As soon as she left the hospital, she took a deep breath. The breath that had been trapped behind the mask all day seemed to have been released from her lungs now. The patients of the day, their relatives, injections, medicines, files — all were echoing in her mind like a crowd. The…
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Random Rambling | Phlegm Machine
Meet the Phlegm Machine At least twice a year, I turn into what I can only describe as a phlegm machine. Once when the winter is just beginning, and again when it is packing its bags. Like clockwork, my body decides to audition for a one-person orchestra, complete with blocked sinuses, scratchy throat,…
The Result Day
It’s today. On the last day of annual exams, we were told that the results would be announced on May 1st, and that we are to report to our respective classrooms at 7 o’clock. Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep.Was I excited?“Excitement” doesn’t even begin to express how I felt. Today is the result day. I…
Random Rambling | 20 Years
(Un)happy work anniversary 20 years ago, on a pleasant monsoon morning, I joined my first job. It was a Friday. I wore a new salwar kameez that mum had stitched for this very event-white kurta with lavender and cyan flowers paired with solid cyan salwar and dupatta. My heart raced so hard as…
10 Things I Noticed About | It’s a Boy Girl Thing
As the title suggests, this movie was kinda forced upon my as YouTube kept recommending it to me for more than a week. I was like, what the heck! And it’s a Thursday, so this post is kinda perfect for #ThrowbackThursday Short recap The girl sitting with her legs parted like a man, and…
Roundup | July 2025
Intro We’re back to doing roundups! It’s been a while (hello, 2020 flashbacks), but honestly, I missed chatting about what I read each month. So here we are, resurrecting the tradition—this time with more chaos, more candour, and way better book picks (I think?). Let’s dive into what July 2025 looked like on my reading…
10 Things I Noticed About | Material Girl | Blast-From-The-Past YouTube Recommendation
As the title suggests, this movie was kinda forced upon my as YouTube kept recommending it to me for more than a week. I was like, what the heck! Short recap Two rich sisters (imagine Paris Hilton meets drugstore foundation) lose their fortune overnight after a scandal hits their late father’s cosmetics empire. They…
10 Things I Noticed About | Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) | Unexpected YouTube Flashback
As the title suggests, this movie was kinda forced upon my as YouTube kept recommending it to me for more than a week. I was like, what the heck! Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) Characters Brittany Aarons — Danielle Panabaker, suburban teen dreaming of adventure (and freedom). Natasha Kwon-Schwartz — Brenda Song, her…
10 things I Notice Everytime I Watch Kya Hua Tera Wada song from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin
I have a tendency to resort to Bollywood music every now and then, I like my dosage of nostalgia, you see. I’m not proud of it, but that’s what I do. Kya Hua Tera Wada (Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin) Today, I recalled this particular one, and watched it a couple of times,…
Jawani Phir Ni Aani
Cast and Characters Humayun Saeed as Sherry: A carefree, fun-loving man who is determined to enjoy life to the fullest. Ahmed Ali Butt as Saif: Sherry’s best friend, a quirky and enthusiastic individual who adds a dose of humor to the group. Vasay Chaudhry as Sheikh: Another friend of Sherry, Sheikh is known for his…