Posts from — October 2008

Beginning now, I will introduce a new feature in this blog, a once a year entry in which I ponder about whether or not I am ready to back to Pakistan.

This time last year, my family and I were in Pakistan. I spent more than $1,500 and 2.5 weeks of my life to go there. And for what? To be largely ignored by cousins or used as pawns in family issues. I had never in my life been so homesick and I couldn’t wait to get back home and hang with friends that actually like me and will willingly hang out with me. I even missed work! Before I left Pakistan, a couple of my aunts had told me to not take too much time to come back to Pakistan, as it had been 9 years since our last trip. I just smiled noncommittally.

So… Am I Ready To Go Back To Pakistan??

*drumroll*

Nope.

Thanks for playing folks!

Watch this space next year for another round of ‘Am I Ready to Go Back to Pakistan?’

The end of a wild night in Pakistan

Back in February, I bought my first Mac, a Macbook Pro. I had been following a lot of Apple rumor sites for months, read the forums, and knew that it would be updated soon. So when it was updated, I got it.

Like I said, it was my first Mac. I had been meaning to get one for a while but every time I thought about it, a newer model was meant to be released soon and I withheld my purchase. This time (February) I figured if I didn’t take the plunge, then in my effort to always get the latest model I would never get one. Technology will always be updated and one can only have the latest and greatest for just a short amount of time and Apple updates their hardware every 9-12 months. Only with acceptance can I buy a Macbook Pro.

So after I bought the Pro I stopped going on the forums, stopped researching the next release date. I didn’t want to be the inevitable forum poster that was upset because Apple was releasing a newer version again (“But I just bought one *whine* “). I didn’t want to regret my purchase at all.

The announcement came today: Apple updated the Macbook, Macbook Pro, and Macbook Air. Therefore, my Macbook Pro is no longer the newest one.

And I’m ok with that.