Ahhh, The Cold War for a Damn Mobile
From the Blog Armageddon Ali, because there is no wrong in write: Ahhh, The Cold War for a Damn Mobile - I recently went on an out of control shopping spree and bought myself a new mobile/cell phone. The last time I did some impulsive shopping was more than 1 year ago when I had treated myself to a cell phone. Hey, don’t start judging me, for a middle class Joe like me, buying a mobile is still a luxury purchase worth celebrating, but this time I had to buy one for my wife, but then the devil whispered some sweet poetry in my ears and I decided to keep the mobile for myself. Big mistake, I know and thus I unknowingly invited the silent, not speaking to you, door banging, cooking utensils clanking, poisonous sarcastic replies to simple everyday questions wrath of my lovely and beloved wife. Now the background story of why I was pushed into purchasing and listening to the devil, well one of the twins somehow threw my wife's mobile out of our 4 th floor balcony without any warning. We only got to knew what had happened when at the night my wife wanted to send a sms to one of her Saheli and the mobile was nowhere to be found. We searched high and low, through thick and thin, I even suggested lodging an FIR, to which she gave me a very pathetically degrading look which translates into "You are such a cheap ass" etc. I don't know if she drugged me or I was talking in my sleep or something but to cut the story short I generously promised to get her a new mobile ASAP. After a heated argument between me and my conscious I finally gave in and went to Abdullah Haroon Road to buy a mobile. Since my purchase range, to put it politely was very limited I went for the sleazily advertised Qmobile E900 SOAP. It was available in Black and White colors and I opted for the white and paid Rs=6500/= for it. I rejoiced on my way back to home, feeling very rich because of the purchase that I had just made. The mobile is exactly what it is: a poor man' touch screen phone, nothing more and nothing less. The camera takes sucky pictures and the video camera records videos that blow big time. It is being advertised as a 3 mega pixel camera when in reality it has a .3 mega pixel camera, I think they deliberately forget to add the" ." before the 3. The touch operation is good except for the fact that sometimes unlocking it becomes a huge pain in the ass. I think there is a point on the screen which needs to be precisely pressed for the phone to unlock and this keeps you on your toes every time you try to unlock it. The screen is good with the brightness and contrast and responds well to the touch. The sound player and the video player too are good, but the signal reception is shaky in crowded or underground areas. The sound quality too is good and the volume is not like other deafening Chinese phones (I was later told by someone that Qmobile is Korean or Taiwanese).The battery works very well when charged and keeps on working for at least 2 whole days. The yuckiest thing about this phone is the user manual which comes with it. It was supposed to be written in English but the writer though otherwise and wrote it in a language which appears to be English but fails miserably to make any sense. Since I was using the same phone for the past 1 something year, greed got the best of me and I decided to keep the phone for myself. Hey, don't get me wrong, I am not an animal. I offered her to use my old mobile to which she politely told me to shove the phone where the sun don't shine, figuratively speaking. Fortunately for me she does not use curse words otherwise this would have been her exact reply. So this was the start of the cold war which went on for some days after which one day I remembered when a couple of years ago I had to sell my mobile for some reason. After i sold my mobile my wife offered me her mobile which I then used for almost a year, during this whole time she was without a phone and she did not say a word about it. I started feeling guilty about the whole episode and shegraciously accepted my apology and the phone, thus ending the war and start of a lovely dovey, happily married life once again. The End . Read Full Post
To blog or not to blog is …
From the Blog M.Bilals Blog: To blog or not to blog is … - To blog or not to blog is the question ! . Read Full Post
Desi vs Walaity doctors
From the Blog That's Wrong!: Desi vs Walaity doctors - Doctors in Pakistan are courageous and they always sympathise with the patient and don't let the patient loose hope. That's what I have heard from two British-Pakistani people. My aunt, Aliya, is living in the UK. She has a 9-month-old son, Faizan. The boy became impaired in many ways. He was alone in his bedroom and somehow got choked by a pillow. The supply of oxygen to his brain remained suspended for 40 minutes, which cause a severe damage to his brain. The details about this unfortunate incident are here . My aunt is really depressed these days. Whenever she goes to the hospital for her son's regular checkup, she returns depressed and disappointed. Doctors always tell her that her son is very critical and there are no chances of survival. My aunt wants to come to Pakistan. A lawyer friend of mine is 40 years old. He is suffering from type A diabetes. The type A diabetes catches its victims at a very young age. The type A diabetes has affected my friend's left eye and now he sees through his right eye. He went to the UK for medical checkup. Doctors refused to treat him and scared him, saying that there are no chances of his recovery. He returned to Pakistan and is now consulting a doctor in Rawalpindi. The reason behind British doctors 'cold' attitude toward patient is the legal culture in the UK. Everyday a doctor is sued in the UK for negligence, misconduct or wrong advice. Patients, who have a slight hint that their doctor spared an effort while treating them, sue the doctor. This trend has forced doctors in the UK to be extra careful while briefing patients or their attendants and not to predict anything about patient's health. No doctor wants to get his licence cancelled or pay thousands of pounds in damages to a patient to whom he had given an assurance that he or she will recover but the assurance didn't realise. In Pakistan, there is Allah ki merzi to save the doctor from litigation. Allah ki merzi makes doctors here bold and as a result they give a lot of hope to their patients and do a lot of experiments on them as well. . Read Full Post
No One Killed Jessica Promos
From the Blog Speak Your Mind!!!: No One Killed Jessica Promos - Here is the theatrical trailer of No One Killed Jessica. And also a promo of Rani below for the same movie. I think it could be a decent watch. Vidya Balan seems to be the sunshine here in my opinion, more natural. Rani Mukherjee, has a strong and over smart role. But I guess the over all feel of the movie is pretty neat. . Read Full Post
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