The Diary of a Pretty Young Thing

I admit, I am waiting to read what happens next..but
there isnt any genuiness in the article..

as usual very well written though.
(T)

kewl article...and yeah i miss Girl Friday by Amina Haq...remindz me how interesting the social butterflies of this City of Lights/Darkness are...
PYTs make it seem that life is all fun and no work..and iuznt tht the ideal life?

incredible! quite a girl friday esque piece..............! must be off dahlings im of to aghas for the peppermint scrub...

That was almost a coyly satiric piece of crap. I say almost as I couldn`t read the whole thing.

Oh I miss so much the Friday Times column by Khar`s daughter. Hated it at first, but then got hooked to it during the long waits that my experiments required.

Yildrim:``narrator`s compulsion to describe, by brand, all the things she has, resonates all the way into her very personality, rendering her to be nothing more than a Thing herself.``


Thats well said but you must extend this description to the rest of us. Saw your profile which mentions ``Law Student``. Surely you are projecting an image by the use of an institution such as college or university.

Pretty young thing puts on designer clothes, men will flaunt education, less lucky man might join army and look powerful in uniform. What is the difference between Army uniform and a Gucci Sweater? Do they not serve our vanity, our need to project an image and identity? They also make the wearer more powerful. I for one am always impressed by a well dressed girl who is wearing designer clothes. I think automatically she is high mantainance & I will respect her for it.

[As the Aunties say, I might be able to tell you the good news soon!]

So it`s the Auntie Syndrome ! That looks like the compelling reason. However the intellect does shine through.

I hope Farid gets Bina Shah some more denting/painting equipment from Dubai.

Best of luck !

Saminasha #24 I dont have contact with Hobbyty outside of chowk. And come to think of it, havent seen him around lately. Hope he is OK.

Cant say that I did not enjoy this writing.

Very uncharacteristic of this author though.

Next segment soon?

Ras

Bina,

I think i read this in Karachi O`Bitchery or Scene sections of the Friday times, all the same its a laugh to read about our `elite` folks, and their latest hangouts.

Tahmed Bhai,

I have no idea what the distinction would be, being completely banking illiterate! Esplain, Lucy, esplain!

Are you in touch with Hobbyty? If so, send him my regards.

Sac,

It turns us all into boring, dead, cow uddered, killjoys who stare walleyed at the yapping boys who nip at our heels...oh lord, in creating all the creatures on this green and fertile earth, how could thoust smite us with the humorless feminazi who just doesn`t know when to smile when she`s being told, or jump up and down enthusiastically when reading Camille Paglia`s latest sensationalist stroll down the unimaginative readers shirt buttons?

and Michael Jackson`s `PYT, pretty young thing` blares in the background...
spoofing the spoofs, if that makes any sense...to quote Miss Poo (another spoof) from KKKG, `Iiiiii like it!`
I`m staying tuned :-)

I think the use of ``thing`` in the title denotes allusions to the materialistic components of this evident satire. narrator`s compulsion to describe, by brand, all the things she has, resonates all the way into her very personality, rendering her to be nothing more than a Thing herself.

FJ #16 Oh no! One word from you, and I am demolished.

saminashah #12 Good idea. :-) Are you suggesting that brother FJ would have interest in the concept of homosexual banking, or would it be an interest-free banking concept?