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Where have I been?

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Thank you for asking… August – Looking for money. September – Abusing poor customers. End September – Abusing even poorer team members. October – Desperately looking for money as the third down payment on the new office comes due. November – 13,000 kilometer round trip to share a moment where we all made history in…

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The art of standing out in a crowd or proof that I have no dress sense…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Can you pick the odd one out with the PASHA delegation in Jakarta. (Hint: he is missing a knee cap and is not standing)  

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Payback time…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Here is the combined payback for all those pesky snapshots of me floating around the blogsphere with food in my mouth. If you notice I am not the only one busy extracting my pound of flesh. And yes to those curious enough to ask, she does eat. Catching her on camera though is another story.

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Jakarta Impressions…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

I don’t know when Bali snuck into my bucket list, but snuck it did. In vain, I made it all the way to Macau, Singapore, KL, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, but Bali still remains elusive. This November I made one more attempt, touched Jakarta, but then came back because I had left my bucket list…

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Riots in Karachi and the media is silent

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Jawwad

I guess in a democratic setup, there is no compunction to rock the boat. So much so for media freedom, independence and absolute gag orders: they have always been for sale to the highest bidder. Dawn, Geo are completely silent online as well as on their live coverage (both are running day old headlines). If it wasn’t…

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PASHA ICT Awards Night 2007-2008

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Jawwad

Karachi Marriot, tonight, Friday October 31st 2008… 8 pm till 11 pm. Don’t miss it.

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Gone in 60 seconds or everything that has a beginning has an end…

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Jawwad

  Here to cheesy film lines and Nando’s cake, the root of all evul at the Alchemy campus. That is literally the snapshot 60 seconds later. Before I had a chance to take a bite, it was all gone. Luckily we had another.  

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Hope.

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jawwad

It begins with hope. Hope that you will be able to do what you want to do the way you want to do it. And in doing so change your little part of the world. Maybe make your point, take your stand and survive. On a good day possibly even make money. Where there is…

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John LeCarre, this country, and the elections in November

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jawwad

I am a sucker for happy endings, nachos and cheese with Jalapeños. As a young adult I used to dream Bond movies in full color (though I finally got to watch my first Bond movie well into my 20’s once Pierce Brosnan took over as the new Bond). On odd weekends you can still find…

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You know you are management when…

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jawwad

You touch your blog with a technological tool and it goes down for 3 days. The only way it comes up again is when you beg your tech guru to fix it. When you try and do the same, yourself, your blog goes down for 3 more days.

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