The Other Side of the Lake

Its a bird.. its a plane... Its SairaStar!! SairaStar is one of the first people to start reading this blog, and has been an active reader ever since. Saira has done her BS from FAST and is an enthusiastic & cheerful developer. Her favorite activities include reading, programming, maintaining her own blog and spending time with her friends. SairaStar says her parents have been an inspiration for her all her life. Discussing her next 10 yr plans, she says, "I want to be a teacher and have a school of my own. I wanna go on a world tour, learn to play the piano, and gift Isbah a ferrari!!" (O yaaaay!!) Her favorite quote is a verse from the Holy Quran; " Verily in the rememberance of Allah, do hearts find peace". p We wish Saira Star the best of luck for everything in the future. For more entertaining & cheerful SairaStuFF, dont forget to visit Saira's Thoughts and Reflections!

Here's a blast from the past. One of my fav videos from 10 yrs ago.. remember when it was on PTV all the time!! This post is especially for my Khala.. she loves this video and asked for it a long time ago :) Enjoy!

The most important things in life are the ones that cannot be possessed, or bought. They can only be shared... through blogs!! ;) Baz Luhrmann - Sun... Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99 Wear sunscreen... Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have Faded. But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You’re not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real Troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you. Sing. Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours. Fl...

Dear Diary, This is another day in life Life is like a book A book is like a box A box has six sides Inside and Outside So how do we know what's inside? How do we know what's inside out? Once upon a time, there was a very pretty girl She lived in a beautiful box And every one loved her! ~ Gia Marie Carangi , the rebellious supermodel who died of HIV at the age of 26. Although notorious in her reputation, I still believe that only the people in pain can bring out a piece of writing so extra ordinary.

Whatever you do, you need Courage . Whatever course you decide upon, there is a lways someone to tell you that you are Wrong . There are always Difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end Requires some of the same courage that a Soldier needs. Peace has its Victories , but it takes Brave men and women to Win them. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

When you get to the end of all the light you know and its time to step into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing that one of the two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly. ~ Edward Teller.

I used to think that brave men in the books went out and looked for trouble, because they wanted it. Because it was exciting and life was a bit dull. But that's not the way of it with the tales that really matter, or the ones that stay in mind. Folks seem to have just landed in them. Usually, their paths were laid that way, as you put it. I believe they had many chances, like us, of turning back, only they didn't. And if they did, they would have already been forgotten. ~ These are my all time favorite lines from Lord of the Rings. I never read the book though, just saw the movie. However, I must say that J. R. R. Tolkien has done a marvelous job with the whole concept & the hobbit thing... & these lines make you wonder.. what sort of tale you've fallen into (?!?)