Comments on: phir koi jaadu hai

By: adnan.

adnan. — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:02 +0000

nice basit, it’s grade 5 to 8 level. just my type of book.

By: biqbal

biqbal — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:41:13 +0000

lloyd alexander has a novel called the iron ring.

By: Anjum

Anjum — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:17:02 +0000

ah you’re right, that was zainab’s. sorry zb!

i had no idea about the iron ring for engineers. very interesting, adnan.

By: adnan.

adnan. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:57:17 +0000

also, what i like about the ring is that it’s not flashy jewelry… it’s just iron…

By: adnan.

adnan. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:54:16 +0000

thanks yasmine!

re iron ring, details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

anjum, that was zainab’s comment. though yasmine’s comments was also beautiful. she used the word “spiffy”!

the neat thing was when she reached over, i wasn’t performing any magical effect, i was just doing flourishes… =)

By: Anjum

Anjum — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:57:53 +0000

1- the hair, the haaaaaair! its your signature, yaar.
2- yasmine’s comment is beautiful: “sometimes, the magical is very quiet. and that quiet, magical, in turn. ”
3- your magic is sooo cool. it must have been amazing that she reached over to you in excitement. you should know that magic has that effect on ppl, if cynicism hasn’t taken hold yet.
4- why the iron ring? health reasons or something right?

By: yasmine

yasmine — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:11:52 +0000

Did you have an iron ring when we met in December, Adnan? I do not remember this. It sounds…heavy.
Oh, just kidding, I just reread the bit about that. This one is brandnew. Spiffy!

This post made me smile so much, buddy. Please post your magic stories and encounters more often. I remember being blown away by your magic back in December, so I can imagine how the lady on the train felt!

Bolding this, my favorite line from your post:

I started to notice how sometimes I don’t make friends, I make strangers.

So beautifully said.

By: adnan.

adnan. — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:33:25 +0000

please basit, my hair does not compare to the hair that you wear.

By: biqbal

biqbal — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:15 +0000

you made our day too. (: that hair, that hair.

khamoshiyon mein, yes. and finding it the Most Important Thing.

By: zb

zb — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:15:27 +0000

you made our day, indeed, al hamdu liLlah (:

…also, re. not “doing much magic for something to happen,” perhaps the happenings are silent, unworded? sometimes, the magical is very quiet. and that quiet, magical, in turn.

…khamoshiyon mein jaadu hai, non? (: