Archive for September, 2008

30
Sep

Of TOEFL, Passports, Murghas and [Beep]s

   Posted by: SAWJ   in Humorous, Me, Pakistan, Rants, World

I decided to give my TOEFL last Sunday, 28th Sept. I registered six days before the test, paid $25 late fees with the actual $150. Printed my admin card and saw that I needed a valid passport to give the test. This passport clause is for Pakistan, India and Bangladesh only. (See what a good [...]
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25
Sep

Selling Ramazan

   Posted by: SAWJ   in Pakistan, Rants, Reflections, Society

Whenever the month of Ramazan comes, Muslims become hyper-sensitive with respect to their religion. It’s as if all their sins would be washed away in a single month. Don’t get me wrong, Ramazan has it’s ‘more than fair’ share of virtues but the hypocritical nature of Muslims disgusts me! A whole year passes by, with [...]
23
Sep

Ali Imam Manasto Manam Ghulam-e-Ali

   Posted by: SAWJ   in Ali(A.S.), Religious

During Decoration   After Decoration   During Procession
One day a man was traveling on his camel with his possessions and his slave. He stopped at a mosque and went inside to pray, leaving the slave to take care of the goods. When he was gone, the slave climbed on the camel’s back. When the master returned, the slave declared himself as the master [...]
یہ تیغ چلی  کس  کے سر  پر زخمی ہوئے سجدے میں حیدر کیوں ہلنے لگا  ہے عرشِ بریں حسنین کے سر سے سایا  اٹھا مغموم  ہوئی  کعبے  کی  فضا مرقد  میں  نبی  کو  چین  نہیں تر خون میں ہوئی حیدر کی جبیں یوں  روتے   ہیں   جبرئیلِ  امین یا علی  ،   یا علی  ،   یا علی
At ten in the morning, I woke up to see my mother on the phone. She looked at me and said, “Your sister has secured the first position in her ACCA Financial Accounting paper in all of Pakistan.” I thought: “Again?“ Mom: “I want you to get 90% marks on your TOEFL, do you understand?” Me: “Huh???” اوپر والا [...]
President (*sniff*) Zardari’s guestbook entry at the Mausoleum of our Founder.
Notices put up by the administration of my former office building:
13
Sep

Wake Up, We Are Already At War

   Posted by: SAWJ   in Pakistan, Political, Reflections, Society, World

Prime Minister Gilani spent U.S. $ 1 million to meet Mr. Bush but had no stomach to protest a foreign attack inside his country that killed innocent civilians. The priorities remain limited to a party leader who was killed more than nine months ago. The Prime Minister’s microscopic vision only allows him to see [...]
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