Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Are We Loooosers !

Are we loosers? well we can use the question for my parts of life but i this case i am talking about the results of Twenty Twenty worldcup, for those dorks who have been living under some rock or just got up from hibernation the game i am refering to is cricket.

So India won, congratulations to them, In my opinion Pakistan and Pakistani team cannot be refered as Loosers, we certainly have came a long way from where we were, winning from teams like Australia, Srilanka and Newzeland.

I simply adore Misbah-ul-Haq and his courage and talent, lot of people are taunting the poor chap for the stroke he played on which he got out, hey give the guy a break atleast it was much better stroke than what Afridi "Boom Boom" played so a big DOH!

I am in a mix emotional state (especially after that Indian Idol result, Parshant you fucking suck, Amit Paul you rock) but i am not "that" sad on loosing i honestly believe that our team (very few though) gave it their best shot and i am looking forward to see some brilliant captaincy from Shoaib and excellent batting and nerves of steel from Misbah.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Indian Idol 3 The Dilema

Gosh! I never thought i would be addicted to a "desi" program, but yeah i have to admit that courtesy of a friend (who got me hooked to watching Indian Idol) i regularly follow Indian Idol 3. The main reason being was my interest in music and secondly the awesome talent which entertained with their melodies voices every week. Week after week candidates were going, but i didn't cared because i watched Indian Idol 3 because of two voices; 1. Amit Paul 2. Emon

And yesterday was the grand finale and much like our elections it was rigged up to a motherfucking level (excuse my language but its far less damage than i did to my television set after watching the finale), I won't say that i wasn't expecting the results, Parshant was climbing the ladder without that much of a problem and even he would admit that the reason he is II3 is because of Voting (Commerical & Revenue VS Talent)

I am not making any sense and that's because it's been quiet some time i have felt angry at something i have watched on TV (i used to curse at villians in beloved Airwolf and Knight Rider) but all i can say is that Parshant may be INDIAN IDOL but Amit Paul managed to get much more national and international fan base and is more than just "Indian" Idol, he in my opinion in Global Idol because of his awesome voice ....

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

BMW M3 Spotted

I admit, being a evolution fan i can be biased from time to time and can under rate any other vehicle, but i always had this deep respect for BMW M series of vehicles, a friend of mine spotted this sexy BMW M3 outside his garage and both of us just can't stop drooling over it, so without wasting any time let me share some pictures of the beauty with all of you

All Credit For The Following Pictures Goes to Shaukat











Saturday, September 15, 2007

30,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Everyone has fond memories from the time when they were growing up, i am no exception, i still remember anxiously anticipating the Library period in grade 4 (or was it 5 or 6? who cares, its from time when i was in school and a long way back) so that we can watch the movie 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The movie was part of the corresponding book by author Jules Verne, which was part of our course in the English class. The book was about a crazy billionaire who goes by the name of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus which was a city beneath the sea. It was an exceptionally well written book even by today's standards.

So come back to present time, i came across this movie 30,000 Leagues Under The Sea, it was supposed to be based on the book by Jules Verne, I instantly went back to my childhood memories and damn i HAD to see the movie, I had to convince my wife to sit with me and watch the movie (and make popcorns and bring the cans of Coke from fridge too). After watching the movie i

  1. Have deep respect for Pakistani movies and i truly believe that our industry does not make the crappiest movies on the face of this earth.
  2. Feel sorry for Jules Verne, he must be turning in his grave with agony.
I am angry and i am frustrated, both at the fact that this so called MOVIE literally RAPPED (excuse me for my choice of words) an exceptionally well written book, and secondly for all the taunts i had to hear from my wife (it was not easy going through the movie trust me)

For those of you who don't know anything about the book and want to learn and even for those who want to revisit their childhood memories i suggest you take a look at the following page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Thousand_Leagues_Under_the_Sea

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Chevrolet Joy 1000 Km Review

So my car has gone for it's first 1000 free checkup and i thought about writing this review so that people who might be interesting in this vehicle may know the pros and cons of this particular car, i must mention before hand that i found the community at pakwheels (www.pakwheels.com) to be very supportive and my decision making was made very easy courtesy of all the informative posts there, so if you haven't checked their site out what are you waiting for, guide your browser to www.pakwheels.com right NOW!

Showing Off The Shine

Exterior

Honestly, the car doesn't scores that much as far as the exterior looks are concerned, i often get to hear that its a female car (much to my annoyance) and it does looks very small from outside, the looks of this car are like love and hate relationship, either you will love it or you will hate it, myself i am living with it and growing fond of it day by day, but than again i didn't bought the car for its looks in the first place :)

Interior

Dry would be the word which comes to mind in the first place, second thing which will come to your mind would be PRACTICAL, i found everything i need to be within hand's reach and layout is very practical, the only annoying thing is the placement of indicators and wipers, they are opposite of what we are used to (indicators and lights work from left and wipers work from right)
I do miss having a rev/rpm in the car, i know its not a performance car but still would be nice to have a rpm meter showing me the revs i am pulling.

One thing i simply LOVE about the car is its A/C God Damn i haven't seen such a chilling A/C in any car, first time in my life i had to turn it off because i was feeling cold, this is 6 in the evening i am talking about not 1 in the night when atmosphere is relatively colder than that of the day, In 30 seconds flat even in the hottest climate the car manages to make a cosy atmosphere which in hot climate of Karachi is a blessing.

Drive

Now before you start making judgment let me tell you before hand that i personally have a Toyota Vitz and Suzuki Cultus VXL apart from this car so i would be making good amount of comparisons to those cars.

Drive is pleasant and enjoyable, what i don't like is the gear ratios, it took me some time to get used to changing gear very frequently, on the same distance i cover in cultus in second gear i have to shift to third in joy (i am talking about by the book shifts according to speed limits per gear)

The rear shocks in my opinion are able to take good beating but still Karachi potholes manage to give them a hard time, i often get to hear a loud CLANG if my car is overloaded and there is a nasty pothole i ended up in, other than that the car handles the potholes in a splendid manner, lesson to learn here is not to (a) overload your car (b) avoid those potholes don't drive like a blind bat (like i do from time to time)

Power Steering is a disappointment to me, It's still on par with the Cultus power steering but Vitz power steering is way better, After driving Vitz the power steering on Joy feels like a Semi Power Steering, i wish it was more fluid.

Problems

The problems which i jotted down for the showroom people to fix are as follows,
  • Passenger seat making sqeeking sounds
  • Fuel Average
  • Gear Ratios
Passenger seat for some odd reasons make these squeeking sounds which is annoying like anything, i think so its a loose spring or some screw nothing major but none the less i hate the sound and i want it removed from the car, Lets hope they fix the damn problem

Fuel Average is nothing to write home about, The dealer claims an average of around 12km/l in city traffic with A/C, i am having mix readings between 8-9 km/l with A/C. The dealer have told me that after the first service and tuning the average will improve so lets see. If i was paying for the fuel from my own pocket i would be bothered a lot but since my company pays for the fuel i am one happy guy.

Gear Ratios, as i discussed above the car needs to be driven with gears being changed constantly, you start the car from a scratch and before you know you are in top gear, i wish the gear ratios was something like other cars, its not a big deal but its different from other vehicles.

Final Verdict

Am i happy with the car? Yes i am if i compare it with my Cultus, Joy is much better car than Cultus but i can't simply imagine comparing Joy with Vitz, Vitz is hands down a better vehicle.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Going to England - The RIGHT Way

What would be the right way to go to England? I would like to give example of one of my ex-collegue who choose the right way to go to England for his studies, he saved up, day and night, some sources even suggest that he was saving even before his birth, we will let the picture do all the talking after all a picture can say a thousand words


Tuesday, September 4, 2007

My Love For This Vehicle

Many people have dreams of driving a Ferrari or Porsche, surprisingly i do like those car's but my love for one particular vehicle is just overwhelming, honestly if i am given a choice between this vehicle and an exotic it would take me some time to decide. The vehicle i am talking about is Mitsubishi Evolution, Yeah just a small 2 liter rocket which i respect and adore from the bottom of my heart! Inshallah i will be buying one of these beauties soon! :)

Not every 4 door saloon owner can show the "birdie" to a Corvette

Few mouth watering pictures which i keep swapping on my desktop! :)