Six week old Siberian tiger cub 'Antares' is presented at the Tierpark Friedrichsfelde zoo in Berlin August 4, 2008.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Dinner in the sky
Berlin: Guests have dinner at a new event venue which offers ‘Dinner in the Sky’ for guests seated around a table that is lifted by a crane next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtniskirche ‘Emperor Wilhelm Memorial Church’ landmark.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Bolt strikes at Beijing Olympics, 2008
Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the men's 200m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. Bolt set a new world record with a timing of 19.30 seconds and is by far the fastest legs on planet earth.Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tree of Love
Moscow: The so-called ‘Trees of Love’ with padlocks placed by newlyweds to seal their love, are seen across Luzhkov bridge. A recent Russian tradition involves newlyweds placing a padlock at one of the iron trees on Luzhkov bridge to lock their love, and as long as the padlock remains, the couple’s love will remain locked.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Blast from the PAST
Sitting in office with nothing to do, I was listening to my ipod and playing solitaire when my cell phone suddenly rang. It was unknown number, I took the call anyways and at the other end was a voice I couldn't recognize. It seemed to be an old-aged senior and from the first moment started thanking me and Allah for he was able to trace me down. I was beating myself to having not recognize his voice and he was so frank while talking that he had known me for a very long time. So, I decided to listen; as he wasn't letting me speak anyways, and try to figure out who this stranger really was.
He was thanking me so intensely that I really felt embarrassed and there was this sweetness in his tone, which really hit me at all the soft spots. It was in the middle of all this I realized who this man was.....
I was driving home from University in one evening of April 2006, I had to for some home-chore or something had to go to Samnabad(Lahore) in the way. I was a bit tired and really low in spirits at that time, I don't exactly remember the reason. I guess it was also quite hot at that time and the road was all wrecked up too. I was as usual listening to some music in the car and driving, all tired when this old fellow waved for a lift....I kind of ignored and drove on but something stopped me as I went a little further. I stopped the car, reversed it and drove up to him and let him in. He seemed tired and sat in front with me. He asked me where I was headed and told me to drop him at a place which was in my way, anyways. He seemed like a quiet man or there was something, he was emotionally down with. He asked me what I was doing. I told him I was studying computers at that time and the basic info.
During all this he started telling me about his son that he was not able to get admission anywhere after his Intermediate for one reason or another, and troubled finances if I am not wrong. It really made me feel for the guy. He cared so much for his son, who mattered the all for him in this world. I tried to cheer up the guy, I told him all I knew and don't know from where this idea came to my mind, I suggested him to get his son to try for Commission(Army). I enlightened him with all that I knew about it. His stop came, as he was headed his way out of my car I gave him my visiting card from the Softec days at FAST-NU. I told him that he can tell his son to contact me and that I would do anything I could if he'd give me a call. He gave me duas and went away. I didn't even asked for his name he didn't tell either, he was so occupied with the tension surrounding his son's future.
The day passed, life moved on. The wheel of life spun really fast and 2 years just flew by before I knew it. Today, 15th August 2008 with more than 2 years since that incident today the call I received was from the same old guy that I gave the ride back then. He was asking for my office's address and telling me that he wanted to meet me in person to thank me. As, his son was graduating with honors this September(2008) from Army Commission. He was inviting me to attend his son's passing out ceremony. He told me that he took his son the next day we met to some Army person and enrolled his son for the commission right away.
I will never forget what he called me over the phone but every bit of it was like magic. I will never ever forget that moment, I felt like flying in 7th heaven at the moment because he was like "THE happiest father on Allah's earth" at the moment. It was not due to me or anything, I have got nothing to claim in all this. I am just happy because Allah chose me to be at that place at the right time. Because if it wasn't for this timing I wouldn't have been able to hear what such extreme happiness coming from a accomplished father towards his son, sounds like (On a lighter note, there a lot of moments with my abu,ami too but this one was different).
I thank my lord for being so kind, showering his blessings and in guiding me all the way throughmy life and I pray that HE guides me to stand fast for the good things and be a better man, as there is still a long way to go and the journey has only just begun. I feel like a new man today and hope that I will make myself useful for everyone around me.......
I am only documenting this incidence in my blog because I don't want to forget any part of this moment, this one is for me.
He was thanking me so intensely that I really felt embarrassed and there was this sweetness in his tone, which really hit me at all the soft spots. It was in the middle of all this I realized who this man was.....
I was driving home from University in one evening of April 2006, I had to for some home-chore or something had to go to Samnabad(Lahore) in the way. I was a bit tired and really low in spirits at that time, I don't exactly remember the reason. I guess it was also quite hot at that time and the road was all wrecked up too. I was as usual listening to some music in the car and driving, all tired when this old fellow waved for a lift....I kind of ignored and drove on but something stopped me as I went a little further. I stopped the car, reversed it and drove up to him and let him in. He seemed tired and sat in front with me. He asked me where I was headed and told me to drop him at a place which was in my way, anyways. He seemed like a quiet man or there was something, he was emotionally down with. He asked me what I was doing. I told him I was studying computers at that time and the basic info.
During all this he started telling me about his son that he was not able to get admission anywhere after his Intermediate for one reason or another, and troubled finances if I am not wrong. It really made me feel for the guy. He cared so much for his son, who mattered the all for him in this world. I tried to cheer up the guy, I told him all I knew and don't know from where this idea came to my mind, I suggested him to get his son to try for Commission(Army). I enlightened him with all that I knew about it. His stop came, as he was headed his way out of my car I gave him my visiting card from the Softec days at FAST-NU. I told him that he can tell his son to contact me and that I would do anything I could if he'd give me a call. He gave me duas and went away. I didn't even asked for his name he didn't tell either, he was so occupied with the tension surrounding his son's future.
The day passed, life moved on. The wheel of life spun really fast and 2 years just flew by before I knew it. Today, 15th August 2008 with more than 2 years since that incident today the call I received was from the same old guy that I gave the ride back then. He was asking for my office's address and telling me that he wanted to meet me in person to thank me. As, his son was graduating with honors this September(2008) from Army Commission. He was inviting me to attend his son's passing out ceremony. He told me that he took his son the next day we met to some Army person and enrolled his son for the commission right away.
I will never forget what he called me over the phone but every bit of it was like magic. I will never ever forget that moment, I felt like flying in 7th heaven at the moment because he was like "THE happiest father on Allah's earth" at the moment. It was not due to me or anything, I have got nothing to claim in all this. I am just happy because Allah chose me to be at that place at the right time. Because if it wasn't for this timing I wouldn't have been able to hear what such extreme happiness coming from a accomplished father towards his son, sounds like (On a lighter note, there a lot of moments with my abu,ami too but this one was different).
I thank my lord for being so kind, showering his blessings and in guiding me all the way throughmy life and I pray that HE guides me to stand fast for the good things and be a better man, as there is still a long way to go and the journey has only just begun. I feel like a new man today and hope that I will make myself useful for everyone around me.......
I am only documenting this incidence in my blog because I don't want to forget any part of this moment, this one is for me.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
First Ever One
So here it goes....
There was a time I thought who are these people who write blogs. I mean there is so much other fun stuff one could get himself/herself to. In other words it seems pretty nerdy and boring thing to do. But here I am doing all this myself.....the reason is perhaps that I am rapidly becoming a chip of the same block.
have got nothing else to do, when I look around I find everyone busy doing something or pretending to be at something just like myself. Everything is so fast, insane and mindless. Everyone wants to make most of every second of time he/she has. People reading paper, sipping out of their coffee/tea mugs, talking on the phone and driving, all at the same time. There is so much to do and so little time. While everybody knows there are more important things one should be attending to apart from the routine stuff, yet we cannot do so. We are well aware of the fact that present time comes only once in life. It feels hopeless sometimes that we cannot control what we can do and we cannot do. We are plunged into the daily grind of things we cannot escape from.....
Well I think this "first ever" is becoming too depressive, I guess sometimes we also don't cherish all the stuff we have at hand too. We are never satisfied with what we have in our hand and always keen on what is hidden in the bushes.
These are just random thoughts and are not supposed to mean anything, it is just that I have got nothing productive to do at the moment so I thought why not kill time by beating the keys and letting the useless thoughts drain out of my mind...
If you are able to bear this much of my worthless writing I would recommend you to listen to u2's "Miracle Drug" ..... it will sure light you up, I hope in a good way :D
There was a time I thought who are these people who write blogs. I mean there is so much other fun stuff one could get himself/herself to. In other words it seems pretty nerdy and boring thing to do. But here I am doing all this myself.....the reason is perhaps that I am rapidly becoming a chip of the same block.
have got nothing else to do, when I look around I find everyone busy doing something or pretending to be at something just like myself. Everything is so fast, insane and mindless. Everyone wants to make most of every second of time he/she has. People reading paper, sipping out of their coffee/tea mugs, talking on the phone and driving, all at the same time. There is so much to do and so little time. While everybody knows there are more important things one should be attending to apart from the routine stuff, yet we cannot do so. We are well aware of the fact that present time comes only once in life. It feels hopeless sometimes that we cannot control what we can do and we cannot do. We are plunged into the daily grind of things we cannot escape from.....
Well I think this "first ever" is becoming too depressive, I guess sometimes we also don't cherish all the stuff we have at hand too. We are never satisfied with what we have in our hand and always keen on what is hidden in the bushes.
These are just random thoughts and are not supposed to mean anything, it is just that I have got nothing productive to do at the moment so I thought why not kill time by beating the keys and letting the useless thoughts drain out of my mind...
If you are able to bear this much of my worthless writing I would recommend you to listen to u2's "Miracle Drug" ..... it will sure light you up, I hope in a good way :D
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