Unpopular Opinion: I don’t like shawarma, and don’t understand the craze some people have around it. More importantly, I don’t understand the craze some people have for convincing me to eat shawarma. My younger brother is some people. I’m so mad at him right now. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not…
Category: Just Saying
I am a fairly opinionated person, but people request me to not be honest. I still need a place to voice my opinions, don’t I? These posts are primarily for venting out the frustration. Occasionally, I may share joyous and pleasant news, too.
Tuesday Tantrums | Chana Chaat
I just had one bowl of chana chaat; it had two bowls of chopped onion and no salt. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar
Monday Moodswings | Freaky Meeting
The most freaky thing happened today. I’m still unable to believe it. Actually, I should start with Saturday morning, but for that I’ll have to erase the previous line and I don’t like doing that. So, I stayed up till Fajr prayers as I often do, took a bath and then was finally able to…
Thought of the Day #005
یہ سزا کم تو نہیں ہے کہ جیے جاتے ہیں ya saza kam to naheen hai ki jiye jate hain ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana…
Sunday Screed | a Day of Many “Lasts”
I think we’ve all had a day of many firsts. Today was, in a way, a day of many lasts: the last day of the week, the last day of the month, and the last day of my Eid-ul-Adha PTO. I was sitting in my office chair after Maghrib prayers (I have a dedicated room…
Thought of the Day #004
Some versions of us only exist in certain cities. When I’m in Pune, I’m bold, independent, ruthless and rude because I have to survive there, on my own. When I’m here in my hometown, I’m still bold, I’m still independent and still ruthlessly rude, but I need to look at my parents’ face first before…
Thought of the Day #003
اگر آپ باوجود کوششوں کے چائے کی عادت چھوڑنے میں ناکام رہے ہیں تو ایک بار میری بہن کے ہاتھ کی چائے پی کر دیکھیے، انشاءاللہ دوبارہ چائے پینے کی خواہش کبھی نہیں ہوگی۔ ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my…
Moment of the Day #5
My 19 months’ old nephew Abdul Haadi and I were playing. I just wanted him to remember my name… Me: Main Shabana hoon. Him: Haada (which is his way of saying I’m Haadi) And then we did this for fifteen minutes. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in…
Shayeri of the Day
یہ کلام ایک مشہور نعت “کملی والے محمد ﷺ توں صدقے میں جاں” ہے، جس کی مکمل اردو تحریر درج ذیل ہے کملی والے محمد ﷺ توں صدقے میں جاں، جینے آ کے غریباں دی باں پھڑ لئی میری بخشش دا وسیلہ محمد ﷺ دا ناں، جینے آ کے غریباں دی باں پھڑ لئی اوہدے…
Tuesday Tantrums | Presidential Alert About Heatwave
It was 5 minutes before 4 o’clock. I was getting ready for my afternoon nap. I had also planned to draft some posts for the week, so I had both my phones and my iPad with me. As I bent down to pick up my bottle of water, I suddenly heard a VERY loud, VERY…