Garaj Baras Sawan

Just a random thought that struck me, at the moment Garaj Baras Sawan Ghir Aayo is playing, a song by Junoon, rather an undoubtedly hit number - here in Glasgow, rain is a matter of routine, thanks to Almighty, there are a few sunny and partly sunny days as well, one can have a break from depressive disorder which comes in a package of rain, dark days, cold winds and very short days of winter. To cut long story short, In Pakistan, this punch line of the song is the most popular in scorching heat of summer - people long for such rainy days, (but sometimes they do long for sugar, flour, Cooking Oil etc - oh, why did i forget to talk about electricity?), anyway, here i have a slightly modified version of this punch line: Garaj Baras Sawan Ghar Jayo. And today was a sunny day here - after a rainy spell!

Odd

An odd fact: I take refuge in blogging to avoid books.

The Nigerian guy is running out of money so he hides the iron and recommends going to the laundry downstairs to press the clothes - it's free of charge. My harsh tone (synonymous to Oaey Nae Chadd'aan Gaa) on phone (he keeps three 12'' stainless steel knives in his kitchen drawer) works and he reveals the place where he had hidden the treasure iron (no gold as always).

Urdu Post

The post was written several months ago.

a story

At 8 pm, i was alone in the department, struggling with the revision of module one basics we had studied several months ago - but then all of a sudden ...

potluck

I called ij, he was in the kitchen, preparing dinner.

me: kia paka rahay hain?
ij: prawns with something new, guess the combination
me: (pause) aaloo?
ij: correct!
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ij accompanying me to the bus stop

me: you aren't wearing the jacket
ij: jacket ki omer guzar gaey
me: hmm :)

(you can imagine, i was wearing the jacket. To the get the
point of this two liner see the post below)

tea

ij: chai pe'an gay?
me: nahi
ij: doodh?
me: doodh ki umer guzar ga'ey.

marriage

j: tumhari love marriage thi?
me: nahi yar, anti-love marriage thi :D

chat

a: helo
me: hello
a: Kia chal raha hay?
me: Chai Chal Lee Hay

'a' ended the conversation.
Perhaps he got annoyed over it. Or may be
he wasn't interested in asking anything else.

Flat Hunt

I was searching for a flat for hiring on short term basis, an ad on a website caught my attention, its header was a one liner, ''A roof with four walls''. Isn't it a smart description?

(in)sane decision

I went to a store close to my hostel to buy milk, there a Pakistani guy (we already know each other) spent around fifteen minutes to sketch a grim picture of current situation of Pakistan to convince me that going back after graduation would be an insane decision. I didn't want to tell him that the decision of not going back would be insaner and more disastrous!

6 June

06.06.09

Listening to: Khamoshi (No Idea)

Sheh'r e jan main; ajab khamoshi hai basi
Abb to aati nahi; koi awaz bhi
Bay'sada ho ga'ay; jitnay thay saaz bhi

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Khamoshi ka fason; totna chaheay


Dimensions of life were totally different three years ago, on 06.06.06

Ij: Lagta hay hum kafi dino baad mil rahay hain
me: Lagta hay aapka time kafi ahista guzar raha hay.