Articles with tag: humour
The Villain of Villains
Maj Azhar May 10, 2009 interacts: 173Asif Ali Zardari is an enigma which has intrigued many for over a decade and nobody expects any relief anytime soon.
I Fell Among (the APPNA) Doctors
Aziz Akhmad Jul 10, 2008 interacts: 42Like the conductor of a choir, with one hand raised, she piped up with a full-throated ‘Paaak sar zameeen shadbaad … The children simply stared at their toes in embarrassment.
Still Looking!
Tahera Sajid May 3, 2008 interacts: 24“No, no, no!� I had stormed out yesterday leaving my Mum baffled and Shabbi Auntie angry, when she brought in yet another rishta-seeking brigade.
Hisab Barabar
Manpreet S Nov 4, 2007 interacts: 9She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on the bike. On the treadmill, her whole body heaves with an energy-less movement.
Spit Syndrome
maryam ahmed Sep 28, 2007 interacts: 9One cannot even go for an uneventful stroll in the park without our spit sensors on high alert, getting the warning “SPIT ALERT!� now and then.
Terminator 2
nabendu debsharma Jul 27, 2007 interacts: 1Episodes from my life with T2, my Boss - the General Manager of a bank in the Middle East.
Shopping with Perveen
Christopher Cork Jun 13, 2007 interacts: 58You bandit. Too much money. We go.
Toilet brushes, Perveen, they’re only toilet brushes…
Too much…he want too much…
Those Pesky Little Creatures
Nauman Afzal Mar 1, 2007 interacts: 2My personal best score is an astounding 20, of what? If you may ask, I am not talking about basketball or cricket.
Take-Two ... News
Fakhra Hassan Aug 31, 2006 interacts: 8“I knew it!”
“Knew what?”
“That Pluto is a dog. Didn’t I tell you Pluto is a dog?”
Fun and Fiasco in the Sky
Hadi Rafi Jun 23, 2006 interacts: 20Some three hours remained, before we touched down at Lahore. Once again the cabin was dark and quiet. Suddenly, my olfactory nerve was stung by some very unholy aroma.
A Tale of Two Dinners
ahmad hayat Mar 29, 2006 interacts: 15In French dinners, there is this “aperitif” thing; you drink some light wine with it. Then some with the main course. Then dessert and some more wine as “digestif”. I started preparing myself on how to drink wine in front of my Pak
Corporate Environment
khurram lalani Jul 29, 2005 interacts: 5“Great idea Mr. Nalaiq. So now we have decided that what should be our new dress code for employees; sponsored T-shirts, chaddis and socks.”
Arachnophobia Vs. Nyctophobia
shobig sifar Jun 10, 2005 interacts: 32Like Archimedes, I once ran naked straight out of the bath into the street; the reason for this though, was not any significant scientific discovery, but the power shut down! It went pitch black in the bathroom all of a sudden...
Interview with the Vamp
Bina Shah May 24, 2005 interacts: 37Angelina Jolie recently visited Pakistan for the second time in her capacity as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador...
On Awakening
Shandana Minhas May 10, 2005 interacts: 14“Sheep,” I was still fuming when we finally drove up to the hospital and found a handy parking spot right by the gate, “that’s what we are.” The contractions, which had started two hours ago, were getting pretty strong now.
Q for Qachas
Hassan Nasir Apr 7, 2005 interacts: 9Meera & Co. in shorts, doing Zuhr work-out at Fortress and leading Maghrib aerobics at Minar-e-Pakistan would do PR wonders for Nachta - Koodta Modern Pakistan.
My darling abaya!
Sameen Tahir Khan Mar 23, 2005 interacts: 237I never realized how much I love my Abaya until we were separated. I’d gone to Karachi for a short vacation. At the airport my cousin screamed when she saw me. Take that black thing off immediately; we don’t want to be seen with you in it!
When I’m at the Gym
Sameena Iqbal Mar 13, 2005 interacts: 29Omigosh Sameena! Push yourself you are almost there...
Scam Dunk
Subroto Pant Mar 10, 2005 interacts: 9'I was just trying to figure out the amount of money that a military dictator of a third world country makes' said Nawab. 'Probably enough to make the directors of some Swiss bank very happy' I replied trying to figure out what was happening.
Happ-E-Birthday
Fizza Mar 7, 2005 interacts: 15I signed on to MSN. Some of my contacts were ’Online’. Some were ’Busy’. Some were going to ’Be Right Back’. Most of them were ’Away’. But none of them messaged. I quickly changed my nick to ’Birthday
Arey Larkay!
Temporal Feb 21, 2005 interacts: 22“Arey Larkay, go to the fourth room, third shelf from the right and fourth from the top, bring me the seventh book from the right.”
An Address – by a Selfless Volunteer
Taimur Khan Nov 19, 2004 interacts: 4Out of habit, your humble servant once imparted such a kick to a dog – who did not understand metaphors and could not appreciate the spirit of sacrifice. He bit me in response – an act befitting mankind.
Lahore ka Jughraphiah
Mohammad Gill Sep 2, 2004 interacts: 172..The elders have described the essence of all this research in these curt and expressive words: Lahore is Lahore. If you cannot find Lahore from this descrption, it only proves that your education is defective and inteeligence questionable...
Mein Aur Meri *STARLINE Aksar Yeh Batay Kurtay Hain Agar Tum Na Hoti…
Rubab Abbas May 15, 2004 interacts: 8The so-called road-killers, the public buses not only provide an “unsafe” means of travel but they rather generate a whole different and diverse set of occupations.
The Prophecies of Nosydamanus
Nadeem F Paracha Apr 29, 2004 interacts: 41Some say Nosy was the greatest seers since Nosterdamus. Some believe he was even greater than his European counterpart. Some say he was a highly evolved bicycle.
The Cloning of Father Ramzan
Rashid Mughal Apr 10, 2004 interacts: 19The other problem, of course, was how to replicate the DNA of the pedigree reindeers in Father Ramzan’s hump-backed camels and dromedaries so they could fly high enough without crashing into minarets and tall buildings
Untitled
Nadeem F Paracha Apr 6, 2004 interacts: 56Boy, what was that awful sound? A bomb explosion somewhere in Karachi. Phew. Thank God. For a while I thought it was mom exploding because I had forgotten to record the 1865th episode of Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahoo Thi.
Girlfriends
Sobia Aslam Mar 10, 2004 interacts: 40They will tell you honestly when you’ve gained weight, they’ll help your confidence by reassuring you about your looks, and if they hold your hand, chances are they’ll never let it go.
Illiteracy After Education - Part I
Ayesha H Ahmad Feb 19, 2004 interacts: 22A casual chat, between two friends: “I tried to be friends with that new chap in our class but I found that he is much too boring.” “Yeah I know. He actually reads novels…and that too classics!”
Bombs and Beards
Muhammad Farhan Sep 2, 2003 interacts: 24It traverses my face like a helmet strap, as if trying to keep my lower jaw from falling. What started as an urge to make something different out of myself has now maintained a debilitating and deceptive permanency, making others believe what I am not
Killing Xanatron
Minhaj Jul 26, 2003 interacts: 6Back in the day Round Yellow Pacman ruled the day.
