You only live once, make the most of it!
When i heard the news of Billary giving up her election campaign my heart did beat an extra beat or two. The era of the political dynasties in the U.S seems to be over!!! Obama has won the democratic nomination and kudos to him for that!! It is about time a person of color became…
Ho hum, another day comes to a close in the hellfire that is Karachi in the summer. In order to experience the true meaning of these words one needs to travel to this part of the world and enjoy 40 C heat in its full glory with 90% humidity and sans electricity. However it is…
Today’s Review is plastered with stories about being single, unmarried and…*gasp*… HAPPY!!! I almost cried at the fact that people are finally realising that you dont need to be married or seeing anyone to be happy… The two things that struck me most in the different articles were… 1. When comparing marriage to eternal bliss,…
I usually leave my house at around 9:30am to go to my office in the I.I Chundrigarh Rd Area. Having set all my clocks one hour ahead on the night of the 31st of May 2008. I set out as usual for the morning commute today. Surprise surprise i encountered almost nil traffic on the…
Daylight saving? what is this, a new sham? Another way to soothe their consciences, knowing that time and again they only “pretend” to do good for society? Is getting us to sleep an extra hour going to change anything? Is this going to make the electricity go any less? NO! it will not! Infact it…
Well its out finally, my first venture into the world of print media as an Assistant editor. The first baby as it has been coined by the new “Aagahi” team. Along the last month we have had many trials and errors & lots of time slots where we racked our brains to come up with…
In Pakistan, giving people bouquets of flowers and mithaiee or chocolates, is the norm for any celebratory event.. But did you think about bouquets of FRUIT?!!!! Check out Edible Arrangements The concept is so funky. Everything from chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate bananas to pineapple flowers and melon leaves and cherries on a stick! They…
Everyone needs a little pick me up every now and then. Recently I came across a blog called ‘The Positivity Blog‘. This blog focuses mainly on personal development. We all develop certain behaviours to cope with different situations – this blog shows us how to deal with situations more effectively, with less effort involved. The…
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time now. Last month, I attended a gathering at an aunts place which was based on discussing the book called “The Secret” – it’s quite a popular book based on *the law of attraction*- it talks about how you can achieve whatever it…
I started writing this novelette… about 2 months ago. A love story…somewhere between Mills & Boon and dare i say something good. Thing is i wrote furiously for about a month….got to the part where its almost finished. However it is stuck now, i read it again… i try to imagine what it would be…