Yes i did go to the meetup although i was not going to but things happened unexpectedly and there i was sitting at the Lahore Bloggers Meetup in LUMS Lahore, i think it was a first ever with these much participants and a good setup and all this started from a single Facebook Page just 3 days ago but one thing i think everybody missed was Wifi Internet Connection, Badar from Google and Saad from wccfTech tried there best to set up an internet connection using the default LUMS Network and Wateen Wimax too but it was no use !

When everything did finally start it was not so boring after all partly because of an excellent hosting Job done by Khurram Amin a friend of Badar, We had some light jokes but i want to share the most funny parts.

One Time was when Badar mentioned that Harris from sizzledcore could not make it here because he didn’t get permissions from his mum as he had exams coming up in which he has already failed 4 times.

The second time was when all bloggers were asked to introduce themselves in Urdu and when Saad’s turn came he was speaking like a kindergarten urdu text book like:

mera naam saad hay, mein blogging karta hoon , mein sizlopedia.com pay post karta hoon

When he was going like this Shirazi Uncle said what’s next ? my best friend ?

Then the last one i can remember is Miss Mariyam Nasim introducing herself as she was saying i first worked here but that company closed down but not because of me then after a while she said then i started working there but it too closed down but not because of me and i was thinking now this meetup might close but of course not becuase of her these are the jokes i can remember right now but there were many more which made it a fun evening.

The main program went some thing like there was this small presentation by Badar Khsuhnood after that it was Saad’s turn where he told his success story which was followed by a small entry by Mariyam Naseem from PinkWool.

After it was all over it was followed by Free Redbull’s from the sponsors Red Bull but i don’t like Red Bull so it was a NO NO for me but still i took one , after that they had arrangements for Tea & Biscuits but i barely tasted there cookies because i had to leave early but the cookies were so good that i still think about them and not to forget one of the main sponsor CIO Pakistan who had free giveaways for all which included a cool card holder and November Edition of CIO Pakistan and CEO Pakistan Magazine.Forgot to mention there were free giveaways from Google to for the right people of course

Some other Top Guys who joined the meet up included

• Touseef Ikram (Stop.pk)
• Ahmed Bilal (Soccer Lens)
• Abdullah Saad (WCCF Tech)
• Mr. Shirazi (Light Within)
• Aamir Attaa (Propakistani)
• Mohammad Khan (Life etc.)
• Adeel Ahmed (freelancer)
• Tajdar Chaudhry (PR Specialist)

To be honest i have never taken the Pakistani Blogosphere that seriously until now, When i received the invitation to Lahore Bloggers meetup from Saad an old buddy of mine, so it looks like Blogging is really picking up in Pakistan now a days, The Bloggers meetup is being arranged LUMS IEEE Students Chapter and Google Pakistan woah ! and by Google Pakistan i mean Mr Badar Khushnood .

Time and Place
Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008
Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
DHA Lahore, Pakistan

More Information – Facebook Event Page

Its Just only a day away and i still don’t know if i will be able to go , although Saad told me about it i think on 19 or 20th November and he has already left for Lahore.