For those about to rock!!
I think I may now have seen everything.... The wife is sitting here watching one of those morning shows on some Pakistani channel (not withstanding the fact that it is midnight and they deem it acceptable to show a morning show at this time). The host actually has a family on who are discussing their family issues and why the daughter-in-law has gone back home to her parents because of the fighting in the family. Ummmm... HELLO? I realize things are moving forward but now our morning show hosts are playing Jerry Springer in front of the nation?? To anyone who isnt familiar with the Pakistani/Asian culture, your immediate family extends to your third cousin 10 times removed from your paternal great grandfather's third sister! And every single person in that horrendously long line of immediate relatives will take the most rediculous amount of pleasure in airing out your dirty laundry in every public gathering possible! How these people thought it acceptable to do this is way beyond me (note to self... the motivation may be green, made of paper and is exchanged for stuff!) People are absolutely and completely losing the plot here man... Pakistani TV is going from bad to worse!
I am no fan of most stuff on the box anyway but the Pakistani dramas the women of our house watch are beyond comprehension!!! All they show is sadness and betrayal and all manner of negative crap. The people who make these programs say this is how society is... that may well be the case, but surely with the amount of negativity and stuff going wrong in the world, the least some bright spark could do is come up with a decent show where there's a bit of positivity or laughter or (heaven forbid) both. I mean come on, shows like Scrubs and The Big Bang Theory dont exactly reflect real life but atleast they put a smile on people's faces. People back in Pakistan have enough to contend with as it is with the state of the country, why depress 'em even more? Why cant our people realise that aswell and try to make stuff that doesnt depress people even more?
Anyways, on a brighter note, its Friday night, the kids are asleep. Think that means me and the other half can actually sit and watch a bit of stand up comedy for a bit before we hit the sack. Busy weekend ahead. Need to start getting my head back on straight. Lots to do and ofcourse, not to forget, Ramadan is around the corner. As always, wish I can make the most of it for once in my life. Insha'Allah will be trying hard this time. Anyhoos... go away people (like there's anyone even reading this anymore), you're cutting into my time with the wife!
I think I may now have seen everything.... The wife is sitting here watching one of those morning shows on some Pakistani channel (not withstanding the fact that it is midnight and they deem it acceptable to show a morning show at this time). The host actually has a family on who are discussing their family issues and why the daughter-in-law has gone back home to her parents because of the fighting in the family. Ummmm... HELLO? I realize things are moving forward but now our morning show hosts are playing Jerry Springer in front of the nation?? To anyone who isnt familiar with the Pakistani/Asian culture, your immediate family extends to your third cousin 10 times removed from your paternal great grandfather's third sister! And every single person in that horrendously long line of immediate relatives will take the most rediculous amount of pleasure in airing out your dirty laundry in every public gathering possible! How these people thought it acceptable to do this is way beyond me (note to self... the motivation may be green, made of paper and is exchanged for stuff!) People are absolutely and completely losing the plot here man... Pakistani TV is going from bad to worse!
I am no fan of most stuff on the box anyway but the Pakistani dramas the women of our house watch are beyond comprehension!!! All they show is sadness and betrayal and all manner of negative crap. The people who make these programs say this is how society is... that may well be the case, but surely with the amount of negativity and stuff going wrong in the world, the least some bright spark could do is come up with a decent show where there's a bit of positivity or laughter or (heaven forbid) both. I mean come on, shows like Scrubs and The Big Bang Theory dont exactly reflect real life but atleast they put a smile on people's faces. People back in Pakistan have enough to contend with as it is with the state of the country, why depress 'em even more? Why cant our people realise that aswell and try to make stuff that doesnt depress people even more?
Anyways, on a brighter note, its Friday night, the kids are asleep. Think that means me and the other half can actually sit and watch a bit of stand up comedy for a bit before we hit the sack. Busy weekend ahead. Need to start getting my head back on straight. Lots to do and ofcourse, not to forget, Ramadan is around the corner. As always, wish I can make the most of it for once in my life. Insha'Allah will be trying hard this time. Anyhoos... go away people (like there's anyone even reading this anymore), you're cutting into my time with the wife!
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