The Sunday Blog #71

Today is the 13th of August 2017 the 20th of Ziqad 1438 till the sunset(7:08 pm karachi) and this is my the Sunday Blog # 71 .
The Seventy One is an interesting number if we are talking with the age factor of the human beings because for all those who retire with superannuation between 60-65 and begin to feel old and neglected by the young lot suddenly when they turn 71 begins to feel as if they have survived . and there is a long way to go . and if for some secret godly plan not planneth by any mortal soul they are also in good health then god forbid what kind of wild ideas do they begin to brew in their old but not entirely useless head .

Anyways Happy 70th Independence Day of Pakistan to Her Majesty the Queen of UK and the Head of British CommonWealth  currently Queen Elizabeth II,

Believe it or not i had coca-cola tonight with dinner ...and sliced Mango LOL



Okay so now we move on to the bad news first ....


the cat has again given birth to multiple kittens . This is her second attempt this year all her previous ones were forcefully abducted and killed by male cats ( na maaloom afraad ) while i was very busy doing this my the sunday blog # -- (april-may) . The visiting nuclear family and the chaapa nuclear family does not like the presence of this cat here and now with kittens coming under feet roaming around with cat ticks is definitely her last show here around our kitchen Tata !! 

Ticks are tiny arachnids, or eight-legged, spineless creatures, that attach to the skin of mammals such as dogs, deer, rodents and cats, and feed on their host's blood. While feeding on infected animals, ticks become carriers of various diseases, and can infect the next animal they bite -- which could be your cat. Keeping your cat indoors and out of tick range is the best defense,

The German health worker Dr ruth pfau who worked for the poor patients of leprosy passed away this week

From abc news 

Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who devoted her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan, has died at age 87.

In a statement, the office of Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced a state funeral for Pfau, known as "Pakistan's Mother Teresa."

Salwa Zainab, a spokeswoman at Pfau's office, said Friday a funeral service will be held Aug. 19 in Karachi, where Pfau died on Thursday.

She said leprosy remained a problem in Pakistan from the 1950s until about 1996 and that Pfau played a key role in efforts by Pakistan and the World Health Organization to bring the disease under control.

Zainab said Pfau was a "beacon of hope for underprivileged" people.

 

Salwa Zainab

Manager

Resource Mobilization Department

MALC 

Awards for Dr Ruth Pfau

• She was awarded the Order of the Cross from Germany in 1968.
• Awarded Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam by government of Pakistan in 1969.
• Hilal-e-Imtiaz by government of Pakistan in 1979.
• The Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit with Star from Germany in 1985.
• Hilal-e-Pakistan by government of Pakistan in 1989.
• Damien-Dutton Award from USA in 1991
• Osterreischische Albert Schweitzer Gasellschaft from Austria in 1991.
• Ramon Magsaysay Award from Government of Philippines in 2002.
• The Jinnah Award from the Jinnah Society Pakistan in 2003.
• ‘In The Name of Allah’ award by Idara Wiqar-e-Adab Pakistan in 2003.
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) from Aga Khan University in 2004.
• Life-time Achievement Award from the Rotary Club of Karachi in 2004.
• Marion Doenhoff-Prize, Germany in  2005.
• Life-time Achievement award from the President of Pakistan in 2006.
• Woman of the Year 2006 Award by CityFM89
• Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Health in 2006.
• Nesvita Women of Strength Awards by TVONE in 2009.
• Life-time Achievement Khidmat Award by Al-Fikar International in 2009:.
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 presented by the International Schools Educational Olympiad, organised by Karachi High School.
• LADIESFUND Woman of the Year Award  in 2011.
• "Nishan-i-Quaid-e-Azam" award presented by the President of Pakistan in 2011.

From The News 

Okay and coming to the last bad news well i also had a little mishap while assisting my elder brother in plumbing got a little cut between the first and middle finger of the left hand . Lost about enough blood that most diabetics don't prick out for their gluco metres in a year

A glucose meter (or glucometer) is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood. It can also be a strip of glucose paper dipped into a substance and measured to the glucose chart. It is a key element of home blood glucose monitoring (HBGM) by people with diabetes mellitusor hypoglycemia. A small drop of blood, obtained by pricking the skin with a lancet, is placed on a disposable test strip that the meter reads and uses to calculate the blood glucose level. The meter then displays the level in units of mg/dl or mmol/l.

Since approximately 1980, a primary goal of the management of type 1 diabetesand type 2 diabetes mellitus has been achieving closer-to-normal levels of glucose in the blood for as much of the time as possible, guided by HBGM several times a day. The benefits include a reduction in the occurrence rate and severity of long-term complications from hyperglycemia as well as a reduction in the short-term, potentially life-threatening complications of hypoglycemia.

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Okay its time for a small break 

1:54 am Break ( 1055 words )

2:48 am Tea is a stimulant and my runny nose needed a relaxant . I thought we did not have coffee in the house but can you believe i found a decade old jar of uncle's hills bros roasted ( burned if you ask me ) So while the drizzle continues outside and the winds gets stronger i percolated two cups 

Thank you uncle hope you are giving a tough time to the americans just like me ....LOL

Percolate comes from a Latin verb meaning "to put through a sieve". Something that percolates filters through something else, just as small particles pass through a sieve. Water is drawn downward through the soil, and this percolation usually cleans the water.

Drizzle it is and Drizzle is all it is we get here as predicted in my  previous Sunday Blog # 70 , did not rain even though my dear elder brother was praying for hard and fast rain . Its times like these when you realise how hand held you have been all your life . But trying to sell gulalai after all we have been through proves somebody should have retired before hurting so many so long ago .
Okay so now that i am not really concerned with the words count for this my the Sunday Blog # 71 for some odd reason so i feel very relaxed and enjoying it more maybe this is the reason that i did not felt the urge at all to come to politics or the initiation ceremony of the interior minister of Her majesty's government of Pakistan in Quetta for the past almost four hours Anyways very sorry for dead and injured and scared . Should have heard the sound of fire works here in jamshed town karachi tonight must a few miles away but sounded as if just yards away still shaking ...

CM #Balochistan & Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal visited the injured of #Quetta blast incident chaired high level meeting security situation pic.twitter.com/mVDpY6sOd1

— Fara Qureshi (@FaraQureshi) August 12, 2017

So while the british are busy in quetta let take a peek into who the hell is steve Bannon and why he made up stories about the most dangerous city in the world Karachi and why Pakistani media gives a damn about it .

Steve Bannon
Bannon at the 2017 CPAC
White House Chief Strategist
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Position established
Senior Counselor to the President
Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2017 Serving with Kellyanne Conway (Counselor to the President) Serving with Dina Powell (Senior Counselor for Economic Initiatives)
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	John Podesta (2015)
Personal details
Born	Stephen Kevin Bannon November 27, 1953 (age 63) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Cathleen Houff Jordan (divorced) Mary Piccard (1995–1997) Diane Clohesy (divorced 2009)
Children	3
Education	Virginia Tech (BA) Georgetown University (MA) Harvard University (MBA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1976–1983
Rank	Lieutenant (O-3)[1][a]

OH !

4:11 am Break (1529 words)

8:09 am Good Morning !

First tweet of the day

Sun 20th Ziqad 1438
31°C
Up extremely early less than four hours of sleep no intention of sleeping again soon still missed the breakfast Ha

So today the runny nose is joined by the sneeze . Is it a bit cold today or is it just me weak feeling cold and sneezing . So if we can have coffee and fall asleep on a sunday morning then why not the maghaz nihari for sunday brunch and sleep the rest of the afternoon who cares about Sunday Blog or Blogging anyway ?? 
This is the most amazing week of the year in terms of socializing. An invite to every social and family function both online and off-line . Birthday , wedding , and funeral . Not to mention the independence day special events and deals from Builders Mafia .


Details
Meezan Bank, Pakistan's first and largest Islamic bank is participating in ‘ABAD International Expo 2017' which will be held on August 12 to 14, 2017 at Karachi Expo Center. This is a widely attended exhibition with stalls of Contractors, Architects, Real Estate Agents, Builders and Developers, etc. Approximately 300,000 people attend the exhibition every year during 3 days of the event.

This exhibition is open with free entry for general public on 13th & 14th August 2017. You all are cordially invited along with your teams and their families for this Exhibition. Timings of the event are as follows;

Sunday: 13th August 2017 10:00am - 08:00pm
Monday: 14th August 2017 10:00am - 08:00pm

8:45 am lights out  Break

11:37 am Okay so the power was restored at 11:30 am But the broadband net and cable tv is still out so i cannot wait any more and continue doing this my the Sunday Blog #71 off-line and then add it to the blogger site . During the Break i cleaned the refrigarator a little and we had lots of discussions on a number of topics which definitely none of my business or cares . The Facebook Meet up is probably being avoided today . Now was the time for the next facebook meet up but i am busy here and feel as if i have lost two hours but technically speaking if i have had the full sleep till Zuhr prayer time which is still two hours away then i am still ahead of the routine blogging time on any previous sundays for two three months .

So before the power shut down i was speaking about the socializing and invitations . Luckily because of my hand injury none of the above invite is officially or morally binding upon me . Infact my dear siblings are not even calling me for help with the ordinary manuel help and assistence especially moving the heavy stuff or giving a hand in lifting something etc etc . Sooper cool life . The bandage dressing is being done by two brothers one starts and the other finishes . free medicines and check ups thank god i still have the freedom to eat or not eat because it was the cleaning hand so i was trying to be very careful what i eat . I hope my life will be fully normal from tomorrow praiseth the Lord All mighty Allah Amen !
its 12:05 pm and still no internet access .


So i believe i have eaten more in the previous break and need some seista

12:08 pm Break

3:17 pm yes just as return the power goes so i don't understand what is going on or why ? must have stepped on a toad stool or something or somebody must be worried that i might anyways i was just seconds away from updating okay never mind .
And we also have the expected much awaited chaapa so again i will have to shut this down and go meet up with real people in this sweating night suit because right now i cannot take bath and change and even if i change into something clean and dry i will be sweating again very soon . The bandaid came off itself so now my hand is open with ointment
okay got to go

3:32 pm Break


3:47 pm restored again at 3:40 pm i rushed to update but it is not happening don't know why lets see ....

okay i may have panicked a bit so here are the food pictures some that i had and some that i missed  all here .
Okay so during the break or should i say during one of the breaks with power i was channel surfing when i accidentally catch the new turkish serial iliski durumu karisik known here as 

Main Aisha Gul  on urdu1

The first episode of this eye catching serial had two very interesting thoughts writers don't care about anything But their personal laptops and Nobody helps turks but turks ....

Why does this keeps on happening with me ? just when i thought my soaps serials will be restricted to just casual watching of  skin tight jeans wearing super models on pakistani entertainment channels there comes along a psychology based four corner love triangle barely clad super cool models 

Why ?

Anyways need to go and see if my sister is still here ...

4:22 pm Break ( 2365 words)

5:27 pm Okay so it is the Asr namaz time and i need to go bring few things from the shop / market as well but i don't want to show my mt from middle finger cut from the first finger to any stranger the other day nobody noticed it during the juma prayer but you never know may be without bandage may appear more prominent and conspicuos
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. 2. attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He wasconspicuous by his booming laughter.

so i have decided not to go out today and let it dry out quickly without the malevolent sight of strangers . The Anti-biotic cream that my dear doctor brother has prescribed and brought from the drug store is making the hand look very shiny . in a day or two when i stop applying this anti-biotic cream nobody will be able to know if some thing is wrong and i could go on and come back normally even carry the shoppers with eggs bread and bottles . despite not being able to go out for namaz and shopping i am still not in a desperate need for any thing . Believe it or not there is also a slice of cake and ice cream as well and god knows what else if we dig deeper . The two days of continues fridge cleaning and multiple power shut downs could not de frost so imagine if the new PM who visited jamshed town Karachi yesteday while i was sleeping is actually able to end the load shedding and power shut downs for ever by the november this year ( what year is this in his mobile not sure..) then what ?

PM Abbasi announces Rs25bn package for Karachi following first visit to metropolis

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi offering fateha at Mazar-e-Quaid.

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, following his first official visit to Karachi, announced a Rs25 billion development package for the metropolis and a Rs5bn package for Hyderabad during the current fiscal year. “We will allocate Rs25bn for Karachi this year and Rs5bn for Hyderabad.” “Funds for provinces in 2013 were Rs1,200bn and this year we have allocated Rs1,900bn,” said the premier. Abbasi also expressed satisfaction over progress of current development projects in the metropolis and said the governor is overseeing activities in the city. He further said that he met the business community in Karachi and the businessmen and traders expressed satisfaction over the city’s situation. Referring to the support lent to PML-N by MQM-P, Abbasi said that the MQM-P supported the ruling party without placing any conditions on their support. Commenting on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s ‘homecoming’ rally, the premier said that it is Nawaz’s right to express his opinions and he has not said anything wrong in his speeches to PML-N supporters. Earlier, the premier reached Karachi on his first official visit to the province. Governor Sindh briefed the prime minister on development initiatives taken to instill confidence in the business community. The governor also briefed Abbasi on the preparation of plans to address the development deficit in the infrastructure development projects in the province in general and Karachi in particular. Prime Minister Abbasi, in a statement, said the federal government will extend complete support for development initiatives in Sindh. Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah received Abbasi at the airport. Minister of Interior Ahsan Iqbal is also accompanying the prime minister. The premier visited the Quaid’s mausoleum to pay his regards, ahead of the 70th independence day. The premier also met with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar along with the party delegation. “The delegation requested the prime minister to help recover missing members of MQM,” Farooq Sattar said. He further added that the federal government must ensure MQM’s political freedom.
From  The Daily Mail 

So The Thing is that politically none of those you see on television as the government or opposition or the member of parliament or the parliament itself has the mandate after the recent disqualifications or minus ones because the parliament that came into existence on the bases of the 2013 elections were fought by parties that were leader based and not the democratic process based parties so after the parties becoming leader less like MQM and PMLN the mandate these parties and their ticket holders held has ceased to exists . So if we want the due process of Democracy then the next general elections must be called within ninety day or earlier and let us all end this confusion and chaos .

Anyways ninety days reminds me of

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army's initial officer training centre and is located in the town of Camberley, near the village of Sandhurst, Berkshire, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of London. The Academy's stated aim is to be "the national centre of excellence for leadership". All British Army officers, including late-entry officers who were previously Warrant Officers, as well as other men and women from overseas, are trained at The Academy. Sandhurst is the British Army equivalent of the Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, and the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines.

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Cap Badge of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Active	1947 to present (forerunner on site dates to 1812)
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Training
Role	Army Officer Training
Size	Seven companies
Part of	Home Command
Garrison/HQ	Sandhurst, Berkshire
Motto(s)	Serve to Lead
Colours	Red, Yellow & Blue
March	Scipio (Slow) British Grenadiers (Quick)
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	The Queen
Commandant	Major General Paul Nanson CBE

Three of our main dictators and martial law administrators were believed to have been there it was only recently most probably after President Mamnoon Hussain that they decided to have a regular urdu instructor from the prestigious Pak Army . Major Uqbah completed his tenure as first Pakistani Instructor at the Sandhurst Academy and Major Umar Farooq Malik from Pakistan Army replaced him.So finally we have a major blow to the american designs , the nine O'Clock news and mixed swimming pools . LOL

6:37 pm Break ( 3384words)

21st Ziqad 1438
31°C
7:58 pm  Good Evening !

May the lord All Mighty Allah have mercy upon my dearly departed parents and may their souls rest in peace in Heaven Amen !



During the break we had a great facebook meet up probably one of the most important facebook meet ups of this year . I really don't think we could have facebook meet ups like these any more in the near future .
CNN is off from the cable channel list on the living room tv haven't checked or re-tuned other televisions sets . Don't know why this has happened .

Welcome to Burns Road, where Karachi meets Delhi. 70 years on from the India/Pakistan divide, food unites two cities https://t.co/vSXz5juCvm pic.twitter.com/PBgzzg7ehB

— CNN (@CNN) August 11, 2017

Okay this could be it .

Islamabad and Karachi folks. Don't miss out.
Going to be a pretty decent show. pic.twitter.com/eOLCaBMDvA

— Daaniyal (@Le_Sabre54) August 13, 2017

Pakistan Air Force "air show" rehearsal on sea view Karachi. #14thAugust pic.twitter.com/sOisXspRaa

— Imtiaz Chandio (@imtiazchandyo) August 13, 2017

..Instead i will be enjoying this view 

okay so the weather outside is so awesome and the wind is like so cool as if we are at the sea view or something and i am here locked inside the room with a fan on and no idea doing what . because of this hand injury nobody is looking for me or asking me to go naan what ee aa 
this something i learned yesterday from saein's school of small fishes in the neighbourhood so from now on i have decided to learn at least on single phrase of a different language everyday and especially the language i hear so regularly
My dearly departed Papa's ( may his soul rest in peace in heaven Amen !) favorite phrase from sindhi language was if i remember it correctly " abba chaa to karein ? 
And mine is Tunjo nallo chaa aahey  ?


Okay i need to check out on the real world and see if somebody still alive out there ....

8:50 pm Break ( 3706 words)

10:13 pm 

 So once again i would humbly request all especially her majesty's govt not to invite me on special and happy occasions because i have given up getting dressed for the occasion and go out on crowded streets in a festive mood . Thankyou !


So tonight we cannot blame my dear elder sister for being cooking builder mafia or disturbing and wasting the precious blogging time because at nine i was falling asleep during rapid channel surf ( not by me )  when suddenly the smell of burning in the kitchen touched my nose got up to see this 


So this is how we end another great year in the 70 years of Pakistan History . This Chicken Biryani has everything but Aloo ( potato) and even though it was not made from the shan biryani masala packet but still it looks Shan dar and also taste good . a little dam ( let it cook on low flame ) to make it softer and drier . Anyways cooking builder mafia will always be in a hurry they will never learn that so lets not burns ourself . 

I need one more break before i start the finish of this my the Sunday Blog # 71 .

10 : 51 pm Break ( 3902 words)

11:04 pm So this is it less than an hour left to this my the Sunday Blog # 71 and also to the mid night the beginning of the 14th August 2017 . Believe it or not last year in 2016 the 14th of august was on a sunday and i was here all night and day and night till the very end with my

The Sunday Blog # 19

Today is the 14th of August 2016 The 10th of Ziqad 1437 till Sunset and This is my The Sunday Blog # 19.

Most of pictures i share on that blog are appearing on this browser as small boxes so before i do something silly i will first like to check this my the sunday blog # 19 in different browsers and in different time zones . And if that does not help than ofcourse i will try to replace those pictures with suitable replacements or try to edit But the question is When ? because i haven't yet edited my previous two sunday Blogs that is the Sunday Blog # 69 and The Sunday Blog # 70 and now after the midnight in few minutes this my the Sunday Blog # 71 will also add to the list so in dollar terms i need to edit all my sunday blogs one by one very soon .

This week i watched three re runs of the movies i thought i had not finished before or not watched completely here on HBO .
1. The Last Castle (2001)
2.The Vow (2012)
3.Killers (2010)

had a power break down which resembles the nervous break down during the Killers Anyways i gradually remembered it all till the ending .


So this is it no new movie or movie downloads yet .

Okay so its about time for the end of this my the Sunday Blog #71 . And even though i have crossed the four thousand words mark for this my the sunday blog # 71 on the wordpress words counter i really don't feel like i have even done the three thousand five hundred words mark on the words counter But with my two fingers seperated apart by a cut which i may not be able to hide even when it is healed fully will keep reminding many how dedicated i was to this my the sunday blog  and how passionate i was with whatever i did . Cheers !

Unlike the tip of the week  in the sunday blog # 19 which i gave up sometime ago along the way here is a wasiq1 wise

Some are born Americans , Some become americans Yaar abdul lateef never give up dreaming RIP

okay so its goodbye from me with a very special request of a love song one of my all time favorites since high school it never seems to fade away the song the lyrics and the message . All the best and very happy Independence day of Pakistan to All especially the Pakistan Rangers for maintaining a steady supply of chickens and eggs to my war torn jamshed town and karachi the most dangerous city of the world . 

thank you and God Bless 

Amen ! 

Madonna - Papa Don't Preach