Stick to it and make yourself useful

Okay here goes nothing. I’m seriously sick of scribbling every now and then and then throwing some of my best ideas into the “drafts” column, never to look back.. There are atleast 4o posts in there, waiting for the Dear me to spare some time AND FINISH WHAT I STARTED, huh! I get these amazing ideas (being modest, I promise) and then nothing, NOTHING! I don’t use them, I don’t write about them, I don’t do anything about them. I’m just a lazy, lazy ummm person :S just like most of you. Who waste their time doing silly things, things that are not useful at all. Completely lost in their one-and-only, oh-so-highly-precious life.

I don’t wanna be like the way I am currently. I wanna change, I know where I lack, a little fixing here, some welding there (hand me the blow torch) and I’m back on track, insha Allah as if haha! :p

No! Not any more. I’m not gonna sit here and ruin myself, I’m gonna go out there and do my best, God willing. I’m gonna be who or what I wanna be. I know what I want and now all I need to do is plan how to get it (It’s My Life playing in the background)

But what are you gonna do, my friend? pointing fingers* You don’t know what you want from your life, you haven’t a clue, have you? haha! thought so. So, what you gonna do, huh, what you gonna do about it.

Have a thought, for a change.

Dream big and live it

A couple of days back, I was watching the movie, “Lagay raho munna bhai” (If I’m not wrong) well Munna bhai II. You must have seen it, have you? If not then go watch it before reading further hehehe :p

Oh well, in the movie, there comes a part where all the retired, aged basically “unwanted” elderly folks are politely kicked out of their houses by their children and now all of them share a house and all that Jazz. In one particular scene which made gave me food for  thought was: All the elderly folks were sitting together and discussing what they wanted to do all their life but because of the responsibilities, priorities and God knows what, they couldn’t live their dream. One wanted to fly, the other had a passion for singing, and  another wanted to marry, again, and so on…

But the main point here is, all their life, lemme stress on it “All their freaking life” they didn’t have time for themselves. It’s surprising that they hadn’t fulfilled their “dreams” by the age of 60 even. I know, life can be tough sometimes, sometimes it may seem that it’s cruel even but still. Their over-indulgence in other affairs had left them clueless of what they “wanted” from life. Shame!

Don’t let this happen to you, don’t just let the days go by, live every sec. Make plans, know what you want, set your priorities and give yourself a “high-priority” tag and then decide.

Shuffle, rearrange, shuffle again, your thoughts, your life and take control. Because, time, my friend, is an invaluable treasure. Therefore, instead of wasting it, take an instant decision and use time in a worthwhile way. Take some action before it’s too late and you’re too old to live your dream.

Know what you’re doing,
Think again!

Younhee tamam hota hai

Youhee subha shaam hoti hai,
Zindagi apni tamam hoti hai.

Na kuch paaya, na khooya,
Jeewan ko apnay tamasha banaya.

Nadaniyon mai guzri apni tou zindigani,
Kadar iss zindagi ki humnay na jaani,
Kuch pal milay jo,
Hass ro kai beethay,
Haqiqat humnay kabhi bhe na maani.

Hy,
Younhee subha sham hoti hai,
Zindagi apni tamam hoti hai!

Been wanting to spare some time for myself, for quite some time now. But all in vain. I don’t even offer my prayers on time. How stupidly lousy I am. How ignorant of the consequences. How imensely oblivious of the outcomes. How ashammed of myself I truly am, right now.

It’s 2 in the morning and I haven’t offered my night prayer, uh man! I hardly ever wake up for fajr you know what, one of the identificication characteristics of ‘hypocrite’ is that they miss/ not regular in morning and the night prayer.Damn!

For how long, am I gonna live, 5 to 10 years maybe, make it even 20, what then? After that I’ll have to face all my short comings. Uh!

I disgust myself,
I truly do!

“Snake-bitten chicken” for dinner?

Well, how would you feel if you asked your mum or wife, what’s for dinner? And she replied : Snake-bitten chicken. Well for us Pakistani’s, it’s nothing more than a bad joke but for Chinese, it’s actually “a treat”.

It’s a strange strange world out there. Yes most definitely. And it keeps getting stranger and stranger.

Perhaps you have noticed that restaurants like to give their food interesting/ weird names. Perhaps you have also avoided ordering the dish by its interesting/weird name maybe because it’s completely ridiculous or maybe you don’t wanna make a fool out of yourself, pronounce it wrong and be the joke of the day. So, just say I want item number LE 10053

But, for a minute, just imagine if this was NOT the case, and you find yourself in a Chinese restaurant. A real Chinese restaurant in China, not in Pakistan. And the menu says, “snake-bitten chicken” is our dish of the day. Well the name is now less interesting and more weird. But beware, When you’re having Chinese food in China, don’t be fooled, they literary do serve what’s written in the menu, Literary!

The image that I’m about to post here might be  sickening to few, “delicacy” for many, where a waitress demonstrates how to prepare a Chinese specialty known as “Snake-bitten Chicken,” at a restaurant in China’s southwest municipality of Chongqing

Courtesy>>>

So, a dish named “Son of a botch” okay-ly appetizing in Pakistan is far, far better than a “Snake-bitten chicken” in China

Next time, when you are in Pakistan, feel free to order all the dishes with interesting cum weird names, that your waiter can’e even pronounce hehe, just Thank Allah that you’re in Pakistan and not in China

On this note,  whenever you plan to dine out, order the most weirdly named dish on the menu!

Happy eating!

All work and no tweetin’…

Twitter users are surprisingly increasing. With it’s up-to-date  and user friendly applications, tweeting was never this easy. Regardless if you’re going for lunch or need to spread a rumor, a single tweet will do the trick.

It’s fun using twitter. It caters for both professionals ans social butterflies. What more could you ask for.

Happy tweeting folks!

Learn from The Best

In Chapter 19, Al-Naml (The Ant), verse 19, Solomon (Hazrat Suleman R.A) makes a powerful yet humble supplication to Allah. He says:

“My Lord, arouse me to be thankful for Thy favor wherewith the thou hast favored me and my parents, and to do good that shall be pleasing unto Thee, and include me in (the number of) thy righteous slaves.”

What a beautiful one, indeed! In prayers you communicate with Allah Almighty, do you comprehend how powerful this communication and the word Almighty is? Don’t just say your “dua” for the sake of saying it after every salah but take it as a golden opportunity to forward your message to Allah. Keeping this mind, you’ll be surprised how it works wonders for you. And please, don’t just cram some verses in Arabic without knowing their meaning and true essence in mind, a supplication can be as powerful as one in Arabic, if it comes straight from the heart. There is no point in cramming them without any true understanding, so first learn their meaning and then include them in your daily supplications.

And since I plan to share some supplications from The Glorious Quran here, God willing, you can make most out of it and learn them by heart. Because you’ll be learning from the Best, The Word of Allah.

So please, make this dua one of your daily routine one’s. And please do remember Pakistan, Palestine, Kashmir and other Muslim countries in your prayers.

Pakistan Zindabad!

A Picture Says More Than A Thousand Words

Do you Agree or Disagree?

 

Change

Are you familiar with this word? How often do you hear it? No, never, not often, everyday? So, what is change? Why is change important? Is is wise to bend rather than to break? What is change to you?

Change to me, my friend brings out the best in you, it makes you a better human because it allows you to explore your abilities and polish your skills. Opens new horizons for you to explore, so you never get bored of yourself. And who can get enough of the person having gazillion interests. (with a hint of exaggeration hehehe)

You discover new ideas, thoughts, feelings and the best of all, new-world around you. You won’t get bored anymore.

1. But the first step to change, is self-assessment and that my friend ain’t THAT easy. All you need to do is, be honest to yourself, filter out all the things you don’t want in yourself  by first jotting ‘em down on a piece of paper. Once done get to second level.
2. Now the second level is that you, give it your best short and do wonders. Now there there, it won’t happen overnight but it won’t take THAT long as well.

Do it often, filter out unnecessary habits and make some space available for some fresh ones. Those who change will get spiritual wisdom. Conversely, those who have wisdom will decide to change. Because only stones don’t change

Live a better tomorrow.

It’s been long… way long

I’ve been wanting to write an article for the past flippin’ two days and yet unsuccessful. I’ve thought about 4 -5 topics, but keep dumping it for one reason or the other. Ager aisay he raha tou kaam kaisay challay ga ustaad, hehehehehe

I’m afraid I’m actually experiencing “writer’s block” hahahahaha as if… you know the rest why, why aren’t words pouring down onto me, who’s stopping me from yelling the truth out, who? who who?

First I was gonna write about something, then…

1. Something
2. Namaz momin ki Mairaj?
3. Albert Einstein
4. Feeding the poor

See, such beautiful topics and I don’t have a word to write about ‘em. Tsk tsk tsk, what a shame. Do you ever feel this way? do ya? do ya? Do ya?

Fight for your KFC

Yes, fight for your right. Right to eat a juicy, tender, hard crusted chicken 2 “o” clock at night. The story goes like this. We ( my hubby and myself) decided to have a KFC sehri at home. Now all I had to do was to make a call and I did. I made my first call at 2, roughly. We both knew what we wanted, so placing the order was a biggie biggie time saver.

2:05 am: (Tring trying! hello this is blah blah from KFC may I help you.) Order successfully placed, now we wait for half an hour.

2:30: we wait.

2:40: And we kept waiting.

2:50: waiting! Now that was too much, they had crossed the line, I had to do what I had to. So, I called them back to check what’s going on.

Tring tring: Look Sir, I placed an order more than 4o minutes ago and it hasn’t been delivered yet.

KFC guy: Mam actually there was somekinda ”technical fault at our head office so now we’re taking the orders i black and white, sorry for the inconvenience but now you’ll get your order in less than 3o minutes.

Me: aaaaa okay, but please, make it quick will ya!

3:00 am: And we’re still waiting!

3:55: Oh boy I was crazy mad, there was nothing that was going to stop me from bullshitting the guy. So, I picked up the phone, dialed their number and said what I needed to say.

KfC guy: maam your order has been dispatched and you’ll get it in less than 5 minutes, don’t worry.

Oh hell I won’t, you’re the one who should be worrying boy!

4:15 am: Livid! Livid! Livid! Danger level! Wish I could punch him in the face, kick him hard enough to make him choke.

KFC guy: In a dry tone, maam if you want the order, we’ll get it delivered in 30minutes.

Me: HELL NO!!!

After I regained my conscious, I realized that I was actually letting them win the battle, If I wanted to have my KFC meal, who in earth are they to put me off. I rang them again and asked for their head office number. Got it, rang to his office, nobody picked up hmmm

Rang back to the KFC branch in Cavalry Ground, asked to talk to the manager oof the branch, told him everything, we was being very appologetic and said, if I was still interested he would get me my meal delieverd in 10 minutes.

Me: Hell YEAH!

And withing 10 minutes my hubby and myself were enjoying our well earned KFC meal

Moral of the story: Don’t let your emotions take control over yourself, Takee charge and fight for your right!

Go for it!

Recipe for Happiness

You won’t like it – You’ll Love it!

All you need>>>

Patience——————– Two heaped cups
Love———————— One heartful
Generosity—————– Two handfuls
Understanding ———– One headful
Humor——————— a dash
Kindness——————-  Two Pinches
Faith———————– Plenty / according to taste
Supplications———— the more the merrier

How it’s made>>>

1. Mix together patience, love, generosity, understanding and beat it with humor until desired result is achieved.
2. Sprinkle with kindness, add plenty of faith and mix well.
3. Add supplications as much as you like.
4. Spread over a period of a lifetime and serve to everyone you meet.

Courtesy >>> The Chef In Me