Executive Lunch!
Last Tuesday I got the priviledge to go for an Executive Lunch 
with CEO Nuvica Pakistan Mr. Ali Raza Shaikh, BDM Nuvica Pakistan Ms. Lubna and (prospective) SQA Lead Ms. Fariha (I swear this is not bragging 
)
It was really funny to have the two serious people trying to convince a pretty non serious person (yeah moi moi) to be serious about life and career…he he
; while I kept enjoying my chinese fried rice and trying to understand who the heck in this world eats CHINESE fried rice with tomatoes and cumcumber which in sliced form were kept above the mountain of rice in my plate…if this was garnishing then I’m sorry i’m not impressed and mind u the place we went to have lunch at is a pretty famous one…after all the CEO was paying
During lunch I was also busy eyeing on the CEO sahib’s sleak and shiny Nokia E51 but before I could snatch it from his hand and start playing with it…he slipped it inside his pocket
Then I had no option but to listen to the Bakri Development Manager …jee jee Lubz is working on Bakri’s development program and as a part of it she refused to eat anything but just munch on salad….that too not the achi si pizza hut waali salad but the plain salad. Further to add to these frustrations…..one of the waiters with 4-6 cups of yummy looking ice cream in his tray passed me while I kept sighing….yes…the CEO and BDM din’t get me even one such cup of ice cream
…….choti si bachi par itna zulm….but ah…u don’t know these big famous people…they don’t hav a heart 
Btw I have just realized that this post qualifies to be put under the "Blogo Exaggeration" category. However on a serious note, I started writing it with the intention to thank Ali and Lubz for this wonderful wonderful lunch that they planned just to cheer me up…..THANK U both buddies 
I really enjoyed! 
Feeling blessed to have friends like you Alhamdulilah who are still with me after I have scared away a few "I’ll be always there for u" types telling them about my worries…khee khee! 
Disclaimer: This post is not for publicity purposes of Nuvica Pakistan….even though the crazy beings that I’ve talked about are associated with Nuvica but they became my friends when there was nothing such as Nuvica Pakistan so, therefore, I got a chance to have an informal lunch with them
You’ve been eating fried lice…er…rice? Not too good for your tummy, young lady!
You could’ve told them you wanted to start with dessert.
Comment by Sidhusaaheb — March 23, 2008 @ 2:02 am
how come you get the lunch while I didnt?
bahoooot na insaaafi hai!
Comment by aMmAr — March 23, 2008 @ 2:48 am
Lucky you. Is this a testimonial in favor of Nuvica? I thought Ali hated SQA people.
Comment by waqas — March 23, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
@Sidhusaaheb
Last time i visited my doctor uncle he said, “Sub kuch khao but don’t overeat”
so i keep that in my mind.
Starting with a dessert…hmm…not a bad idea if the host doesn’t forget to server proper meal after that
@Ammar
I’m the privileged one
Waisay na insaafi tu hai..u should protest against it 
@Waqas
Nopes…it’s not a testimonial in favor of Nuvica
For testimonial Ali would give his clients my number so that they can get in touch with me directly…Jawwad’s tip on my question..remember? 
I just added a disclaimer as well 
Btw Ali probably doesn’t hate SQA ppl but he certainly hates me for pointing out mistakes in everything he does
but who cares!
Comment by Fariha Akhtar — March 23, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
@ Fariha:
Was the a Welcome Lunch sort of thing???. So when are you joining Nuvica??
Ali, I would like to make a request here, Please give Fariha her first salary in advance as we may have the treat before she starts the job
Comment by Om Perkash — March 23, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
By the way, why BDMs are always Kanjoos
Comment by Om Perkash — March 23, 2008 @ 8:33 pm
@Om
Naaah naah….it was not. When ‘am I joining Nuvica…that Almighty knows well
but if I do I’ll be bound to treat u all with candies 
I don’t know abt BDMs…but Lubna’s kanjoos…that reminds me she has not thrown a party as yet
Comment by Fariha Akhtar — March 23, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
Waah waah waah … kiya baat hay aapki
Jin becharon nay khana khilaya unka yah haal
Tum nay waiter ko bula kar order kardeni thi ice cream poor ali bhai nay kiya bighar lena tha tumhara??
Comment by Asma — March 24, 2008 @ 12:40 am
@Asma
Aray u don’t know ur poor Ali bhai….first of all he’s not as poor and innocent as he looks like…secondly I actually said quite loudly that haii….woh dekho kitni mazay ki ice cream hai…he said khani hai…i said inn ki cone ice cream mujhe pasand hai…he said woh neechay chal kar letay hain….aur phir neechay jakar mujhe nahi dilai…ab bolo bolo ?
Comment by Fariha Akhtar — March 24, 2008 @ 12:45 am
@ Fariha:
Treat with Candies….
… Sounds Interesting… I haven’t got the treat like that before 
Comment by Om Perkash — March 24, 2008 @ 4:01 pm
yar yeh hokya raha hai? am I the only nuvica employee jis ko tea tarkhaya gya
Comment by aMmAr — March 25, 2008 @ 12:03 am
Its showing that it was really a Excutive lunch,when you called ice cream wala;),cos during these typical excutive lunch,how one cant afford such luxry,there you should just focus on your plate and passing stupid smile and keep on counting k kab yah zaberdesti ka khana peena ktam ho ga:P..I swear it happends with me
Comment by aashely — March 25, 2008 @ 8:30 pm
Ahem…
Thank you thank you
Comment by lubz — March 27, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
@Sidhusaaheb - Menu++
@Ammar - Poor Guy
@Waqas - Yup, i still hate Fariha
@Om - Accepted
@Asma - Buri baat! mera kharcha karwa rahi hoo tum
, Fariha ko tu mein nay topi karwa di thi 
@aashely - Is it really a Ececutuve Lunch?
Comment by Ali Raza Shaikh — March 27, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
Fariha! tum bhi na, achay khasay Lunch ko Executive Lunch bana diya
Nice to see so many smiley’s in your post, Khush Rahoo!
Comment by Ali Raza Shaikh — March 27, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
i hope LUBNA baji didnt eat
shes on a diet u know
Comment by Mohammad Talha Ghouri — March 28, 2008 @ 2:46 am
I also met these two guys yesterday in their office… was really nice meeting them… =)
Comment by Kamran — March 28, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
NUVICA wants to take over Sheraton’s business, huh??
Comment by Asma — March 28, 2008 @ 5:11 pm
Jehan says: “It was nice to finally meeting Fariha Akhtar. She has finally taken the plunge - resigned from her job and decided that she is going to be an entrepreneur.”
Its nice to read this. Believe me its the best thing you can do to yourself. Best of luck!
Comment by Self Exile — March 28, 2008 @ 6:24 pm
@Kamran - Nice to meet you too
@Asma - Who knows
Comment by Ali Raza Shaikh — March 29, 2008 @ 12:17 am
@Om
See this is what I call uniqueness
@Ammar
Ammar…now u got donuts. so, stop complaining…ok!
@Aashely
Luckily..it was not an executive lunch…just gave it this name to tease my friends Ali and Lubna
. But u r right……the real executive lunches can be quite irritating at times coz u have to be on ur toes all the time 
@Lubz
Thanks to u indeed sweetest pari
Comment by Fariha Akhtar — March 29, 2008 @ 6:30 pm
@Ali
You have accepted Om’s advice…now I expect u to keep ur word
He he….I hope u find it nice to see me smiling in real life as well and I don’t really irritate u by giggling all the time
U too khush raho bro!
@Talha
Welcome to my blog Talha. She really didn’t eat nething except salad…bakri hai na
@Kamran
Welcome to my blog Kamran. Yes, I heard abt ur meeting when i visited Nuvica office the same day in the evening. They indeed are very nice people
@Asma
Ha ha ha
….u interested in joining as Chef? 
@Self-Exile
Welcome to my blog
. What Jehan has written is right….this is what’s going inside my mind but I guess it would take me a few more months to take a proper start.
Thanks for the encouraging comment…such comments really mean a lot to me
@Ali
Ahem ahem….i guess i can make good tea….so I’ll look after the coffee section if Nuvica turns into a restaurant
Comment by Fariha Akhtar — March 29, 2008 @ 6:41 pm