from the moment of commitment, nature conspires to help you July 9, 2008
Posted by fAr stAr in General.Tags: bank account, inactive account
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I have an account which I hadn’t used in past few months and I was uncertain if its still active or not. I wanted to visit the nearest branch of the bank to inquire about the status of the account. Today when I checked my emails, I got an article about keeping the saving account active forever, I read it and noted to apply some of the tips mentioned in the article in future to avoid my account being inactive. Then later in the afternoon, i got a call from a friend requesting me to act as the introducer for his account in the same bank. I asked him to wait for my reply in a couple of hours. The omens were obvious that I should not be reluctant in making this matter clear. I rushed to the nearest bank in the lunch break and luckily the ATM transaction worked. And the mini statement showed that my last transaction was on 31st july, so it was pretty close of becoming inactive. And then I had to go through all the hassle of going to the actual branch of the account and submitting the application and the fee for making it active. Nature saved me 
Pak Post…revamped or not? June 24, 2008
Posted by fAr stAr in General.Tags: BB, Benazir Bhutto, Bhutto, karachi, Letter, Mail, Pak Post, Stamp
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i always try not to go to a government office in usual circumstances, and try to find someone who can do the work for me. but today i was short of time so i had to do the work myself. i needed to post two letters urgently…u ppl must be laughing at me as im still talking abt letters and snail mail in the cyber age…but i cant send an email or cant even use a courier to drop something in a PO Box…i heard a good deal about the revamped face of the Pak Post on KMB and some other forums, so I reluctantly decided to visit the nearly post office to buy the envelopes and post the letters then and there. As I stepped into the post office, the government office ambiance was all too evident. Everyone was standing and waiting for someone to attend them…but all the staff was bz in doing some work which was not at all related to the office…staff was just strolling here n there, arranging their stuff, talking to each other, but not in least bit interested in doing the work which they r supposed to do there…later I found out that as it was the shift change time, at 3 pm, and the staff was commencing its day, and we never work in the starting half an hour or even a full hour. Now that was quite a situation for me as it was pretty hot and I didn’t want to spend next 30 mins or so in that heat. An idea popped up in my mind and it was a good one…I heard in the news a couple of days back that Pak Post has issued some postage stamps on the Birthday of BB…I asked the nearest staff member for them…and I could see the delight on his face on hearing the name of BB…he instantly came to me and told that the head office has not provided them but I may get those stamps in a couple of days…as if I really need them
Poor people should eat chicken :s June 9, 2008
Posted by fAr stAr in General.Tags: Let then eat cake, Marie Antoinette, Musharraf, President Musharraf
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Whether Marie Antoinette ever said the words ‘Let them eat cake’ or not, we may never know, but our President Musharraf has definitely said that ‘Poor people should eat chicken’. This news item was printed on the first page of 8th June 2008 edition of Daily Jung.
Haier Pakistan’s China Earthquake Relief Fund June 6, 2008
Posted by fAr stAr in General.Tags: china, China earthqauke, earthquake, fund, haier, relief fund
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From amersarfraz’s post on Buzzvines,
Haier Pakistan has taken an initiative to contribute in the rehabilitation process of the affectees and has started a campaign by the name “Let’s Bring Back Their Smile” across Pakistan. According to news on Haier Pakistan’s Website, the company has already donated US$5,000 to the China
Earthquake Relief Fund, but this campaign’s idea is absolutely brilliant, probably needs a bit of promotion.“Let’s Bring Back Their Smile” campaign’s idea is that for every candle lit in the honor of the victims of this tragedy, Haier Pakistan will contribute a portion of its earnings towards the China Earthquake Relief Fund. You don’t have to physically light the actual candles. All you have to do is log on to the Haier Pakistan’s Website (www.haier.com.pk) and click on the EARTHQUAKE CHINA – Let’s Bring Back Their Smile! promotional logo with a candle on it. That’s it and Haier Pakistan will contribute on your behalf in the China Earth Quake Relief Fund. How good is that.
Direct link to the page is here. So visit as many times as u can. in blogging terms, every single pageview counts
Alternate Reality Game (ARG) May 19, 2008
Posted by fAr stAr in General.Tags: 48 hours in purgatory, alternate reality, alternate reality game, ARG, argn, cathy's book, first person shooting, FPS, game, geopikzz, ocular effect, the beast, the lost ring, unfiction
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Does it sound something related to artificial intelligence, or the alternate/parallel world theories expressed in Matrix and other similar movies??? well its quite like the same thing, only difference is that its controlled in real-time by real people, not computer AI and you can not only be a part of it but drive the whole thing…yes, your response can change. The most compelling aspect of ARGs is the medium…the medium of the game is real-life…yes, real life. All you need is a computer connected to the cyber space. So the game actually doesn’t look or feel like a game, as the slogan This Is Not A Game (TINAG) suggests. . Like most Role Playing Games (RPGs), players assume the role of a fictional character in the fictional world of the game, ARGs also played on this format, with a very interesting variation. The character you play in the game is YOU, not any fictional character on the game.
But the interesting part is yet to come… (more…)
