I Just Wanna Live
Another blazing hot day goes by without any respite. Something I forgot to mention yesterday was the kick-ass-est chicken karahi ive ever had! Yes, I had that night before last and I cant wait to loose myself into it again. It was just tooooooo great!! (droollllsss).
I comes to town tomorrow morning I guess I got unreasonably mad at I for not having time on this trip. I was being, without a shadow of doubt, selfish. Something I should not have done.
Moving on, heres an update most of you must beb waiting for. No im not getting hitched. No one ties me down so soon! Im just 26 and I shall party for about 2, maybe 3 more years. Its another random adder!!!! This time, the name appearing is Hilary Duff! Thankfully the email address is not remotely connected to her website. Does she have one? Im assuming she does.
When I told another friend about this random adder phenomenon, she says its my "animal magnetism". It shudders me to think what would happen if these random adders were physically infront of me.
To N, I dedicate the song "I Just Wanna Live", by Good Charlotte. N, This is the song you should shout out to the whole goddamned world.
AAArrrrrrggghhhh!!!!!
Now the muggy hot weather is getting real real bad. I dont know if any of the karachi based readers have noticed, but it did drizzle ever so slightly this morning. It rained in Lahore yesterday and just while i was expecting some here, it drizzled, and then frizzled. BAD!!
I had a meeting midday today, and the best part is about brokering a deal between two companies. Of course brokering does not mean I made money, but just knowing that these people are eeting through your connections is enough. There will hopefully a lot more of that going on now. To be technically correct, i arranged a meeting and broke the ice. From there on, they can take it as they please.
Back to my morning. Yes, had a great one. Drizzle, followed by some great music amongst my channel flipping spree.
Its way past a standard lunch time, almost half past 4 and im at Time Out, having lunch, typing this and making notes of whatever else races my mind. Not mention the crappy music in the background isnt really helping me think at all!!!
Yaaay....im back to my office....only to leave again in a while.
I decided to resume phtography today, but I think I'll wait till the weather smoothens out.
Decisions...
The weather looks a lot better since 10 in the morning. Had a couple of meetings, and thankfully it was cloudy all over. The most irritating thing today was the generator. Yes, we have a royal generator now at the office. Now that things will continue working in the event of a power breakdown, my room will also keep vibrating by virtue of its proximity to the generator.
Had a fun fun day yesteday, left home at 4, drove arond town like mad then ended up at Hawkes Bay at 7 in the evening. Totally unplanned, hence not the beach, but the rocky waterfront. The beach had disappeared anyway, high tide had crept in and as we stood by there, enjoying the breeze, the we could feel the increasing strength in the waves.
Power breakdowns continue.
Today I felt the strength of a decision. I was asked today if I would continue funding a certain business had I been given the choice. I have been in a consulting role on that business lately, hence the question came to me. I wiggled out of any liability to answer, or liability from any loss in the event a decision was made, with my inputs on the business itself and hwo it could strenthen itself. The moment was groundshaking. More than what the generator did.
Im still shaking, better go home.
Mad...
Yesterday, I was at office till almost 10 pm, then headed of to the Valima, which wasnt all that fun (trust me to say that about any shaadi-related event). Got home at almost 12.30, and slept at about 1.
Today was the day of searing heat, mindblowing laziness, ass kicking headache and nothingness.
I woke up at 12.30 (or was it 1.30) with a slicing backache (yes, i get that when i sleep anything beyond 7 hours).
I picked up Deception Point and am already almost 75% through in a day. The rest of the day was spent cursing the heat and the random orkut adders. Well, mostly cursing the random adders and as Checkmate pointed out, actually considering the fact that there could actually have been a conspiracy to screw with my head.
I guess that might have actually added to the headache. Hmm...Checkmate, thou be guilty now.
Anyway...now chillin to the music, feelin a lot better. Will sleep in a while...
Groove to the mood: Only this moment, Royksopp.
Long day...longer still!!!
Its been a long day today, having a breather and typing this post out. Had to take a drive to SITE today in an AC less car.....and as a friend rightly put it, with my back plastered to the leather seats.
Its 7.40 and I'm still at office...primarily cos there are a few things that I can finish off in straight stretches of dedication rather than nasty interrupting phone calls, internet service interruptions and power plays in between.
The secondary reason is I have a friends valima to attend within 2 km from my office. Whilst the drive home would take almost 45 mins to get there, and approx 30 mins back...I guess it'll be just a waste of time.
What's more? I just discovered I had 2 more random adders!! and on of them calls himself "piyaar.com", the other one was a female....with threethousandandsomethingsomething friends. I'm sure this figure increases by the hour, considering the number of desperate 'fraaannddshipp"ers out there.
My coke is over..and I'll get back to work,...
Cheers!
And again!
Ok, this is the first time I'd doing this. 2 blog posts in a single day. I finally made it to Costa. Now I'm here, updating some stuff on my pc thanks to the better and more reliable internet speed and while happens, working on some stuff.
All this confidentiality thing at times keeps me on my edges. At times, I feel my social circle feels betrayed, at the fact that I'm not telling them what I'm doing. All this hiding business makes me sometimes feel as if I'm engaged in something taboo. Strange...haina?
Well, the kids on the table next to me are irritatingly shrill but ill forgive them for now. This isn't my office, for if it was, they would be here.
Back to work...back to work...
Summer Morning...
This morning started blazing hot. Im happy though that after yesterdays car fiasco, I managed to get the car in the evening. After a starter motor servicing on saturday, apprently the electrician looped a cable set underneath it rather than over it. Which resulted in the cables being caught up in the axles, wound up into the axles and breaking off. Also, my cars transmissoin oil leaked out, which I assumed was engine oil when i stopped the car to take a look at the Baloch Colony bridge. When I got to office, the car didnt re-start after the switch off. Hence the frantic mechanic call and weird condition till the mechanic came over and told me that it was'nt the engine and that it will be fixed by evening. He towed the car off to his workshop...and it was done by evening. Good ho gaya....:D
Also, how often do u come across a person named Ishag in your lives? i met one yesterday. Nothing else to say on this.
Back to the blazing heat. Yes, its very very hot! I thought Id jet off to Costa this morning for hot choc (dont get me wrong, im an espresso freak, but there si no wireless free internet there, plus there is no point going there if one is alone).
Sigh...how I miss my DD mornings with A. Must give A a call today and remind A of the sins. I ended up leaving late, with no breakfast, the plan didnt materialize so it didnt work out and here I am at office enjoying summer in my chilled room.
Im hungry...
Update to nothingness...and bad ads!
These days, life thankfully seems to be going smooth (aside from the daily lunch dilemma). But generally, its nice, cool and fun. The responsibilities and the pressures seem worth it. The pressure is self inflicted and majorly borders on self discipline. It only takes one more closer to the actual goal.
On the world cup, my blog will say nothing. Everyone else has said it, I need not say anything.
There is not much to be said actually right now, or these days in general. There are no major changes since the last blog post.
Im sitting in my balcony right now, typing away this post which will be uploaded automatically in the morning. The best part about this place is that I finally have time to talk to my family members. Ive felt that ive neglected my mum for the longest time now. No more of this. Viva la Liberation! I come home early now, spend time with mum & the brothers. Its gratifying.
Very soon, I hope to restart my reading habits and start watching movies too. Havent had a chance to do those in over 6 months now.
The big bad ad man in me has reawaken. Telenor, after the whole long "Expect more" drama has no rebranded to "The smart call", and has a totally different logo and all. First the launch, then they do D Juice which was a joke of a launch, then they rebrand. Whats gotten into these people? And if you have ever heard their opera style urdu ad on radio, you'd throw up. When will people learn that the market dynamics in a country like Pakistan are somewhat different compared to global trends!!
The Mobilink Jazz Load ad starts off with an "oh adnan.." and goes into utter madness. Plus when will these hundredsofmillionsofrupeespercampaign spending people realize that you cant run a TV ad on radio. It kills the impact by over 70%! Spend just "A FEW THOUSAND" on radio edit and get something with the money! Visual dissociation does NOT work!
There are more bad ads that I might want to rave about, but ill sip on my chai for now.
The metblog team has now expanded, we now have a full army of 20 writers thats charging away at (almost) full throttle.
By the way, I bump into this really old acquaintence at work over G-talk now, so yes, we are getting back in touch.
I forgot to add one thing though. I never realized summer could be this FUN!
:D
Randomness....
Ok, so my blog is titled Random Silence....so what?
Does that in anyway solicit or announce the fact that I am looking for randomness??
For the past one week, I have been hounded by random people adding me on orkut. It so ticks me off!!!
I only add people I know, like I did yeterday..
If Ive met you, or most probably even spoken to you casually over the phone and we enjoy a decent chit chat, ill add you, but not if you dont know me at all and I dont knwo you at all either!!!
This one person whose invite i recieved just this morning is the same person whose invite i ignored and allowed to expire last week and here it comes again!
Aaargghh!!!!
Sailing...
Nothing to blog about these days. Work is smooth, life is peaceful, for a change I actually get home early and also manage to bug my family a bit more often.
Work is good, everything steadily falling into place; and while having no boss has its own element of fun, the added responsibility is manifold.
One feels accountable to oneself, but at the same time, one has to retain focus. The universe seems different when you look at it from an entreprenurial perspective. Everything feels and seems so much more different. Expansion opporunities know no boundaries and you only need to work in the right direction to achieve your dreams.
The weather is finally looking pleasant here....
On the agenda: Waiting for my laptop to stroll in, lining up between meetings here, upcountry and social commitments...
Realization
While having a discussion with a friend last night, I realzed that my blog has been missing a post for quite a while. So here it is, an update to my life these days.
Well, the new secret mission is coming along pretty smoothly MashaAllah. The right things happening at the right time and all. I guess pretty soon its junt going to be a matter of publicly declaring what I do. A couple of my friends have recently explicitly stated that I do nothing, and that the secrecy thing is just a cover up. This leads me to think how well they know me. First of all, they should know that I dont have an ego issue, so not doing any thing means not doing anything. I have no reason to lie. Second, how on earth did they think that I could sit doing nothing??
Anyway, they can think what they want, Im just happy about what im doing, and since I am paid for it, its all cool.
Talking about happy, did i mention that I was scared too? Yes, this project scares me. Its like one of those things that keep growing in multiple directions and is everywhere by the time you say "where the hell is this thing going". Its the sheer scale of the project that has my nerves on end. Every morning that I wake up, I have a new idea (well, almost every morning).
Whats fun about is the entreprenurial side of this, plus its big, paradigm shifting and puts me to a real test. Im a firm believer in the "make or break" test. No matter how much you train or teach, it wont help unless the person connects the right dots at the right time. It is only when he/she does that the intelligence and ability really shows.
My friends. I need your prayers and support.
