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…
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Reading Pile | July 2026
These are the books I plan to read in July 2026. We all know I will do something else entirely as some book cover, book title or book blurb entices me. That’s what happened to June reading pile, y’know. June Reading Pile Status Wimpy Kid #6: I finished this one, also picked up the next…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…