I read something about Barclays and the TFL introducing a new feature to the Oyster card. The new feature will allow users to buy items (not more than a total of £10) from shops. The way they were discussing this technology was like as if it’s brand new. I guess I should burst their bubble by letting them know that Singapore introduced this technology three years ago. Infact they had an Oyster type card scheme there I was able to use it to buy burgers from McDonalds as well. Anyway I get to do a lot of reading on the tube because there are like at least three types of free newspapers lying around on seats. The best thing is that people like to share their newspapers on the tube. I have never bought a newspaper here. Actually most of the newspapers on the tube are free lite editions and there is no need to buy them. However they seem to run out early in the morning and one cant get his hands on one unless he/she is travelling on the London Underground. The only thing I hate about the tube is when people talk really loud or discuss their personal problems in front of everyone. Anyway there was an article in the newspapers about a Condom testing job in the UK. The funny bit is that someone else read this article in Pakistan and forwarded the links to me cause the first name which popped into that person’s head was mine. I am flattered that people would consider me for such jobs.  I am not offended nor am I being sarcastic. I am just glad that the person made such a joke. 

 London or some other city hosted a medical conference or something recently. Doctors at the conference (am not sure if it was a conference or some event) blasted homeopats all around the world for practicing quackery or is it quakery. The  pea brained doctors actually believe that homeopathic medicine is plain water or a placebo. They believe that the placebo effect helps people get better as they believe they will be fine. I do not believe their theory because Homeopathic medicine has been quite effective.

• I remember losing my milk teeth when i was six. I also remember the fact that my front two teeth did not grow for ages. My mum gave me some homeopathic medicine and believe it or not they started to grow back really fast.
• I suffered a hairline fracture once and my late aunt (she was a gold medalist homeopath) gave me some medicine for my foot. My foot healed very quickly. There was also a time when I hurt my back and no medicine seemed to have any effect on me. I believed that I would get better but it still did not do anything for me. Homeopathic medicine helped me as my back healed really fast.
• My cousin’s eczema disappeared after he started using homepathic medicine. This fact was also confirmed by some British readers suffering from eczema.
• There is a medicine which helps me relax whenever i am stressed out and makes me feel at ease. I can’t believe that it actually made me feel quite relaxed for no reason.

The thing is that Doctors dont want any competition from homeopathic medicine. They know that it is more cost effective and will eliminate the need for doctors. However we will always need doctors as they are required to be in the A&E department, surgeries etc. Doctors dont want patients to spend money on homeopathic medicine as they believe that people should only spend money on more expensive medicine. In a way doctors like to endorse certain medicine because they get a commission from the pharma companies (it does happen in pakistan.) Anyway I dont care what stupid doctors claim. I will always use homeopathic medicine.

So India and Pakistan are out of the world cup. It’s not such a big deal exiting the world cup so early. I can’t seem to understand why fans have to make such a big deal out of it. We should not be so obssessed with  cricket. I heard that they demolished some indian cricketer’s house. There was this article by some indian guy in some indian site which suggested that indians should not be so touchy about cricket (you can notice my ignorance). He is right cause everyone wins and loses. there is always going to be one winner and at least ten losers. Winning does not matter as it’s how you play the game.

The 30th of March was our project submission date. Infact it’s the last day for people to submit most of their coursework before the easter break. I was unable to submit my cw because my coding had a lot of errors. I was supposed to get some help from a guy who welshed on his deal at the last minute. The funny bit was that he had time to help half our class and yet he did not have time to help me even though we are in the same lab session. There was this other guy who also promised to help but did not honour his promise. Anyway I dont mind submitting it late because I know that at least i get graded. It’s not a big deal being penalised for submitting the cw late. I know that a 10 percent penalty is still better than not getting any grade at all. I was not able to submit cw which was incomplete because i knew i would only end up with 20 percent or something. It’s a good idea to finish the cw properly and get a proper grade even if it means losing at least 10 percent of the grade.

 Anyway I plan to study during my easter break and finish most of my coursework. That will give me plenty of time to pursue other activities such as testing latex at a factory hehe.

Serena is in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open. I hope she wins InshAllah (i am such a hypocrite)