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Who and What Am I…
Bachelors in Finance, Pace University. Masters in International Affairs, Columbia University. Cab Driver, New York City. Certified Public Accountant. Work with Technology that has nothing to do with Accounting, International Relations, or Taxis. Didn’t know what I want to be when I grew up. Grown up, still don’t know. Jack of all trade, master of my destiny. A man of very strong convictions.
How Do I Make My Living…
As an Oracle Consultant, I lived in an exceedingly pressured, aggressive, dog-eat-dog environment, and traveled all over the place. No more. I still work with Oracle Applications, but the company I work for now is less than ten-minute drive away from my home in a small suburb on the East Coast of the US. I come home for lunch everyday.
What I Do For Fun…
Read very selectively and discriminately. Work out. Eat out. Watch silly sitcoms on TV, no serious stuff and no news. See myself in Homer of The Simpsons and Johnny Bravo. Write for Chowk. Take long walks. Think all kind of thoughts.
My Hobby…
Photography…I am a photographer, not a picture-taker.
What Attracts Me…
Looks…I am very visual.
My Most Favorite…
Fiction Writer: Par Lagerkvist
Fiction: The Catcher In The Rye
Play: Waiting for Godot
Non-fiction Writer: C G Jung
Non-fiction: The Origins and History of Consciousness
Philosophy: Tao
Philosopher: Chuang Tzu
Concept: Nothingness
Idea: Detachment
Band: The Ramones
Song: Blue Monday by New Order
Movie: The Reservoir Dogs
Quote: “It’s not the reader that judges a book, it’s the book that judges the reader.”
What Disturbs Me the Most…
Rape of innocent women.
Who and What I Dislike the Most…
People who mock religion, their own or someone else’s. People who hate another group of people because of their religion, country, way of living, or ethnic identity. People who speak as if they were as deep as an ocean but whose thoughts are limited to being as shallow as a filthy swamp. Self-righteous people. Ignorant people. Intolerant people. Lechers.
What Fascinates Me the Most…
Quantum Physics.
Who I Like the Most…
Free-spirited people. Funny people.
Who I Fear the Most…
Myself.
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add to my favorite writers Articles by Godot
The Jews, Israel, and the Middle East
Godot Aug 12, 2006 interacts: 169 Views: 16630The Jews should be commended, not condemned, for their remarkable achievement. Being among the fewest in numbers as religio-ethnic group, they command unimaginable power.
R Kumari: A slice of Josh Malihabadi's life
Godot Nov 23, 2005 interacts: 28 Views: 8113For God’s sake. you are going to a mandir in Benaras pretending you are a Hindu?
Pakistan’s Choice
Godot Jul 28, 2005 interacts: 621 Views: 95330In light of rising Indian power blessed by the West, what policy options does Pakistan have?
Cold Flesh
Godot Jun 17, 2005 interacts: 54 Views: 15556Eesher Singh looked at Kalwant Kaur but unable to bear the heat of her piercing eyes, looked the other way.
The Idea of Chowk
Godot Jan 24, 2005 interacts: 258 Views: 32432Its round, don't try to fit it into a square
Western Feminism and South Asian Women
Godot Dec 30, 2004 interacts: 182 Views: 28618The gander that’s caught in New York cannot be cooked in Nowshehra
The Tailor
Godot Nov 3, 2004 interacts: 24 Views: 6311Shimmi and I were circling the city looking for an available tailor for Shimmi to have her clothes stitched.
The New Wife
Godot Oct 12, 2004 interacts: 22 Views: 6708Ever since Lala Dangamill remarried his youth had returned with a full force.
Bhagat Ram
Godot Mar 22, 2004 interacts: 30 Views: 6105His name was Bhagat Ram, but he was no worshipper of God but of the Devil himself.
Basement
Godot Dec 29, 2003 interacts: 74 Views: 17527Don’t know where you came from and where you went afterwards. I only knew that my house was in your way, and you were always thirsty whenever you passed it.
Pakistan under its Ethnic Shadows
Godot Nov 17, 2003 interacts: 151 Views: 23400Unless one can sufficiently and satisfactorily answer the question “What does Pakistan mean (Pakistan ka mutlab kya)” in the affirmation of a nationhood, the desirability of a “Pakistan” as a viable entity will remain questionable
India and Pakistan: The Stark Reality
Godot Oct 14, 2003 interacts: 363 Views: 47997A tattered country inflicted with sectarian violence, terrorism, and fractured political and judicial systems, Pakistan offers little hope to its people and is an easy target for destabilization by its enemies.
The Quilt
Godot Jul 24, 2003 interacts: 21 Views: 13484Translated from Urdu, Ismat Chughtai’s ‘Lihaf’
The Infidel
Godot Feb 13, 2003 interacts: 24 Views: 9203Translated from Urdu, Ismat Chughtai’s short story ‘Kafir’
Nasreen
Godot Sep 25, 2002 interacts: 39 Views: 8890Translated from Urdu, a story by Shafiq-ur-Rehman
Good-Riddance
Godot Aug 14, 2002 interacts: 89 Views: 13980Dukkhi chamar was sweeping and his wife, Jhuria, was busy putting the cow-dung on the walls.
On Hate
Godot Apr 14, 2002 interacts: 458 Views: 48736Hatred filled my entire body, as if there was no blood in my veins, but a raging, boiling, river of hate
Caesar, Mata Hari, and Mirza
Godot Mar 22, 2002 interacts: 45 Views: 13697Translated from Urdu, a story by Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi (1962)
America’s Responsibility
Godot Jan 8, 2002 interacts: 440 Views: 39629America had left no doubt that America was anything but fair
My Sahib
Godot Aug 14, 2001 interacts: 117 Views: 26562An English translation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s ‘Mera Sahib’
Jinnah, My Hero
Godot Jan 18, 1999 interacts: 74 Views: 15552Jinnah, the fragile man with an iron will.
Godot
- Articles on Chowk: 23
- First article: Jan 18, 1999
- Latest article: Aug 12, 2006
- Times read on Chowk: 511012
