u kno wht ... ?? i hate the pakistani government ... they cant seem to do anything ryte ... ok ... musharaf must hav done some stuff ryte ... but still we're goin down ...

my best frend hates me ... she thinks im a complete loozer ... :(
i help her out most of the tym n she thinks im a loozer ...
wht has the world come to ...
sob sob ... :'( but who cares ... girls r over me neway ...
i've got girls frm every corner of the globe beggin to hook up with me ...
is it my looks or is it just ma personality ...

hmmm ... kabhi ghuroor nahin kiya ....

neway i gotta run ... ma dad's takin the whole family for a dinner so catch maself up later ... :P

of cats and dogs

Heavy rains in the city. Dad came back all soaked from head to toe but its so surprising that we dint get even 1% of the rain that the rest of the city got. I feel kinda left out now that dad has told me the story.

It would have been amazing had the school been open. Last year we had an amazing time bunking out of school right before the first class. There may have been at least 7 people stacked in my santro as we discovered parts of the city which we had imagined, never existed. One hell of a ride. This time though the inclement weather kinda took a toll on everyone. I stayed home watching the formula 1 qualifiers. Luckily KESC stopped playing tricks right when the race was about to start. Too bad Alonso had an engine failure. I have kept such high hopes off him all thru the season.

Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. There is a surprise I should rather keep off the internet, at least for now. But its very exciting and I have a couple of her friends in on the secret so its rather well planned.

the wait is over! im here!

Okay alright!
You must be wondering who I am and why you would be waiting for me!
Well, there can be one of many reasons why you'd want to know yours truly, some of which might be the fact that I'm just too good to be true (goes out to all you ladies out there...your knight has arrived on his steed!)

Let me take this chance to tell you a bit more about me before you start drooling all over your keyboard

Sarmad a.k.a. the world's biggest Manchester united fan!
I'm a go getter and don't usually sit around using the internet!

You'd mostly find be either hanging with my pals, playing soccer or gobbling down my favorite Chinese dish! (long live the chinese for their gift of their cuisine to the world!)

Although on many a occasion, I'd be out with on a date...or two....depending on my schedule ... (ahem)

So rest assured, you're gonna get something tasty each time you pop by to check out the latest "adventures"
in my life.. but for now....cheerio!!