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The best of Karachi; what to do, where to go? yellO magazine issue 3 is all about food, fashion, books & movies. Here's a sneak peak of what you can get! To subscribe to the yellO magazine visit: www.yello.pk
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vOL 1, iSSUE 3
The city’s first & only guide for
where To go &
whaT To do
Price: Rs.75
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FOOdBest places to eat at04
KidS
BOOKS
SOciaL activiSm
Malids Kids clothing
Book reviews & best sellers
Saba Gul brings light in the darkness
cELEBrity Q&aTofiq Pasha’s view of Karachi
SpOtLight
travEL & tOUr
yellO’s guide to wedding photography
5 Breezy destinations
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mOviESMovie Reviews and listings20
artS & thEatrEThe great LOL of comedy28
hOmE & dEcOrMake it your HaBiTT44
EvEntSWhat’s on in Karachi38
carS6 ways to save gas this summer30BLOgSPopular blogs from yellO.pk32
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
SamIR FEROzE
CREaTIVE:
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FaTIma alI COmmUNITY maNagER:
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Contents
Publisher: Samir FerozePrinted by: Creative Impressions Printer & Designer
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FOOd
Having heard about Chili Wili from
some friends, a couple of people
from work and i decided to raid the
place for lunch (they have 50% off
on 2nd entrée). Tucked away in an
unexpected locality of Dhoraji where
you mostly expect gola gundas and
gol gappays, Chili Wili was a real
discovery.
it is a small cozy restaurant with
bright orange and yellow walls,
which makes the place look really
cheerful. First, we were served
Nachos with salsa and they were the
crispiest nachos i’ve ever had. Salsa
was a little towards the tangy side, i
would have preferred it a little sweet
but nonetheless they were a good
start to an even better lunch.
While we enjoyed the nachos,
the waiter brought us our Chili
Wili Platter appetizer, which had
mozzarella sticks, finger fish, hot
chicken wings, and crispy ones
along with three dips. finger fish
were by far the best items in the
platter. Crispy wings were nice but
hot n spicy wings were average. The
quantity of this platter is enough for
two and just costs Rs240.
Then arrived our Chili Wili Beef
Burger, which was almost the same
size as a pan pizza and thicker than
a Big Mac. The thick juicy patty with
tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, and pickles
was fulfilling on its own. The fries
were long and yummy and coleslaw
really chilled and fresh. as soon as i
took a bite, the juices started flowing
from the steak and i forgot all about
cheese sticks and nachos. it was
better than any Big Mac or even beef
burger of Mr. Burger and barely cost
Rs300. at this point, our drinks (Blue
Colada, Strawberry Margarita, and
Fruit Punch) were also served which
were refreshing. My favorites were
the fruit punch and blue colada.
rEviEwEd By SaBa Kamran
addrESS: Shop # 1, green Palace, Plot # 359, C.P. & berar Society, Dhoraji Colony, Karachi
Phone Number: 021-34122973/74
URl :www.yello.pk/32852a real discovery!Chili Wili
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travEL & tOUr
Charna IslandTo reach Charna island you can either contact ‘Karachi Diving center’ who will take you to the Mubarak village (about 45 minutes away) from where you need to take a speed boat to Charna island or you can consult Google map to take you there.
The village is quite charming and the countryside is beautiful. Once you arrive at the beach, a wooden boat powered by diesel engine takes you to the island. The boat is open so sunscreen, hat/cap/umbrella and sunglasses are a must. Once you reach the island, you can enjoy Scuba Diving, Barracuda Fishing, Swimming, Boating, The sight, The Greenery, Bar B.Q. and a lot more.
For Scuba Diving, the water near the island is still, visibility is good and there was lots of marine life.
Corals are limited, but appear to be growing. if you are a swimming enthusiast than for you Charna island is the place to be.
Dog Island
Can you believe we have water sports in Karachi and many of us didn’t even know about it! Dog island is situated near Korangi industrial area, about 10 minute ride from CBM, though the boat ride to the island is painfully slow (takes about 45 minutes) but definitely worth it!
You can plan the trip through “adventure Water Sports” an entrepreneurial venture. aWS package includes Jet ski ride,
Parasailing and tubing, crazy 8, speed boat, mangrove tour, boat house and beach stay. Lunch is available for a reasonable cost of Rs.500 and also tastes good. Complete packages start from Rs. 999 and if you take up all the activities listed above the package will cost you Rs.4500 per person.
Overall the trip is perfect for friends or family get together and excitement filled day at a very low cost.
Beat the heatFive breezy destination where summer is fun!
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SpOtLight
ten things to do with your wedding photographer before you say “i do”...
1Find the photographer with the style you are looking for
Finding “the One” photographer can be
very overwhelming. The photographer
you choose must have the style you are
looking for and should be a pleasure to
work with. as Sam, who has been in the
photography business since 41 years,
suggests that it is essential to find a
photographer who is professional and
talented. a relatively new photographer,
Faahema concurs that being comfortable
with the photographer and someone
you think you can trust to preserve the
memories of the most important day
of your life is most important. Kashif
from K. Bridals regarding his style says
it really depends on the mood and the
genre of photography that he does.
When it comes to bridal photography, he
prefers to keep it as natural as possible.
wedding day is probably the most important day of a girl’s life. girls start planning for it since their date is fixed. however, when your wedding is over, what remains with you are the wonderful memories and some photographs to preserve those memories. So among the preparations being done for the wedding, finding the right photographer who is able to reflect those memories through his photographs is very important. One must think it can’t possibly be that hard... i live in Karachi; there must be hundreds of photographers to choose from. however, it is not that simple, to preserve such a special and unique day, you just cannot trust anyone. So we have devised a list of 10 things you need to check before selecting a photographer:
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mOviES
‘trans-arrival!!’BY FaTiMa aLi
Transformers 3- The much awaited
movie for this summer’s was a big
success as it captures every guy’s
dream; fighting robots, fast cars, square
jawed Soldiers, lots of action and an
exceptionally hot chick!
it kicks off with President Kennedy
authorizing a mission to put a man on
the moon to investigate Cybertronian
spacecraft crash in 1986.
at present, Optimus Prime finds a fuel
cell; he then travels to the moon where
he discovers a comatose Sentinel Prime
– former autobot leader – and ‘The Five
Pillars’.
Sam and retired Seymour Simmons
found photos of hundreds of Pillars
stockpiled on the moon which made
them realize that the Decepticons raided
long before the autobots mission and
intentionally left Sentinel and five
Pillars behind to lure the autobots
into a trap. But Sentinel betrays the
autobots, as he had made a deal with the
Decepticons to ensure the survival of the
Cybertronian race.
i’m not a Transformer’s geek so i liked
the movie. Bumble Bee was so lovable
he made me cry! also, the mini-autobots
were cute and hilarious. The story line
was much better than Transformers
2 - Revenge of the Fallen. But many
diehards saw major flaws like:
Rosie Huntington made Megan Fox
look like Charlez Theron.
Towards the end, the movie became
headache-inducing visually (especially
if you watch it on 3D), and needlessly
noisy.
The movie was punishingly long and
it could have done without the useless
relationships that had nothing to do with
the movie.
• Sam Witwicky’s (Shia LaBeouf)
confrontations with his annoying
parents were uncalled for, where the
humor was a bit below the belt.
• Jealous interaction between Carly’s
boss Dylan (Patrick Dempsey) and Sam
over Ms. i can only manage a pout, was
over-rated.
• Carly going to the Megatron trying
to trick him into saving Optimus Prime
made me roll my eyes all the way to the
back of my head that i ended up with
vertigo!
Overall the movie is designed to
amuse and entertain, not provoke an
in-depth analysis. You have to be the
kind who enjoys gigantic robots blowing
things up to really enjoy this movie.
Cars 2 Monte Carlo1st July
Transformers 3 First Week of July
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
UpComIng movies this season!
transformers
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BOOKS
Vince and JoyLove story of a life timeaUthOr: LiSa JEwELrEviEwEd By By ayESha Khan
One of my favourite books of all times!
Vince and Joy is a must read for anyone
who enjoys British chick-lit novels. i guess
it’s the sarcastic yet clever tone British
novelist use, which makes it a pleasant
read. Every character is so well explained
and easy to visualize. The book is a
reminiscent of British life style like going
to the pub any time of the day, roommate
culture even for people in their late thirties
and horrible, horrible jobs.
The book starts out with both Vince &
Joy as teenagers, on holiday with their
parents. Vince is a shy boy and Joy a Goth;
with disturbed parents, both falling in
love for the first time. Sigh, such sweet,
innocent love…But before they could
further their relationship, Joy’s father
made a go on Vince’s mom which made
Vince’s dad extremely mad obviously and
he punished her dad with well deserved
punches. Both Joy and Vince unaware of
what happened were torn apart when Joy
had to leave the next morning.
Fast forward 20 years the book accounts
the details of each of their adult lives. How
they meet other people, fall in love with
them and discovered how inappropriate
they were for them and at the same time
thinking about their first love. it was very
frustrating when both of them took ages to
realize HOW wrong their choices were.
The book’s main theme revolves around
life, love and destiny. i don’t want to give
out too much especially if you do plan to
read it. The best part of the book is that
it has a very satisfying ending and i must
add the cat character at the end of the book
gave the book a very cheeky touch. after
finishing the novel, i couldn’t stop smiling
and day dreaming for that whole day!
Despite its 500 pages length it was an easy
and enjoyable read and a must read for
those who want to just sit back and relax
with a book and a box of chocolates.
the wandering Falcon by Jamil ahmedcourtesy: thereadersclub.com
the Finkler Question by Howard Jacobsoncourtesy: thereadersclub.com
wikileaks: inside Julian assange’s war on Secrecy by David Leigh & Luke Harding EaL, Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. (Thomas Nelson.)courtesy: thereadersclub.com
Best sellers
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BLOgS
Here are some fun facts of our
favorite show (favorite not for the
right reasons though).
Daya has the world record •
of breaking most number of
doors.
CiD bureau has 1 Tata Sumo •
for the past 15 years.
in entire 20 storey building, •
only 7 people work.
There is no police. CiD •
handles all cases.
CiD has success rate of 100% •
solving all cases and bringing
criminals to justice.
Daya’s one slap is enough •
for criminals to confess their
crime saying “batata hun, sub
kuch sach sach batata hon”.
None of them ever got •
married.
aCP Pradyuman has been •
wearing suits for the past 15
years.
None of them ever got a •
promotion, not even aCP
Pradyuman.
Forensic specialist Dr. •
Salunke just presses
CONTROL + aLT and gets
fingerprint matches.
People remember the faces •
of people they saw only once
and give exact sketch of the
criminal.
Some memorable quotes of aCP
Pradyuman.
1. Socho Daya socho.
2. Tumhain tou zaroor faansi
lagegi.
3. Daya, humain us jagah per
wapis jana chahiye.
4. Yahan chappa chappa chaan
maro.
5. Daya, abhijeet, poori jagah ko
achi tarah search karlo.
6. Larki tou bari rangeen hai per
maamla bara sangeen hai (aCP
likes to rhyme).
7. Kuch tou garbar hai abhijeet.
8. abhijeet, aakhir laash gayee
tou gayee kahan?
cOmmEntS
hahahaha, i cannot stop
laughingg!!!!! This description fits
to a T. i mean that is exactly what
happens!!! :D But you forgot to
mention “Dr Salunke talks about
a microchip like its the latest,
most unknown chip he has ever
had his hands on”!!
Good one man, good one!!
SaBa Kamranhttp://yello.pk/user/saba-kamran/480
FUn FaCts aBoUt CID By JUnaid aKram
SOCIALACTIVISM, POSITIVE CHANGE & PROMOTING PEACE
JUly’s poll
To vote go to: www. yello.pk/blogs
do you think talk Shows are really solving any problems?: Yes, talk shows always solve problems No, they only create more problems Some of them
rangers killing that person was justified?
1. Yes, all mobile snatchers must be killed like this 5%2. No, they do not have the right to kill anyone 27% 3. Depends on what actually happened 24%4. Yes, it was okay to shoot him but not to bleed him to death 27%
LaSt mOnth’S pOLL
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the great Book oF UnIVersIty lIFeBy rana USman
Just few more days to go! and the
graduation will be done. Looking back
at four years i still cannot believe, how
furiously time passed. For me, it was like
a blink of eyes. Everything is done; i will
be a graduate Engineer. WOW! Sounds
great? The journey was turbulent, full of air
pockets and memorable. Just to post few
thoughts on how it went! i made a plan to
write this.
First day of University!a guy raises his hand and asks “Sir May
i go to washroom?”, “This is university,
stop this school trend, you may leave class
anytime for anything” the teacher replied.
So this is how the washroom rule works
in University, WOW! This was liberating
to know. Most of my creed would excuse
themselves mid-class, never to return. a
proud tradition we preached practiced and
passed on.
Semester projectsDing Ding! “Net pe search kiya Project?”
Ding Ding ! “Yaad se Bold aur Underline
remove karleyen, pichli baar bhe pata lag
gaya tha k Wikipedia se uthaya hai”
Oh Okay! i learned the art of copy/paste in
university, it was never an issue unless you
don’t remove the bold and underlines.
Electronics Lab – a day before semester project submissionalmost everyone working in lab all
panicked and hurried. a guy starts running
and more like dancing goes to everyone
and asks loudly just near your ear
“1K ka resistor hai?”
No i don’t have 1K resistor but i wish i
could punch your face. Learn the etiquettes
to ask for something nicely in the first
place an at least bring all the components
of circuit.
teachersMet all kind of teachers, some were
extremely funny, some extremely serious,
some considered teaching as a punishment
to them. Students are always innocent
and brave enough to make a stand in front
of teacher. Similarly, a friend when not
convinced with the science of Differentials
Equations, asked
“Sir Book mein tou aisay likha huwa tha”
“Which book do you read?” teacher asked.
“Erwin Kreyszig ki advance Engineering
Mathematics”
“He is wrong, i’m right! He was only PhD,
i’m Post Doctorate” the teacher replied.
i wish i could tell you with due respect
that, Sir Erwin Kreysig is known to be
pioneer of mathematics, He authored 14
books, including advanced Engineering
Mathematics, he is not wrong, but your ego
is not letting you accept your mistake.
Seniorsif i don’t talk about the seniors today, it
will be injustice to the love they gave us.
i was amazed to see that students respect
seniors here like they respect their fathers,
it’s unbelievable but true. Seniors are
complimented for no reasons, they are
flattered for no reason, and they are told
that they are handsome for no reason. it
was a trend to ask seniors about the teacher
before registering his course. at most of
times they suggested
“Beta iss se course na parhna! Pichli baar
25 logo ka ‘F’ aya tha”
Most of them were always looking for a guy
having “Maachis”. at the end of the day!
Seniors helped us a lot with everything
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Conventions
national Scholars and Leaders conferenceWhen:Start: 22 Jul 2011 - 9:00amEnd: 25 Jul 2011 - 5:00pm
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impact- a 36 hour public Speaking program for ages 14 - 24When:Start: 4 Jul 2011 - 9:00am End: 23 Jul 2011 - 1:00pm
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summer Camps
nickelodeon Summer camp 2011When:Start: 1 Jun 2011 - 10:00am End: 31 Jul 2011 - 5:00pm
Where:Shahra-e-Faisal Regent Plaza Karachi.
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Kreative KidsWhen:Start: 1 Jun 2011 - 11:00am End: 31 Jul 2011 - 5:00pM
Where:Defence Housing authority (DHa) House no 54/1, Main 26th street, Phase 5 Karachi.
Festivals & Fairs
Karachi Shopping Festival 2011When:Start: 29 Jul 2011 - 10:00amEnd: 31 Jul 2011 - 9:00pm
Where:Expo Center, Karachi
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children’s cancer hospital - Family carnivalWhen:Start: 9 Jul 2011 - 3:00pmEnd: 9 Jul 2011 - 10:00pm
Where: Clifton CBC FORUM PaRK adjacent Forum Shopping Mall Karachi
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sportss
First Flying drone contest @ Royal Rodale clubWhen:Start: 15 Jul 2011 - 5:00pmEnd: 15 Jul 2011 - 10:00pm
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