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Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 354
Zul Qa’da 29, 1447 AH You all know about my hoarding habit, right? I have a notebook that I have been using since 2022. At first, I used it to track qaza-e-umri. Then, it became an idea-dumping ground, of all the dreams, stories that I feel are worth writing and sharing. Then, slowly, the back…
Weekly Recap | The Week That Was | 26w24
Weekly Recap | 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-14 Drama Reviews Doctor Bahu Doctor Bahu | Episode 23 Doctor Bahu | Episode 22 Doctor Bahu | Episode 20 Doctor Bahu | Episode 21 Winter Love Winter Love | Episode 20 Winter Love | Episode 19 Winter Love | Episode 18 Winter Love | Episode 17 Zanjeerain Zanjeerain |…
Wordle 1822
Today’s wordle word is: BROIL, 4 attempts. You can play wordle here:
Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 353
Zul Qa’da 28, 1447 AH I’m trying to cleanup my drafts folder on blog. There were 1600+ posts just in draft folder, shows how ambitious I was about watching some dramas. I know I’m not going to, given that I abandoned them in the first place for a reason, a very strong reason. Rang Mahal,…
Sunday Screed | Teaholic
I’m a teaholic and I must first confess that it didn’t happen naturally. I forced myself into this habit. Because… why not? I had no aadat as such, no addiction, no desperate need for caffeine to function. Sure, I went out with my colleagues for tea at tea time, but the tea itself was almost…
Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 352
Zul Qa’da 27, 1447 AH Why Dated Diaries Aren’t For Me? I am a hoarder. I like buying things, and I like not using things once I’ve bought them. Diaries and notebooks, are two of my favourite things to collect and just keep ’em locked in my drawer. Jf I stack them, it’s be at least…
Reading Pile | June 2026
These are the books I plan to read in June 2026. Wimpy Kid #5 because we love Greg Heffley. Arsenic For Tea: Continuing the middle-grade spree after wimpy kid. Also, the ache for reducing screen time and reading a physical book. Little Women: I’ve been pushing it aside since July 2025, IIRC. No more, no…
Friday Frenzies | Drawing and Me
TGIF! Allah knows, I couldn’t draw to save my position in class. I usually scored 18-20 out of 50, even though I felt it was unfair. I wasn’t THAT bad but I knew I wasn’t an expert. I could never draw a line the way I intended. The best I did was in class 9,…
Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 351
Zul Qa’da 26, 1447 AH I’ve been meaning to write a hijri diary for a while. The seed of the idea came last year, before 1447 AH started, but then… I was focussing on something else entirely. Now that we’re almost starting 1448 AH, I have come to realize that the change should start small….