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Day: February 26, 2008

Road trip

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jawwad

They say the only way to really know anyone is to travel with them. One part 400 kilometer motorway One part steady driving at the speed limit for 4 hours And one part three crazy individuals in the back seat! One crazier than the others….      

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Zafar Khan

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jawwad

You heard it here first. There will come a day in all of your lives when you will say, I know Zafar Khan, I shook his hand and I wear his T-Shirts. A lucky few will say, I heard him speak at LUMS. Fewer still will declare, I lost to Zafar, one fine day in…

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Music in your soul

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jawwad

If the technology industry in Pakistan ever went looking for a face to represent it, I would suggest Fahd. With my eyes closed. To begin with, you can’t buy the sufi rock star look. You may fake it, but if there is no music in your soul, or wisdom in your words, it shows. Then…

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Callisto…

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jawwad

If you read one book this week, make sure it is Callisto. Forrest Gump, meets Raymond Chandler in the background of the war on terror and the American Midwest. If you like dark comedies/fiction, Callisto is as dark as it gets. Torsten Krol introduces himself as “Krol is a writer, nothing further is know about…

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