Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

If i have seen farther than others,
it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.
-- Issac Newton

Cure for Boredom !

The Cure for boredom is curiosity,
There is no cure for curiosity.
-- Dorothy Parker

Anamorphosis, Relativity What ? Why ?

This existence that we all inhabit is an Anamorphosis, every angle, every perspective; every vantage point tells us another story shows us another picture. Every person’s point of view is right and every person’s point of view is wrong.

I am always right and I am always wrong, because relativity is the name of the game.

All the contradictions, quarrels, disagreements of our realm exist because we all have different perspectives we are all viewing the big picture from different angles, different views, different points of our space, different mental capacities.

What may be reality for us might be just a mirage for others. In short someone has so eloquently put it that “Every thing is Relative”

And so I ponder ……..

Unexpressed Imagination !

Ephemeral ideas, thoughts, imagination, earth shattering ideas, mind blowing thoughts they just click me, hit me when i am down, high, tired or so lazy to do any thing about them.

Writing them down on my blog seems like planning to climb mount everest, jotting my feelings seems like a daunting task of ridding world of hunger.

Why is this so, why this curse of lethargic attitude haunts me taunts me i don't know ? but this i believe is the greatest, hardest, deepest obstacle on my path to greatness.

And so i ponder...........

Avoiding Embarrassment in War !

"We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction."
-- Douglas MacArthur

Sensationalism: The Pakistani Version

Sensationalism: The Pakistani Version

30 Killed in Violent outbursts, Bomb Blast kills 59, firing in Lyari such are the highlights of our Day in Metropolis.

To clearly explain my point I will borrow the words of Tazeen an avid blogger she writes in her text called:

“INTEGRITY BE DAMNED”

“….the other day after the bomb blast in Darra Adam Khel, the newscaster asked the reporter if there are any more deaths and his exact words were, “apkay khiyal main aur kitnee amwaat hue hain?” when the reporter said they have just taken 20 people inside the hospital, the newscaster said, “yani ke mazeed 20 amwat ka khadsha hai.” (That 20 more people may die.)

Pakistani news media is all about sensationalism and news creation these days. Gone are they days when news was properly screened and people would focus on reporting the events as they unfold rather than looking for sensational little bits and creating news for increased viewer ship. Now, it’s all about ratings and getting multinational sponsorship for the news, just rake in the moolah, authenticity and integrity is damned”.

Moving forward from this point I will discuss an interesting case of media sensationalism in Pakistan.

Snowfall in Karachi: Sun News Exclusive Report

During the winter chill this year when average temperatures dropped to 3° Centigrade here in Karachi, I was channel surfing and to my amazement I came across a news ticker on a local news channel called SUN TV that read something like, Snow fall in Karachi in next few days predictions by representative of Pakistan Meteorological Department.

I was shocked, for a moment as my mind wandered what would I do if such an event was to occur? What kind of warm clothes I may need? Where am I going to get a heater from? Will University classes commence? Then a thought came to my mind I immediately went online and checked the Pakistan Meteorological Department website (http://www.pakmet.com.pk/).

There was no mention of Snowfall they just informed that the cold wave will persist for next few days.

This raises the question what are news people doing do they even verify the integrity of news they are transmitting or publishing, such a news might have increased their ratings but this kind of a sensationalist news can have a damaging impact on the credibility of the news.

I am completely convinced that this channel is run by people just interested in earning money; they don’t have a sense of morality or social welfare, they thrive on sensationalist news and to be candid their source in the Met department must be a janitor.

Me and My SCIFI

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Arthur C. Clarke

Thou art Lost

If Thou art lost google shalt findth
-- Wasay Ahmed


I f T h o U A r T L o S t G 0 0 G L e S h a l T FinDth
-- Wasay Ahmed

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I don't give a rat’s ass!

Today I had the pleasure to take my first entrepreneurial Management Class with Mr. Imran Jawed. To be very frank i had no idea what the hell entrepreneurship was and it was a bit embarrassing to look at the teacher with those all knowing eyes and nodding of head like i was the best entrepreneur in the class when in my heart i knew my mind was blank just like the streets were on 12th of May 2007.

The Highlight of the class was when Mr Imran highlighted some of the problems that students have presented to him over the years when not submitting reports/assignments on time like Lost USB,No ink in the printer etc etc then he said i don't care what the problem is(no surprises there) if you are late then you will be penalized but then he said what caught my attention was that I don’t care what your problems are I have "LOT of those my self”. Isn’t it true why should he give a rat's ass for our problems...........Ponder :D.