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Trendy Patriotism ..... Pakistaniat !!!

2011-08-28T00:13:00.000+05:00

Today is the independence day of Pakistan ... yes today !!! Yes! I've been to Kindergarten in Pakistan ... nd NO i m nt on Sheesha ( i hate Sheesha) !!! Today is the independence day of Pakistan cz today is 27th Ramadan, and accord'n to Islamic Calendar, Pakistan got independence on 27th Ramadan, 1366 ... Bt alas, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the very same public who is demand'n for Islamic Sharia'h complianc'd laws implementation in Pakistan is unaware of tht .... The Islamic Republic of Pakistan nd its pathetic government is unable to share the very simple fact nd the public never ever thought of digg'n it out ...

We are not an Islamic nation .... We are a 'Trendy' nation ... We always follow the trend ... for more than two years, a trend has been observ'd nam'n 'Pakistaniat'! The trend is like hav'n some basic characteristics which i want to share in the follow'n:
1. one shows its eternal love for Pakistan but still dreams about leav'n to some European or Western Country
"I Love Pakistan ....aaannndddd i've also applied for Visa in USA/ Germany etc as the standard of life is much higher" !!!
2. One boasts about the beauty of Pakistan on social media but plans (nd wishes to afford) its family vacation for a Euro Trip.
3. One goes 'Pakistan Zindabad' on every Patriotic Picture nd goes for 'Like' Button so mch regularly that it lost the count nd forgot the it ever did
4. One changes its 'Dp' (Display Picture) of the profile to some Green Flag or Green wid Crescent nd Star of some badge nd removes the Pakistani Dpon 15August ... or a week after tht ...
5. One goes for 'Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' on Mall Road lahore wid a customiz'd bike with Flags on the bike nd wrapp'd around head nd pull'n out some stunts like one wheel'n

Yayy! Only a True Pakistani can do one Wheel'n !!!

For the car owners, they love to pump up the woofers wid Indian Songs on a national day !!!

6. One decorates its house, street, Mohalla, car, bike with Flags nd mini flags but forgets the fact of respect of Pakistani Flag that the shadows of even'n must not be put upon Pakistani Flags but Who cares ... More Flags means More Pakistani

7. After the independence day, the Flags jst get remain mount'd on the Roof nd it remains there, in storm or a sunny day!!!

8. "We love to Join Imran Khan .... He is the only hope for Pakistan .. " a common word on every guy who loves to c some chicks who he can interact without gett'n beaten up! Personally i like imran khan but ... c'mon guys .. if u want to support him thn support him by giv'n him ideas nd collaborat'n ur efforts with him

9. One joins a Patriotic page cz his/her crush has jst join'd that page on fb

10."I hate all the politicians ...they are good for noth'n " ... My dear friend, "What have u done for Pakistan?" .... "Ummmm !!! Yr mujhay koi karnay hi nhn deta (no one lets me to do anythng)!!! :D" A typical response :p

11. One loves the Pakistani culture nd people nd on the next traffic jam its like ...' Damn Pakistanis .... u never gonna get develop'd ... Curse You ...' ....

12. One always whines about system inadequacy but never present'd or work'd upon an idea which can change the things in a better manner.

13. One always say 'Sharia'h Zindabad' but cnt differentiate between Capitalist, Socialist, Communist nd Sharia'h Society (lolxxxx )

14. One thinks that the Pakistan Army is the best in the world but also complains the Pakistan Arm'd Forces had consum'd 80% of the budget

15. One never ever thinks about Kashmir or Balochistan, but loves to brag about how Punjab or Sindh r superior frm each other ...

If any of the follow'n characteristics has been cit'd in you, then you r in the Trendy Patriotism ....

This trendy patriotism has been observ'd by me for more than three years .... I must say that Chang'n Dps, Join'n Causes... Fan Pages ... Events .... Groups, Post'n Likes on any Pakistani Picture, curs'n the politicians nd the System alongwith society will not do anythng ....

You must show the world that you love Pakistan so you should carry out these things but plz .... Dnt do ALL the things on Facebook, Twitter .... Do something REALLY ... in reality !!!

If you really are patriotic, Identify the problems, come up with solutions (dnt jst whine about 'em like a crybaby)

If you really feel Pakistani, then develop some infrastructure for Pakistan. If you want to bring change, first change your own attitude ...

Its hilarious that we cnt even remember the Islamic Calendar date of independence of Pakistan and think that we can bring Sharia'h Laws nd change nd prosperity nd revolution .... lolxxx !!!! Grow Up Kids !!!

Actions do alot more than words ...

Upgrade | Mobilink & HTC Sensation | Its' about time !

2011-08-08T20:40:00.000+05:00

Disclaimer: The names and brands of Mobilink, HTC, Samsung, Galaxy SII, HTC Sensation, Google Android etc are the intellectual property of their respective owners along with copyrights.

Its about time that a new revolutionary phone enter into Pakistani market. A couple of weeks back; I got invitation from Mobilink to attend the Mobilink Blogger's Moot of HTC Sensation. I found out by Techland that HTC launch’d its contender in the ring of Dual Core Processor Smart Phones after Samsung Galaxy SII. I heard a lot of hype for the Galaxy SII and I want’d to see how HTC actually gonna beat its contender. Luckily, one of friends of mine recently purchas’d Galaxy SII and he was there for the same reason; inversely though. The Mobilink moot was another great enjoyable experience except the part where I didn’t get HTC sensation to take home ….

I want the Sensation !!! (Source: Simply Mobilink)

Well the Mobilink and HTC guys managed to give us out two test phones and I was liv’n a geeky dream that I’ve both phones to compare. HTC Sensation is going to be the next flagship of HTC in the Smart Phone’s market after HTC Desire S & HTC Desire HD! Personally, I lov’d HTC Desire HD due to its screen, camera, working, android updates etc.

I really like HTC Sensation due to its look, feel its sense 3.0 … Sensation is being designed elegantly and blended sophisticatedly with aluminum material with matt finish to give it an exclusive touch with rounded smooth curves which made it easy to handle. Sensation increased the resolution to 540 x 960 (qHD) resolution, whereas the SII uses a more traditional 4.3" 800 x 480 (WVGA) display. Dual LED Flash equipp’d 8MP camera with HD video record’n! The HTC Sense 3.0 is a killer, the ‘Half Ring’ unlock’n concept as being told by Mr. Naeem Tabish; Country Head HTC. The Sense 3.0 beat Galaxy SII’s TouchWiz4.0; totally.

The Grip is quite handy!!! (Source: Google Image)

The Geek-o-pedia of mine says that Sensation will be a good investment as First TURN ON for HTC; the first ROM update will be of HTC, keeping its market value and Geek Value high all the time however, Samsung is a bit slow in such matters. Other thing important is the battery life and I am quite sure that Sensation would have beaten the battery conservation of SII as the SII user was saying that the SII battery drain’d out quite fast! The internet browsing was quite better than Galaxy SII.

Image Source: Slash Gear

A 15 min Sensation experience was literally a sizzling ‘sensation’. Mobilink really picked up the right match for SII in Pakistan. The Mobilink team’s efforts are quite appreciable that they’ve introduced Milestone, Galaxy Tab, HD7 etc in Pakistan. The market leader of Pakistani telecom market with a share of 32% (PTA,2009) provi’n its leadership in the smart phones market too.

My Greatest Motivation in Problems!

2011-05-25T23:59:00.000+05:00

Positive Thoughts ... the power of positive thoughts ... in my previous posts i've mention'd that Islam teaches about positivism, optimism i.e. you never surrender to your difficulties or problems or situations.
I was go'n through a book 'Shahbash Tm kar saktay ho' (Mean'n .. Well Done ! You can do it) by a great motivational speaker Mr. Qaiser Abbas .. in his book Mr. Qaiser Abbas gave reference of a Verse of Quran's Chapter stat'n that

So,Verily, With every difficulty, there is relief ,

Verily with difficulty, there is relief (Surah Nashra )

When i went through Quran and found out these verses ... I found a new energy station in myself ... My point of view for problems has chang'd totally ... I must say that Islam is a complete code of life; it tells us how to manage ourselves even in problems ... no doubt over that !!!

My greatest motivation to face problems consists of these verses from Holy Quran ... Thanks to ALLAH for guid'n me through it :)) nd Thnx to Mr. Qaiser Abbas's Book for such motivation :)

Sign'n up for new Ad Campaign -- Watch out for Mark Suckerbag !

2011-05-24T22:12:00.000+05:00

"Privacy in Pakistan seems like a topic which you or most people would see and just click on some other link to watch or do something else ..."
says Adnan Jabbar; avery close friend and business think tank ; in his blog. One day, during conversation I got an invitation from an event management company for an upcom'n event. After fill'n the so call'd registration form of the event I didnt get any sort of 'Terms of Agreement for my Privacy Concerns' or any sort of 'Non Disclosure of Contact information' stuff ...
Ok i've some questions ..where does ma info go? Will it be sold/shar'd/or whatever to other fourth or fifth party to send me more nd more spam mails ?? How abt if i dnt want to share ma info ? How abt ma info gets updat'd/chang'd?
Quite amusingly, i got an email (a SPAM ofcourse) offer'n 3000 professional ('work'n'; seriously tht word ws mention'd in the mail :p) for some few Ks ...nd they gave a lil sample of the contact list ... nd i saw a familiar Spread sheet with most 'signature' fields of info gather'n ...
If you type in 'Pakistani' on Google, what you get on the Auto - Suggestion has 'Pakistani Girls Numbers' on 3rd number .... (yeah right) ... bt how come they get the contact details nd the so call'd directory gets fill'd day by day? (see how many Mark Suckerbags we have who will do anythng to get a chick's number)
This is also a wake up call to all the event management companies, they must have tht 'Non Disclosure of Information of participants' stuff ... ready nd implement'd ...cz i m gett'n more nd more spam messages day by day ..The worst case is with the females, as the 'desperados' tend to be Mark Suckerbag of their own and get the info nd send SMS to anyone hav'n the Gender 'Female' result'n some female colleagues have to change their numbers due to obnoxious calls nd SMS !
With reference to discussion with Adnan Jabbar, We are try'n to formulate a legal action against such issues in Pakistan. Lets hope for the best !

Prayers Can Heal !!!

2011-04-29T00:51:00.000+05:00

Yes .. its now scienfitically prov'n tht Prayers can heal ... Accord'n to the article publish'd in How Stuff Works ... Some Scientists state that Prayers are the alternate medicines (http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/natural-medicine/alternative/prayer-healing.htm)

Today, while discuss'n the Noetic Sciences with my mentor Sir Kamran Rizvi, we found out that the positive thoughts have real impact .... as reference to ma first blogpost of this blog, i've mention'd tht ur brain is the most heal'n unit ever creat'd ... Its helps in heal'n ... nd faith or belief or whatever you wanna say, helps up!
I've seen people pray'n like anythng ... i've listen'd to numerous testimonials of people that how did their problems come to an end .... even i came across some Wazifah (a chanting of special Verse from Quran or Islamic Teachings with or without tasbeeh/counter) .... nd personally, i feel quite convinc'd ... infact, I m a strong believer on Prayers!
Concern'n ma personal experiences, I've experienc'd the power of prayers ... time to time ... and everytime i saw ma desir'd wish com'n true, i found the core factor ...believe in the prayer and a strong faith that ma prayer will be hear'd!

For the positive thought's power, I want to quote a script from the book i read long before;

"Can you guarantee that you can live the very next second? human life is the most unpredictable and unstable of all .. still every night we sleep at night with loads of plans for the next day, whole week or even month ... "

The same positivism, attitude can be utilized when you pray, when you kneel down, u must expect the highest from ALLAH nd believe me you'll get the best ... Try it yourself ...

Speak'n of noetic sciences, one fully understood idea is more resilient than any virus ( Inception's favorite's quote) once plant'd in the minds of the people can bring the whole wave of change .... The plantation of ideas are being carried out by our media (in a highly negative way), but imagine .... If the guy living next door believes that he can bring a good change to the his society and he doesnt throw his garbage on the street or on ur doorstep ... imagine a group; instead of talk'n draw'n room intellectual talks, come up with solutions and really 'implement' them up ... The noetic science is not only related to metaphysics or with paranormal activity ... Its the real thing with real results ....

Keep'n it v short, i wan to say tht Don't Loose hope, lets sow the seeds of positivism from today .... Whatever you Pray for ... Pray with real belief ....!

End'n the blog with the inspir'n quote studied in Strategic Management's Class;

Watch your DREAMS, they become your THOUGHTS

Watch your THOUGHTS, they become your WORDS

Watch your WORDS, they become your ACTIONS

Watch your ACTIONS, they become your HABITS

Watch your HABITS, they become your CHARACTER

Watch your CHARACTER, it becomes your DESTINY

Watch Your DESTINY, it becomes your DREAM

The Ring Master of the Circus!

2011-01-11T09:29:00.000+05:00

Disclaimer:
This blog is neither in support of nor in opposition of the death of Salman Taseer. This blog is intended to bring the media in the lime light of awareness and its role of Ring Master in all this circus.
Last Week, Governer Punjab Salman Taseer got shot dead by his own guard. Whose is the lucky fellow to get the most benefits? PPP (for claiming another 'Life' for their party) ? The upcoming governer? The Person who shot Salman Taseer? Opposition Parties? Political Parties? or ... Media? Yes. Media. Media who got thge jackpot on the death of the Governer. The Media which is still running programs in/against favour of the Salman Taseer. The media who actually brought all this. My claim is quite simple.
72% of Pakistani Channels composed of News Channels (Ogilvy Pakistan). The ratings of the news channels are the main aim. Ratings are being measured on daily basis, on each program, each segment. That's the reason Media now hunts in pack of wolves, hungry wolves. The hunt for the most sensational, controversial, consipiracy filled news which keep the views intact and sky rocket the ratings. From a business point of view, its not bad ... like media is there to earn profits like any other business but its bad when it comes to the social responsbility.
During the showdown of Salman Taseer on the media, I was at Subway,Lahore. The media was keeping live updates, carrying out investigations about the event from the eye-witnesses. Initially, everyone in the lounge start'd to clap that a corrupt person just got its fate. The swiftness of media can be seen all over news channels. As people started to return to their tables with a majority of opinion that Salman Taseer was a corrupt person his death is a relief for Pakistan ... the media launched its own 'Shosha'. The media gave it a zist of Religiousness and associated the death with the 'Namoos e Rasalat (PBUH) Bill'. I saw the attention of people converging on the TV Screens. Discussions pop up, opinions' mushroom growth started up and I found myself in a middle of two ideologies; Secular and Religious. There I found the power of media, the media performed excellent job of the ring master controlling the whole circus ... and the result is in front of you.
The whole western media and analysts shook with fear when they witnessed the religious assosciation of Pakistanis; despite of being educated or moderated. The media hit a gold mine and started extracting gold by conducting shows in favour/against the Murder.
I open my Facebook Friends' Links' page, and I find 5 out of 15 links related to this event. These links/posts/videos/blogs/articles etc are discussing the same, supporting their respective opinions from every aspect available. I saw the Sunday newspaper .... I saw the two faced strategy of the Media.
The main role of the media is to educate people, not to spoil it. The media doesnt not only loose its aim but also its plaguing the society with its 'hot news'. The upcoming generation will carry out a 'Massacare' with pride if the media doesnt return to its original aim.
The media proved once again to be the Ring Master of the Circus and we .... the audience. We love violence, we love consipiracies ... we love everything sizzling hot regardless its demoralzing our nation, our identity or the very thing itself for which we love to take stand...

Mobilink Samsung Google Meetup - Unveiling of P1000 Galaxy Tab

2011-01-01T22:14:00.000+05:00

The long await'd ..Galaxy Tab P1000 finally arriv'd in Pakistani markets. Mobilink, Samsung Pakistan and Google Pakistan really made the event quite interactive and interest'n .... Moreover, the Lahoris ... they jst knw how to keep the party rock'n !

Badar Khushnood; Google Pakistan unviel'd the Tab and we all got the chance to test it ... I found the tab quite handy and its apps were good. Moreover, the touch screen is Gorilla Glass i.e. You can thump, bump, scratch the screen without any worrying. The Gorilla Glass makes sure that the Tab will be scratch-less and user; fearless. (Dnt try to sit on it )

The whole meet up was full of acquaintances and I became very glad to see Mam Jehan Ara; President P@SHA (Pakistan Software House Association) and her MacBook. The battle of Tabs didnt take place as expect'd but i really enjoy'd to see the head to head competition of benefits.

One thing that i notic'd in Galaxy Tab is that, I can't use it while driv'n, exercis'n, runn'n etc unlike ma current smartphone, cz with one hnd, either u can hold it or u touch it! Its light weight and it cn fit into my jacket's pocket (No I didnt intend to sneak it out of the hall) ... its Android Power'd ...
While Badar was announc'n the Prize for the winner of the Social Media Competition will be Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 ... a guy jst scream'd ... 'Oh my GOD !!!' and he start'd to shiver with excitement :p !!! Once a Geek, U never learn to be normal again :p !

The competition with in the event was tooo good. Like i try'd to answer all the questions ...thnx to Google but ma hand was lost in the crowd (bt i got the goodie bags :D) ...The participants were all well prepar'd for the event

It was a really nice event and I really enjoyed there. Met some frnds of mine from the FB social circle. Glad to know that people are really gett'n towards responsibility towards nation and all that!

The Special thing about the event is that we got a sneak preview of Upcom'n Samsung's Ginger Bread Phone .... (Oh MY God i m gonna die ; Says a Geek again ). Samsung also disclosed the fact that they are working on their own Open Source OS for mobile phones and tables (Copy Cats ...Meeooowww ) {Seriously, I never relied on this brand .. .like the phones are still unreliable, non durable, totally OFF the customer expectations with no edge}

I would like to add my opinion that I am not gonna go for Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000.... Why .... cz i am waiting for Black Berry's Touch Pad! I am wait'n for Verizon's new armour for the marketshare in tablets. I am seriously counting on Black Berry to unleash their product.....

Pictures Courtesy : Mansoor Ahmed Zia
[http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150352934300430&id=709960429&aid=600112]
Enjoy the life !

What did I learn in 2010?

2010-12-31T23:46:00.000+05:00

I m dedicat'd this blog to New Year's Arrival!

I've learned the follow'n in this year

1. People
I came to realize certain rules to be applied for people!
-Hazrat Ali (RA) once said that "Three things; Power, Money, Fame; when comes to the people...people don't change ... they just become original " ... that was a litmus test to identify hypocrites
-Hazrat Ali (RA)'s wise say'n ... "If you want to determine the Intellectual Level of a person ... Give him respect; if he considers it as your courtesy then he got high level & if he considers that he deserv'd to be respected ... he got a low level of intellect" ... that help'd me identify'n people
- One who couldnt withstand ma bad moods doesnt deserve ma good ones! As i found it out the hard way
- People think that you are stupid and when u prove 'em wrong, u r being call'd as a Cheater and whn you prove em right ... u r ..still stupid!!!
- People will become jealous of you only and only if they know that you are achiev'n somethng!
- U can't please everyone !!!

2- LIfe
-Life is full of happiness, all u need is that 'EYE' to c it
-Life has its own ways of mak'n you successful, u jst need to knw how to follow 'em
-Life gives you tough times to push you to next level ... so dnt stick to guns :p
-Enjoy the life ....

3- Work
-Determination, Consistence, Smart Work .... thts the key to success
-Plan your moves ...
-Smartwork is better thn hardwork
-Strategy works best whn you knw ur opponent well enough !!

4- family
-Family -- All hands on deck !
- Priority #1 - Family .. DNt loose 'em
- I cn give anythng for ma ammi g (mother)'s smile

Mobilink Launches Samsung Galaxy In Pakistan Today !!!!!

2010-12-31T10:55:00.000+05:00

Yes .... Yes ... the long await'd ... IPAD Contender worldwide is finally pav'n its way to reach at the top of the market share in Pakistan as well.
Thanx to the Mobilink ....for bring'n the Android Power'd Tablet to the Pakistani Market.
Mobilink in collaboration with Google and Samsung is having a huge launch party in Lahore, Pakistan today noon where the Android Power'd Tablet. The 7inch Touch Screen has an added feature which is more of a competitive edge over IPAD is ... It can make Calls !

Personally, I would love to go for GAlaxy P1000 Tab. Reasons

Its coooler
Its more beneficial in terms of a Tab
Its Android Powered (seriously i love this feature )
Its a Phone
COnference View Calls
Andriod Apps

In my opinion, Samsung played a very strategic game while entering the Market. Samsung first wait'd for Apple to launch its product, make the whole 'AWE' and thn awareness campaigns for IPAD. Apple's Marketing team literally put blood n' sweat to IPAD fame from hype to launch .... after sales .... nd the critics etc
But Samsung just took the IPAD from the market, they review'd the tablet, watch'd some funny videos on IPAD describing its shortcommings ... nd then ... they simply made a better version of it and launched it ... with a more sensible name.

According to Times and Techland, Apple is thinking to launch IPAD 2.0 in Mid 2011 (as per assumptions because Apple Loves to launch the next versions in June/July [Source: Techland]) with a camera at the front and at the back plus a USB portal. Plus loads of features ...

As far as today's event is concern'd ... One thing I would love to share is that the IPAD Lovers will have a heavy heart .... I've seen die hard fans of IPAD like Mam Jehan Ara ... and i really respect the choice .... because I've came to learn one thing from Mam having IPAD is that ... make the best out of thing you have !!!
While the IPAD gang and Android Power'd Tablet Gangs gonna have a head to head Battle of Benefits !!!

Today is new year's eve and Mobilink just brought the best present of the year!

I cant wait to be there !!!

Is bann'n FB is the Permanent Solution .... A very thought provok'n one

2010-05-23T21:52:00.000+05:00

The follow'n POST is a mail by Mr. Zeeshan Ali Rana; Visit'n faculty, IBIT, Punjab University & Student of LUMS Ph.D ! This mail really provok'd the thoughts in me and i found it quite worthy of shar'n

An Islamic Scholar Mufti Kamal-ud-Din (LUMS Faculty) discussed the recent activity of drawing caricatures of our beloved Prophet (SAW). This lecture was held on 20th May 2010 in LUMS Masjid. Here is the abstract of the talk (originally written by a PhD Candidate Junaid Akhtar (LUMS)):

"The character of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), is the best character possible in a man (Quran gives a shahadat on that) so if anyone in the world is making a fun of that, it is not those Europeans in denmark, for they don't know anything about him, the real cartoons are us muslims. They are only poking fun on us, because of us. But the Sheikh said that our Prophet wouldn't be worried about those europeans who don't know him. He would be embarrassed of us (the Muslims). We don't value or follow the sunnah and hence are the best insult of Prophet ourselves. In short he said the muslims should not worry about the kuffar doing toheen-e-sunnah, rather the muslims should refrain from toheen-e-sunnah and worry about tajdeed-e-sunnah. Furthermore, he said, all forms of registering your protest are fine and should be done as a temporary quick fix, but that's not the permanent/sustainable solution."

The 40 to 45 minutes audio lecture of Kamal-ud-Din is available at following links:

(to download: right click on the link + save target as / save link as)

WMA (39.2MB) - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5175440/Thursday%20Talks/05-20-2010%20-%20Cartoon%20Controversy%20-%20Is%20Banning%20Facebook%20The%20Solution%20-%20EKK.wma

MP3 (19.5MB) - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5175440/Thursday%20Talks/MP3%27s/05-20-2010%20-%20Cartoon%20Controversy%20-%20Is%20Banning%20Facebook%20The%20Solution%20-%20EKK.mp3

Another Islamic Scholar Ahmad Javed says that we Muslims should seek forgiveness from Allah and get united. Please spread the word that we Muslims should now seek Astaghfaar and stay firm on our Taubah.

JazakAllah,

Its back ... its back ... TWITTER IS BACK !!!

2010-05-21T20:55:00.000+05:00

YUPSSS ... Twitter is finally back ..... yippie .. as far as the rest of the bann'd sites are concern'd... I guess if u want to bring 'em to knees ... there must be some other bann'n of products, fast food chains, imports etc must be carried out to ensure the needful to be done !

Twitter also gets into the WAVE !

2010-05-21T12:09:00.000+05:00

Recently, i try'd to log on to Twitter ... nd wat i found

THIS SITE IS RESTRICTED

I m recall'n the imagination i had in ma mind whn China kick'd out Google earlier this year. I try'd to imagine the time whn i lost GOOGLE !!! nd the nightmare is com'n true. I m a market'n consultant and research analyst and major pary of my research is related to the current happen'ns ... which requires labourious time and search'n. Thanx to TWITTER the precious time was getting saved as i was gett'n the latest news and tech feeds regularly within a couple of clicks!

Bann'n Facebook in Pakistan

2010-05-20T21:41:00.000+05:00

Before read'n this post, i want to declare that i m by the Grace of ALLAH ALMIGHTY and the Sadqah of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) a Muslim and I m proud to be.

20th May, the Muhammad (PBUH) day , a shameful act; once again initiated by the story board writers of South Park and ignit'd nd fully supported by the facebook supporters all over the world to hurt Muslims emotionally as well as religiously. This act was condemned by every Muslim all over world. Thanx to Twitter and Times Magazine to promote it vigorously.

In Pakistan, the things went as expect'd, sign'n petitions, mak'n counter groups, report'n pages and groups over facebook, causes etc!

The things really turn'd tables for Facebook when the High Court of Lahore head'd under Justice Ijaz took a decision upon the petition on 18th may, 2010. Lahore High Court banned facebook and the order put into action within a couple of hours. Initially, the Ministry of Information and Technology block'd the pages contain'n such shameful and condemnable content;

This was not the end, the PTA also block'd FLICKR and YOUTUBE !

I am post totally against it. Thing is that V act like pigeons; when a pigeon sees a cat; it simply shuts its eyes and think'n that the cat just disappear'd .. whether on the other hand, the pigeon gets disappear'd by the cat !

Bann'n facebook in Pakistan is the same act of Pigeon. The whole blogger community was brac'n itself to counter it. All the bloggers, Facebook users, gonna post the proper image of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and overshadow their shameful act of insult (Nauzubilla)!

The times are changing and we must know how to cater it. This is not the first time and i can bet its not the last time either. They gonna start it again after a few times ... thn .. wat v gonna do? Permanently block it, ok how about the rest of internet? Block it too???

Facebook is the #1 tool of marketing and a highly beneficial for the entrepreneurs as well as business people to interact and globally expand as well as gather expertise n' exposure.

I must say that the gates must be open'd and V r ready to counter such acts and v should know. bann'n facebook or You tube or protest'n by burn'n tires in the cities won't do any good !

Point to ponder is .... R v jst a flock of pigeons ??

The Power of Positive Thought - Part II - Development

2010-02-09T15:00:00.000+05:00

Most widely generic FAQ ask'd by reading any inspirational, thought provoking stuff is .... How to develop that??

This post of mine is all about development of the positive attitude, u see a glass containing some water; How to promote the attitude of think'n "The glass is half full" rather than having the first thought of "The glass is half empty"! I want to mention something from my experience; environment has little impact on ur thoughts; its YOUR thoughts, your POINT OF VIEW whiche shapes the environment for you. Its just like you are reading a text message over cell phone which has no emoticon or smiley stuff, its gonna b either funny cuz u had already a mind set of funniness right at that moment or a taunt!

Now back to the development part; starting by using the cliche "Everything has two sides, two opinions, two point of views; positive or negative", its YOU who chooses the point, either u take a disaster as a blessing in disguise or consider a lil bit more love and caring from your parents as a disaster:p ... point is; you are the one to choose. So lets get started :)) !

There is ALWAYS a Positive Point:

Remember, this world is the best example of BALANCE. If there are good things, then there are bad things; (here is also a positive thing in that because you come to know the importance of light only in the absence of light in the dark, the bad things are there to enhance the definition of good things... :) ) !

So if you are having a bad experience, learn from it; if you had a loss, learn the DON'Ts! because learning DON'Ts is always more profitable than learning DOs. The reason is simple, by applying DOs one MAY or MAY NOT get the benefit but applying DON'Ts, one is SURE enough to save oneself from the bad consequences.

So always take initiative and don't be afraid from failures. Face the FEAR!

Its Always for My own Good!

According to the Islamic teachings, it is said, observed and experienced that whatever happens, happens for your own good because Human is none the wiser about the outcomes, its own future, he/she can try to pursue the dreams but ALLAH KNOWS the Best for him/her. I want to quote few personal experiences of mine;

I wanted to be in Pakistan Army, i took their final selection test twice but they i got non-recommended both of the time. I was very much dedicated towards Pakistan Armed forces but i couldn't. I was initially disappointed, but after some time i experienced lifetime experiences, met very good and charming people and now living a life with ambitions in mind.

Another example will be from you.

Take a minute, think what you've really strived for and couldn't get it.

then, think what could've lost something good if you got it. (its not that hard, b positive; thts the whole point :P )

Don't Blame Others!

Its an old saying that "A bad workman always blames his own tools", Dnt be a looser. Be a real winner and say that's my fault; but it doesn't mean that its always gonna be your fault. Atleast be honest with your self.

Dr. Allama M. Iqbal, the national Poet and a visionary philosopher said :

Paani paani kar gayee mujh ko qalandar ki ye baat

Tu agar maira nahiN banta na ban, apna to ban

English Translation (The point of the QALANDAR (Monk) made me so ashamed of myself; If you can't be a faithful with me,atleast be faithful to your ownself)

You must a self-accountable. Know yourself, urself. You must keep in mind that it always takes two to make a quarrel. What sort of vital role played by you in the whole consequences. Believe me, it solves alot of problems and issues.

HAVE A FAITH ON ALLAH

This point must've raised at the first but it has even a stronger impact in this place. In the QURAN, ALLAH told us that "No Doubt ALLAH has control over everything" again and again. Dr. Allama M. Iqbal emphasized over this point again and again that the Muslim (i must say Momin) has no fear because he/she knows that ALLAH is with him/her because he/she has a strong believe on oneself.

Just give it a try; Keep a strong thought in mind that ALLAH has the whole control and HE is the ONE to CHANGE the whole world within a blink of an eye and HE will SOLVE your problem instantaneously, dnt let ur thoughts wander, jst have a faith and then experience that change, the very change i experienced and experiencing MASHALLAH!

HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE !

Remember, its you who define the fullness or emptiness of the glass containing water. Initially its gonna b a bit difficult but u can do it! Yes u can do iT!!! tht's the whole thing. Believe in yourself, be yourself. Always consider the following points.

In a desperate situation, don't Loose hope. Hazrat Ali (R.A.) quoted "Getting Sad in a problematic situation is a problem itself!"

Where there is a will, there is always a way; a better way, with better promises, which u can't compare with the benefits which you apparently seek.

That's all for now !

MAY ALLAH BLESS HIS Bless'ns UPON US !

The Power of a Positive Thought - Noetic Science: Intro

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Few days ago, i was reading the Novel of Dan Brown .. The LOST SYMBOL ... in this fascinat'n novel, Dan Brown revealed the facts of new development ... Noetic Sciences! In the story, the character makes the woman to realize the power of Human Mind and the thoughts of Human Mind. The character; Katherine Solomon explains the following:

Mind over matter.
In 2001, in the hours following the horrifying events of September 11, the field of Noetic Science made a quantum leap forward. Four scientists discovered that as the frightened world came together and focused in shared grief on this single tragedy, the outputs of thirty-seven different Random Event Generators around the world suddenly became significantly less random. Somehow, the oneness of this shared experience, the coalescing of millions of minds, had affected the randomizing function of these machines, organizing their outputs and bringing order from chaos. The shocking discovery, it seemed, paralleled the ancient spiritual belief in a “cosmic consciousness”—a vast coalescing of human intention that was actually capable of interacting with physical matter. Recently, studies in mass meditation and prayer had produced similar results in Random Event Generators, fueling the claim that human consciousness, as Noetic author Lynne McTaggart described it, was a substance outside the confines of the body . . . a highly ordered energy capable of changing the physical world ....

(Excerpt From The Lost Symbol)

Now this thing struck me ... is it really possible that they thoughts have an impact on the happenings of our daily life. Let's have some explanations, from religious to scientific and literary as well !

Newton's Law of Gravitation states that "Every body attracts every other body with a FORCE which is directly proportional to the product of masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them" ... and Newton deduced the value of that FORCE and denoted it as 'G' and G = 6.67 X 10^-11 NM^2/Kg^2 ! Here the funny part is, the thought in our mind is a matter, and as every matter has weight, so this thought has a mass; now this thought could be positive or negative, i'll go with the positive stuff; now this thought attracts the SYSTEM of the universe with tht G but as the thought is not strong (i.e. we don't actually believe in ourselves) the mass is insignificant and the Value goes down! But what about 10 people are having the same thought, the mass multiplied, the force is now increasing its tendency to attract, how about 1000 people; You see, as the number of people are increasing with the same positive thought, the force is getting stronger and stronger and ultimately it'll lead to the outcomes perceived by the mass public. Now by the middle of this post, some people will laugh at me at I m try'n to cook a recipe for the controlling of future or something but actually this is happening all around the globe, all around your lives. You can't control the future, but you can prepare for it.
Problem Ends Where Faith Begins!
Coming to the religious point of view, the OMENS, the GUMAANS (or perception) in Islam, the Shagun in Hinduism, these all converge to the single point. I was talking to a friend of mine and he told me that he used to believe on the omens to much, one day, his Islamic Studies Teacher said that... Try to break the walls around you, try to be fearless and the Fear will Fear from you. He said that from that day, he got some negative thoughts in earlier periods but now he considers himself to be stupid on believing the omens.
In Islam, there is a Sacred Saying of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the meaning of the Hadees (Sacred say'n) is as follows:
ALLAH says to the Human that O Human, You'll find the ME (ALLAH) in the same manner as you've perceived about ME(ALLAH) !

The national Poet of Pakistan, Dr. Allama Iqbal once said in his poem, addressing to Muslims that "The Muslims never fear anything because he knows that ALLAH is with him". This is the widespread interpretation of the Holy Verses of the Holy Quran that clearly states"No Doubt, ALLAH Has Control over everything"!

Coming to the literature part; a brief overview, What goes around comes around! The most common phrase, everywhere. This shows that the universe is in balance, and the Universe HAS to be in balance, if we mess up with the nature, the nature fights back... One can observe it!

Now coming to the main topic, The Power of Positive thought! The Power of Positive thought gets experienced from time to time ... Either its the form of the strong belief and high morale in the soldiers behind enemy lines, or in the minds and hearts of people leading a long term goal with a VISION. It is the power of the positive thought that British Commandos apprehended the Nazi's key Strategic Military areas and turned the tables within a short period!
Its the power of positive thoughts that made Pakistan, more than 50 million immigrants got martyred but still they moved towards this land. Its the power of the Positive Thought, that the people still survive from the attacks and disasters, they start a new life.
Its the power of positive thoughts that lead to the phrase "Where there is WILL there is a WAY" ! and they find a way out or atleast try to tell others what to do !!!

Think about it. The main objective of reading this blog is to experience that Power! Have positive thoughts all the time, be Positive about yourself, your environment, your surroundings! We don't need any miracles or revolution to move towards Progressive State and Successful lives ... all we need is ... A Positive thought !!!

This is Syed Hassan Talal ... with a positive thought that this will help alot of people .... sign'n off !!!