Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: Mango People!

Sunshine in my Eye!: Mango People!: There may be different definitions of a term called 'Mango People'...Masses, Public, herd of brainless sheep but have you ever considered wh...

Mango People!

There may be different definitions of a term called 'Mango People'...Masses, Public, herd of brainless sheep but have you ever considered why a royal fruit as mango considered such and connected to a term as lame as this. Come to think of it Mango of all the fruits is the most sought after and the most expensive fruit to be found in all the countries around the world...we may be the only few lucky nations that have so many varieties available....our majority may be the ones dying to have only mangoes because they taste genuine and full of true and sincere flavour but the rest of the world do not have easy access to these fruits. For the Mangoes are the epitome of good quality and wholesome taste. Then why do the self acclaimed upper snobs degrade a simply exquisite fruit as mango? why not an apple that were the causes of fall of Adam and Eves or Nutty Bananas that are solely connected to monkey businesses? why not cherries and strawberries that are smallest seedy fruits with least amount of flesh or flavour to last in your mouth?? is that what you consider the idea of choosing the unique and ending in getting nothing in return??
If finding a juiceless apple or splotchy banana or tarry cherries your idea of being a special class that stands apart from being,'Mango class' then be it..I would rather be a Mango then a cherry on the top that is only considered decorative only for a while and thrown away when you really want a piece of that delectable chocolate cake which is again akin to mango..most sought after by most of the people!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: Time Tunnel!

Sunshine in my Eye!: Time Tunnel!: I  wish I were in a time tunnel where I could at leisure move from one time to another . Erase my mistakes and redo the things I did and did...

Time Tunnel!

I  wish I were in a time tunnel where I could at leisure move from one time to another . Erase my mistakes and redo the things I did and did not...tell her I loved her more than any thing and adored her pretty face that lit up every morning and her bubbly personality that gave me hope to carry on and fight with life and complete my life missions. I wish I could give her more happiness and satisfy her need to be loved more and more. I wish I could give her more time when all she craved was my company and her constant bickerings about my giving her lesser time as i got busier and busier with my family and friends and my jobs and errands. Although God knows I tried and I made serious efforts to be with her every week and every month when i was far but i wondered and felt frustrated why she was not still happy to leave me and let me go home. Now I understand that feeling of letting go of your loved one...of feeling the pain of the one who is closest to your heart..of having that urge to hold them and touch them and cuddle them.
Yes she was my mom who quietly left me in a lurch one fine day two years back. I tried telling her I needed her and loved her that day but she only listened and nodded and forced a smile and uttered in her frail and feeble voice..a whimper..that from now on you are completely on your own.........
I am on my own mama but i will never be alone..I know...I have your memories imprinted in my mind..I have your picture posted like an old dried rose that fades with time but the beauty of that rose remains in your heart...I just want you to know Ami.you made me what i am today and I owe all this to you..I love you with all my heart and I miss you every day of my life!keep smiling and keep singing where ever you are!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: Easy Breezy Wind Chimes!

Sunshine in my Eye!: Easy Breezy Wind Chimes!: Today of all the Mondays and start again weekdays  dreary days I somehow seem to be really up and bright and chirpy and easy breezy because ...

Easy Breezy Wind Chimes!

Today of all the Mondays and start again weekdays  dreary days I somehow seem to be really up and bright and chirpy and easy breezy because of this west breeze fanning in and cooling all my burnt up brain fuses  bringing those musical chimes alive. Dancing and twisting, swirling and twirling these wind chimes soothe my senses and the west breeze lulls my stressed out joints and I rejuvenate and revitalize and restore my senses to revive my life and restart a week long ritual with the hope it ends on a peaceful and non stressful note and I am alive once more to be able to face another grueling weekday with a refreshed feeling.
My advice for a stress free ambiance...hang a number of wind chimes around your place and see the results!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: Totally Electrified!

Sunshine in my Eye!: Totally Electrified!: Come Summer rather than September in Pakistan the game of hide and seek gains momentum and the light curfew screechingly halts all life on o...

Totally Electrified!

Come Summer rather than September in Pakistan the game of hide and seek gains momentum and the light curfew screechingly halts all life on our side of the planet. Its a mummified situation where we are tied down in a dumbfounded state of mind where no one speaks nor does any one protest to speak for their basic rights. We are all Electrified..no lightness of our minds till the light years are made our destiny. No respite till the light drizzles of electricity washes off our dusty faces and cobwebbed minds.
What  tragic destiny we are roped in to face day after day, night after night. Perspiring beads of our toiled nights sparkle on our foreheads and sweet smell of hard earned perspiration drip drop by drop to tell the world we are alive. Still alive in the face of all calamities..still breathing hard to survive the last of the electric storms. One last blow and we will raze to the ground like a tree struck down to the ground by lightning. Totally Electrified and perished..the last of the brave hearts!!!facebook.com

Monday, April 30, 2012

whethering weather changes!

Its a complete chaos these summers..Islamabad is still indecisive about leaving winter behind..summer sun glides in one day and shines with full force and next we know dark clouds and cold showers build up and pour their heart out. The changing weather patterns are affecting our daily lives in many ways.Here we are packing our woolies and there we are trying to rummage for a shawl for a stroll in the night. Just a few hours away Lahore is sweltering in its heat and down South Karachi is literally sizzling in only May.
Weather changes are affecting our minds also..Karachi sizzles with killing fields and Lahore boils with PM judiciary drama. Islamabad on the other hand is frigid about the Bhoja victims. Media sensationalizes with yellow fever and takes everyone head on whether they are the innocent Bhoja  victims or affected, trial court dramas of Pm being innocent or not, Lyari battlefield and fleeing public or weather hay wires in Islamabad.We are not concerned with what happens to the people of Pakistan. Weather has affected the mental ability of all and made them insensitive to the crying appeals of the masses.
Whether the media needs to restructure its strategies or revamp its journalistic cells is what we as masses need to decide and take decisions sooner than we think to control a strange pattern of yellow media windstorms before they take every issue in its grip and take it away in a hurricane.
Weathers cannot be planned but Media conditions can be curbed. Sensationalism can be taken with a pinch of salt but when it turns sour and affects the equilibrium of sanity then it has to be prevailed.
Whether or not this weather needs to be weathered for long is what we need to rethink and take action by taking out our pens..because pens are mightier than the swords!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: To wish or not to wish???

Sunshine in my Eye!: To wish or not to wish???: Wishes are like horses...you can run after them or tame them or drag them but you cannot harness them to your wishes the way you wish them t...

To wish or not to wish???

Wishes are like horses...you can run after them or tame them or drag them but you cannot harness them to your wishes the way you wish them to be. You can take them to a point but cannot make them drink from the same pond you are used to. So a point comes why wish? or wish for or even think that you can swish your wand and your wish will be given.
I some times wish I were Sabrina the witch of 'Bewitched' who could use the twitch of her nose and make things work. Clean the kitchen mess, unburn the food, do my hair in umpteenth no of hairdos and colour experiments and unwind if I did not like a job...Or I wish I could be like that Cinderella with a fairy god mother who could give me a cadillac or a BMW if not a horse carriage and dress me in HSYs latest gowns and Prada bags and Gucci glass heels and transport me to the fairy tale castle balls...hmmn.. but I also know that as it strikes 12 midnight all will disappear and there will I be wishing for more. Corny is'nt it?? To wish or not to wish?? because if we never wished for anything life will have no charm or meaning. It will lose all the beauty and a will to live. Wishes give us a goal to achieve and run after an ambition. They give us the strength to wake up every morning and muse to one self what makes my life worthwhile even though it may be dreary and dull and have no spark. Wishes drag us out of that dreariness and give us that special spark..a glint in our eyes to live again..to feel alive again.
The only mistake we do in order to achieve those wishes is that we forget that all wishes cannot be achieved no matter what we do. So running after them is futile...yes make an effort but if they are beyond your means let go of them. Find a corner in your heart to wish for small happinesses..like sunshine in the winter bleak or a whiff of cool breeze in the summer heat or a smile upon your loved ones face or a rose with a shiny heart balloon or a chocolate chip cake bite from that certain cakery..you know small wishes can make you happy and more satisfied with life instead of huge wishes that stress you and complicate matters and make you depressed.
 Wishes can get granted.. but most of the times they are denied...however life doesn't stop you from wishing more and striving to get them because thats what is the meaning of a wish...to wish or not to wish is what you have to decide and move on with life!!!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Sunshine in my Eye!: Desert Rose!

Sunshine in my Eye!: Desert Rose!: Two months into the New Year life is slowly creeping back into normalcy.But the lush greens of my mind are still hibernating..waiting for th...

Desert Rose!

Two months into the New Year life is slowly creeping back into normalcy.But the lush greens of my mind are still hibernating..waiting for the spring to sprout. Hiding in the arid desert of  dead hopes a tiny rose bud is attempting to survive. The Desert Rose I call it. A single rose embedded in a circle of thorns keeping itself strong in the sandstorm. Alive in the hope that will this sandstorm pass by or leave its trails sucking the last of the drops of water from its roots. Will there be any seedlings left for the next season or will this year be its last?? Stakes are high bet upon this desert rose holding its roots deep into the changing sands. Will it last the end of this season or will another blow be required  to end its chapter.
But...little do they know..its not any wild rose hanging lose from the crannies of rocks nor is it some fresh cut rose that blooms in the most beautiful gardens and kept in vases as a showpiece for a day or two. It is a Desert Rose..one of its kind..a rare specie found in the worst of the deserts of the world. It is meant to survive the worst winds and spread its fragrance all around no matter what!