Zong has further reduced the price of their IDEOS handset to Rs 6,999. They initially offered it at Rs 15,999 and later reduced the price to Rs 10,999 in order to compete with Ufone’s offer. Now with rumors going around that Huawei themselves about to enter the Pakistani market they’ve further reduced it to the current price of Rs. 6,999.
It’s an excellent phone at this price and if you want you can read my experience about it here.
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I did a series of posts named “Karachi’s best kept secrets” back in 2007. It was all about places in Karachi which were not that well known but should have been. One of the places was the food court of Dolmen Mall Tariq Road, which at that time I proclaimed the best food court in Karachi. Over the years it became so popular and hence overcrowded that it was a pain to get a seat in there.
The Dolmen Mall management realized that it was turning people away and dedicated the entire 4th floor of the mall to the newly built food court. Well almost the entire floor as the children play area “Sinbad” has also been shifted on the 4th floor. The point is now there is ample space for everyone to enjoy their favorite eateries.
When the new food court was opened it was a big disappointment as the thing that made the previous food court great, i.e., the number of eating options available to choose from was missing. The new food court opened with only a handful of place of which only OPTP was a well known one and hence got almost all the business in those initial weeks.
However, now more and more eating places have opened up, some new and some of the old favorites as well and Dolmen Mall Tariq Road can easily reclaim their spot as the best food court in town. Plus this time the entire food court has free WIFI so you can even come for a cup of coffee while you work. However, all this could change with the way the upcoming Dolmen City Mall at Clifton is shaping up. If the mall is anything to go by, the food court is going to be fantastic.
Following is the list of eateries that have opened up so far at Dolmen Mall Tariq Road:
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Saw this yesterday, couldn’t resist taking a pic as I was walking by. Maybe they are selling tanning lotions for cars and misspelled “tan”….. maybe…. 
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It was festive, it was fun and the food was great as always. And I didn’t even spend the whole evening there. I was there with my family and am glad that finally there is a place in Karachi where you can spend New Year’s Eve with your family without worrying about firearms, hooligans, etc.
The entry was Rs300 per person. While I was under the impression that this was normal because Port Grand charges Rs300 entry fees out of which Rs200 can be used inside. On this day however none of it was redeemable.
The mood was festive with plenty of things going on all at once. There was a cooking show by Masala TV going on at the center stage when we got there. On one side of it there were activities for kids while the other side was the food street. There were clowns walking around giving balloons to kids. There were bands marching up and down the food street playing bagpipes and drums. A couple of new restaurants have opened their doors, such as Babujees and Gardenia. While KFC had setup a temporary shop for the occasion. Omore was offering buy 1 get 1 free ice cream with a chance to win iPod at lucky draw, while Port Grand itself was holding its own lucky draw.
The only known star that I was able to catch at the live concert was Fakhir who started at around 10:30 pm. I heard there were some less known ones who had already performed earlier. The evening was supposed to end with fireworks, however I couldn’t stay there till midnight to watch it. I left at around 11:30pm and crowd was still pouring in.
The only complaint that I had was that the noise level was a little too high. Maybe it was too much to have three live bands going at different spots all at once. The one that bothered me was on the upper level dining area belting out songs one after another at high volume. People were there to eat and have a conversation however they made sure that we had to shout to be heard by the person sitting next to us. Saying that, will I be back next year? YES!!
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There is a gang of con artists scamming people of Karachi. I personally know a few families who fell for the trick that’s why I can vouch for the authenticity of this news. This has happened in different areas of the city so it’s not an area specific crime.
First, this gang gathers information about who lives on a particular street, names of the household heads, both male and female. They observe the timings when the male members are not present at the house. After that, a girl is sent to knock the door of the victim. The story presented by this girl is that a neighbor has sent her because the girl’s mother/sister has contracted a terminal disease, normally cancer. She goes on to tell the victim that said neighbor has taken the patient to the hospital and has sent her here.
The girl then gives a fake phone number of the neighbor to the victim. The victim calls the number and the person on the other line pretends to be this neighbor, confirms that what the girl is saying is actually true and asks the victim to help out as much as they can.
Please be careful, I know two families which have fallen for this scam. If you do find someone at your door with a sob story, do not call on the number which is given by them. Tell them you will verify it personally when you meet them. Ask the girl to give you her number and you will contact her.
Forward this message to spread the awareness among people.
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I spotted this advertisement at Khadda Market recently. While some of you might disagree with me, I think this belongs to WTF!! category. Why on earth would anyone want to film their wedding videos in 3D???? I guess the bride and groom really want to pop out of the TV screens and into the living room of the people who are watching their wedding videos.
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Almost everyone who uses Internet regularly has a Facebook account. However, most of the time, people we have on our account are those we know in real life, i.e., our friends and family. This was also the case with me.However, as a tool for helping me market my blog, I created a new Facebook account some months ago. I went on adding total strangers to this account and in no time I had almost 800 people on my list. Turns out when you use a neutral name like “Zag” people add you easily just to find out whether you are a guy or girl.Anyway, the point I am trying to make is that when you only add your friends and family, you are in your comfort zone. It’s when you add willy nilly that you get out of your comfort zone and find out how people are actually using Facebook.
There were examples where a group of individuals have come together via Facebook to form a group for social welfare. This wouldn’t have been extremely hard to achieve if it wasn’t for Facebook which not only introduced these people but also helps them reach out to potential donors. One such example is a group called “Mera Karachi, Meri Zimaydari”. This group is created by Saqib Ali Kazmi. MKMZraises funds and then uses these funds to install hand water pumps, water filters, giving free medicines in villages around Karachi.Then there’s a group called KarachiTipswhich is started by a bunch of young people. Basically they provide humorous tips about living in Karachi. However, when push comes to shove, they started selling KarachiTips Tshirts and dedicated 100% profits for Flood survivors.
Facebook is also being used to start small businesses. There are girls who are sitting at home with time at their hand who have started their own Bakeries and market themselves through Facebook. Examples are CuppyKakes by Zehra and Cupcakes by Cookie. People have used Facebook to launch apparel lineups Gullak and Fabi Tees are two such examples.
It has also been used by brick and mortar stores to further enhance their sales by offering special discounts to their customers and communicating directly with the end user. Some companies which have used Facebook to great effect are Fifth Avenue Clothing, Naheed Super Market and Hyperstar. One of the reasons that most existing companies prefer to use Facebook is the ease with which they can add users to their page. Most of the companies use the same technique of starting off their Facebook pages with a competition asking users to tag their friends to the company’s Facebook page. The winner will be the person who tags most people. This encourages the user to literally tag their entire friends’ list. In turn the friends tag away their friends, ensuring that the company ends up with a healthy number of users to which they can market their products directly.
However as with every technology, negative usage comes hand in hand with the positive. Since Facebook provides a shield of anonymity, a lot of people use it to fulfil their sexual desires. There are a lot of groups for homosexuals from Pakistan, especially the metro cities. However, this trend is mostly in homosexual guys, who are more open and meet on a weekly basis at a number of public spots at least as far as Karachi is concerned. Lesbians on the other hand are discrete and only opened up in one to one interaction.
The most shocking thing for me was the number of people involved in couple swapping. Now I don’t know how many of them are geniune and how many are just sexually frustrated guys posing as couples, but still it was a shock to see so many out in the open.
One thing that we should keep in mind is that while these things might seem abnormal to me, to them it might be totally normal due to their belief. So no comment on it, however, I have heard so many news item where people demand a ban on Facebook in Pakistan because of these activities. To them, I say look at the positive side as well. A blanket ban will hurt those people more who are using it for the betterment of the society and their lives, as opposed to people who we consider immoral.
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