I told ya, this box is going to be an inspiration for many drawings to come, and it sure has. Over three weekends, I worked on these two pieces. The one on the left took two attempts, two weekends. On its own, it looked fine. After adding the second one, both looks like leaning…
Tag: dear diary
Friday Frenzies | Drawing and Me #3
TGIF! Okay, so we’re back to experimenting with the rainbow pencils. I never said I’m making art. Just random things. Also, my 18-months-old nephew bullied his way in. I guess he got the memo that “we’re making random strokes on paper.” I think he can grow up to be an artist specializing in abstract art…
Friday Frenzies | Drawing and Me #2
TGIF! After posting Friday Frenzies | Drawing and Me, I knew I have more to say on this subject and I would be coming back. So here I am, two weeks later. Let’s first talk about the supplies I purchased. DOMS Colour Pencils Set of 24 Yes, I bought two, one for myself and one for…
Thursday Thrills | A Month of Home-made Room AC
Summer this year was hottest ever, craziest ever. 44°C summer. 6 air coolers running in the house making it sound like a factory instead of a house. And I still ended up with a ceiling fan in a slow-dance on speed 2. Why? Because coolers don’t just cool. They also go: “RRRRRRR-ghlup-ghlup-ghlup” all day…
Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 355
Zul Qa’da 30, 1447 AH Open letter to my director and direct manager Dear Director/Direct Manager, Calm the beep down. Your leadershit means nothing and adds absolutely no value; it makes me want to strangle people, people that are not me. P.S. I did not intend to write “beep”. The word I wanted to write…
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…
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,…
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…
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….