Moments of Stillness...

In our lives, we all have our moments of silence and stillness which we need to face by ourselves but not all moments of silence are still. They somehow indicate something. Sometimes silence indicates a feeling of fullness or a sense of fear; it may show hope of a good future ahead or despair of the past left behind. It shows calmness in one's mind or a plot being planned silently. Indeed we should all learn how to enjoy our serenity but then again, its always calm before a storm.

Emergency Imposed - Independent Media Gone Off-Air

2100 PKT: Benazir coming back to Pakistan, Musharraf to address the nation at 2300 PKT (1100 pm). GEO TV website unaccessible due to high traffic. AAJ TV website works fine. Internet speeds slashed, video streaming is impossible.

2000 PKT: Chief Justice Chaudary Iftikhar Ahmed has been sacked along with 10 judges.

1930 PKT: HUM TV, Masala TV and Wikkid Plus is back on-air; at least government thought about entertaining people.

1800 PKT: PTV announces State of Emergency. GEO TV website nonfunctional. MAST FM103 nonfunctional.

1715 PKT: WORLDcall unplugs all independent TV stations including Cartoon Network, Wikkid Plus, HUM TV and other entertainment channels.

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God Bless Those Good Souls...

If we look around and notice, there is a lot of good in this world. Some are good some of the times, other are good all of the times. Some are good in their work while some think they are too good for some people. But when we notice good, there is always one who stand out; the good people. They are good in nature and good in conduct. They make this world a good place to live. God bless those good souls.

Shopping...

Oh! what joy shopping brings. We all shop; boys shop, girls shop. Everybody has to shop for something in their lives. The interesting thing is that shopping not always happens in a market or a shop. It happens online and off the market, and there is always a thrill of shoplifting. This happens everyday. Someone goes to shop for something; some finds their things but it might be too expensive while some find real good bargains but there are always a few who love to shoplift.

This is just how things happens around us or maybe I am talking too much...

Contorversy behind the Pakistan Idol

"Sindh High Court on Friday restrained a local TV channel from airing the “Pakistan Idol” programme in a Rs.50 million lawsuit filed by M/s Independent Media for injunction on its franchise right.

The plaintiff submitted that it has acquired franchise right to air the localized version of the programme “Pakistan Idol” from its owner Fremantle Media for broadcast in Pakistan.

The plaintiff’s counsel Mohammad Ali Mazhar contended that his client has invested millions of rupees to acquire the right to air this programme, which is also being aired in 43 other countries, but the defendant encroached such mark and idea which was actually the plaintiff’s right.

The counsel expressed the fear that the defendant (Fortune Marketing) was trying to infringe such rights and it appeared that it may first air the program on August 13. He sought interim injunction restraining the defendant from telecasting the program in question.

SHC’s single bench granted interim injunction restraining the defendant from telecasting the program till next date of hearing."
- The News, August 13th 2007


This explains why there is no Pakistan Idol on DinTV anymore. It is the first time when there is a fight over rights airing a show in Pakistan. GEO TV owns the right to air "American Idol" in Pakistan but it is not yet confirmed if it really owns the rights to Pakistani Idol. I tried to find a contact from the parent company, FremantleMedia but they do not have an email address on their website. Din version of Pakistan Idol is very sloppy. The judges are rarely known celebrities and they do not have that Idol ambiance.

There can be an ideal judgement for this case, GEO TV gets the primary airing rights where as DIN repeats the program on its network. I hope Pakistan Idol makes a successful series as Survivor was a total burnout.

Celebrating!!!

Yes we are celebrating these days but Telenor is celebrating much more. LOL. Last week, me and some my relatives received SMS messages saying that Telenor is quite happy to give double balance if we put a certain code.

Whoever wrote those messages, they were not written in a good manner. They had awful English. Seriously, they should have a worked a bit harder on this.

Here is an example:
"777"@Telenor ke traf si khush kabri, Holiday ke khushi mai ***1**1**923461234567**0044*# ye code melakar balance double kerein/wwwTELENOR/com@

Another one:
Dear Customer: we are celebrating summer season, NOW get Telenor gift. This code dial *1*1*923441234567*45*#
Your Balanc will be double


From:
Telenor 777

Such load of baloney. LOL!

Shoaib & Saad present 10 Hot Women of the August' 07

Starting this August, Shoaib, my rapper buddy and I will determine who we think is on the hot meter. This is important, lol. We have a surprising list of ladies.

10.
EVA LONGORIA

The hottest in the "Desperaste" bunch, Eva is dark, husky and very nice.










9.
ADRIANA LIMA

Ms. Lima has blue eyes but no blonde hair (not in this picture) but still she is very hot. Somehow she looks very innocent yet playful.












8.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON

No wonder Loreal asked her to be a brand ambassador. A guy would love to kiss on lips like hers. Yum!










7.
KATIE PRICE aka JORDAN

Mrs. Peter Andre is, as good as his husband. Both have good bodies and good looks. Don't tell this about Brangelina, they might get jealous.









6.
MELISSA JOAN HART

Playful, chic and smart.










5.
ANGELINA JOLIE

We all want to play with Lara Croft. Don't we?









4.
DONNA FELDMAN

She started from a model "Deal or No Deal", then moved to a actress in "Fashion House", and now she is the new Enrique Iglesias video "Tired of Being Sorry".








3.
ABI TITMUSS

Yup! The old-fashion American kind.









2.
MONICA BELLUCCI

She is Italian and like all Italian things, she is wonderful to look at.









1.
AVRIL LAVIGNE

She is young, hot, energetic, sexy and still she wears clothes (most of the time). No wonder she is a boyfriend stealer.
Wow! What a bunch of amazing ladies. See ya next month with more amazing ladies.

Jihaad

For past few weeks, I've been reading and watching those terrible disasters which are taking place in this very world... ha!! I mean what is this I cannot get it till now that why people are so illiterate that they don't even know about there religion they kill people and they say they are "Jihaadi's". Jihaad is not to kill those babies who just came out of the utrus man what they did to you its just because they are not muslims, they we have to put "Jihaad" rule on them. Thats plain bullshit!

Well in this image I've shown awl those kinda realities what is happening in this world
and I've tried to put feeling that stop killing people in the name of Jihaad please!!!
I might not reach those people who are doing this kinda stuff but still I diagrammed my feelings
& this is not what people think, this is what I think.

-Shahrukh Kazmi

Baby, baby, what country should I choose? 1

This is a new series here at my blog. I am such a dreamer and in my dreams, I travel the world. I have never been out of my country but I would like to visit some places in the world. One of those destinations would be Malaysia. When I was in school, I learned that Malaysia was 3rd world country which struggled to come to a more developed status. I was truly amazed when I saw Malaysian Tourism Ad in 2000. They had everything perfect in it which made me wonder to find out more about this country.



This was the first ad about Malaysia and it truly shows how diverse and fantastic it is. Once my dad traveled to Singapore through Malaysian Airlines and he brought a children activity book from the flight. It was truly fun. The true face of Malaysia appeared when Survivor came on the screen. I was in love with the jungles of Borneo. They looked mysterious and this ignited a fire in me to find more about Malaysia. Internet has been such a great help. It helped me to see Malaysia in different perspective. I prefer to travel to Malaysia for vacation over any place in world as it looks like Malaysia has so much to offer. From beaches to cities, it is full of exciting adventures and how can I forget, Malaysia is home to Orangutan, one of the most cutest creatures in the world.

The year 2007 is truly special for Malaysia. It is celebrating its 5oth anniversary of nationhood. Clearly it shows that how Malaysia evolved from just a Muslim country to an international tourism attraction. It accepts diversity and there have been rare reports of disturbances. Pakistani can learn great things from our friends Malaysian. Both countries have enjoyed a good relation. Seven years later, Malaysia has achieved a status in the economic world as a newly industralised country. Instead of vacation, people think about tiring in Malaysia.


Happy Independence Year. Remember Malaysia, Truly Asia.

TOMORROW: Another fantastic destination.

Thats good, real good

Hey everyone,

I hope everyone would be doing great. Today we will talk about something different. I realized that there was too much of "ME" in the board. Lately, I have been following up with Indian Idol 3. The first two seasons were amazing. People were glued to the screen when the show was on-air. SET Asia somehow decided to move the show to Summer rather than Fall, so between there was 15 month gap between Indian Idol 2 and Indian Idol 3.

Indian idol 3 has not been very impressive. The lineup is very weak, specially the girls weren't that special. Guys excelled in the Piano round but somehow they lost their zest in the galas but the wild card contestants turned out to be true gems. Amit was chosen by the public where as judges chose Ankita.

Both of the wild card contestants are my favorite but Amit Paul is amazing. The guy absolutely talented. He sings as if he is the "Indian Idol". The video below truly shows that he is superb. I heard this song for the first time in my life and I was so moved with it. I am placing my money on Amit. If he wins, I will buy his album.

Jaxtr is so freaky!

Send free voicemails, make free calls:

http://www.jaxtr.com/saad.durrani

Play with the website and you will figure out how it works. I will also tell you how it works.

Who knew that?

Who ever knew that? This is Tickle thing is so near to the truth. I am truly amazed.

Your Birthdate: November 22

You tend to be understated and under appreciated. You have a hidden force to do amazing things, doing them your own way. People may see you as strange and shy, but they know little. Your unconventional ways have more power than they (and even you) know. Your strength: Standing up for what you know is true Your weakness: You tend to be picky and rigid Your power color: Silver Your power symbol: Square Your power month: April

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Tired...

Maybe you were right
But baby I was lonely
I don't want to fight
I'm tired of being sorry
-Enrique Iglesias "Tired of Being Sorry"

Wow! Sometimes some songs define your time so correctly.

Do you know...

Do you know what it feels like loving someone that’s in a rush to throw you away.
Do you know what it feels like to be the last one to know the lock on the door has changed.
- Enrique Iglesias "Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song)"

Sometimes we should try to place ourselves in other's shoes. You may see that grass is not greener on the other side.

There is...

some good news and some bad news. Uzair and I had the worst fight of our friendship. I started it and he ended it. I am sorry about it but I guess it is fine to see the thing wrap up. I am very sad - this is how it ends but it happened.

Good news! I am in LOVE! She is the best help I can get. She is the most beautiful girl ever. She has an emotional baggage but I will handle it somehow. I am just concerned that we may ended up breaking each other's heart but only time can tell.

Imran lost her grandma and I seriously know how it feels. I loved my grandma very much, I never cried on her funeral as I thought she was in a better place. I wish she was her to see my love but I am sure she will like my new girl.

More soon!

I Write...

Apart from this blog, I try to write scripts for television dramas. I guess, I am not good at those but still they are a good help to kill some time. These days I am writing a story based on my University experience. I hope I am able to write it good so people can watch it on their TV.

Blogger BLOCKED!

Well I dont get it. Why do they have to block the whole website? My blog never said anything about the military or government but still it is inaccessible. I am not against censorship but this step is stupid. It destroys a lot of good blogs which may help in promoting the "softer image" of Pakistan.

"The Taboo" - Click the image to see a larger version

This image is beautiful done by Shahrukh Kazmi, a dear friend of mine. It is indeed very unfortunate that Shahrukh is moving out his place or else he would have been posting it. The theme of image is "Dangers of Abuse" in our societies. This image does not cater to only one part of all but it tends to show how we are unable to solve this common issue world over. Women in all societies are being targeted for pleasure; dirty pleasures. During those pleasure, the victim gets more than just getting 'hurt'.

The counter-theme of theme of project is "Menaces of AIDS", AIDS is destroying our societies. It is estimated that every 6.4 seconds, one person gets infected with AIDS. India is high alert for this epidemic and South Africa saw 1 percent decrease in their population due to AIDS. The situation in Pakistan is unclear.

Now how this picture has two themes. If you clearly see the right side, there is a girl embedded with hands approaching and she is scared from them. Moving right, we see a girl and a guy going into some action; you can clearly notice that there is forceful intensity. Last now the least there is a mask which represents that 'Taboo' and 'Society'. The society is looking upon the taboo. If you see the image from right to left, the hands try to molest the girl and she gets raped where as if you see the image from left to right, the couple went into action and the girl gets infected with AIDS and society pulled away from her.

This is my views on the image, kindly share yours as well.

Save the 'best' for the last

This afternoon I got a message from a friend that tuned into ATV, we are on-air. I told my family to check it out as I had to take a bath for the Friday prayers.

Well, the program was actually recorded almost 2 weeks back at one of the ECG exhibitions I did. Everyone's favorite - Mani was the host of the program and the format was years old, 'get a mic with a camera and bug people with questions when they are hanging out'. Mani talked about Bob Woolmer's death and he came to us after some girls ran away from him "shyly". He sat with Hassan, me and Yasir and started talking about the cricket. Hassan was the most knowledgeable, Yasir was the most braggy one and I was the "other" one. During the whole link, I sat quitely and expressed my ideas in the end.

Now lets come back to today's afternoon, I went came out of bathroom, I saw my mom and sisters laughing. They said you talked something "enlightening" and I was shocked when I heard that they edited out all the good part and saved my cheesy stuff as the comment of the show. LOL.

Well, I guess it is pretty much important to think before you speak or else you end up in jokes. See ya soon. Bye.

P.S. : The program was called Road Romeo because Mani was wearing a cowboy's hat and boy, he is very unattractive.

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I Learned,

During this month, I learned a lot from people we tend to ignore: Our Juniors or people younger than you. Seriously, we tend to think that they do not how things work and you have an edge over them. Juniors might not give you a professional workup but instead they make you go back to your roots. I was working on the reception at ITIF Asia 2007 and Textile Asia 2007 where I met two very distinct people.

At ITIF Asia 2007, I met Amna; a First Semester student from Bahria University. I must say she was one confident and energetic girl. When I looked at her, I saw that ambition which I had when I joined Textile Asia 2006 as a Receptionist. She was eager to learn as well as she was a team player. It was very much fun to work with her. The only problem I think I had with her is that she complained about food a lot.

At Textile Asia 2007, I met Ziad; a Second year student from Sir Syed University. He was a tall, fair and handsome guy. He was the part of Press & Media. He usually came around and chat with me to kill some boring time. Unlike other of his kind, Ziad was very polite and straight in his approach. There were times where we had some conflicting ideas about some issues. He was truly a gentleman kind.

Although, every team member has a special place in my heart but these two stood out due only one reason.

How much they reminded me of being myself?

They both remembered to communicate with me after the events. Both of them made me remember that the things which made me special. I think I was very lucky to meet them as I will try to keep those traits, forever with me.

Good luck to you both!

The first post of 2007

Surprisingly, today it seems that there is no restriction on Blogger. I can log in just like that. In the previous two months, a lot happened and I would love to tell about it very soon. I hope this ban is permanently lifted, or else it might take me another two months to post. :)