02.06.08
Posted in Fun, Rants, Real Events at 6:49 pm by JonyBr
I am sick. Flu and fever. And I was actually looking forward for this weekend so I can do a lot of pending work as well as sleep as much as I can. My office colleagues want me to go with them to Puala Pangkor and I am - was resistant; I didn’t want to spend more at this point as I already did a lot last month and I have other plans. And of course this weekend was planed for a long sleep, wasn’t it?
And since morning as the fever and flu worsened I started to think, not to go and they started to push to come along. Probably in next 4-5 hours we areL’ultima cosa che chiunque desidera quando giocare online casino online e’ confusione intorno alla tabella di online roulette. scheduled to leave play poker,poker play money,play poker texasapostar jugar onlinejuego instantaneo portales webgames onlinemaquina tragaperras portal webjuegos instantaneosjugar baccaratjuegos azar portal internet,juegos azar,juegos azar portales internetroulette portalruleta portalespremio dinero portaljuegos casino internetjuegos interactivos paginas webvegas casino hotelsjuego casino pagina internetjuegos descargaruleta para jugarganar premios pagina internetrussian rouletteapostar paginas webjugar dados onlineapuesta dinero webjuego ruleta fortunapremios portales internetganar dinero real pagina webjuego interactivo portaltruco para ganar ruletacasinos espana onlinejuegos casino pagina internetjuego pagina internetmaquina tragaperrasblackjack en lineawin roulettejugar portaljuego de ruletaganar premio portales webjugar baccarajugar interactivo lineajugar gratis portal internetjuegue onlinejuegos interactivos portal internetpremio gordocasino en lineacasinos internacionales portalesruleta americana paginas internetvideo poker portal webmaquinas tragaperras lineatragaperras webplay free baccaratcasino con bonus in theDas gilt wenn viele nicht sehr risikobereite Texas Holdem Spieler am Tisch sind , solche Spieler werden auch tight poker und das Spiel dann ein tight play genannt. middle of night so in the morning we can catch the ferry, and I just did a little search to see where exactly this place was and what exactly was there. I found more then 4 thousand pictures tagged with Pangkor on flickr and here are few links. I guess I am more convinced with these pictures then the long speeches they gave me about the place from past 2 weeks.
I am sick. Flu and fever. But I think, I am going there tonight.
PS: I cant find my sucky camera :\
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Okay enough. This way I will endup posting hundreds.
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02.02.08
Posted in Personal at 12:14 am by JonyBr
Past few weeks have been crazy. Immense work load, moving and also some personal things. Although I will be busy next week too, but it’s a short week so hopefully things will turn back to normal. I am suppose to write a lot, but I am not sure if I will be able to when I actually sit back to write. Sigh.
I shall be back – soon.
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01.16.08
Posted in Blog and Bloggers at 7:02 pm by JonyBr
Wanted to blog, but I have been really busy at work. The less available time, I spent in answering The Pakistani Spectator’s interview. Here is the direct link.
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01.10.08
Posted in Blog and Bloggers at 12:41 am by JonyBr
Good God, I didn’t know my all time favorite actor had a blog. The site is pretty simple, a link to chat and the blog. I am too sleepy at the moment, but thought I would share it first.
Here you go, the link.
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01.08.08
Posted in Blog and Bloggers at 4:07 pm by JonyBr
Dr. Farrukk Malik’s honest opinion about my blog, here is an excerpt.
Link to post.
It’s for the first time that I encountered JonyBr at Random Thoughts on Random nights. I happened to read two of the posts with this blog, one titled strange feelings in which the author was not able make the point to why he is writing it all. It didn’t touched me, having read this I clicked away to the home page where I happened to read the top most post present titled You can not make everyone happy. The title was really attractive but when I end up reading this post, I though hmmm ordinary but I will say the write ups were some regular musing that ought to go around and I must respect the choice of the blogger to what he/she wants to write.
It made me smile for 3 immediate thoughts.
1. This is exactly what I meant in my post You can not make everyone happy.
2. This also reminded me something from Mathew (7:1-2) “Judge not, lest you be judged” and a previous post here.
3. This actually increases my ratings on blog ratings sites such as Technorati because of the track back/link. Ah, well, I returned the favor.
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01.06.08
Posted in Real Events, Personal at 11:32 am by JonyBr
On 2nd of Jan I found out it was a birthday of one of the colleague. We are on friendly terms and since she was working too hard from past few weeks I decided to buy a cake for her as a good gesture. Of-course I hoped it might make her feel nice. But a cake without candles? So I ended up buying 36 candles as well, and we actually had a small birthday party in the end. Indeed, as hoped, I think she was touched and said thank you.
But to my surprise I later learnt no matter what you do to spread small pieces of joys you can never make everyone happy. There will always be people, who, for the strangest reasons won’t appreciate, even if you only see them like once a week and for only to say a Hello. Some even said it right at my face and I was like “huh what?”. Argggggg.
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Posted in Blog and Bloggers, Real Events, Personal at 10:29 am by JonyBr
After having a quite lonely new year’s start like always I woke up at 6 AM while it was still dark outside. Since I still had a little time I decided to check my mails first, and ended up on one of the blog which is subscribed in my list. And she (the author) spoke about the phone call she made and how she heard the sound of breaths on the other side, and her thoughts while listening to those breaths. In a complete silence, when you only hear three things, the ticks of clock, your own breath and the thoughts in your head – I didn’t know what I felt, but I do know whatever that emotion was, it was immense. It was pleasing and painful at the same time.
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01.05.08
Posted in Rants, Real Events at 3:42 pm by JonyBr
Alas. It’s a time of shame and embarrassment. I mean really, I feel ashamed. I was so busy, working, that I even forgot it was Friday and I am supposed to leave for a Friday prayer. And it was an Indian, a Hindu friend to remind and ask “Don’t you have to go for a prayer today?”.
“Oh shit, yes I have to”
“How can you forget a Friday prayer?” he asked, and I was speechless.
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Posted in Real Events at 3:26 pm by JonyBr
My New Year eve was spent at home, staying online. Even the online world seemed deserted. Only fifteen minutes before the midnight we went out, found a place some 5 miles away from twin towers and watched the fireworks, from far far away, in small glittering manner. It looked beautiful. As much as I wanted to see it from as near as possible I equally would have hated the crowd and the rush. But bless those people who took some magical pictures and uploaded on flickr, so I can share them here. Anyone interested to see how it may have been can get an idea from these lovely pictures.
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12.31.07
Posted in Real Events, Food for Thought at 4:18 pm by JonyBr
On Saturday, I went to check if Pakistani High Commission lowered the National Flag here in Kuala Lumpur. Yes indeed, they did.
On a different thought, I have always tried to blind myself when it comes to militants and extremists. I have tried to believe it’s only a bubble in the air created by media, west and our own government because no Muslim can actually go to certain limits where they become suicide bombers and kill innocent people. I have lived in Pakistan from Karachi to the remote rural areas as well as I had friends/neighbors who were/are from Balochistan, NWFP and even Afghanistan. All of them had always condemned to the strongest to any such act if it ever happened on any part of the world.
But I had to question my reasoning very recently. I was watching online news of Benazir’s assassination when this Iranian student came to the floor, not my student though; he was there to see someone else when he saw the streaming video of news on my computer screen. I was shocked to hear his excited voice when he said “Alhamdulillah, she is dead”. WT*, how on earth you can say “Alhamdulillah” (Translation: “Thank God”) on someone’s death? My actual conversation with him lasted little longer but more I spoke to him the less I wanted to.
Later I felt maybe these extremists do exist, perhaps not as much as portrayed on media but they do. An educated Muslim who is privileged to visit and study in different country hold so much hatred in his heart for someone he don’t really know, but only because he has seen her giving some comments in favor of west. Then I am sure there must be more and stronger hatred in some black hearts.
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12.28.07
Posted in Real Events at 3:39 pm by JonyBr
I am shattered over the news. I was never a fan of Benazir Bhutto (or Mr. Sharif for that matter, or any other political leader in Pakistan) but this is just beyond my wits. I am out of words. This is inhumane, and I fear the worst, Pakistan is certainly not going into a right direction.
Ultimately, she has become one of those who have given their life for the country, far better then all of us who sit back and bark but never in our life do something about it. Differences apart, this is a great loss to Pakistan which can never be filled, she represented millions from Pakistan and she was hope for millions too. All those fellow country men have lost their final hope.
A jinxed family perhaps, un-natural death hunts them.
I am in office, couldn’t sleep last night, and cant concentrate on work. I will only be able to post this when I get home.
I am not happy, I don’t know what to write.
Oh Allah, have mercy on us as a nation, on Pakistan , on the deposed and her family. We beg for your forgiveness and compassion, and guidance, and patience. Help us. Help us. Help Pakistan.
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12.27.07
Posted in Randomness, Blog and Bloggers, Personal, Pseudo Philosophy at 7:12 am by JonyBr
I have literally forgotten how to blog, how to write. How to collect thoughts, how to dream. How to sit back and think, think about various things, how to feel – I have forgotten how to feel. I have lost it. I can not let my fingers do the job anymore, like just open the word editor and let them play with the keyboard, let them convert the thoughts into words effortlessly, without telling them how to. Now they rest on keys, stay idle. When I look at them surprised, why aren’t they typing, they look back at me – equally surprised. We both know we have lost it, we acknowledge, we struggle, we cry. There used to be ideas, feelings, thoughts, emotions and now, there are events and vague happenings, repetitions.
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12.26.07
Posted in Randomness, Real Events, Personal at 7:29 am by JonyBr
One of my major problem in Malaysia is the normal barbers don’t understand English very well, okay; actually they only understand few words. So in my case, they only grasp the words such as ‘short’ and ‘small’, but they miss the whole ‘how’ part. The result – is obvious, I am ALMOST bald after every hair cut.
On a different note though, one of the things that I like in Malaysia is the no ‘Tip’ culture. Neither they ask, nor do you offer, in some cases offering tip is even offensive.
Yesterday we bought a fridge which was long due too and the reason was no one was at home to receive it when the delivery people will come, so since I still have few days off we decided to get it done and finally bought it yesterday. Its 259 liters, SHARP, should be enough for 2 people I hope. I will have to stay up for few more hours till they deliver it.
Oh and by the way, all these years I used to think Sydney Sheldon was actually a ‘Lady’, only few days ago I found out ‘He’ is actually a guy and very old one too. (Yeah I am ignorant, so what, I never liked his novels anyway)
Continuing on showbiz, I am waiting for the weekend so hopefully I can watch Amir’s ‘Taare Zameen Per’. Reviews are fantastic and since it is Amir I hope the movie will be a nice one.
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12.24.07
Posted in Rants, Randomness, Personal at 4:55 am by JonyBr
• I met few Pakistani’s here on Eid. Most of them because one way or the other, they knew my brother. Spent little time with them and yet once again I was forced to admit that most Pakistani’s I meet are ‘Pessimistic’. They are un-happy. They are earning far more then they would in Pakistan and even more from most people here, but they have their reasons to blame Pakistan as well us the system here. Interestingly enough then they have list of constraints (or I shall call them choices) of what they want to do and what they don’t. Like the world was actually created for them as the Kings. Anyway. I feel it’s for my own good that I spend my time rather alone or with someone else but Pakistani’s, I have never felt hopeful, optimistic after such meetings.
• From past few days whenever I go out I see many beautiful lights and decorations for the coming X-mas, and every time when finally I see those beautiful decorations I realize I should have brought my camera. So yes, till today not a single picture to share.
• Golden Compass was simply a waste of my $11. When I watched the advertisement of the movie it looked nice adventurous one, full of special effects and all. But honestly, its not even worth to watch for free. Sigh.
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12.19.07
Posted in Rants, Randomness, Real Events, Personal at 3:05 pm by JonyBr
• Who on earth travels from one city to another just to have a lunch? And a lunch that costs $200? Oh well, that’s us. It was a long promised treat, so finally threw it away just before my office friend was going back to India to get married.
• I had never experienced Autumn in a way that you can just stand there for 15 minutes and watch continuous fall of thousands of leafs, that too, in the middle of the city. And life is as busy as it always is. But for a dreamer like me I just couldn’t ignore the strange beauty it had to offer.
• There are many things at work which I am not satisfied with, but then again it is how it always is. I am little bit disappointed on some of the recent happenings and how they are being handled. Anyway.
• Eid is tomorrow here in Malsysia, my first Eid out side Pakistan. How I know its Eid is only because I can see in the calendar it is and it is a public holiday. Other then that I am still searching for a single ‘Bakra’ or a ‘Cow’ in the city.
• I am trying to avail some of my leaves, so I will be home and most probably just bored. Although I do have loads of work to finish, but knowing I am just so lazy I cant say if I will be finishing it in my leaves.
• Last night I suddenly remembered her and I cried as hard as I could. I miss her. But the more difficult part if the guilt and un-kept promises, and I know the time has gone. There is no way back and those un-kept promises will just hunt me down all my life.
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12.10.07
Posted in Randomness, Personal at 5:01 pm by JonyBr
1. As a lecturer if you think you can finish some remaining work in your free time, forget about it. There will always be students, coming and asking about many things (assignments/projects/ideas/marks etc)
2. I think KLCC looks beautiful in a different way when it’s raining and top part of the towers is hidden in the clouds. I don’t know what to call it; its like two different kinds of creations are touching each other. One of which is man-made (towers) and another created by the Almighty (clouds).
3. It’s been a month and the pain in my toe is getting worse.
4. Eid and Christmas will be public holidays and I am utilizing some of the remaining replacement leaves as well as annuals. That means I will have some 10-12 days off and I have no idea what I will be doing.
5. Stephen R. Covey will be in Malaysia in March, I would love to attend his seminar but it’s ridiculously expensive, especially if I am just an individual. (PKR 45,000/- estimated, USD 755/- estimated and RM 2500/-)
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12.08.07
Posted in Randomness, Real Events, Personal at 12:52 pm by JonyBr
Work from past few weeks has been stressful. Okay, No, sorry, not stressful, just that it was tiring and the amount of work was much more, I even worked on weekend making it continuous 12 days of work. Still I wouldn’t call it stressful, maybe because I have worked in more, much more stressful environments. And the trend is going to continue for few coming weeks, at least. I do have replacement leaves on 26th and 27th of December, and since 25th is a Christmas, I will be having 3 continuous days off, but then again, I know most of the time I will be just bored.
In other updates I watched the movie ‘The Kingdom’ which was just okay. And I tried Kenny Rogers, since I don’t think they have a franchise I in Pakistan or at least I have never seen one, but the food sucked. It was more like eating a grass, and even the banana muffin wasn’t nice. I am still one of those who convert the currency in Pakistani Rupee when spending, so yeah that was a total waste of my $36.
More later, I am still sleepy and I am starving. So after posting this, I am driving to a near by restaurant for the breakfast/lunch whatever you want to call it.
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11.18.07
Posted in Real Events, Pseudo Philosophy at 1:17 pm by JonyBr
Mark my words, it is ‘Character’.
Of course I am not discussing the basic education which always remain absolute necessary, but higher education.
Having higher education is a decision people make, of course we encourage, but this never meant un-educated people don’t deserve to have a job which can pay the bills and provide basic necessities of life.
Teaching undergraduate level students and different certification in a different country I was opt to admit once again that technically Pakistani students are capable of much more. Its secondary how much you know, but how much you share and use your skills/knowledge to help the society.
There are a lot of other countries which are considered to be ahead of us with less literacy rates, the difference you see in those countries is not in the research centers and universities but on the streets, roads, shopping malls. It’s the people behaving like the people and not animals, it is the traffic that stops on red light even on 3 AM on a small street, and mind you, most of those drivers too, are uneducated by our definitions. The difference that people will carry their junks in their hands till they find a trash bin and not throwing it away on the roads. It is about respecting each other, and every inch of your nation and not only yourself.
You can recognize a group of Pakistani guys from 15 meters away in malls or on roads, I am not saying young guys of other nations don’t enjoy when they are around but there is a difference between enjoying within your boundary or stepping over into others, the same difference like laughing at them, or with them.
I have been asked more then once and from number of people about many things Pakistani’s do and to be honest I have no answer why, all I can do is try to convince it was an isolated case you witnessed, every nation has few bad people.
On a different note though, I am glad the shoe (Khussa, the hand made traditional shoe) I brought for an Indian friend is the correct size and he liked it so much that he has decided to wear it on his wedding in December in India. It just feels so good to know what you bought for someone will be used in India and on such a wonderful event.
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11.10.07
Posted in Blog and Bloggers at 12:35 pm by JonyBr
At least from past three months I am thinking to resume writing in my blog, but can’t seem to find neither thoughts nor time. I remember being out of words, now I am both, out of words as well as out of thoughts. And time of-course. A lot has happened in past few months and I don’t know where to start to update. I will try though, with time. Hopefully.
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04.06.07
Posted in Randomness at 7:23 pm by JonyBr
In past few years I have made number of communities/groups etc on various social networking sites such as Orkut or Facebook just for the heck of it. Normally, only people you know would join it and that would be it.
Recently, I made a group on Facebook and just because I had nothing better to do that night I almost ended up sending around 50 invites to random people to join it. Half of them did, and a chain reaction started. 25 turned into 30 and 30 into 50, its not even been 10 days since the birth of the group and it already have 270 members as I last checked today.
So yes, whenever you need it, I am suggesting you should go for the advertisement, it pays off. Specially, if your product/service is of more important nature.
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