Dhaka Tribune
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 22
Hot Topic
staring at the world through the rearview Written in the Stars mahfuzur rahman tushar
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A weekly production of
DhakaTribune Editor Zafar Sobhan Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad TMAG Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Natasha Rahman Azfar Rahman Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Contributors Imtiaz Salim Q Zulyadain Islam Afshan Sattar Graphics Mohammed Mahbub Alam Kazi Istela Imam Production Masum Billah Advertising Shahidan Khurshed Circulation Wahid Murad Email: tmag@dhakatribune.com, Website: www.dhakatribune.com
4 Look of the Week Styling Spikes
8 Written in the Stars
F1 Fantasies
More inside GOSSIP 12 Dear Diary 12 Blush Much PICKS OF THE WEEK 2 Room of the week Rifat Haider 3 Doodle of the week Ehsan Alam 10 Guitar tabs of the week “Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls YOUR WORLD 9 Fiction The Battle 9 Comic book Chacha Chaudhary 9 Book Goosebumps 5 Car KITT car from Knight Rider FASHION 4 Beauty check Flaunting your flutters 4 Wardrobe check Of shorts and tights Real Life 3 Event Tweets 6 Hot topic Staring at the world through the rear view 9 Non-fiction Radio renaissance
TMAG SAYS 2 Funk up your room Elegant softness 2 FYI Party it up 90s style 3 School Survival And that’s how we rolled! 10 Playlist That 90s playlist 10 Instrument Metronome 10 Music Eighth of the evil 11 Toy 5 coolest toys from the 90s 11 Game Super Mario Bros 11 Gadget Sony Walkman 11 TV Golden days of the silver screen HOROSCOPES 5 Your forecast
Status of the week When things heat, they expand, so I’m not fat, I’m hot
Quote of the week About the cover We’re looking back to a life less complicated and memories sweet. Models Baizid Haque Joarder Shabrin Islam Photographer Syed Latif Hossain
I don’t have a wife, but there’s that girl who’ll lose her fuse if she hears me saying that
Lingo of the week Jardigan Meaning A cross between a jacket and cardigan
10 Spotlight Childhood OST
Editor’s note Dear Readers, We’re not sure who’s voodooing us, but somehow, in a span of about three days, the entire TMAG team has managed to come down with a particularly nasty bout of flu. Working through the coughing, wheezing and aching bones, we found ourselves longing for days when life was simpler, and that’s how this issue came to be. Check out our retrospective Hot Topic (Page 6&7), dance to our best 90’s playlist (Page 10) and relive your favourite TV memories with our mini-reviews (Page 11). We’re opening up our Fiction column to aspiring writers amongst our readers, so please feel free to send in your postcard fiction (250 words, UK English) to tmag@dhakatribune.com Love from the TMAG desk
Usage I love your oxblood jardigan!
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Your Life Quamrul Abedin
TMAG’s Room of the week!
Elegant softness Do you like floral or country scenery pillows? Fighting with friends or sleeping well, everything is courtesy of lovely squishy pillows. Apart from boosting elegance and smoothness, it also creates a different identity and expresses good taste. Pillows are the simplest way to capture the fashion of a bygone era in your adorable palace. TMAG comes up with bunch of traditional ideas which will definitely make you wistful of early days
This is a room that keeps evolving with the owner’s tastes. There is art in the random placement of photos and post-its on the dresser walls Name Rifat Haider Area Baridhara DOHS
Funk up your room
Send in a picture of your room to tmag@dhakatribune.com and you may be crowned TMAG’s room of the week!
FYI
Party it up 90s style Bored and awfully tired of the same parties with the delusions of grandeur, noisy music and tight fitted clothes that don’t let you breathe? Prepare for the ultimate bash as TMAG reminisces the good ol’ days of the 90s and shows you how to have a cray cray time with minimal stress a hassle free meal.
Pleasing the stomach When it comes to throwing a smashing party, food is that one irksome section that ends up having all the hoopla around it. But this time, let’s not get a headache over it. Forget the hassles of making elaborate dishes at home and setting it up on fancy plates. Let your friends drool over Lays, Doritos and crackers with melted cheese on top and have them fight over the pizzas. For desserts, grab colourful gummy bears and a tub of ice cream. Get yourself vibrant paper plates and cups and enjoy
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Dress to destress Ladies, let your heels be in the closet. Strap on your jelly shoes and Spice Girls pumps! Let your frizzy hair hang in layers. Dress yourself in bright coloured high waisted jeans, flannel tops. As for the guys, rummage through your ancient pile of clothes and scoop out plaid shirts and bigstock coloured jeans. This is one occasion you can wear your baggy pants and band t-shirts and still manage to not make a fashion faux pa. Decking up the crib Mini lava lamps, streamers and snow spray were all the rage back in the 90s. If you want it to be more obvious, more power to you! Hang posters of Titanic, The Mask, and Pretty Woman around the house. Pick out a 90s classic TV shows such as Small Wonder, Friends on their first season. Dim the lights, create space for the dancers to get their
groove and lose your minds with the snow spraying. Pull out breezy rugs for the veranda with cushions for the ones who like chilling in the corner. Truth or Dare and Chinese Whisper should earn you ridiculously embarrassing moments and a few laughs. It’s playtime Yoyos, Frisbees, Pokémon cards with friends should be an uplifting interval from the picture taking sessions that become the reason people party. Set up a competition and hand out a present to the one who put on the ‘best 90’s outfit.’ Huddle around the PlayStation or the Original Nintendo Gameboy and battle it out playing Mortal Kombat, Streetfighter, Need for Speed, and Super Mario Bros to name a few. Uncage the celebrity in you Ditch your iPods’ latest trance and techno music and let’s travel back to the not-so-long-ago past and bring out the pop stars! We are talking Spice Girls, Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears to name a few on top of the heap. Hip Hop to the cheesiest dance moves and indulge in some playful karaoke singing to Spice Girls or N sync with your friends! Bag the collection of NOW cds which have the raging party tracks from the 90s. Let’s get this party started! Natasha Rahman
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Schemes
Start designing by keeping in mind the upcoming season. Bring up the new season with nature inspired pillows. What about a village scene theme with tree, butterflies, and birds? Or welcome winter with warmth and cosiness of wool and combine it with other fabrics like silk, taffeta or polyester. Dress them up with beads or embroidery. Patterns To dramatise the theme, use pillows in diverse pattern and shapes. Different geometric patterns like square or round can be employed. Nowadays, numerous boutiques have a bunch of these in their shops. Know painting? Make something unique by yourself and customise the existing or new pillows by painting your desired patterns on them to match! Most of the vintage, stitch based (nakshikatha) pillow cover contains the mainstream story of our rural life. Try this for your room and discover the beauty of roots. Pillow colours should be synchronised with the wall to make the whole effort worthwhile. Where to buy Many home decor shops have different sections for pillows. For wider diversity, you can head to OTOBI, Aarong, or Jatra. Saudia Afrin
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Schoologistics
EVENT Tweets
School Survival
And that’s how we rolled!
Fantasy Fest
9am, September 18 Venue Village Restaurant, Gulshan 1
Graduate Scholarship Opportunities
Studying now, is just as boring as it was in the 90’s and still as much of a pain! But what made the 90’s school life more interesting were the games we used to play, in comparison to today. Not every school had the luxury of air conditioning in their classrooms but fighting for a minute under the fans after a sweaty game under the sun was well worth the pushes and shoves Rescue 2 teams, one in the safe zone and the other hovering close by. The team in the safe zone had to be adventurous and venture out for the other team to catch. Essentially the team with the least number of people caught, won. However, no one really played for the results. Regardless of who won, a fun time full of fun, laughter and some good, healthy running exercise was guaranteed! Bow Chee One prisoner, one sentry and two teams. The idea was that one team was to guard the prisoner and the other team was to try and free the prisoner. The other team players were to distract the sentry and the prisoner. The team that is successful in rescuing the prisoner fastest, wins!
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3pm, September 18 Venue American Centre
3rd Inter University Debate Competition’13 September 19 Venue Jagannath University
Borof Pani Borof pani literally means ice and water. Again there are two teams, one team tries to catch the other, and once the catching team touches a person from the other team, they freeze. Their own team members then try to unfreeze them.
Buriganga River Cleaning Project 2
Kana Machi Plain and simple, hide and seek. The best pastime there is, it can be played in house or outdoors. The list can go on and on. Let’s just say, life is more fun when you’re with friends, getting dirty in the grime. Sweat, mud, rain, let nothing deter you from your simple joys of life. Yes, you will grow up. But being mature means holding on to stuff that makes you happy, not denying yourself these blessings. So here’s TMAG signing off, with the final words- you are never too old, until you let yourself be! Munira Fidai
Venue Russian Cultural Centre
8am, September 20 Venue Buriganga River
Tribute to the metal gods (part 4) presented by Fusion Events Solution 2pm, September 20
Earbleed presents “Eighth Of The Evil”
9:30 am, September 20 Venue National Library Auditorium
Rocknation II the Winter Garden 4pm, September 20
Venue Winter Garden, Ruposhi Bangla
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TMAG’s Doodle of the week!
EHSAN ALAM doodled this during rehearsals of the school annual play
If you are a classroom doodler, email your doodle to tmag@dhakatribune. com and see it in our weekly!
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FASHION FACE-OFF
Beauty Check
Flaunting your Flutters Getting the eyes right is a chore many shy away from. Steady hands, a will to experiment and a plan of action- all ingredients for a properly done eye makeup. An era when eyes decided your entire look was the 90s. Read on for a kick ass tutorial on 90’s eyes that you can get right in 10 minutes Step 1
If you have shadows under your eyes, the first thing for you to do is conceal them. Your eye makeup will only look vivid if your natural unwanted colours are out of the way first.
Step 2
Start with a shadow. The 90s were heavy with gold and silver so let’s say, you start by applying a copper coloured shadow to the lid of your eyes. Make sure you only outline the bottom half of your top eyelid. Use a pointed brush to wing it.
Step 3
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Look of the Week
Wardrobe Check
Of Shorts and Tights Loose and flowy are a thing of the 2000s. If you’re taking a trip down memory lane, it’s gotta be the other way. Bad news for the plump ones? Not necessarily! A well fitted kameez will have you looking effortlessly slim and shiny in no time! 90s was all about beauty and glamour. Here’s TMAG giving you a delish sliver of that past The kameez
Three quarter sleeves became all the rage in this time. Since they still are quite fashionable, you could experiment with the sleeves by slitting in the middle, making them bell shaped, making origami patterns on the sides and a range of other things! Experiment all you like- in the 90s, uniqueness was most admired. The thing to keep in mind for a 90s style kameez is the length and the fit. Its best to keep the long and flowy for now and bring out the 90s by going tighter and shorter. Keep in mind your body shape in order to make the best fit. No point going tight, tight, tight if you know
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Now use a darker colour to blend with your initial copper but only on the winged part. This will show off the wing more clearly. Make sure you are not messy here as that could make you
TOUSLED TRENDS Wax it, gel it, or just wet your fingers and style it. The contemporary spiky haircut is on so versatile
you need to shed off those extra pounds. The length was another thing that was experimented with. Gutsier gals went over the top and made it as short as a t-shirt. For y’all, we say, cover your booty and keep it stylish.
The Shalwar
There IS no shalwar! What there is, is churidaars! There are tights which are purposely made long so that they can be scrunched around the bottom, making the bottom look like “churi”, giving it its name.
Dupatta
Have a light, plain coloured chiffon dupatta which ends where your kameez ends. Long dupattas were yet to come out, but for then, all the fashionistas were rocking the short dupatta look! You could also wrap it once around the neck like a scarf. Add a pair of round sunglasses and you’re good to go! Munira Fidai
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look like someone punched you in the eye, especially with such colours.
Step 4
Now use a gold shimmer on the top half of your lid and blend well to give out a shaded look. With your finger, take some white or off white shadow and smooth it just below your brow to finish the shadow look.
Step 5
Use a sharpened kohl pencil to outline the lower lid of your eye from the inside and a little bit on the outside. This emphasises your eyes more than anything else. Use a smudge free kohl pencil for obvious reasons. Finally, use a felt tip or brush liner to wing the lid with. Don’t forget to connect the top lines with the kohl pencil at the bottom to finish the look. Munira Fidai
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Street FFPB
Fantasy Football Players of Bangladesh Arsenal fan Z Mahmud Mission was the highest scorer in the month of August in Monsoonletters.com FFPB Fantasy League. The feat not only earned him respect in the eyes of fellow fantasy managers, but he will also be taking home a jersey courtesy of Sports Pavilion – BD and a gold coin come the end of the season prize giving ceremony. After his win, he was asked a few questions by Dhaka Tribune.
HOROSCOPE
Dhaka Tribune (DT) How long have you been playing Fantasy Premier League?
members’ suggestions helped me create a balanced team.
Z Mahmud Mission (ZMM) This is just my second year.
DT Which decisions were the key?
DT When did you join FFPB? Did the group play any part behind your success? ZMM I started playing in the FFPB league last year. Of course this group played a vital role in my success. The other
ZMM I think picking the captain is the most important part. If the captain clicks, points come your way easily. In GW3, I chose Giroud as my captain. And all my four defenders kept clean sheets, which I think made the difference.
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19)
This is a good time to get your act together. Things might fall apart if people start doubting your competence. Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) If someone isn’t willing to go the distance to make you happy, don’t wait for them. Want it? Go, get it!
Gemini (May 21-Jun20) The code to join FFPB’s Classic league is 975-707
Car Talk
Living, Breathing Automobile Haven’t you always dreamt of owning a car you could converse with? Yes, we know a lot of car guys talk fondly and sometimes not-so-fondly with their vehicles, but wouldn’t it be cool if they could actually reply? Even better, what if they could step in and help out in times of trouble? Well, KITT, the Knight Industries Two Thousand was capable of doing precisely that. Its owner, Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) simply had to summon it, and the vehicle would steam to his rescue. Now that’s pretty cool, eh? Love it or hate it (and there are a number of people on both sides of that argument), Knight Rider was a huge hit with TV viewers in the 80s. We sort of remain on both sides of the fence, on the merit of the show. Yes, often the storyline limped along like Long John Silver, and whoever told Mr Hasselhoff he could act was almost certainly living in La-La land, yet, you still tuned in to the show each week because it was simply fun to watch! Of course, the black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am was the true star of the show. With that pulsating red strobe light buried in its hood, it wasn’t difficult to buy into the idea that this was a living, breathing automobile. We also enjoyed the stunt driving, although it never quite reached the standards of Hollywood, unless we’re talking of Disney. The show survived from 1982 till 1986 but towards the end, it was getting rather long in the tooth. Since then, there have been several attempts to reinvent it.
You could complain about things not going your way, or you could go out there and make them happen; the ball is in your court. Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)
If your demands aren’t met anytime this week, don’t sulk and pout. Try earning things on your own, instead of twisting peoples’ arms. Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22)
Being the centre of attention suddenly brings out your conceited side. Better curb these changes, before they become a habitw. Virgo (Aug 23- Sep 22) Don’t impose your opinion on others; they have a voice too. Let them be heard for a change. Sit back and take a few pointers.
Libra (Sep 23- Oct 22)
You are on the right track this week. Friends and loved ones will see you as the goto guy in times of crisis. Deliver your wisdom. Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov
Don’t doubt your efforts if you don’t get quick results. It’ll just help you get better and better. Why question that? 21)
Sagittarius (Nov
If you make a booboo, go out there and take responsibility. Sulking and pouting in your little corner won’t make things any better. 22-Dec 21)
In 2008, NBC launched a made for TV movie and tried to follow this up with another television series. By this time, a Ford Mustang had replaced the famous Trans Am. Unfortunately; the show only lasted a few short months. However, there was no doubt the car’s ability. The
car could fly, transform and even be your side-kick, whenever needed. It had all the tricks up its sleeves. Trans Am or the Mustang, they both had the exact similar abilities and were equally up to the task. Hasselhoff went onto bigger and well, better things. He became famous as the guy who hung around with those bikiniclad beauties on Baywatch, and most recently became a judge on a popular TV talent show. What we really would like to know however is, whatever happened to KITT? After working with the Hoffmeister for years, did he simply drive himself into the nearest car-crusher at the end of the series out of pure embarrassment, or is he still out there somewhere, waiting for someone like us to call his name? Tahsin Momin
Capricorn (Dec 22Jan19) It’s a good time to ask for help, especially if you had have lent people a shoulder or an ear, or even something of value in the past.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb
Don’t wait for people to plan for something big. Go out there and do it; you’ll be glad that you thought of it, while others were peeling potatoes. 18)
Pisces (Feb 19-Mar20)
Taking risks is your thing; however, quick solutions aren’t meant for grave issues. Think things through.
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HOT TOPIC
Staring at the world
through the rearview Maybe it’s because we were all down with the flu this week, but TMAG was feeling sentimental. Jump on board the nostalgia train and ride down memory lane with us
The pursuit of happinessThen and Now Rising technology has made us home bound; so much so that we refuse to move an inch because it will disrupt a level we are finishing in Call of Duty. Need to check up on a friend?Just leave ‘em a message on Whatsapp. We live in a time where hanging out means, going out for lunch or dinner. Today everything has been cut short, because we have new definitions for entertainment. Before the era of Facebook, Whatsapp, and XBOX 360, existed a time like no other: The 90s. Friday evening carom, flying kites with friends and family, bursting out in giggles while playing “borof pani”, the joys of playing hide and seek; finding a cousin hiding underneath a comforter on the clothes line, badminton with the neighbours’ kids, and of course, hop scotch.
models baizid haque joarder shabrin islam photographer syed latif hossain
People 101 In an age where leaps in technological advancement are almost a mundane affair that affects the ones born and brought up in this generation is quite an interesting topic. There was a time when it was difficult to be in touch with friends and family living abroad because of the expensive phone calls, and a lack of good network infrastructure. But with the aid of modern technology, talking to someone in a different continent is now just a tap away on your Smartphone, thanks to the improvement of Internet services. However, growing up with so many “social services” on gadgets has really started taking out the socialness out of a person’s personalities nowadays. People are so immersed with Smartphone apps nowadays, they forget that
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there’s a world full of people around them for literal face-toface conversations. Since when did talking become synonymous with virtual chat messages? Apart from that, “games” now mean playing a game on a console device than actually physically going out and playing something. Then there’s the whole “upload food photo on social media sites rather than eat first” issue too. What’s up with that? Maybe it’s a bit of an exaggeration but it seems like the more we progress with tech and gadgets, the more we turn into fake plastic drones. The tech benefits are supposed to help us move forward. Seems like the more we move forward, the more we lose our “people skills”. Azfar Rahman
Back then, reaching out to friends, family and people in your neighbourhood would get you all of that free of cost, guaranteeing you a smile at the end of the day. The 90s were a time of magic, particularly because you had to make an extra effort to get something simple and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg. All of those activities brought people together, and that was the best part about that time. Long story short, the 90s were timeless and if you’re a 90s kid, you would totally get our drift. A walk down the memory lane could help you recreate your own version of the 90s. Include friends and family while you are at it, the more the merrier! Rubab Nayeem Khan
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Life on the cell We proudly claim to be free birds. But with the curse of the cell phone, how free are we? It’s either “work” calling, or mom’s blasting the phone about your whereabouts. Gone are the days when one could step outside of the house, play a long overdrawn cricket match and return home without having to pick up a zillion pester-calls. An overseas phone call used to be so precious that one would run to the phone, and strain their ears to hear their partner say “I love you.” With that one vintage telephone at home, one would wait patiently for the elders to be out of sight, before they could sneak in a five minute conversation with their significant other and squeeze in every detail of the day- hurried hushed whispers proclaiming love to each other in a blessed few moments. A date would mean discussing your entire last week, awkward smiles, and holding handspure and magical. Excesses are always taxing, even excess of love. Nowadays, couples constantly on the phone run out of things to say to each other, but still insist on staying on the phone while eating, sleeping, taking a shower, fighting (which is mostly always) while the cursed cell phone awkwardly dangles in your ears. Smelling freedom, still?
Growing up The sidewalks ran away From the streets we once knew, From badminton in the by-lanes With neighbours and friends. Now the boy next door Is just an apartment number Or a face in the elevator, asking 'Which floor?'
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The timeline of music devices With the evolution of technology, life is now all about portability. Whether you’re using your phone for sending important business mails or controlling your PC remotely, it’s impossible not to imagine life without such portable services. As technology furthers, gadgets are becoming smaller day by day and portability is a “touch” away. One look at the timeline of musical devices is the best way to
explain how much these gadgets have changed over the years and how they ended up being such vital needs in our everyday lives now. The very first musical device, the Transistor Radio was invented in 1954, and was the first ever gadget that could playback audio media using radio streams, and needed two sets of batteries to run it. Fast-forwarding to the late 70’s, the first portable cassette player was the very proper definition of portable music device in its truest meaning. This device not only brought about a revolution in terms of portability, it also helped the music industry by furthering their reach to their
listeners as well. And after CDs came into popular use, came the Sony Diskman, leading onto even more compactness with media devices that started using MP3 files eventually. From there, we now have iPods, Zune and so many other media devices nowadays. Technology’s helped increase the use of portability services so much now that not only is it a built in feature in pretty much every cell phone now, it’s an everyday part of our lives that we probably can’t go back and do without. www.technabob.com www.timetoast.com Azfar Rahman
Education before tuition We go to school, come home, take a nap and then wake up and study. Then we play with friends and go off to sleep. Uhoh! Mind got stuck into the 90’s again! The new drill is, we go to school, have a sandwich in the car, go to 5 different tuitions, come home exhausted enough to die, study some more with dad and
then crash on the bed, only to wake up, what seems like minutes later, for yet another gruelling day! Educational life for the young ‘uns these days is busier than their dads. Where back in the 90s childhood was a breeze, it is now a whirlwind of tuitions and a race against the unending competition
they face. Playtime and naptime is a thing of the awesome 90s that we reminisce fondly about. TMAG says, cut yourselves some slack, kiddos! School’s as much a place for fun as it is for education. After all, there’s only one childhood you get!
The playground where we used to play The creaky swing set that flew Us to the moon and back again Abandoned us to the mercy of the shiny mall Banks and boutiques reaching for the sky And a food court snuggling with a DVD store. Another calendar gets thrown away "out with the old, in with the new!" More resolutions formed to be broken, Numbers to store on the flashy PDA For conversations that never take place. And we close another door Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
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written in the Stars
Living the Dream Photos: courtesy
Mahfuzur Rahman Tushar, 24, is the first Bangladeshi to take part in a Formula Series racing competition. Much is not made of the fact that Mahfuzur Rahman Tushar is the Bangladesh’s very first envoy in Formula Four, but if his provenance is studied, it is perhaps surprising that Bangladesh has not yielded a racing star before now. Tahsin Momin brings you an up close and personal insight on Tushar
Born and raised in Dhaka, Tushar’s love affair with cars and speed started at an early age. During the 2002 Grand Prix season at Silverstone, the legendary Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher became the champion of British Grand Prix by beating his other Ferrari teammates, Rubens Barrichello and Juan Pablo Montoya, motivating Tushar to participate in the formula series racing. Tushar’s first
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impression of driving came when he was only 13 years old, where he was asked by his father to park their car safely near his grandfather’s residence in Gazipur. He is a natural when it comes to driving. He learnt to manipulate the vehicle by seeing how his driver manoeuvred it earlier. Being the son of a pious Muslim, Tushar spent about nine years of his childhood studying at a city madrassah, from where he completed his Dakhil (SSC equivalent) in 2006. “Though I had spent years abiding by the strict rules of madrassah, I managed to find ways to stay in close touch with cars and the racing world,” Tushar said while narrating his experience. He later joined Dhaka Polytechnic Institute to obtain a Diploma in Automobile Engineering. He completed his graduation in 2011. His pursuit for Formula Series racing began in 2007, when he came back from the World Cyber Games Championship empty handed. That is when he took a vow to become a Racing Legend. He went to the Google search engine and searched for “Formula series racing near Bangladesh.” Much to his delight there was a racing track situated in the provinces of Tamil Nadu. He jumped on the case and set off for India. His happiness was short-lived when he figured out that the race track has been re-located to a new spot. Tushar didn’t give up just yet. Perhaps close proximity to the inner demands and an attraction as pervasive as motor racing, was what kept Tushar going. He participated in monthly Go-Kart racing, at Fantasy Kingdom near Ashulia. In 2010, he became the second runner up for the competition and that was only the beginning. In 2011, he became the “Speed Racing Go-Kart Track Master” champion. Tushar stood first amongst 300 other participants from throughout the country. Fuelled by his recent victory, Tushar decided to look for another shot at his dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver. He repeated the same search process in
Google. The results returned with “16 JK Tyre National Formula racing in India by FMSCI.” This led Tushar to the FMSCI website. Like many other young talents, Tushar had to overcome obstacles in his journey. 2012 was a year of calling for him, he obtained the necessary training and passed the qualifying round held in Chennai for the Formula 4 competition but due to a shortage of funds, he could not participate in the expensive racing event the same year. His affection for motor racing faced a massive blow to the face yet again. Nevertheless, this did not discourage Tushar from trying harder and
drivers aiming for the upper tiers like F2 and F3 to gain experience. Initially organised in England, it is now being held in a few countries including India, Malaysia and Singapore. It is an introductory stage for Formula 1, the most expensive motor racing event. Only a handful of qualified racers from F4 can participate in F3 and following the same line of action, one can step up to enter F2. Only the top three winners of an F2 competition are eligible to take part in F1. This Bangladeshi racer is determined to bring glory to his country through participating in the upcoming events. He hopes to make it to the prestigious Formula
making it happen for himself. 2013 became the year when everything for Tushar changed. A local company stepped forward to sponsor him. Tushar flew to India to attend the Formula 4 competition titled 17th JK Tyre FMSCI Racing Championship-2013, which took place at the Kari Motor Speedway, Chennai, from July 19-21. Tushar competed against 23 racers and represented Madras Motor Sports Club. He finished in the 11th position. Formula 4 is a platform which helps
1 championship within the next five to six years. Subsequently, he wants to establish a motor racing association in Bangladesh, which would come in handy for training aspirant racers. He anticipates that with time, the government and other private organisations will also become interested in holding motor racing competitions in Bangladesh. “Narain Karthikeyan is the first Indian F1 racer and the main reason behind F1 taking place in India. I wish to see the same happen in my country soon,” says Tushar keeping his fingers crossed.
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comic Book
YOU WRITE IT
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Old is the new smart Chacha Chaudhary is a popular Indian comic book character, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma. The comic is available in ten languages including Hindi, Bengali and English and has sold almost ten million copies. Chacha Chaudhary has also been made into a television series. Created in 1971 and quite popular all the way into the 90’s, this entertaining character is about an old and very witty man, who’s “mind works faster than the computer”. Chacha Chaudhary is a middle class Indian, frail but an extremely intelligent old man. The word chacha means paternal uncle in Hindi, while Chaudhary is a term used for big landlords or the most honourable, elderly or respectable person in small villages or towns in India, for various communities. Chacha Chaudhary’s attire includes his red turban, a wooden stick, a
waistcoat with a double inside pocket, and a pocket watch. His household consists of his wife Bini (Chachi), a faithful street dog called Rocket and a giant called Sabu. Chacha Chaudhary relishes eating watermelon, and takes off for a walk with Sabu and Rocket, whenever Chachi nags him. Everybody in town knows that whenever Chacha Chaudhary goes out with his family, he never locks the door of his house; but nobody has been successful in robbing his house. Sometimes his head or nose itches when any trouble is about to take place. The fun-filled and adventurous tales in the Chacha Chaudhary comics are entertaining and they inspire the kids to use their intelligence to solve various problems of daily life. Tahsin Momin
The Battle Darth Vader raised his light sabre high over his head to deliver the death blow. His breathing was laboured now, his small chest heaving from the long battle. “You are finished!” He-man still had a couple of tricks up his sleeve. He parried with his Power Sword, grunting and straining with all the strength in his chubby arms. “By the Power of....” The rest of his declaration was lost in a pained grunt as the Hulk appeared from nowhere and crashed into the both of them. The force of the landing left them all breathless. “Hey! No fair!” “Owww, my knee hurts!” “You broke my sword, stupid!” Up in her tower, Rapunzel had finally finished braiding her hair with flowers. The long braid hung neatly
over the windowsill. She peeked out and saw the boys were still at it, punching, kicking, raining blows on one another, their swords lying forgotten on the ground. She sighed in resignation. There clearly wouldn’t be a rescue happening anytime soon. She climbed out on her own, grabbed two of the offenders by their ears and gave the third a gentle kick with her bare foot. “Play nice, boys, or I’ll tell Maa and then there’ll be no ice-cream after dinner.” With that, she went back to her pillow fort to re-read her dog-eared copy of the Hunger Games. United against this new common enemy, her three little brothers began to plot revenge. Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
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With all the jams on its streets, Dhaka is a great city for radio stations. What better way to while away the wait between the red and the green by listening to the patter of your favourite RJ and the invited guest, interspersed by new and exciting music? These days, we also have an array of stations to pick and choose from. It might be strange to think about it, but even a couple of decades ago, with the advent of cable television, the future of radio seemed a bleak one at best. The random stuff on Bangladesh Betar - and if you could tune it just right, BBC radio - were no match for the shiny offerings from the Star TV network (before the soaps and serials ruined it). And then at the very end of the 90s, a private station called Radio Metrowave came up with what was then a
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radical notion - infotainment aimed at commuters. With a bunch of popular shows like Ganer Pakhi, Metro Hits, Global Rhythm, and Rockwave to name a few, it took the city by storm. Introducing request shows, traffic updates and more, it completely revolutionised the idea of radio in Bangladesh. Metrowave had a very brief run, shutting down in 2005, but it was just long enough and loved enough to set wheels in motion. Radio Today picked up the baton, followed closely by the highly anticipated Radio Foorti, creating a boom. Today, we have some 9-10 stations, each with its own USP, with young and happening RJ’s and exciting programmes. Jams have never sounded better. Special thanks to Arifeen Mahmood Khan Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
You know your childhood was awesome if the word “Goosebumps” does not just mean the tiny bumps on your arm. R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps was a series of children’s horror fiction stories, which, according to TMAG, always pulled the chillingly right strings. Even though it is a series aimed at readers aged eight and above, Goosebumps stories can be enjoyed by anyone of any age group. There is a particular charm about the horror and supernaturalism that’s unique to the Goosebumps series. Each book has it’s own story line with children protagonists, where some stories were meant to be sequels to others. There were 62 stories published in chronological order. Welcome to the Dead House was the beginning of it all. A bit darker and creepier than the other stories in the series, this one tells the tale of two siblings, Amanda and Josh. Their family moves to a new town called Dark Falls, where strange things happen. It is a lifeless place, dead in more ways than one. Stine, in this book, along with his others, does an incredible job creating the frightening setting that will (because it must be said) leave you with goose bumps. If you’ve never hopped onto the Goosebumps wagon, “Welcome to the Dead House” should be the start of your ride. And with Stine’s cliffhangers and shocking endings, you’ll find yourself holding another book of the series before you can finish saying “that was awesome!” Other recommendations are The Curse of Camp Cold Lake and Thirdly Ghost Beach. Goosebumps are available in most bookstores including Words and Pages, Boi Bichitra branches around Dhaka and bookstores in Nilkhet. They are also likely to be stocked up in most school libraries. Afshan Sattar
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So, this time we thought we would review something different. Something every musician needs. As far as we know, every musician needs a metronome. A metronome is a device that gives you a specific time, usually in “Beats per Minute” or as drummers would like to call it “bpm”. The metronome is a wonderful tool that every musician should have in order to find the quarter notes for the tunes they make or play. There are various kinds of metronomes. Some metronomes provide a synchronised visual motion that allows musicians to follow the pace of the movement. Metronomes dates back to the 19th century where it was patented by Johann Maelzel in 1815 as a tool for musicians. Metronomes are usually used by drummers to give a steady tempo, or to work on issues as irregular time
VERSE D Em G And I’d give up forever to touch you Bm A G ‘Cause I know that you feel me somehow D Em G You’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be Bm A G And I don’t want to go home right now
VERSE D Em G And all I can taste is this moment Bm A And all I can breathe is your life D Em G And sooner or later it’s over Bm A G I just don’t want to miss you tonight
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Keeping the Beat! signatures. Bands like Dream Theatre or Porcupine Tree have extra-ordinary time signatures in their music, and both Mike Portnoy and Chris Maitland have relied on their skill and the metronome to execute these beat timings on their drum. Some people have also criticised the use of metronome by musicians as some suggest that the use of metronome is wrong. Regardless, almost all musicians have used the metronome both in studio recordings and live concerts. Drummers usually refer to concert metronomes as “click track”. The metronome device can come in both basic and digital form. You can get one in an instrument shop in Dhaka for Tk1500-2500. Depending on the price you can also get more options with the metronome device. Q Zulyadain Islam
Eighth of the Evil All you music lovers out there, this is a shout out from TMAG concerning a mega concert to be held in Dhaka on September 20. The name of the event is “Eighth of the Evil”, presented by Earbleed and the most favourite underground bands that are due to perform in the gig are Warhound, Thrash, Dissector, Exalter, Road 4. Seventh Ray and many others. The event takes place in the National Library Auditorium, Agargaon, Dhaka at
12pm. The ticket prices are Tk150 per head and for further details, please visit the link below: https://www.facebook.com/ events/580444408640244 Well folks, it looks like this is going to be one awesome event for all our underground fans! How many of you are we going to be seeing there?
their musical styles. Ayub Bachchu loves being busy with creating unique tones for the band in his AB Kitchen. Having few changes in the band line-up, LRB still rules the band music movement of Bangladesh with the power of full time LIVE playing in the concerts. They are the first inspirations for all the newcomer band musicians. The current line-up contains Ayub Bachchu for vocals, and guitar, Masud for guitar and back-up vocals, Swapan for bass, and Romel for drums. Besides playing own tracks in the concert, they also do various covers of international bands. LRB performed in more than a thousand gigs in the home and abroad. Their first show outside the country was held in India in 1997 at Jadavpur University. At the same time,Ayub Bachchu was invited as a judge at the rock fest held in M Joka. In 1998, LRB went for their first international tour in USA and played at 7 states. Qatar, Abu
Dhabi, Japan, Germany, Austria (Vienna), Italy all these are countries where the band has performed. In the year 2000, they went for their second tour of USA. In Europe, the band played its first show in Austria in the year 2002. They have also played in United Kingdom and Australia. LRB is the only Bangla rock band which has played their music in the famous Madison Square Garden. LRB released their 11th studio album in the last year titled ‘Juddho’. Currently they have re-made their most popular 10 tracks in collaboration with Robi (a cellular operator service). Robi subscribers have the opportunity to know the background stories, situations and memories of these songs through their value added service “Robi Radio.” Ayub Bachchu is very hopeful for this project. Now it’s time to wait for the further release of those 90’s master pieces. Till then, keep listening to LRB and relive the crazy moments of their gigs. Imtiaz Salim
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LRB Mania It would be a shocking matter if any Bengali says they have never heard about the band LRB! L.R.B. – the term abbreviating the words ‘Love Runs Blood’, is one of the major musical bands in Bangladesh. Ayub Bachchu, one of the pioneers in the band movement of Bangladesh, initiated the band in 1991.Tutul, Joy and Swapan joined the band at the same time. After forming the line-up, LRB started their journey with enthusiasm to attain perfection in making quality music. They are playing in various local and international gigs since their formation. Fulfilling the challenge of creating a revolution in band music history, LRB have proudly revealed 11 significant studio albums along with 7 mixed compilations. LRB 1&2, Shukh, Ghumanto Shahore, Swapna, Mon Chaile Mon Pabe, Mone Achhe Naki Naiare the most famous studio albums of this legendary musical group. Structuring varieties in their compositions, LRB has fabricated many rock, blues, heavy metal and psychedelic rock with the variations in
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WE RECOMMEND gadget Enjoy up to 33 station pre-sets, up to 35 hours of battery life and Mega Bass sound with this slim and attractive silver Walkman digital radio and cassette player. You will also hear instant weather updates with the handy Weather Band, perfect for storms and other inclement weather situations. The LCD indicates battery level and the Automatic Volume Limiter adjusts sound so that volume remains constant over a variety of music passages. It is slim enough to fit in a shirt pocket. Controls are all in-line for easy use, provides hours of listening and
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Walking retro makes the radio compact and inexpensive to use.1 “AA” battery allows up to 35 hours of playback, extending beyond previous limits. It automatically adjusts music passages that vary widely, for improved listener comfort and clear sound and lets you conveniently “wear” your Walkman unit while walking or during other activities. It provides the most accurate drift-free tuning of digital synthesized AM and FM stereo radio stations and visible indication of battery power. It indicates radio station frequency, preset status and cassette operation and lets you listen upto-the-minute weather from your local
Weather B a n d broadcasts. At the press of a button, the auto scan feature plays a few seconds of each memorised radio station, in sequence, to help you select stations for listening and set them into memory. It produces deep, rich bass tones for more pleasing overall sound.
Nintendo won gazillion hearts back in the day when they created Mario Bros. This game doesn’t require introduction; however, we’ll walk you down memory lane just for old times’ sake. Plumbers, by profession, both Mario and Luigi, come across strange creatures in the sewers of New York. With running and jumping being the only movements, you have to defeat all the creatures by stomping on them. Look out for the shell-creepers, these are the ones that look like turtles, the side-steppers (the crabs) and let’s not forget the fighter flies. Defeating these bozos isn’t that tricky at all, you just have to flip ‘em over and kick. The players can gain points repeatedly by defeating multiple enemies and by playing the bonus
stages. The stages are designed like sewers, with platforms made out of pipes and a block in the background that say’s “POW”, when a player hits this block, it flips the enemies from touching the platforms. However, it starts raining on your parade when the “POW” block disappears after you have used it thrice. This is a classic and is as addictive as the games we have today. If you want to rehash your childhood by playing Mario Bros, this is what you do: Go to video game emulator sites, such as Cool roms. com or ZNES, and search for the game. These system emulators will check if the game is compatible with your PC. Happiness is just a few clicks away!
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toy Pogs are small cardboard discs with some type of printing, artwork or picture on one side. These discs were collected individually or as a grouping to create one’s own personal stash. Besides building their own stash of Pogs, every child wanted to own the coolest Slammers, a larger and heavier disc made of plastic and used in game play.
2. Super Soaker
The Super Soaker is a line of water blasters that are produced by Hasbro. Initially invented in 1982 as the Power Drencher, it had a series of setbacks
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in manufacturing and later reappeared as the Super Soaker in 1990. It was different enough, powerful enough and cool enough to become the standard for all future water guns.
P o w e r Rangers are a group of teenagers, specially chosen to defend the earth against evil forces. The teenagers were able to morph into Power Rangers and exhibit superhero powers. Power Rangers were the best selling action figures of the 90’s.
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The original Game Boy was introduced by Nintendo Co. Ltd. in 1991. It holds the distinction of being the most successful video game system in history. Game Boy has grown over the years since its debut. In 1996, the Game Boy Pocket was released with a higher quality screen and smaller size.
Some of the coolest memories while growing up, are from the shows we watch. This week, we look back at four shows that defined the childhood of many a Millennial. The Crystal Maze This was the game show before game shows sold out. Hosted by the charismatic Richard O Brien, each episode sent a team of six on a mad race through four thematically distinct ‘zones’, playing timed physical, mental and skillbased challenges (or a ‘mystery’ option, which could be any of the three) to win and amass crystal ball tokens, which was the currency for the ultimate challenge inside the Crystal Dome. Those of us who grew up watching it would wait breathlessly, each week, wondering who would beat the clock, and who’d get the lockdown. The X-Files
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Ta m a g o t c h i were little electronic virtual pets. They were the original virtual pet, selling over forty million toys worldwide and creating an entirely new toy category. Be it a GigaPet, NanoBaby, or Tamagotchi, your teachers in school always confiscated them all. Tahsin Momin
Before Bones, before Castle, before any of those procedurals, this was the daddy of them all, the blueprint of the will-they-won’t-they romances. The creepy aliens and unexplained weirdness creeped us out, even as the explosive tension between Mulder and Scully left us panting. F.R.I.E.N.D.S If the X-files redefined the crime procedural formula, this show created the framework for sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother, Happy Endings, New Girl, Big Bang Theory and more. From fashion (the Rachel haircut) to catchphrases (How you doin?), it created an entire lifestyle. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Once upon a time, vampires were vicious, deadly, and did not glitter in the sunlight. The female protagonist who fell for one didn’t just sit comatose in a chair when her fanged boyfriend up and left her; she was too busy saving the world. And with Joss Whedon in the director’s chair, you can bet that dialogue was the strong suit for this show. Sabrina Fatma Ahmad
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N2 O sEAS Dear Diary,
September 12, 2013
I am stuck, not in the traffic but between two guys. One is my ex-boyfriend and the other is my present boyfriend. The latter is more of a friend and he is the best guy one could ever have, as a “friend.” Of course I love him, but i don’t think I am in love with him and every day I am proved right about this feeling. Today, I met him and I felt like I was meeting a friend.I was too busy eating and he, well he was too busy playing on his iPhone. Obviously, we chit-chatted a bit but I felt too much of the friendship aura around me, which wasn’t a good sign. Anyways, the problem is not about me or my new boyfriend and our lack of romance but it has to do with my ex calling me last night. We fought a lot and blamed each other for our relationship’s failure. But who knew he would mess with my head by uttering “I love you.” It’s been almost a year and he knows I am with someone else but to be honest, I was in cloud 9 when he confessed his love for me, especially because post break-up I kept on wondering whether he had ever loved me or not. So the problem is, should I meet my ex so that we both get a closure and that he realises that he just misses me and is not in love with me at all? Or should I not meet him and regret thinking, “What if I had met him?” I mean, one of the two things might happen if I meet him. First, we both get a closure, and second, we both realize that we aren’t over each other, yet. P.S. Never break up using technology because they suck at delivering feelings. Drama Queen
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I went on a trip to Savar, ended up stepping on fresh manure thrice and ended up vomiting twice because the stench was unbearable.
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My cousin sisters made me thread my eyebrows and wear a sari. I looked like a transvestite.
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My bushy eyebrows made me look very manly. Since my mother wouldn’t allow me to thread my eyebrows, I applied hair removal cream in order to shape them but ended up mutilating them. I guess it was better when they resembled fuzzy caterpillars.
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I bought a dozen rolls of toilet paper from a store and on my way out, this really good looking guy stood right in front of me. Then it hit me that I can’t wave at him, nor introduce myself like that. Worst few minutes of my life.
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It’s argued that if you want to kill a relationship, no matter how perfect it is, send your partner to a different country and bid that relationship goodbye. However, we have Faisal Mansur and Anousheh Ghamari Abar busting that myth and how! Faisal, director of Chemtrek Industries in Dhaka and Anousheh, a medical student in Karolinska Medical School, Sweden doing her Master thesis on diseases in slum children, met in Dhaka in 2012 at a dinner party where they shared their ideas on chemical industries. She thought he was spoilt, rich and full of himself and he thought she was a rich snooty married lady. By the end of the night, their chemistry was so palpable that he called his friends and joked about meeting his “future Iranian wife.” They struck a great friendship and he accompanied her with her friend to a trip to Nepal. They saw each other for 3 weeks before they started dating. Unfortunately, she was leaving for Sweden. Instead of fretting over it, they decided to slug it out. Together for just a few weeks didn’t creep in any insecurity. This duo was meant to be. Coming from different ethnicities and backgrounds they met each other’s friend circles, gave
advise to each other, discussed work and unlike most couples, whose entertainment lies in silly fights about things don’t matter, this was an intelligent couple that actually spent time enjoying each other’s similarities and respecting each other’s differences. Usually, career minded couples are too engrossed in work to indulge in the doe eyed movie-like romance. But not Faisal and Anousheh. Their burning desire for each other inflamed them to travel from one end of the world to the other, just to be with each other. They took it upon themselves to see each other every 60 days in a different city all over the world. From snorkelling with baby sharks, getting carried by sea turtles underwater in Kuala Lumpur, to riding camels in Dubai’s deserts, shopping in the magnificent Mile in Chicago, jet skiing in Putin Bay, Ohio, sightseeing and celebrating new years in London, they have explored 9 countries together in their togetherness of 1.5 years. Faisal and Anousheh maybe in two opposing ends of the world, but their anticipation to see each other burns that flame a little higher and makes them love each other a little more, every passing moment!
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