[Gul's ~ A Book with the Fragrance of a Flower]

Happy 29th Birthday bhai jaan, your birthday on every New Year always made its excitement twice.

I was very much far away from my birth on his grand B’day which our family celeberated when he turned to 4. But that ol’ album is potraying you a prince in yourself. Wishing you and praying for the desired happiness in your upcoming years of life.

Miss ya all the time!!!

PS: Happy 2006

Ranked at Top in this month’s chart of my favorites.

Lyrics by Anwar Maqsood*, Sung by Strings*. Titled as ZINDA

yeh hai meri kahani
khamosh zindigani
sannata keh raha hai
kyun zulm seh raha hai

aik dastaan purani
tanhayi ki zubani
her zakham khil reh raha hai
kuch mujh say keh raha hai

chubtay kantay yadoon kay daaman say chunta hon
girti deewaron kay aanchal mai zinda hon

bass yeh meri kahani
be nishaan nishaani
aik derr beh raha hai
kuch mujh say keh raha hai

chubtay kantay yadoon kay daaman say chunta hon
girti deewaron kay aanchal mai zinda hon

(john’s Part)..

bajay pyaar k shabnum mere gulistaan mai
barasray rehtay hain her simt maut k saye
siyahioon say ulajh perhti hain meri aankhin
koi nahi .. koi bhi nahi jo bataye
kitni der ujalon ki rateen
koi nahi hai koi bhai nahi
na pass na durr
yeh pyaar hai
dil ki dherkan
apni chahat ka jo ellan kesay jati hai
zindagi hai jo jeay jati hai
khoon k ghoont peay jati hai
kuwaab aankhin say siaye jati hai

ab na koi passs hai
phir bhi ahsas hai
yahiaon mai uljhi pari
jeenay ki aik aas hai
yadoon ka jangal yeh dil
kanton say jal thal yeh dil

chubtay kantay yadoon kay daaman say chunta hon
girti deewaron kay aanchal mai zinda hon

Yesterday went to to expo with Asra also accompanied by Qudsia and Ayehsa [her sista's] for eyeing upon this year’s lifestyle which was on much larger scale then last year’s. This exhibition is very much appealing for all the house wives, teens and kids.

This three days exhibition was divided under 5 wide area halls with so many stalls of almost all small to large businesses operating in Pakistan like K&Ns, Uni-Lever, NiVEA Cosmetics, Dawn group of Publications, CYBERHiSPEED, Samsung electronics, Nikkon Electronics, KOLSON Foods, Emirates, GEO, Indus TV and tooooooooo many more. They have brought so many special deals along with lucky draws. Among them none of them didn’t changed our fortunes which we’ve tried =D.

Well! In my word of opinion this exhibition can be an exciting attempt for outing and socializing one’s own self with friends and family. I guess majority of bloggers from Karachi did visited lifestyle?!?!

Conflicts are no matter what daily part of our lives. Conflicts in groups, among individuals, at workplace play crucial role in defining the individual’s behavior with all the species around him.

Above diagram which I extracted from my Orginizational Behavior’s [OB] book is highlighting 4 main stages in conflict process, which again sub-divided into detailed explanations.

1. Potential Opposition
2. Cognition and personalization
3. Behavior
4. Outcomes

All above stages are explaining the systematic flow for conditions in which conflicts can arise. But perception, opposition and scarcity must be feel among the parties.

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LOL! Tomorrow is my Quiz from this chapter, I was just taking a self-test through this post, to find out will I do well with this quiz or not .

So do you agree with that exhibit of conflict or not, if you then do let me know I’ll put all these very points infront of my teacher we all have great time together in his class.

I almost behave like a freak whenever I get some news about any of my read is ready to enter the cinema halls and then to take a form of DVDs for its world wide viwers. YES! Exactly! one of my recent reads ‘The Da Vinci Code‘ is ready to boost its thrill into the hearts of its readers who have read it as a novel and now desolving under the curosity to see and equally enjoy it as a movie.

This Release would be one of the biggest releases for summer 2006.

View its Tailor now.

And details about its cast is maintained by someone on a seperate blog here.

But I dont think so that Tom Hanks is the right choice for Robert Langdon’s character though m a big admirer of Hanks style in his work. What do you think?!?!

If anyone among you is also crazy after Aurora’s ad world might read this letter I sent to its editor a century ago. As they alas published it in their latest edition under their regular column “Letters to the Editor”. See, I wrote them in july and still they didn’t persue this request for which I dared to mail them.

She (editor) replied me (in mail) like this.

“Dear Gule Geti, thank you for your suggestion. At present we are working on
completely revamping our website, a process that will take a further few
months. Once that is up and running, we will also include articles from
Aurora.

In the meantime, as we would like to publish your letter in the next issue
could you please indicate the city you are based in, be it in Pakistan or
elsewhere. I would be grateful for this information.

Finally, thank you for your kind comments regarding Aurora and I hope you
will continue to enjoy reading the magazine.

Yours sincerely Mariam Ali Baig”

Next issue!!!!!!! Dear editor u are too late to publish, even though I lost all hopes after searching my this very mini letter in all ur bi-monthly editions afterwards.

My reply to her then:

“Dear Editor,

I would also be pleased if you would like to tell me the URL of the
website which is currently working because I didn’t explored it at any
search engine.
I m based in Karachi.

Thank You.”

LOOK now! how clear “Karachi” shown to you?!?! even they didn’t get my city and publish what they like me to belong from Lahoreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee *glares*. My mum says do them correct I said chaddo, actually now I too become consicious that is there any other Gul e Geti exist at any other corner of this world. Huh! Btw soon I’m also start writing for this mag as a free lancer, thats why this big delay in publishing of this letter astonished me. I think they too did some garbar to shape my name’s spelling. I never supposed to write it like Gule Geti. LOL! I think they derived it from my Gmail id rather looking at the bottom of the mail.

Another news I too wanna declared m also planning to start a pure ad-based blog in near future (may be after this semester which is near to over) with the contribution of few of my classmates, myslef, some new people who didn’t tell me about their feed-back yet but any how I want it to be materialize, if anyone among you is a reader of aurora or any other ad-based mag (local or global) might got my point that what this blog would be all about. If anyone among you like to be the member of this blog contact me at gmail id [ in the side-bar]. It’ll be highly appreciated. Will soon dedicate a post with some necessary deatils.

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PS: Took admission in Arabic learning classes today. Bought up by university management for both Arabic and French. Course will take 8 months’ duration with 2.5 hrs class once in a week. Means my fridays will get consume till 8 months in this respect. But “Kuch paanay liay kafi kuch qurbaan karna parta hai bhae”. Great benefit is their small size of batch and Greatest benefit is their very economic rates OMG just Rs.400 per month. No one in Karachi offering any foreign language up to these rates.

Besides S.E and Harris, I dont know how many of you tagged me. But here is my after decades reply to ‘em.

. p . e . r .s . o . n . a . l .

-name: Gul e ……! (huh! nobody has such a strong digestive sytem to get my full name at once so leave it, I love to call as Gul)
-birthday: Early October
-siblings: 3 (including me) 2 elder bro’s (except me)
-shoe size: *odd looks* [who initiated this tag line?]
-height: 5″3′ (itti bhi buri nahi hai ab)

r . e . l . a . t . i . o . n . s . h . i . p . s .

-who are your best or really close friends? Sana, Asra, Uzma, Saba and Saamia!
-spend my time with: myself and ammi [ No sis ]
-do you have a boyfriend/spouse: My room is like my boyfriend and my PC is my spouse (yes dono aik saath).

f. a . s . h . i . o . n . s . t . u . f . f .

-where is your favorite place to shop: My seasonal taste always searches for “SALE”, I heard they display a bit out dated stuff in sales but this is my own made strategy “Kahreedo, instamal karo aur phainkdo” only this is possible when you are a big admirer of sale, otherwise this strategy always ruin you with branded stuff.
-any tattoos or piercing: jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

s . p . e . c . i . f . i . c . s .

-what kind of shampoo do you use?: Two months ago I tried Neutregena’s anti dandruff and now I became regular buyer of it. See how strong brand positioning they accquired.
-what are you most scared of?: Wedding before my MBA degree.
-who is the last person that called you?: My Khala
-where do you want to get married?: Totally indifferent to answer. (Thanx SHA for the point i was also handling same kinda stuff in a mail sent by one friend at that time so I might interchange the answers)
-how many buddies are online right now?: m posting all this with offline status .
-what would you change about yourself?: *aham* too many things

f . a . v . o . r . i . t . e . s .

-color: All in the category of dark.
-food: Singaporian Rice (top in this month’s list)
-subjects in school: Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Studies.
-hobbies: Blogging, Baking, Reading, Solving my OB’s assignments.

h . a . v . e . y . o . u . e . v . e . r .

-given anyone a bath?: Yes, tried with my one cozin of same age to our 1.3 yrs old cozin Wafa but when the kid started yelling with pain of soap in her eyes we quit the job.
-smoked: I always pitty on them who do so, it cant be the sign of mental peace.
-bungee jumped?: I would love to only once in my life.
-ever been in love?: ………………..?
-made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: Sorrowfully I do, but its the worst thingy I would like to come out from this.
-cried when someone died?: Died! I cant even controle my tears whenever I go to hospital for the well being of anyone admitted.
-lied: *ahem* No Comments.
-used someone?: eewwwww…..!

c . u . r . r . e . n . t .

-music: ZINDA (Strings)
-make-up: I love to collect but I hate to apply.
-annoyance: Jaggo and Uroooj, two little girls who are pure brats by nature visiting our place every evening from last 4 days (ch ch ch very bad Gul)
-desktop picture: My childhood one ( searching something new)
-book you’re reading: Feudal Lord (by Tahmina Durrani)
-in cd player: empty at the moment.
-in DVD player: Black.

l . a . s . t . p . e . r . s . o . n .

-you hugged: Bari Ammi (my Daadi)
-you yelled at: My own self (I’m quiet skilled in intrapersonal communication will soon dedicate a whole long post to the topic).

. a . r . e . y . o . u .

-understanding: You tell?!?!
-open-minded: I like sis H’s respectfull answer. My views are exactly in the same lane.
-insecure: Should I be?
-interesting: Can be if all favours fall in my way, I hope many of u can grab this statement at first attempt.
-hungry: I need some anti-hunger pills for the sake of my healthy life in future.
-smart: ahhhhhhhh…m I ?:P
-moody: It’s my another name
-hard working: Not at all.
-organized: Yes, Thankfully.
-healthy with eating: You acn easily assume the answer that I’ve a big hatred towards fruits, my father always gets boil on me after dinner.
-shy: Upto the last degree
-difficult: in every next manner, sometimes its hard for me too.
-attractive: ooouuuiiiii…pata nahi!
-bored easily: nahhhhhhhhhh
-messy: I can’t survive
-obsessed: by food, this blog and PC.

. r . a . n . d . o . m .

-in the morning i am: Always drugged and Sleepy untill I have Saamia and a cup of tea near to me!
-love is: Something Weird and Unexplainable.
-i dream about: my future obstacles

. o . p . p . o . s . i . t . e . s . e . x .

-what do you notice first: His dignity
-makes you laugh the most: All my Tom-boy kinda classmates.
-makes you smile: My Maasi’s silly and hillarious daughter.
-who do you have a crush on: Kion bataon
-who has a crush on you: HuH! How do I know?

. d . o . y . o u . e . v . e . r .

-sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: I sit but never forget to keep a bucket of coffee, Hopefully he must be reading for whom m writing this. Ha….haaaaaaaa…haaaaaaaaaa!!!! Bhai ur sweet sista is missing ya.
-wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: I wish sometimes but soon I come to the point that Allah is indeed gracious in his act of making me a girl.
-wish you were younger: OMG i wish for exactly opposite, Its equaly a hell for u if u are youngest in all ur family members. Nobody takes you seriously untill u start crying, daikha tab hi main ziada roti dhoti rehti hoon.
-cried because someone said something mean to you?: Yes! is that enuff

.n . u . m . b . e . r .

-of times i have had my heart broken: llllllll…lots of time. But it easily gets recover.
-of hearts i have broken: Allah na karay!
-of tight friends: 5
-of cds i own: I cant count the number to show u now bcoz this post has already consumed enuff time.

f . i . n . a . l . q . u . e . s . t . i . o . n . s .

-do you like filling these out?: What m doing uptill now?
-gold or silver: a blend of both.
-what was the last film you saw at the movies? the Glass House.
-favorite cartoon/anime? Loony Tones & Duck Tales.
-what did you have for breakfast this morning?: A glass of water seriusly.
-who would you love being locked in a room with?: Uffffffff… I said who initiated this tag line?
-could you live without your computer?: Can’t even try to.
-would you color your hair?: Nahi, Ammi hates.
-could you ever get off the computer?: Its all the way killing.
-habla espanol? Nope!!
-how many people are on your buddy list?: 189

*sigh*

A request for all the initiators of tag line plz try to limit them or all u can manage in two or three episodes.

I dont think so anybody in my circle of contact is left with this to answer?!?!?

I don’t know why today I’m feeling contended, actually bcoz I’m enjoying myself and this unbelievable return of mine. Unbelieveable bcoz, I cant forget that phase of my absence in which I was fully agreed on this final decision of quiting this blog in utter feeling of gloom, gnaw and distress. I cant find even words to show my inner distrubance I had while my papers. I know my inclination for marketing always made me shiver from finance side and its all related courses.

After Finance and cost accounting’s paper I was almost on the verge of my madness, half dead, cursing my own self, finding ways to comitt a suicide see how ullo I’m.. Astaghfirullah. Both went more then worst, fear of a great fall in my current GPA which is up to a satisfactory degree now, third class grades, poor result took all my peace far away from me. My energies at that time were totally passing in the rememberance of Allah, I was day n night crying hard on prayer mat for my success being all forgotten from my blog side keep on praying …keep on praying. Alas the day came I announced in the list of passing students Allhumdullillah. In cost accounting I got 20 out of 25 and in Finance I scored 16 out of 20. I bowed for gratitudes to Allah. It was really a relaxed feeling, bcoz I’m master is making blunders in my papers specially those who seek a possession of a calculator… rest of marks are all awesome. Anyways that was long story after papers I stuck in that Govt Hospitals presentation. Our tour to those miserable places, collection of stuff, conducting surveys, research work, capturing movie of these places, patients’ interviews, doctors’ interview, shaping them in a form to present infront of the entire audience took myself all away from me. It was last days of november I was badly missing all my blog pals and my ever ignorant blog. Moreover H’s SMS also made me eager but I couldnt get into it before all the work done. That presentation went more then superb, praises after it gave our entire group tons of blood buckets. I captured some worth sharing pics, I will upload them up soon. Again Dr SG’s guidance proved to be a sign of success behind this project.

Thats all for today now. Another worth sharing news, at my sign-in to Gmail this evenging I got a preveledge mail by Jahangir Afzal. Its also nice to see myself among well known bloggers.