Who is Pak-Canadian Texan?

I was born in Toronto, Canada...spare me the Canadian jokes since I have no Canadian pride nor do I recall my days in a diaper. Moved to Karachi, Pakistan at age 2 and lived there during what I like to call the critical years for an adolescent male (age 10-16). A large chunk of my childhood was spent playing cricket with the local servants & chauffeurs, getting kicked out of class for being class clown and loitering outside restaurants to catch a glimpse from a group of girls walking in.

Just when I think life could'nt get any better, we decide to move to Roselle, Illinois (some po' dunk town 30 miles north of downtown Chicago). Life in Roselle was really a transitioning phase for me...remember those immigrants (us brown folk call em FOBS) that wear daisy dukes to play basketball, don't wear deodrant, pronounce things funny....umm yeah that was me! Thankfully, I learned quickly and got all the "Fobbish" activity around people I'm pretty sure I'll never see again. So the next time you're amused or humored by a fellow FOB, help them first assimilate before clowning at their expense. Trust me, YOU can make a difference!

Just when I think life could'nt get any better in Roselle, we move to humid ass Houston. To be honest, I'd take Houston weather any day over freezing my butt off in the windy city because let me generalize by saying us brown folk aren't built for the cold. Now Houston is an interesting place because it takes 30 minutes to get anywhere in the most complicated interstate highway system; Diversity is not just a sexy word, and it does exist in Houston...unlike Roselle. Culture is laid-back, not as pretentious as the other big cities in the US and people are generally friendly given my experiences.

Just when I think life could'nt get any better in Houston, Texas, I moved to Austin to attend university. I must say my time in Austin, (as most austinites would claim) were the best years of my life. Sounds cliche because they were my fratastic college years, but Austin really is a great town.

Just when I think life could'nt get any better in Austin Texas. I moved back to Houston, TX for work. Being financially independent was probably the best thing about moving back to Houston where majority of my time was spent at work, bouncing back from a string of awkward relationships, spending excessively at bars and some great quality family time. (If you're wondering how any of those activities are related to one another....trust me theres no link : D)

Just when I think life couldn't get any better in Houston for the second time...I moved to Kuwait because of a great career opportunity and the need for something different (notice a trend here). After moving and living five different cities, I want to do something a little different this 6th time around. I have built and severed many relationships along the way, and hopefully this blog will proove to be a handy tool to keep in touch, so I'm not having to copy and paste the same email when people ask "How is Kuwait"? - just keeping it real, I know I'm not the only one that does that.