One of the joys of having an office in Karachi is Adnan Haider’s company when he drops in town to get away from all that is Dubai. In the few days that it takes for him to quickly get Dubai-sick as well as Karachi-sick (not necessarily in that order) I am normally able to twist…
Category: Alchemy stuff
Using Pakistan Risk…
Warning: Technical Marketing Plug read at your own risk… In a response to question about what exactly would someone do with Pakistan Risk Review other than using it as an expensive paper weight, this post was drafted. I possibly need to write a book to explain the terminology, if you are not a risk professional;…
Umar Saif does it again…
Some people just don’t know how to keep out of news (good news that is). Babar at Telecompk bags the scoop once more on Umar Saif picking up the MIT Technovator award for 2008, which is the most recent in the long list of news worthy Umar Saif breakthroughs.
Deal flow and PRR
One more done, three more to go… Pakistan Risk Review and the Alchemy FILM/FILAC/ALARM ultra secret product (we are still arguing on the name) formal launch sometime next week, PRR printed copies expected this weekend. April edition (volume 2), read to go to print on the 25th. Keep that feedback coming in.
The joys of daylight savings…
Cooler mornings and I get home when there is still light. On the downside, feel jetlagged all the time.
The Taliban bogey…
10 days later, we have come full circle again. First came Jehan’s post. Then came the same old responses. And then came the always eloquent, objective, and respected Chapati. Thank you for putting in words what all of us have felt over the last twelve months.
Random strangers and Horatios
We don’t appreciate the home ground advantage enough. Everything we have done over the last six years can be traced back to a handful of benefactors, well wishers, supporters and random strangers who do introductions and deals without asking for a cent in return. But the last one week has been really special. Things are…
The airblue update
I finally did get through their customer service number after my travel agent told me that yes it was possible to speak to someone other than the AVR recording on that number. Here are second impressions Newer, smaller, cleaner aircrafts with an all economy configuration. Seats with more legroom than Emirates. If you haven’t bought…
The Islamabad Visa run
Leave Karachi at 6:00pm on Sunday evening Land in Islamabad at 8:15pm Check in at lsloo accommodation by 9:15pm Head out to Diplomatic Shuttle Service (DSS) pick up point at 6:30am, the next morning Shock and dismay at discovering the other 200 people ahead of you in the line at the DSS at 6:45am Get…
The service quality paradox…
Why is the food at McDonalds in Pakistan consistently tasteless, toppings on a pizza from Pizza hut consistently distributed and the turkey at Subway absolutely gorgeous? Why is the delivery service at McDonalds and Subway totally lost, but at Pizza Hut reasonably consistent? Why is the twenty four hour driven in at Clifton halfway decent?…