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Sunday, 16 August 2020

The Sunday Blog #228

 Today is the Sunday the 16th of August 2020 , the 25th of Zilhij 1441H, till the Sunset ( 7:05 pm ; Karachi ) And this is my the Sunday Blog # 228 ( Two Hundred and twenty Eight) . 


It is raining 🌧️ and I also just saw a SMS from Barkat Saab ka bhanja ( NDMA ) saying..,.. it's gonna rain heavy between 14- 16 of August ... 


Yet another stake holder in our complete and utter ruin ...



1:47 am i had a charging break .... unfortunately the rain stopped long ago ...it wasn't a real rain or the Thunderstorm rain ... predicted ...seems like a safety drill for the rooftop bar be ques .... 
The weather this week was so horrible that I could not even enjoy the Chicken meal like I should . 
Infact , I could not eat a proper meal belly full and then not sweat like a banker animal ...or whatever . 

My regular readers have began to hate it that I keep talking about my food and meals and what i eat or not eat during these Sunday Blogs . So before further ado let's move on the to news views and events of the week that does not include my food and meals . 

MBS  the Saudi Crown prince is in trouble in the US Court . In my previous Sunday Blog # 227 ( Two Hundred and twenty Seven) I totally missed to mention the arrogance he was showing towards Pakistan . Asking for the money he gave to the driver . And also stopping the oil . 
Even after missing the breaking news and learning the rumours three days later ...I was not at all surprised . And I don't blame him either . We all know how the Islamic tourism has been badly hurt by the Pandemic covid-19 Corona virus lockdown effects . A few days after the end of the Lockdown ...I was going to the drug store when I saw the most unbelievable sight ...a fresh skinless whole goat hanging outside the newly opened Chinese restaurant right next to the famous Mandi restaurant on Tariq road . As they say ...with Power Comes Perspiration ! 

So anyways , even the BTS army could not bring comfort and relaxation for our dear MBS which was a very surprising move on his part I still could not contemplate . As if the Arabic economics was so easy for me to understand . 

And Now another side effect of the Pandemic covid-19 Corona virus ....UAE is opening the doors and the path to the Bethlehem for my American Aunt in Seattle
After living in Bahrain for a decade and seeing most of the Arab and American world it's her last wish to go and pray there ....

Recently I saw an American movie in which an American Jewish girl was being denied a church sponsored visit to holy land just because of her dearly departed Parents faith 
And a totally different version of the Bible and her total refusal to have her barmitzwah at the trip sponsors church ....if I remember it correctly . 

Anyways , 
Another side effect of the Pandemic Covid-19 Corona virus lockdown is that UK in Pakistan is yet again celebrating the resumption of the UK to Islamabad British Airways route (


Welcoming back @British_Airways to Pakistan! Keeping the 🇬🇧 and 🇵🇰 - and our people - connected. We wish everyone a great flight #UKPakDosti @ImranKhanPTI @pid_gov @PKAviation https://t.co/UIJn3NrdEL )


...really not sure why are they celebrating again I thought they did over a year ago in June 2019 ....with so much zulfi bukhari and balloons ...


Ah here it is ....(

British Airways direct flights restarted in June 2019 after a break of 10 years. The carrier first flew to Islamabad in 1976.

From London Heathrow the flights will be on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, departing at 20:30 and arriving in Islamabad at 04:20. From Islamabad flights will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, departing at 06:15 and arriving in London at 15:00.

Notes to Editors:

For more information on BA’s new safety procedures, please visit here

Customers travelling can expect bespoke services to enhance the on-board experience including a halal meal option in every cabin, while the airline will also ensure sauces in every meal do not include alcohol or pork. As with any British Airways flight, customers can also pre-order a range of special meal options including vegetarian and vegan options.

The Boeing 787 is British Airways’ newest long-haul aircraft that is 20 per cent more fuel efficient than other aircraft and features larger windows, mood lighting and the latest inflight entertainment system. The lower cabin pressure means customers step off the flight feeling fresh.

For updates on the British High Commission, please follow our social media channels:

Twitter: @UKinPakistan, @CTurnerFCO

Facebook

Instagram: @UKinPakistan

Website

Contact:
British High Commission
Islamabad
tel. 0300 500 5306


)

And talking of British the acting HC ( Gringo Escaped lucky for us ...) Ms A Blackburne straight from Uganda .....celebrated British shaheed in Rawalpindi war cemetery ....

Corona main dost hota nahein har haath milaney Wala .....

By the way , before going on yet another charging break 

The Covid-19 related breaking news ....

Our Covid-19 effected neighbors have had a dozen new plastic chairs home delivered yesterday must be planning a party ...to celebrate...

 Doctor Saab's Chachi 's full recovery from the Pandemic covid-19 like symptoms 
It's been almost a month since our door was  lockdown by the local police . 

3: 44 am Break 

4:30 am Okay then I have started preparing my Sunday Breakfast Special from mostly the leftovers ....it's too early to go and stand in the line or even order through food panda 🐼 
So I will have what I can on my own . ...

Okay then my egg is very much boiled and it's almost the Astro Twilight 4:45 am 

So here I take a break  for breakfast and prayer with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi 

May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!


Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!


4:44 am Break 

5:55 am  Yet again God willing I had a full Desi Sunday Breakfast without Halwa .....🤩













 Awesome 😊



Fironiat pey Naz ....I mean The Hum tv serial Pyar Kay Sadqay aired the Last episode this Thursday . The ending was better than I had expected it to be .....both Rana ( mother and Son) did extremely well throughout the thirty episode serial but their performance when the whistle was windless was really good . 
Read that Omair and Maira his real wife are quite famous in the four Wheel drive community for their extracurricular activities... 

Not interested 😒 


The other Hum tv serial I watch ... Muhabbat tujhey Alvida ...got on track has an awesome cast ....


Especially the female lead so far ...Sonya Hussyn 

Still the serial can go either way ....so no hurry . 

The Geo Entertainment soaps are all doing great ...two are about to end this week or the week after ....so we will discuss it later ...


Movies of the Week!

Watched two movies 

4got10 

The Fix It Boys (2017)

Nothing special about both ...just ignore it 
 

okay my eyes are completely shut ...so its sleeping time .....

Sweet Dreams !!

7:35 am Break !


11:52 am Good Morning !

 the first tweet of the day..... 

 Sun 25th Zilhij 1441H 34°C 11:38 am Good Morning ! Had a very sound sleep 😴 Outside it is very Quiet and Peaceful ..most of the neighborhood is still asleep The rain that seem to have started at midnight never came. It is very hot and Sunny 🌞 Construction workers begin digging

Yes . 
Yes ....the construction has started on the empty plot . It will be fun and very entertaining for me for the whole year and I will have lots of new stories to share in this my the Sunday Blogs in the years ahead . The Crazy builder has already used the police and new clear arms ....now let's see how he plays next . We can only hope and pray that he does not mess up things too much . And focus more on the margins of profit than on staying alive....staying alive 😁

Despite doing the early morning breakfast ....I feel hungry ....the kitchen has not started yet so there will be no Sunday brunch ...unless I get up and look for the up for grabs in the refrigerator . I really don't think there is any need for ordering food through Foodpanda 🐼 today ...Can you believe the Summers are almost over ....we are just a fortnight away from the R Wala month .....and just two or three months away from the Sunday Special mazedar paya Nihari brunch . Funny the resistance is crushed and I am still free and able . 

12:38 am Somebody has dared to push the door bell ...who could that be ....the graveyard help or the midnight whisting scout . 
The graveyard help usually makes sound don't stand so silently for this long . Let me check 
Pause ! 

Nobody there ! 

Had the last cup of tea ...now water is boiling ....
These days the tap water is very clear when I fill up the pot . But after boiling and cooling down a thin whitish layer comes up . Not sure what to do with it ....I am using a piece of cloth to filter it before use ....upon drying that thin layer becomes powdery white like some kind of salt or chemical . I have been boiling water for ages and this is the first time I have experienced such a thing ....usually in the rainy season there is mud or dirt in water which is cleared by applying the alum ( phitkari )  which separates the dirt from water make residue or precipitate which is filtered through an expensive commercial filter or a cheap piece of cloth . 
So far there has been no complaints of any water contamination diseases from myself or the siblings ...the water is odourless and tasteless with or without boiling which is quite surprising ...maybe it's a slow poison ....and the effects may show after it's too late . 

Anyways the kitchen has started now so I will have to take a break soon for lunch . 
The neighborhood is so quiet at the moment as if the UAE Prince also asked for his money back . Trust me you cannot imagine how cool my life has become without the Cable TV . And after the WorldCall , we are seriously thinking of parting ways with the Ptcl as well ...now that would be super cool if it happened ...

I really feel disgusted when I think about the nasty games Mr Rehman Malik and his FIA played  . They raped the visa seekers and shutdown the mobile network . Staged fake terror attacks and killed hundreds and arrested thousands ....and forced us to keep the Ptcl connection so they could disturb us anytime . 

And while we are talking about the FIA ....has anybody any idea where is this marriage hall / wedding garden recently illuminated by the next pm in waiting Bilawal ....and why there is no day time picture of it on the social media especially the Twitter time line 😂

Okay it's time for the lunch and prayer with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi

May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!


Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!

2:10 pm Break 


4:07 pm Still too Quiet , the neighborhood sleeps , Only the builder is up ....

The poor thing is already too tangled ....expect an extra floor to cover up the profit margins and favours . 

Our washer man brought laundry ....on a Sunday ...he never does that .... Unless there is thunderstorm warning or he wants eidi from my dear brother ....

Luckily I had lunch or mine would have been given to him ...I had the same I had for breakfast ... chicken hummus ...a small portion was leftover ... Others had mutton quorma .... 


The moon is waning very fast ...due to the reactive moon sighting by Mulla ...we may have lost the option of a  thirty day month 😭

4:17 pm Sounds like a Chaapa ....

4:20 pm ...yes definitely it is ....

4: 36 pm Thank God the All Mighty ALLAH Amen 🙏
That I don't play the Pakistani bingo ....

😆🎁🎂🎉💰

4:42 pm Bakery on Wheels arrived early today ...

Okay a little scroll down the timeline on a hashtag 
#PeoplesSquare enlightened me about the project .


You may have seen me flip flop there so many times especially during my law school days ....never did I ever ...even find a rusty black
50 Paisa coin on the ground ....and the Saein Clan dig up millions of rupees and the land is up for grabs ...for high-rise Whenever ....

Love it 😍

Jiaay Saein ! Sadaein Khush !

God Bless America 🙏

Okay now I have to change in something clean ...for the Chaapa ...

Also the Asr time is just around the corner ...so here I take a break for foodpanda 🐼 and prayers 🛐 with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi

May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!


Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!


5:11 pm Break 


6:38 pm Burger time 🤩










The fun continues 😁


6:46 pm Chaapa over .....

Okay now it's maghrib time so here I take a break for prayer 🛐 with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi


May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!


Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!

6:49 pm Break 

Sun 26th Zilhij 1441H
34°C
8:59 pm Good Evening ! 

After the Maghrib prayers I watered the plants out side on the kerb ....the two mango plants seems to be dried but a new one sprouted from the seed I planted after eating the mango  in reaction or just teasing the people who uprooted mango plant and old tire pot . 
Today when I loaded the balance in my Telenor ...it gave an expiry date of 14th August 2030 ..I find it quite amusing . 

Anyways , that is life ..if only we had any idea how and when we are gonna go ...for sure , we would try our best for sure ....and never believe we can't change it . 

So as it was about to return to the blog ...phone rang ...it was Doctor Saab and he wanted to know what I was cooking ...I told him we had zinger burgers during the Chaapa ...and nobody is cooking anything ....I am not sure if he liked it or hated it ...the kids sure loved it ....and I am so happy that I did not have to go to bring the takeaway as I used to when these kids were younger ....
Thankyou 🌹 Foodpanda 🐼 

I am loving it ...pa Papa ra aa ...

Okay then instead of coming back to this my the Sunday Blog # 228 ( Two Hundred and twenty Eight ) I started searching for a Munna Bhai song I loved very much but could not find it because I don't remember the lyrics or to which part does that song belong the original or the sequel . And while I was desperately searching for the song I found the movie I mentioned above ...about the Jewish girl from a different church and Bible version ....it was the sound of the Spirit ( 2012) staring Anna lasbury . 
And after that I also picked a lovely song from the Hindi movie ...I very much liked ...
And in doing this I lost about an hour of my time and I had no idea when it was nine pm just as now I have no idea how and where the 45 minutes have go by unnoticed . So should I hire someone who could keep reminding me of the time and also what I did with that time  or just enjoy myself . 
Okay now I am very sleepy 😴 so I need to get up and do the wazu for the prayer 🛐 only that way this sleepy 😴 head will probably wake up and stay awake . otherwise I will fall asleep and will again miss a lot of time sleeping 😴 

So here I take a break for Isha prayers with a prayers for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi

May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!


Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent 

9:57 pm Break 

10:39 pm  okay after the bath and wazu and prayer 🛐
I can see things very clearly now ...no sleep at all .
But I also forget what I had in mind for the end of this my the Sunday Blog# 228 ( Two Hundred and twenty Eight) . 


Oh yes I had a great Independence day week . Felt really relieved on the end of lockdown . Many new restaurants that were ready to be opened but were not because of lockdown are now open and some that never existed before lockdown but started with home delivery and takeaway 
Now appears to be old and established . Home delivery by many different rider apps has really supported many business and industries as well as the farming . And the number of jobs it has created is really unbelievable 
My life will not be back to normal until I am fearless and free to go to the mosque for Juma Mubarak prayers as well as one of the daily prayers , ride a bus downtown and eat from my favorite restaurants ....come to think of it ....did I ever give up eating takeaway and delivery food from the local restaurants during the four ...five months of lockdown ? 

The most amazing thing about this lockdown is that I did not catch the flu and common cold ...both viral or bacterial ...I did not need the antibiotics not even the herbal medicine . I stayed at home most of the time and never go out with a serious reason ....tried not to shop in bulk or stay in a crowded shop or market for more that fifteen minutes ....did not attend any funeral . Went to the graveyard only once on the Eid ul fitr morning before Eid prayers went it was not crowded at all . Did not go to the mandies at all whether it was the maveshi Mandi or the heera Mandi or even the Mandi Al Chicken ...mostly bought the frozen chicken .

Strangely of all the hundreds and thousands of people who died or were tested positive around the world none of them were from my near or distant blood relations and family. Surprised ? 

Anyways , I may have survived this pandemic but we are still not sure if it was a God send or a weapon of mass destruction . So we have to be strong , we have to be wiser ....and continue to keep the social distancing ....

Okay now it's time to end this my the Sunday Blog # 228 ( Two Hundred and twenty Eight )  and the song I have chosen today to this my the Sunday Blog# 228 ( Two Hundred and twenty Eight ) is from a Sonakshi movie sung beautifully by Monali Thakur 
So I am very certain everybody will enjoy it ....Amen 🙏

All the Best 😍

God Bless America 🙏

Allah Hafiz !


Lootera-- Monali Thakur -- Sawaar loon 

Hawa Ke Jhonke Aaj Mausamon Se Rooth Gaye
Gulon Ki Shokhiyaan Jo Bhanwre Aake Loot Gaye
Badal Rahi Hai Aaj Zindagi Ki Chaal Zara
Issi Bahaane Kyun Naa Main Bhi Dil Ka Haal Zara
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon

Hawa Ke Jhonke Aaj Mausamon Se Rooth Gaye
Gulon Ki Shokhiyaan Jo Bhanwre Aake Loot Gaye
Badal Rahi Hai Aaj Zindagi Ki Chaal Zara
Issi Bahaane Kyun Naa Main Bhi Dil Ka Haal Zara
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon

Baramade Puraane Hain, Nayi Si Dhoop Hai
Jo Palke Khatkhata Raha Hai Kiska Roop Hai
Shararatein Kare Jo Aise Bhoolke Hijab
Kaise Usko Naam Se, Main Pukar Loon
Sawaar Loon, Sawaar Loon
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon

Yeh Saari Koyalein Bani Hain Aaj Daakiyan
Kuhu-Kuhu Mein Chitthiyan Padhe Mazakiyaan
Yeh Saari Koyalein Bani Hain Aaj Daakiyan
Kuhu-Kuhu Mein Chitthiyan Padhe Mazakiyaan

Inhe Kaho Ke Naa Chhupaaye
Kisne Hai Likha Bataaye,
Uski Aaj Main Nazar Utaar Loon
Sawaar Loon Haaye Sawaar Loon
Sawaar Loon, Sawaar Loon!

Hawa Ke Jhonke Aaj Mausamon Se Rooth Gaye
Gulon Ki Shokhiyaan Jo Bhanwre Aake Loot Gaye
Badal Rahi Hai Aaj Zindagi Ki Chaal Zara
Issi Bahaane Kyun Naa Main Bhi Dil Ka Haal Zara









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