Floodgates

Monday, August 29, 2011

Twenty Treats


          

1. This is not an advertising campaign for Al Baik. It's just that the chicken is so gooooddddd!

2. Nuclear fissions, fusions and solar flares. The radio operates because they do.Let's take a moment to praise them all.  







3. Don't we just love Kung Fu Panda???





4. Magnetic fields are so beautiful and MAGNETIC! they don't draw you in with deception, like vampires but only through pure magnetism. As for dynamos, they are just dynamic. And since I've already dedicated one whole post to that, dynamos should be VERY grateful. They should write a sonnet for me and continue to thank me through their humble servitude for a very long time. Like a very very long time.

5. B.P. makes the best ones but I couldn't find a picture of that. Nevertheless, FRUIT BUNS! : D

6. Ooh ooh look! Nature's shredder a.k.a. Black hole! It is so black and wide and not shiny.
Random stars. Aren't they PRETTY?



7. Nike shoes. They look best in grey. Okay, not really, but these do!
These shoes are called Lunar Eclipse! How innovative!

8. Einstein was so cute. This is a thread contributing to the semblance of an ode to him, for all that he has given Physics. Our space-time fabric would have so many holes without you and your theories of relativity to sew it all together. So thank you, you were cool.


9. The red beak, the silky white fur and orange padded feet! Yes it's a penguin, namely the Gentoo penguin. And it's walking on snow, which reminds me that today is a very hot day and looking at snow pictures makes me feel slightly better.

10. The most beautiful object in space, in my opinion: a neutron star. I love them so much I don't have words to express what I feel when I see them. I'm so grateful that you exist because you make my world so bright.
PULSAR! Listen to the pulse. You can't? It's okay, just check your carotids.
11. I've tried having a burger for Sehri but not Iftaar but I have a feeling it tastes better in the latter part of the day. Perhaps you could enlighten me?









12. I was searching for pictures of pretty white horses. No, not unicorns or Dora's ponies but white stallions and this is what I found among the images. I couldn't help being interested because this just reminded me how far we have come: from horses to cars named after them. You know what really pleases me about this car? In spite of achieving so much, we haven't forgotten our source of inspiration for the origin of cars. If Ferrari remembers to praise white stallions, we should too.




13. To make the note lighter, let's fly away with the bubbles. Pop, pop, pop! Don't miss out on the lovely colour spectrum that dispersion creates because each bubble is a magical little world and all of its colours are precious.

14. Chocolate cookies! And they don't look burnt or any more crisp than they should be because they seem to have been baked on a colourful spring evening and not at 2 a.m. I WANT!



15. Quasars, radio galaxies or white holes. Call them whatever you'd like to because they are the next best thing after my dear Pulsars. A picture speaks a thousand words and there are quite a few pictures here.                                                                         Is it just me, or are the Quasars actually colour schemed to match my blog??? ZOMG ZOMG! *excited face*



16. I've never done anything quite so eccentric, other than riding in a truck with my class mates. I thought I could give this a try, leaving out the guns and all, of course. I will take the roses, however.
This is the most decent picture I could find of this 'term'. Makes my blog look evil? Please please?



17. OHMAIGAWWDDD!!!! Who doesn't love chicken wings??? Maybe I'll try having them for Iftaar.

Mujhe roza nahin lag raha, okay?
ZOMG! ZOMG! ZOMG! NOM! NOM! NOM! EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! FOODDD!!!



18.  Hawaiian shirts! I'm gonna get one too. But I like Rio better. Do you think the Rio people will mind if I wear a Hawaiian shirt to Rio? Nah, I guess they're nice and hospitable and all.

Also, I want some bling. Okay, not really. But IT'S SO SHINY!!!! OHMAAGAAD MY EYES!



19. JALEBI! What more can I say?










20. Miscellaneous happiness : D










Monday, August 22, 2011

Yes, you are my friend :D



Here are the lyrics, which are the reason why I love this song so much.

We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easy to identify.
Look me in the eye
And ask for forgiveness;
We'll make a pact to never speak that word again
Yes, you are my friend.
We all have something that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you'll count on the me from yesterday

If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me
Sing this song
Remind me that we'll always have each other
When everything else is gone.

We all have a sickness
That cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how we try.
We all have someone that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you'll act as a clever medicine.

If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we'll always have each other
When everything else is gone.
Oh each other....
When everything
Else is gone. 


Thank you, S <3

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Relativity


The other end of the wormhole opened into the heart of pain. Trembling with fear, helplessness and the realization of existing in my purgatory, I tried to warm myself with some nice thoughts - thoughts, not memories.

Flowers, yes that's where I'd like to go, I thought and set my mind free - or at least the part of it I could claim to be in full control of, while the rest wandered away into the vast expanses of the universe, vulnerable to the dangers it presented. The flowers brought with them a rush of memories of the forbidden. I tried to find the bougainvilleas but all I got was Tulips, Wisteria, Gold Mohur. I clenched my teeth, hoping that the resulting ache in my jaw would make all else numb but panic wouldn't allow me to shut my mind and withdraw so I continued getting burnt.

Moments passed and in moments eternities. I chose a different path. I began to explore the brilliant radio galaxies, tried listening to the music of the pulsars so I could praise God and find some peace, but all I felt was the gravity of the black hole, the silence of the vacuum that left me to tremble until either the ice burned out my core or the black hole managed to shred me.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Cower

It rained so hard.
We ran for cover.
We hid.
It found us.
It hurt us.
It bored holes-
In the sky
In the shades
In the walls
In us.

It ran on the ground
It didn't seep in;
It only ran out
Gushed out
Out of us.
It rained on us.
It rained around us.
It rained through us.
It rained without us.

We ran
We kept running;
We kept crying
Crying for help
Crying in pain;
Sighing in vain
Drenched in rain.

They saw us.
From their windows.
Under the lights
The mellow lights
The warm lights
That blazed like fire
With stifled ire
Ire we held
In our hearts
Ire that held
The lights on fire.

The rain went bad
The crowd went mad
We looked around
We looked within
We were drenched.
In red.
The rain was red.
Yes, blood it shed.
Our blood.
Then came a flood.
A flood of lies.
A flood of cries
The flood of blood.

They filled their cups
They raised their cups
They made a toast
They laughed
They chatted
They shopped
They stopped
They looked
Out their windows
Out of their world
They checked:
We were reduced
Reduced
As of yesterday
Reduced to sacks
Reduced to numbers
Reduced to ashes.

They resumed:
They fed
On our tears,
Tears we shed
As we bled
With the rain.
They were satiated.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Free Delivery


Freedom, independence and liberty are all synonymous with each other and with the evening breeze of the National Independence Day mingled with the aroma of Shashlik.
Cuz that's where the breeze is

What could be more invigorating than the feel of fresh air in your hair while you ride beside a daigh in a Suzuki and tantalize your taste buds with Shashlik in your cozy little niche right after iftaar? To me it feels like the perfect celebration of national independence day: the free breeze and free food in the Suzuki that's free of smooth brakes and protective barriers that are meant to keep you from falling off. Though I would like to uplift your spirits further with the good news that even if you do fall off you will not have enough velocity to escape the earth. In fact the whole situation seems rather royal to me. It's like your kingdom and the daigh your throne? Though I would like to reiterate your attention towards the fact that the walls are low and you should do something about that in order to prevent the likes of Trojan War. After all, the throne is very very precious.
NOM NOM NOM!

Rocking on four wheels, you roll on the road, nestled comfortably in your warm spot like a hen guarding the daigh like its eggs. The world gawks at you in awe, stares in discomfort and confusion. If you wish you can imagine some track from 'Lord of the Rings' playing in the background. Meanwhile you think "I must be the dragon warrior, hence NOM NOM NOM! Must make the most of the journey...eating, that will certainly help cool down the fire raging within me and I shall find my inner peace."



It doesn't matter what the man on the motorbike thinks while he's staring at you as if his eyes will pop out any moment. What really matters is the aroma of ketchup and peppers in the soft, steamed rice; the chunky chicken and your stomach's delight.







PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!

The sky so lovely,
The sun obscure,
The breeze so lively,
Your emotions so pure. 
Your nation will be transcendent,
Its buds mature,
You feel with dignity,
That the day hasn't been a bore.
You feel independent,
You feel so sure,
You feel so free,
Like Kung Fu Panda's lore.



And having written all that, I feel QUITE lame but happily so, hoping it made you happy too :)