Walk Down Memory Lane

2007-02-10T15:35:00.000+05:00

NEW HOME

Sorry everybody for the long hiatus. Exams which seemed to go on forever ended day before yesterday. They went horrible, especially the ENT clinicals, where I actually examined the right ear of the patient instead of the left, and took me ages to focus the light. I guess, now I'm hoping for a miracle, though it might be hoping against hope.

This is the last post I'm making on this blogger page. From today I'm moving to http://pakonlineworld.bravejournal.com . Kindly everybody change your bookmarks.

2007-01-13T17:09:00.000+05:00

DOTS

Love dots....if it were upto me..I'd use these little beauties everywhere......!!!!!!

2007-01-07T00:49:00.000+05:00

THE ONE ORDINARY.......

Sometimes when I look back on my life, I'm suprised at where I am. I realize that despite being unbelieveably ordinary in everything I can think of I've been blessed by Allah in living an extraordinary life......and I guess that is what makes me special.....the ONE ORDINARY in the GALAXY of STARS....the one who claps happily at the success of the gladiators..the warriors....the heavy-weights.....the one who thinks life will be worthwhile if he can just motivate a few people to realize their true potential.

2007-01-04T23:52:00.000+05:00

" BACHPAN "

Mujhko yaqeen hai sach kahti thi jo bhi Ammi kahti thi

Jab mere bachpan k din thay chaand mein pariyaan rahti thi

Ek yeh din jab apnoon ne bhi humse naatha thod liya

Ek wo din jab ped ki shaakhein bhoj humara sahti thi

Ek yeh din jab sari sadkein sooni sooni lagti hain

Ek wo din jab aao khelein saari galiyaan kahti thi

Ek yeh din jab jaagi raatein deewaaroon ko thakti hain

Ek wo din jab shaamoon ki bhi palkein bojhal rahti thi

Ek yeh din jab laakhoon gham aur khaal para hai aansuu ka

Ek wo din jab ek zara si baat pe nadiyaan bahti thi

(Source:-Unkown)

2006-12-31T13:02:00.000+05:00

EID MUBARAK

Eid Mubarak and Happy New Year to everybody :) Hope next year brings us joy and pleasant suprises, InshaAllah. And I pray that there is peace in the world. No more killings, bombings, wars and hangings. Let us live and die as good Muslims and human beings. Ameen.

2006-12-25T01:23:00.000+05:00

~Heisenberg's principle of Uncertainty~

Today I got an SMS around 3 pm regarding the most bizarre demise of our Forensic Medicine Teacher. He taught us last year when we were third year medical students. Perhaps the death wasn't as bizarre as the fact that he committed suicide. Maybe even that wasn't as bizarre as the fact that he was Dr.Tariq ,one of the most loveable teachers you could get to know. I thought of it as some utterly insane rumour, until I got it confirmed from a few other sources, and the final nail in the coffin was when I read the news on the front-page of local newspapers.

How could someone so benign commit suicide? Apparently, he had some dispute with the property dealer of his area over some land. He went into the property dealer's office and waited over two hours to meet the man in private. He then walked in, and killed the property dealer and shot another guy sitting there, before using the gun on himself.

The newspaper stated that Dr.Tariq was severely depressed and was also undergoing treatment at the local Psychiatric Department.

It is utterly sad to see someone who was so vocal about the inadequacy of the autopsy methods in Pakistan, being subjected to the same protocol in DHQ. I am still in shock over the incident. I pray that Allah forgives him and gives him place in Heaven. Though, suicide in Islam is perhaps one of the worst and most punishable offense. And I remember him in class telling us how low suicide was. How could someone change from such a gentle human being to a murderer? Perhaps, this is one of the few uncertainties of life. I pray that we all live and die as good Muslims. I hope we don't ever have to go through the agony of suicide.

As for Dr.Tariq, I pray for your soul to rest in peace. You were one of the few inspirations in my life as a medical student. I just wish that things would have happened differently. May Allah Bless You and forgive your shortcomings.Ameen. We still love you.

2006-12-18T00:53:00.000+05:00

~DeJaVu~

Like every year, it has come again, ready to torment us. The 4th year Proffessional Exam starts in a little over 24 hours. Need loads of prayers!!! As they say in med school, expect the unexpected. Let's see what shit UHS has in store for us!!!!! The fight begins....hoping I don't get knocked out.

2006-12-13T03:16:00.000+05:00

~Old Days~

I miss blogging like I did a while ago, when I could actually access my dashboard and get comments that is :( . Ever since I converted to the beta blogger, I can't get comments from people in Pakistan and can't access the dashboard even through a proxybuster. So, I would strongly discourage people in Pakistan to switch to beta-blogger.

2006-12-10T01:07:00.000+05:00

Ramblings

So bored.....nothing to do....noone online......the same freaking problem..whenever I feel like talking, noones there...and whenever I'm ultra-preoccupied, there are a zillion people online.

Sorry, I can't access my blog through blogger beta, apparently because of the blanket ban on it by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. So I'm blogging indirectly through Google Spreadsheet. That is why I can't put a title to my posts. Therefore apologies in advance.

2006-12-09T03:47:00.000+05:00

*tagged by rooj!

i am thinking about:

how cold my feet are!!!

i said:

what does it matter?

i want to:

feel eternal peace.

i wish:

i could the courage and wisdom to inspire

i miss:

The Nile......Egypt.

i hear:

constant voices in my head.

i wonder:

how insignificant and helpless we human beings are.....

i regret:

not being able to tell everyone that means the world to me, how much I appreciate their presence

i am:

in search of character

i dance:

never

i sing:

prefer listening :)

i cry:

in my heart all the time

i am not always:

online :P

i write:

to get across my ideas.....have always been bad at talking

i confuse:

enemies for friends

i need:

to turn on the damn heater before I freeze to death.

i should try:

to think less

i finish:

things that I develop passions for

I tag people who're still visiting this blog :)

2006-12-09T02:55:00.000+05:00

As the exams get closer, life gets more monotonous. There is nothing to do besides study, sleep, eat and get these stupid tension pangs, when you feel you don't know anything. And the things that you studied just don't seem to stick into that STUPID brainy box.

But I sometimes enjoy this monotonous lifestyle, especially the fact that I don't have to goto college. For now I am so sick of med school that I can barely drag myself there. Not meaning to sound disgraceful and all, but I can't help it. I need a break from seeing the same faces over and over everyday, making small talk, and seeing those hollow expressions in their eyes. Funny how we've sat together for the last four years, yet developed very little friendships. So these exam breaks are a welcome respite from the facade of med school.

2006-12-06T22:55:00.000+05:00

Here is something Yasir my friend posted on orkut.......

*********************************

Here’s to the Crazy ones.

The Misfits.

The Rebels.

The Troublemakers.

The Round pegs in the Square holes.

The ones who see things Differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They Invent.
They Imagine.
They Heal.
They Explore.
They Create.
They Inspire.
They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be Crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

While some see them as the crazy ones,we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

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[an excerpt from an astrophysics book i read a while ago; may be it was one of Carl Sagan's works or somethin but im not sure]

2006-12-04T21:34:00.000+05:00

http://positivepause.com/

see it...itz nice

I'll be back!!!

2006-12-02T23:56:00.000+05:00

Keep visiting for the return of Aftab recollecting his Walk Down Memory Lane!

Burnt out........

2006-10-01T00:12:00.000+05:00

I feel tired, exhausted and burnt out. Nothing worse than crashing out in a practice lap, before the real race. Need loads of prayers.

Ramadan Mubarak

2006-09-26T02:22:00.000+05:00

Ramadan Mubarak to everybody. May we understand the essence of our existence. May we live and die as Muslims. May we achieve success both in this world and in the Hereafter. May we learn to not make the same mistakes and sins we made previously. May we learn to be good human beings and excellent Muslims. May we live to see Peace. Ameen

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Heard Jody Williams(1997 Peace Prize Nobel Laureate) on "World Debate-BBC". Liked what she said.

" Peace is not the ABSENCE of armed conflict, but is the PRESENCE of social and economic justice."

What If?

2006-09-21T20:12:00.000+05:00

Sometimes you want to say alot, but can't say anything. Words die out. Silence prevails. The moment passes and with it the one chance you had in life . And all that you are left with is "What If"........

RMC LECTURE MOMENTS!!!

2006-09-13T23:56:00.000+05:00

PHYSIOLOGY: -

Dr.Abdul Majeed, former Head of Department Physiology, came storming into the lecture hall on hearing chaos. He started asking questions in a fury and pointed out a girl, but she ignored him. On this Dr.Abdul Majid said

“ By keeping your head down and pretending you didn’t hear, Doomsday won’t go away. Stand up!!!!”

Dr.Abdul Majeed on the functions of cytotoxic T cells.

“ They make pores in the cell membranes of the enemy” “Like this, like this”

(While boxing wildly in the air)

On Haustrations

“You see these are haustrations, like this and like this, these are haustrations”

(While moving one hand after the other; up and down fist closed.)

Dr.Muarraf of Physiology Department after finishing posture regulation

“Go home, get hold of a cat and throw it from the roof and observe the postural changes.”

And

“I know you have beautiful teeth but this is not the time to laugh, show them to me during the vivas.”

Yet another classic (note the INGS)

“Now you people are laughING, but at viva time you will not be laughING. You will be rushING in the corridors. At that time you will not be smilING or makING faces or playING with your mobiles, you will be worryING and askING us and we will not be tellING!!!!!!!

Anatomy: -

Dr.Tehzeeb of the Anatomy Department was taking our Histology lecture. A student came in late and tripped over the microphone. Dr. Tehzeeb looked on helplessly as the microphone came apart into two pieces. He turned to the attendant and while pointing towards the student said

“ I swear I didn’t do anything. It was this kid.”

Dr.Aamir, taking his lecture in his usual way.

“ Last row, third man from the left stand up!!”

As soon as the person stands up

“Sit down”

Forensic Medicine: -

Dr. Mateen commenting on universal antidote

“They ask this a lot in the VIVA VOCE. You have to tell the examiner there isn’t a universal antidote, but there is a universal antidote. It’s a very deep thing you see.”

Dr. Rizwana Qayyum, Head of Department Forensic Medicine once said

“The only way you’re going to pass Forensic is if you study or if your father is the President of Pakistan”

Pharmacology: -

Dr.Shahnaz Aftab, Professor& Head of Department of Pharmacology, on girls.

“ Look at the girls of today; pale, anemic, thin, marasmic. “

On what boys like to do.

“Occulothermia”

Gynecology: -

Dr. Asma Tanvir Usmani, Head of Department Gynecology Department, on pregnancy

“ Repeat after me. Pregnancy is not a disease. Pregnant women are not patients”

Surgery: -

Dr.Azam Yousaf, Professor Of Surgery, on coming late

“ Let me tell you people a story. I had a House Officer who was in the habit of coming late. Every time he had an excuse to cover up for his tardiness. One day he said he had ulcers. I had enough of his excuses, so I gathered the whole surgery department and took him for an endoscopy. His endoscopy came out clear and I said that now you all know what I will do when one of you says that I have diarrhea.”

Medicine :-

Dr. Irum Shakir on difference between men treating women in Pakistan and the Middle East.

“ In Pakistan, if you go outside, men pass cheap comments and what not. In Kuwait, they are a bit more civilized. If they find a woman attractive, they go upto the woman and say “ SUBHAANALLAH” and go their way.”

( A few adaptations from Rawalian 30 Orkut community)

Crazy Labels!!!!!!!

2006-08-31T01:23:00.000+05:00

A cool email a friend sent me.............................

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity,here are some actual label instructionson consumer goods.

1-On a Sears hairdryer: *Do not use while sleeping.* ( and that's the onlytimeI have to work on my hair).

2-On a bag of Fritos: ..*You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details**inside.* (the shoplifter special)?

3-On a bar of Dial soap: *"Directions: Use like regular soap." *(and thatwouldbe how???....)

4-On some Swanson frozen dinners:*"Serving suggestion: Defrost." *(but, it's "just" a suggestion).

5-On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): *"Do not turn upside down." *(well...duh, a bit late, huh)!

6-On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding*:"Product will be hot after heating."*(...and you thought????...)

7-On packaging for a Rowenta iron: *"Do not iron clothes on body." *(but wouldn't this save me more time)?

8-On Nytol Sleep Aid: *"Warning: May cause drowsiness." *(and...I'm taking this because???....)

9-On most brands of Christmas lights: *"For indoor or outdoor use only." *(as opposed to...what)?

10-On a Japanese food processor: *"Not to be used for the other use." *(now,somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.)

11-On Sunsbury's peanuts: *"Warning: contains nuts."*(talk about a news flash)

12-On an American Airlines packet of nuts: *"Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts." *(Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)

13-On a child's superman costume: *"Wearing of this garment does not enable you**to fly." *(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)

And you tell me itz cuz of a cricket ball??

2006-08-25T22:18:00.000+05:00

I think without any evidence,the change of ball on subjective grounds instead of objective,was uncalled for and certainly unfair. And why Inzimam didn't walk out immediately doesn't bother me at all. I think at lunch they must have had a discussion and also learnt that the umpire had no evidence whatsoever against them. It is weird that when the England bowlers were reverse swinging the ball during the Ashes, there was no alarm raised. There can be no two ways about it. Either it is fair, or it is not. There should not be any in between decisions. And I personally think reverse swing and bouncers should be allowed without any hitch. The batsman are getting too many concessions these days. No wonder we got to see 400 plus runs chased down in one ODI. Rules should not be followed so rigidly as if they are some religious doctrine. They are mere guidelines. And the enforcers have to facilitate the game and learn to make decisions from case to case. I'm referring to the removal of bails signalling the end of the Test Match, which by the rulebook technically was correct but was in sharp conflict with the interest of the sport. Just like most captains don't appeal for OUT when a batsman handles the ball to throw it back to the bowler, though by the rulebook that's out obstructing the field.

Update:-

Umpire Darriel Hair in an email to his superior offered to resign in exchange for $500,000. ICC spearhead Malcolm Speed disclosed this information in a press conference earlier this evevning, and thus adding further twists to this bizzare string of events. What now??

Fear

2006-08-16T14:27:00.000+05:00

Sometimes I fear all I'll ever be is successfully unsuccessful........................

Who am I?

2006-08-11T01:12:00.000+05:00

Sometimes I wonder what our identity is? We are a confused nation. Our national language is Urdu, but our official language is English. Our deen is Islam, but our laws are British. Then all the confusion of the two poles; one of religion, the other of the world. And to add more confusion, we have traditions and customs that don't fit into either category. We also have Pervaiz Musharraf's " enlightened modernism', whatever the heck that is. I'd like to quote one Arab leader talking to the BBC. On question of that country still being ruled by a monarchy he replied " We believe in MODERNIZATION but not WESTERNIZATION" . Pretty deep if you think about it. Anyways, I know I'm jumping from thought to thought making absolutely no sense---but then how can I?? Do I know who I am??

Walking in the Rain

2006-07-30T15:05:00.000+05:00

Happened just by coincidence. I was coming back from Quaid-E-Azam University after meeting a friend; who it turns out just won the Presidential Gold Medal in recognition of his scouting , when it started raining. Actually raining is an understatement. It was like very heavy downpour. Felt like stone, to be precise. I was still quite far from my house, in the middle of nowhere, and as I got out to hail a taxi, I realized I hadn't walked in the rain for a long time. So I just started walking, while the whole world was running tying to find shelter :) And it was so fun. Never felt so calm since a long time.

After some time, I decided that I better get going, so I got into a cab. And the roads were flooding with water. And the next thing I know, we're stuck on Pir Widhai Road because there is just too much water. The water was coming in from the doors. It was crazy out there. Luckily, the taxi driver was a real cool guy, and we both thought why not have fun instead of complaining. So we drove through the flooded roads cracking jokes. A few places, I really thought we'd get stuck either in the middle of the water or in the mud. An hour later, I made it back home. I thanked the driver, and he said, " Yeah dude...won't ever forget the experience for the rest of our lives, right"? And I just nodded, thinking, sometimes when we choose to have fun, we can get it from the tiniest of experiences. :)

~The Class~

2006-07-26T08:38:00.000+05:00

Just finished reading "The Class" by Erich Segal. Here are some of my favourite parts.

1-" And I've come to what I think is a profound conclusion. The Class is really not a class. I mean we are not a brotherhood-or anything at all cohesive for that matter.
In fact, the time we spent here was a kind of truce. A cease-fire in the war for fame and power. And in two more days the guns come out again."

2- " Later in the afternoon, the seperation was complete. They now divided into a thousand atoms, going off at various speeds in different directions.
Would they ever come together as a unity again?
Had they ever been one? "

3- " I had always looked at him as the exception to the rule. But now I realize that everybody pays a price for his success."

4- " For, though he had not known it-and perhaps still did not understand-he was, in human terms, the best man in The Class. "

5- " He emphasized that fear of death is universal. But what lies beneath that fear is the terror of insignificance. Of not being remembered, not counting."

6- " Quiet heroism or youthful idealism, or both? What do we know? That life without heroism and idealism is not worth living--or that either can be fatal? We are here to remember our classmates. They are not nameless. They are known. They were ours, and shall ever be."

7- " This was the beginning of the end. They had met once more and just had time enough to learn that they liked one another.
And to say goodbye."

Appeal

2006-07-22T07:48:00.000+05:00

A college fellow has been kidnapped by some people who're demanding ransom. Please pray for his safe return. I'll fill in the details once I get the real story. Been over a week now. Was in the newspapers too yesterday. I told you the world has gone insane. Any last light I thought I saw in the world is gone now. People just don't have emotions anymore. Kills me, honest.

The Return---Of Sadness

2006-07-22T07:21:00.000+05:00

It's been a miserable month. The world, both internal and external, has gone insane. A plane crash in Multan a couple of weeks ago killing the cream of Pakistan ( Top Neurosurgeon, Justices, VC of Bahauddin Zakriya University, High Ranking Army Officials, Doctors; in total 45 people), the escalation of tension in the most bizzare fashion in the Middle East, and at a personal level sheer sadness. Where is Peace? My world's going dark. Where is light? I need hope. Why this utter despair? I want to do something. What? Questions, questions, questions . Where are the answers? :(

That it Once Did

2006-07-08T00:44:00.000+05:00

Right now there is nothing new going on in my life, or maybe I don't feel like writing like I once did, because it doesn't satisfy me anymore. Not that I claim to be a writer, most of what I wrote was crap but it didn't matter, because it was for me. And since I feel, what I write now is no longer fulfilling the purpose that it once did, I am temporarily giving this blog a vacation. Maybe it will come back from its leave, maybe not. But either way, it was great fun.

Toofan :(

2006-07-04T02:36:00.000+05:00

I want to go someplace where nobody knows me and where I know nobody,so I can just have time to think my life over. I just need some time alone with no worries. I just want to sit on the sand watching the waves. I just want to see the sun rise.I just want to enjoy the calmness of life, rather than live the hecticness(is it a word??) of life.

** Zindigi hai ya toofan
** Hum tu is jeenay kay hathhoon mar chalay.

Summer Vacations!!!

2006-06-22T21:52:00.000+05:00

I haven't been posting lately because nothing much has been going on. Not that I'm complaining this time. Need some time for life to slow down and me to catch up.
The world cup has been living up to its expectations till now and with the round of 16 fast approaching , it will definately get real dramatic. Not that there hasn't been any drama in the group stages. Ecaudor and Ghana qualifying for the round of 16, nobody expected that. I wish Ivory Coast qualified. They played so well and I'm a big fan of Drogba. Coming to the goals. The ones that I loved

1- Frings scoring that last goal in the opening match of the world cup against Costa Rica. The way the ball curved, truly amazing.

2- Joe Cole's strike against Sweden. That needs no words. Reminds me of Ronaldinio's goal last world cup.

3- That Odonokor cross that resulted in a goal in the injury time in Germany's match against Poland. That was class. I don't remember who was at the end of the cross, but Odonkor is one fast kid. I heard he runs a 100 meters in just over 10 seconds. You do the math yourself.

Gerrard has been my favourite player so far. I love the way he plays in big matches. Always able to stay calm, composed and score goals. A gem of a midfielder.
Klose is doing it again; scoring goals like crazy!!! I think he might win the golden boot this time around. What do you people say?
And to round off football. What's up with France? They seem to be in trouble again!!!!! And Brazil, well no offence to their talent, but I don't want them to win the world cup this time around.

And lastly, I think I've found a new crush. Mindi, from beauty from BEAUTY AND THE GEEK. Lolz!!!! That's all for now.

Boys Don't Cry!!!!!

2006-06-17T00:35:00.000+05:00

Feel like crying....fuck everybody......trust noone...everybody is just waiting for an oppurtunity to get a chance to knock you down...but this time it hurt.........real bad.

Sorry Story

2006-06-09T20:43:00.000+05:00

A few days ago on my medicine ward test. I was allotted a patient who had COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) for the last 10 years. He was receiving steroid treatment via injections from his family doctor, when five years ago he was diagnosed with hepatitis C after complaining of fatigue. 25 days ago, he started havinmg easy bruisablity, swollen face and legs(oedema) , fatigue and blood in stools. On examination, his skin was laden with bruises and injection marks and there was marked oedema on his face and extremities. His liver was enlarged and tender. Liver span was 18 cms. A diagnosis of Cushing syndrome secondary to steroid treatment was diagnosed.
The fact that unsafe injections are being given in Pakistan (if we assume he wasn't exposed to any other risk factors. The patient himself thought the injections were the cause of his Hepatitis C.) is what I want to arrive at. It is utterly sad that doctors who are supposed to ensure the health of the patients are not taking necessary precations to stop the spread of these blood borne pathogens. So whenever you goto ANY doctor, please ensure the syringe being used on you is sterile and new. Make sure it is taken out in front of you from it's package. Afterall, it's your health you are concerned about. And better still, avoid unnecessary injections. If there is an alternative to injections, use it.

Guru Talk

2006-06-04T00:08:00.000+05:00

Stolen from Kazim:

Leave your name and:

1. I'll respond with something random about you

2. I'll challenge you to try something

3. I'll pick a color that I associate with you

4. I'll tell you something I like about you

5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you

6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of

7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you

8. If I do this for you, you must post this on yours.......

Kazim (since you're the one I stole it from :P)

1-Child Prodigy...intensely brilliant

2-I challenge you to slow down with life.

3-Red.....for the intensity that burns in you.

4-Always ready to learn something new.

5-Hmm...I guess it's PISC where we studied together. All the little talks we had in the library or the school ground.

6-Eagle...soaring high but still aiming higher.

7-For whom was that poem for that you wrote in the yearbook :P I just can't seem to find it....but when I do...I'll publish it right here :)

Rang-e-Hayat

1-So secretive. Trying to hide the real you for some reason.

2-I challenge you to reveal yourself:P

3-Black for mysteriousness and Green for the calmness and serenity you exude.

4-Hmmm.....the fact you call yourself Rang-e-Hayat :P

5-"What can you say about a 25 year old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me." Does that ring a bell??

6-Polar Bear....and you know why:P

7-Why do you like mushy mushy cry cry stuff? :p

Nostalgia dissected!!!

2006-05-28T00:51:00.000+05:00

Today after a two week effort to arrange a get-together of Islamabad Model College F-8/4 and failing miserably, I realized I needed to move on. Out of the 20 odd people we asked to come only one showed up. And it's not like I saw him after a long time either, since we're classmates here at RMC as well.
What hurt the most though was that most of them didn't even bother to tell they weren't showing up. So adios, F-8/4 and in fact all my past memories,because they don't matter. Only the future matters. The people you meet are just rungs of a ladder you use to climb higher. Once on the next step, there is no need to look back. At least, that's what I think most people ae doing right now. And people who're nostalgic for old times are just wasting their time and energy, something they might as well use to climb another rung of the ladder. Because in this day and age, only three things mean anything.....money, sex, and booze. Shit happens....too bad I realized it so late. Not that I'm too interested in this worldly crap......................

Sacrifice

2006-05-21T22:02:00.000+05:00

****What I feel right now, so truly depicted by who-so-ever wrote this****

hellz blazing our eyez
we r standing still in time
da blud on our hands is da wine
we offer a sacrifice

Number One

2006-05-19T20:26:00.000+05:00

Here is another interesting scrap I saw on orkut............

Congratulations to all of you out there who have contributed greatly in helping Pakistan claim this position!Google, the world’s most popular Internet search engine, has found in a survey that mostly Muslim states seek access to sex-related websites and Pakistan tops the list. Google found that of the top 10 countries - searching for sex-related sites - six were Muslim, with Pakistan on the top. The other Muslim countries are Egypt at number 2, Iran at 4, Morocco at 5, Saudi Arabia at 7 and Turkey at 8. Non-Muslim states are Vietnam at 3, India at 6, Philippines at 9 and Poland at 10.Of all the things we could have been No 1 in, it just had to be PORN!

Survival of The Fittest

2006-05-12T13:00:00.000+05:00

Read this in my friend Somair's scrapbook:=

Man, preeminent though he is in the animal kingdom, capable of reacting upon and making suitable an unsuitable environment,nevertheless remains the creature of this same law of development.The social selection to which he is subject is merely another form of natural selection. True, within certain narrow limits he modifies the struggle for existence and renders less precarious the tenure of life for the weak. The extremely weak, diseased, and inefficient are housed in hospitals and asylums. The strength of the viciously strong, when inimical to society, is tempered by penal institutions and by the gallows. The short-sighted are provided with spectacles, and the sickly (when they can pay for it) with sanitariums. Pestilential marshes are drained, plagues are checked,and disasters averted. Yet, for all that, the strong and the progeny of the strong survive, and the weak are crushed out........................................................................................................

Fun!!

2006-05-07T23:59:00.000+05:00

This is great fun. Tell me what you guys think :)

Stability Test

Timeout

2006-05-04T22:35:00.000+05:00

I don't know, but ever since I remember people have somehow trusted me and told me their deepest darkest secrets. They have always been sure I'd hear them out..........but there is a limit.....I can't listen to more problems....cuz I'm stuck in so many myself. I wish I had some timeouts in life that I could use,because I can't play the game anymore. Or maybe as Kurt Cobain said......Better to burn out than to fade away!!!!!!!!

Love Delusions

2006-04-27T00:49:00.000+05:00

Dr.Fareed Minhas, Professor of Pyschiatry on love delusions,

" One day I was packing up after a hard days work when all of a sudden a RMC student showed up. He was totally devastated. On enquiring, he told me that his life was finished now. He loved a classfellow and now they were both graduating. Now she would go back home and never again will he get the oppurtunity to see her. He couldn't live with the thought of her not being in his life anymore. On further questioning I found out that this young man had talked to that lady only THRICE.

1- The first time was when she passed her First Professional, and he went up and congratulated her.

2-The second time she sang in a class function and he admired her singing,

3- When she passed her Second Professional, he went upto her again and this time the girl said, " Look, I'm not that type of girl" ( ahem ahem)

And he never again talked to her. Yet he said he knew she ahd feelings for him because of the way her friends looked at him (whatever that's supposed to mean). "

Dreams

2006-04-27T00:13:00.000+05:00

Our surgery professor, Dr.Asif Zafar, said in his last lecture

" If you can dream it, you can do it"

And

"Don't let anybody steal your dreams"

But what do you do when people around you make sure that they crush your dreams?? When people around you laugh and mock your dreams because they are different. Just because you choose to follow a path that deviates from the mainstream? But then again all great men had a tough time, mostly because people of that time did not know the importance of that dream. They did not have the mental capacity to appreciate the boldness and consequences of that idiosyncratic thought. So all those people who think I'm going to choke, they better be ready for some attitude on my part when I do realize my dreams.

Happy Birthday ~!

2006-04-24T01:20:00.000+05:00

Happy Birthday to me :) Done with 22 years of life...... some fun, some shit.....but nevertheless not worth trading ever !!!!!!

What KInd of People??

2006-04-17T23:37:00.000+05:00

I remember as kids the things we were most scared about when going to doctors were injections and those weird instruments they used. A needleprick was hard to bear. That's how sensitive humans are. Or are they? What kind of people kill other people and that too unaware?? What kind of people use BOMBS, when they know it will hurt? What kind of people blow people to pieces literally?? What kind of people can stand seeing heads seperated from the trunk and limbs lying all around? What kind of people can see their fellow human beings charcoaled?? How can those little innocent kids grow into such animals, I ask!!??!!

Jaltay hoay!!

2006-04-16T00:16:00.000+05:00

***Jaltay hoay diyyay ko ansoo chahiyee***

A Thought

2006-04-12T23:54:00.000+05:00

I wish people would learn to give credit where it is due, especially when someone works his/her ass off to make some event a success. And more than that, I wish we could shoot the people who only show up during the awards ceremony to take home the laurels when in the real sense they did nothing except eat, rest and have fun!!!!

Papervalue!!

2006-04-12T20:47:00.000+05:00

Throughout our lives we are tested, evaluated and then marked. The marks we obtain are scribbled on a piece of paper and that piece of paper becomes the key to our future. Eventually that document becomes more important than us humans. Losing that paper means being screwed for sure.

Conclusion:- Documents/papers are more important than persons. Numbers are more valued than character. We might as well have been born papers. We'd be more appreciated...hehe!!!!! Be that paper be our educational certificates or our passports, we're judged by authorities on that piece of crap which has a tendancy to favour the selected few!!!!! And throughout our lives we have to compete to stay in that elite group. Craaaap!!!!!

Result!!

2006-04-07T02:07:00.000+05:00

After the long agonizing wait, the result was finally declared on 6th of April, 2006. And I'm glad to say no more Pharmacology, Forensic medicine and General Pathology for me(at least at med school exam level) :)

Pope, Prince Charles and Liverpool!!

2006-04-04T23:15:00.000+05:00

Read this in someones scrapbook on orkut!!!

Year 1981
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died

Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married (again)
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe(again)
3. Australia lost the Ashes (again)
4. Pope Died (again)

Moral of the story -In future, if Prince Charles decides to re-marry....please warn the Pope

Waiting

2006-04-03T22:09:00.000+05:00

Waiting sucks, especially if it's for your professional result!!!!

How Are You In Love?

2006-04-02T00:47:00.000+05:00

How You Are In Love

You take a while to fall in love with someone. Trust takes time.
You give completely and unconditionally in relationships.
You need your space and privacy. You don't like to be smothered.
You love your partner unconditionally and don't try to make them change.
You stay in love for a long time, even if you aren't loved back. When you fall, you fall hard.

How Are You In Love?

What Element Is Your Love?

2006-04-02T00:28:00.000+05:00

Your Love Element Is Metal

In love, you inspire and respect your partner.For you, love is all about fusing together for one incredible life experience.
You attract others with wit and a bit of flash.Your flirting style is defined by making others want and value you.
Greatness and optimism are the cornerstones of your love life.You may let go too easily, but you never get weighed down by your past.
You connect best with: Earth
Avoid: Fire
You and another Metal element: will control and smother each other

What Element Is Your Love?

The World's Shortest Personality Test

2006-03-31T03:19:00.000+05:00

Your Personality Profile

You are pure, moral, and adaptable.You tend to blend into your surroundings.Shy on the outside, you're outspoken to your friends.
You believe that you live a virtuous life...And you tend to judge others with a harsh eye.As a result, people tend to crave your approval.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

What Temperment Are You?

2006-03-31T03:14:00.000+05:00

You Have a Phlegmatic Temperament

Mild mannered and laid back, you take life at a slow pace.You are very consistent - both in emotions and actions.You tend to absorb set backs easily. You are cool and collected.
It is difficult to offend you. You can remain composed and unemotional.You are a great friend and lover. You don't demand much of others.While you are quiet, you have a subtle wit that your friends know well.
At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything.You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams.You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment.

What Temperment Are You?

What Should You Major In?

2006-03-31T03:09:00.000+05:00

Your Scholastic Strength Is Deep Thinking

You aren't afraid to delve head first into a difficult subject, with mastery as your goal.You are talented at adapting, motivating others, managing resources, and analyzing risk.
You should major in:
PhilosophyMusicTheologyArtHistoryForeign language

What Should You Major In?

How Abnormal Are You?

2006-03-31T03:06:00.000+05:00

You Are 24% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul.
You are at low risk for having a borderline personality. It is unlikely that you are a chaotic mess.
You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection.
You are at medium risk for having a social phobia. It is somewhat likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement.
You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

What Do People Envy About You?

2006-03-31T03:04:00.000+05:00

People Envy Your Compassion

You have a kind heart and an unusual empathy for all living creatures. You tend to absorb others' happiness and pain.People envy your compassion, and more importantly, the connections it helps you build. And compassionate as you are, you feel for them.

What Do People Envy About You?

How Evil Are You?

2006-03-31T03:01:00.000+05:00

You Are 12% Evil

You are good. So good, that you make evil people squirm.Just remember, you may need to turn to the dark side to get what you want!

How Evil Are You?

What Donut Are You?

2006-03-31T02:55:00.000+05:00

You Are a Caramel Crunch Donut

You're a complex creature, and you're guilty of complicating things for fun.You've been known to sit around pondering the meaning of life...Or at times, pondering the meaning of your doughnut.To frost or not to frost? To fill or not to fill? These are your eternal questions.

What Donut Are You?

The Simpsons Personality Test

2006-03-31T02:52:00.000+05:00

You Are Homer Simpson

You're just an ordinary, all-American working Joe... With a special fondness for pork rinds and donuts.
You will be remembered for: your little "isms" and philosophies on life
Your life philosophy: "Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel."

The Simpsons Personality Test

The Five Factor Values Test

2006-03-31T02:46:00.000+05:00

Your Values Profile

Loyalty:
You value loyalty a fair amount.You're loyal to your friends... to a point.But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself.
Honesty:
You don't really value honesty.You do value getting your way, no matter what.And if a little lying is required to do that, no problem.A few white lies never hurt anyone (at least, that's what you tell yourself!)
Generosity:
You value generosity highly.So much so that you often put your own needs last.There's nothing wrong with having a caring heart...But you may want to rethink your "open wallet" policy.
Humility:
You value humility highly.You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are.And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better.You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low.
Tolerance:
You value tolerance a fair amount.You are open to new cultures, beliefs, and ideas.You have very few prejudices that you're aware of.And while you are tolerant, you do stand true to what you believe.

The Five Factor Values Test

Who Were You In a Past Life?

2006-03-31T02:45:00.000+05:00

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Blind Dancer.
Where You Lived: Saudi Arabia.
How You Died: Typhoid fever.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

An angel :)

2006-03-31T02:35:00.000+05:00

You Are a Prophet Soul

You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone.Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people.Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run.No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.
You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings.A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning.You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer.
Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul

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Kind of Soul Are You?

Ahem!

2006-03-31T02:34:00.000+05:00

You Are Dr. Pepper

You're very unique and funky, yet you still have a bit of traditionalism to you.People who like you think they have great taste... and they usually do.
Your best soda match: Root Beer
Stay away from: 7 Up

What Kind of Soda Are You?

Yet another!

2006-03-31T02:31:00.000+05:00

How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside.You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think.Your friends tend to be a as quirky as you are - which is saying a lot!You have one big dream in your life, and you never lose sight of it.

How Do You Live Your Life?

Nothing better to do!!!!!!!!

2006-03-31T02:20:00.000+05:00

Your True Love Is a Sagittarius

Why you'll love a Sagittarius:
Deep and philosophical, you'll love getting lost in hours of conversation with your Sag.Your Sagittarius is curious and adventurous enough to keep you interested... not an easy task!
Why a Sagittarius will love you:
You're passionate about a few important issues, a kind of depth that Sagittarius finds very attractive.You're outgoing, flexible, and up for almost anything. You and your Sag will have tons of adventures together.

What Sign Is Your True Love?

What Makes A Leader?

2006-03-30T21:44:00.000+05:00

“I am thankful to those people who didn’t try. It is because of them I succeeded.”

Einstein was absolutely right. Leaders are not Martians. They have two eyes, one nose and two ears but what separates them from others is effort and determination. Leaders struggle throughout their lives to convert dreams into reality and are not put off when people label them as “eccentric”. It is their boldness to be different which makes them such an icon.

A leader is someone who people look upto because of his individuality. He is an innovator. He not only dreams it, he becomes it. He is able to inculcate his uniqueness into his successors. He leaves a new generation of real leaders behind him, to follow in his footsteps. And not just one, not just two….. ….

It takes a lot to make a leader. The notion that leadership is an inbuilt phenomenon is drivel. Rather leadership is infused into the person while he is growing up. A lot of effort and energy goes into the production of leaders. They are groomed by exceptional people around them: great parents, dedicated teachers and an encouraging society.

Leaders are not born. They are made. They are made just like anything else . . . through hard work. That's the price we have to pay to achieve that goal or any goal. - Vince Lombardi
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Leaders are mirror images of the society they represent. That is because they arise from the society. Whenever, the society starts changing its view, the attitude of leaders also changes.
Leadership is not a one-day thing. It is a constant commitment to excellence, a habit . . . a daily practice. It is the ability to go through troubled times and as Winston Churchill put it

“Never . . . Never . . . Never . . . Never Give up!”

Thus, a leader is a picture of effort, determination, boldness, innovation, principles and commitment. He is a trend setter, a bold decision maker. He accomplishes great things and inspires others to grow in responsibility and skills. He acquires these qualities during his childhood by constant interaction with the society. When he becomes an adult, these characteristic become a part of his genome. He cannot deviate from it. Leaders are made by the society itself. If the ambitious youth are encouraged by the society, then only will great leaders be produced because leaders have to be groomed just like doctors, engineers, and businessmen.

Ten Things We Waste - A FWD email

2006-03-30T18:24:00.000+05:00

1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it ..... more

2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity.

3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in akhirah (hereafter).

4. Our Hearts: Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah, and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and contentment. In it's place, our hearts are filled with something or someone else.

5. Our Bodies: Wasted because we don't use them in ibadah (worship) and service of Allah.

6. Our Love: Our emotional love is misdirected, not towards Allah, but towards something/someone else.

7. Our Time: Wasted, not used properly, to compensate for that which has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds.

8. Our Intellect: Wasted on things that are not beneficial, that are detrimental to society and the individual, not in contemplation or reflection.

9. Our Service: Wasted in service of someone who will not bring us closer to Allah, or benefit in dunyaa.

10. Our Zhikr (Remembrence of Allah): Wasted, because it does not effect us or our hearts.

Our Study-PSGW 2006

2006-03-29T01:52:00.000+05:00

Trends of use of Alternative Medicine in chronic hepatitis patients presenting to a hospital in Rawalpindi

Authors: Sara Ijaz Gilani, Sana Ali, Sarah Tahir Mir, Tooba Mazhar, Aftab Iqbal, Faheem Ahmed, Abeera Zareen, Omar Hyder

Institution: Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi

Background: The use of alternative medicine has been found to be a prevalent practice in the management of hepatitis world wide. Several clinical trials are being conducted to evaluate its efficacy, safety and interaction with medical therapy.

Objectives: The prevalence of alternative treatment in hepatitis patients in Pakistan has not been documented in published literature. We conducted a cross sectional survey in out patient setting in a hospital in Rawalpindi to find out its prevalence.

Method: Face to face interviews were conducted with 78 patients presenting in Liver Clinic of Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. A structured questionnaire containing both open ended and closed ended questions was administered. Results were analyzed using frequency and percentage calculations.

Results: The patients in our study group predominantly (65%) suffered from HCV infection. Among the respondents 58% (n=45) were female and 42% (n=33) were male. Mean age was 43 years. Majority of them (51%) were illiterate with average monthly household income of 3000-7000 Rs. (47%).
77% (n=60) of the patients claimed using alternative medicine for hepatitis at some stage during illness Use of Quranic verses (Dam/ Darood) was the most prevalent (75%,n=50) followed by Hakim (45%,n=27) and Homeopathic (43%,n=26) medicines. The major reasons cited for using alternative medicine was high cost of conventional medicine (67%) followed by recommendations from other patients(48%).50% people believed in the effectiveness of alternative medicine and 25% doubted the efficacy of conventional treatment.13% feared the adverse effects of medical therapy. The major source of information for alternative medicine was friends and family. 65% claimed using a combination of alternative and conventional therapy and majority of them (67%) had not informed their doctor about its concurrent use. The reason for seeking conventional therapy was dissatisfaction with the alternative therapy (37%) followed by increased severity of symptoms (30%) and advice of others (17%).

Conclusion:Doctors need to be aware of all therapeutic modalities used by their patients to prevent any drug interactions. The cost of medical treatment for hepatitis is found to be the greatest obstacle in obtaining conventional treatment. The treatment seeking behavior of the patient is influenced by hearsay, advice from other patients and the community.

Published in JRMC

Volume 10,2006

Special Supplement

Page 67

Presented In PSGW

March 26,2006

Speaker:-

Sara Ijaz Gillani

3rd Prize

Euphoria!!!!!!

2006-03-27T19:45:00.000+05:00

Wow!! Feels like I'm living a dream. What started out as a simple phonecall from my senior to participate in the organization of the PSGW turned out into one of the most memorable experience of my life. I got to meet some of the biggest names in the field of medicine like Professor Mario Rizzetto (Italy) and Professor Graham Foster (UK). That's beside seeing the big guns in action live like Professor David Carr-Locke (USA-Harvard), Professor Masao Omata(Japan) and countless more. And plus our study got third place in the Young Researcher Category. I'll write more about it once the euphoria wears off :)

Writing Blues!!

2006-03-18T23:23:00.000+05:00

I don’t feel like writing these days maybe because I’m going through so much at this time. From the tension of the impeding result doom to being in the Student’s Organizing Committee of an international conference being held by the Pakistan Society of Gastroenterologists. Also have to write something for the college magazine “SHIFA”. I guess writing is something that is freelance. An expression of emotions and thoughts put to words, and it can’t be forced!!!! So till I get my emotional roller coaster back on track, it’s adios from my side!

Holes

2006-03-13T01:47:00.000+05:00

Nobody's there when you need them, simply because everybody cares about themselves. They only need you to be there as their ladder. Then when they reach the top and you stick your hand out so they can help you out of the hole, they turn their back and walk away. And you're left alone in that dark hole witbout an ounce of hope. That's when you wish you'd payed more attention to your life than other peoples' lives and had done something so you'd be strong enough to get out of that hole.

Fantasy Unplugged!

2006-03-13T01:23:00.000+05:00

If I thought that nothing could beat that UEFA Champions League win of Liverpool in Istanbul last year, I was wrong. Imagine a team making 434 runs in an One Day International and still losing!! That's what happened to Australia today. South Africa chased down 434. True, sometimes reality is harder to believe than fantasy!!!!!!

Blogspot and Pakistan-what happened?

2006-03-08T23:08:00.000+05:00

For some bizzare reason, blogspot is not opening in Pakistan. Can anybody tell me why? People here are using sites like PROXYBUSTER.

Small Goals vs. Large Goals

2006-03-06T00:35:00.001+05:00

I remember watching an interview of Sanath Jaysuria, a devastating opening batsman from Sri Lanka. He said something of the sorts

" I like setting small targets and achieving them. I don't go for big targets but break them up into smaller ones and move on."

And I think this is the way we should live our lives. Instead of aiming for a single big target in life, we should set small goals. Only on achieving those small goals, we should set new ones and move forward. This is much more fulfilling, rewarding and less exasperating.

Sports Week

2006-03-05T13:46:00.000+05:00

Have had a cold for the last few days. It's when you yourself get sick that you realize we take our health for granted. We fail to realize that every organ of the body is as important as the other, be it the nose or the heart..hehe.
Sports week starts from tomorrow, so a welcome break from studies. This will be one week in which we can forget about all the diseases & clinical methods and for once enjoy the little things in life. However there is this one teeny weeny problem. Our result might be coming this week too. So if it doesn't come out good, we'll be deprived of our ONE WEEK of freedom. InshaAllah, it will come out good. Supplies are so what we don't need now!!!!!

Life Today

2006-03-03T21:30:00.000+05:00

Read this on a friend’s profile

Don’t take life seriously. Nobody gets through alive anyways.

Finished Erich Segal's Love Story and Only Love. Love Story disappointed me. Not as great as people portray it to be, or maybe it isn't my taste. But Only Love was awesome. A must read.

European Double Standards!!!

2006-02-26T12:27:00.000+05:00

Freedom of speech was the defense they gave after the horrific caricatures the eurpoeans published...what do they have to say to this......Double faced Europeans!!!

Holocaust Denier Gets Three Years in Jail

VIENNA, Austria - Right-wing British historian David Irving was sentenced to three years in prison Monday after admitting to an Austrian court that he denied the Holocaust — a crime in the country where Hitler was born.

Irving, who pleaded guilty and then insisted during his one-day trial that he now acknowledged the Nazis' World War II slaughter of 6 million Jews, had faced up to 10 years behind bars. Before the verdict, Irving conceded he had erred in contending there were no gas chambers at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

"I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz," Irving testified, at one point expressing sorrow "for all the innocent people who died during the Second World War."

Irving, stressing he only relied on primary sources, said he came across new information in the early 1990's from top Nazi officials — including personal documents belonging to Adolf Eichmann — that led him to rethink certain previous assertions.

But despite his apparent epiphany, Irving, 67, maintained he had never questioned the Holocaust.

"I've never been a Holocaust denier and I get very angry when I'm called a Holocaust denier," he said.

Irving's lawyer said he would appeal the sentence.

"I consider the verdict a little too stringent. I would say it's a bit of a message trial," attorney Elmar Kresbach said.

State prosecutor Michael Klackl declined to comment on the verdict. In his closing arguments, however, he criticized Irving for "putting on a show" and for not admitting that the Nazis killed Jews in an organized and systematic manner.

Irving appeared shocked as the sentence was read out. Moments later, an elderly man identifying himself as a family friend called out "Stay strong, David! Stay strong!" before he was escorted from the courtroom.

Irving has been in custody since his November arrest on charges stemming from two speeches he gave in Austria in 1989 in which he was accused of denying the Nazis' extermination of 6 million Jews.

Irving, handcuffed and wearing a navy blue suit, arrived at the court carrying one of his most controversial books — "Hitler's War," which challenges the extent of the Holocaust.

Throughout the day, Irving sat quietly and attentively in the stifling courtroom.

Irving's trial was held amid new — and fierce — debate over freedom of expression in Europe, where the printing and reprinting of unflattering cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has triggered violent protests worldwide.

"Of course it's a question of freedom of speech," Irving said. "The law is an ass."

The court convicted Irving after his guilty plea under the 1992 law, which applies to "whoever denies, grossly plays down, approves or tries to excuse the National Socialist genocide or other National Socialist crimes against humanity in a print publication, in broadcast or other media."

Austria was Hitler's birthplace and once was run by the Nazis.

"He is everything but a historian ... He is a dangerous falsifier of history," Klackl said, calling Irving's statements an "abuse of freedom of speech."

Klackl said the Austrian law does not "hinder historical works."

"You have to look at each case individually," he said. "The point is, what is someone trying to do? It's the intent."

Kresbach, however, said people "should have a right to be wrong."

The verdict was welcomed by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which also highlighted the issue of freedom of speech.

"While Irving's rants would not have led to legal action in the United States, it is important that we recognize and respect Austria's commitment to fighting Holocaust denial, the most odious form of hatred, as part of its historic responsibility to its Nazi past," the center's associate dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, said in a statement.

Kresbach said last month the controversial Third Reich historian was getting up to 300 pieces of fan mail a week from supporters around the world and was writing his memoirs in detention under the working title "Irving's War."

Irving was arrested Nov. 11 in the southern Austrian province of Styria on a warrant issued in 1989. He tried to win his provisional release on $24,000 bail, but a Vienna court rejected the motion, saying it considered him a flight risk.

Within two weeks of his arrest, he asserted through his lawyer that he had come to acknowledge the existence of Nazi-era gas chambers.

However, he has claimed previously that Adolf Hitler knew little if anything about the Holocaust, and he has been quoted as saying there was "not one shred of evidence" the Nazis carried out their "Final Solution" to exterminate the Jewish population on such a massive scale.

Irving, the author of nearly 30 books, has contended most of those who died at concentration camps such as Auschwitz succumbed to diseases such as typhus rather than execution.

In 2000, Irving sued American Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt for libel in a British court, but lost. The presiding judge in that case, Charles Gray, wrote that Irving was "an active Holocaust denier ... anti-Semitic and racist."

Irving has had numerous run-ins with the law over the years.

In 1992, a judge in Germany fined him the equivalent of $6,000 for publicly insisting the Nazi gas chambers at Auschwitz were a hoax.

Never Meant To Be

2006-02-24T22:44:00.000+05:00

Not my peoms....but so what I'm going through!!!!

Never meant to be......
By Bahader Iqbal
The words that I never meant to say
Seem beautiful but are really far away
The deep meaning, which they possess
Is something, which seems harassed,
The rhymes that I try to write today
Contain those words that are pressed away
Together they try to bind along
But can't,
As they are never meant to be anyway!

A poem that rhymes
By Asma Khalid
I am just about to die
So I want to cry
For my dead passions
And dying intentions
I am burring my hopes
In a dark, deep, grave
But I feel I am not brave
That's why I cry
As I must die

Rollercoaster!

2006-02-23T01:43:00.000+05:00

My life is like a rollercoaster with mostly upside downs than plain ups! Right now like usual it's in the upside down mode :( . Hmm......rumours about a girl I have a crush on getting engaged......losing both our league basketball matches to 3rd year....and losing is an understatement....It was like USA having fun with Pakistan or something of that sorts......weird that we lose that bad. Khair, that's what happens when you don't play for a whole year........ and coming straight to the courts after giving a ward test doesn't help either. Playing a double header is definately no help. Khair, I'm glad our football team beat them 6-1, otherwise 3rd year would have really been up our ass all year. Hmm...what else....oh yeah....my body hurts so bad and my thumb is all swollen.....so yeah life is this stupid rollercoaster joy ride.....too bad I have to stay upside down all the time!!!!!!

Hepatitis.....Fear it!!

2006-02-19T14:57:00.000+05:00

Taking histories of patients over an year, I've realized most of the patients in our wards suffer from

1- Chronic Liver Disease

2-Heart Problems mainly encompassing Congestive Cardiac Failure and Angina.

3-Infectious diseases mainly Tuberculosis, Water and Food borne Diarrhoea.

4- Thyroid related problems.

5- In pediatrics 90 percent of the cases are of Pneumonia,Diarrhoea, Dehydration and Malnutrition.

As our principal pointed out, the only real treatment of Chronic Liver Disease is Liver Transplant which unfortunately is not available in Pakistan. So a person with liver disease has to travel abroad to countries like India, China, UK, and USA. The treatment costs are in excess of a whooping One Crore Ruppees. Since prevention is better than cure, I would advise all of you to get yourself vaccinated against Hepatitis B, a viral agent known to cause Liver Disease. Remember

****Hepatitis is many times more infectious,in terms of percutaneous exposure than the feared HIV virus. The chances of getting HIV after a percutaneous exposure is o.3% , while Hepatitis B is upto 40%. So why are we more afraid of HIV than Hepatitis? I'm not playing down HIV. Just trying to get the point across that Hepatitis is as deadly if not more deadly. And the most important fact is that vaccinations are available for Hepatitis B, unlike AIDS. Hepatitis B has been associated with liver cancer. So, go and get yourself vaccinated.

Dr.Mussadiq Khan

2006-02-17T22:52:00.000+05:00

Yesterday had a interesting surgery lecture taken by Professor Dr.Mussadiq Khan, Principal Rawalpindi Medical College. Found out

1- According to Dr.Mussadiq, our class has no "zooq" for arts. We couldn't identify a single painting/drawing nor any historical figures and mythical gods. By the way, could anybody tell me why the snake is a symbol of medicine??

2- Our society is a hippocratic society in which we preach something and practice something else. Our professors teach us bedside manners which they themselves never practice e.g like taking consent from a patient, keeping the patient informed of his disease and prognosis, maintaining privacy and dignity,etc. Ours is a society in which on the same road we see a man on a donkey and a man on a Mercedes Benz.

3- Hippocratic Oath has a part in which it says that I shall not use a knife on my patients. The reason being that in the old days it was not the job of doctors to perform surgery. It was the job of barbers. For years and years, barbers continued this pratice till a few centuries ago there was a conference of surgeons and barbers. There it was decieded that surgeons shall only perform surgery and not cut hair and vice versa....lolz. Also in our part of the world "hakeems', who never performed invasive procedures, were given more respect. They were given the seat next to the king. It is only in the last few hundred years surgeons gained respect in society. It is also the reason why surgeons prefer being called Mr. instead of Dr.

4- The amount of responsibility lying on the shoulders of a surgeon is immense.Here you are allowing a man holding a knife to cut you open, whereas in real life you would slap that person if he dare pinched you.

5- Principal is real cool guy. Gives his lectures in the most informal style!!

The Death Of Emotions!

2006-02-14T20:28:00.000+05:00

Feeling so weird this year......Sort of like I'm drained of emotions.....and it's not just me...the whole class is like that...I remember after the exams of first year, we felt so happy and thrilled that it was over. But this year, it's just a hollow feeling. First year, we used to think about the result, This year we think and feel absolutely nothing . Start of 4th year created no excitement. Everybody is walking around like a zombie playing their role. And everybody is wondering why? Have we been drained of all the emotions? Have we really turned into zombies? Is it our death? Are we turning into the stereotypical dry doctors we see around? Is there anything we can do? Is it THE END?

Lectures, Daydreaming and Crushes!

2006-02-12T20:09:00.000+05:00

Since I couldn't find anything to do, so went to college the last two days. Fridays' and Saturdays' are like the worst days to goto college. Continous lectures all day sitting on benches that hurt so bad and listening to lecturers blab about stuff that doesn't seem important at that particular instant(only makes sense when the questions come in the exam and you wish you'd listen just that one instant). The only positives are that since there are continous lectures you can daydream on a trot without being disturbed(that's if you're smart enough to not get caught). Of course you can always look at all the good looking gals and your crush :P and have a rather nice day.
If your crush doesn't come, Fridays and Saturdays are two lousy days, I tell you!!!! I'm thinking of developing multiple crushes. That way no matter what someone will come and the day wouldn't be so bad. What do you people say to that...hehe!

Why?

2006-02-09T01:44:00.000+05:00

Why is it that whenever I'm free

a) Therez nothing to do.

b) Nobody else is free.

c) None of the 100 plus msn contacts are online.

d) Therez nothing on tv.

e) Therez no cricket.

f) I'm bored to death.

g) And I'm lonely!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh well.......Life goes on I guess. Better sleep. One thing that doesn't desert me when I'm free are my dreams :)

Zindigi Chaal Rahee Hai Dairay May!!

2006-02-06T19:37:00.000+05:00

Hmm...well done with my "Shaitaan kee aant' exams as one fellow blogger pointed out. Thank God. These few months have been one of the toughest I've been through. And my stomach is still feeling its effects. Will be sometime before normality is restored. I'm so sick of exams and college that I have decided

a) I will not post about my Pathology Viva. I've had enough of exam shit. And besides, then it makes me worry about my result. And there is no way I can stand a month and a half of more tension.

b) College authorities started college from today which is bullshit because we're already too used up to think about college. They should give us time to recharge. Since the college authorities won't listen, I've decided to take a week off and chill and not worry about shit. Shit can wait.

That's all for now.

Forensic Viva

2006-02-02T07:07:00.000+05:00

26-01-06
At 9:00 O'clock we are called in for forensic medicine spotting. Like toxicology there were ten spots. This was even more ridiculous than toxicology because in some spots we had to answer as many as 4 questions in 40 seconds. They were related to which laws would apply to injuries to the skull and other parts of the body. There were a couple of microscopic specimens: animal hair and chicken RBC. Spotting went ok.
At 11:00 O'clock I am called in for Forensic Medicine Viva by our Head of Department, Dr.Rizwana Qayyum. I went and sat. She took my progress card and looked at it carefully.

" So you used to study well . Got 31 in the first two tests and then decided there was no need to work hard huh?? Why did your grades start dropping? And why are you so weak? Don't you get anything to eat? Are you a hostellite?"

" No maa'm."

" Hain?? How many brothers and sisters you have?"

" 3 sisters"

" So you the only son huh? You go home today and give your mom a message on my behalf. Ask her doesn't she love you. Why doesn't she give you something to eat......"

" No ma'am I eat a lot. It's a genetic predisposition I guess"

" Today is the age of genetics. Name a few genetic disorders."

" Down Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, Tay Sach's disease, Phenylketonuria."

" How will you identify identical twins.?They have the same DNA fingerprints."

" ma'am by Dactyloscopy."

" Someone must have told you...How do you know? Seems question leaked out"

"Maa'm everybody knows the answer to this one. You've been asking it since yesterday.'

"Hain?? I've asked this on other days too??"

" I'll tell you the reason behind why we use Dactyloscopy. It's because non-coding regions are involved in fingerprinting and that's different in every individual."

" How will the putrefaction process be affected by antibiotics?"

" It will be slowed down as bacteria are involved in putrefaction. Clostridium Perferinges is the one most involved. It produces lecithinase which lyses the cells.'

" What is Casper-Dictim?"

" Given all the conditions are the same, the rate of putrefaction in water is 2 times, and in soil is 8 times that of air."

" Why do we take soil samples during exhumation?"

" For the sake of a control. There is a classic story of a rich man in England who had many wives. His wives died one after another. Scotland Yard decided to investigate and exhumed all the bodies and found the arsenic content high in the soil around the burial site. The man was sent to the gallows even though he protested his innocence. Years later a curious student decided to check soil samples from the graveyard. And found that the arsenic content was high in all areas. That is arsenic was already present in high amounts."

" What happened to the man?"

" He was executed ma'am."

" So what was the use?"

" ma'am a student investigated years after. It's just a lesson for us.'"

" What is Kennadian Phenomena?"

" When the firearm complex is destroyed."

" Tell me the whole story."

" J.F.K , former president Of USA, was shot dead In Dallas, Texas by a guy named Oswald. J.F.K was rushed to a hospital where the surgeons destroyed the wound of entry and its track while operating on him. This resulted in faulty autopsy and loads of rumors amongst the public. Since the firearm complex was destroyed, reverse construction of the projectile of the bullet became a difficult task. This fundamental error(destruction of firearm complex) is known as Kennadian Phenomena."

" Good. You may go now."

:) So that was how I got rid of Forensic Medicine. Sorry am not posting lately. I am done with my exams but have guests at my place. So I get little time. I'll try to post whenever I get time. Keep visiting and now start praying for my result..hehe.....Thank God exams finished....Such a relief!!

Toxicology Viva

2006-01-25T20:29:00.000+05:00

On the 24th, I had my Toxicology viva and spotting. At 9:30 we were asked to line up according to our roll numbers and after every 30 seconds the bell rang and one person would go inside a room full of toxicology specimen. There were 10 spots and we had to identify and answer the question given in 30 seconds which is literally absurd because it takes 10 seconds to reach the next spot and 10 seconds to write the answer. So in reality we actually have only 10 seconds to think about the question. The following were the spots.

1- Copper Sulphate....give its fatal dose.

2- Chillies....give its medicolegal importance ( I couldn't figure this out..hehe.....should goto the kitchen more often)

3- Poppy seeds...give its fatal dose (Poppy seeds are not fatal..darn it..I don't remember what I wrote, but it was wrong :( )

4- Define Run Amoke.

5- Nasogastric tube....give its contraindications (This too wrong :( )

6- Aconite....give its active principle.

7- Castor Oil Seeds..give its active principle.

8- Madar Leaves.....give its medicolegal importance.

9- Dhatura Seeds....Give its fatal dose.

There was another spot, but can't seem to recall it at this particular time. After my spotting, I had to go through that agonizing wait for my viva turn. At about 11:30, I was called in by the external examiner, an Associate Professor from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore.

Sir:- What's EMR?

Me:- EMR sir???

Sir:- Yeah, you wrote it on your progress card. EMR Of Pakistan.

Me:- Oh! Sir, its Emb. It reads Embassy Of Pakistan. My dad works there.

Sir:- Your dad is in Cairo? Have you been there?

Me:- Yes sir. I did my 12th standard from there.

Sir:- (turns to our teacher Dr.Mateen) Note down this guy's address. He will arrange my stay there when I go there. How long is the flight?Have you seen the Pyramids and the Mummies? Egypt has one ancient history.

Me:- There is no direct flight from Pakistan. We have to fly enroute Jeddah or Dubai. Takes four hours to Jeddah and then a further 2 hours to Cairo. Yes, I have been to the Pyramids and the Museum.

Sir:- Dr.Mateen, remember Dr. so and so, he studied in Cairo. Now he has a very good clinic on GT road.

Me:- Cairo has some good medical colleges like Cairo University.

Sir:- Okz, Identify the things in front of you.

Me:- Abrus Precatarious, Tobacco, Copper Sulphate and Sir I don't know this one.

Sir:- Think about it. It's famous as the 9 D's.

Me:- Dhatura.

Sir:- Yeah, but what part of Dhatura is it?

Me:- Sir, it's the fruit.

Sir:- What's the antidote to Dhatura?

Me:- Physostigmine and Pilocarpine.

Sir:- Name poisons/drugs that affect gait.

Me:- Alchol......( and then I think a long time and my mind is empty) Sir, I can't recall anymore.

Sir:- Name myotoxic drugs.

Me:- Sea snake, Conium, Curare.

Sir:-Won't these poisons affect gait?

Me:- Yes Sir.

Sir:-What can you learn after examining the mouth of a patient with respect to
toxicology?

Me:- Corrosive Poisons stain the lips and mouth. Some poisons have a characteristic smell. Like phosphorus has a garlic like smell, kerosine has a distinct smell and DDT has a kerosine like smell.

Sir:- Why was DDT banned?

Me:- Because it concentrates while passing through the food chain.

Sir:- How do you know? And give me its scientific term.

Me:- Read it somewhere. I don't remember the term.

Sir:- It's called biomagnification. What's biotransformation?

Me:- Conversion of a drug inside the body into a more polar substance. It cane be more toxic or less toxic than the parent compound.

Sir:- What's your roll number? Dr.Mateen take his address.

Me:- 1398.

And I get to walk out.

Today I had forensic medicine viva and spotting. Stay tuned for its details because it was one hell of a day. I'm too tired of typing right now. So adios!!!!

Viva Unleashed!

2006-01-20T18:36:00.000+05:00

9:00 Clock A.M :- We are called in for prescription writing and P drugs of two cases
1- A case of Uncomplicated UTI....prescription and P-Drug both.
2- A case of asthma.
In 20 minutes we hurridely, wrote down the P Drugs and prescriptions.It went fine.

9:20 Clock A.M to 12:00 Clock A.m:- Spent nervously walking to and fro in the corridors waiting for my turn and rushing to every person who came out to ask what was asked. Tension level past body limits. Now too tired to think about the tension. Barely able to stand.

12:00 A.M :- Finally get called in. Walk to the table. Sign my attenance and go and sit in front of the external.

Q.1- Tell me the clinical uses of Metronidazole?

Ans:- Choice of drug in C.difficle infections. Used in amoebiases, giardiases, and anaerobic infections below diaphragm.

Q.2- Which drink would you avoid while on Metronidazole?

Ans. Alchol. Gives disulfiram like reaction.

Q.3- Any other drugs you can think of that should not be taken with alchol?

Ans. 2nd and 3rd generation cephalosporins mainly cefamandole, cefperazone, moxalactam and cefotetan.

Q.4-What ring of cephaloporins contributes to this effect?

Ans- Methylthiotetrazoles.

Q.5-This ring also causes another toxicity. Related to blood I tell you.

Ans. * Stares into space* Sir I Have no idea!! You're going good kid, think about it. *Pretends to think about it but really has not a single clue what he wants to hear* It causes hypoprothrombinemia kid.

Q.6 -What will you give in Hypoprothrombinemia?

Ans- Vitamin K.

Q.7- What other conditions can you think of in which you will use Vitamin K?

Ans. Warfarin overdose.

Q.8- What will you do in Heparin overdose?

Ans. Adminster Neutral Protamine Sulphate

Q.9- What type of anatagonism is this?

Ans. Chemical antagonism

Q.10- Have you heard of INR?

Ans. *Shake my head....Aftab has no clue*

Q.11-What will you use in acute gout?

Ans. Indomethacin.

Q.12- Why not aspirin?

Ans. Because aspirin raises uric acid level below 4 grams. And above 4 grams it does have a uricosuric effect but coupled with the risk of increased sideeffects.

Q.13- When is asprin used in low doses?

Ans- Post MI and prophylactically in high risk heart patients. Has antiplatelet effect.

Q.14- Major toxicity of cyclophoshamide?

Ans- Bladder carcinomas. * Sir says no what happens before that. Aftab answer haemturia. Sir answers haemorrhagic cystitis*

Q.15- What is DOT?

Ans. Direct Observational Therapy....especially used in TB where patient compliance is low.

Q.16- When is aminophylline used?

Ans. Acute attack of asthma.

Q.17- Do you know aminophylline is made up of two compounds?

Ans- * Aftab doesn't answer....though compelled to say duh..one must be amino..the other phylline..hehe*

Q.18- Cannibis Indica gives rise to cannibinnoid derivatives that have antiemetic effects. WHat is their special use?

Ans- * Aftab stares bewildered at the examiner. *

Q.19- What is misopristol?

Ans. Prostaglanin analogue used in peptic ulcer patients taking aspirin.

Q. 20 Your rollnumber?

Ans. 1398

Now I go and sit in front of the internal.

Q.1-Uses of Metronidazole?

Ans- *Aftab says not again!!!!* Anaerobic infections.

Q.2- Indirectly acting adrenergics?

Ans. Amphetamine. Methamphetamine.

Q.3 Uses of Amphetamine?

Ans. ADHD. And abused by students for its mild altering effects.

Q.4 Toxicity of Digoxin?

Ans. GI disturbances. Yellow colour vision defect. Arrythmias.

Q.5 Treatment of toxicity?

Ans. Lidocaine, Phenytoin and Digoxin immune FABs.

Q.6-Contraindications of B- blockers?

Ans. Asthma, Av nodal block and type one diabetes.

Q.7- Uses of erthromycin?

Ans. Choice of drug in Corynebacterium Diptheria infection. Used in upper respiratory tract infections.

Q.8 - Roll Number?

Ans. 1398

And I get to walk out of the room!!!!!! Today was, I think, the longest viva I have given in my life. It went pretty ok I think and am so relieved that I'm done with Pharma VIva. It is the biggest hurdle in this years prof. Okz, me out.....have Pharma Practicals tomorrow. Thanks for each and every one of you that left a comment and remembered me in their prayers. :)

Stress Unlimited!

2006-01-17T00:23:00.000+05:00

The viva is a few days away and already I have freakin butterflies in my stomach. I can't stand the feeling anymore. It's killing me. By the viva date, I don't think I'll even be able to stand on my feet!! And my turn for the viva is at the end of the day, so like I'll spend 3-4 hours waiting outside watching people either come out happy or crying! Either way, by the end of the day I'll definately get stress ulcers. Most of you people won't understand why all the fuss. The Prof is everything to a medical student. Failing is not an option, because if you do , you'll have to repeat the same damn procedure with written and orals. There is no way in the world I can go through this agony again. After four months of exams and exams, no way I can live through going through it again!!!!

Scared!!

2006-01-15T15:26:00.000+05:00

My viva (oral exam) for Pharmacology is scheduled for Friday. The external examiner will most probably be Brigadier Najmi of Army Medical College (I think) and the internal examiner is o Head of Department and former Principal of our college, Rawalpindi Medical College, Dr.Shahnaz Aftab. Both are notorious for failing students and have built up a reputation for scaring the shit out of us students. And like other medical students, I too am literally peeing in my pants (sorry for the relatively foul language....But this will emphasize my feelings more accurately). Dr.Shahnaz Aftab during her tenure as Princpal stripped our Class Representative and Girl Representative of their offices because they asked permission for a class function. She said that she thought this was a "bahana" for taking girls out on a date. Anyways, this is a long story and I"ll get to it on some other post. She also wants all the boys to dress up in ties, comb their hair nicely, brush their teeth, shave their beards, and polish their shoes before entering her office. She said boys smell so bad that she has to turn her face to the other side before proceeding with the viva.
And if I wasn't scared enough, I just learnt yesterday that the external of Pathology will be General Hannan. And the Head of Department himself is scared of what might transpire. He is running around telling us students to prepare Microbiology very well. General Hannan is a very experienced and reputed teacher of Microbiology and also taught our Head Of Department Dr.Abbas Hayat.
So I have some real studying to do, and I don't know where to start where to end. This is going to be one tough month :(. I hope Allah Helps me get through this in once piece. Ameen.

Hmm

2006-01-12T14:38:00.000+05:00

Eid was pretty good I guess. Considering that last year it was raining and real cold, and we had to wait till midnight before we were free from all sacrfices we had to make. This time, on the contrary, the weather was pleasant and we were free from all the hectic sacrfice rituals by 12 noon :) So, Alhamdolillah, everything went great. And my cousin was also here to celebrate Eid with us this time, so I didn't get bored either. Since, I didn't get bored, I have nothing to complain about. And since, I have nothing to complain about, I have nothing to write about . So adios for now till I have something to complain about :)

Eid Mubarak

2006-01-10T21:38:00.000+05:00

Eid Mubarak everybody!! Sorry didn't update for a while. Shifted my house, so didn't have a phone connection. I still run on dialup :( My Pathology exam was a disaster :( Going through a real tough phase right now...Exams,Shifting, Eid, etc. Oral exams and practicals will start on the 20th. And this is the most dreaded part of the Prof Season. So need all your prayers.

Forensic Medicine Gone

2006-01-03T02:05:00.000+05:00

Alhamdolillah, two down:) Forensic went pretty well, though the MCQS were tough. But all in all, it was a pretty ok exam. Now looking ahead to Pathology on the 5th. Hope it goes well. Only 2 days and loads to do :( Khair, soon they will be "Going Going Gone" and I'll be enjoying life like the rest of you people out there!!!!

Happy New Year

2006-01-01T02:48:00.000+05:00

Happy New Year everybody! Hope you all have a blast. InshaAllah,this year will bring more joys and less sorrows then 2005.

Update

2005-12-31T01:37:00.000+05:00

Alhamdolillah, the Pharamcology theory exam went pretty well!! I hope the oral part of the exam goes smooth too. It is the tougher of the two. The oral exams date will be announced on the last day of our theory exams, i.e 5th of Janurary. I have Forensic Medicince on the 2nd of Janurary now. So all you guys keep wishing me luck :)

Post

2005-12-30T01:39:00.000+05:00

Start of post. 7 hours to Exam!!!!!!! The Prof has now officially begun :( Pharmacology is so freaking volatile. End of post.

Boxing Day

2005-12-27T01:38:00.000+05:00

Why is the day after Christmas known as BOXING DAY??

Mood Down

2005-12-26T02:17:00.000+05:00

Have you ever felt you woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Today's one of those days. Ended up fighting with practically everyone I came across. By evening I decided I better not talk so I wouldn't get into a fight. And it's been working really well. Yipeee!! Hopefully tomorrow I'll wake up on the right side of the bed :) And yeah 4 days to D-Day!! Oh brother!!!!!

Email Dialogues

2005-12-24T01:53:00.000+05:00

Since I have nothing to post, I direct you to this interesting email dialogue on my website.

Email Dialogue on Islam, Music and Hijab

Sumandar bhar Course

2005-12-21T01:59:00.000+05:00

Herez a cool sms a friend sent me. Sorry to people who don't understand Urdu, it won't be as good if I translate it into English.

Sumandar bhar course hai.
Hum darya bhar parh patay hain.
Balti bhar yaad rehta hai.
Hum Mug bhar likh patay hain.
Chulo bhar number atay hain.
Hum usse may doob jatay hain.

Fav Quotes

2005-12-19T02:50:00.000+05:00

1-"There is no shortcut to success" Sachin Tendulkar

2-"I am thankful to all those who didn't try. It's because of them I succeeded." Einstein

3-"Don't be so sweet that people eat you up nor so bitter that people spit you out."Hazrat Luqman

4- "Great people achieve what ordinary people dream of." Me :)

Walk Down Memory Lane

I'll be back!!!

Burnt out........

Ramadan Mubarak

What If?

RMC LECTURE MOMENTS!!!

Crazy Labels!!!!!!!

And you tell me itz cuz of a cricket ball??

Fear

Who am I?

Walking in the Rain

~The Class~

Appeal

The Return---Of Sadness

***That it Once Did***

Toofan :(

Summer Vacations!!!

Boys Don't Cry!!!!!

Sorry Story

Guru Talk

Nostalgia dissected!!!

Sacrifice

Number One

Survival of The Fittest

Fun!!

Timeout

Love Delusions

Dreams

Happy Birthday ~!

What KInd of People??

Jaltay hoay!!

A Thought

Papervalue!!

Result!!

Pope, Prince Charles and Liverpool!!

Waiting

How Are You In Love?

What Element Is Your Love?

The World's Shortest Personality Test

What Temperment Are You?

What Should You Major In?

How Abnormal Are You?

What Do People Envy About You?

How Evil Are You?

What Donut Are You?

The Simpsons Personality Test

The Five Factor Values Test

Who Were You In a Past Life?

An angel :)

Ahem!

Yet another!

Nothing better to do!!!!!!!!

What Makes A Leader?

Ten Things We Waste - A FWD email

Our Study-PSGW 2006

Euphoria!!!!!!

Writing Blues!!

Holes

Fantasy Unplugged!

Blogspot and Pakistan-what happened?

Small Goals vs. Large Goals

Sports Week

Life Today

European Double Standards!!!

Holocaust Denier Gets Three Years in Jail

Never Meant To Be

Rollercoaster!

Hepatitis.....Fear it!!

Dr.Mussadiq Khan

The Death Of Emotions!

Lectures, Daydreaming and Crushes!

Why?

Zindigi Chaal Rahee Hai Dairay May!!

Forensic Viva

Toxicology Viva

Viva Unleashed!

Stress Unlimited!

Scared!!

Hmm

Eid Mubarak

That it Once Did