Kutttaaayyy!!

Posted by anas on Oct 26, 2009 in London Diary | 10 comments After the success of my wake-up-to-jog-in-the-morning activity yesterday I tried to replicate it today as well. It was hard to get out of the bed despite not feeling sleepy at all. With a strong will, I crushed those thoughts of laziness and sprang to my feet within minutes to get ready for another session of activity. I reached the huge and beautiful park near my residence, sat down for a while...
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What do you do?

Posted by anas on Oct 24, 2009 in Uncategorized | 8 comments Are you a student? NO Do you work? NO Oh..unemployed? Bad economy ehh? NO Err..okay so what do you do? Nothing. I am in transition, and it sucks! Posted via email using...
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And one more…

Posted by anas on Oct 21, 2009 in Uncategorized | 12 comments This should be final post of the day. I have been wanting to post these pictures for weeks now – or maybe a month (when did I return from Pak?). Anyway, so here is Musfirah – the bhanji (niece). Since I've named her I can't help but wonder if she'll grow up and say, why on earth did you choose this name? Or maybe she'll love it. Don't know. See and download...
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Kids & Mosques

Posted by anas on Oct 21, 2009 in Uncategorized | 9 comments It is easy to find children crying at the top of their voice while their mums are praying in mosque. Are they really praying? I mean, is the concentration level there knowing very well that her child is crying just by her side? And how does that affect the prayer of others?  Similarly, men bring their ambulatory kids to the mosque and let them loose when the prayers have begun. The child keeps...
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Career Choice

Posted by anas on Oct 21, 2009 in Uncategorized | 12 comments During my short visit to Pakistan I met a few of my cousins and some younger kids in my parents’ friends and family circle who have either recently started with their universities or are planning to do so soon. I realized that some people actually force their children to talk to me or get me talking to them thinking that I may share some words of wisdom or guide a child towards...
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