Sweatin' to the Oldies

Hey yaars,

I have the great fortune of having this weekend off from work and I can assure you all that I've spent the first half in a most worthy manner. Yes, I slept for the first 12 hours, and am now catching up on my podcasts. While bleating in this almost unbearable heat, I have now become a David Guetta fan. (*Humming Love is Gone*).

Being the ardent fan of Pakistan cricket that I am, I was mildly surprised to discover this morning that the PCB has publicly released their annual financial statement. Which is odd for a country that is hesitant on allowing media the freedom of press. Anyhow, the figure that boggled my mind was the income - 0r lack thereof - they received from the use of their logo/sponsorships. It was slightly over $1 million! It surprises me as I'm sure that if they ever got their act together, and started pro-actively marketing official merchandise, they could be RAKING it in. It's a sad state of affairs when it's easier to get knockoff goods than the real deal anywhere in that country - I should know, I've had relatives search Lahore and Karachi for items.

Off of the cricket tangent, and on to another usual one. I'm on non-speaking terms with the moms at the moment. Yes, it once again pertains to my arriving home late at night and not phoning home. But as my cousin has pointed out, it wouldn't matter if I phoned because I'd still find a way to get yelled at. Alas, c'est la vie and I'm just waiting until tomorrow where she'll HAVE to speak to me (father's day dinner that I'm paying for at her best friends' home). I hope this amuses you all ! :P

On to the randoms...

- A month or so ago, Jamie and I went to the Urban Outfitters on Yonge and I was very close to buying a keffiyah. For those of you who aren't familiar with the word, here's a picture :


And if you're still not sure of it's relevance, here's a political icon who made it internationally known as a symbol of his people :



No, I don't want to wrap it around my head, but I like the stylish look it has when wrapped around the neck, and what it represents. A struggle for freedom, not what some people have called "terror towels". Anyhow, I passed on it the first time holding off to buy it, only to discover that Urban Outfitters has pulled it at the behest of certain groups who opposed what it stood for. I can see where they're coming from, but should we also ban all military wear from stores too now?

- Big Z is back! Carlos Zambrano pitched another gem today, a no-no until the 8th, and a full complete game. Of course it was tarnished in the 9th by Russell Branyan, who hit a solo shot that went on to win the game. Oh the lovable losers...

- Bobby Brown is officially crazy. While getting my daily fix of BBC News on my iPod, I heard a quote from a recent interview he had where he claims that he's a targeted man. By whom you ask? Osama bin Laden. According to him, Osama has the hots for Whitney Houston and will do anything, including eliminating Bobby, to have her. Who would have thought Osama wanted to dance with someboooody!. (Believe it or not, this is actually true - look it up on Google news!)

- NEW RULE -

When driving, words that may be considered racist are acceptable under the following conditions:

a) you get cut off
b) you have someone going 10 km/h UNDER the limit
c) you have someone right on your rear tailing you
d) the car behind you has those ridiculously blinding bright lights on
e) it takes the whole world to clear for the car in front of you to make a turn
f) a car jumps in front of you so that he/she can be ahead of you at the oncoming red light!
g) tractor trailer in front which has pebbles smashing into your windshield.

- I like pastels, what's wrong with that?

- Gangsta song of the moment : Jay-Z - Dig a Hole from Kingdom Come


Alright folks, it's been a pleasure. Talk to you soon.