Monday, January 16, 2006

Leaving for Lahore early toomorrow morning, well actually, early TODAY in the morning, will fly in six hours actualy, which means ill be getting ready to leave for the airport in three and a half and cause dads flight leaves half an hour before mine will actually LEAVING for the airport in four and half.

Was just in the process of packing, something that normally doesnt bother me (and normally doesnt take longer then half an hour to an hour either) but something that today im not in a mood to do. Just realised that there is so much STUFF - like STUFF bESIdes clothes, that i pack EVERY TIME im jumping down here - whether for a week or a month - its started me thinking that i should just probably just keep extra stuff here... but who DOES that? In fact iv realised that if i was to make a list of the things i have packed/packing there would be more THINGS then clothes... in fac twhy dont i do that right about now (in an attempt to do absolutely ANYTHING but finish my packing)....

So if you have absolutely NOTHING better to do... and i literally mean NOTHING, please read the following list that contains everything im packing in my bags (and we will generally travel from bottom of the bag to the top, starting with the normal things, then the slightly weirder things that we ALL pack, then stuff that no one but me probably takes the time to pack):

1) Pants
2) T-Shirts
3) Dress Shirts
4) Sweaters (its winter)
5) Shalwar kameez I packed while coming here on an afterthought, it was eid after all)
6) Jacket(s)
7) Clean Socks
8) Dirty Socks
9) Underwear
10) The T Shirts I forgot to pack while doing (2)
11) Toiletries:

a. Tooth Brush
b. Tooth Paste (I don’t know why I packed this but I did :P)
c. Razor
d. Extra Razor Blades (AnOTHer thing I don’t know why I packed, its not like my razors will go all dead in under eight days… its kinda like the useless slots that say “Dispose of your Razors Here” on international flights – yeah like really my razor will die in the 12 hrs flight… hmm but I guess im just as bad :P
e. Shaving Cream
f. Shaving Brush
g. Hair Gel
h. Deodorant (hmm I didn’t know that’s how you spell it :P good thing im making this list in word so the numbers come… im learning something saath saath
i. Perfume
j. Hmmmm I think that’s about it… phew that’s a lot of stuff!

12) Camera
13) Extra Batteries
14) Battery Charger
15) Laptop
16) External Hard Drive
17) Optical Mouse
18) DVD’s that Selina gave me to watch and I promised not to lose (both of us knowing that theres NO way thatll happen) BUT her sister was a film major so iv got some really nice classics stacked in there.
19) Everybody was kung foo fightinggggggggg hooooo ya! Hehehe sorry the song just came on :P plus im startinig to run out and I wanna get atLEAST to 20 :P
20) Oo oo oo Phone Charger (I almost REALLY forgot that just packed it)
21) Reading Packages that I know even while packing that im NEVER going to read but still pack.
22) My bathroom slippers (another thing I don’t know why I pack)

Hmmm okay and now that im on my way back, I also have a bunch of things that my moms given me to take back with me… hehehehe she loves her only son :D

23) Glacier Mints (there basically just candies I don’t know why she got me a whole BAG of them :P)
24) An Entire raan that’s been boiled and cooked and seasoned with moms special recipe… the boys back at LUMS are going to have a good time feasting on this!
25) My migraine medication
26) Sunglasses
27) Keys to my room
28) Wallet
29) TICKET!

Now

If im forgetting anything… you guys have a little under 4 hours to let me know.
Hahahahahaha
I Love Karachi.

Sunday, January 15, 2006

Been in karachi a week now, leaving for lahore early tomorrow morning, was out doing some last minute shopping when i realized that i had been here a week and yet i still hadnt gone to see the ocean.

Sunset, sand and water... and it comes back to me - i truly do love this city.

PS Reminder to self, write out the idea for the killer movie that came and literally hit you upside the head today.

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Happy New Years to all...

I raise my invisible glass, juice and ice and all, to my circle of invisible boys, scattered all over the city and the country tonight, the victims of circumstance and luck - Happy New Years boys...

Cheers.