Desi Wedding Season 2005

VD and Ebu - sometime around Nov 14

Kunal and Ami - Dec 15

BD and MKK http://bhairaviandmahesh.weddingwindow.com - Dec 25

SGh and not known - Dec 23

SD and unknown - unknown

 

To all the new couples Congratulations and Have a Happy Married Life.

Ib is MIx

Ib started protesting that I have called him Ib so instead I prefer to now call him MIx.

learning a new verse

It fills my heart with a sense of pride and pleasure. This is not my old politician/principal speaking on Independence day. This is actually my feeling when I finish learning a new surah from the Quran and am able to read it in Namaz. Personally being able to read it correctly in Salaat holds much more to me. I sort of feel that some more knowledge has seeped into my hard-head and there is still some hope for me in being able to enter that castle up there.

This also goes towards those readers who have all the time to browse the net to research about everything in sufficient depth to write a thesis but still refrain from taking the time out to learn some Quran.

... I see dead people!!

So the title is just about asking you about we fear when we blog or even read blogs. How nay of us were scared when we saw a counter on the blog ?
How many of us dont think that the blog has some logging facility? What about all the sites that we visit today?
How many of us think about this and stop blogging? Oooh this guy will learn that this girl is visiting.?? oohh ooooh !!! oooh what I say? Aint make no sense to me.

What if some site offered you a log of all visitors ? Does it say anything about the visit? Maybe it was just a side stop to something else. maybe it was just that they share a partial similar interest.

Mile sur mera tumhaara

Ok I have not succeeded in finding the original video as yet, but actually saw the MIT version. Watch it, the original tune is there and so you will atleast have the audio. Cmon google is not good enuf i say.

btw google analytics is da bomb. its amazing.

Yippee Doo dittedi daah

Sis+Bro-i-L+Bhanjaa are moving to Phx next week. Long term plan they say. Lets see how it goes. Alhamdulillah. So goodbye to the MAS conference about family values and time to implement whatever family values we already have. Still I am driving to LA next week to get part of their luggage back in a van. Anyone want to drive along is welcome, but I can take only one. Rest can ride with my sis+BroIL on Saturday.

So please dont cancel me out as a family guy. Part of the agreement is that I am allowed my own free time, I get to work as long as I want and I can get out of the house at weird times and also get to do whatever I want with my computer. The other part of the agreement is that I have to be strict with bhanjaa dear, get a social aspect into him and also to teach him (islamic storytelling and so on). Now these are prelim demands and they may change but for most part the Friday evening is mine to do, go, eat anything.

But on the whole, when you are away from family for so long, you really appreciate the idea of having someone closeby. Friends will always be there, but there are only so many people that have been there since birth with you. Its been years since I have had a decent quarrel with my sis ;).

Nokia 770

Any kind soul out there who is feeling generous ?? Please

 

http://www.nokiausa.com/770/1,7841,feat:1,00.html

 

Will add this to my wishlist soon.

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e-governance example

http://www.theregister.com/2005/11/14/masood_khan_wsis/

camelback

Once there was Out-Of-Shape (OOS) and Terribly-Out-Of-Shape(TOOS). Prior to their hike they assumed each of these roles rather randomly. Each one of them had a healthy dose of peanuts before starting on the hike up Camelback - 1200 ft over 1.2 miles. What you now get is an explosive mixture more explosive that eating 10 cans of garbanzo beans and chilli!!!

The early morning breeze on the Saturday morning was one of the most refreshing. Even at 7:11 am, the parking lot is full. OOS and TOOS start climbing with minimal stretching. 50m into the hike they stop to stretch- till this time TOOS is already getting stiff over his left foot bridge. TOOS is also without his regular knee straps. OOS is quite comfortable in his sweatshirt with hands tucked in his pockets. The hike starts and by the 1/4 mark TOOS is panting whereas OOS is still snuggling in his pockets. Not a drop of sweat on OOS' face. Passerby's dont give TOOS a chance of making it up.

Around the 1/2 mile mark TOOS and OOS exchange roles. The peanuts are now showing their effects and the feeeling of altitude and nausea are creating molten magma & lava that is about to burst. The new TOOS is looking over the mountain and backs earlier idea of completing camelback one day. TOOS looks at passerbys and is left astounded by 8 year olds jumping across and 80 year olds on their way back. OOS is encouraging TOOS to just make it to the cactus up there. TOOS decides to give it one more try. Around the one mile mark OOS classification is removed and now there are two TOOSes. Luckily the last 0.2 miles get over soon.

The view from the top even better than last time. Photos when OT is kind enough to share them.

The way down there was neither TOOS or OOS just two muslims walking down and one jew who needed metaphors. What if a mexican came back to reclaim his land that america robbed from him 200 years ago. Injustice is injustice, is all i say. Anyway once he knew OT's origins, I was left trailing behind them. Great.

Great breakfast of french toast and jam. Stiff as a log with a whole saturday in front of me and an over-energetic nephew waiting at home :). Oooh yeah !!!! no picnic for me.

Heart moving video of Fallujah atrocity

Chemical Weapons of USA

Video - not for the weak hearted ......
http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/inchiesta/body.asp

Inne Lillahe wa inna ilaye hai rajeoon. May Allah bring justice to all have been wrongly killed due to lies of others.

Eviction time

So another three months and then I have to either leave my place or buy it from the mgmt. They are embarking on a grand plan to turn apartments into condominiums. Feel bad especially since it is so very close to Masjid Omar and yet easy on the pockets. Strange but it is time to think about moving again. 5 addresses in 3 years. Life is really temporary.

Injustice in the name of Ajr

Is it time for us in Phx to hire a contractor that sets up the prayer area for eid and then cleans up after we finish. He should take care of the parking, prayer area setup, speakers etc etc. Just the imagine the dawah the entire community will be doing to these Maccu (you think americans are going to be involved in the setup hahaha). We can stand with the money boxes, because hey, we would be crossing the line of no return if are not able to that!!!

Seriously but when i look at it, the community positively ridicules any dedication. I know that those beamers, infis, mercs, jags and hummers are never ever going to waste time in this. But still why should we have only one mosque volunteer when this was a "phoenix" event. i may as well do that for one mosque!! Yes ultimately there are only a handful that can give the completing touch. but expecting A to Z from these handful is injustice. Oh what about ajr for the sa....., Yes inshallah I seek to gain some ajr by contacting my kith and kin on this joyous occasion. Isnt that important too? I think i am not the only one who needs it. And isnt this the best time to use my cellphone and bluetooth handset? batein kuch aur nigahein kahi aur!!

So moral of the story: For next Eid
[1] Get those finest of dresses that you can afford. Wear a turban or hat or fur cap. Only be very very careful of the niyat.
[2] In your same car, get your friends who have a meeting or a class or a family member with you. Isnt carpooling fun!!
[3] Arrive on time taking care of the traffic conditions because the Salaat is important.
[4] chat among your friends who have come along with you at the Eid site if it is not ready. Offer to put a few chairs and if you really want to do something join the welcome committee. Joining the pre-event mgmt committee is better but at this time you are too late.
[5] Concentrate on the salaat and khutba.
[6] Wish all the people you know. Take photos so that your relatives are informed and your blog/site looks more colorful.
[7] Use the ramadas that come along with the site. Sit there and chat. You dont want to waste any money invested for this event. If all are occupied proceed to the parking lot. Repeat step 6.
[8] If you are still on the site, offer to put back any chairs that you may have set up in [4]. Say a few encouraging words to the handful of gullible victims aka volunteers, so that they complete all other tasks.
[9] your friend/family member should have started pestering you by now. Else it is your responsibility to pester them.
[10] Leave for the Castle's & Coasters to be among the first 20/50 family. Hey dont I deserve this on my Eid !!

Am i missing something?

Rash driving

Ib pointed out a few good pointers in my driving style. Also having slept for only 3 hours my driving was utterly disappointing. So Jak Ib for keeping an eye out for me and I cannot wait for your Honda Civic. :)

Eid Mubarak

JAK to those kind friends who always bring the smile on my face and fill in all the vacant spots in my life. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Sh, Ib, ST, SS, MZ, AL, Hic, DRAS, BH, BaS, FSH for the all the fun time we could have on Eid. may Allah help us all and keep us in the company of good friends.

Its strange how you get this energy to do all the things you want to do on eid. its strange that howeveer much i try i always ultimately give priority to spending some good time with friends at lunch/dinner/family visits etc etc but have never gone out on some outing on eid. The state fair was there, phx suns were playing and so on but no, yours truly instead was bantering away to glory over food!!!

t 1 ko gussa kyon aata hai

As if to support some distorted feminist movement, these three women occupy all the three lanes of the road each going at lower than the speed limit and not allowing any passerbys. they form a barrier that no one can cross!!!! i know that there are no good drivers on the road, but this is absolutely disgustingly frustating. May Allah give me patience with these drivers.

have you felt this way

While driving back from work, after Asr to Maghrib, on the last day of Ramazaan (potentially), do you hasten to do dhikr with a sense of urgency - urgency that you dont want ramazaan to pass away, that this may be your last ramazaan and hence you want to max it out. Only wish we had this feeling each time we got up for prayer...

Mera Pyaara Penguin

AS is now DRAS

so we have a new doktore in our midst. Takbir Allahuakbar. He is an inspirational arab dude with an excellent voice in namaz. Mashallah. Hats off, down on my knees or whatever it is that denotes respect -you have that from me. Unfortunately he is also leaving us soon, :(. Wishing you all the best !!! (boo hoo hoo)

Cool Video

Friday and Monday