an update on everything after a brief hiatus…
October 20th, 2006i haven’t posted anything for 16 days now… just been busy with Ramadan and work. i am on vacation (a mini-vacation really) and have been sick since it started, so i finally got the chance to update the blog. as you can see, changed the theme once more. what else… hmmm..
1. north korea tested a nuclear weapon; welcome to the club. of course, its only fitting a pakistani welcome north korea to the nuclear club, given that Pakistan purportedly gave the communist state the know-how in exchange for missile technology. tsk tsk… what was AQ Khan thinking? dolla dolla bill yall!… haha.
2. the raptors are doing great in pre-season action. 5-0 already. new uniforms, new management, totally NEW PLAYERS!!! this season is going to be something to look forward to with the likes of Bargnani, Graham, Tucker and of course, Bosh and Mo Pete. i think they’ll make the playoffs this season, i really hope they do that is, but i don’t see them moving passed the first round.
3. the leafs aren’t doing that well (3-2-2), which is no surprise really, given that not much changed since last season’s dissapointing finish where the leafs didn’t even make it to the playoffs. the only change i saw was in more ice time given to kyle wellwood, who’s making the most of it with 7 points in 7 games. and congrats to mat sundin on making it to the 500 club. 500 career goals that is. what a way to get your 500th but as an overtime goal. kudos! anyways, first-round playoffs loss for the leafs as well. i’m a little hesitant in even giving them a playoff berth, but that’s just me being an eternally optimistic leaf-fan.
4. i got a message on naseeb (one of those *paying* social networking websites) the other day. here’s an excerpt:
“Also ur pics tell me u have lost some serious weight. Good work. Keep it up!”
… arrrr?!?!?! umm, lose weight? okaaaay. not sure how pictures can tell if someone has lost weight or not but anyway, i don’t really go on that crappy excuse for a website anymore. those guys who run naseeb are making a $hit-load of money off people like you and me. its just too bad i didn’t think of the idea first… sigh. i say everyone just boycott naseeb!
5. tv is going great these days. this new show called ‘heroes’ has not dissapointed at all. on the contrary, its almost my new favorite show. gets interesting with every episode. what *has* been dissapointing, however, is ‘lost’. i’m not sure where they are going with that show. i’m not even sure that they are sure where they want to take it. its gets confusing with every new episode. are they alive? are they dead? who the heck are the others?!?!?!
alright, i’m going back to sleep now. lates…
I hate to say it too, but ‘Lost’ is losing it’s touch. I had hoped the first three episodes would have better than what they were. I’m still hoping it will get better. But you’re right about Heroes - it’s an awesome show!!! But it could pull a ‘Lost’ and get us hooked on the first season and just die down later on…
Raps WILL make the playoffs. Just gotta believe. And I’m trying to make Bargnani’s nickname Biryani…but it’s not catching on as I had hoped….
Blog looks good!
haha, u know, biryani rolls off the tongue better than bargnani (pronounced bar-nya-ni)… it’ll catch, just give it time
People are talking about Lost and how it’s not exciting as anticipated. I think it needs time. They tend to put a lot into character development and history with all those flashbacks. I think there’s only 3 more episodes before they go on a 13 week hiatus :O I’m sure they’ll leave us with some suspense.
Khadeeja, biryani is just stupid, sorry.
its true, they do focus on character development, which is good. but at the same time, i think they focus more on that than the plot itself. people are watching \’lost\’ more so for its plot, wondering what is happening to the characters presently, rather than what happened to them in the past. it certainly doesn\’t help when the writers of \’lost\’ reveal character development for 90% of the show, and leave 10% for the rest… and yet i keep watching the show
… they are just toying with me 
Yup, the Raps look great this year! Finally! A big shake-up was just what they needed!
Btw, why does every blog post on the net start off with ‘i haven’t written in a while’… That’s a boring opening, plus we hear it all the time!
yeah we do hear it all the time, and sadly its true. maybe i should use openings like ’so…’ or ‘well…’
Hey, just wanted to let you know I know who the “Anonymous” is - it’s not meant to be mean but a joke at my expense by my classmate who was browsing on my laptop while we had a break during lecture. Last time I let her use it :p