It was raining, it had been constantly pouring since the last three days. She had been stuck in her apartment since then as the mere thought of heavy rain used to infuriate her. She stared out of the window, the gloomy weather did not match her style at all. She was the kind of woman who loved breathing in the sun, when the rays touched her soft skin, she would enjoy the glimmer, mesmerize herself in them. The downpour had completely ruined her mood. She walked around the apartment, thinking of cleaning up the place but that would be just out of her personality. She tossed that thought away.

She looked in the mirror in her hallway and saw a woman of no more than twenty-one and wondered about her journey since she was just a seventeen year old.

When she was a girl, all her hassles, dramas and issues were taken care of her by her parents but after she turned seventeen, she knew she had a life to build, a career to set. She moved over to the couch with a bottle of water in her hand and started remembering what it was really like to be the star and then coming down to bits, and then just be an ordinary human being.

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“Did you get something on Valentine’s Day? Did you receive chocolates, flowers, a heart shaped chocolate red icing cake with a special love message?” Yeah, this is what people who receive gifts ask their friends in an attempt to make them jealous. People who don’t receive (like me) just want to stoop to the ground and bury themselves with embarrassment.

Most people don’t follow Valentines, but as soon as they receive gifts they scream with happiness, forget that they never believed in it in the first place but are just happy as clams.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated for just the mere reason to remind your special someone, or your friends (ahem) that they are truly loved, cherished and beyond doubt, are their life.

Red is the color on Valentines. You can mix it up with white as well as pink but red is the most important because it’s the color of love. Red roses look so pretty with red chocolates as well as matching red and white teddies. People go out on candle light dinners, have walks on the beach, enjoy the moonlight and just have fun!

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Sometimes smallest of actions are far better than noblest of intentions. Boring Sunday afternoon and I logged in to Twitter account. Usual tweets and I was getting boring. Suddenly tweet came with a hashtag #AwesomePakistaniThings. @Aadii_ (Adeel Asad) started the hashtag followed by @Amnaa_tariq , @yousufrafi , @Tayyibai Tayyiba Iram , @taalz (Talal Masood) , @babushka99 (Faisal Khan).

The start

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There have been talks about the latest gossip and controversy surrounding Maya Khan where she was finding dates at parks proving that she must have done the same when she was 20 that should be like a good 40 years ago. When I was checking my Twitter timeline I assumed she had done something similar to The Veena Jee but as it turns out Maya Khan has crossed not a thin but a thick line.

Dating in parks has been common since I can imagine. It got to that level where bushy trees were cut in some parks when there were random aunties screaming when they found a girl and a boy sitting and eating biscuits.  Like seriously? You can do that publicly as well, why hide?

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10) Give back: Charity doesn’t always have to be money

Help someone with what you know best. Give good advice when asked. Be there for someone in need. Sometimes all it takes is a sympathetic ear!

9) Forgive everyone! Live freely

Studies show that people who forgive are happier and healthier than those who hold resentments.

8 ) Don’t sweat the small stuff: And its all small stuff.

Don’t sweat on small stuff Ask yourself “Would it matter a year from now?”

7) 1 hour for yourself

Spent some time alone… In this time Pray – Meditate – Read – Exercise – Play

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If you thought innovation was a word not associated with Pakistan, you would be very wrong. This year, the MIT Technology Review, one of the world’s most prestigious technology publications, included Pakistani Dr Umar Saif, in their global list of the top 35 innovators under 35.

Thirty-two year old Saif, currently an associate professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), now shares this honour with an elite club including, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Jonathan Ive of Apple, and the co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

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Gadi Chalana is a complex physical and mental operation. Not only does it require coordination, it also requires rapid assessment skills and good judgment. Companies have spent decades making cars easier and safer to drive, installing everything from rearview mirrors to automatic transmissions. Despite that, some drivers insist on creating distractions for them behind the wheel, most of which have nothing to do with driving, safe or otherwise.

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Successful leaders know how to define their mission, convey it to their subordinates and ensure they have the right tools and training needed to get the job done, Imran Khan proved himself again and again to lead without a title. With these 10 qualities Imran Khan laid down the path of truth, sincerity and vision.

10) Hardwork

Imran Khan started his carrier as a medium bowler. The coach said Imran due to your complex bowling action you will never become a fast bowler. Imran Khan trained for 6 consecutive years and result was emerging fast bowler from Pakistan. This is called hard work.

9) Courage

Before laying down foundation of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Imran Khan consulted 20 doctors who were specialist in the filled of Cancer. 19 of them said this hospital is impossible to make. Imran Khan ignored and made the hospital. This is called courage.

8 ) Vision

Imran Khan invited well known professors from UK and USA to discuss plan to open a university in Pakistan. They all said it’s impossible. Imran Khan ignored them all and this gave birth to NAML University (which is now considered as one of the best universities of the world.). This is called Vision.

Once wise man asked a blind man, is there anything worse than losing eye side? Blind man said yes worst thing is losing Vision.

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“Bigg Boss mei kya hua… Kon nikla… tum ne dekhta wo kesay larh rahi thi…” Sound familiar is it? Yes that’s the name of the game which gets on air every night on our local tv channel with an aim to destroy cultural and moral values of youth in Pakistan.

Every night when I go back home or every morning when I come to work there is the same discussion going on. Bigg Boss mei kya hua? Bigg Boss mei kon nikla? Bigg Boss to interesting ho gaya hai….

Bigg Boss is a reality show from India where one of the cheapest celebrities from India gets selected as contestants and stays in a single house for about three months, with no connection to the outside world. They are overseen by a mysterious person known as ‘Bigg Boss’, whose only presence in the house is through his voice.

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Just had an experience with a famous broadband service provider which made me think: Is Customer service really that important? While working in Tohfay.com I learned that customers are our greatest asset. If you treat your Customers well, they will boost your sales to a phenomenal level.

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2 months earlier I purchased internet broadband with this company for my cousin and there was a FREE giveaway flash drive offer going with every connection. Told the sales person while he was deploying the connection “How can I get the FREE flash drive?” reply came “You can pick it up from our Clifton outlet.” I said okay will pick it up later.
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