Another long post, haha I cant stop once I start

A win in an opening match of a tournament is never a special one but if that win comes at the back of mountain of controversies and that too when just a day before the match a huge scandal was hit, it really is a special one. This just shows how much character this team has developed. Written off by the almost all the pundits and fans (including me) and then having a worst possible start they just stormed back their way into the match and snatched it from the jaws of Sri Lankan team, Hats off to the boys. Credit really goes to Younis Khan and Bob Woolmer for keeping the team motivated and fired up for the match and special applause for Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzak who first with their bowling and then excellent batting sailed us home. It was on Monday when Pakistani cricket was rocked by positive results of dope tests on two of its leading fast bowlers. The news had shattered every single fan of the team. As the possible consequences of this result sank in more fears took their place, possibility of playing world cup without Shoaib and Asif is unimaginable. My dad who doesn’t show much of his emotions called me and expressed his sorrow. It felt that every single person is feeling the effect. I have no idea have they taken it intentionally or unintentionally but this has put a serious dent on the reputation of our team and a jolt to any serious campaign to be the world champions. But the results of inquiries are yet to come and we will soon find out, it will not be easy for PCB to give them a light punishment with so much pressure of ICC and WADA on their back. Anyhow we must wait and be hopeful.

Coming to my side, two weeks back it was announced here at our place that the Eid break would be for a week so I though that instead of doing awaragardi in UAE why don’t I fly home and spend a week there and have home Iftari which is truly a blessing. But my plan as usual came in late and after a hard time trying to get a seat, finally managed one with Emirates :D, so inshAllah Friday morning I would be flying to Karachi and inshAllah will be there for a week and hoping to have a rocking time and meet as many people as possible. Karachiiii c ya.

Oh btw I have started regular running since past two month. Reasons? Well who likes a bulging tummy :P, so I go to uni’s football stadium to run. Initially it was just 3-4 rounds (with a drag in last round) around the field but now its 6 hehe ok ok don’t laugh it is not easy ok to run for 16-17 minutes on a good pace for us office workers who sit on our assess for 6 days a week 12 hours a day and only play football twice a week. Track must be of 400-500 meters so that makes it almost 2.5 to 3 km run good good no? :D. ok that day while jogging I saw this guy hitting long balls(in football when you kick a ball for a long distance its called long ball) with barefoot :O and that too for real long distances and damn accurate too I was like stunned , it was such an embarrassment :P I thought even with shoes on I wont be able to hit that long :(. Oh well then I haven’t played football all my life nor I am that strong physically.

Remembering….

Year back a catastrophe hit our country which devastated lives of many and effected all of us in its own way. It transformed our nation,even if for a short while, the usual apathetic nature was converted into a mass movement. New heroes born, volunteers working non-stop, financial help pouring in, essential goods being donated and not only just from us but from all over the world help came in. It was one massive humanity move. A year has passed and quite naturally we the ones who were not directly effected have moved on and entered back into our respective spheres of lives. But for those who lost their loved ones, their homes, the pain returns. It will be one difficult day for them, the day when the horrors of yesteryear shall return to haunt. Children looking out for shelter of their parents, Parents remembering joyful faces of their young ones, Friends missing friends and Memories shall return. We can’t give them back what they lost but atleast we can pray for them, atleast for one day we can try feel their pain and maybe maybe we can reawaken our spirit back.

Our Cricket

Ok I started writing this post last night but left it half way in middle and went to sleep and in morning when I woke up we already have more twist in the tale. Yes it is about the ongoing saga of our cricket. It was too imperative that some sort drama is bound to happen, Pakistani cricket and this quietness? naaaaaaa doesn’t go. Though I must confess I was quite satisfied with this stability, but things exploded and rest is history. Atleast one good thing came out if it was termination of Mushtaq Ahmed as an assistant coach, I have nothing against him its just this one was the most useless of appointments. Imagine a player having to listen to a coach, then there is a bowling coach, his captain and now add an assistant coach sheesh what were they thinking? I just hope the rumors of rift among team members just remains a rumor, we really can’t afford to go back to days of 90s which were total chaos. Although I have little hope from Champions trophy but atleast we can test out some combinations and maybe if Younis Khan manages to unite the team then there is nothing like it. But one thing I would like to add is, the way he went on public announcing his resignation was display of most unprofessional attitude. What made him to that??? Even when we plan to resign from work we first go speak to the manager, get his approval and then go public even that only remains with close colleagues and subordinates. But sigh again its us, one drama nation. On other hand Shahrayar Khan had to go, he should have gone after Oval fiasco. If you cannot convince your captain to go and play instead end up fortifying a match, I doubt you can handle this team.

OK now coming to domestic stuff :P hehe, well ramzan has settled into a nice routine actually it is kinda tough but it is good. I am regularly finding time to go out running which is great, weather at night gets quite pleasant with nice breeze blowing. It is fun to run in a flood light lid stadium (ok ok I am not showing off, but its fun :P). Last week was invited for iftar it was kind of a religious gathering. There met this British convert, who got converted ten years back. I asked him about what made him come to Islam and it was refreshing to hear his story, difficult to explain but felt good. One thing he said which is still fresh in mind, he said “you guys don’t know how much in peace you people are, I have been on the other side and I have felt the uneasiness, the kind of peace Salaat (prayer) gives us is nothing like”. The thing which impresses me about these converts is in our case we were born Muslims it was religion of our grand grand parents, these fellows they accept it , embrace it against all resistance even when we are setting one of the worst examples. Maybe we should all need to reconvert ourselves.

Okie change of topic I bought this Tangerine flavored with touch of mint close-up toothpaste :P well you might go ewwww but seriously its kewl to use haha do try if you guys can get a hand on it :D.

Tagged

Two wonderful ladies Hira and Sidz tagged me and I had no option but to oblige them so here it is :P.


I am thinking about...
How will I finish this thing :P and yea what to do with thousands of research publications that have been placed in my office conference room? How will I ever manage to make that room look clean again? sigh.

I said...
Why, why and why and yea it ended with wt-.

I want to...
come to a decision, work on my self-esteem, want to meet Divino Codino once and yea attend U2’s and Pink Floyd’s concerts once (paleeeeez).

I wish...
I was stronger when it really mattered.

I miss...
My home, my family and friends.

I hear...
Any music which feels good.

I wonder...
will I ever be able to say, yes this is it!!

I regret...
about missed opportunities and wrong decisions.

I am...
a dreamer

I dance...
Haha in most sucky way, hahaha.

I sing...
ummmm U2 that too when no human is nearby in radius of 30 meters.

I cry...
Haha it was really a long time back.

I am not always...
Wise.

I write...
Crap hahaha.


I confuse...
Myself

I need...
Peace

I should try...
Be more practical :P and work harder.

I finish...
I don’t finish books :’(.


OK now I am tagging Saady, Khawab, Dinky, Reej(if you are reading this) and anyone who hasn’t been tagged till now :P.