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During travel, of the various thoughts occupying our minds, flight attendants usually are not it. Unless they do something abnormally nice, obnoxiously rude or posses aisle traffic stopping good looks. Their role as our hosts while we are on the plane, is now a mutually sour one. Passengers are impatient, demanding and far too many [...]

Some one commented extremely casually the other day that all of Iqbal’s “khuddi” is now only found in the toddlers of this nation. Having experienced one evening too many, in the company of assertive, bossy, self confident, little people, makes me believe that statement thoroughly. So will these little masters turn into confident, educated young [...]

As I returned to the Land of the Pure and Islamabad the Beautiful, things were pretty much the same as I had left them, the roads were all dug up, the traffic police was smiling even in the heat, making you wonder what they were high on and the chicks with sticks continued to stir [...]

Qasid ke ate ate khat eik aur likh rakhon, Mein Janta Hon Jo Yo Likhein Ge Jawab Mein And so mused Mirza Ghalib in the romantic eighteenth century. Here in 2007, not only do I know instantly when my email has been received, I also know when someone is typing a response in my chat [...]

The Indian channels have recently started airing on my cable again, for some it started earlier and others remain deprived. Legally, or illegally, with permission or without it, they are however back. The point is, were they missed? Our local channels were quick to fill the void with the Indian stars from star plus, the [...]

From cheesy film actress interviews, to online profile pages, from casual curiosity to deep intrigue, many of us face the question: “what is your ideal match?” Given a choice of thought, opinion, favorite color and most detested politician, do we have equal liberty to define another human in our favorite parameters and declare as the [...]

While the smart girls were busy fighting for their rights, and proving their worth, the smarter ones decided to act dumb. Yes, Smart is Over Smart and Dumb is the new Smart. All their lives qualified, intelligent, sweet looking young girls have had one adversary standing in their path to glory: the Damsel in Distress. [...]