Lost 3

Hey friends,

I just finished watching the finale episode of Lost 3, and I cannot tell you how overwhelmed I am with the entire season. While Season 3 started off slow, it progressed to captivate and enthrall me. I was spell-bound and taken into the mysteries of the island on which the Lost-ies were stranded. Back story was revealed as to how the Others came to this island.

As some of the previous questions were answered, they only brought in newer questions: who is Jacob? What is that black smoke? Are they really dead or alive? What is the Magic Box? I have countless other questions in my mind, but then that’s the best part about Lost: it’s interactive. No other tv show is like Lost, which has mysteries, romance, action, humor, drama and what not!

I wish I could divulge the entire season 3 here on the blog, but then that would do injustice to those who have not seen the show.

One of my favorite scene was between Jack and Kate, when he finally says to her what we all have been waiting for him to say all through season 1 and 2, but alas, it’s too late! Also, I will say that the final episode of Season 3 is probably one of the best tv episode I have seen of any show. I literally had goosebumps as one of the main characters dies on screen. I was overjoyed towards the end for other reasons. I was mad at the Others, yet was still sympathising with them. And THAT ending between Jack and Kate…just bowled me over and literally made me scream out in frustration/ anger/ joy/ excitement as season 3 finished on such a mad, wicked, intelligent, couldn’t-see-it-coming TWIST!!!

Bring on Season 4!!!! I swear, I need to buy the box sets for all seasons and have it in my DVD library!

Mansur

The Kite Runner Movie….

Hello friends,

Khalid Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is one of my favorite novels, and I am still waiting to read Hosseini’s follow up novel as soon as I get done with all my other pending novels. I am super duper excited about the movie release for The Kite Runner. Viewers in the States are lucky enough to grab a screening of this movie. I am anxious to see it too, but this is one of those situation where I wonder whether the movie will live up to the expectations of the book, or will it ruin the picture I have built up in my mind? I am not even sure whether I should be watching the movie. Like The Lord of the Rings did justice to the novels, but Harry Potter didn’t do justice as certain elements from the book were left out. I wonder how faithful the book to screen translation for The Kite Runner will be. It’s good to know the author of the book also wrote the screenplay so hopefully it will be a faithful transformation of the book to the celluloid screen.

I wonder how many people have seen it, and what they thought about it?

Mansur

Bowling in Lahore!

Hello,

So I went bowling with my friend/buddy/pal/friend-in-need/support Maria and my two cousins, Shey and Momina. Now, I am so used to bowling in Saudi and Dubai, that bowling in Lahore was a completely different ball game for me. No doubt, the alleys are very professional and the balls and pins are solid. The set up was exactly like it is in Dubai and Saudi. However, the experience of playing the game is radically different!

For one, there were not enough shoes to cater for everyone playing. They didn’t even have my size 11 shoes! The management didn’t really enforce any rules that all bowlers have to wear shoes, so I was gasping in shock to see men, women and children playing in their regular shoes, barefoot, in socks and slippers. I mean, come on, how much more unprofessional can one get?

Secondly, there were not enough balls to go around. So people were literally swiping my ball and running off with them. Several times I managed to stop people slyly sneaking off with my ball, but then after a while I gave up. Everyone’s balls were everyone else’s balls!

Thirdly, some people just don’t know how to play! They would literally throw the ball, and when they do that, the whole room would shudder with a loud BANG and we all felt the KABOOM noise made when the ball hits the alley! Other people go way beyond the foul line. Many people would slip and fall. Little children would walk onto the alley, up to about half way and then throw the ball. Others would throw the ball even before the machine finished setting up the pins.

Despite all this, I had a blast bowling! The company was great. We laughed endlessly. And my two small cousins were serious competition for me (they played a lot of bowling in Canada you see!)

Mansur

Lahore is better then Karachi! Bus!

Hello people,

One of the classic battle in Pakistan is whether Lahore or Karachi is better? Lahore is the cultural capital of Pakistan and Karachi is the industrial capital of Pakistan. A recent survey showed Lahore is ranked higher than Karachi. Yes! As a Lahori, I am so happy! Lahore, despite all it’s faults, is so the best!

Mansur
PS Of course I am biased in my view, but it’s great to see an official survey being done to support my love for Lahore!

Apple!

Hello friends,

Ever since I was introduced to Apple Powerbooks back in 2000, I have been an ardent follower of all things MAC. No one would appreciate Apple when I ranted and raved about how cool it is. People only started noticing Mac when the iPods came out. Now people are again talking about Apple with the newly launched iPhone. Early reviews are not that positive but I am sure Apple will improve it’s line of products.

What I am most interested is in the iPod touch and the MacBook Pro. I hope Dubai gets the iPod touch soon in November when I am there. So for now, you can check out the awesome Apple, and stare at these two wonderful gadgets of which I want to get asap!

(iPod touch!)

(MacBook Pro!)

Have a good one!

Mansur