FarQuest Fariha's Quest: Finding an answer to the question "Why can’t Utopia be a reality?" Wish to add some colors of Utopia to this world because I dare to dream and strive to turn my dreams into reality!

…and no I’m not planning be an adakaara not because I don’t want to be but because I already ‘am…ask my ama about how well I can act being sick when I don’t want to go anywhere and shoo why do I always start bragging? :S The purpose of this post is to talk about Katha Theater’s humorous play “Main Adakaara Banoongi” which has been organized by Rotary Club and is being played at the Arts Council Auditorium since 6th June, 09 everyday from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (in fact make it 11:00 p.m. ) I got a chance to to visit theater for the first time yesterday to watch this play and it was an absolutely wonderful and thrilling experience. Don’t have much time at the moment to write in detail about my experience but ‘am putting together this post to let you all know that if you want to spend some fun time away from the worries we are regularly surrounded by then you MUST go and watch this play. Another positive thing about this play is that, all its proceeds will go to different charitable projects of Rotary, at the top of which is the “Artificial Limb Project”. So, you will get a chance to get entertainment and contribute for a noble cause at the same time. It’s the last day of the play today so, please spread the word.

You can find some details about the play on KMB, CIO Pakistan’s website, Jehan’s ITLOW and Sana’s Mystified Justice

The ticket is for Rs. 700 and is available at Agha’s Super Market, Raintree Spa at Forum and even at the Venue.

I shall write a detailed post about my experience soon InshAllah

Disclaimer: The author has not been paid to write this promotional post and it is completely based upon her personal experience.

Flipping TV channels in the evening today, I came across the program "Awam ki Awaz" on CNBC Pakistan and the topic for the episode was "Prejudice towards Hijras" (Hijra is an urdu word for members from the third gender).  While the host interviewed different people from this community, asking them why they don’t choose to go for professions like others(men and women) do, most of them said, "..because of the attitude of these men and women" i.e.  because of us, the so called normal people. One of them told that she had studied till intermediate and wanted to study even further to become a doctor but had to quit because of the attitude of society towards them. According to them, people often end up making their life miserable and force them to go for the conventional "hijra" get up and activities even if they are not willing to.

As I watched the program, I realized how majority usually treats them with disgust and then various questions flooded my mind. Why don’t we let them lead their lives as we do? Get education and go for careers as we do, being what they really are? Why do we expect them to conceal their gender before they could work/study with us? Why the "Eww" feeling even when some of them actually make it big being famous designers/make up artists, we proudly wear what they design and pay thousands to get a makeover done from their salons?

Why can’t we simply accept them as they are and enable them to contribute to the society in more positive ways. No wonder one of them might end up doing something to make us and this country feel proud of! So, is this prejudice ever going to end?

IM, Emails, Blogs, Forums, Cell phones, Calls, SMS, Voice Chat and many more…..

Major Purpose: Communication 

and localization of all these communication channels…

Major Purpose: Improving communication by decreasing language barrier

In today’s digital age not many of us can imagine living without access to any of these communication media..

However, looking at those who don’t have access to any of these media can make you cherish the importance of the most elementary form of communication - face to face communication!

While coming back from office today, I saw two servant boys (about 12 years of age–yeah yeah I know CHILD LABOR but that needs a separate post) . While I was entering the elevator, one of them was already inside and the other one entered with me. When the one inside saw the other one coming, I saw an amazing sparkle in his eyes, he quickly pressed the button for reaching 11th floor on which the one entering with me asked, "Why did you press that?" He remained silent and just with the movement of his eyes told him that I did it for you.  The two guys moved  a little closer and their conversation started:

Boy 1: "Tun sindhi ahain?" ( Are you Sindhi?)

Boy 2: "Na main Saraiki" (No I’m Saraiki.)

Boy 1: "Hai mobile kathon watui?" (Where did you buy this mobile from?)

and to his this question Boy 2 again replied in Saraiki which I was unable to understand but by the time I stepped out of the elevator, both of them were conversing fluently with eachother, one in Sindhi and the other one in Saraiki.  Even though Sindhi and Saraiki sound a bit similar when spoken but still I was really surprised to see how the young kids start communicating in two different languages so quickly. I’m not able to pick Saraiki much despite being fluent in Sindhi so I was impressed even more and got this strange pleasant feeling as well to see that those whom we pity by saying unpriviledged because they don’t have all these modern communication channels are actually God-gifted to use what they have in the best possible manner; unlike us who in order to understand the content from any language that’s foreign to us will have to have Google Transaltor or else we’ll be al most helpless!

Yesterday, I was sitting all confused, a bit frightened too, not too willing to trust people because of the few people I have come across and who turned out to be completely different from what they seemed to be or what they claimed to be. One thought that was circling around inside my mind was "Whom to trust and whom not to?", "Who is true and who’s not? ", "Shall I forgive those who turn out to be liars/hypocrites?" and it was then that I sat down to get my daily dose of Quranic verses and amazingly enough I got my hands on this verse:

 Show forgiveness, enjoin Al-’Urf (the good), and turn away from the foolish (don’t punish them). ) (200. And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaytan, then seek refuge with Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.)

(Surah Al-Araf Ayat No. 199) (Web Reference: Tafsir.com)

(Tafsir can be found here)

SubhanAlllah…what a co-incidence…i said to myself but just then i recalled what I had read in the book "Your Sacred Quest" by Wayne Dyer just a few days back; that we live in God’s intelligent system where there’s intelligence behind whatever happens.So true! Once you accept this, you’ll enjoy experiencing co-incidences as with this new perception, you’ll get to see the intelligence behind them as well

Undoubtedly,  He(SWT) is GREAT!

I carried a few hours futile search for the video/image that showed Musharraf smoking a cigarette and firing a pistol. The video flashed through the TV channels when he sacked Nawaz Sharif out in 1999 and I got reminded of it when I saw the following image in the newspapers today

 Women have got equal rights today …No? Mushy must be feeling proud about "Enlightened Moderation" now.

I love this song as much as I love going to Sindbad and try out different rides there

Sindbad - The Sailor

Love the lyrics..they are so motivational…listening to it in a loop since yesterday

I got this lovely forwarded message from a my lovely friend S

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Quran, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, ‘With all your money you give me a Quran?’, and stormed out of the house, leaving the
Quran.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a Telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Quran, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Quran and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, as he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Quran. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words…PAID IN FULL. How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to thers. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for…

IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT’S BECAUSE IT IS BETTER PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY USUALLY LEAD YOU TO ATTACHMENTS!

"If you don’t like me, that’s okay

There’s nothing I can do about it

I don’t live to please you"

Source: Read it on one of the bumper stickers on Facebook and man isn’t it just true

Saw this in the signature of someone….it’s so good and since I myself ‘am a strong proponent of having a relatively "paperless" environment so, took it as a social responsibility to share it with others. Am about to add it to my signatrure as well

Step I
Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: "I will choose my own bride!"
Father: "But the girl is Bill Gate’s daughter."
Son: "Well, in that case…ok"
Next Father approaches Bill Gates.

This is how business is done!!

Source: A forwarded email