July 2002 Archives
We bought it. My sister refused to hold it in public. But hey ain't no shame in my game! Or something...
I heard these cats crying downstairs. I got scared. I realised it was my sisters singing songs from the Sister Act soundtrack. I remain scared.
These Harry Potter lemon sherbets I'm eating aren't as magical as I wanted them to be.
WEBLOG : The Movie. I love this.
Why I Date Asians, a white man's perspective.
Hello to my Uncle Ik in Glasgow who I hear logs on to the site and wonders why I talk about shoes. It's because I'm insane.
I did it. I have been mentally scarred for life and I don't wanna talk about it. Ever.
Well the blogathon is over. Was it a success? You decide. Whatever the case I hope you enjoyed it.
All the blogathon posts have been archived here for posterity.
I'm going to go eat now. Lots.
Well it's over... and I feel sicker, bleurg. But thank you again to everyone for the support! Here's the last set of shoes.
These shoes I've been after since they came out in last season's Next catalogue. My mum bought them for me yesterday in the sale for half price. I love a bargain and I love these shoes. They are made of suede and feel so comfy.
There is voting going on over at the official Blogathon site. I'm not eligible for any award except maybe Most Tired (but still made it) and Voter's Choice though I deserve neither.
I can't believe I'm drinking Coke before even having breakfast. I ming.
These were a bit of an emergency buy last week. I had nothing to go with my graduation outfit....okay nothing suitable anyway. These were the first tan coloured ones I saw and hey presto, outfit complete. They're a little high and I was afraid of falling flat on my face in front of hundreds of people but I didn't so s'all good.
Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors. These include my cuz Tahira, someone called Saima (that better not be a prank!), Faisal and Rebecca.
Also check out the people I'm sponsoring, Rebecca and Firda. Good luck for the last couple of hours guys.
There's still time to sponsor me and help me raise money for Cancer Research UK. They do great work which you can read about here. They say that more than one in three of us develop cancer at some stage of our lives. With the money you donate they look to develop new ways to prevent and treat cancer.
I starteed feeling sick at around 5ish this morning and had to lie down. Next thing you know it's morning and I'm still feeling sick. I'm a bit better now and don't worry I'll make it up to you guys.
Dr. Resin asks:
If you where to develop your own style of ChiaPet, which of the Jackson 5 would you pattern it after?
Michael of course. He's the best.
Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts... mighty tasty, or interrogation technique?
The latter, they ming.
Are you kind to goats? *All* goats?
Yes. Ok only to the goateed ones.
Why does love die? Please keep it short.
Real love doesn't. News flash, it was never love if it died.
You shave your armpits: (a)Always (b)Never (c)When the moon is full (d)I don't really think about it until I see Robbie Williams, and the itching threatens to destroy me.
d.
This is my art bag. Made of some sort of metal and adorned with 60s pictures it holds my pencils, paints and other art supplies.
Sorry to break it to you but this green and that red don't go.
Simon asks:
Have you ever made a fool of yourself with an ironing board?
Yes. Just yesterday I tried to use it as a surf board. How was I to know?
Have you ever invented any words? If yes, please state.
I made up flubala and throkuyano. I have yet to make up their meanings though.
Do you know where Leatherhead is?
On the Leatherneck?
Did you ever write to Jim'll Fix It?
I asked him to stop giving me nightmares.
Would you consider having my children?
I thought we already had some.
1) Eating noises
2) People who get easily excited
3) Dance music
4) Gossip
5) Choking
These are traditional Pakistani shoes called coosay. Made out of hard leather they can be so uncomfortable but get the right ones and you're sorted. Worn with shalwar kameez they look fab, worn with jeans (like below) not so fab. But I think I'll create a new fashion statement.
I think this could in fact be the best page in the universe. This guy is hilarious. Will you marry me?
This saddens me. There doesn't need to be a society or strategies for God's sake. It's a game six year olds play to settle playground disputes.
Asher asks:
Congratulations! Saima is announced as one of the TOP 10 sensuous women by Askmen Magazine. “How do you feel at the moment Saima, for this entire honor?”
I think there's been some sort of mistake...
According to the latest research published in Medical Herald “Chocolate increases the love passion in girls”. How much chocolate do you think is good for a girl’s intake?
Copious amounts. It releases the happy hormone.
Why is always the term “IN LAWS” is used for the in-laws, when they are all mostly “OUT LAWS”?
Because that's the legend and everyone tries their hardest to keep the stereotypes alive.
Saima has a biggest crush for a guy. Cupid feels mercy for Saima, and the guy calls up Saima, takes her out for a good time. They watch the Oprah together & then head for a posh restaurant for a hearty dinner. Sitting on the table, the guy holds Saima’s hand & tells her that she is simply adorable and that he adores her because of her very much resemblance with her dead sister. Explain Saima’s feelings at the moment?
Oprah?? You cheapskate! I prefer Jerry Springer.
Some children were playing in the playground in front of our housing society. One said “My dad is better then yours”
The second said “No, my father is far much better then your dad”
The third one said “My brother is better then yours”
The second boy said “Hmm, it’s simply impossible”
The first one said again “My mom is better then yours”
“Well that’s right, you won!” all others said in one voice. “Because our dads think the same too.”
Explain some truths about why people like their own children & wives of others BETTER?
Grass is greener and that's the only thing you can change. You can't change your kids can you?
This is harder than I thought.
These are my Miffy bags. I'm so proud of them. They're useless because they're too small but who cares? They're cute!
Aneesa asks:
Is it possible to love someone over the net?
Anything is possible. But care is needed. You may be loving someone fictitious.
Is there life as we know it on another planet?
Possibly.
Coffee/tea? Coke/pepsi? Sunset/sunrise? Mountain/beaches?
Tea, coke, sunsets and beaches.
Would you give up your life in an instant if you had to for someone you love? If so, for whom? What do you think is the most satisfying feelin in the world? What is the strongest emotion also?
I don't know, I've never felt that strongly about someone and I love my family too much. The strongest emotion is jealousy, makes you do crazy stuff.
I should be a detective. Shouldn't I?
Other cases I've 'solved':
Blogger gets ripped off.
Hi, my name's Saima and I'm a fashion-a-holic. I can't resist the urge to buy accessories when I visit stores. Bags and shoes, bags and shoes. I'll be showing you some of the things I've bought in the last couple of weeks alone.
These are my little ballerina shoes. I bought them last week for £5.50! Bargain or what? I wear them mainly around the house to feel like a princess. Yay.
Firda is posting a tableless weblog design every hour which is free for you to use.
Anonymous asks:
sunset or sunrise. ,mountians or beaches ..?.what is more beautiful to you?
All of them.
If you could what era would you like to be reborn in ?why?
The Stone Age. Dunno why, caves are sexy?
What do you think is the best solution to Kashmir?
Wish I knew.
Have you read `1984` n animal farm?if not do so!
I have. Animal Farm is great.
What is it that makes you feel truly alive?what is it that gives you a feeling of total peace,satisfaction and love.
Drawing, painting and dancing.
A daily reader asks:
Who do you think should get the blame for the bombing of the world trade center?
The people that did it?
Imagine being an american, what would u do?
Same as I'm doing now but in an American accent.
Now just think and tell me what should be done, not being biased? You honestly fear since the blame goes to muslims, put your self in america's situation, imagine having your family members killed, what would u do then? wouldnt u try to take your anger out on someone you think is responsible? Although i admit its not correct.
Umm no.
Well asked like 4 question in the last question, so ill leave it at
that :)
The sun is shining, I'm sweating more than you'd like to know and it seems summer may actually be here.
We have about five fans in this house and two work. Dag nammit. Why do Pakistani plugs have to be different?
I've cut my hands and now I could be Michael Jackson's hand double.
The three fish that reside in our living room are poorly. They have these huge red sores with white bits coming out. I know, I thought, we'll just get some medicine from the pet store. So off we went and asked the pet store people what we should do.
"You need to pull out the white bits, they're hook worms, with tweezers," she told me.
So I got them some medicine and after that, you're on your own boys! Ain't no way I'm putting my hands in that tank and tweezering worms out of your backside.
Faisal asks:
In your personal gay-icon hall of fame, who comes higher, Eddie Izzard or Sir Graham Norton?
That's a toughie. I enjoy the vulgar humour and cuteness of Sir Graham Norton yet I love the dry sarky wit of Izzard. So I'll go with Graham Norton.
Do you think you'd be a Muslim if you'd not been born into the religion?
I'd like to think so. Hopefully. Luckily I was born one so problem solved.
What would you buy first with your first proper paycheck?
A nicer car and more shoes, whoopee!
What should I buy? With mine that is, not yours.
A nicer car and more shoes, for meeee!
If you could ask yourself a question, the answer of which would be interesting, revealing and insightful to me, what would it be? And what about the answer?
We've debated that this is in fact two questions. I'd ask if I like lollipops and the answer would be yes.
If you need a guide to flirting you may as well give up now.
If you need a guide to flirting you may as well give up now. And if you need this, there is definitely no hope for you.
Remember when I asked you guys to submit five questions? And I hardly answered them? Well here ya go! Hope it was worth the wait. I'll be sporadically answering them over the 24 hour time period.
Hasan Deen asks:
What makes you happy?
The ones I love. Sunsets. Art. Cuddly toys. Thoughtful presents. Success, mine as well as others. Scrapbooks.
What makes you sad?
When people judge me just by looking at me and they don't even know me. This has happened countless amount of times by a variety of people. The sales assistant, the interviewer, the prospective teacher. Sorry guys but I can speak English, I'm not a religious nut and I do have a brain.
Are you passive, aggressive or assertive?
Depends on my mood. I wouldn't say I was aggressive though, others may disagree :)
If you were stranded on a desert island with a cd player, what 3 cds would you take with you?
Michael Jackson's Dangerous, The Crow Score and Terminator 2 Soundtrack.
Finally: Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera?
Britney Spears baby yeah.
The next 24 hours are gonna be fun! And tiring!
Remember you can still sponsor me. Come on people it's for a good cause.
Blatantly copied from Harrumph! I thought. At least we admit it they thought.
This is Sad Sam. He went everywhere that I went for about 2 years. He was a gift from family friends Ron and Jill and though he seems like any ordinary cuddly toy he brought with him a message and a goal. A goal that I've finally achieved.
If there was one thing Ron and Jill instilled in me from an early age it was that knowledge is king. From a really young age I was encouraged to read. Presents were mainly books, encyclopedias and anthologies, trips were to museums and art galleries. Any other time spent together and Ron would tell me war stories or where he got a particular souvenir that decorated the vast and colourful living room which was home to his amazing book collection. Yes, knowledge is king he'd say. And I agreed and enjoyed every second of it. Became a book worm, did really well in school, won prizes. All because of them. I owed it all to them.
Sad Sam stayed with me, carrying his little message. Carrying my hopes of one day going to university, graduating and wearing that hat proudly myself. I'll dedicate it to Ron and Jill I thought. They'll be there for sure. I'll make them proud.
Ron passed away last year.
Yesterday I graduated with a BSc in Chemistry. I did my parents proud. My little sister whooped as I went on stage. I felt like an extra from the Harry Potter movie. And although Ron is no longer with us I still dedicate it to him. You're right Ron, knowledge is king. And you'll always be my inspiration.
There are other people who helped me get here. My parents, my family and my friends. To all of them and anyone else who has ever extended a kind and supportive word and wished me well, thank you.
Soldering is more fun than it should be.
More and more sites are switching to the power that is Moveable Type. I was telling Stan that though installation can be a tad difficult, you definitely won't regret it.
For anyone feeling the love but scared to take the plunge, here's a page from the support forum that helped me a lot.
How can one be bored with so much to do?
As far as Bollywood movies is concerned, Devdas is definitely on the better end of the spectrum. With an okay storyline, the movie redeemed itself in other areas. I can't begin to decribe how breathtaking the sets, powerful the music and vibrant the costumes were. This movie boasts a great cast too, who weren't the best I've seen them but good nonetheless. Anyway, I'd recommend it for everyone. The thing that pissed me off though were the subtitles. Distracting innit?
Songs from the movie you may want to check out:
Maar Dala
Hamesha Tumko Chaha
Dola re dola
Next are fabulous. Not only did I receive their new Autumn/Winter catalogue this morning hand delivered but it was accompanied with a CD-ROM which mirrors the entire book and makes for easy online ordering. It's so great I even forgive them for their sales assistants' giggling during a busy Saturday afternoon. It seems the idea of saying "Next!" to beckon the next customer and the store they work in being called Next was too funny to handle.
I'm one of very few webloggers that Jish hasn't met.
Wow, that picture is amazing. Just the sort of thing I wish I could capture.
Some more amazing photography.
Sometimes I'll read the name of a site and hurriedly want to visit it because it sounds so exciting but this usually ends in disappointment. Just thought you might like to know.
I downloaded IE6 yesterday and it reminded me of the first time I ever used Internet Explorer. I had been using Netscape because it was the default browser from my ISP when I stumbled upon Internet Explorer and......gasp! So much colour. Oh oh and the links change colour when you hover over them! There's even different cursors! Safe to say, I never went back to Netscape.
Cancer Research UK was formed when The Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research Fund merged this year and has become the largest volunteer-supported cancer research organisation in the world. Their aims are to cure cancer patients faster, cut numbers of people getting cancer, bring better treatments to cancer patients, train more cancer doctors, nurses and scientists for research, be the authoritative source of information on cancer and maximise resources available for cancer research.
It's a charity close to my heart for personal reasons. When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer you feel helpless. What can you do for that person except offer emotional support? Well here's my chance to make a difference, however small. At 3pm on 27th July I'll start blogging every half hour for 24 hours to raise money for Cancer Research UK. I'd appreciate any sponsors, you can sponsor an amount per hour or for the full 24 hours. I'd also appreciate any ideas you have for what I can actually do for that 24 hours to keep myself awake and keep you amused. What can I offer to get you to sponsor me? With your help this can be a success.
If you have a site, you might consider taking part in Blogathon 2002 aswell to raise money for your own selected charity. Also please check out the F.A.Q.s at that official site for any queries you may have or just e-mail me.
Like shopping for stationery that is. My eyes light up, my fingers twitch and I have to purchase at least one item whether I need it or not. Stationery buying has never been about need for me. I just want.
Suggested stores for such spending would be Muji and Paperchase.
Don't even get me started on art supplies....
I should carry a camera with me at all times. That way I won't break my own heart every time I see a beautiful scene and know that I can't keep it forever.
Well here's something for the bitter and twisted. Dead flowers to say how much you love them. Not.
Also check out these amazing paintings done by The Crow fans.
Be my guest. I even have some buttons you can use to declare your love. But for future reference, you don't have to ask! Just don't expect a link back. I only link to sites I like.
Yahoo! have changed their homepage. I like it so far. Prettier and tidier. I have a long history with Yahoo! I got my first e-mail address with them six years ago and have used a lot of their services on and off. Good move guys. They seem to just get better.
I also want to point out that video games are vomit inducing evil but I still play them. Glutton for punishment am I.
I'm back. Did you miss me?
I've added a few new things. Let me know what you think.
Miffy rocks my socks. I now have two Miffy bags. I'm on the lookout for the green one to complete my collection.
Since I've had a site I've been asked this 23 times. I wish I was joking. The answer is no, get a life.
I wear my face 24-7 in real life. It's nice to take it off when I'm online. In other words, no you can't.
I wish I had the time. Sorry, I don't.
Try these sites instead:
Organic Chemistry Help
General Chemistry Help
Spectroscopy Problems and Tutorials
Chemistry Help
There are plenty of publishing tools out there. If you're just getting started I'd recommend Blogger, it's very easy to set up. For more advanced users Greymatter is good but I'd recommend Moveable Type because it has oodles of great features. Those are the only three I've tried.
Aah the age old question. It's different things to different people. Mine is just a journal filled with links to interesting things I find on the web and other bits and pieces. Here are some articles and personal views I found:
What's a weblog?
Derek Powazek's opinion
What is a weblog? from the Guardian
