A Lesser Mortal: Rebirth

for what it's worth

July 24, 2004

a day late, a dollar short.

ok. here's the deal. we are now leaving for islamabad in 4 hours (inshallah), and the plans go somethyng like thys: there's a plan. there's a backup plan. there's another backup plan, and if none of them go, we have a plan that cant go wrong. (we come back home). we go to isloo, get there by 11ish, and drive on to murree. spend the day there, come back to isloo, spend the nite at a friend's place... they arent expecting us ;) and in the evening, call friends in lahore, who are: a) responsible for getting us booked in shangri-la, b) responsible for getting us booked in bhurban, c) responsible for getting us booked in nathiya gali. plan a: shangri-la is now the first option. it IS costing us twice as much, but one of us morons said: "god knows WHEN we'll be diong thys again." the rest of us morons agreed. so we are getting a contact to get us bookings, discounts, and a flight to shangri-la. NO ONE knows WHAT we'll be doing once we ... get there. plan b: everyone but me seems to be in favour of "chilling out" in bhurban. blah blah beautiful... blah blah scenery... blah blah relaxing... *yawn* look. if you want to SLEEP, stay home. i really dont see the point of going on a holiday and seeing thyngs youve seen before -- one hundred and thirty-four billion tyms. but it's a plan. hopefully, they WONT get a room there, considering the peak tourist season and the fact that it's a weekend. fun fact: did you know PC bhurban has a disco? called muddy's. Rs 500/couple. but hush! you didnt hear it from me. oh! and Marriot islamabad has a disco too :> how do I know... you ask?been there, done that ;) plan c: hopefully, bhurban will NOT be an option, and nathiya gali seems like the last resort. im o-k with that. i mean, ok, so ive been there, but chairlifts @ patriiyata and trekking are ALWAYS fun. except i dont thynk ill have a pardner since the people im going with want to 'relax'. meaning sleep till the afternoon, and then perhaps sleep summore. oh blah! plan d: if none of the above happen, we chillax in isloo, taking day trips to murree, nathya gali and bhurban. have tikkas from peer suhawa, hunt pigs in margalla hills. there are a lot of pigs in islamabad. most come from the margalla hills, but those in the National Assembly come from all over the country. someone said: after all is said and done, along comes a man who wants to know what happened. ladies and gentleman. i am that man. i mean proverbially speaking of course. wish me g'luck, and a fun trip. to where-ever it is i go. ill send you a postcard when i get there!

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