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Pak vs Eng 2012

Pakistani team has done it again.  They have pulled off another win against the number one test team in the world.  They have, technically, achieved this feat on a pitch that is away from home.  The conditions are similar but not the same in the middle east.  Pakistan has beaten England in the second test in Abu Dhabi.  I just watched the highlights of the final day of the game on Ten Cricket.  It was a treat to watch.  There has been no good news coming out of Pakistan or about Pakistan for such a long time that every little news that is good catches our fancy and makes us happy.  I think there is double reason for us to be happy on this win.  We beat the number one test team in the world and we beat the country that has given us relentless pain and agony for the past few years in the game of cricket.  English are shameless in the game of cricket.  The way they behaved with the test match controversy involving Inzamam and then our ...

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The temperature outside, tonight, is minus thirty four degrees Fahrenheit. This includes the wind chill factor as the non stop wind engines seem to have turned up a notch. This is nothing unexpected of the arctic tundra but we had been spoilt in the last few weeks. The temperatures had been unusually mild. So mild infact that our neighbours were grilling outside the other day. I thought that was an unusual sight. Last year we had a reasonable snow cover. This year there is hardly any snow on the ground. But it seems that winters have finally decided to come with full force. The weekend ahead doesn't look any better either. I don't think they make cars for these extreme weather. I hope mine doesn't break down in the next few days. I have not seen temperatures this low in a long time. A run from Walmart to the car tonight was miserable experience. But I did get one thing done. I bought a warmer steering cover to keep my hands from freezIng.

Blogger over iPhone

Blogger is finally available on iPhone. I think this adds a lot of value to the application as for me sitting on my computer to type a post was not a very bright idea anymore. I think this saves me time in terms of logging in and opening up new windows. The application is pretty limited in its functionality. There is no landscape mode. This is my first post.

2012

2012 started ticking last night.  A year has come to an end and another starts spreading its sunshine for the next few months to come.  Mayans thought 2012 would be it.  What I find interesting is that some of us in this world are hell bent on making this come true.  This is the sad state of affairs that we are entering 2012 in.  I think if this world would just realize how precious this life on earth is it would be very helpful for all of us as a whole.  But then there would be no fun if everyone agrees with everyone else.  No movement forward.  Contrast and contradiction is indeed the essence of life. Then there is this concept of new year's resolution.  I could never personally grasp the idea of a resolution that is made at the beginning of the year.  I think we make resolutions every day and all those resolutions should carry the same level of importance in our mind, or it beats the purpose of making resolutions.  We decide abo...