Saturday, June 25, 2005

Another Chain

I know this is getting kinda weird, but believe me not all my posts are going to be answers to the different chains floating in Blogistan. I will inshaAllah post something different. Anyways, I got tagged by VL [ I think ].

Total number of books owned, ever:
I really don't know, maybe over a hundred.

Last book I bought:
Beginning Java 2 by Ivor Horton.

Last book I read:
Blogging for dummies geniuses by G3nu1n3, H., VL :). Well not exactly, last book I read would be Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. I am a only-buy-a-book-when-you-dont-find-it-online kinda guy. So I do most of my reading on the PC & last eBook I read was The Partner by John Grisham & it was a great book.

Five books which mean a lot to me:
  • The Holy Quran:

  • Do I need to give a reason ?

  • Qasus-ul-Anbia

  • I haven't read this book but I have heard much about it, & have heard many stories from it from my friends. It contains stories of different Prophets.

  • Harry Potter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5:

  • I wasn't much of a HP fan and was ignorant of Harry's world, It was not until I saw the first movie that I got curious and got the books and now I'm a die hard HP fan. One thing I noticed is that in Harry's world you can call a girl a witch and she won't get mad, rather feel proud on being called a witch :). Waiting anxiously for the sixth episode which is coming out on 16 July.

  • LOTR 1, 2, 3

  • I saw the movie first and it was so good, I had to read the books.

  • The Da Vinci Code

  • Great book, a must read for everyone.This book made me read all of Dan Brown's work & all of it is great.

  • Recommend a book/author[one of my own]:

  • J.K Rowling, Dan Brown, John Grisham

    I tag G3nu1n3, Pseudo Genius, Aay Deeand everyone else who read this post.
    And here's a special offer for my Blogistan friends, if you need an ebook(academic, fiction etc), just tell me & I'll try and find it for you

    Monday, June 20, 2005

    HOT HOT HOT

    Its boiling here in Karachi.I don't know what to blame it on, my deeds or global warming. It is so hot today. Add the weather to a 10 min walk to the stop plus a 1 hour ride in the bus & you'll get the idea. I'm so much praying and hoping that it would rain. It has been so long since it rained heavily in Karachi. And I just love the smell of mitti when it rains.
    God I hope it rains.

    Wednesday, June 15, 2005

    Why Blog ?

    Why do I blog ? Why should I blog ? Maybe I want to know if others also think that I'm (not)normal, maybe I want to communicate with more people, maybe I want to share my ideas & thoughts with people of the virtual world who don't really know me, maybe I'm using a lot of maybes today. I came to blogistan by way of the Spider blog. Most people I know in blogistan, I found them through the same blog. I used to just comment on the blogs of other people but sometimes I had more to say on the topic but couldn't because then it wouldn't have been a comment, it would have become a post so I thought of starting a blog and posting my thoughts there. But now I realize its not as easy to write as it seems and maybe I'm a better blurker than a blogger.
    Anyways I think this is not going anywhere so here is my link to the "If I could be.." thingy

    If I could be a mime:
    .................

    If I could be a doctor:
    I would try to find the cure to every incurable disease and I would definitely ban smoking.

    If I were a linguist:
    I would translate as many books in as many languages as possible.

    If I could be a videogame designer:
    I would create the best videogame ever, a combination of Mafia, Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid, Max Payne etc.

    Now for one of my own
    If I could be genie:
    I would be no ones slave and you would get just one wish coz I don't believe in second chances.

    Now I pass this "If I could be.." to everyone else who hasn't got it yet. And I would also like to pass one of my own which goes like this:
    "If I had one wish, I would wish for...."

    Here's my answer
    World Peace - Nah, too cheesy
    Lots of money - Nope, too greedy
    I would wish that every wish that I make from now on should come true. :-)

    Sunday, June 12, 2005

    Blogs - not permissible in Islam

    Going to websites like these will not be permissible, because they contain personal matters and also they specify names/identities which can create a path for bay-hayaai (shamelessness), and unlawful relations, and It is a source that may leak out the faults/kharaabiyan "aayb" of muslims. It will not be permissible.


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