1:15 am…..and this would be my last night in Abbottabad. Going to back to Lahore tom and then to Delhi…and then to God knows where …. Can’t come back till feb next year at least….

I am lying in my verandah….its soooo quite…. sooo peaceful…

our house is the last in the lane…..right next to it is a small stream…and then there is the Army school of music….

Will I hear those half tuned marching anthems at 7 am every morning in Lahore?….what about that red breasted sparrow on that Shahtoot tree..will I see her again in Lahore?…will I get to pass by my favorite hill next to the graveyard every evening…what about those huge hairy spiders that came out every night…that we have learnt to respect and not be scared of…..only to realize  how amazingly grand is God’s nature….will they crawl out in Lahore?…

And then what about that peace of mind………will I get that in Lahore?…in Delhi? Toronto? Dubai?…..Karachi?

October 13th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 7 Comments

I don’t wanna say good bye
At least I can try
That this home of mine is there for me to find
in my heart and in my mind

I don’t wanna say good bye
At least I could lie
to all my friends
the trees and the birds
and the breeze that kissed my lips
the lazy mornings that rocked my crib

But now I do have to go
and it makes me sad
I’ll miss you abbot-a-”bad”!!!

October 12th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 3 Comments

Hey everyone I just got this this comment on the Wah Wah post and though I could answer it there, I thought I’d make this into a new post and communicate with a lots of others this way….

Comment by Fahd on October 10, 2008 1:49 pm

To get the answer of your question from ali noor one got to be fortunate enuff to be the latest comment poster….coz ali will reply only the latest question on the blog….is it got to be this way???

Well here is my reply and I hope its seems reasonable

“hey fahd….. my apologies for making you feel this way..i’m kinda new to all this. But I know it will become very difficult to turn the comments section of this blog into a question answer system…the whole idea is that the my side of the communication comes from the blog and yours from the comments which are relevant to that post. If there is a comment that I feel I need to clarify upon or need to give my views on then I would.

Please understand that I am very new to the webworld. I have always been busy doing other things and have stayed away from even replying to emails…what to say of posting in our previous nooriworld forum or chatting. This blog is the best I can do. And believe me even sticking to this would mean developing new habits…… and I find that hard. Hope you and all those who feel pissed at me for not replying and communicating through the comments section would understand and appreciate. 

Regards

Ali Noor

P.s. If you questions which are not related to a blog entry then email on nooriworld@gmail.com and I will try my best to answer it.

guys and gals be supportive…………………

October 10th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 4 Comments

So excited …Shiraz is coming to hang out here in Abbottabad. It is always so much fun. Shiraz is my bestest friend in the musician peers and in fact is like family to us. I think he is the most talented and capable of all of us. I am talking about Shiraz Uppal btw. Someday I should write a whole entry on him.

Anyway Mandana is all set getting stuff cooked and fixing up the guest rooms. It is very rare that we have company in Abbottabad. Ayesha (Shiraz’s wife) is bringing lots of films for us to watch. So i guess this is going to be one wild filmy weekend…..

October 10th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 10 Comments

واہ واہ واہٓ!

میرے تو وہم و گمان میں بھی نہ تھا کہ اس قدر آسانی سے میں اردو میں لکھ پاؤں گا!

ایسا لگتا ہے کہ جیسے سالوں سے مجھے اس دن کا ہی انتظار تھا۔ اب خدا کرے کہ سب لوگ اس کو پڑھ پائيں۔ خیر مجھے تو جیسے اک خزانہ مل گیا ہے۔ اردو میں لکھے بہت عرصہ ہو گیا ۔ سکول میں جب کٹی نٍب سے خطاطی کرنی پڑتی تھی اور سر ارشد سے روز مار پڑتی تھی تو سوچتا تھا، کہ کس دن جان چھوٹے گی۔۔۔۔۔۔ اور آج احساس ہوتا ہے کہ زندگی کی تیزی نے کیسے ہر چھوٹی خوشی کو بے دردی سے ملیامیٹ کر دیا ہے۔

لیکن اب مزا آئے گا۔ ٹائپ کرنا تھوڑا مشکل ہے پر ناممکن نہیں-اس لیے سب اپنا اردو قائدہ پھر سے یاد کر لو!

October 5th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 29 Comments

Well today is a breakthrough day!

I actually managed to type in Urdu. Its like a dream come true. I typed using the phonetic keyboard and the Urdu Pad and then used Text Direction change plugin for live writer to make it happen. It is a bit pain in the ass but totally worth it.

October 5th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 1 Comment

Something strange happened today……..

A phone call came and I got realllly reallly hurt. And then I got upset. And then I complied impulsively.

And then another call came.  And I realized how beautifully complex, God has made  his mankind. 

I realized that I am very lucky to have friends that are sensitive.

I feel resolved.

September 30th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 5 Comments

 I in the land of disturbia
Where few questions are asked
Where few thoughts are pondered upon
Where change is yet to be discovered
Where we know not who we are
It is I in the land of disturbia

September 30th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 4 Comments

Been thinking ke josh mein a ke blog to khol liya….ab likhon kya?
Since I have not written anything in ages,  I feel extremely rusty and my experience of writing has always been restricted to writing something really thought out and organized, checking for all the English errors, the punctuation and all that stuff. The ode entry was just a pain that way. This disciplined mindset  has always evaporated the charm and hence the slow and steady demise of any enjoyable writing habits.

Waisay one thing I have realized that I personally, can communicate much better in Urdu and I am wondering if there is a means to type in Urdu and then publish on this blog…hmm that would be an interesting research on google. Well I’ll have to learn typing in Urdu but I guess I ‘m willing to do that.

May be I should also start keeping a diary. Just like I used to keep when I was 10 or 12. I wonder if I could find them somewhere and read what I used to write. That would be interesting.

Or may be just write random thoughts anytime they pop up.

I think at this stage this blog is going to be something that slowly will become a part of my life. Right now it seems almost like a burden. But I have a grand feeling that this blog will inculcate a new beginning as far my ability to express is concerned and my growth as a person . So just pray that I don’t stop.

September 30th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 9 Comments

Hello everyone thank you so much for your birthday wishes….I read all the comments but there is one comment that grabbed my attention…its was by the mighty bug and it said

“ho hum ! budhai ho gaye ho saeen !!! time to stop jumping around ? what a down blog waise, where is all the sex drugs and especially the rock n roll ?”

Now don’t think that I am about to refute or argue anything said here and neither am I going to talk about sex and drugs….but instead I want to talk about the author…..THE MIGHTY BUG..

Read more…

September 29th, 2008
Categories: The Diary . Author: Ali Noor . Comments: 6 Comments