http://blog.shahrukhmalik.com

See this:
http://indie-game-journal.blogspot.com/2009/10/first-opengl-program.html

My final papers finished and now I am totally free. Looking forward to making some games and software now. And also work more on my site.

I have opened up a wiki, forum and possibly another blog. Shall post the links when they are open for public.

On this Eid, I received quite a lot of money. From it, I bought a steering wheel for playing drving games on the PC.
Its got sequential gear shift and a pair of foot pedals for accelerator and brake. It also has a lot of buttons on the wheel itself. And its compatible with Sony PlayStation 1, 2 and 3 as well as any computer with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista and is Plug 'n Play. All of which makes it awesome.

Playing with it is a little harder but a lot more fun too!

Here are some photos:

Posting after a long time. I have been busy doing other stuff on the PC so didn't get much time to post here. And there isn't much to post about either. Except for this:

Its an electric toothbrush. Father went to Dubai on a business trip and brought this and since no one else liked it, I got to have it!
It may not look like much, but it makes toothbrushing very easy and effortless. Although, it does give the jaw a good shake while doing so.

In other news, a cousin passed away yesterday. :'(
She had an ailment whose name I forgot, but it was something serious.
May Allah give her forgiveness and ease her life in the Hereafter.

I have stopped piracy since its not allowed in Islam (according to several people including an Alama). Although I am not completely satisfied with their saying since they didn't cover all aspects but I guess its better to not do it. There are alternates available, except for Windows, which I'll have to buy.

Also, this opened up recently: Indie Game Journal

And I kind of like this one. But may not keep it for too long, going to make my own after these papers.

The changes mentioned earlier have been done.
Hoping to keep the new theme.

This blog is undergoing some changes, so you may notice some odd behaviour for a while.

Papers are coming in about 3 weeks now. So, its mostly sitting at home, studying or doing something on the PC or talking to friends over SMS (sometimes also Facebook).

I re-created my Second Life account. Actually, created a new one, again.
Have made a new, simpler, easier to make and manage design for my website (which has been neglected for quite some time now). It will be getting some additional features (actually just more space and mySQL) since my original hosting plan will be expiring soon and the old package has been abandoned by the hosting company to introduce different ones (all if which are more expensive).

Hoping to do good in papers (although not preparing that well) and get internship somewhere, hopefully, Fergusons (PWC) or Ford Rhodes (Ernest & Young). Or maybe in KPMG or Delloits (wrong spelling?).

The new PC is going along very well, thanks to Allah. Hoping it shall pass the test of time (and my brother and my abusive use) and the continuous load-shedding (I wish I had a UPS for the PC).

My mobile received two scratches on its battery cover, thanks to the keys I put in the same pocket as the mobile. Oh, well, I am not planning to resell it anyway. Although I could do with one with Wi-Fi, since the wireless router really helps in using internet over mobile devices, not that its required but its better to have it than not have it.

May Allah bring happiness to everyone's life.