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Sitting alone in a hotel room in a small city in Punjab. I can see from the window, rain drizzling down on a small green field, its a beautiful view but it doesn't feel right, there's something missing.

That something is my city Karachi, the feeling of being home, the feeling of belonging, the feeling of freedom. Rain falling on the charcoal roads of Karachi looks better to me than rain falling over here.

They say that home is where the heart is and my heart is definitely in Karachi (these days :P) Oh how I miss home and I'm still here a week abhi. My city is my city, Karachi is Karachi. Today when I got calls/msgs from friends telling me that it was raining in Karachi, I missed my city a lot. (I know all of you called me to tease me knowing that I love rain). According to the weather forecast, its going to rain the next three days as well, I wish it rains when I come back :)

I pray that it rains and brings prosperity to all and the rains pass by leaving everyone safe and happy, ameen :)

It seems like ages since I had home made pakoray, cholay etc. I've never felt homesick before. I guess that since this is the first time I'm away from home in Ramadan that's why I feel like this.

I salute all those who live away from home because of their responsibilities. It really is a tough thing to do. May Allah give them courage and help them to come back home safely & quickly, ameen :)

Take lotsa care friends and remember me in your prayers when possible :)

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And another random post :P

"The devil you know is better than the devil you don't"

I heard this somewhere and it made me think. Is this really the point where we have come to? Is this really what we have become?

Is the choice between good and evil not there anymore? Are we to choose between the lesser of the two evils now? Is there no good left in the world?

Think about it? What are we doing about all the wrong that is happening around us? Its the holy month of Ramadan and I don't see any change in people or their attitudes. We are still backbiting, still lying and still being corrupt.

Change people, change yourselves. There is no specific time to start a good deed. If you're planning to do something good tomorrow, then do it today and now.

I pray that may Allah guide us all to the right path, ameen

Hope everyone's ramadan is going well. Its a 14 hour roza in Pakistan (still 4 hours to iftar but I'm already dreaming of pakoray and cholay :P)

Take care people, stay happy & keep blogging :)

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Another Random Post!

As salaam u alaikum

Here I am, sitting alone in a hotel room, thinking all sorts of things. (As they say, khali dimagh is devil's workshop or is it farigh dimagh?)

And one of those things is, as the subject suggests, that this is going to be another random post :P

Firstly, my prayers go out to an ex-friend, may she have the best in life hamesha, ameen. I hope her life is on track to getting married, inshaAllah :)

Secondly, I found out today that a very good blogger has come out of hibernation. This blogger is a doctor & is doing marvelous things for the less privileged but we never get to find out, partly because of her modesty and partly because it isn't reported. I hope and pray that the work continues and Allah rewards her & fills her life with happiness, ameen :)

Lastly and before I state this stupid thought, I would like to say that this is just another odd thing that has occured to me & I hope I would laugh at this when I look back at it after some time. This means that none of the readers are to give it a second thought and just ignore it.

Man is a social animal but I'm sure there are exceptions. I was just thinking that most of our reasons for happiness and for sadness, are people. What if we subtract that from the equation? A person just lives alone, prays alone, works in the jungle collecting fruits & vegetables for the day and that's it. No people interaction, no ways to get in to trouble, no ways to commit any sins and no ways to be sad about anything. Seems simple, doesn't it?

But it isn't. As I was writing the above, I had flashbacks of the moments of happiness that I've had, the moments when my friends have been there for me, the moments that make life what it is. And now I'm wondering why I wrote the above. Man really is a social animal, can't do anything about it.

I guess we are built to care for others, to help others, to be happy when our loved ones are happy and to be sad when they're sad.

Wishing all of you the very best in life. May Allah grant us the courage to walk the right path and fill our life with happiness, ameen

Take lotsa care friends and keep blogging :)

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Ramadan Mubarak

Wishing you and your family a peaceful and blessed month of Ramadan. May Allah shower His blessings upon us and may all our sins be washed away, ameen. Benefit from this month as much as you can my friends and please remember me in your prayers if possible.

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Independence Day

Jashn-e-Azaadi Mubarak to Everyone :)

Pakistan, our beloved country turns 62 today. Sixty-two years have passed by since the time when people gave their lives for this country.

We celebrate independence day every year on 14 August. But why is it that we become patriots only for a month, or a week or a day? Why can't we be like this the whole year?

Why can't we care for our country and love our country the whole year round? Why do we just wake up at this time? And why do we wake up in such a way? I though we were short on electricity but look around and you see all buildings glowing with high wattage lights? Where is the load shedding now? Why is it that we love our country so much and yet we are dying to leave it? Why is it that we study here and when we become something, we just pack our bags and leave? Where is our patriotism at that time? This country has given a lot to us and it still is giving. But have we ever considered that what have we given back? Do we pay our taxes? Are we doing anything to save electricty or water wastage? We aren't even doing the small things and there we are putting up large flags. When was the last time we sang our National Anthem?

Things just keep coming in my head and the list goes on. I guess I'm just grouchy today.

Anyways, happy independence day to everyone. This country is one of the best and may Allah bless this country always, ameen.

Take care friends and keep blogging.

Zara num ho to yeh mitti bari zarkhaiz hai saqi :)

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!

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