Entrepreneurship at its best

It was a casual conversation with a friend that led us into the topic of virtual stores as a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs. It seems Pakistan is at the verge of beginning to properly exploit the great World Wide Web. We have begun to realize the potential of virtual shopping/stores. It allows men and especially women to convert their hobby or skills into a business venture that knows no borders. We have now begun to offer a various range of services to expatriates and immigrants in various countries around the world and have made it so much easier for them to enjoy locally designed clothes, local food and even services such as documentation.

This friend that I mentioned earlier informed me of his new venture into a similar field. Here is an excerpt from our chat on his brilliant business idea:
 
TAKEONECLUB is an alluring platform for all Fashions designers, beauticians, models and HS crowd, offering them a spectacular opportunity to play their roles in the world of ‘style’.
The talent of our country has now no more to worry about being underrepresented due to lack of appropriate media coverage. At TAKEONECLUB, our primary focus is to manage your social media needs, promote potential models, talented clothing designers, makeup artists, hairstylists and many more, who in any capacity, have already or want to, contribute devotedly to the fashion industry.

An entire group of these enthusiast professionals, with establishment of TAKEONECLUB, will be at ease in interacting with their counterparts all over the world .This is just a beginning from our side to build the largest virtual fashion network of Pakistan.

So if you are a beautician, model or a fashion designer and you aspire to take part in the growth of the fashion industry you certainly need to join the group : TAKEONECLUB

Fun Science (Really cool stuff)

Today I found some interesting videos that I thought would be appropriate to share. It's amazing how a few simple objects used in daily life can have such various uses...I really liked the Pencil Light :)

How to make a survival fire from a battery and a staple

How to make a pocket USB battery

How to get 6 AAA batteries from a 9V battery

How to turn a pencil into an emergency light

How to make a soda can stove

How to make a burning laser

Really cool stuff right? If you find any such videos then please share the link by commenting on this post.

A special thanks to my new favourite website Wonderhowto and Videojug

You call that dinner??

It seems the new fad is to open a restaurant and overcharge the customers for smaller than usual helpings which are as bland as eating paper.
Every couple of weeks later we hear that a new restaurant has opened up in Karachi and how the theme and atmosphere is "to die for!!”. Did everyone get to know that 'The Diner' opened up at Shahbaz Commercial DHA?? Has anyone been there?? Quite sophisticated...no?? But the helpings are pathetic and a total overkill on trying to provide the natural flavors!! I was still hungry after I walked out of the restaurant having ordered a pepper steak!!
Now if I was to order a pepper steak from Maxim's or even Arizona Grill, or Gun Smoke I would not mind paying the hefty price tag that comes with it because those steaks are delicious and filling. But if a waiter brings me a 2 bite steak and charges me Rs 500 for it, that’s just insane!
What’s wrong with people?? Is making a fashion statement and being part of the 'IN' crowd matter so much that we throw away money on tid bits?

Where have I experienced this, you might ask? Well, as I mentioned earlier The Diner but the others I had the misfortune of trying were Sawadika, Fuchsia, Butler's Chocolate Cafe and N'eco's Natural Store and Cafe. The last one really was the extreme....I ordered a beef steak sandwich for 350 and got two small bread pieces with table spoon size beef bites, some lettuce on them and a side bowl of some form of boiled pulses. And worst of all was that it was tasteless. I think they took the natural thing too far.
Basically, I feel that restaurants need to bring a balance in providing good food (taste, quality and justified helpings), theme and comfortable sitting and of course price. Some restaurants that I find to be exceptional in providing these characteristics are Chairman Mao (Best home delivery), Cafe Zouk, Kahva (Amazing food), Koel Cafe, Studio Cafe, Expresso, Cafe Flo, Chatkharay, BBQ Tonight, Lal Qila, Village, Arizona Grill, Copper Kettle, Gun Smoke and Baan Thai (Amazing food).

I must have missed out on a lot of places to eat, so how about you providing your quick reviews of places to go or not go.

Burning the Country Down

I was going though the newspaper today and I came across this picture of a group of people chanting slogans and burning tyres as part of anti-KESC protests being held in Karachi's Pak Colony. I couldn't help but notice how majority of the people were smiling and enjoying themselves be a part of this barbaric and self-inflicting act.

Why don't people understand that burning tyres, closing shops, holding strikes etc all hurt the country and the population itself. Besides the loss in business hours, asset destruction and lower investments, these images of destruction are carried across the electronic media and showcased as the average citizens of our beloved country. So when I next have a meeting with a buyer/supplier from the west, I first have to explain that we all arent barbaric and I won't end up buring tyres or throwing rocks at his building incase a deal goes sour. In short, we are horrible marketeers of our own country and people. It is a shame since we all know that our region houses the smartest people in the world. Then how come we aren't smart enough to figure out that our "demonstrations" are ill-percieved by the rest of the world??