The fashion scene has changed dramatically. The e-tailer websites run one promotion or the other throughout the year. Local manufacturers produce lookalike or knock-off designer wear with cheap material and at low cost I bought a sweater top in 2014 winters. I had an awkward moment in cafeteria when I saw another woman wearing the…
Are you a Kindle Unlimited user?
Are you a Kindle Unlimited user? Why do I ask? Cuz I am and I wanted to share my experience so far. Kindle Unlimited offers millions of titles to read for free if you subscribe for their monthly, half-yearly or yearly plans. Per month’s subscription fee is Rs. 199, and it comes much cheaper if…
Book Review: The Bicycle Thief (By Manish Sahu)
Link to buy from Amazon I got a book review request from the author. Thanks Mr. Manish for providing me a review copy in exchange of an honest review. Title: The Bicycle Thief: And Other Short Stories Author: Manish Sahu Review: The books is a collection of 14 Short Stories. All of them have a…
Episode 9: Coke Studio Season 11 (Aftab)
Disclaimer: This review is an opinion of a music listener. I have no musical background or technical expertise. If anybody disagrees with anything in this post… well, they will have to live with it. I can’t help them 🙂 Ko Ko Korina, Ahad Raza Mir & Momina Mustehsan Ahad Raza Mir is finally here. I…
The week that was: #2
Hello everyone! This is time for a recap of my week. This week started with Monday blues, as always. I had a lot of emails to respond to. It took most of my morning. Most of the rest of the week was spent in fixing two defects. Those defects are random in nature and analyzing…
Book Review: “Yaaram” By Sumaira Hameed
Background: Sometime in 2016, I was addicted to reading all the digests that were published in Pakistan. For us non-Pakistanis, the paksociety website was and is, the treasure – a place where you get most of all Urdu Novels and Digests. The website displays most trending books on the top – and there were only…
Favorite Poetry #2
This one is simple and perfect to give me the much needed kick after every failure. Iss Tarh Tay Ki Hain Hum Ne Manzilein Gir PaRe, Gir Kar uThhey, uThh Kar Chaley اس طرح طے کی ہیں ہم نے منزلیں گر پڑے۔۔ گر کر اٹھے۔۔ اٹھ کر چلے۔۔ My humble attempt at translation: The way…
I am glad that I don’t drive
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…
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…