Today it took me one hour and forty-five minutes to get to office, thanks to the traffic. No, I wasn’t driving. The commute still left me tired. I felt bad for the office cab’s driver. He, and his fellow drivers have a tough job. I take this moment to thank them. True, they are just…
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Navratri – Festive Celebrations at Work
Ahem. Time for another peek into my life as a software professional. I am getting bolder by the day, aren’t I? (A pat on my back for being brave, ehehehe) Those in India or from India or know about India, would know that Navratri (nine nights) is being celebrated these days. Each day is assigned…
Tips to replenish your wardrobe at zero cost
I ain’t much into fashion. I wear what I’m comfortable with. I still replenish my wardrobe every six months. I don’t shop from malls anymore. I stopped about four years ago. Even branded clothes are easily affordable nowadays and people look like clones – wearing the similar outfit; sporting the similar hairstyles; showing off similar…
The week that was: #1
Good morning all! This is time for a recap of my week. This week was pretty dull. The offsite trip was exhausting and even on Monday morning, I felt tired. But coming to office was must – we have senior director visiting us from the US of A. The next day, I couldn’t drag myself…
Favorite Poetry #1
I have been insomniac as long as I remember. Even when I read this in standard ninth’s syllabus; I could relate to it. maut kā ek din muayyan hai niind kyuuñ raat bhar nahīñ aatī Mirza Ghalib موت کا ایک دن معین ہے نیند کیوں رات بھر نہیں آتی مرزا غالب My humble attempt…
An offsite trip
Every year, the company I work with plans for an offsite. They choose a nice venue, mostly beaches and plan for a two-day trip, all expense paid by the company. Yes, it is one of those awesome things that my company offers. I never said it is all bad 😉 Software engineers do get a…
Crooning Techies: The Novel
Each day, I am taking baby steps towards achieving my passion for writing. My journey for indie author is taking baby steps as well. My first full length novel is 80 percent done, and there is another 80 percent remaining. Just like my journey, I am phasing out the publishing process too. I would prefer…
Dear Google: Happy 20th
Good morning all! The first thing I do after login to my work computer is open a new tab in Google Chrome. Okay, that is not what I do. I check my emails, to find if anything needs immediate attention and then I open a new tab in Google Chrome. I have plenty of things…
First Look: Mohabbat Yun Bhi Hoti Hai (Urdu)
Title: محبت یوں بھی ہوتی ہے Author: Shabana Mukhtar Goodreads page for the book [googleapps domain=”drive” dir=”file/d/1m8CX4rvLcn_XgSZ0ZlfYSBmzSVBFeh0s/preview” query=”” width=”640″ height=”480″ /] Shabana Mukhtar Email || Blog || Goodreads || Facebook || Amazon || Twitter
Should authors review other authors’ books?
I am not an author in the strict sense, as I have no paperbacks published yet. All my work is digitally published. But I am a reader. I haven’t read thousands of books, but I read. Of late, after discovering the world of Goodreads, I am reading happily because I can read and write a…