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Rain or No Rain ???

kar_syed — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:55:55 +0000

July is approaching and a question is bouncing in my mind… “What is better in current circumstances? Do Karachi really Needs Monsoon This Year?” I think “Yes” but every time when I cross Karimabad flyover looking down at Lalookhet Underpass or Filtering out my bike at Souhrab Goth Signal or jammed Packed from Karsaaz to Civic center I feel “No Dear It is not possible for us to welcome The Rain this year…or the second option may be importing transport boats from Bangkok”
Although city government claim that they are prepared for the coming season but looking at the ground realities it seems very difficult… but I am optimistic let us see what they do if it rain….

Hey! My question “Karachi needs Rain in this Monsoon or in the next?” Share your thoughts :)

Caf√© Piyala Demolished…

kar_syed — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:55:16 +0000

Illegal buildings have been removing from all over the city for about a couple of months for this reason Ramla called City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal a “Demolishing Man” in her Blog.
Being illegal it is the turn of Caf√© Piyala to get flattened….
Caf√© Piyala is one of the oldest traditional type “Charpai” restaurants in North Nazimabad, I don’t know how old it was but its age is above 20 years at least.
Caf√© Piyala was famous for the strong “Tea” served in traditional “Piyala” (bowl) round the clock and 7 days a week. There are many people who have memories and different affiliations with Caf√© Piyala… if you are one of them lets share your memories/views with all of us.

Pak-Hind Dosti Mushaira 2006 @ Annu Bhai Park, Nazimabad Karachi

kar_syed — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:55:32 +0000

I was in a “Mushaira” for the first time, last night. It was scheduled to start at 8:00 Pm but at that time the stage was even not prepared…. But recording of some old Mushaira was streaming in the background “It is 11:20 Pm and the beginning of Mushaira” JUST 3 Hours and 20 Minutes late…(Not to say more as It is Karachi :)
27 Poets & Poetess recited their “Kalaam” (poetry) and it continues till Azan-e-Fajar. The crowd behaved gently and pleased every nice Kalaam.
It was a good experience…

National Stadium Karachi… Lost a record…

kar_syed — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:55:17 +0000

Cricket Lovers witnessed a wonderful match last night… when South Africa outclassed the Kangaroos in a real record breaker… 872 runs in 99.5 overs. What a match it was… previously the highest ODI score was 693 runs in 100 overs by India and Pakistan at National Stadium Karachi.
At last Australia lost a Bilateral ODI Series after 4 long years… in June 2002 Pakistan won 2-1 However Sayeed Anwar’s Highest ODI and Shahid Afridi’s Fastest Century is still a challenge.

High Frequency of Street Crimes!!

kar_syed — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 23:55:02 +0000

Last night I come across two consecutive incidents in a minute, but similar happenings in both cases… Cell Phone Snatching… Here’s the story:
I was traveling by an overly crowded mini bus and waiting for my stop… suddenly a man jumped out from the running bus and ran away from the bus… an unfortunate man cried “Mobile… Mobile!” and jumped out to follow the cell phone picker the scene ended. After some moments the bus stopped and I was on my way… again a man was running furiously behind the other… same story but different persons and a different cell phone.
Although these things are now a part of most metropolis but I feel the frequency of such crimes is getting higher and higher with every passing day. People are afraid to carry their precious portable devices. I recalled a photo printed in The Daily Dawn that a foreigner tourist capturing images at M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi with a gunman for his security.

Is there any method to control such crimes?

Weather Update # 2

kar_syed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:55:04 +0000

Oh my God! Oh my God…
As I predicted yesterday it rained in Karachi… I m going to join the National Weather Forecasting Bureau :)
Report: Various parts of Karachi drizzled last night and some areas received light rain during early morning.
Forecasting: Today i.e. 09 March, 2006: According to The Daily Jang (Urdu News Paper) Strong Winds and Light Rains…
Aur haan; I is more cloudy today… let us see what to be… possibly it will be Cats & Dogs…

Weather Update!!

kar_syed — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:55:04 +0000

It is called that weather forecasting is not easy but I believe it is even more difficult when it comes to predict Karachiite Weather…
But right now I like to update the skies above me… it is very cloudy/Dusty right now and I don’t know why but I feel like it will rain……
Let us see what happens :)

P.S. Being observing Yahoo Weather: Karachi is a vast City… may be there are some areas with clear skies…

Microsoft Developers Day ~ Registrations Open~

kar_syed — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 17:55:57 +0000

Karachiites who belongs to the Software Industry and working with Microsoft .Net register your self…

~~Received Via Email~~
Microsoft is pleased to announce the holding of Developers Days 2006 focusing on “Security”, scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 14th March 2006 at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi.

This workshop will provide an opportunity for the participants to learn and explore security aspect of the Microsoft .Net Frame work.

The main objective is to update the current IT mainstream about the latest cutting edge tools and techniques that improve security during project life cycle using Microsoft technologies and thereby enabling them to practice better developing methodologies in an industry where security is an ever growing concern.

The core outcome of this day long seminar is to impart information on the contemporary security issues and discuss various solutions and options.

Targeted Audience: Developers, IT Pros, and Project Managers are the key audience ideally having some background knowledge of developing systems.
Technical Level: 2+ Years Development Experience

Time: 9.00AM - 5.00 PM

Venue: Ballroom A, Pearl Continental Hotel

Tentative List of Topics

¬ß A holistic View of Enterprise Security
¬ß Web Application Security in ASP.NET 2.0
¬ß XML Web Services Security using WSE 3.0
¬ß Windows Communications Foundation (”Indigo”): Writing Secure Distributed Applications
¬ß The What, Why and How of the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle and Why you should care
¬ß Windows Communications Foundation (”Indigo”): A Deep Dive into Extensions for Security and Identity

How to register: Please fill in the form given below and e-mail it to Danish.hasan@ekalsoft.com before the end of day of March 9, 2006.

REGISTRATION FORM

“Microsoft Developer Days”

Name:_________________________________

Address:_______________________________

Institution Name:_________________________

Telephone:_____________________________

E-Mail:_________________________________

Mobile #: _________________________________

For further queries/information contact:

Mr. Danish Hasan
Business Development Executive
KalSoft (Pvt) Ltd.
111 40 30 20 - Ext: 315
0300-3573238
Danish.hasan@ekalsoft.com

Thanking you and with kind regards,

Vaqar Khamisani
DPE / ISV Manager
Microsoft Pakistan

Karachi @ Answers.com

kar_syed — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:55:15 +0000

While checking Karachi at Answers I found many interesting facts about my beloved city including the above picture.
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Karachi Diversity…

kar_syed — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:55:28 +0000

I have been living in Karachi for years but still many areas are Unknown to me, I often make discoveries. Yesterday I came across another discovery while going to Jum‚Äôa Prayers. I was in my office and a bit late for the Jama‚Äôt in nearby mosques, I had no options to fulfill the obligation because there wasn‚Äôt any vehicle available and it was difficult to reach other mosques on foot due to time constraint. I didn‚Äôt give up and suggest to go a mosque not too far from my facilities but across a ‚ÄúBroad Sewage Naala‚Äù (Sewage Stream) actually our factory is situated at Gabol Town, Federal B Area (further from Suhraab Goth) and the ‚ÄúNaala‚Äù behind our facilities is quite wide. Anyway I crossed it and eventually I was in a new world‚Ä¶ although Naala Facing areas were fetid but the smell disappeared as I entered the streets. The locality looks like a small Afghan town beard men, veiled women and cute but dirty kids playing some kids were looking after their goats like a trained shepherd; not to forget mentioning a beautiful adolescent girl peeping out behind a door.
I reached the mosque in time, it was full with people wearing huge ‚ÄúPagris‚Äù and I was looking an odd man there. A white beard Imam was delivering sermon in a language I cannot understand I think it was ‚ÄúPashto‚Äù.
While returning I found an Afghan who is working in my department he guided me with some shortcuts and within five minutes I was at the factory‚Äôs gate.