Saturday, September 11, 2004
Today...
Today...
The world will always know this day as the day the twin towers came crashing down after allegedly self-styled Jihadis rammed aeroplanes into them. I am not going to dwell on this for long. The media will be talking about it the whole day anyway.
Today...
Six years and a day since we graduated. We, the 17th batch of MBA. What a batch that was. The institute had to redefine its scholarship policy, because there were too many contenders in the batch for it. It was also the batch that was dominating every other aspect of the institute's activities. We had sportsmen, comperes, writers, singers, musicians and models amongst us. For yours truly, it was a humbling experience being a part of this batch. No matter what I fancied myself good at, there were always a couple or more people who were better at it than I was. And then there were Riya and Madi, who between them could beat me at every thing I did, at anything I thought I could excel in. Thankfully, we were on the same team. And boy! What a team we made. Today, we are in three countries, rarely get to talk to each other, have loads going for us to be thankful for, and if I may speak for the other two, still look back at those few months as the best times in our lives - times we made life long friendships in.
Today...
I got a call from Madi. No occasion, nothing special... just a call to touch base.
Today...
Decided to stay away from work. Called in sick. Spent the day trying to zap the virus/worm/trojan, whatever it is that is residing in that box, and after having a won a round or two, it seems the worm is turning the tables on me. I still keep getting signed out of MSN.
Today...
56 years since the Quaid passed away... and his country led into everything it was not supposed to be or have, by a bunch of self styled intellectuals and half naked claimants to the title "Artist". Only a matter of time, before the state media starts being apologetic on March 23, and August 14. It has already started this September 6th. Haven't seen anything happening about the Quaid's anniversary on PTV today. Jalali Baba was incensed about some "Cultural" activity in Lahore on 6th September, Indian food festival complete with a pundit "asheerbaading" the visitors! So much for the defence day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Who the heck is running this country?
Next thing you know we will have a National Holiday declared on Noor Jehan's death anniversary, and Nahid Siddiqui's birthday... and before you know it, Gandhi will be called bapu in our books too.
Today...
I could stage a coup... and a bloody one at that.
¶ 9/11/2004 04:09:00 PM
The world will always know this day as the day the twin towers came crashing down after allegedly self-styled Jihadis rammed aeroplanes into them. I am not going to dwell on this for long. The media will be talking about it the whole day anyway.
Today...
Six years and a day since we graduated. We, the 17th batch of MBA. What a batch that was. The institute had to redefine its scholarship policy, because there were too many contenders in the batch for it. It was also the batch that was dominating every other aspect of the institute's activities. We had sportsmen, comperes, writers, singers, musicians and models amongst us. For yours truly, it was a humbling experience being a part of this batch. No matter what I fancied myself good at, there were always a couple or more people who were better at it than I was. And then there were Riya and Madi, who between them could beat me at every thing I did, at anything I thought I could excel in. Thankfully, we were on the same team. And boy! What a team we made. Today, we are in three countries, rarely get to talk to each other, have loads going for us to be thankful for, and if I may speak for the other two, still look back at those few months as the best times in our lives - times we made life long friendships in.
Today...
I got a call from Madi. No occasion, nothing special... just a call to touch base.
Today...
Decided to stay away from work. Called in sick. Spent the day trying to zap the virus/worm/trojan, whatever it is that is residing in that box, and after having a won a round or two, it seems the worm is turning the tables on me. I still keep getting signed out of MSN.
Today...
56 years since the Quaid passed away... and his country led into everything it was not supposed to be or have, by a bunch of self styled intellectuals and half naked claimants to the title "Artist". Only a matter of time, before the state media starts being apologetic on March 23, and August 14. It has already started this September 6th. Haven't seen anything happening about the Quaid's anniversary on PTV today. Jalali Baba was incensed about some "Cultural" activity in Lahore on 6th September, Indian food festival complete with a pundit "asheerbaading" the visitors! So much for the defence day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Who the heck is running this country?
Next thing you know we will have a National Holiday declared on Noor Jehan's death anniversary, and Nahid Siddiqui's birthday... and before you know it, Gandhi will be called bapu in our books too.
Today...
I could stage a coup... and a bloody one at that.
¶ 9/11/2004 04:09:00 PM
