At one of the family weddings I was reminded of how inspiring bollywood really is for our naive masses, no not the color full dresses or the most elegant way of pronouncing 'Khushee' as 'Kuhshii'. It was when we were all presenting bouquets to the bride and groom, one of the gentlemen responded to the bride's twinkling thankyou with 'doston main thankyou nahi !' and waved his hand like he was embarking on the journey to the center of the earth right after getting of the stage!
Why ? I asked myself , why couldn't he simply say 'you're welcome:)' and manage a good smile I'm sure smiles make the ugliest of faces look good. The answer to this why is very simple, this trend of not expressing gratitude not welcoming, came from across our eastern borders. Some dashing heart break hero uttered these trendsetting words and now you can hear it resonating in every nook and cranny. Poor bride and groom, sat there recieving a very very diverse set of responses with the bouquest and accompanying spoon fulls of 'healty' sweets from someone niraala. I wonder if love can over come nausea ? or these niraala sweets don't trigger nausea no matter how many tons you consume.
Well then who cares, another bollywood super duper hit hero had set the course of our society by saying 'tension lenai ka nahi denai ka' ! and we have then forth followed it blindly almost religiously. From roads to markets to families to friends and fiends alike, NO FEAR , xXx , BULLET, JUST DO IT!. And so we are all JUST DOING IT, brainlessly following the shining blip that's sure to lead you into a preheated tandoor. Anarchy is the ultilmate destination of our people, but there is hope a new generation of literate, civilized mothers ! they and only they can transform the nations decadence into glow.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Raja Pakistani !
Hello Again,
Subsequent lines on this page, are in no manner pointing fingers at you my dear reader any similarity of place, character or traits is entirely ... ironic !
Well, this is Raja Pakistani , a radiant young one , read 'radiant' again , he's just got shining golden streaks done. Raja is such an inspiration such a vivid impersonation of natures wonders that right at his birth it was almost decided that his father will be financing a full length movie in his name, titled : The Horror. But it took a little while before his father could actually think of his own dreams and now that he has time...ironically all of it is spent in finding a suitable name for the flick, one moment he comes up with 'The Agony' and the very next moment he cancels and selects 'The Punishment'! The poor soul (his father) has had hard times trying to save money for the dream but Raja was very fond of 'quality' education, so much that it took 7 long years to finally stop him from going back to the same class.
Speaking of class , Raja has a class of his own, if you could ignore his father's 'wallet situation' now he is a complete picture of the elite group and has struggled really hard to lead his father to a vacummed bank account. Fortunately, this shortage of funds do not hinder his 'classy' living style because there's Dolmen Center and Zainab Market !! His wardrobe has nothing but Calvin Klain, Christion Diar and the likes. I hope you do understand that the brand names are not 'misspelled'. WYSWYG (what you see is what you get!) , the peer group he hangs out with doesn't even know the difference, so all is indeed well.
His high regard for the opposite gender is worth millions (do note i did not mention millions of what), every 'wicked' girl who disapproves of him or refuses to talk right fully earns mental correction that in itself has many forms, ranging from public phones to sim cards that are rupay darjan these days!.
Let's talk of Patriotism at the grass root level, Raja wears Pakistani flag right on his chest when the independance day arrives. He spends his day reliving the memories of our ancestors, via the Old Is Gold bollywood bombardment, he whole heartedly faces all day to strengthen his views. But it is ofcourse when the night falls on 14th of August, that the true patrtiot emerges!
Out of every nook and crannie on a 'made-in-china' vehicle, with Rs. 40 fuel in the fuel tank, and vigilant eyes that are searching for patrioTina(s). He displays his 'skills' by riding the bike head over heels, becoming a living walking POT pocket or chanting slogans of 'brotherhood', these slogans somehow happen to be color coded.
Raja is almost always a 'bhai' too ! wow and he can pull strings up into the highest echelons of power at any given moment, lest the person he is 'enlightening' happens to be another 'bhai'. His definition of 'unity' is put to practice at such incidents, sporty as he is he has a good supply of base ball bats , hockeys some times even skate boards!
Raja ! the great , oh my goodness his father just called I have got to rush now so much to be done he's finally come up with the 'final' name, 'The Crumbling Castle'.
Subsequent lines on this page, are in no manner pointing fingers at you my dear reader any similarity of place, character or traits is entirely ... ironic !
Well, this is Raja Pakistani , a radiant young one , read 'radiant' again , he's just got shining golden streaks done. Raja is such an inspiration such a vivid impersonation of natures wonders that right at his birth it was almost decided that his father will be financing a full length movie in his name, titled : The Horror. But it took a little while before his father could actually think of his own dreams and now that he has time...ironically all of it is spent in finding a suitable name for the flick, one moment he comes up with 'The Agony' and the very next moment he cancels and selects 'The Punishment'! The poor soul (his father) has had hard times trying to save money for the dream but Raja was very fond of 'quality' education, so much that it took 7 long years to finally stop him from going back to the same class.
Speaking of class , Raja has a class of his own, if you could ignore his father's 'wallet situation' now he is a complete picture of the elite group and has struggled really hard to lead his father to a vacummed bank account. Fortunately, this shortage of funds do not hinder his 'classy' living style because there's Dolmen Center and Zainab Market !! His wardrobe has nothing but Calvin Klain, Christion Diar and the likes. I hope you do understand that the brand names are not 'misspelled'. WYSWYG (what you see is what you get!) , the peer group he hangs out with doesn't even know the difference, so all is indeed well.
His high regard for the opposite gender is worth millions (do note i did not mention millions of what), every 'wicked' girl who disapproves of him or refuses to talk right fully earns mental correction that in itself has many forms, ranging from public phones to sim cards that are rupay darjan these days!.
Let's talk of Patriotism at the grass root level, Raja wears Pakistani flag right on his chest when the independance day arrives. He spends his day reliving the memories of our ancestors, via the Old Is Gold bollywood bombardment, he whole heartedly faces all day to strengthen his views. But it is ofcourse when the night falls on 14th of August, that the true patrtiot emerges!
Out of every nook and crannie on a 'made-in-china' vehicle, with Rs. 40 fuel in the fuel tank, and vigilant eyes that are searching for patrioTina(s). He displays his 'skills' by riding the bike head over heels, becoming a living walking POT pocket or chanting slogans of 'brotherhood', these slogans somehow happen to be color coded.
Raja is almost always a 'bhai' too ! wow and he can pull strings up into the highest echelons of power at any given moment, lest the person he is 'enlightening' happens to be another 'bhai'. His definition of 'unity' is put to practice at such incidents, sporty as he is he has a good supply of base ball bats , hockeys some times even skate boards!
Raja ! the great , oh my goodness his father just called I have got to rush now so much to be done he's finally come up with the 'final' name, 'The Crumbling Castle'.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Mr. Pakistani !
Aiye, aaj hum ap ki mulaqat karwa rahai hain Mr. Pakistani se !
Naam to in ka janai kia hoga , lekin ye ap ko jaga jaga aur har jaga har roz har sarak par har jaga nazar atai hain. Buhut hi bawaqaar, daftar main istri ki howi shirt pehnai tie lagaye bethtai hain to badesi sharaft ka mujassam namoona lagtai hain !. Namaazi parhaizgaar rozai daar, kisi mehfil main beth kar baat karna shroo karein to aisay aisay mazhabi zaawiye se baatein karein k sunnai walai ko mantai hi banai. Siyaasi maamlati hoon ye economic in k paas har maslay ka aik sab se behtar hal mojod hai k agar ye kahein apply ho jaye to mulk raaton raat G-8 main shamil ho sakta hai ! lekin kia karein k hamarai haan logon ko shaoor nahi warna sab jamatein peechai hat kar inko agay kar detein.
Khuda k karam se kamatai bhi acha khaasa hain , ghar bhar ko chalatai hain aur maheenai main itna bacha letai hain k aglai do teen maheenai na bhi kamayen to chalega. Aisay naik insaan ka waqt kitna qeemti hoga andaza to ho hi gaya hoga ap ko , to kia bura kartai hain agar Mr. Pakistani waqt bachaanai k liye kuch nazraanai idher udher paish kartai rehtai hain ? Gari main beth kar apni lane chor kar dosri lane main gari chalatai hain , to kia bura kartai hain. Bhaee samnai walai ko chaiye k inko dekh kar gari zara kachai main utaar kar rok lai , lekin hamarai jahil awam hain k samajhtai nahi, bacharai Mr.Pakistani ka rasta to rukta hai hi khud ye berabt awaam bhi kharai reh jatai hain.
Mr.Pakistani jaisay bawaqaar aadmi ko agar ap nai kisi ishaiyye ya zuhraanai main kahein botiyan uchaaltai howai dekh hi liya hai to konsi bari baat hai ? bhaee aisa kion sochnai lagtai hain aap k shayad in k ghar khana nahi banta ? achai khaasai khaatai peetai admi hain bus qorma taftaan ki khushboo songh kar in ki naak, dimagh , dil sab kuch 'pait' main badal jata hai ,balkai inka pora wajood aik chalta phirta 'pait' ban jataa hai ...to is main in ka kia qasoor , inhain to shayad khud hi khabar nahi hoti k kisi badqismat murgh-e-murda ki aik taang in k 5,000 rupay k coat ki jaib main atki howi hai aur biryani k kuch baqiyaat monchon par dharna diye beth gai hain, aik adhoori taftaan in k jotai k saath saath chali jati hai ...bechaarai qudrat ki karegari k agay majboor hain.
Mr.Pakistani ki deeni hamiyat ka to kia hi kehna, ap ko in k ghar main aik sakht tareen qanoon milega ghar ki har khatoon ko burqa baghair aik qadam bahar nikalnai ki ijaazat nahi. Kia hi baat hai Mr.Pakistani ki k kitna qareeb rakhtai hain apnai ghar ko 'sharee'at' se. Baqaida dars main shirkat kartai hai muattar saaf suthrai kapray pehn kar jab dars k liye nikaltai hain to aisa lagta hai jaisay abhi garha khodo aur utaar do mera khayal hai zuban phisal gai , jee to aisa lagta hai k aasman se koi farishta utar aya ho ! Aur to aur ghar ki khawateen ko college main dakhla lenai se rok diya k jo parhayee karwaenge ghar ki hudood main karwayenge warna ordinance factory main mazdoori par laga di jaengi.
Ab aap hi batayen is main Mr. Pakistani ka kia qusoor k koi university inko 'gharelo' degree denai par tayyar nahi horahi. Kam se kam bcom ki degree hi de detai mazhabi bunyadon par lekin Mr.Pakistani jo in khawateen ko taleem se araasta karna chahtai thai na kar paye , afsos sad afsos ! Mr. Pakistani khud qaum k kher khuwah hain, chahtai hain k har khatoon khuda ki adalat main kamyaab ho aur in k nazdeek ye kamyaabi sirf burqay se milti hai! chahtai hain k burqa itna aam hojaye jitna k star plus ! yehi waja hai k har 'bepurda' larki ya khatoo ko intehayee 'shafqat' se 'ghoortai' hain bus chalta hai to ghar tak chor k atai hain, ghalat na samjhein wo to is nazar se dekhtai hai k agar burqai main hoti to kitni bhali malom hoti ! In ki nazrein sirf apnai ghar ja kar hi jhukti hain kion k wahan to 'sharee'at' ka nafaaz pehlai hi kar chukai hain , ab agar ankhon ko churi chaqo bana kar ghar se bahar ka jaeza nahi lenge to pata kaisay kar paenge k 'sharee'at' k hudood kahan kahan naafiz honi chaiyen ? Magar kia karein becharai Mr. Pakistani akhir ghar main bus chalta hai in ka bus to wahan to bepardgi par jaan tak le lein, bahar bus na chalai to na sahi ankhein hi chala letay hain , akhir ko ye to bequsoor hi hain qusoor to us bekhabar larki ka howa na jo in k samnai se guzar rahi hai. Khuda ka hukm bhi to akhir sirf khawateen k 'parda' ka hai becharai Mr.Pakistani to waise hi azaad hain.Usai pata hona chaiye tha k yahan aik shaitan sifat oh maaf ki jiyega, k yahan aik farishta sifta insaan khara hai yahan se sirf burqa posh khawateen ko guzarna chaiye k Mr.Pakistani ki nazrein mehfooz rakhein. Yaqeen nahi ata to in k ghar ja kar dekh lein majal hai k ghar main koi khatoon kajol ko hi discuss kar lai.
Kis larki ko kia sikhaana chaiye , is k liye us k ghar ka ata pata telephone number raabtai ka koi tareeqa to hona zaroori hai na so wo pata karnai ki koshish main kabhi kabhi Mr.Pakistani nai naik niyyati se kisi khatoon ka peecha kar bhi liya to konsa toofaan agaya ? Aur kuch nahi to in k norani chehray ko dekh kar hi ap ko yaqeen hojaana chaiye k is zahiran khabees fail k peechai aik naik niyat aadmi hi to hai aur in ki to shayad darhi bhi hai lijiye aik aur nishaani !
Apnai aap main to Mr.Pakistani is had tak mazhabi hain k khuda k banaye gaye qanoon se barh kar is qanoon ka paband bana diya hai khandan bhar ki khawateen ko. Bataiye kia aj kisi khatoon main majal hai k gar ye nikkah ka faisla karwa dein to wo na hi kar sakai ! jaan par khel jatai hain Mr. Pakistani magar jahan apni mazhabi zuban de di waheen karwatein hain nikkah. Lakh ye khawateen 'inkar' k bahanai dhondein yani 'kufr' karein ! Ye Mr.Pakistani hi hain jo is kufr se bachatai aye hain bechari na samajh khawateen ko. Agar Mr.Pakistani na hotai , to dil hi dil main inkar kar k chup saadh lenai wali ye nasamajh nadaan khwateen to nikkah apni marzi se kartein , haye haye kitni ghair islami muashra hojata hamara! Mazeed kia kia khasoosiyat ginwaoon main inki.
Social engineering ka to art shayad shroo hi in se howa hai. Abhi pichlai haftai ki hi baat hai k apnai parosi se ijazat le aye k bhai ye beech ki deewar turwa kar main aik kamra banwaonga aur ap ki deewar phir se waise hi chunwadonga. Niyyat ki safayee dekhi ap nai k saaf keh aye zuban de aye , ab kia karein zara si bhool chook main paroosi ki deewar aik feet peechai ban gai to wo inko janai kia kia kehnai laga darhi rakh k jhoot boltai ho ! chatayee par sar ragar ragar kar maathai par mehraab daal to li aur parosi ka haq maar rahai ho !! Khuda ki panah itnai naik shaqs par ye ilzaamat kam se kam darhi aur mehraab ka hi khayal kia hota nahinjaar parosi nai. Magar salam hai Mr.Pakistani k paya istaqlal main bilkul laghzish nahi ai , himmat e mardaan - madad e bhai log !
Mr. Pakistani nai roz marrah k muaamlat par apni gehri nazar honai ka saboot detai howai sirf apnai jaisay naik logon ko ikhatta kya bus ! yun parosi bhi khamosh howa mazdoor ki mazdoori bhi rayegaan nahi gai aur Mr.Pakistani nai hadees ki laaj rakhtai howai mazdoor ka paseena khushk honai se pehlai khushi khushi uski mazdoori bhi ada kar daali.
Mera khayal hai Mr.Pakistani ki roudaad aaj itni hi kaafi hai, agar moqa mila to ainda bhi Mr.Pakistani k karnamai ap tak puhunchata rahonga. Khush rahiye aur khush rakhiye.
Salam Alaik!
Naam to in ka janai kia hoga , lekin ye ap ko jaga jaga aur har jaga har roz har sarak par har jaga nazar atai hain. Buhut hi bawaqaar, daftar main istri ki howi shirt pehnai tie lagaye bethtai hain to badesi sharaft ka mujassam namoona lagtai hain !. Namaazi parhaizgaar rozai daar, kisi mehfil main beth kar baat karna shroo karein to aisay aisay mazhabi zaawiye se baatein karein k sunnai walai ko mantai hi banai. Siyaasi maamlati hoon ye economic in k paas har maslay ka aik sab se behtar hal mojod hai k agar ye kahein apply ho jaye to mulk raaton raat G-8 main shamil ho sakta hai ! lekin kia karein k hamarai haan logon ko shaoor nahi warna sab jamatein peechai hat kar inko agay kar detein.
Khuda k karam se kamatai bhi acha khaasa hain , ghar bhar ko chalatai hain aur maheenai main itna bacha letai hain k aglai do teen maheenai na bhi kamayen to chalega. Aisay naik insaan ka waqt kitna qeemti hoga andaza to ho hi gaya hoga ap ko , to kia bura kartai hain agar Mr. Pakistani waqt bachaanai k liye kuch nazraanai idher udher paish kartai rehtai hain ? Gari main beth kar apni lane chor kar dosri lane main gari chalatai hain , to kia bura kartai hain. Bhaee samnai walai ko chaiye k inko dekh kar gari zara kachai main utaar kar rok lai , lekin hamarai jahil awam hain k samajhtai nahi, bacharai Mr.Pakistani ka rasta to rukta hai hi khud ye berabt awaam bhi kharai reh jatai hain.
Mr.Pakistani jaisay bawaqaar aadmi ko agar ap nai kisi ishaiyye ya zuhraanai main kahein botiyan uchaaltai howai dekh hi liya hai to konsi bari baat hai ? bhaee aisa kion sochnai lagtai hain aap k shayad in k ghar khana nahi banta ? achai khaasai khaatai peetai admi hain bus qorma taftaan ki khushboo songh kar in ki naak, dimagh , dil sab kuch 'pait' main badal jata hai ,balkai inka pora wajood aik chalta phirta 'pait' ban jataa hai ...to is main in ka kia qasoor , inhain to shayad khud hi khabar nahi hoti k kisi badqismat murgh-e-murda ki aik taang in k 5,000 rupay k coat ki jaib main atki howi hai aur biryani k kuch baqiyaat monchon par dharna diye beth gai hain, aik adhoori taftaan in k jotai k saath saath chali jati hai ...bechaarai qudrat ki karegari k agay majboor hain.
Mr.Pakistani ki deeni hamiyat ka to kia hi kehna, ap ko in k ghar main aik sakht tareen qanoon milega ghar ki har khatoon ko burqa baghair aik qadam bahar nikalnai ki ijaazat nahi. Kia hi baat hai Mr.Pakistani ki k kitna qareeb rakhtai hain apnai ghar ko 'sharee'at' se. Baqaida dars main shirkat kartai hai muattar saaf suthrai kapray pehn kar jab dars k liye nikaltai hain to aisa lagta hai jaisay abhi garha khodo aur utaar do mera khayal hai zuban phisal gai , jee to aisa lagta hai k aasman se koi farishta utar aya ho ! Aur to aur ghar ki khawateen ko college main dakhla lenai se rok diya k jo parhayee karwaenge ghar ki hudood main karwayenge warna ordinance factory main mazdoori par laga di jaengi.
Ab aap hi batayen is main Mr. Pakistani ka kia qusoor k koi university inko 'gharelo' degree denai par tayyar nahi horahi. Kam se kam bcom ki degree hi de detai mazhabi bunyadon par lekin Mr.Pakistani jo in khawateen ko taleem se araasta karna chahtai thai na kar paye , afsos sad afsos ! Mr. Pakistani khud qaum k kher khuwah hain, chahtai hain k har khatoon khuda ki adalat main kamyaab ho aur in k nazdeek ye kamyaabi sirf burqay se milti hai! chahtai hain k burqa itna aam hojaye jitna k star plus ! yehi waja hai k har 'bepurda' larki ya khatoo ko intehayee 'shafqat' se 'ghoortai' hain bus chalta hai to ghar tak chor k atai hain, ghalat na samjhein wo to is nazar se dekhtai hai k agar burqai main hoti to kitni bhali malom hoti ! In ki nazrein sirf apnai ghar ja kar hi jhukti hain kion k wahan to 'sharee'at' ka nafaaz pehlai hi kar chukai hain , ab agar ankhon ko churi chaqo bana kar ghar se bahar ka jaeza nahi lenge to pata kaisay kar paenge k 'sharee'at' k hudood kahan kahan naafiz honi chaiyen ? Magar kia karein becharai Mr. Pakistani akhir ghar main bus chalta hai in ka bus to wahan to bepardgi par jaan tak le lein, bahar bus na chalai to na sahi ankhein hi chala letay hain , akhir ko ye to bequsoor hi hain qusoor to us bekhabar larki ka howa na jo in k samnai se guzar rahi hai. Khuda ka hukm bhi to akhir sirf khawateen k 'parda' ka hai becharai Mr.Pakistani to waise hi azaad hain.Usai pata hona chaiye tha k yahan aik shaitan sifat oh maaf ki jiyega, k yahan aik farishta sifta insaan khara hai yahan se sirf burqa posh khawateen ko guzarna chaiye k Mr.Pakistani ki nazrein mehfooz rakhein. Yaqeen nahi ata to in k ghar ja kar dekh lein majal hai k ghar main koi khatoon kajol ko hi discuss kar lai.
Kis larki ko kia sikhaana chaiye , is k liye us k ghar ka ata pata telephone number raabtai ka koi tareeqa to hona zaroori hai na so wo pata karnai ki koshish main kabhi kabhi Mr.Pakistani nai naik niyyati se kisi khatoon ka peecha kar bhi liya to konsa toofaan agaya ? Aur kuch nahi to in k norani chehray ko dekh kar hi ap ko yaqeen hojaana chaiye k is zahiran khabees fail k peechai aik naik niyat aadmi hi to hai aur in ki to shayad darhi bhi hai lijiye aik aur nishaani !
Apnai aap main to Mr.Pakistani is had tak mazhabi hain k khuda k banaye gaye qanoon se barh kar is qanoon ka paband bana diya hai khandan bhar ki khawateen ko. Bataiye kia aj kisi khatoon main majal hai k gar ye nikkah ka faisla karwa dein to wo na hi kar sakai ! jaan par khel jatai hain Mr. Pakistani magar jahan apni mazhabi zuban de di waheen karwatein hain nikkah. Lakh ye khawateen 'inkar' k bahanai dhondein yani 'kufr' karein ! Ye Mr.Pakistani hi hain jo is kufr se bachatai aye hain bechari na samajh khawateen ko. Agar Mr.Pakistani na hotai , to dil hi dil main inkar kar k chup saadh lenai wali ye nasamajh nadaan khwateen to nikkah apni marzi se kartein , haye haye kitni ghair islami muashra hojata hamara! Mazeed kia kia khasoosiyat ginwaoon main inki.
Social engineering ka to art shayad shroo hi in se howa hai. Abhi pichlai haftai ki hi baat hai k apnai parosi se ijazat le aye k bhai ye beech ki deewar turwa kar main aik kamra banwaonga aur ap ki deewar phir se waise hi chunwadonga. Niyyat ki safayee dekhi ap nai k saaf keh aye zuban de aye , ab kia karein zara si bhool chook main paroosi ki deewar aik feet peechai ban gai to wo inko janai kia kia kehnai laga darhi rakh k jhoot boltai ho ! chatayee par sar ragar ragar kar maathai par mehraab daal to li aur parosi ka haq maar rahai ho !! Khuda ki panah itnai naik shaqs par ye ilzaamat kam se kam darhi aur mehraab ka hi khayal kia hota nahinjaar parosi nai. Magar salam hai Mr.Pakistani k paya istaqlal main bilkul laghzish nahi ai , himmat e mardaan - madad e bhai log !
Mr. Pakistani nai roz marrah k muaamlat par apni gehri nazar honai ka saboot detai howai sirf apnai jaisay naik logon ko ikhatta kya bus ! yun parosi bhi khamosh howa mazdoor ki mazdoori bhi rayegaan nahi gai aur Mr.Pakistani nai hadees ki laaj rakhtai howai mazdoor ka paseena khushk honai se pehlai khushi khushi uski mazdoori bhi ada kar daali.
Mera khayal hai Mr.Pakistani ki roudaad aaj itni hi kaafi hai, agar moqa mila to ainda bhi Mr.Pakistani k karnamai ap tak puhunchata rahonga. Khush rahiye aur khush rakhiye.
Salam Alaik!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Wateen's Customer Friendliness !!!!
Short & simple, those unfortunate few of you who have tried to return Wateen's wimax devices expecting they are going to return atleast some of the money they took from you in the name of CPE Cost , thats customer premisses equipment cost, you must now be very well aware that this CPE Cost becomes subscription cost when you go tell them that you are terminating the connection ! even though the sales reciept that you may present contains a field which clearly reads CPE COST , but they will refuse to treat it as CPE COST and insist that it is the subscription money.
I am now honestly frustrated with WATEEN and its honestly honest , HONEST Communications chundrigar road karachi !. How very untrue was your claim of NO HIDDEN CHARGES , you sucked up as much money from the customer as you possibly can. Bravo Wateen ! because ..... you SUCK !
I am now honestly frustrated with WATEEN and its honestly honest , HONEST Communications chundrigar road karachi !. How very untrue was your claim of NO HIDDEN CHARGES , you sucked up as much money from the customer as you possibly can. Bravo Wateen ! because ..... you SUCK !
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Wateen Broadband !
Dear reader, welcome to another one of my experiences. A big name indeed, Wateen telecom, a middle eastern company! now don't pretend the first thing that came to your mind after knowing or already knowing that Wateen comes from the oil ladden region, is MONEY MONEY AND MORE MONEY, and it has a strong financial backing.
The broadband services how ever are less than satisfactory. Or so have been my expereince , may be some where out there is one lucky person who may be giving wateen a standing ovation for it's broadband services but I certainly will not. What I know from my first hand experience with the hyped product is .....
It was the year 2008 in its infancy... I see Wateen telecom's large advetisement the paper, claims of superb, reliable internet service ...'THE TRUE BROADBAND' !!! well well well I was seduced truely. So there I was standing at one of their franchises called 'Honest Communications' at chundrigar road, Karachi. Please do not be fooled by their name they are really really far away from their name , for those of you who know urdu well a very common day saying goes like ....."baatein karooron ki ....dukaan pakooron ki" !!.
Well , I had made up my mind so the ill-trained staff at honest communications could not disuade me from buying their 512 kbps package. Paid the money and was anxious enough to bring home their CPE (customer premises equipment) home all by myself instead of waiting for their technician who they said will take one day to come over to my place and deploy the equipment. So i decided to do it on my own, when I got back home , I found they had not given me the network wire or the phone wire ! anyway so I bought wire and set up the connection to find out that my user name had not been activated and will take atleast 1 day ....so much for me bringing everything home I still had to wait then.
So I waited but that 1-day time turned into 4-days before my user name got activated and I could finally surf the internet thru their connection. The CPE was no doubt a quality product because it was made by Motorolla, but their internet service(wateen's) is not at all reliable. The connection drops off , you might see the CPE in-sync with the server but you wont be able to connect or surf or chat. This could happen any time and for any duration , the customer support number 111-365-111 had only one thing to say to me...... this is happeing because your usage area is falling out of our coverage area ! Goodness why did not Wateen's franchise people tell me that before ?
You know why ? because the franchise people told me their represetative had been to my area and confirmed that we had coverage there. This is only one example of how out of touch the service center and the UAN-111365111 people are when it comes to Wateens support.
After all that pain and frustration , I decided to return the connection and get my refund for the CPE, so I called the UAN again , they told me all I have to do is to take the device back to the franchise where I bought it , they will give me a form to be filled and then give me a receipt, money will then be returned within 2 weeks.
But Wateen's tradition of pinching the customer on every possible oppurtunity is still alive ! Keep in mind what the UAN people said. I went to the franchise (Honest cummunications! oh how honest they are !!!!) , only to face another episode of anger and frustration when they told me , they can't return the device until I get a particular code number from the UAN !!!! Damn ! I said to myself , is this how a large group of companies should be treating their customers , pushing them around from one place to another just like our government offices. I told them the UAN said I onnly need to bring you back the device. I showed them my original sales receipt and my NIC ....see people see this is me I bought it and I wana return it now ! ...to no avail. They said come back on the first day of week next week to decide whats to happen. One more painful episode one more mouthful of frustration and one more oath to myself to not trust Wateen Telecom anymore !.
My dear readers, friends, foes ,everyone be your own guide and spend your money where you are sure it's only going to buy you what you want instead of frustration.
Salam Alaik.
The broadband services how ever are less than satisfactory. Or so have been my expereince , may be some where out there is one lucky person who may be giving wateen a standing ovation for it's broadband services but I certainly will not. What I know from my first hand experience with the hyped product is .....
It was the year 2008 in its infancy... I see Wateen telecom's large advetisement the paper, claims of superb, reliable internet service ...'THE TRUE BROADBAND' !!! well well well I was seduced truely. So there I was standing at one of their franchises called 'Honest Communications' at chundrigar road, Karachi. Please do not be fooled by their name they are really really far away from their name , for those of you who know urdu well a very common day saying goes like ....."baatein karooron ki ....dukaan pakooron ki" !!.
Well , I had made up my mind so the ill-trained staff at honest communications could not disuade me from buying their 512 kbps package. Paid the money and was anxious enough to bring home their CPE (customer premises equipment) home all by myself instead of waiting for their technician who they said will take one day to come over to my place and deploy the equipment. So i decided to do it on my own, when I got back home , I found they had not given me the network wire or the phone wire ! anyway so I bought wire and set up the connection to find out that my user name had not been activated and will take atleast 1 day ....so much for me bringing everything home I still had to wait then.
So I waited but that 1-day time turned into 4-days before my user name got activated and I could finally surf the internet thru their connection. The CPE was no doubt a quality product because it was made by Motorolla, but their internet service(wateen's) is not at all reliable. The connection drops off , you might see the CPE in-sync with the server but you wont be able to connect or surf or chat. This could happen any time and for any duration , the customer support number 111-365-111 had only one thing to say to me...... this is happeing because your usage area is falling out of our coverage area ! Goodness why did not Wateen's franchise people tell me that before ?
You know why ? because the franchise people told me their represetative had been to my area and confirmed that we had coverage there. This is only one example of how out of touch the service center and the UAN-111365111 people are when it comes to Wateens support.
After all that pain and frustration , I decided to return the connection and get my refund for the CPE, so I called the UAN again , they told me all I have to do is to take the device back to the franchise where I bought it , they will give me a form to be filled and then give me a receipt, money will then be returned within 2 weeks.
But Wateen's tradition of pinching the customer on every possible oppurtunity is still alive ! Keep in mind what the UAN people said. I went to the franchise (Honest cummunications! oh how honest they are !!!!) , only to face another episode of anger and frustration when they told me , they can't return the device until I get a particular code number from the UAN !!!! Damn ! I said to myself , is this how a large group of companies should be treating their customers , pushing them around from one place to another just like our government offices. I told them the UAN said I onnly need to bring you back the device. I showed them my original sales receipt and my NIC ....see people see this is me I bought it and I wana return it now ! ...to no avail. They said come back on the first day of week next week to decide whats to happen. One more painful episode one more mouthful of frustration and one more oath to myself to not trust Wateen Telecom anymore !.
My dear readers, friends, foes ,everyone be your own guide and spend your money where you are sure it's only going to buy you what you want instead of frustration.
Salam Alaik.
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