CURRENT MISSION

Conquer the world. Oh well, travel it, at least. I want to visit every single country & UNESCO world heritage site on this planet, and especially go wild in the wilderness, climbing the cliffs, canoeing the rivers...you get the idea.

ABOUT ME

Being a restless spirit who's young at heart and old at mind, I have had a diverse career in fields including but not limited to broadcast and advertising media, showbiz, education, trade, writing, information technology and business process outsourcing.

At present, I'm working for the Mobile Nations network, where you'll find me writing about Android as well as the Internet of Things and the world of smart, connected devices at the awesome Android Central and Connectedly blogs. In the past, I have worked as Senior Editor at the popular technology blog AddictiveTips, as well as written for the XDA Portal - the front page of the biggest smartphone enthusiast community in the world.

Apart from blogging and technology, I love adventure sports and nature. Before recently moving to Lahore, I could often be found exploring the Margalla hills in Islamabad, looking for cliffs to climb. These days, my spare time is spent exploring the old walled city of Pakistan's cultural and culinary capital, sampling all the great food it has to offer, and marveling at the Mughal-era architecture that can still be found there.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe one lifetime is way too short to think negatively about anything. That isn't to say one should go about expecting the very best from everything, because that's bound to result in a lot of disappointments. Still, one should always hope for and look forward to the best while striving towards it as well, and yet at the same time stay prepared for the worst, but in a way that doesn't make one miss out on the good things in life. In the end, it's all about those small joys of life that we can experience each day if we merely choose to do so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a guy from Canada travelling the hippie trail in the past. Currently looking forward to surfing some, as well as hosting while I'm in town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The only experience I've had here so far was great. The guy was from Canada, travelling the world on a budget. I was living in Rawalpindi back then; he stayed with me for over a week, and we went hanging out in town together as well as just chilling out at home, watching TV and discussing all sorts of random topics together. Really looking forward to more experience, both similar ones as well as different ones (in a good way).

Interests

Being a geek, I'm interested in all things tech. Though just staying confined to technology would make life way too robotic. I'm also immensely interested in nature, exploring the world, making friends, watching movies and serials, hanging out at coffee shops, cycling, water sports, cliff climbing...to sum it up, cherishing life any way I can.

• writing
• architecture
• education
• dining
• coffee
• technology
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• blogging
• cycling
• canoeing
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• rock climbing
• business
• communications
• teaching
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

This has got to be wayyy too long a list, but I'll try.

Movies: Schindler's List, Life is Beautiful, The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, War and Peace, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Doctor Zhivago, The Silence of the Lambs, Pulp Fiction, The Patriot, Sling Blade, The Bourne series, Lord of War...

Music: Metallica, Aerosmith, Guns n' Roses, Bryan Adams, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Meatloaf, Junoon, Strings, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hasan, Iqbal Bano, Lata, Rafi, Kishore...

Books: The Count of Monte Cristo, Gone with the Wind, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, A Tale of Two Cities, Crime and Punishment, War and Peace, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Art of War, Les Miserables...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent last year's Eid night camping next to a beautiful lake in Skardu all by myself, with not a soul within several kilometers. It was a mesmerizing experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

We all learn a lot from life and our experiences with it - more from its agonies than its ecstasies. I'm very open to discussion and learning, and will be more than happy to share what I've learned with you, in return learning what you'd have to offer based on your experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Saudi Arabia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Pakistan