Contemplating DSL – no more

So I’m contemplating DSL, no more. Day before yesterday I finally went over and got myself Qualitynet’s 256 kbps connection. They have a pretty decent offer on these days where you get double speed for the first three months and a wireless router for free. Cost me KD.159, however, I could’ve saved some had I paid for it online. The only reason I went over was to opt for the monthly payment plan but the guy told me that I would not get the free router in that case. So, I ended up paying the whole amount.

They handed me the wireless router the same day and I got a confirmation SMS yesterday that the service was connected. So far I’m pleased with the speed and the whole process was pretty smooth. Even getting the zero clearance letter from MOC took me 10 minutes tops.

Looks like my 500GB external drive is finally going to come into good use.

Many happy returns of the day – Pakistan

Today is Pakistan’s Independence Day and it has turned 60 years old. God only knows where its going but we all hope and pray that its towards more prosperity. These days there’s a lot of uncertainty and Pakistan is under immense pressure from all sides; the mullahs, ex-leaders and USA. I’m not in the mood to get into details and in any case; sitting and whining never helped anyone.

For now, all I’d like to say to Pakistan is, “Many happy returns of the day!”.

Back from Pakistan

We just got back from Karachi last Wednesday. During this period I thought I’d give my blog a rest since there was hardly anytime to meet all the friends and family back home, so blogging had to take a backseat.

Anyhow, the trip was a total blast! Had a great time and it was lots of fun in our freshly done up home there. Thankfully, Rohail didn’t get sick though he was bothered by the humidity. He had a great time running around the house in his walker and enjoyed the company of so many relatives; especially his grandparents and aunt. I think we must have run up a huge electricity bill since we kept the split units running in high frequency.

Now that we’re back it feels a bit lonely and we’re trying to get used to the life here. Car battery died; got that replaced, the cooling in our house died; got that sorted, and so things go on.