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I’m writing this from my Marketing Manager’s office, who by the way is never around. My company wants to implement the concept of IE (Industrial Engineering) in their apparel manufacturing process, unfortunately it seems my Production Manager is more interested in increasing his productivity and getting his female workers to work harder. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s all bad, he has managed to convince the company to install an air conditioned floor and has worked with Swedes, Sri Lankans and Chinese, set the company’s lines; it’s his insistence that internationally applied methodologies cannot be applied to our own industry. Read the rest of this entry »

The Textile Institute of Pakistan’s The people who C.A.R.E (Currently Are Really Envious) have issued a warning to all related industries to watch out for these miscreants, as they have a reputation for being most devious in nature. Informants have revealed that they have cells which can operate independently without active leadership - Khalifagiri.

Anyone who has their whereabouts please inform the class of TS4A Batch 2008, so necessary cheera’s can be deployed.

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Update: The mailing list is now accessible again. The Class of 2008 is being invited to join. If you are in the Class of 2008, you should have gotten an invitation by now. If you are still waiting, email the TIAF moderators.

The Textile Institute Alumni Forum (TIAF) has a mailing list that is available to graduates of the Textile Institute of Pakistan. The mailing list exists to connect the TIP alumni with inside news and information on the textile industry, and to coordinate events concerning the alumni. For recent graduates the mailing list is a valuable resource to finding alumni connections in the industry and learning about arising job opportunities.

Many graduates from this years graduating class of 2008 have been trying to get access to the mailing list. On behalf of the moderators of the mailing list (I am one of them), I apologize for the delay in granting access. There is a glitch in our system that has delaying the access. Our team is working at overcoming this, and we looking forward to seeing you within the TIAF network.

On a related note, we are trying to get hold of a full list of graduates of 2008 complete with email addresses. If anyone can help, please do email this to the TIAF moderators.

Here’s the Video I played at the annual dinner, hope you guys like it. Graduates 2008 .

The song that’s playing is Collapse the Light Into Earth by Porcupine Tree.

Unlike my last article on the poster display, this time I have no intentions of frolicking around with statements that might throw a shadow over the facts. I recall that last time I had congratulated the organizers for taking such an initiative constantly reminding them that there were glitches in the organization which they should try and overcome. Seems like what happened now was quite the contrary. Read the rest of this entry »

This is to inform you that Fareed Arif, TS 2007, has been struck by dengue and I’ve been told it’s serious. He is under treatment at Liaqat National Hospital, battling with this fatal disease, and in urgent need of blood, with chances of recovery if you donate some of yours.

To do so, please go to Hussaini Blood Bank near Numaish, Mazar e Qaaid and give your blood under the account name of ‘Fareed Arif’.

For further information, you may contact Muzammil aka Moose at 0333 3551053 or Waqas Saleem at 0345 3049108.

For those of you who have graduated recently here’s some more salt to your wounds…

Effective 10th November Comments and Cartoons of the Graduating Class 2007 will not be entertained.

Shocked? Don’t be, you didn’t submit anything to the magazine so i really won’t bother going into the specifics! Now nobody will know that you graduated this year except your Mom and Dad and maybe a brother or sister if you’re close to them….

The following Graduated Classes have NOT sent me their Comments and Cartoons, so no dice for you…

- Apparel Marketing and Manufacturing (AMM)
- Textile Marketing and Management (TMM)

So Last Call to Board the Train or Be Left Behind, No Second Call for Losers; Have too many Passengers on the Train anyhow!

May the Force be with you…. suckers!