How one can utilize the time when there is no electricity?

I think, when there is no electricity, we should do things which electricity doesn't let us to do :) Like we waste time on TV, movies, video games etc and what we miss is, usually not always, spending time with family, going out for a walk, talking pencil n paper in hand and write anything, go gym, read Quran or human written books...we should spend some time with ourselves.

But you have generators, UPS and cellphones which never die so we are somehow always connected to the electricity

Thinking about 101 ways to blow up the parliament House with all the politicians sitting inside.

test your friends .. call them ....
use net if u have laptop ....
listen to music on ur cellphone or Ipod ... !
make todo list for the day ...
eat food if its the time ...
sit with family and chit chat ... ! [its the best time for that]

I pass that time mostly by reading novels or texting friends... I think that is a good time for family discussions too :P

mmmmmm well i depends; there are so many ways, At ma place in Lahore, My laptop always helps me to pass first hour or so of the power-off; and usually when my laptop battery deceives me i use to go out for the meal, and whenever i'm at my home(hometown) The time is utilized at its best as i use to discuss family issues and also listen the family stories from my mom an sisters! ;)

There might be no electricity in that sense, but there is still light: candle or batteries and with the help of those one could do a lot.
It basically depends on the timings: whether there is no light/electricity early morning, noon, etc.
- I find it a nice time to sit with family members and friends and talk...something not many of us get time to do otherwise.
- Sit and reflect. I consider reflecting, reevaluating, rethinking etc. a very essential part of life - so use the time to ponder a bit.
- As Osama nicely said: read Quran or do ibadat...oh, or listen to some useful lectures or Quranic recitation, etc.
- Read something useful, listen to something useful (radio)
- Some might just take their car and go outdoors knowing places where they could go and not encounter the same problem (load shedding). They might then just return home right on time and yaaay, problem solved.

Basically, it is all about how you like to spend your time and how much time (and life in general) matters to you. There are people who get bored easily and tend to waste their time and there are others who have so many ideas as in what they want to do with their life that every minute seems to matter.

Oh and Zainab, one could wash clothes even without using a washing machine.

Spend some time with yourself. Badly needed, we always tend to ignore ourselves. Half-an hour contemplating will work wonders. We are all blessed with some skill/talent and our success lies in realising those...

Calling someone :D recite the Quran or do Ibadat. :) talk to your parents, :D

No bijli? I think I will tell bedtime stories to myself. When I was younger, my mom used to tell me about her younger years. My brothers also made lots of hug time with me because they were small back then, and they were scared of what lurks in the dark. That was enjoyable. Getting lots of face time with the family, though, technically you can't see their face. I can't read in the dark either. Maybe I will climb up the rooftop and count the stars. Ponder on my life and what's beyond and greater than it. The vastness of the night sky often humbles me. It's inspiring.

It seems to me that when you guys have electricity you do not interact much with your families... as most of you have stated that when there is not electricity you like to sit with your family to catchup. I am not from Pakistan, Although i come and go very frequently.

It seems rather strange to me that there should be a connection with having electricity or not to have a proper meaningful conversation with one's family... Or perhaps I am wrong?

Well I pass my time playing games on my cell phone or texting...

We utilize that time cursing Wapda, Government, and if unfortunately UPS or Generators are not available, then that time is spent waving pankiyan (hand-made fans) back and forth :P

errmm.. play footbal!

My wifi device is on UPS so i use it on my mobile. That's the good thing i do.

no bijldi mean no work.....so i ll call someone or i ll chat on my cell....tht wot i can do :)

One should read books in loadshedding of electricity.