Sonu the new MJ?!

*Image taken from internet*

Recently a rather “dangerous” sight has popped up on the horizon. There came a video called “Aashiq”, and everyone wondered who this stranger with the queer but somewhat snazzy moves was! THEN he came on tv in an interview saying that Micheal Jackson has always been his idol, and his dance moves have all been learnt from him! As ridiculous as it sounds, its quite the achievement for the average Pakistani. His name, ladies and gentlemen, is Sonu the Dangerous!

Now as we all know, Micheal Jackson passed away recently. It was very sad, and shocking and took everyone by surprise – his post mortem revealed a drug-lined stomach, his advisers and managers and everyone around him seemed to have worked him to death and pressured him into concerts he wasnt mentally or physically in any state to do, and his accusers have admitted to lying about the sexual abuse claims against him (which shattered him). Facebook was flooded with quotations of MJ’s song lyrics, sympathy messages and RIP wishes.

In the midst of all this, someone posted a very anti- climatic status and it really made me laugh (no disrespect meant)- ” Who needs MJ when we have Sonu the Dangerous”.

So we laughed about the irony of the matter, and about how this might just be this guys big break, being the only one in the media who can pull those moves. HowwwwwEVER, it got REALLY interesting when a particular dance studio called ACTone decided to have an MJ tribute Salsa night. The event details went something like this.

Salsa Jive night – tribute to mj!

Dress up in your white glove, or sequined jacket.
It’s not just the moves or the voice.
He was about fashion too.

there will be MJ Music…MJ Styles…MJ Dancing… and to top it all…ActOne is putting up a performance on THRILLER!!!!!

and a billie jean performance by Sonu!

if you wish to join the performance this July at Act One is dedicated to learning the footworks of MJ. Sonu Dangerous, would be teaching us MJ’s most memorable performances. So sign up for Hip Hop Classes now.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102474341751&ref=nf

I don’t think I’ve laughed this hard in a long time – I mean, what marketing, whatta strategy, and duuuuuuuude – this is one performance I’ve GOT to see!! I mean, this is SO funny, I’m temped to actually take these classes to see what its all about!!! haha. Great initiative, good idea, but what the hey…

…Could it be?! Sonu the Dangerous the new Micheal Jackson, King of Pop

Gul Ahmed sale – how authentic?!

Gul Ahmeds got a 70% off grand sale today at IDEAS.

Note – this is not an advertisment, its a warning.

Do not go in there expecting to see everything their catalogue advertises. It’s a big fat hoax. I had to go four times to look for this one handbag, but very intelligently, they had decided not to stock more than 3/4th of the catalogue. Several friends and relatives complained of exactly the same thing. Infact friends came down from abroad with only a few days to spare, checked out the catalogue, got excited and went to shop – only to be turned away.

The usual excuse is that the company hasn’t sent the items, which makes no sense because they have huge factories. And it comes under false advertising if you put something in a catalogue and don”t stock it. Its tricking customers into visiting over and over, and is most distasteful.

So be warned, and happy shopping.

PTCL numbers changing

PTCL Landline numbers are now being converted from 7 digits to 8 digits in Karachi and Lahore from Today July 1, 2009.

Add 3 before dailing any PTCL number of Karachi and Lahore.
(eg. if a number is 5259000 new number will be 35259000)

The City codes remains the same. For more information call 1236.

On further inquiring, it has been found that:
All numbers beginning with 90 & 92, you need to add 9 i.e. 990 or 992.

All UAN numbers will remain the same

Blue Bottles in the big blue sea.

Attention all Karachiites,

Blue bottles have taken over the coast line . They are washing up on the shore in scores with every wave, and the translucent bubbles aren’t always easy to spot.

I speak from experience – we were at the beach this Sunday and my friend got stung. Unfortunately we weren’t aware of it cuz all of Karachi’s population was sitting in the surf having a good time, frolicking, laughing, jumping about like there was no tomorrow.

The funny thing is – my friend didn’t step on it – it just happened because the wave washed it up against my friends foot… and now he was in some serious pain, and we didn’t know what to do. Thus I have decided to write a short guide on what to do when stung by a blue bottle!

• Step one:  Stay away from the water. Do NOT dip the foot in water. Rub stung body part with sand right away.

• Step two:  Sit patient onto chair and do NOT let them move. Walking about will cause venom to travel up leg via circulation.

• Step three: Take stung bodypart and carefully wash with warm water, ensuring no tentacles are still stuck on.

• Step four: Grab some ice and gently press onto the stung area. Hand the patient a bottle of water and get them to start drinking, so that if there is anyabsorption of the venom, it shall get flushed out

• Step five: Speaking of flushing out, interestingly, peeing on the affected area is supposed to instantly make it better- try at your own risk.

• Step six: Warning: Patient will squirm – glare at them to get cooperation. If desired cooperation is not given, hitting patient over the head with a bat is permissible.

• Step seven: Send for some onions, smush them and rub them on affected area. Lemons are said to work as well, but I feel that would burn a lot. So go with onions, rub vigorously on wound.

• Step eight: Give the patient some painkillers. Try panadol, disprin or Tylenol, whatever is easily available. Also try and get some anti-allergic cream. The pain killers are important, don’t skimp on those.

• Step nine: Watch for signs that may require you to rush to the hospital, such as the upward travelling of pain, a fever, or pain that ranks more than six on a scale of 10.

• Disclaimer: Blue bottle stings are not particularly venemous – the pain dissipates in the span of one to two hours. The thigh get particularly painful and the muscles clamp around the venom to keep it from travelling. Do NOT worry. It will get better and light activity can be resumed.

Manic Monday

Its been really crazy lately, but the exams are over, and life’s coming along nicely. Exam results i’m not worried about, pretty sure I’ve failed atleast 3 out of 4.

But anyway – start of the week, and things have started going crazy.

A light in the studio caught fire during a live show!!! The wall caught too. Luckily there was a fire extinguisher at hand to put it out.

I also recently discovered, there is actually a SIGN BOARd DEDICATED TO SUNDAY BAZAAR! How hot is that!!!

Have a great week guys

Black Out!

• Bleary eyed co-workers.

• Churning tummy.

• Eau-de-toilet of sweat.

• Strong.

• Overbearing.

• Nauseous

• Lights restored.

• 16 hours.

• Sighs of relief.

Another warped present from K.E.S.C.

Torn..

• Ecstatic
• Anxious

• Overjoyed
• In tears

• Jumping up
• Breaking down

Living in a state of flux. But the ups are definitely bigger than the downs.

MAshallah MAshallah MAshallah.

Nazar na lagey. Ameen

Its that time again..

…yes, exam time!

I’m going on a short exam sabbatical Be back soon with lots of exciting news and hopefully an entry for the lifes too short story competition! deadlines reallly close!

Stay tuned

The final click in the camera case

Ive finally decided to go with the canon eos 1000 d to click those unforgettable moments in my life – coming soon. Inshallah

Never…

… try to fish one gluco biscuit out of your tea with another . You lose both eventually.