somewhere, over the rainbow...

aha! so after a wait of only 27 minutes, the blogger page finally opens :D. they have internet in rural sindh. im only wondering whatever for :) (ok, im being catty for no reason, except that i HATE slow machines. they kill my mood). -------------------------------------------- so ive been away from home for the last three days now. all in all, i'd say it hasnt been all taht bad. (even if it HAD been bad, i would never admit to it... for i absurdly believe in highlighting the best and ignoring the worst). since i wasnt totally overjoyed about leaving the house in the first place, i wasnt really involved with the logistics and little useless thyngs like packing n stuff. i would be found on the road at like 2 in the morning, just driving around in my new car... i mean, thynk about it. you buy a car, and then go off on a holiday (leaving the car alone at home?) makes no sense i tells you! :) so we got to the train station, and climbed into the "first class (for what it's worth)" pigeon hole (spread over an area of all of 6'x7'). bless pakistan railways, it WAS clean :D even if it was most horrible decored in green, summore green, and then some green. no really, im not complaining :D see, my sister, (14), was supposed to come along with me and my mom, and umm... she was all excited, and we were all packed and sitting there in the cabin, and i noticed tears trickling down her cheeks! "doood! what's wrong?" i asked... "i dont wanna go by train..." she replied. umm... she got off the train there and then taking away her essentials -- a hair straightner. she's going to be flyin to karachi today, while we tour all of rural sindh with her bags (3 of them). teh train ride itself was... well, it was :) see, ive already travelled in a train before, when i came to sindh with my friends two years ago. for most part, the entire trip has been one whole deja vu, but i since i'm really easily amused, it hasnt been a problem. teh 18 hour long journey is tiring. and long after youve gotten off the train, your body feels stiff, and you can hear the wheels of the train going rickety-rickety-rick in your head. it's spooky! i amused myself by looking out of the window. (while there was light). and i remembered why i love pakistan :) the landscape is beautiful, and everytym you see the green fields, you feel your soul being wrenched; you ask yourself what it's worth running after the wrong thyngs, when life can be so simple and beautiful and honest. im not a dreamer, and niether a romantic, and i know the sort of toil and labour the rustic life demands, but the beauty of that is, you reap what you sow, and you really do get the fruits of your labour. it isnt like someone else takes the promotion (cuz of their laisons with the boss) that you had been working so hard for. and dude, at the end of the day, all of us are gonna go 6 feet under. so why not run after the thyngs that are actually worth it? like the peace of mind. another thyng you can enjoy in a long train-trip is the electricity poles. if yer really bored, just count them as they go by, and believe you me, you'll lose track or you'll find youself having lost concentration every 275 poles or so. i wasnt countin poles though, i was watching the electricity wires go up and down, up and down, up and down... just trail your eyes along the black cables... really, it's tres cool, sort of hypotic :D the weather in jamshoro has been very nice. it's comfortable. springy. after the freezing weather weve been having in lahore, it's a nice break. the air is clean, and the people... ufff the people have just been mindblowing... their hospitality is mashallah amazing! i dont know if im qualified to say thys, but my personal opinion is that sindhis are much more downtoearth than us punjabis. im not saying punjabis arent hospitable. perhaps you could match the two and you wouldnt find a winner, but when a punjabi feeds you in his best dishes, there are two reasons behind that. a) he wants you to know yer special, and b) he wants you to know he has better dishes than you :) the sindhi on the other hand, will just put forth all he has, no pretences. the other good thyng so far has been, that ive been able to catch up on my reading, and that i picked up my camera after almost a year :) ive gone clicking mad... and umm... oh yeah! yesterday, we went to kotri barrage (or somethyng) and there was a magnificent bridge that i took pictures of... and then i saw the security guy running towards me... :D (apparently, we ARENT allowed to take pictures of the bridge) well too bad, i'll post them up on the internet, and threaten my country :p but yeah, another amazing revelation was how far mankind has come. the river had been damed, and on one side of the bridge it was brimming with water, on the other you could see sand dunes and sand being blown about in the wind. it was beautiful. and it was a moment to ponder upon. and realise i had nothing to do with the building of the bridge, or the daming of the waters. and that if i was to be taken out of the circle of life, on an as-is basis, my not being there would make absotively no friggin difference to anyone. so the next tym i thynk im carrying the world on my shoulders, someone needs to gimme a nudge... and say "hello... hu you?" -------------------------------------------- dudes. i logged on the internet after lyke three days. and i find the three of my most favourite bloggers missing. someone is going to get a call from me, and they wont like to hear what all i gots to say...

just keep swimmin.

my second qarter of the darned mba finished today, and im still dazed. frankly, time did fly by, although it's been over three whole months since i last saw my grampsma... and thyngs like that get to me. on the other hand, i studied like a jackass (read: i studied like a jackass needs to study), and now that i have a 9 whole days of quatrebreak on my hands, im without a thyng to do. a direction. a purpose in life. i feel slightly whoozy, not having to study financial analysis, or manaerial accounting, or economics, and honestly, it's not like im partial to any of the subjects, it's just that a jackass' gotta do what a jackass' gotta do... and then i must do everythyn else that aint fit for a jackass. i aint complainin. you hear me complaining? i landed me into thys hell=hole in the first place. but i tells you, if yer studyin just fer the heck of it, cuz you donts got nuffin betta to do in lyfe, it aint all too bad :D and i had you thynking my intentions were pure... muhahaha between you and me, education is teh best way to kill boredom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ so the other day, i was wondering if ppl are actually afraid of heights. cuz see, technically, when yer 500 feet above the ground, and you look down, it's actually the depth yer afraid of, not the height. now a person like me would be afraid of heights. i dont like people towering above 6 feet, makes me feel insignificant. and that's freaky. but yeah, i thynk if i were afraid of heights, i wouldnt ever go to newyork, and if i were afraid of depths, i'd never go paragliding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ in other news, im going to khi tomorrow. i dont know how i feel about that. ive had a busy four months, i miss blogging, i miss seeing my family and friends, i miss my hobbies, i miss the idiot box, but most of all, i miss my peace of mind. so im going to khi tomorrow. if i could have had it my way, i wouldve kicked off my shoes, and slept the week thru. i wouldve hidden me in some cupboard, where no one could find me, and i wouldve been happy just being away from it all. unfortunately, that aint happenin. and of all the places in teh world, im going to karachi for a holiday. now we know what ironic means. ive become irritable, cranky, short tempered, and believe me, there are tyms when i hardly recognize me anymore. and i was looking forward to thys break to gimme a breather, where i would sit down and put myself together. guess im just gonna have to go to khi, and lose some more pieces in the provess. oh joy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ i havent been to karachi in years. so i guess there'd be lots to do, lots to see, ppl to meet. but then why am i so not looking forward to it? because history tells me, holidays and vacations are more tiring than your routine. and i unfortunately get excited over little thyngs like seeing new sights and hearing news sounds... man, if i see one Z4 on the road, i cant sleep that night (yeah, im easily amused) oh drudgery. anyways, im going so im going, and there aint no two ways about it. so when i come back all cranky and salty and smelling weird, you know the sea did it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

newsflash

umm... zee hemlock is going to be in zee city of KARACHI from Feb 20 - 28. you may arrange parties, picnics, and shopping tours in my honour. you may also mail me to find out what dates i'll be available in order for you to host me and take me to the ost expensive eateries around. one lucky winner will get to take me to that car showroom outside parktowers, and will get to buy me the car of my choice *drumrolls* (thys must be your lucky day!!! what else could you ask for) ;) and for those of you who will not be in khi and will miss out on the golden opportunity, well, there are two options: a) either fly to khi immediately, and arrange stuff for my arrival and stay, or b) invite me to whatever part of the world you are in, and we shall see how it goes from there ;) the end

VERY VERY IMP!

dudes, link thys page if you will, i need lots of feedback. im doing a research, and i need you guys to fill out the following form, (copy it on word, fill it up, and email me!!! that's all it takes)!!! and send it to me on bohemian.spirit@gmail.com love you loads! Please answer the following questions about yourself before you proceed with the questionnaire: Age: Gender: Religion: Marital status: City of residence: Level of education (currently enrolled in): Family size: Average household income: Languages spoken at home: During the selection of a life partner/spouse, would you take the following into consideration? If your answer is yes, please mention how important each of the factors is, marking them on a scale of 1-7, one being least important, and 7 being imperative. If you feel any of the factors would not be considered, please fill in the blank with a 0. 1. ____ Age: Ideal age bracket (select one): ___ Less than 18 ___ 18-24 ___ 25-30 ___ 31-35 ___ 35 and above 2. ____ Religion: 3. ____ Caste 4. ____ Previous marital status 5. ____ Children, if any, from previous marriage 6. ____ Education: Their minimum level of education should be: ____ FA ____ BA/BSc or equivalent (undergrad) ____ Master’s level(grad) ____ Postgraduate or above 7. ____ Average income: The average monthly income of the spouse should at least be (please tick one): ____ Rs 15,000 or below ____ Rs 15,000 – 25,000 ____ Rs 25,000 – 35,000 ____Rs 35,000 – 45,000 ____ Rs 45,000 – 55,000 ____ Rs 55,000 or above 8. ____ Profession: If the profession is a consideration, please list at least two professions in order of choice: i) _______________ ii) _______________ 9. Physical attributes: please mention the importance you attach with the following attributes, and mention specifically what your first options would be in each case. i) ____ Height ii) ____ Weight iii) ____ Build iv) ____ Looks v) ____ Eye colour vi) ____ Hair colour/length 10. On a scale of 1-7, how much importance would you associate with the following factors when selecting the ideal partner? i) ____ Country of origin: ii) ____ Languages spoken iii) ____ Diet (eating habits/preferences) iv) ____ Lifestyle v) ____ Family size vi) ____ Family background vii) ____ Religious views viii) ____ Political views 11. About the individual itself, how strongly would the following factors affect your decision? i) ____ Honesty / loyalty / trust v) ____ Ambition / future plans ii) ____ Strength of character vi) ____ Intelligence / intellectual capability iii) ____ Ability to communicate vii) ____ Sense of humour iv) ____ Similar ethics / values iix) ____ Similar interests 12. Are there any other specific qualities/attributes not mentioned above that you would be looking for in your ideal partner? Yes No If yes, please list them below, and mention how strongly you feel about them (on a scale of 1 –7, 1 being least important, and 7 being imperative): 12. How do you rate yourself in the following dimensions? i) ____ Honesty / loyalty / trust v) ____ Ambition / future plans ii) ____ Strength of character vi) ____ Intelligence / intellectual capability iii) ____ Ability to communicate vii) ____ Sense of humour sorry if it's slightly pakistan specific... but umm... :) and oh! dont forget to mail it to me, i shall let you know the results soon! ciao! p.s. ignore the romans... formatting mishtake!

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