unflinching idealism ... since 1997 archivessitemapabouthelpfeedback
where paths intersect
  • Home
  • InFocus
  • Themes
  • Columns
  • Articles
  • Fiction
  • iLogs
  • Gallery
  • Unplugged
  • Writers
  • Interactors
  • Tags
Sign in | Join Chowk
web chowk
  • Article
  • Interact
  • read writer comments
  • add to favorites
  • get rss feeds
  • print
  • email this link

Losing It

Fitaa Feeraz December 3, 2004

Latest comments   flat   threaded   latest   oldest   all
listing 1-16   1 2

#23 Posted by aaria on December 16, 2005 1:30:43 pm
WAYYYYY too much generalization. I just read this and am seriously disappointed.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#22 Posted by Sobia on December 11, 2004 1:23:57 am
rafay alam, spot on with the analysis!

re the people who are applauding the ``bravery`` of the topic: stop this pseudo intellectual nonsense! This article is not about the taboo topic of sex and how the author has been so ``brave`` in talking about it...the harsh truth is that the article is badly written, inconsistent and crappy at best...so please tell it like it is, instead of sugarcoating it with sweet nothings.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#21 Posted by nikki7777 on December 7, 2004 6:37:19 pm
=== Interact Filtered ===
view this users filtered interacts
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#20 Posted by Raw_Dust on December 6, 2004 3:17:50 pm
Re #19
maan.. this has got to be the dumbest post on chowk in a long time... thanx for a few laughs though.. :)
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#19 Posted by yasirz on December 6, 2004 11:33:58 am
#18
thats why you have the second largest Hiv-infected population in the world.Enjoy.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#18 Posted by nikki7777 on December 6, 2004 8:55:18 am
=== Interact Filtered ===
view this users filtered interacts
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#17 Posted by furqanamanat on December 6, 2004 5:26:57 am
ahhh the sweet smell of blunt truth . no matter it is against the ``sanctity`` of paki society and all the culture.. no matter it is agains of the religion we follow . but that is wat the truth is . and it take courage to say it all


i wont rate this article . cz personally i hate the topic u were talkin about . but blunt truth is always my weaknesss

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#16 Posted by furqanamanat on December 6, 2004 5:26:57 am
nikki !

i am still trying to udnerstand that how the establishment of Audi, BMW in india is relevant to the above article


help me understand..

p.s: this is common knowldge that not only pakistan upper class but upper middle class knows how to play and they play hard. so back to BMW !!!!!
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#15 Posted by rafay_alam on December 6, 2004 12:21:49 am
Fita Feeraz,
Chowk Editors,

Some nuggets:
``There is no denying here that losing it in Karachi can be quite different from losing it in Lahore, and a hell [sic] lot different from losing it in Peshawar.``

`` ‘rishta’ referencing. . . `` (??!!)

``[T]here is only one path for a sinful girl and that is suicide.`` (shades of the MMA)

``Girls are always usually better . . .`` (Brilliant)

``By the way the name Salim is used for our neighbors understanding as this seems to be the most popular name for Muslims in Indian movies.`` (??!!, what about Bhai?)

``The girl did not care about virginity issue and had already lost it somewhere in the levels of intellect.`` (skull-%^&$#%^, that old sex technique)

It`s a pity Boris Johnson, the former Tory Shadow Minister, was recently awarded the linguistic Booby Prize (remember Donald Rumsfeld`s ``There are known knowns, and known unknowns . . . ``) for his brilliant ``I could not fail to disagree with you less.`` Feeraz sahib would have been an excellent contender for the most baffling statement of the year (my favority is ``Girls are always usually better . . .``).

Either this article was tounge in cheek, in which case it is spot on brilliant, or Feeraz sahib should reconsider his decision to inflict upon us his fractured prose.

Rafay Alam







reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#14 Posted by Raw_Dust on December 5, 2004 9:28:07 pm
Fitaa Saab:
That was a great piece... more for its content than its style... reminded me of the some old candid writings on this site... you definitely were onto something.. just look at these aghast over the top reactions :)
confessional perhaps.. but it worked anyways..

cheers!
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#13 Posted by subroto on December 5, 2004 7:37:47 am
#9 NHK ``This article may be viewed from the perspective of its honesty & courage.``
Bravo at least one interactor had the courage to applaud the writer. While I was a bit disappointed in the overall context there were some good parts in between.
``Does Pakistani media provide a forum for publication of such subjects?`` I suppose looking in that context maybe Chowk took a good step.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#12 Posted by Fitaa on December 5, 2004 7:37:47 am

Thanks guys for your comments.

It is just a candid truth, some frustrations and thoughts that youngsters exchanged in a `specific environment`.

reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#11 Posted by smartsyco on December 5, 2004 7:37:47 am
well i would like to say one thing in response that chowk staff is sleeping

and in reply of this article

it depends how did you bread up
your envoirment
and thts it
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#10 Posted by nikki7777 on December 5, 2004 1:11:07 am
=== Interact Filtered ===
view this users filtered interacts
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#9 Posted by nazarhayatkhan on December 4, 2004 9:39:57 pm

Without going into the morality of the issue, this is more or less exactly what happens during the confused teenage stage - the bumbling, fear, excitement, discovery, anticipation, frustration etc.

The author has had the courage to put it in black & white. Does Pakistani media provide a forum for publication of such subjects? No.

Obviously, he is no Anais Nin or Khushwant Singh.

This article may be viewed from the perspective of its honesty & courage.

NHK
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
#8 Posted by ahmedm on December 4, 2004 2:09:24 pm
a worthless piece of garbage. i cant ever remember not finishing an article because my eyes and my mind both started hurting.
reply to this interact write a new interact add to favorites flag objectionable content
listing 1-16   1 2

Interact Index

    #23 aaria
    #22 Sobia
    #21 nikki7777
    #20 Raw_Dust
    #19 yasirz
    #18 nikki7777
    #17 furqanamanat
    #16 furqanamanat
    #15 rafay_alam
    #14 Raw_Dust
    #13 subroto
    #12 Fitaa
    #11 smartsyco
    #10 nikki7777
    #9 nazarhayatkhan
    #8 ahmedm
    #7 sakoooooot
    #6 subroto
    #5 twintopaz
    #4 mshergill
    #3 nazarhayatkhan
    #2 Ansari
    #1 kaurasach

Also by Fitaa Feeraz

  • The Poetry of Physics
  • Losing It
  • The Navel of Asia
more »

Similar Articles

  • Secret Life of Gays in New Delhi Mayank AustenSoofi
  • The Proposition Shaique Hussain
  • Sex Education For the Next Generation Khalid Sohail
  • The Choice of Leading a Gay Life Ali Kamran
  • Child Prostitution in Arizona Sidra Omer
more »

US Elections 2008 Primaries

  • Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
  • Leaders, Heroes and Mountains
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
  • Pakistan Elections 2008 - An analysis
  • Political Issues Ahead of Pakistan Elections
more »
get rss feed Get Chowk RSS Feed

Get Chowk Newsletter

Latest Interacts

  • satyaking: You don't have to... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in
  • stuka: btw, I read in... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in
  • stuka: "it was a Hamid... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in
  • Salim_Chauhan: #231 Posted by KaalChakra... An Indian Muslim
  • kcs: Another sad tragedy, one... Karachi Riots! Who is
  • akcheema: Re: # 10; kcs [[May... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in
  • kcs: Beena, I appreciate your... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in
  • KaalChakra: Beena, thanks. You are... India-Pakistan: Empathy, grief in

THEMES

  • Pakistan's Struggle for Democracy
  • The Indian Story
  • Indo-Pak Relations
  • Personal Narratives
  • Religion Today
  • War on Terror
  • Role of Media
  • Call for Social Change
  • Hold Them Accountable
  • Environment and Us
  • Way of Life
more »

Top 5 Articles This Week

  • Popular
  • Mumbai Attacks: Shocking
  • An Indian Muslim
  • Sexless and Loveless Marriages
  • Terror in Mumbai.....and also in 'Bannu or somewhere'
  • A Big, Decadent Pakistani Wedding
  • Featured
  • There are a Lot of Monkeys
  • White Charade
  • Words of a Woman
  • FOX News and the Smelly Shoes
  • Dilemmas of Creative Children
  • 10 Years Ago
  • Azadi
  • The Exploding Cities of the Developing World
  • The Ehtesaab Gold Medal
  • Taxicab Hiccups
  • A Fallen Man

Write on Chowk Interact Guidelines Privacy policy Terms Contact

Copyright © 1997 - 2008 chowk.com. All Rights Reserved
Reproduction of material on any www.chowk.com pages without prior written permissions is strictly prohibited