Use Me

From a marketing perspective, the “USE ME” sign on waste baskets around the world, is a magnificent piece of copywriting. Much like the ‘Got Milk?’ campaign, but only non sponsored and adapted in the gazillion or so countries in the world. You...

I have diagnosed myself with a disease

I just came over to Pir Ghani (a village near Pakpattan). I should know the place inside out. Let’s consider: I have been a regular at the place for the past five years, and the place has not more than a few thousand inhabitants. I don’t know how many...

Crazy

What is crazy anyways? Isn’t it just something out of the ordinary, something that quite doesn’t fit the available sizes? You might argue that crazy is a state of mind, a mental deficit of sorts, where your thinking is just not in tune with the thinking...

Thinking about thinking

It is quite a sorry situation to be in, when all you’ve got to do is think about thinking. Thinking about God, because He just has to be there. It makes more sense that way. If you still fall for the elitist ‘religion is opium for the masses’ crap,...

The Newspaper Man

The newspaper man is not happy. The global newspaper industry is considered by many to be technically dead. The problem that caused this almost-sudden death is said to be the change in people’s preferences. More people are tuning online to get their news fix....

An Idea Sir Jee! Reduce Poverty Through Livestock

The idea to reduce poverty through self-employment is of course not a new one. You would not be alone to think that a good idea on poverty reduction methods would be a good start. But you’d be wrong. There is no dearth of ideas, and if you can put away your bag...