[28 Aug 2008 | One Comment | 39 views]
Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui: PML-N Loyal Judge?

Justice (R) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui is widely touted as one of the few judges who refused to take oath under the first PCO in 1999. For his strong reputation of standing against the dictatorship, Nawaz Sharif has allured him in becoming the PML-N’s presidential candidate.
The name did ring a bell so I decided to check some historical background of PML-N’s candidate, that before the 1999 coup.
A judicial crisis similar (in intention) was seen during the second tenure of Nawaz Sharif when the PM was hell-bent on removing the Chief Justice of …

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[17 Aug 2008 | 2 Comments | 44 views]
Nadal All Set For Tennis Apex

Rafael Nadal is all set to take on the position owned by Roger Federer for years, the number one spot in tennis. The timing couldn’t have been better for the charismatic tennis star. He has won gold in Olympics tennis today and tomorrow he’s all set to displace Federer, a task which seemed almost insuperable.
While Nadal scored gold in men’s singles, Federer went on to win the double’s gold, after dropping out in the quarters of men’s singles league.
The Wimbledon final certainly marked the rise of Nadal, but the question …

Personal Rants »

[6 Aug 2008 | 3 Comments | 84 views]
Turn Off Those Lights!!!

How many times have you been blinded with extra lights while driving? Or do you really care? I DO!
I feel like getting out of the car and cracking that ultra-luminous light into shards of glass at that very moment. I haven’t done that, yet. But I do take out my frustration and anger on that driver who’s car headlights are the only thing I’m able to see in all three of my car mirrors. What about those who are coming the wrong way with high beams staring right into your …

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[28 Jul 2008 | 4 Comments | 115 views]
Homo Nerdus

“Nerds are the ones who don’t go to the party so they can stay home and do homework; geeks bring their homework to the …

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[27 Jul 2008 | 3 Comments | 89 views]
Offering Condolences

The problem for me is that I don’t know how to offer condolences. With a huge social circle of my family we’re supposed to visit everyone’s place where death strikes (even their relatives!). But having no affinity at all with the deceased, and feeling no regret (really!) how can I put on that veneer of sadness on my face and say something which is almost futile. I have to say something when meeting them, but what??
What should one say when offering condolences? No words can placate the one in distress …

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[26 Jul 2008 | 2 Comments | 147 views]
What Kinda Nerd Are You??

Put on Abba Gold, get out the pistachio nuts and crack open the ginger beer – it’s time to celebrate! Nerds are back in fashion! Goodbye George Michael, goodbye P. Diddy, goodbye Liam Gallagher …. Hello Graham Norton, hello David Walliams, hello Bill Gates and hello Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber! Geek is the new sleek.
Nerd is the new world. Songs from the musicals, ballroom dancing and weird talents were once the domain of the nerds – now it’s prime time Saturday night compulsive viewing! The nations gone nerdy. Geeks used …