Social Media Presence

I had this guy leave me a voice mail at work so I called him at home and then he e-mailed me to my Blackberry and so I texted to his cell and then he e-mailed me to my home account and the whole thing just got out of control. And I miss the days…

Impatience is a virtue

This week a friend of mine asked if he could borrow my treadmill. Wait. That was a horrible start. I have a 4-in-1 manual treadmill. No, I am not linking to any website, as I don’t do affiliate marketing (yet). I used it regularly for first two months. Then scarcely for next couple of months….

Book Review: Love Muffin and Chai Latte by Anya Wylde

Background: It is a story of Tabitha Lee Simmons, who is going through some tough times. Jobless and freshly homeless, a dominating-yet-stupid fiancée Chris, a bestie who stands by her all the time, and a crooked family and past. She travels to attend her would-be-sister-in-law – Maya’s wedding. Review: There is a reason I am…

Self Doubt Week

I just realized that writing fiction in English is more difficult than writing it in Urdu. And writing fiction in English, is not quite the same as writing cynic posts about my opinions and feelings. As I continue with my reading challenge on goodreads, I become more and more apprehended that my content is not…

Book Reading Spree April 2018: Conclusion

I was on a reading spree for past two weeks, and hence not so much of blogging, except a few reviews. Past two-three weeks were a little draining. It was physically exhausting, and left me emotionally vulnerable. I therefore opted for the good old therapy – reading. I don’t recall correctly and I have not…

Book Review: Daasi Dholan Yaar Di by Faiza Iftekhar

Non review Rant I am on a reading spree. I read two books two weeks ago. I finished 6 this week. I know, it amazes me, too. I will start by reviewing the one I read two weeks back, and is long overdue for a review. One I’ve reviewed already. Now coming to the first…

No room for honesty

Yep. That’s what I gathered from my yesterday’s “talk”. And a few more. There is no need to be honest (because people can’t tolerate honesty). If you want to be honest, do that with your family (but don’t we say that workplace is like our second home and colleagues are like our extended family? So…

Decryption of dreams

This morning I had a series of weird dreams. *** There were people gathered near a chowk in my hometown. I spent my childhood in that area, I guess that’s why I see that chowk very frequently in my dreams. Some people from that area, some were relatives. And sure enough, some people from my…

Salt

Salt is a necessary element in our life. Yes, we all know that. It is not a life altering epiphany. I just realized it, yet again. Today, the food I brought from home for lunch, did not have salt. Even with all the indian spices, and a lot of vegetables, it tasted bland. I ate…

Things that never change

It has been about 150 years since the phone was invented and more than 50 years since mobile phones came into picture. And we have seen more than 10 years of smart phones. We still talk on phone so loud as if we actually sending our voice directly, and not over phone. When do we…