The measure of a man is not how he begins things, but how he ends them.
You know you are getting old….
And now for something from a completely different side of the menu… You know you are getting old when: The two primary items on your annual birthday bash are rest and sleep; The wild party at work you have been dreaming about all week is a lecture on probability of default models; The best gift…
The pen is mightier than the sword…
This, btw, marks my 200th post. Every once in a while I should utter something meaningful. Wanted to say all of this, but she said it much better than I ever could. Make up your own minds, I just do the forwarding. Of all the hype, the noise and horse shit floating around at this…
Happy birthday to me
My favorite number now for a decade and a half: Streets of Philadelphia, by the Boss: I was bruised and batteredAnd I couldn’t tell what I feltI was unrecognizable to myselfSaw my reflection in a windowI didn’t know my own face Oh brother are you gonna leave me wasting awayOn the streets of Philadelphia I…
In memory of Nicole Dial
Please see Sana’s post on her blog about Nicole. This is not the Islam that we believe in or practice.
The state of the Pakistani Economy – part ii
(This post follows on the comments made in my previous post “The rise and fall of the Pakistani Rupee“) Entrepreneurs are the most irrational of all creatures. We see hope and optimism, when the rest of the world sees doom and gloom. While our internal outlook at times may turn to despair (we never have…
Gwadar road trip, quick review
It is between a 7 to 11 hour drive depending on the average speed you can maintain and the number of pit stops you make. Ideally you should do this in a group of vehicles so that if one of you breaks down there are a few handfuls of help around. Petrol is in short…
Road Trip, continued
The ride from Ormarah onwards was un-eventful. Once we left our luxurious pit stop and out house behind, we were all looking forward to our 5 star bathrooms at the Zaver PC, which was unfortunately only 290 odd kilometers westwards on a flat unwinding road. There were glimpses of distant waters and mounds of brackish…
Road Trip…
This Saturday morning a bunch of alchemists, their significant others and friends from Lahore took the long road trip to Gawadar. This conspiracy was hatched by none other than our very own favourite cousin (as in MI6 and CIA) from Lahore, Jareer, with two members of the dev team who will remain unnamed. Unfortunately for…
New models from Alchemy’s Gawadar Road trip.
Let me introduce: I can walk on air, very much in demand Fawwad, Hotshot movie star, politician, KU terror, or String lead vocalist Hyder, Don’t let my seriousness fool you, I can party as much as the next dude, Farhan, I am a model from model town, Hammad, Lord of the surf (now working for…