Umer and Saba are currently on vacations in bhurban and enjoying a lot. view will be staying there for a few days.

Umer and Saba invited Tayajan and family to a barbeque dinner at B.B.Q Tonite. A fine restaurant by the canal. Everyone enjoyed the outdoors setting and 6 different barbeque platters and assortments of bread. Later on everyone had qahwa at Tayajan`s place.

It was the editor`s birthday today. Umer spent his birthday enjoying and relaxing at home. All day was spent eating and watching movies. Saba made Chicken Chow Mein, Roasted chicken and fruit trifle. Umer baked a pizza.In evening Umer and Saba and went to the greenhouse and got themselves a few plants which were planted by Saba in the front lawn. All in all, it was a great fun day.

My MAME arcade cabinet is ready. This is what I used:

An old used Hybrid arcade cabinet.

A picture tube from an old 25 inch TV along with circuit to do settings (V-Hold, Brightness etc.)

An old Compaq P-II 366MHz with 128MB RAM, the usual Motherboard with sound and VGA built in, an old Maxtor 4GB HDD

An older version of ArcadeOS along with DOS 7

Specially designed switch circuits and fingerboard.

New micro switch buttons (4 directional, 4 action buttons, 1 start) for each of the 2 players.

A microswitch for the coin machine.

100 coins

A couple of drawer locks for coin collecting cabinet and joystick base.

A lot of duct tape.

200 or so arcade games including SF2, Outrun, Shinobi, Shadow Dancer , KOF, Pang, Pac Man etc.

Valentine`s Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14. In North America and Europe, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine`s cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

In Pakistan, especially the metro cities, everything turns into red; gift shops, malls, restaurants, and clubs adopt the color of love; Red. Valentine`s Day is one of the most non-islamic celebrated days among the youth. One can argue that though the region does not have any historical or religious ties with the event or with the Valentine Saints that created this event, this event is very much celebrated there because people are looking for reason to express love in the open. Pakistan is known for its conservative nature where unmarried couples are frowned upon, and even for married couples, public displays of affection are unofficially not allowed. This, together with the economical status of the country and the increased rate of frustration among the youth, people wait for such an event to express joy. This need was detected by businesses and was therefore more emphasized. Private and public events. Valentine themed restaurants and Cafe`s. Valentine greetings in radio channels and on TV are played all the time. Exchanged presents and flowers (usually all red) between couples is a sacred routine on that day. By all means one can state that Valentines Day is very much recognized in Pakistan.