Main Hoon Shahid Afridi!

I finally watched the movie! Yes, I know I'm late but better late than never.

Truth is, we don't have any cinema's here (the ones playing Pakhory Badmaash don't count) so, I had to wait for a good print to watch it online and finally found one via google. (What would I do without it!)

Now, let's get to the movie! I read quite a lot of reviews, some good some bad, people called it a Chak De rip off, some went all crazy and stuff "OMG SHAHID AFRIDI!! EEE!" (Who said that? Not me, na-uh.) and others said La haula wala quwat. I, personally, loved it! Lollywood no longer reminds me of "LOL", We finally have some really amazing movies to take credit for. Bol, Khuda Ke Liye, Chambeli, Zinda Bhaag, Waar and of course Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, all these movies have finally restored our faith in Pakistani cinema. Let's hope they keep coming up with even more!

The movie was a complete package, drama, suspense, comedy, thrill, air punching at the Miandad moment, it was all there. Everyone played their characters really well. We really need to give our actors the credit they deserve. Humayun Saeed was brilliant through-out the movie, I didn't really like the rockstar version of him in the end though. Javed Shaikh, as usual, was really good too and as for a favourite, I'd definitely choose Maulvi, his dialogues in Pashto and Urdu had me laughing through-out! (not biased at all!) "Ye tumhare papa k liye" was hilarious!

Now, I'm no critic or anything, I'm just an ordinary person who watches movies to pass time and so found the movie to be very entertaining, which is the purpose of all movies. The music, however, needs some improvement, apart from "jera vi ae aande" there wasn't any song worth remembering. The acting could be better too but with what we have to work with, this was pretty impressive, way better than Moammar Rana and Shaan. Thank God we're moving on! 

All in all this movie is a must watch for all cricket lovers, I'm pretty sure people have watched it already but for those who haven't, what are you waiting for? 

And I Thought...

As I was leaving the room, I saw a baby lizard right next to my foot, I panicked and let out a horrendous shriek. The poor fellow was probably as petrified as I was, maybe even more, it scampered away just as I was about to shut the door and got caught in it. For a minute I was like "phew! Thank God it's gone!" but then it hit me, it was tiny and couldn't possibly have gotten away. I felt so guilty in those few seconds, I actually was afraid of opening the door to find the tiny little thing squashed and dead. I contemplated before opening it and when I finally did, to say I felt guilty would be an understatement.
I know it was just a lizard and I shouldn't be feeling so bad about it but I do. It was tiny! :(
So when I told my mum that I accidentally squished a baby lizard, she grimaced followed by a "tsk tsk".

Anyway, my point is, if I felt so bad about killing a poor little lizard how is it that all these people killing other innocent people do it without even a shred of guilt? How are they still alive, doing it over and over again? Does saying it's for some holy(not) cause make them feel better about it? Where has their humanity gone? I'm not exaggerating when I say I actually thought about what the baby lizard's last thought would've been. How can these terrorists/murderers kill innocent people just like that? Do they not feel guilty?

Afridi All The Way Baby!

Ok, first of all, I don't hate Misbah, not anymore. Mohali was a bad experience but I eventually forgave him. I mean come on how could you not temporarily hate him for that?

Usually if you say you're an Afridi fan, people automatically assume you hate Misbah or vice versa.

Here's what I think. You see, Misbah is a dependable player, predictable too. We know how he plays, wastes quite a few overs but makes up for them later, slow and steady wins the race, eh?
But cricket is a game, we're supposed to enjoy it. Sure every one loves winning but at the end of the day, it's a game, a source of entertainment and if we sit there watching a boring match then what's the point? This is where Afridi comes in, boom boom, everyone's on their toes, no one knows what he has in store for us, could be a duck, could be a 100 in 36 balls, literally ANYTHING can happen!! Then he starts smashing the ball everywhere! Everyone's screaming their lungs out, people are cheering him on, every time the ball's in the air we have a mini heart-attack but it makes the distance and then he gets his 50, takes his helmet off and runs his hand through his hair, oh his hair!! What beauty! He starts batting again, destroying the bowlers, people going bonkers now! After an amazing knock he's caught but, faith in the game: restored!!

Then his bowling, dot balls, maiden overs, barely any runs given and when things aren't going right he looks around the ground while messing with his hair, analyzing the situation, then a wicket! How we've waited for \0/ Is there anything better?

Oh and when someone from the other team says/does something nasty, he just goes up to him like "you messing with me brah?" naah you don't mess with the Pathan, man. Apart from that he's all smiles, just don't provoke him.

If this doesn't make you love the guy then his humble message to everyone back home, thanking Allah & his appreciation for the team sure will in the presentation. Always so lively, you feel whatever he's feeling that's how awesome he is.

But then there are some who will think of me as just another fool. You guys can go on living your sad lives, Lala all the way baby!!

It's always about the team first and Afridi is literally the life of ours!

So.

So I was going through all my posts here on blogger and I noticed just how serious all of them were and has anyone noticed, I start my sentences with 'so' a lot? I just noticed lol (need to come up with a better word). Anyhoo back to the serious posts, I swear I'm not like that in real life mostly, at times ok whatever but I''m not all grr grr okay? Ok.

My Two Cents.

We've all had those times when there were some things we wanted to write about but somehow we just couldn't get to actually write it. Well I've had that for quite a long time now, I don't remember how many times I've logged into blogger and then unfortunately had to log out.

But now there's this "issue" that I'd really like to write about. I'm calling it an issue because that's what our people have made it into. A simple,very unfortunate though but a very simple to understand for even the stupidest people, thing happened. Malala Yousafzai, the "Jewish conspiracy" as some refer to her, got shot in the head. Now let it be clear that she did not get shot for being a girl seeking education in the "terrorist producing country i.e Pakistan" she got shot simply for raising a voice against the barbarians who call themselves the taliban. After this most people don't use this word for what it means. "talib" means student, taliban is the plural form, now if someone refers to you as a talib, well God help you then, because America might let lose a drone aimed straight for your bedroom.

The taliban are promoting violence in the name of Islam, not understanding that Islam is a religion about nothing but peace, it teaches us to be good humans before teaching us to be good Muslims, many might argue about this, but a fact's a fact. How many stories have you read of the Prophet SAW killing someone simply because they didn't agree with what he said? Now, how many have you heard about him preaching peace? Have you read the following verse from the Quran: "let there be no compulsion in religion"? What do you make of this verse? Does it tell you to force religion down someone's throat or does it tell you to be patient, to preach what you know but not force people to follow what you preach? Let them make their own choices. Are they not sane adults? Can they not differentiate between right and wrong?

Anyway, back to my point, Malala, the little girl who happened to be the victim,one out of many, who got exposure. I've heard people applauding her courage and I've seen people calling her an agent who's part of a conspiracy. I, however am not part of both.Where I admire her courage and strength to recover from such a traumatizing incident I would like to criticize her a little, not much, don't worry don't go all moral brigade on me. She got shot for raising her voice against the terrorists (I refuse to refer to them as taliban) and that's something! But with the exposure she got she should've portrayed a better image of Pakistan, not ridicule it further. As Pakistanis, living abroad, some of you might have gotten the cold stare from some islamophobe or for being a 'bloody paki terrorist" isn't that an insult enough? Shouldn't we be building a positive image instead? I mean we're already known as terrorist and now we're known as cowards afraid of an educated woman. The whole of Pakistan isn't like that, I happen to have gotten all my education from Peshawar, in the very same province that is now known as a terrorist hub, and I have never faced any problem re my education, being a woman. There are many more in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and other cities. This incident has portrayed us, collectively, as a nation that has failed to give the women an equal right to education. Our country hasn't taken the right away from us, the terrorists have taken the right of peace and freedom of speech away from us and no American forces or any other power can fix that till we do something about it ourselves. Our leaders are all laid back since oh well, America's handling it, who cares if a dozen other people die in the process, as long as I get to sit in my air-conditioned room/office and enjoy this amazing cup of tea!

Oh and don't go blaming the Jews or any other non-muslims for putting us in this situation, the problem lies with in us, even if they are conspiring against us, we shouldn't give them a chance to get involved in the way OUR country is run.

With the exposure that Malala got and when she flew to the UK as an ambassador of Pakistan and got the honour of speaking in the UN assembly, it was her duty to portray us as a peace-loving nation who want an end to the power that these terrorists now have over us. Instead of giving the image of women living as slaves here and no one wants to do anything about it, she should've been speaking against the bacteria that SOME areas are now infected with and that something should be done to rid us of them. Just like when a cut on your finger gets severely infected you amputate the finger, instead of saying your entire body is infected. She should've appealed to the current govt. to laumch a mass killing spree or something against this, this plague!! Idk, something that could've benefitted us in some way.

I sincerely hope that Malala, her friends and other victims of terrorism and American drone strikes all get the opportunities to complete their education and accomplish all their goals. But I want them , if they get a chance, to talk about Pakistan positively! This is our country, our responsibility and righting all the wrongs is our duty. As they say, 'your shit, you clean it.'

A Eulogy For My Grandfather.

  For those of you who don't know me, my name is ____________ and I want to say a few words in memory of my Grandfather.

  My grandfather lived an exciting and remarkable life, one that inspired me greatly. His adventurous nature and broad range of interests made him an amazing person to know who always had tales to tell.

  One day he would tell me how he'd missed his final board exam because he'd had a football match and the next he'd be showing me historical artifacts and places he'd help uncover and show to the world.

  He was generous and patient with his time and affection. He always took an interest in the people he met and it was very rare that he would not engage any person that he met any where at any time.

  My grandfather pursued his many endeavours diligently and with honesty and he expected the same of us too. He was philosophical in his approach to life. Never displaying anger or impatience instead facing everything with a great dignity. Never stopping in the face of failure. He used to say to fail is not a crime but to give up when you fail is one of the greatest.

  I will miss his tales of his adventures in faraway places, his perspective, his humour and his encouragement. I'll miss the surprising depth and scope of his knowledge.

  I will miss one of the greatest men I will ever have the fortune to meet, my grandfather, may his soul rest in peace.

(Credits: My sister)

Err..

You know that feeling when you just want to stay away from everyone and lock yourself up in your room? Where all you do is either read or listen to some music..You feel weird, upset in a way but you have no idea why, coz everything in your life is perfectly fine, so you're still wondering where all these sad vibes are coming from..

Then when you sit and think about it, you realize how much your life has actually changed.. Nothing drastic but the little things have changed.. I remember when i actually had lots of things to do, my friends and I used to be talking all day about weird things, my mom was surprised at how we could be talking ALL day after spending like half the day together, she'd be like "don't you guys get sick of each other?" i'd just laugh it off of course.. I miss em.. My old friends, from school.. We're all in different places now.. Haven't met since idk when.. I do have more friends now but they're just not the same as the ones I grew up with.. But that's just how life is, people come and go, and there's nothing we can do about it..

Back then I hated reading, thought it was boring.. Just looking at those books made me sleepy.. Heck! It took me 3 months to finish reading one tiny goosebumps book.. I'd doze off after reading half a paragraph and now its like the opposite, I'm reading ALL THE TIME! I used to be so annoyed when my sister would read n I'd just sit next to her talking n talking but she'd be so engrossed in the book she hardly even blinked, I see myself becoming like that now..

I'm not saying its a bad thing but I miss the old times, somehow they were happier.. Stupid, small things made me happy.. The happiness lasted longer too.. Now, things do make me happy but it just wears off, you know.. Sigh-

I know I'm rambling, I feel emo today.. Been a few days actually.. This post is so confusing, I don't think ima put it up, its 4/12/11 9:20 pm right now.. Lets see when I actually post this..

No More Cursed Wednesdays!

So I always thought Wednesdays were cursed.. Idk why but this day was always screwed up in one way or another.. In college we have a class at 8 on Wednesday which means early studying which means dead me.. I mean come on, who can study THAT early? And that too an Islamiat class in Urdu, though I take it in English but there aren't any classes arranged for people taking it in English so I'm forced to take the class that is in Urdu.. I don't even get all the names n stuff..

 Anyway, today, surprisingly, was different.. I actually had an awesome day! =D What we(friends) did shall remain a secret but it was AWESOME! ha-ha..

And when I came back home I made this amazing something(that's what I'm calling the dish since it doesn't really have a name=p) ..It was mustard, mayo, ketchup and HP sauce mixed together on a roti topped with chopped nuggets and cheese.. I added the cheese just in case it turned out to be a disaster since it makes everything taste good.. =p

Ok so I dont really know what else to write so ima end it here=p

Blankness

I've been wanting to write a new post for so long now! I get these amazing ideas but as soon as I turn my PC on it's like the idea never existed.. =/ Sad, I know. Then I just stay logged in, in case I get an idea of what to write lol, like that'll happen..
Staying home doing nothing for as long as I have does weird things to you, it's like you don't have anything to talk/write about coz there's nothing going on in your life, (read: nothing worth writing about)
Well I'm glad things are about to change in a few days! College starts on September 6th and I'm so excited!! lol.. You know that feeling when you were a kid and you couldn't wait for the first day of school? Packing your school bag like 2 weeks before school starts? Writing your name on all your notebooks? Yeah, it's the same feeling =p Hey! You cant blame me, I've been home since November last year, it's been like almost a year!
Well I don't have much to write about now so I guess I should end this.. I doubt if anyone's even going to read this, but if anyone is, then thanks =)

The Heart Or Brain?

Trick question..

Had a discussion with dad and he got me into this confusing state.. Which is the king of our body? Brain or the heart? Almost everyone would say the brain, but how can the brain be the king? Coz if the heart doesn't work neither will the brain but if its the other way around, like if the brain doesn't work, the heart still does, right? Like people can survive with the life support thing..

Other thing is, your heart is just a muscle that has to pump blood around, it has nothing to do with your feelings etc, then why do people say stuff like, "dil kharab ho raha hai", "he/she broke my heart", "kuch khane ko dil nahi kr raha", etc.. Its not just a number of people who say this, these phrases are used all around the world. There might be a reason why the first person, to say something like this, would have said it.

According to what we study, all these feelings have nothing to do with the heart.. You get my point right?

Instead of saying, "you broke my heart" why cant we say "you broke my brain", instead of "dil kharab ho raha hai"  why not "dimagh kharab ho raha hai"? I know it sounds crazy but think about it..

The Man With Nine Lives..

So I wake up and open my twitter account, all I see on my timeline is "Osama bin laden dead" bla bla bla..
Is he really dead this time? Or is it just another publicity stunt by the president of USA for the re-election campaign? You know how G. W. Bush always found a tape out of nowhwere, somewhere near the elections.. How can we be sure about OBL being dead now? The sudden burial, and that too in the sea (I'd like to have seen that) all that makes me even more suspicious.. Will Osama re-incarnate for the 3rd time? 

Ok let's just say he DID die (I hope) why is America taking all the credit? Every American just goes like 'it's all because of our army who gave their lives to serve the country bla bla bla" Where are the countless innocent Pakistanis/Muslims, who were killed, mentioned? Did their families not sacrifice?! Thousands of our troops died fighting their war and yet we still dont get any credit! Lets not forget that for every American soldier that died thousands of innocent Muslims also died or were killed.America is not the only country who had to suffer at the hands of these terrorists, many other Muslim countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen and Pakistan also suffered great losses, not to mention the discrimination Muslims all over the world faced at the hands of the West.

Don't the people of Pakistan, deserve even a 'thankyou'? Let alone a reward after all the sacrifices we made..
Our country could not prosper because of all the bombs and drone attacks, I saw images of people celebrating at Ground Zero, America has only one Ground Zero where as because of their "war on terror" our entire country is Ground Zero!

I would really like to ask Mr. Barack Obama this, now that Osama Bin Laden is dead can all Pakistanis live in peace?

Wishes

I want to go somewhere known as Nowhere.I want to meet someone who is a noone, I want to say something but in silence, I want to scream with my mouth shut, I want to run in air, I want to fly in water, I want a diamond that is priceless (free), I want a night that never ends, I want to meet people who dont pretend,  I want to see the world alone..

Just A Thought...

Yesterday when i was bored n had nothing to do my mom told me to read the newspaper(as if that was going to help) but something is better than nothing. so i grabbed the You! page and started reading.. I came across this article n really liked it, it actually did make me think, not about kameez shalwar but about how westernized our fashion is..
 Here is a part of the article its too long so I'll just write till the part that made me think this way..
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In The Name Of Fashion: What Has Happened To Our Good Old Shalwar Kameez?...

By Umaid Wasim
The snow leopard is a beautiful animal found in the northern areas of Pakistan. A symbolic beast for the people of the highlands, it stands on the verge of extinction. Probably it isn't fashionable anymore. Today, Pakistan's national dress for women is heading down the same road.Probably because today's women think that the 'traditional' shalwar kameez makes them look un-cool.
 In my great search to find the 'perfect' shalwar kameez, this season I attended some lawn launches - but to my dismay, I didn't find anything even close to perfect!
  While the kameez has turned into more of a gown, the shalwars have become either shorter (Capri), way to loose (a mix of pants and culottes) or way too tight (much like skinny jeans). More horrendous than this are the extremely loose kameez's that make women look like they are wearing colorful paper bags. Going through catalogs i also spotted various models wearing a strapless 'kameez'. It seemed like total confusion
  In the name of fashion, the shalwar kameez has been given a shear towards the west. Logical thinking though says that it is fallacy. If that wasn't the case then the term ABCD (American Born Confused Desi's) wouldn't have been coined in the early part of this millennium.
  I wish our designers could've spared our national dress. It's more like saying it 14th August on 14th February . Gazetted national holidays don't change so doesn't the shalwar kameez deserve a fighting chance?
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Anyway my point here is that do we really have to forget our religion to be modern? Is wearing sleeveless or strapless shirts, and Capri the only way u can be 'tagged' as modern?
the other day i was watching a fashion show with my dad n he asked me "Are these Muslims?" I laughed and said "yea". Like it was no big deal.. yea they're all wearing low back or should i say 'no' back shirts, dresses that barely reach their knees, so what? every modern person does that right?

Looking at all this I'm not surprised why our country is going to the dogs.. Since drinking alcohol, doing drugs adultery and westernized clothes have become so common and that too for Muslims, and the only time we remember Allah is when we need anything so we quickly wear a dupatta(scarf) n start praying, do you really think Allah will listen to us?

I've heard many stories about tribes that were destroyed, Allah's wrath.. Is that what's going to happen to us? If yea then I don't blame the system.

Cricket Craze..

So it's over n everyone is back to what they were doing before.. This loss will be remembered but with pride I hope..

Reaching the semis was not easy but we fought n we did it.. The credit goes to our team and ofcourse the captain Shahid Afridi, who united the team n brought the whole nation together under one flag!!
 

The defeat did upset many, some took it positively n some negatively.. For people who did the latter Im afraid weren't even worth the win.. 

Pakistan cricket proved many people wrong firstly those who said our team won't go as far as the quarters and secondly the fortune tellers. Which proves that the future is always unpredictable and no one can predict what has to happen. That power, only Allah has..

Our team tried their best although they did make some mistakes but we should always support them because they are OUR team and truly The Greatest Team Ever!! We should welcome them heartily and appreciate their efforts. In the end life goes on and we'll have countless victories to forget this loss hopefully InshAllah!!

Pakistan Zindabad! Cheers!   

It Ends Where It Started From!

Every Pakistani that is reading this CONGRATULATIONS on todays win against Australia!!

So Australia finally got their pride crushed by a team they said should've been banned from the worldcup, doesn't that make you feel even more better about it? =p

Todays match was indeed a tough one psychologically, the thought of playing against a 3 time in row world cup winning team with a long history of unbeaten matches, alone puts the team under great pressure but they don't call  the Pakistan team the most 'unpredictable' team for nothing =p. 

Australia sandwiched between defeats against Pakistan in 1999 and 2011.. I'm sorry if the repetition is annoying but i just cant get over the happiness =D

Now about the celebrations:
Peshawar has been loud about it=p firing, blaring music and screeches...this is the one time people are looking forward to this.. Instead of hearing my mother saying "spoilt brats" she actually said "the firing will start now *clapping* " lol amazing init?

I'm just going to end this here before i add more crap to it and make it boring=p But a few memorable shots would be perfect here! =)

My First Blog!

I don't know what I'm going to write here but it sure as hell is going to help me get my mind off stuff. What stuff you ask? well let's just keep that a secret..

I had imagined well thought about alot of stuff to write about in my "first blog" but turns out that when i sit here on this comfy couch infront of the computer i forget everything..It has  been days since i planned on getting a blog but i'd forget what i had to write about. Today I decided to finally write, no matter what crap it was or as my link says "writing pointless stuff".

Isn't a blog all about writing whatever that comes to your mind? It is, right? 


Ugh! My mind is so messed up right now, cant really think of anything.. i guess i'll write more tomorrow about better stuff..


There, this is my first blog! Not really what i expected but hey practice makes perfect =)