My Cricketing Memory

It was february 2008 when I came back home during the semester break and was playing a cricket match with Hamza.
I had scored 94 runs in really tough situation as hamza was swinging the ball a lot. The only thing in my favor was that tamur was supporting me a lot and it was actually him who took all the photos and made the video which got deleted accidently. btw, hamza was out on the very first ball of his innings.

Experiments and Hypotenuse

My computer is as troublesome as ever and there are no signs that It will show any improvement any sooner. I don't know what has gotten into it, every time I turn it on I find a new error waiting for me. Sometimes the IDE drive not loading, sometimes the disc checking halts, sometimes the window itself halts during the start up, the new windows can not be installed and sometimes when it does turn on, comes to a stop by itself. Have tried every possible cure that I could have found, all the sciences of bilal have not work either. Will be taking it back to Multan this week if I am able to go.
Everything that has been going on with the computer has had no affect on my daily Internet life. I have spent enough time on the computer, here or in the University to create a total of 5 blogs now all over the Internet world. I do have a few plans and I am really excited about it as well. My studies are going nowhere really. Some days I get the feeling that I'm lacking and the other day I feel like I am right on track. The coming week will be a tough one as I have a few quizzes to take and assignments as well.
The "Important" part of me is in Lahore and I'm really looking forward to the return.. by the way about Lahore, I along with my group mates might visit Lahore in the search of a sterling engine which we have heard that is only available in the city. We have not done anything about our final year project and will have to hurry up before the presentations which are around the corner.
Well Younis khan has not been included in the team once again and this thing has really hurt me a lot. A good news for me atleast is that Intikhab Alam has been announced as the manager of the Pakistan Cricket team...Loads congratulations to you!!! :)
Our experiment with the cook is going good so far and lets see after a fortnight that was it a good decision of ours or is it a total flop once again.
I have been trying to find and search for some blogs for the teenagers and there are not much at all. I had hoped to find many so that I can consult with them and vast the ideas I already have in my mind which also includes a blog with five writers collectively, lets hope it works out.

MY BLOGS

Raafay Awan's Blogger Blog (A Wise Boy's Diary)


Raafay Awan's Wordpress Blog (A Wise Boy's Diary)


Raafay Awan's Friendster Blog (A Wise Boy's Diary)


Raafay Awan's Multiply Journal (Raafay (A Wise Boy))

Struggling times.

Although I had the vague feeling that this semester will be easier and the load will not be that much, all thoughts have gone wrong here. This perhaps is the toughest semester of the lot. I'm having to attend 23 credit hours which are most in the University's history and as much I know this exceeds the limit of 21 credit hours set per semester for any student by the higher education commission.
I'm taking the courses of Islamic studies, Fluid Mechanics, Power Electronics, Mechanical Vibration, Computer Aided Engineering, Embedded systems and of course FYP. Setting the schedule was a really tough job and one which always gives headaches and this time was no exception. But thankfully all was sorted out on time and i didnt miss any classes up till now thanks God!
It was really sad to come back to Islamabad from home leaving all the ease and leisureliness behind but that's what always happens, this time it is a little different though as Hamza has come with me and there is no one to look after at home. Hamza was really helpful at home although he is a little high tempered when at home. Papa will for sure have more and more burden now, I really miss home.
Hamza got admission here at the same university as mine and we both along with Bilal had to arrange for accommodation as early as possible because two of our flat mates have left the flat for the reasons known only to them and their behavior has been really strange towards me. Anyhow, we did look for a place for a couple of days and were not finding any place for the time being but where there is a will, there is a way: I never wanted to leave this flat as the atmosphere here was so peaceful and enjoyable and God listened to me and we got a new flat mate in shape of Hamza's school friend. The other good thing that we have been able to do is to hire a cook and after such a long time we are able o enjoy healthy food at our own place. It's a little early to suggest but he cooks well. We have already spend a lot of money on the rent as we were only three people in the start and in the space of 15 days we had to pay the rent of the next week as well so things are really tight at this stage.
Talking about my own self, things haven't worked out as I had wanted. Life for me these days has been the toughest. Withe manal, tamur, mama and papa back home and papa mama going for Hajj, and then problems, huge problems unfortunately with the dearest dearest, and "loads" load of study haven't done any good to me. The one source of inspiration I always have from somewhere, from someone is still missing. I'm really looking forward to start jogging or atleast a walk because strangely that's the thing( add music to it ) give me loads relaxation and a time to reflect on things.
Most probably I'll be going back to Multan two weeks later so that we can help out mama and papa prepare for the Hajj as they leave for (My land of dreams) Makka-Medina on the 3rd of November. I really have to tryreally hard to control myself wit hdearest dearest as i have hurt more than I have ever and that too, knowing and still forcing myself to, I really am missing everything between us and that's for sure that I cant live without dearest dearest. Also I'm still lagging in studies so I'll have to start as well.
I was just passing by a group of girls the other day and listened them talking about me and my blog, saying that his blog is full of things about love.. really? oh really? haha!! btw, manal got really good marks in her first year exams. Loads congratulations to her :)

Mr Larry King ,What about our Dr. Aafia?

Yesterday I was just switching between the channels and saw the "Larry King Live" show for the first time on BBC. I have heard a lot about this show since long and also know that it has been going on for such a long time and I had always wanted to see this show.
Fortunately or unfortunately the show I saw was his interview with President of Iran "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and it was really exciting to see the questions asked. Most of the questions asked were about the American people that were under Iranian police custody or those people who were lost in Iran and again and again the same questions were repeated even when the answers were almost satisfactory.
The real shock was to see the Host was just asking and talking about the one side of the book and ignoring all that was said by the president and trying to pretend that his point of view was wrong. One can argue with it and also that the point of view might be wrong but whenever the Iranian President asked any question about the wrong doings of Israel or the American injustice, he took a commercial break by cutting in between (On several occasions the smile was evident on the Iranian President's face while he was cut in between).
The worst part was after the end of the interview when Larry King invited Fareed Zakaria to prove the Iranian president wrong and both of them trying to prove him a "Liar" (I think even called him once, I might be wrong) and that he was counter attacking ...Gosh what a lame and astonishing excuse!!
Anyways whats done is done. So careful about the people of Israel and USA Mr. Larry king yesterday your court decided to punish Dr.Aafia without any proof and sentenced her to jail for 84 years, Has the justice been prevailed? will you do a program with President Barack Obama and ask him to influence your judiciary? Will you talk to poor Aafia's family? Ar you so negative? Are you so blind not to see what has happened here? I am so very dissapointed with you (I have no expectations, anyhow). Its good that the Show is ending this year!!

btw, here are a few examples from the interview..
To read the full interview click here (Link to the full Interview)



KING: But did you make the request -- they're asking if you would make the request of the judiciary to move it along. They miss their families.

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): I think that there are many prisoners in the world. Do I have to make a personal request for everyone?
Now, having said that, I have requested the judiciary to look at the case of these three people's cases carefully but, you know, there are many prisoners in the world. Here in the United States, there are 2.5 million. Can I request the judiciary here in the United States to show leniency and I would, in fact, seize this opportunity here and ask the judicial body of the United States, judicial leniency, in the case of the 2.5 million prisoners in this country. They have spouses. They have mothers, children, parents. Many are young.

KING: We'll have more with the president of Iran right after this. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
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KING: We're in a world of fear apparently. Conscience -- you talked about human rights and Mr. Netanyahu. How about conscience in your country? Students, human rights defenders? Don't you have to improve in the area? Aren't there -- are there full human rights in Iran? Does everyone in Iran have the right to speak out, to protest?

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): Everywhere in the world, you see challenges of that nature. In the United States, too, there is need for more on this front. Isn't there? So we have to have a comparative skill in our hands. I don't think, for example, in Iran, an employee would be fired after 50 years of serving in an office for expressing his opinion or her opinion. But this happened in your country. A reporter with a rich background was forced out of her work simply because she expressed an opinion. This never happened -- would never happen in Iran.

KING: Never happen?

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): Now, everywhere in the world, we have problems. But this would never have happened in Iran. Having said that, I understand all over the world there are problem, including in the United States. And we are prepared to sit in a forum at a table, place all our troubles on the table and discuss it and resolve it together. I asked you, you have over 2.5 million prisoners here. Not all of them are killers, murderers or thieves. Who are the rest?

KING: Are you saying we have political prisoners?

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): No, that's not what I'm suggesting. You can tell me that. Why are they in prison? Why?

KING: I haven't investigated every -- drugs --

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): Are they all thieves? Are they all thieves and robbers?

KING: Big drug problem.

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): You have so many drug-related problem, 2.5 million people, one percent -- out of 100 people in the United States, one person is in prison. Why?

KING: Let me get a break and we'll come right back.

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): Have they all killed? Have they all robbed? Have they all trafficked drugs?

KING: I don't know what that has to do with it. All right, we'll be right back. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
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KING: You're not saying the United States committed genocide? You're saying the United States committed genocide?

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): That's a separate discussion. And, yes, it did happen in both Iraq and Afghanistan. But that's a separate issue. I like to ask you, if in a country someone's rights are violated, they're oppressed, assuming that your assumption, your statement is correct, does that imply that they can go and occupy another land? Is there any logic in that? If we were to follow that logic, will there be any security left in the world? In World War II, 100 million -- or 80 million people were killed. If they were to go occupy 20 countries around the world, that would have been terrible.

KING: Israel is a legal state.

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): The question is -- come on. The question -- you just said yourself it's over the Holocaust. Why are you changing your statement?

KING: You were saying --

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): My question is what are the interests of the United States to -- in absolutely defending them. There are many parts of the world where human rights are violated. Do you know how many American Indians were killed? Do you know or not?

KING: I know. We're out of time.

AHMADINEJAD (through translator): You're a reporter. You should have the answers to these.

KING: We're out of time. We'll pick this up next year with the president of Iran. I'm Larry King. Don't go away.

Time for a Change

Most of my time today my mind was occupied with the thought that Am I using this blog for the exact purpose and satisfaction. Up till now I have been mostly blogging about my daily life and general stuff about me, but today as I was visiting different blogs I came across a blog of two Iraqi girls and I was really stunned to see that both of the blogs had a clear message in it. Without going into deep details of the blogs, It has really impressed me a lot. Different people have different reasons to blog but for me blogging is more of a self satisfaction thing. I really have a few Ideas for my blog and I will definitely try to implement them more often now instead of this daily boring routine (At least for others). I would definitely want to move a level higher than the standards I have set for myself!