"Bhai! wahi purani kahani ho gai! Socha tha ghar walon ko surprise dunga jaane se 2 din pehle bata ke. Amma ko bataya to kehne lagiN: Choti ki shadi ki tayyari kerni hai, Abba ne kaha: ooper ki manzil banwani hai - aur ghar ke har fard ki farmaishain thi.... kisi ko iphone chahiye tha to kisi ko iPad aur kisi ko Nike ke joote... 10 hazar dollar bachane ke liye phir Pakistan jane ka program late ker diya. Inshallah agle baras...shayed....."
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Pardesi aur Purani Kahani
"Bhai! wahi purani kahani ho gai! Socha tha ghar walon ko surprise dunga jaane se 2 din pehle bata ke. Amma ko bataya to kehne lagiN: Choti ki shadi ki tayyari kerni hai, Abba ne kaha: ooper ki manzil banwani hai - aur ghar ke har fard ki farmaishain thi.... kisi ko iphone chahiye tha to kisi ko iPad aur kisi ko Nike ke joote... 10 hazar dollar bachane ke liye phir Pakistan jane ka program late ker diya. Inshallah agle baras...shayed....."
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Shah Vazeer
Ye dono dost hain. Aur ab bhi Karachi main kahin rehte hain.
Jab main medical school jaane ki tayyari main tha to aik tuition center main parhta bhi tha aur parhata bhi tha. Wahin meri mulaqat Shah aur Vazeer se hui thi. Ye dono aik dusre ke bachpan ke dost the. Bachpan se aik hi school gaye. Aik hi mohalle main rahe. Itne saath rahe ke naam hi 'Shah Vazeer' par gaya!
Un dono ko medical college jaane ka koi shoq nahi tha. Ghar waloN ke zor per intermediate repeat ker rahe the. Magar poora din Tuition Center ke bahir bethe rehte. Cigarette phoonkte rehte. Larkion ko dekhte aur class ka time khatam hota to bus main char ker ghar chale jaate. Main un se poochta ke jab medical college nahi jaana to kiun waqt barbad kerte ho? to hanste rehte. Saal khatam ho gaya. Main medical school chala gaya. Unhon ne science chor ker B.Com main admission le liya.
Kuch dino pehle Shah Vazeer ke mohalle ka aik larka America main mil gaya. Main ne Shah Vazeer ka poocha to usne bataya: "Shah Vazeer ab bhi usi mohalle main, usi makan main rehte hain. Dono ke paas ab aik aik motorcycle hai. Dono ke 3-3 bachhe hain. Shah ki aik choti si kiryane ki dukan hai aur Vazeer apni motorcycle pe supply ka kaam kerta hai. Woh ab bhi yunhi haste hain, khush rehte hain - aur jab koi unse poochta hai: aage kiya irada hai? to woh haste rehte hain"!
Pata nahi kiun? Main bohat dinoN tak Shah Vazeer ke baare main sochta raha! 25-27 baras baad bhi mujeh andar se yun mehsoos hota raha jese Main ne Shah Vazeer ke saath Tutition Center ke bahir saath cigarette na phoonk ker koi galati ker di !!!!!!
Thursday, December 25, 2014
And culture continues...
From uncle Saugoree Urdu blog
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Nuqsan
Zindagi ka aik lamba arsa guzaarne ke baad mujhe samjh aaya ke kitna sach hai ke - asal nuqsan kisi dost ka kho jaana, kisi ka aitmad kho dena, apna waqar - apni izzat kho dena, apne kisi piyare ki judaii, apni sahet ka nuqsan, apne iradoN ka past ho jana aur apne khawaboN ka nabood ho jana hai.
Aik dafa phir se ye sab parhiye aur sochiye - kiya daulat in cheezoN ka madawa ker sakti hai?
Saturday, December 20, 2014
A Quote
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Dilip Kumar's Advice to Actors
Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Sunday, December 07, 2014
On 'Hobby' and 'one labor of love'
darde dil ke waaste paida kiya insaan ko
Saturday, December 06, 2014
On "bare arms"
Someone asked me: "What attracts you most in a woman besides the usual busts and bums?"!
I replied: "I find sleeveless bare arms extremely attractive."
I got an interesting comment: "Did you know Homer in the Iliad refers to certain goddesses as white-armed? So, this was almost their identification. So you are not the only one who is a fan of bare arms. It happened a few thousand years ago:-)"
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
on "Vision"
He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Gran Torino
The best explanation of above statement can be view in Clint Eastwood's movie Gran Torino. I saw this movie some 5/6 years ago but message of movie was so powerful that it is still stuck to my mind. It is a story of a "man" who is trying to teach a growing teen how a "man" should live and eventually die! - when life presents to you nothing but odds.
Trailer here (youtube) or here (IMDb)
Monday, November 17, 2014
Consumed!
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
On Domestic violence / A woman's perspective
I came across your blog recently and realized you make fun of women and their influences on their men. Husbands and wives and their stories are all very amusing. You think love is there when the diamonds are bought and the trips are arranged and the money is being generous. But there is a flip side to it. When a man pushes and grabs a woman in his anger.
When the woman tries to leave as she does not want to increase the tension, he stands in his way and grabs her throat. But when the woman says please do not touch me, he twists her fingers and grab her wrists and tell her that he can touch her when ever he wants to. When he drags her to 'talk' to her. Because he is angry. Because he is the man. Because he can take away to car keys and tell the woman to walk if she wants to go out because it is his car and he can have it and she will not have it. And the woman is thankful that he did not pull her hair out as it would be supremely painful and did not hit the blemish free face as it will leave a bruise and she will not be able to tell the world what happened.
This is where the other side of picture is obvious. A woman with kids and family, a woman who is so independent and well educated, a woman who is the most cherished one by many, that woman is just a commodity behind the close doors. Because that woman went to the gym in the morning and the man did not want to give breakfast to the kids. Where as normally, it would not be a problem, but what if the man is stressed because of work? And as a man, he can make his woman the victim of his wrath and treat her as a animal because he is a man and she is a woman.
Monday, November 10, 2014
One nostalgia
(Sochta hun - bas insaan ke lafzon ki yaad dilon main reh jaati hai - Baqi sab maya hai)
Sunday, November 09, 2014
Donor
Saturday, November 08, 2014
The Judge
Trailer here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBvK6ni97W8
Friday, November 07, 2014
Qaziye-shehar ka matha chumo
inka uthna inka chapkna
jism ka na-mehsoos amal hai
meri ankhon ko mat dekho
inki auT main shaam e gareebaN
inki aaR mai dashte azal hai
meray chehray ko mat dekho
iss mai koi wada e farda
iss mai koi aaj na kal hai
ab us darya tak mat aao
jis ki lehrain toot chuki hain
uss seenay sey lo na lagao
jis ki nabzain choot chuki hain
ab meray qatil ko chaho
mera qatil, marham marham darya darya sahil sahil
Qaziye-shehar ka matha chumo
jis ke qalam mai zehray hilahil, jis ke sukhan mai lehle salasil
ab uss raqs ki dhun per nacho
jis ki gat per lut gaya qazi
ji ki ley per bik gaya qatil
bik gaya qatil, bik gaya qatil
Thursday, November 06, 2014
On Books and Women
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Der Ker Deta Hun Main
Shayed is liye ke Taxi bohat tez chalata tha.
Monday, October 27, 2014
On "Art of Sex"
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Kala Dhaga, Dadi Amma aur 'Middle Child Syndrome'
"Main 'middle child' thi. Mujhe yun lagta sirf dadi mujh se piyar kerti hai. Sab se pehle bhai paida huwa. Beta tha aur pehla tha - saare ghar ka raj dulara tha. Mere foran baad choti paida ho gai. Ghar main sab ki aankhoN ka taara ban gai. Ghar ki princess ban gai...... Main kahin nahi thi. Yun lagta Abbu Ammi adhura piyar kerte hain....bas aik dadi thi jis ke paas main apna har dukh le ker paunch jaati...Dadi ke saath soti, Dadi ke saath khana khati..... 16 baras ki umar main pehla rishta aate hi abbu ne shadi ker di. Jis din meri flight thi, main Dadi ke gale lag ker bohat roii.....Dadi ne seedhe pair pe aik kala dhaga bandh diya.. ...
20 saal baad peechle saal Pakistan gaii to dadi ki umar 90 ke paas ho gaii ho gi. Kisi ko nahi pehchanti thi..main paas ja ker bethi to to mere pair ke kale dhage ko dekh ker, mujhe gale se laga liya..baar baar kehti jaati - 'meri bachii aai hai'.....Bus usi piyar kerne wali dadi ki nishani liye phirti hun."
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Behkawa, Sureh-Falaq aur Macbeth
Few nights ago, as I was reading Surah Falaq to my kids - my son asked me the same question about the true nature of "shar" (evil). I bought him the children's version of Macbeth and as I read with him, I recalled my one blog post from 9 years ago (here) - : "Mujhe waswase or Behkawe ki taqat ka andaza us waqt hua jab main ne shakespeare ki Macbeth parhi !!
Sunday, October 12, 2014
On 'human life span'
As I was listening talk on Ted.com (here) on Human Genome and its effect on treating human diseases etc., it reminded me of Surah Baqarah in Quran. I believe that a one-day human life span will roam around 1000 years. And that is purely from scientific research available to date. But, If you read Surah Baqarah ayat # 94 to 96, it indicates that.
Personal note: It was a bizarre interpretation almost 20 years ago when I first started reading the Quran. Over time I concur with Umar bin Khattab that: "This book cannot be human writing." Nothing makes me believe in Islam except the Quran; otherwise, the history and deeds of its followers often make me puke!
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
On 'Pretty wife"
Aik dost ka khayal tha: Biwi bohat khubsurat honi chahiye, taake ghar aane ka dil kare
Dusre dost ka kehna tha: Ab biwi itni bhi khubsurat na ho ke aadmi insecure ho jaaye
Aadhi zindagi guzar gai - magar maloom nahi kaunsa dost theek tha?
(Not debating here - girl's 'saleeqaye amoore khana daari')
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
On "Shadi"
"Gadhe hain jo shadi, mohabbat ke liye kerte hain"
"Phir?"
"Shadi mohabbat se nahi, 'Respect' se chalti hai. Mian Biwi main muhabbat se ziyada zaroori hai, aik dusre ki izzat ki jaaye"
Monday, October 06, 2014
Sunday, October 05, 2014
One morning Text
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Chota
"A bus full of passengers was traveling while suddenly the weather changed and there was a huge downpour and lightning all around. They could see that the lightning would appear to come towards the bus and then go elsewhere. After 2 or 3 instances, the driver stopped the bus about fifty feet away from a tree and said - "We have somebody in the bus whose death is a certainty today. Because of that person everybody else will also get killed. I want each person to go one-by-one and touch the tree trunk and come back. Whomsoever death is certain will get caught up by the lightening and will die. But everybody else will be saved". They had to force the 1st person to go and touch the tree and come back. He reluctantly got down from the bus and went and touched the tree. His heart leaped with joy when nothing happened and he was still alive. This continued for rest of the passengers who were all relieved when they touched the tree and nothing happened. When the last passengers turn came, everybody looked at him with accusing eyes. This passenger was also very afraid and reluctant. Everybody forced him to get down and go and touch the tree. With a fear of death, the last passenger walked to the tree and touched it. There was a huge sound of thunder and the lightning came down and hit the bus - yes the lightening hit the bus, and killed each and every passenger inside the bus. It was because of the presence of this last passenger that earlier, the entire bus was safe and the lightning could not strike the bus."
Monday, September 29, 2014
Makafate-Amal
Jab main America naya naya aaya to paise nahi the. Kai 'odd jobs' ki. Aesi hi aik 'odd job' kuch dinoN ke liye aik desi grocery store pe ki. Desi grocery store aik Pakistani mian biwi aur unhi ke rishte ka koi bhanja chalate the. ...
Woh grocery store ajeeb bai-maani ki dukan thi.......... Logon ko bagair ring kiye, sales tax bachane ke liye, cheezain bechna.....logon se udhar pe maal le ker paise wapas na kerna... credit cards ke fraud kerna .... Gangs se chori ka maal khareedna... aur aese kai kaam hote the ...Bhanje ko bhi us haram ki kamaii se barabar ka hissa milta
Aik din aik shaks dukan main daakhil huwa aur us ne kaafi hangama khara kiya. Baqol uske, uske 25 hazar dollar un mian biwi pe nikalte the... Koi 'writen contract' nahi tha....jaate jaate woh shaks kehta gaya: "Nahi aaunga yahan ab kabhi apne paise lene! Nahi chahiye mujhe ab ye 25 hazar dollar - magar khuda kare tum teeno kutte ki maut mare jao"
Aik mahine baad, unho ne mujh pe 50 dollar chori ka ilzam lagaya aur bagar koi salary diye farig ker diya. Mujeh wo shaks bohat yaad aaya!
Baat guzar gai, mujeh residency mil gai. ...Is baat ko koi 14 baras guzar gaye. Main kisi kaam se us shahR wapas gaya to socha purane logoN se mil lun. Pata laga
Basheer Bhai Lahore apne rishte-daaroN se milne gaye the, wahan kisi ne purani dushmani ki aag main unhe goli maar ke laash kuttoN ko daal di....... Waheeda Baji ko stroke huwa aur phir heart attack main faut ho gain... aur bhanje Hamid ke peeche koi Mafia wale aese lage ke aik raat usne khudkushi ker li.
ye Duniya bhi ajeeb jaaye-makafate-amal hai
Saturday, September 27, 2014
On one 'Irresponsible comment'
A few days back, I was watching the desi channel with one of my uncles. As we watched the news of horrific floodings in Pakistan, my uncle said: "Kiya tabahii aayi hai." I irresponsibly commented: "Such a country deserves to be drowned."
That night, I dreamt that my hometown in America was flooded, and our local community was trying to put on sandbags. Despite their warning, I drove my car into standing water with my two kids in it, and now my car is submerged in standing water. As I can see the sky from my sunroof, I try to open it, but now all doors are locked. I see myself freaking out and panicking. Fear was so intense; I woke up from the dream with sweats and a heartbeat going into atrial fibrillation. Suddenly, I recalled my irresponsible comment.
I sat at the bedside, drank a glass of water, and sincerely asked for forgiveness from the Almighty. I felt some peace in my heart, went to bed, and slept for ten more hours.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Ducklings vs. Stairs
Monday, September 22, 2014
Honesty in everyday life
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Mard aur Aurat - 2
Man is an idol-worshipper. He carries many small and large idols in his heart. Woman is Monotheist. If you dissect her heart, you will find only one lord after All Mighty, soaked in her blood).
(Ashfaq Ahmad in "sona mila na pi mile" = neither found gold nor beloveds)
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Mard aur Aurat
"Agar Mard ghar main aurat se ziyada kasab kerta ho to kafalat ke saroor main zindagi guzarne lagta hai - Aur agar aurat ghar main mard se ziyada paise kamana lage to garoore-hakmiyat main mubtala ho jaati hai".
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Ease
"Girl always like to see a man again only if he does not intimidate her and if she feel at ease. Try to make her feel at ease and she will look forward to see you again".
Larki ne to mujeh reject ker diya magar ye sabaq yaad reh gaya - aur zindagi main bohat kaam aaya.
Sunday, September 07, 2014
Gareeb ki lori
"Ek bagal main chand hoga, Ek bagal main rotian
Ek bagal main neend hogi, Ek bagal main lorian
Hum chand pe roti ki chadar Daal ker so jaayain ge
Aur neend se keh dain ge, lori kul sunane aayain ge"
In one armpit carrying moon, and in other armpit bread
In one armpit carrying sleep, and in other lullabies
We will spread bedsheet of bread on moon and would sleep (soundly)
and would tell sleep, lets do lullaby tomorrow"
Link for folks who don't have access to youtube:
http://tune.pk/video/3836612/ek-bagal-mein-chand-hoga-gangs-of-wasseypur-2
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
5 Quotes on War
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
Only the dead have seen the end of the war. ~ George Santayana
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. ~ Oscar Wilde
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Dilemma of woman in 'love triangle'
In love triangles, I found one man is usually a handsome, logical character but of dry nature, while the other man carries the juicy 'bad boy trait.' It is undoubtedly the truth, though, beyond comprehension, that a woman's heart usually feels attracted to a bad boy, but her brain and social pressure pull her to the other.
In Woody Allen's movie, the girl finally chooses the 'bad boy.' And, for me, alcoholic Sydney Carton, at last, remained the hero of Charles Dickens, not Charles Darnay.
(Critics think that Charles Dickens portrayed himself as Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton as two shades of his own. And there was an 18-year-old girl in his real life whom he wrote as Lucie in the novel).
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Dusra Kutta
(Beautiful audio- total time 8 minutes)
Thursday, August 28, 2014
House and Woman (Wajoode-Zan)
"....Every house needs a woman. A woman can survive without a man if she has kids but a man cannot survive without a woman even if he has kids. I checked out a house when I was house hunting and there was this guy with three kids. And the house was perfectly fine but it was obvious that no woman lives there. It was almost grey and I am not even kidding. And I told the owner that as well. With all the headache woman brings to one's life, she also brings all colors to life. As Iqbal said: Wajoode-Zan se hai tasveere kaainat main rang..."
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
On "Dickens' Opening Statement"
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Shumaila
Meri teesweeN salgirah (30th Birthday) pe mere doston ne mujeh surprise dene ke liye shumaila ko book kiya tha.
Masood (here) ki dosti khatam hone ka dukh bohat taaza tha. Main ne apne birthday pe poora din hospital main kaam kiya aur sham ghar aa ke so gaya. Abhi Amma ko Karachi phone ker ke receiver cradle pe rakha hi tha ke mere apartment ke darwaze pe dastakht hui. Main ne darwaza khola to Shumaila thi. Main samjha koi galati hui hai, magar us ne mera naam le ker andar aane ko kaha. Woh andar aa gai aur aram se sofe pe beth gai. Kehne lagi: 'Main aap ki salgirah ka tohfa hun'. Jab sari haqiqat aashkar hui - to main ne shumaila se kaha; "mujeh afsos hai ke aik Pakistani larki America main ye kaam ker rahi hai".
Shumaila ki majboorioN ki aik lambi list thi. Chicago aa ker mian ne ghar se nikal diya tha. Peeche Pakistan main 4 bahenaiN thi. Boorhe Ma Baap the. Sach poocho to mujeh Shumaila ki story main koi interest nahi tha. Un dino har Pakistani apne saath aik kahani liye ghum raha tha. Main ne Shumaila se kaha: "Dekho larki! main nahi chahta ke, koi larki apni majboorioN ke baais mere saath hum-bistar ho. Tum jab tak chaho yahan ruko - aur jab chaho ja sakti ho".
Meri mez pe Faiz sahab ki nuskha-haaye-wafa pari thi. Kehni lagi: 'Aap Faiz ko perhte hain?' Ye woh waqt tha jab mujeh Faiz sahab ka aadha kalam az-bar tha. Main ne Chai banate huwe use Faiz Sahab ki 3/4 nazmain sunai to woh khil si gai. Kamre ka mahol thora 'halka' ho gaya. Hum batain kerne lage
Shumaila Panjab University se Urdu literature main masters thi! Urdu shayeri pe us ki khub dastars thi. Kehne lagi: 'Bohat dinoN baad shayeri ka maza aaya hai. Aur sunain na?" Main ne kuch aur nazmain sunai. Magar jab main ne use Nasir Kazmi ki nazam: "Woh sahiloN pe gaane wale kiya huwe" sunai - to Shumaila bilak bilak ke rone lagi. Kehne lagi: "Pakistan bohat yaad aa raha hai".....
Woh poore chaand ki raat thi. Kehne lagi: "aap please light off ker dain". Chicago ke chand jesi chandni shayed duniya main kahiN nahi hoti. Poora kamra chand ki chandni se bhar gaya. Hum dono chai peete rahe aur subah 5 baje tak batain kerte rahe.
Phir usne kaha: 'Ab main jaun gi, werna meri fajar ki namaz nikal jaaye gi". Main ne hairat se uski taraf dekha to woh kuch nahi boli bulke apni bari si bag se jaa'namaz nikali aur kehne lagi: "Layi to apne liye thi magar aap meri taraf se rakh lain". (Allah jaane, main kahan se use namazi laga)
Shumaila khud to chali gai mgar main aaj bhi us ki jaa'namaz saath liye liye phirta hun. Kehte hain pehla sajda sab se ziyada qimti hota hai. Agar zindagi main kabhi namaz parhi aur apne rab ke huzur hazir huwa to mera pehla sajda shumaila ke naam hoga!
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
On "Nirvana"
(That's also explain, why I write blog)
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
RIP Robin Williams
(See the youtube clip below and try yourself standing on table and look around the room)
I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. You see, the world looks very different from up here. You don't believe me? Come see for yourself. Come on. Come on! Just when you think you know something, you have to look at it in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try! Now, when you read, don't just consider what the author thinks. Consider what you think. Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! Don't just walk off the edge like lemmings. Look around you. There! There you go. Yes! Dare to strike out and find new ground.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Maryam Apa
....Aur phir kuch arse baad Maryam apa hamara mohalla chor gain. Magar unka khubsurat chehra hamesah mere saath raha. Jahan Shehzadi ki koi kahani parhi, Maryam apa yaad aa gain.
Phir main America aa gaya. Aahista Ahista un ki yaad mehv ho gai. Barson beet gaye. Zindagi main phir aik mor aaya, jab main ne apne bachhon ko shehzadi aur Jin ki kahani sunana shuru ki. Maryam Apa ka khubsurat chehra phir aankoN main cha gaya.
Peechle December, aik shadi main Maryam apa ki bhanji mil gain. Main ne Maryam Apa ka haal poocha, to usne bataya: Maryam Apa ke saath bohat buri hui. Yake baad degre 6 bachhe paida kiye. Barson se shohar unhe maarta peetta hai, dande se kutai kerta hai - aur aksar ghar se nikal deta hai. Korangi ke kisi be-haal chote se mohalle main guzara ker rahi hain. Us ne apne phone pe tasveer dikhai to yaqeen nahi aaya, ye wahi Maryam apa hain. 35 baras main unho ne 100 baras ke safar tey kiya tha. Chehre pe jhuriaN ubhar aayi thiN. Un ki tasveeer dekh ker mujeh laga shayed hawa main 'oxygen' ki kami ho gai hai. Mera dum ghutne laga tha. Main taza hawa ke liye hotel se bahir aa gaya.
35 baras lag gaye mujeh ye baat samjhne main ke, jub main ne un se kaha ke: "Aap bilkul us Shehzadi jesi hain, jinhe Kohkahaf ka jin utha ke le gaya tha" - to kiun unki aankhoN main aansu ubhar aaye the!
Ye hamari kesi zindagiyaN hain, jahan koi shehzada nahi aata - aur kai Maryam ApaiN maut tak, be-haal mohalloN ke barzakh main jhulasti rehti hain!
Friday, August 01, 2014
An extended meaning of "Halal"
Few days ago, we went to a restaurant. I ordered my favourite 'medium done rib eye steak". My maulvi friend informed me that in restaurants steaks taste very yummy because in farms they castrate bulls (cutting testicles), which make bulls chubby and end result is yummy steaks due to high fat. And then he made an interesting statement: "Halal does not only mean to eat an animal who is koshered with God's name but also include animals who are properly and rightfully reared and grazed before Qurbani".
Aur main sochta raha - is defination se kitne log Halal khate honge?
Saturday, July 26, 2014
A little story of forever moment - 2
I have my own share of nostalgic forever moments like any other human - and - often wondered in the middle of the night.
Friday, July 25, 2014
3 wishes of Alexander the Great
Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit Him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror called his generals and said, "I will depart from this world soon; I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail."
With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king's last wishes. "My first desire is that," said Alexander, "My physicians alone must carry my coffin." After a pause, he continued, "Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury. " The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute's rest and continued. "My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin."
The people who had gathered there wondered at the king's strange wishes. Alexander's favourite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. "O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled, but tell us why do you make such strange wishes?"
At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: "I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure anybody. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted. The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth. And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world."
Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last. . . .
Thursday, July 24, 2014
5 options
Sunday, July 20, 2014
On "Mir Taqi Mir"
Note - This shyr is controversial. This couplet has also been referred to a relatively unknown poet: MUNSHI ANWAR HUSAIN TASLEEM
Saturday, July 19, 2014
A little Story (of a forever moment)
There was a time when there was a guy who I truly, deeply, madly loved. We were in a forest, no really, we were in a actual forest, somewhere deep. It was early night time. And I was sitting beside him and we were talking. I cannot tell you how lovely I felt at the time. I was in 2nd year in medical school. He was a year senior. And then it got really late and we lost the way back and he picked me up in his arms (difficult to believe but I was around 50 KG at that point in my life) and it was the most romantic thing ever. I literally felt I was like a feather. To this day, if someone passes by wearing the similar kind of perfume that guy used to wear, I stop in my tracks.
Oh doctor, aatish tab jawaan tha.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Diamond(s)
Shayed aesa is liye hai ke - aurat "heere" ke saroor main goom reh ker har gum bhool jaati hai - aur - mard is gum main ghul jaata hai, ke itne qeemti heere ki heefazat kis kis tarah karun!
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Four Teachers
1. Books
2. Travel
3. People (log)
4. Poverty
Read book everyday, even if its your wedding day. Travel if time and money permits, even a short day trip excursion to nearby places. Aur, insaan is kaainat ki sab se bari kitab hai. And I wish my kids get their share of days in life without a penny in pocket, scratching head to find a way out.
Friday, July 04, 2014
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Story of a Cherry tree
A little boy who lived in that house loved to come and play around it every day. He used to climb the tree , ate the Cherries, played around and took a nap under the shadow…He loved the tree and the tree loved to see him play. Time went by…The little boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money…but you can pick all my Cherries and sell them so you will have money.”
The boy was so excited. He picked all the Cherries on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy grown into a man returned. The tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t come back afterward. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” The tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and didn’t come back for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after he had been gone for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more Cherries to give you.” The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite,” the man replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now,” the man said. “I really can’t give you anything… the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with sadness. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled.
The tree in the story represents our parents. When we are young, we love to play with them. When we grow up, we leave them and only come back when we need help. Parents sacrifice their lives for us.
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
On 'Mortality' & 'Simple Joys of Life'
Monday, June 30, 2014
On "Caller ID"
I realized, how precious is that feeling of unknown expectation, excitement and suspense - and more importantly for human bonding, as people hear you in your voice!
Indeed, technology beyond certain limit is a curse and come with its own price.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Insaan Aur Gadha
Meri umar shayed 7 baras ho gi, jab unki banaii hui film 'Insaan aur Gadha' release hui. Main ghar pe shikayat na ker dun, is dar se cousins mujeh bhi Sunday ka matinee show dikhane le gaye. Us film ne mujh pe bohat gehra asar chora. (since that film - Film star Nisho remained my all time crush)
Film aik Gadhe (played by Rangeela) ke gird ghumti hai, jo logon ke zulm se taang aa ker khuda se dua kerta hai ke mujhe insaan bana de. Uski Dua qabool hoti hai. Woh insaan ban jaata hai. Magar insaan ban ker use jo tajarbaat hote hain, woh khuda se phir Dua kerta hai - "ya khuda mujeh phir gadha bana de!"
(Kehte hain, Bhutto sahab is film pe kaafi naraz huwe the - kiun ke aik scene main rangeela sahab bhutto ke andaaz main gadhoN ke jalse se khitab kerte hain)
Mujeh insaanoN ki is duniya main, kabhi kabhi woh film bohat yaad aati hai
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Aik French kahawat
"Duniya main saare masle tab shuru huwe, jab se aurat ne sex ka maza lena shuru kiya" *
Aksar apni thoRi khujate huwe sochta hun - shayed theek hi hai!
* Life's all problems originated since women start enjoying sex
Monday, June 23, 2014
On 'Forbidden Sin'
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
A quote
“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.” ― Napoleon
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Con Artist
Main to 35 baras aik 'Con Artist' ki biwi rahi - magar khuda na kare kisi ghar main koi 'Con Artist' paida ho.
Kuch log paida hi 'Con Artist' (Dhoke baaz / thag) hote hain. Ye unki sar-sasht main peenha (embedded in Genes) hota hai. Ye waqt aane pe ma-baap, bhai-bahen ya khud apne biwi bachhon ko bhi dhoka dene se nahi chugte. Inka pata tab chalta hai, jab ye aap ki zindai ka hissa bante hain. Ye jhoot bole bagair, logon ko 'cheat' kiye bagar zinda hi nahi reh sakte. Aik nafsiyati marz hai jo aas paas kai logon ko barbad ker deta hai.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Your love language?
- receiving gifts, - You feel loved by getting gifts
- quality time, - you feel loved if someone spend time with you
- words of affirmation, - you like to get acknowledgement
- acts of service, - you feel loved if someone do stuff for you
- physical touch - you feel loved by hugs and cuddling
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Breakfast
It was a busy Morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an Appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, Knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.
On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the Doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'
He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'
I had to hold back myself as he left, I had goose bumps on my arms.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Kan Kun (Miner)
I would advise any reader of this blog to at least hear his following pod cast. It is a pure delight and gives you an unique look on any simple human life - Kan kun (Miner)
http://valueversity.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/kankun-by-shariq-ali-awazay-urdu-short-story.mp3
You can hear and read all his work at his website http://www.valueversity.com/
Friday, May 16, 2014
A quote on life
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
A quote
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
Gusse ki Aankh
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Sherlock Holmes - 2
“There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion,” said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. “It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers.” (Sherlock Holmes in 'The Naval Treaty' - Part 1)