World Affairs And Beyond

How many times do you make mistakes and how many times do you seek forgiveness ?

Right before you die, everything that you've been through  in life; flashes right before your eye. --- Sobia Nosheen (1998 - The Blue )

I tend to stare at the sun for as long as I can. Not a good thing I guess!

A tragic car accident, a car race gone bad in Islamabad on the 5th of December 2010, took lives of innocent civilians. One of the boys who died in this accident was an 11 year old student named Asfandyar. I came to know about him only today. Lovely words by Asfandyar, "anyone who leaves this world once, would never want to return to this world, even if he gets a chance to." What a lovely little boy. He had written against rash driving and speeding while he was alive. He is probably in a better place by now. He will live on forever. His story opens a connection between the two lifetimes. He was not even meant for this world. He lives On!

Came across this trailer near the Afghan border today !

Before dying, the mouse said, "It's not my fault that I'm born a mouse". Now that I'm a mouse, I do what mice do. I can't help it. Thank God you're not a mouse. Mouse : Are you really gonna kill me? G : Lemme think about it. Ummmm... Yeah I'll have to, sorry about that. I can't trust you running around with all my clothes and books scattered all around. I didn't invite you, did I?

...and finally my green coffee cup got married... Lucky thing! :-D

Education does to a man what heat of the furnace does to a clay pot.

CDG Abdul Rauf Rohaila addressing the gathering

Interesting view.

I can only post one photo at a time from my cell phone. So here it is. This rocky mini mountain is really very cute.

A good place to visit.

There is wisdom in the years, go find it. These are the riches you should not miss to collect. I have seen most people growing old, but not growing wise. I guess they have wasted the years and have not collected all the wisdom time had to offer them. Make sure you grow wise too besides growing old. Each passing moment holds pearls of wisdom that you have to seek and grab.

Houses for the flood affectees  All donations for re-constructing these houses come through the Alta Vista College Islamabad. Planning & Design by Mr. & Mrs. Mohammad Mohsin Khan Foundations laid for houses for the flood affectees  

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

Aid for flood affectees of the village Pashtoon Garhi Courtesy:  Arifullah Khan and Miss Gulnar

Thousands of jerrycans from donors coming through Alta Vista college Islamabad distributed among the flood affectees of Pashtoon Garhi. Courtesy : Mr. Mohammad Mohsin Khan

Shafi kaka served in the Presentation Convent High School, since I was a little kid. Today when I went to Convent, I saw Shafi kaka, and the same smiling face like always. He still serves there and it was really great to meet him. He remembers me, and probably remembers every old student from school. It was lovely talking to Shafi kaka after ages. I wish him health and a long happy life.

An Aid convoy from donors coming through Alta Vista college in Islamabad carrying goods for 550 flood affected families. Aid convoy from donors coming through Alta Vista college parked on G.T Road outside of village Pashtoon Garhi. Aid consignment unloaded at distribution point in village Pashtoon Garhi. A close up of a damaged house towards the river Kabul. An aid truck getting stuck in mud being unloaded into a tractor trolley. A view of houses razed to the ground by flood water. A whole right side of the street being demolished by floods. Arrangements for distribution being finalized at distribution point. Unloading continues. Flour bags piled up at the distribution point . Verification of tokens before issuance of commodities to flood victims. Aid recipients awaiting distribution. One of many Aid distribution workers. An inside view of a once fully submerged house. A closeup of the damage to dwellings. Bricks of demolished houses. (Courtesy Olasyar - "People...