Lahore Film Club

Dear All!

So I've finally managed to start my own Lahore Film Club, which I had initially christened Lahore Movie Club. Since I have a home theatre at home (duh!) I thought why not start a film club where I can have movie maniacs come on over and enjoy movies in a group. The idea came from the time where we all watched Insidious on my birthday and that was a quite an experience!

So I've basically left the option open to everyone as to what kind of movies we can watch. The first one we are watching is Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (the old one) which I feel is a great movie to watch on the big screen. A lot of the younger lot havent really seen this movie and I think it will be great exposure to them all to be able to see such classic movies. There is a lot we can talk about Pyscho, and I am hoping we can have a fruitful discussion about this movie.

There are so many movies that we can all watch (The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me, The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing etc) and I think it can be a fun thing to do: watch movies in the comfort of your own home on the big screen.

Mansour 

Burning Hot Sun

Hey you all, 

The temperature in Lahore has hit a high of 44 degrees centigrade of late. Today it's 41 degrees centigrade but it feels like 48 degrees centigrade! I don't know how much worse it will get, but certain areas of Pakistan (Haroonabad) has hit 50 degrees centigrade already. I am lucky to be driving to work in an automatic car with a powerful AC that cools me down in an instant. I see others driving on motorcycles and open horse cart and rickshaws and even cars with windows rolled down. It gets so hot at work that productivity level goes down. I wish I would wear shorts and t-shirts to work.

However, what I don't get is how some people can drink hot tea in such hot temperatures. Contrary to popular belief, the people who I know drink hot tea say it actually cools them down. I am sure there must be a very good reason why the Chinese are fond of drinking warm water and tea at all times (and stay slim too!)

Speaking of the hot sun, I am reminded of a good movie I saw called Sunshine directed by Danny Boyle (who directed Slumdog Millionaire). I should re-watch Sunshine.

See you all!

Mansour