July 2011
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What podcasts should I be listening to and why?
My top 5 list is: 1. WNYC’s Radiolab - the ultimate podcast, Top Gear style production, this is how every podcast should be 2. TEDTalks - nuff said 3. Underreported from WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show - runs often, wide variety of topics, most are interesting 4. SALT Seminars About Long Term Thinking - great topics, great speakers, from The Long Now Foundation 5. The Economist: The week...
April 2011
1 post
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December 2010
1 post
Taking a break
November 2010
3 posts
7) The rest of the world isn’t full of germs: 20... →
Many people travel with their own supply of water and an industrial vat of hand sanitizer. I can say in full honestly that I have never used hand sanitizer or gone out of my way to avoid contact with germs during my travels. It is true that in many places you can get nasty illnesses from drinking untreated water, but I don’t think this means you have be a traveling Howard Hughes. Unless you have...
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http://craigmod.com/journal/14mm/ →
September 2010
3 posts
The traditional breakfast in Pakistan is usually a... →
halva puri cholay or halva puri, for short, consists of two separate dishes, halva, a sweet made from semolina, and aloo cholay, a spicy chickpea-and-potato curry eaten with puri, a small circular deep-fried flat bread.
Siri paya is eaten with naan (siri paya is a stew made of cow, goat or lamb’s brain and feet. “Siri” means the head of the animal and “paya” its...
Atheist Indians are the smartest of them all (and...
Source: OKCupid
August 2010
2 posts
Whats the real story here? The washed away leather... →
Great Female Artists? Think Karachi. →
“Women in Pakistan in general wield a lot more power than what is perceived from abroad. In Pakistani society, women are less coddled, which makes them much more resilient, resourceful, and original.”
March 2010
1 post
Japan: It's Not Funny Anymore →
Though you know what, if I’m going to choose my place to live based entirely on how little I mind the surrounding people, or if I’m going to live somewhere I wouldn’t have to deal with people at all,it might as well be somewhere I wouldn’t have to pay quite as much for vegetarian recipe ingredients.
February 2010
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January 2010
1 post
Asian Poses →
October 2009
2 posts
If soda is the new tobacco, is the Coke mini can... →
“Coca-Cola’s new 90-calorie mini can is a great way for calorie-conscious consumers” such as “college students looking for a quick afternoon pick-me-up” to “enjoy a Coke sparkle with fewer calories.”
Marché Restaurant Heidiland
The best restaurant is all of Switzerland. Highly recommended by Mr. DH. We will go there tonight for the fondue.
August 2009
1 post
June 2009
4 posts
“i just blogged, and shared with the world my thoughts.
please see my blog.
I...”
– MO
May 2009
4 posts
WatchRumi - a talk by Farrokh Namazi
Farrokh Namazi is of Persian origin, born and brought up in Pakistan. She grew up with Persian, Urdu and English being spoken in her home. Her love for literature brought her to the discovery of Rumi. This motivated her towards reading the poet in Persian, and made her realize that any translated literature loses some of its essence like a flower that has lost its...
February 2009
1 post
Charlie Rose - A conversation about economics with... →
May 2007
9 posts
“WENT searching for Karachi’s soul the other day but found it was on sick leave....”
– Irfan Malik in his DAWN feature
“anti-amreekanism” is a word conjured up by me. and it means anti...”
– AB
“The resistance which arises from the lack of slipperiness originating in a fluid...”
– The Origins of Rheology: A Short Historical Excursion
“It was noticed even by some of his wives that the Prophet was capable of having ...”
– Christopher Hitchens, Was Muhammad Epileptic?
“The Aztecs had to tear open a human chest cavity every day just to make sure...”
– Christopher Hitchens
April 2007
9 posts
“Well you see, Norm, it’s like this… A herd of buffalo can only move...”
– Cliff Claven from Cheers
From Maribor to Rome by rail
Going Intercity Slovenia S213 of 05/04/2007 from Maribor (08:22) to Ljubljana (10:10) EUR 12.65 IC50 of 05/04/2007 from Ljubljana (10:28) to Venezia Mestre (14:09) EUR 15.00 ES9473 of 05/04/2007 from Venezia Mestre (14:44) to Roma Termini (19:08) EUR 51.00Total: EUR 78.65 Coming 10/04/2007 from Roma Termini () to Milan () EUR 14/04/2007 from Milan to Venezia () EUR IC51 of 14/04/2007 from...
“I think i have so many of these one-sided conversations that i no longer have...”
– Myself
A: do you know who to tell apart a gulsh from a burger?
B: no
A: the gulsh always has a pan tucked into his cheek, and the sheen of pan spit on his greasy head.
B: muahahAHAHAHHAHAHA
B: no thats a saddaroo
B: a gulshoo doesnt need to have pan to qualify as one
B: he can be a non pan eater
B: its just the way they look, and the general vibe they give off
B: gulshoos these days r quite progressive wearing rather fashionable outfits
A: but, if i may, too add a finer point. the gulsho, like the saddaroo, has crooked teeth.
WatchRageh Inside Iran
“The child brain for very good Darwinian reasons has to be setup in such a way...”
– Richard Dawkins, The Virus of Faith
March 2007
19 posts
Me: My feed reader is empty.
Me: A blank Internet stares at my face.
Moe: Good. You can fix the Internet then.
