Moderation is the key
Hi Ed,
Every coin has two sides and I want
to draw the attention of the readers to the positive
side of the online computer games. People say that
computer games are bad for eye sight, and should be
avoided. When I started driving, I realised that a
slight twist of steering wheel results in quite a big
turn of tyres. This proportion of twist and turn and
much more that goes with it when behind the steering
wheel can easily be dealt with if practiced on real
cars, or practised by playing online games, latter being
much safer.
Online games dealing with safe
driving and roads, can educate our drivers in following
traffic rules and not falling prey to the mistakes of
others. Moderation is the key. One hour of computer use
daily does not have any reported side effects, and there
are benefits like improvement in hand eye coordination,
synchronisation such as resistance to distraction,
sensitivity to peripheral vision and sharpening of
reflexes. It is also a useful way of keeping children
busy at home, especially with the way things are in most
big cities nowadays!
Dr Bushra Fahad
Loads of appreciation for Us
Hey, Ed!
The last issue was just fantastic.
The cover story about graphology was truly amazing, and
the 'Chachi Chatters' was good as usual, but the best of
all was the final instalment of the story. I hated
what happened to Sasha, because she didn't deserve to
die so soon. All in all, a giant thumbs up for Faiqah
Mumtaz for the best story I've ever read in Us!!
The artwork was a good attempt,
but Max is a lot more fun-looking than shown in the
sketch. And, since the 'anime sketch fever' is on these
days, I request the young anime artists out there to
please send in a cool sketch of Sasuke from the anime 'Naruto',
and Hinata too, though she's a little difficult to draw.
Us is doing a terrific and fabulous
job, Ed. Hats off to your team!
Maieda Nadeem Janjua, Rawalpindi
AoA Ed,
Us has been going too good for
the last couple of weeks. Phew! I was seriously
surprised not to see any letter in the appreciation of
the writer of 'The Pessimist' (February 19). I have
especially written to appreciate the writer. Exactly the
same stuff was in my mind, but I was never able to
pen it down. Also sometime back there was this poem
'Modern Extremism' in the 'Poets' Corner'. It was good,
too! So guys, keep up the good work!
Madiha Ghous, Muzaffarabad (AJK)
Aman ki Asha
Salam Eddy!
The article, 'Four Leg Pieces' was
really thought provoking. I pray to Allah for peace in
our country and for that I think 'Aman ki Asha' can be a
great platform to solve the conflicts between the two
countries. Though it would be very difficult to forget
our neighbour's biased behaviour towards the Pakistani
cricket team at the Indian Premier League auction, but
peace lies in it.
I just love the 'Reflection' segment
of your magazine; don't ever discontinue it. The joke
"Lucky saucer" in the 'Graffiti' section
(March 5) was a bit old, but the rest was good. 'To be
continued…' in the story section has always been
painful to me. The cover story "The Enduring
Swords" was very different, yet interesting. Keep
up the good work!
Faryal Fatima, Karachi
Not fair!
Hey Ed,
Come on! It's really not fair. I have
been a regular reader for almost a year now of this
fantastic magazine with especial indication of 'Celebs
birthday' in 'The Green Room' section and how
unlucky of me that this year my birthday fell on
Saturday, March 13 :(. And the saddest part? Us will not
tell ME which celebrities were born on that day. Ed, do
you want me to wait till 2015 to find out who all are
celebrating their birthdays on 13th March? Now either
give a small space for 13th March birthday celebs or I
request Us' senior readers to send me the Us' issue of
13th March, 2009.
Umar Arshad Khan, Mansehra
On with Japanese!
Hey Ed,
Staachi Buri Ka Ed (it means long
time no see in Japanese). The issue of March 5 was
awesome. I was stunned when I saw the title page. Oh my
God! I am such a huge fan of swords that I can't explain
it in words. It is more than an obsession which also
freaks people out ;). The writer did a great job! It
was, as Barney Stinson would say, LEGENDARY! An article
like this has been printed after a long time. The
"Four leg pieces" was very, very good. Some
people would say that it was too dark, but I loved the
rawness and deep emotion that the writer conveyed. Ed,
please resume the poster page, and it would be nice if
you print "Anime" posters. I want some more
for my room!
P.S. I know you'll probably hate me
for asking this but could you please tell me the word
limit for a cover story as I want send you one. Sayonra,
Ed (Goodbye in Jap) :D
Shahnawaz Rasheed
Word limit is1600 –1800 words!
