A Panning Shot -

I have just posted another photo on my facebook page

Panning Shot of a fast moving car, taking from my bedroom balcony. The camera's view was obstructed by the trees and light poles

Leaving Pakistan - Returning to Sydney

This day, 15th March 2013 has come so fast when we have to fly back to Sydney. It just feels that we arrived in Pakistan only few days back (9th Feb 2013) and now that we are leaving tonight. It is always a sad time for me when leaving away from family, home. 

I have to do still a lot of things but time is so so short but still manage to write this post quickly. I will have to go now as need to meet few loved ones and do last few things/shopping before tonight. 

See you soon Sydney !

Bye Bye Lahore - Sahiwal - Pakistan !!

Today - at Pacific Highway+Walker St Signal

 

8:30am standing at the lights, waiting for green light to cross the road and reach office while typing these lines.

 

Today is the last working day for me before I go on leave and fly to Pakistan tomorrow. So I will be at the airport tomorrow this time and in Pakistan at night with the family. Nothing beats that feeling for me.

 

This always is a pleasant and fascinating thought for me that in a matter of only few hours a person is able to fly from one side of the world to another. Amazes me still despite the decades old science and technology. GOD I love this.

 

Tomorrow, I & Pakisan will be together. Yeeeha !

Run a Little Run a Lot - Just Run !

So since my last post about running, I have continue running and have completed the 8th weeks and next week will be the 9th and last week of the C25K program that I have been following.

It feels great that now I can run for 30 minutes straight, compared to earlier when I started and could run for couple minutes only in one go. I found it to be a continuous argument between your mind and body such as that your body may take you beyond what your mind tells you can actually do. So when it comes to running I like to follow this quote that my work colleague, my running mentor, buddy and motivator (AF) recently have shared with me.

 

So while I was in week 8, I also participated (along with my running buddy) in this charity run Run4Fun that took place in the Sydney Olympic Park on 4th November. Since it was my first ever run, I registered for 3K run only and surprised myself by finishing in 15 mins and 40 secs. Felt great, accomplishing actually.

Got my first medal for participating and finishing the run.










In few weeks, another run is happening in Balmain for 5K which I'm not so sure about yet, only because it is bit far from my place but will see if I can register for that as well.

Next target is surely the 10K mark because after graduating from this #c25k program, I will already be running 5Ks in one go. So 10K is the next target (iff I keep on running that I'm hopeful about).

Until then, my motto is going to be 'Run Shak Run' (self motivation often is the key to achieve what you want).

Run Run Run ..

I have been planning to start running during my lunch hour but have been procrastinating for all the reasons of laziness and slackness :P

But finally last week I have moved my 'butt' and did some running over and around the Sydney Harbor Bridge. On first day, I walked and ran (mixed) over the bridge to the city end and returned that counted for over 6KMs and that made my legs sore the next day. But it was like a case of "his first flight" for me because even sore legs didn't make me not go the next day and I must acknowledge the 'motivational talk' of one of my colleague "MG", that helped me go running despite the aching legs. But it felt great actually afterwards due to that sense of achievement. The total distance from my office (North Sydney) to the end of the bridge (bridge stairs - The Rocks) and back to office is, as per Google maps, just above 6KMs but if I use Sports Tracker then it calculates it to be around 9.5 KMs; don't know - don't ask.

Based on my earlier experiences, I was under the impression that working-out makes me sleepy but I wasn't regular at it, then. Since I've become a regular gym goer and lunch-runner, I have discovered that it actually feels great and refreshing which everyone else agrees to as well. I have found that it is very very important to take a shower after the work-out, otherwise you'll end up feeling sleepy too.

Lunch time run has many benefits for me; 1) There are many people out there running/working-out on/around the track that I follow and I found it encouraging 2) It is also a good time for exercising because stomach is empty and since it is midday usually you still have left enough energy to go out running 3) It feels lively because usually people come out of their offices for lunch break/walk/run/sunbathing /relaxing and that gives the whole atmosphere its hustling bustling look which I like 4) Being a part of the hustle bustle refreshes me as well and helps me relax during a working day full of pressure/stress 5) Above all it helps me burn some calories, lose weight and stay fit which is my main objective to do the lunch-run.

The only drag is that I don't have a partner to join the lunch-run with me, which can be a real drag at times (I know this - knowing self) but nevertheless I have to keep pushing myself out of office regularly for the run and hopefully I will achieve my target (Weight-10) in next 5 months time (no expectations just a try and hope).

Until then,

Happy Running - Shakeel !!!

Buying your first DSLR

When buying your first DSLR, one gets so confused with the range to choose from and it can be tough to find the best combination of the features and functions for the amount that you willing to spend on it.

Another dilemma choosing your first dslr could be the fact that you don't know much about the dslrs and what features and functions it can offer. There are many brands and their many different models with many different features and functions. Choosing from such a vast range of options can be very tricky and needs lot of research to know that you get what you want to for your money. This is why I had done my share of research on the web, ask friends/colleagues who own a DSLR already or who know some about abc of photography for advice and suggestions. Read various blogs, articles, comparisons of the various dslrs,  notes from a colleague and posts about the basics of the photography.

One article that I found very convincing and useful about 'buying a dslr' is the main reason that I write this article. I wanted to save this article for a future reference of my own and increase its instances on the web if someone (like me; a newbie to dslr world) searches for some ideas on how to buy a new dslr. The article is found on the link http://mansurovs.com/dslr-purchase-guide. This helped me make a decision on the model that I ended up buying, a Canon 650D shown in the image above.

The summary of things that one, who is new to dslr photography, has to consider when buying first dslr is

1- When buying first dslr and if you have very little knowledge of photography, then do not spend big money rather go for an entry level dslr. Keep it simple as that will help you learn your camera and photography quickly.

2- An entry level dslr will give you enough control and quality of photos to begin with and once you learn how to use it and how to best use the basic functions Aperture, Shutter, Exposure it will be justified then to invest more on your camera.

3- Either you buy a Canon or a Nikon (not sure about other brands since I wanted to buy only one from these two), both the brands have a large range of lenses and that means you can simply buy more lenses with the same body to try on different/advanced options. Make sure the camera you buy does support those lenses (if you'd have to buy later).

4- If you want to take some really good photos in the dark light with your new dslr, then it is wise to invest in a nice tripod because without one it is hard to take a nice clear photo in the dark.

These are the main points (as far as I have learned so far) but there could be more that one will learn as you grow into dslr photography.

In short, suggest to research appropriately before buying your first dslr and it is important to do that since you don't want to regret later since a dslr does not come cheap.

Happy buying your first DSLR !!

It is exciting :-)

Panoramic Harbour View from my Mobile

Taken one very fine afternoon.

One Hour of my Lunch Break

During the one hour of lunch break I prefer going out for a brisk walk around the block in North Sydney, where I work. It is beautiful around that time when sun is out and shining.
One one such lunch break, I took this walk through the North Sydney Oval Park and there I got a chance to try the camera of my new mobile because the park had so beautiful and rich colours around and it compelled me to capture these on my mobile. A few of these shots I am posting here. The beauty I see in these just make me praise the nature and the creator of all this, ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
It is just so beautiful – I am loving Sydney !
Beautiful addition of the red pole right in the middle of lush green trees.

Walk way & fallen leaves with beautiful scenery in the backdrop.

Sitting benches among trees

Pakistan 2012 - Part 2 Memories

Yay! going to visit family and friends in home country. Pakistan 2012 - Part 1

Aaah! that time of the life of an Expat has come and gone in a flash. It never feels enough time when you are on a holiday visiting your family and friends. Anyway this time the trip was special because little me came home for the first time and it was kind of a surprise visit as we reached one week earlier than what we told our families. So it was all very exciting for us and the surprise was very received as well. Everyone was very happy to see us  home earlier than expected.

Musa's grand parents were very ecstatic to meet him and his uncles and aunts were eager to pick him up. And he loved being the center of attention among all. His (late) phuppo gave him a nick name (which she never ever have given to any other kid), Mithoo.She left everyone of us grieving few days after we've arrived and that was the worst thing that happened during the visit. May her soul rest in higher places of Jannah.Ameen.

In the same time, Butt family was also visiting Pakistan from Sweden and that let Musa meet his cousin brother Ehan and cousin sister Zainab. It was such a pleasure watching grand parents, uncles and aunts loving their grand son that I so wanted them to live with him so that he gets to enjoy their love. However not every wish can be fulfilled, so I just had to agree with the reality that didn't match the wish. He also received  many gifts from them and that caused our luggage to easily cross the allowed luggage limit.

Another highlight of the trip was the delicious Pakistani food that I tried to eat as much as I could in that limited time I had. Although I could not eat all that I thought but still enjoyed whatever I can. For example I had the Hardees Super Star with curly fries at least 4 times during that trip. I just love it !!

The coming back of such trips is always toughest thing for me and it made me feel sad even before I landed there. Thinking about returning makes me home-sick and even though I have been on these trips now for at least 4 times but I think not over it yet. On our way to Allama Iqbal International airport Lahore, I was stuck in a traffic chaos on the Canal road near the Mall Road exit. It took me about 40-50 minutes to get through that chaos and it was then found out that the Police had blocked the under-pass of the Mall road (probably due to some VIP movement - bloody VIPs). It almost costed me to miss my flight. I was very annoyed and I feel bad for the locals that they had put up with that non-sense every day.

Another drama at the airport was at the check-in counter that took sometime before it reached it drop-scene. We were the last one to get the clearance at the check-in counters and through the passport control counters. Musa behaved well on-board and that made our air-travel better that what we thought it could be.

Now that we are back, I am already thinking to plan my next trip in an year's time rather than after 2 years and hoping that I can actually go back in an year's time. Let's see !!

Pakistan 2012

Despite a bit tragic end of 2011 (reference to blog "Goodbye 2011"), 2012 has started with lots of excitement for me as I (and family) will be travelling to Pakistan to visit families and friends. It will be first overseas trip of Musa when he will meet his grand parents, uncles, aunts and cousins.  Everyone there is anxiously waiting to meet little one as they all are counting days (just like we are). Yes this is very exciting !!!

The preparation for such a trip is multi-folded that includes, 1-shopping, 2-shopping, 3-shopping and packing of those shoppings :P and I'm glad that the major part of this preparation is completed (well almost). The packing cannot start until the last 48 hours before we get on-board. 

This time I'm going home after about two years and there are a lots of things to do when I get there. One of the most important (after meeting family of course) is to eat all sorts of local/desi food, hmmm yummy (even the thought of that). The top of the list is 'Halwa Poori', 'Hareesa', 'Muhammadi Nihari', 'Kali Mirch Walay Chanay', 'Bundu Khan ki Handi, Reshmi Kabab, Malai Kabab', 'SnP ka Stuffed Chicken Breast', 'Nadeem Tikka', 'Bhayye k Kabab', 'Liberty Burger', 'Dahi Bhallay' and rest of the list is very long :P 

Along with all the excitement, there is a bit of worry about health that I hope the trip goes without any health issues. The shortage of electricity and gas will also make this trip interesting, aah! There will be lots of travelling involved within Pakistan (I'm expecting although I'd prefer otherwise). 

The trip is going to begin in few days now and I can already see myself at the halwa poori shop, early in the morning "doing the justice" with my craving for it :D

Here is a "screenshot" of the image that I have in my mind, for you :P

With sincere apologies from those having a weak heart :P

Goodbye 2011

What an year 2011 was for me and my family. It brought some of the best moments and blessings in my life and also has brought me across some un-wanted and not so pleasant moments. However these good and not so good moments all are part of life and one should not complain when something is unwanted in the life rather should be thankful to ALMIGHTY for what good has happened and cherish it. Life should be based on all the good memories while learning from the bad ones so that their repetition can be avoided in future.

So here I am being thankful to ALMIGHTY for blessing me any my family with the best gift of life, my son. He brought me the utmost pleasure and joy of life, cannot thank enough to ALLAH. Life has become so beautiful and feels complete. I come home from full day's tiring job, but when I see his smiling face that washes all the tiredness away in a blink. It is just amazing. You've got to be a parent to feel that and to believe it :)

There were few occasions in 2011 that I wish hadn't happened. But I also know everything in life happens for a reason and for that one should not complain about the hard ships of life and lose hope. We should rather take such events as a challenge and work to steer ourselves out of it while taking note of the dos and donts of the whole event. These notes help you throughout your life to avoid the repetition of those unwanted and unpleasant scenes. I have learned as well from these and will try not to let these recur.

This Christmas and new year holidays I was thinking of touring the width and breadth of city but one last little incident of the leaving year 2011 forced me to sit back and relax, avoiding the Christmas rush on the roads and in the car parks of any mall or picnic spots. It gave me the opportunity to catch up with the lost sleep and clean the Macbook's hard drive of the long copied movies ;) It has been a very boring end of the year and holidays. Never hated any holiday period this much before and hope won't have to in future.

Anyway, to close this post and say goodbye 2011 here are a few of the year's highlights to be listed.

1- Birth of my son Mohammad Musa Shakeel
2- Birth of a baby boy (Ehan Ali) and a baby girl (Zainab Batool) to SS' sister and brother's families respectively.
3- Wedding of my cousin Muhammad Rizwan
4- Birth of a baby boy to Rizwan's family.

Thanking for these bright moments of the year, I say goodbye 2011 and welcome 2012 with these hopes and prayers that;

May 2012 bring prosperity, health and contentment for me, my family, relatives and friends. For my country, Pakistan, may it be a year of peace, glory, respect, growth and free from corruption, lawlessness, injustice and inhumanity. Ameen.

People - around us

It is very funny how human being behave in situations they come across with. Default setting of their behavior is to safe-guard what they believe (or have heard of) while ignoring the fact that other person is also doing the same. In the meantime, if one of them intentionally or un-intentionally rejects other's beliefs or point of view (in an attempt to look better), the purpose of the whole discussion/interaction dies down right there. Anything after that is usually an attempt to prove each other wrong.

This is because mostly (or I should say commonly), human mind doesn't like to be told that it is or was wrong. It is therefore not a very healthy way of starting a discussion by negating whatever other person has said. Difference of opinion is natural and a healthy thing, but not everyone presents that properly and not everyone reacts to it sensibly. On top of that, we also like to make assumptions (99.9% wrong) that is totally wrong in the act. I think it is NOT fair to make assumptions about others based on your own experiences or observations. People do not necessarily act-all the time according to- what they believe. Making an assumption about someone does two things

1- It is harmful for the assumer him/herself, 

2- Point 1.

Or may be I'm 'assuming' wrong that people assume things. May be they know what they are doing but still they do it just to make themselves look better at times? may be I'm right or may be I'm wrong !

For example, people on my MSN, Facebook will tell me that 

"You are always online on. Don't you have anything else to do?" or

"You Facebook too much", or 

"You are an addict to Facebook" or

"Don't spend too much time on Facebook to ignore your family time" etc etc 

I mean they don't know how I use and why and when I use these social websites, therefore they are totally fooling themselves by making these statements that I may be not working or not spending time with my family, haaa! And excuse me, I very well know the difference in someone kidding or no kidding when making any statements. 

Just to shut such 'fool' assumers, all I did was change my status to offline. I still spend almost the same time on any website/social platform whenever I want to but now no one (or most of them) don't say these things anymore and in fact if I change my status to online, they will ask me "where are you lost these days?". I don't know what 'people' want 'other people' to do and why would someone would want someone else to do anything in one's life according to their wish or what they think is the right thing to do. I mean how stupid or foolish you have to be to think so? 

And then my reply to such people who would comment that I am addict to any website, is that why is it that you always say that? What does that mean (if you know what I mean)? Everyone has got time at his/her hand that one spend to please oneself the way one wants. I choose to spend it my way. Did I ever object on the way others use their free time, watching movies, sports, staying late outside with friends, partying or whatever? It is personal choice. At least I spend most of my time with my family when I spend my time in front of my computer. You can sit at home and do nothing or you can sit in front of computer and browse the wealth of information and knowledge, empowering yourself - while let people assume that they are the only one who know the best of everything. 

Funny people !!

Mohammad Musa Shakeel - our cute little sunshine

On 12th of June 2011, ALMIGHTY ALLAH has blessed us with a baby boy Mohammad Musa Shakeel. He is our first child and we are very delighted on his arrival into our lives as he has given a beautiful new purpose to our lives. 

From 12th June onwards, the life has changed totally now. Nothing seems more interesting and desirable than to spend time with the little one and to take care of him. I used to have a very lazy and boring daily routine (well many will say its boring routine) as come back from work, watch TV, have dinner and then either watch a movie or else browsing (including facebook, watching political shows etc). But since Musa is born, my daily routine has changed altogether and now I have a very busy routine with my little bundle of joy :-) I am enjoying it very much. 

Musa made us proud parents and we are also humble to ALMIGHTY for the blessings.

Welcome my son, Musa.

ZPANDA & 3 Es

The other night I lost the game of Scrabble for not being allowed to add a new word to English dictionary 'ZPANDA' :P I already had the word PANDA on the board and needed to use Z (10 points) somewhere in last bit to make more score but ..alas there was nothing but a loud laughter on my innocent attempt to make ZPANDA :P

I also had 3 Es and there was a word that I mead earlier QUIT, had I noticed that and added an E to the end, I could have scored 46 points (tripple word option). But the scrabble champion in my home, SS, had that spotted and me, disappointed on not being allowed to make ZPANDA made some other word in a bid to score maximum and missed QUITE too, losing the game by about 74 points :-(. In the end it was a wonderful game and we had good fun playing after about 6 months.

Later we added ZPANDA in our scrabble dictionary to mark this day in our happy memories

Late Night Pizza

I love Pizza anytime anywhere. Tonight we (me and SS) had dinner; Zeera Rice with Black Chickpeas. It was a delicious meal we had stomach full. Had a nice cup of coffee after that and started watching 3rd and last part (until now) of Ice Age movie. Simply loved it, a nice and funny movie to watch. Suddenly after we finished watching, felt a bit of craving of eating something delicious - this is normal with me actually :P Whenever I'm home my mind always working on what to eat next :D I like to think that this is common disease among men so...

Actually there is one pizza base sitting in our fridge for last 3, 4 days and I just cannot get my 'hungry side' of the mind off it. I know this that as long as it is in the fridge, this greedy mind and gluttonous stomach of mine won't rest. I said greedy mind because for me the appetite for the food is a mental state - it does not have to be actual state of hungry stomach. Pretty awesome haan :P lols.. Anyways, so I decided to do a favor to my "greedy mind" and baked the pizza and lo & behold! it is here. Yayyyyyyyy !!!

Gotta go now - byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :P

(ummmm - its yummmmm - Oh I just realised that I LOVE PIZZA; anytime anywhere !!!)

Today: 05 Oct 10

Went to office after a long weekend today, Tuesday the 5th Oct. It was a public holiday on Monday on account of Labor day. The long weekend was kind of boring mostly apart from Friday evening and Monday afternoon. Friday evening my friend with his family came to visit us and stayed for few hours. We had good time chatting about general things over a cup of tea and some snacks - thanks to SS for that. Monday afternoon we went out with friends for brunch and then to beach from there. Later in the afternoon we came home and then again back to our favorite spot in the living area with our favorite lappy :P

Tuesday was 'back to work again' day. As usual it started boring and me literally dragging myself to office. It was not that bad a day, as Sun was out shinning and comparatively I wasn't feeling that sleepy either. But just the usual "don't want to" day after a long weekend finishes. However at work I got an email from my manager that made my day actually. It was about a positive feedback from a client about the support that I provided to them. It was extremely positive feedback and I felt happy and motivated.

Apart from that it was a pretty usual day. However when I came back home, SS was doing Skype with Swedish people and another positive and encouraging feedback that I received from there was about my diet and health related efforts. Seems like maintaining and controlling the intake of calories in my food is paying off. I felt much relieved; phewww. Oh you don't have an idea how much I was worried about the weight gain in past few months. But just for the records, that "worry" does not mean to go on some crash exercise or training courses. That's kinda too much to ask from me :P But I have been trying as much as I could - don't ask "how much" was that - lols.

The day for me ended on a nice movie - Ice Age The Meltdown. It is actually a nice movie. I am starting to like this now. Can't wait to watch the last part and that I will do tomorrow and to do that I need to sleep now so that today ends and tomorrow comes soon.

So goodnight for now!!!

zzzZZZzzz

I Like ...

I like Pizza to eat; anytime, anywhere and especially right now (@ 12:24am) I really am craving for a hot and yummy Chicken Fajita with hot chilli sauce and a chilled can of coke. I am thinking that if I had wheels and this place to myself only, I would have gone by now to either do a take away or buy stuff to bake one at home - I wish...

I also like Issey Miyanke perfume a lot. There is a good discount on a range of good perfumes that are selling at Hall 6 ASB Showgrounds from 11th March to 14th March 2010. I just saw in the brochure and feel to buy many of them - can't resist perfumes, want to have all of them - I wish..

I like to just sit on a comfy couch in the evening with either my laptop watching some movie or 56" inch wide screen playing some random programs and I'm just sitting watching them without even processing what's going on in front or around. Just don't want any interruption or disturbance and relax and enjoy the time without no tension of 'waiting for things to take shape' or 'worrying about shifting to new address' etc - I wish..

Today I also saw a very lucrative deal on laptops worth 1400$ of HP laptop with specs like 2.02 Ghz, 4 GB DDR RAM, 512 MB graphics card and 320 GB HDD along with laptop bag, printer, paper rim and wireless key-board and mouse. SS liked that as well and wanted to buy but then again this future planning is taking precedence on all other things. I like these things settle down as soon as the weekend tomorrow - I wish..

I like iPhone and BlackBerry Storm. I like iPhone better mainly because of its sleek and eye-catching design and sensitivity in use. Plus all that list of functions in there. I like BB Storm as well mainly because it is a BlackBerry and secondly it has a similar GUI as that of an iPhone. I want to buy iPhone but it is so stupid to expense 1100-1300 NZD to buy just a phone especially when all I have to do with that is make calls and use as a music player. Other than that, I know I won't use it much for any other functionality when not in office. Anyways, I still like it and wish to buy it - I wish..

I like to travel by bus between home and office. It takes the driving hassle away on the same boring route every day plus it keeps me active as well because I love observing people around and seeing new faces. I like to observe people around me (don't judge me wrong here) as how they look, how are they carrying themselves, what they might be thinking, what they are doing while they are around etc etc. Sometimes I feel that someone may be noticing me as well as I am noticing others and that makes me feel real uncomfortable ONLY for the reason that I don't want others to judge me wrong. The only problem in traveling by bus is have to wait at the bus stop and this is what I have been hating most lately - waiting. I wish the public transport system be bit more efficient and follow the time table but I wish..

By the way, there are many things one likes and so do I have a long list which I am not going to mention here all. Only a few things that were on my mind. Last but not the least, I like to have a glass of milk with Rooh Afza - yumm. I don't have to wish for this in fact have to get off my seat and grab it from the kitchen.

Until next time....

Swimming

I am not a good swimmer because I never took any swimming lessons at all. I just wanted to learn it myself, like watch others, and do it yourself (the famous DIY approach :P - not very convincing example?).

If it was not SS, I would not have started going to pool regularly, so a big thanks to her for the push. I have always loved swimming, even in those times when I couldn't even swim one inch but this does not mean that you can't love a thing, right? So yeah I always wanted to swim but never could do for many reasons, mainly my laziness. But since I have started going to Lloyd Elsmore pool, I can now do one lap in one go :P (yeah it may be funny to someone who can swim fine but for me it is pretty good learning - so am happy). Today I tried to do reverse swim or back-swimming (whatever you call it) and I was amazed to see that I could do the half of the lap that way. I loved it.

Swimming is a lot of fun and good workout as well (well kind of). Plus you got to see and meet more people just like 2 days ago I met a guy who came to the pool with his 3 or 4 years old boy. He is from India and a very nice family. Today we went his place at dinner after swimming. His wife made very nice chicken biryani and some chicken gravy dish, the food was delicious. Had a good chat with them as well. So yeah I was saying that 'swimming is fun' ;) hehehe

We also bought the swimming goggles today and although it irritates me but it has a positive affect on the body movements under water because now you can open your eyes safely and see under water. It really helps improving confidence under water and swimming. Thanks again to SS to buy it for me otherwise I was not convinced to spend couple of bucks on 'em :P

After the efforts of almost a month now (during which I didn't go swimming every day though), I can swim across the lap in one go but my near future (say 2 weeks) target is to do the full round (go and return) in one go like without a pause or resting for a while. It will be then when I think I can say that I can swim (please please, let me say that much after this, thanks). I hope that I stay regular (at least 3/4 times a week) because this is the only physical activity that I am doing at the moment. Although I want to go running and gym as well but guess I'll have to keep something in the contingency bag as well for just in case I get bored from swimming :P

I think after writing (and reading if anyone is) all this, it is now quite evident and lucid that I do love swimming and that I want to continue it. Let's hope and see if that happens (I would like to be optimistic for now).

Random

Once again, I found myself convinced to start blogging and this time I'm feeling the commitment to myself that is telling me that I'll be regular at blogging this time :P let's see how strong this commitment inside me proves to be, I'm sure not strong enough :P Anyways, the idea is to have a space where you can dump all the thoughts on your mind to pacify it, and this gave this name to this space - my blog, Pacifier. I really don't know if this will really be the place to pacify myself by dumping all my thoughts, ideas, worries, plans here and hoping not to be judged or will prove otherwise. Either way, I want to give it a try because sometimes I feel to write, don't know what, but feel to write something or anything that comes to my mind. Just like now I am writing, not making any sense at all but still my hands are typing and I am having this same feeling to writing, so.. Today was not a very good day, I guess, for me. When I woke up in the morning, tried to make madrasi curry omelette it did not come out very tasty, and I am very sensitive about my breakfasts especially on a holiday.

Later, watched u-19 worldcup final match between Pakistan and Australia which Pakistan let Australia won by giving away their wickets. The poor show of professionals always make me angry and irritated, it was sad to see juniors loosing after having a wonderful tournament in which they remained unbeaten until the final game.

After the match, did some facebooking and youtube-ing but due to above-mentioned events, was not having very exciting day although the weather today was great - exactly what I love. Dark grey clouds with slightly cold wind, beautiful and romantic. Went for swimming that finally helped refreshing the mood and cleared the irritation. At the pool there was a small kid who came for swimming with his father. He was so confident in the water and was playing with his father, was pleasing to see him playing.

Since we returned from swimming, I am sitting in front of my laptop and writing tweets and reading my friends' tweets. Twitter is, I think, equivalent to the status updates on facebook. All you can do on Twitter is put a 140 characters long text and that is it (I may be wrong as I am still learning to use it). While reading tweets of friends, came across a colleague's blog and started reading it. This then motivates me again to create one and start dumping all my random thoughts to that. So here I am.

Apologies to those who have wasted their time reading this page, but no apologies really because this is my space and I will write here whatever I want or think. I would appreciate if you just read it and not try to judge me, else be my guest :)