A Tyre In E Flat

Hey...r u the same Wajahat Malik who hosts the K-2 expedition on GEO TV?

Hey Waji!

Good Story........keep it comin, don`t stop writing

How about printin Zaman`s peice on Chowk?

I feel kind of left out as I didnt get the point of this writing.

Wajahat ,

Welcome to chowk.Loved your article.One of the nicest entertainments in life is to sit back and watch the world go by !sometimes in summer, during the hustle and bustle of the touristy season i love to go to the harbour and do exactly this .

However being a mother myself ,i could not dispell the bit about the kid drowning, and the world going past irrespectively .

Regards, and thanks for a wonderful read , and we hope to have many more ......

Dear Patrick,

Yes, there are quite a few sites but there`s nothing there that goes into the technicalities (or at least nothing that I`ve found). We all know the names and perhaps their missions and a few achievements but that`s all. It would be interesting to have the formulas and systematics of organisations. When I say everything about a model organisation, I mean EVERYTHING.

I was in a charity for some time many years ago and I became fascinated with the system, right from scratch to finish. I wanted to learn more but could not. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that their `charity began from home`.

If there are three things I learnt, they were:

1) Sadly, for many, charity is a home business comprised of fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. Their charity begins at home.

2) So much money is wasted on administration costs or people`s salaries.

3) There is a lack of co-ordination/ direction for the overall big picture. Everybody is trying to do their bit but there seems to be no sense of direction.

This, The Fluid Bubble Model, (ha ha ha- I feel very scientifiky today) is just the random thought of a vela mind but using Pakistan as a model:

1) A central non political organisation should be responsible for the activities of every single charity within the country.

2) Small bubbles (individual charities) come inside regional bubbles that come inside provincial bubbles that are ultimately controlled by the big bubble.

3) To qualify as a registered charity, you must adhere to criteria posed by the central organisation (the big bubble), after which you become part of the society and a legitimate organisation.

4) There should be a reserve of volunteer workers that are `fluidic`, i.e independent people with special skills that can be channelled into various places for any particular purpose.

5) The central organisation should be endogenous, i.e. born in Pakistan and governed chiefly by Pakistanis so that it`s answerable only to the Pakistani government.

6) One of the major aims of the `big bubble` should be learning and passing on the experiences. The recent earthquakes or droughts are good examples, so that info to cope with the situation may be spread across to all relevant small organisations.

7) The Big bubble could serve as an intermediary, allowing communication between the small bubbles serving the same mission, to communicate more effectively. The exchange of ideas from one bubble to the next would certainly make specialisation and improvements far more efficient.

8) As a collective, the `Big Bubble` (I`m sorry, I can`t help myself) could work alongside the government and prove itself a worthy aid. It could attract attention from oversees folks whom I sure, seeing a structured organisations, would be able to provide a better contribution.

9) What would the biggest of the bubbles comprise of; Influential people and people with good genuine track records and I talk of such folks as Imran Khan, Edhi etc etc; people whom everyone know and love and respect who are able to create positive influences. All people excelling in their field could enter, e.g. medical professionals, economists, lawyers, artists, engineers, social workers…everyone minus the politicians.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings…take care and best wishes.

Umer.M.Phoenix

Re. Umer #8

Yay!

....But aren`t there alread y other sites offering such info?

Howdy y`all

I`m Sorry to take your space Wajahat but I would like to make a request to Chowk Staff, if possible, to designate a special section on the site which relates to all Charitable organisations working in Southeast, i.e. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh etc etc. The spot would include such details as their contacts, history, missions, their systems of functions, methods of fund collections, annual outcomes, personal experiences of people who`ve worked for charities, useful ideas, methods of setting up the organisations etc etc and we could all contribute our own little bit to this knowledge.

I`ve heard many people say that Chowk is a bekaar vela place meant for useless chatter and maybe it`s true but I`m not quiet willing to believe that just yet. A single water molecule is nothing but get enough of them and they become `wet.`

All in favour say `yay`.

Umer Murtaza Phoenix.

This was fascinating, dream-like and so creative. I read and re-read it trying to discover hidden meanings and eternal truths, and then I just read it again because I really, really liked it.

Welcome Wajahat!

Welcome to CHOWK Wajahat!
I liked both your writing style and the content
of this piece.
Keep writing.

Ras

a bit pretentious at times.. but not a bad read at all..

hello wajahat,

i like the way you think. do you have any more material you`d be open to sharing? my addy is liddlepig@hotmail.com.

shandana minhas

Wajahat,

Did you know that Paulina later married the musician, had three kids, eventually moved to Canada and lived um... the story hasn`t ended...

Anyways... nothing quite like those good old days in Islamabad`s Intercon in the late 70`s huh?

later,

S.

interesting...

i mean the root canal

jk

Dear Wajahat!

Is it Islamabad or is it Mazhar-ul-Islam in Islamabad that does this to most of the story writers there.

I think the balance is good until middle when you deject from Paulina`s ``eyeview``. Should have stuck with it. Fourth paragraph is very ``traditional`` (in abstract sort of way) though it is good.

I like your effort which I think is good for Chowk, we dont have many writers of this genre. Please keep writing and sharing with us. And by the way welcome to Chowk.