I’m exhausted and have a piercing headache. Dil chahta hai chai ka injection laga luun. ~~~ 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 Mukhtar
Tag: Random Thoughts
Quote of the Day #022
“ہم وہ سنتے ہیں، جو ہم سننا چاہتے ہیں۔ وہ دیکھتے ہیں، جو ہم دیکھنا چاہتے ہیں۔وہ یاد رکھتے ہیں، جو ہم یاد رکھنا چاہتے ہیں۔ اور بعض دفعہ ہم دوسروں کے کانوں سے سنتے ہیں، دوسروں کی آنکھوں سے دیکھتے ہیں، دوسروں کا کہا یاد رکھتے ہیں۔ لیکن حقیقت کچھ اور بھی تو ہوسکتی…
Reading Pile | November 2026
November is here, and I’m back with another reading pile. Not that I always stick to these plans, but let’s pretend I’m a disciplined reader for a change. This month’s pile is a little different from what I’ve been reading lately. We’re going old-school chick lit, with a generous dose of humour, shopping disasters, relationship…
Quote of the Day #021
“Curse this world for what it does to the mothers, for what it does to the daughters. Curse it for making us strong through loss and pain, our hearts torn from our chests again and again. Curse it for forcing us to endure.” ― Sabaa Tahir, A Reaper at the Gates ~~~ Want more of…
Moment of the Day #8
Random clicks throughout the day. Just look at her staring… ~~~ 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 Mukhtar
Thought of the Day #017
I’m running on zero hours of sleep, four cups of tea and a ton of frustration. Tread lightly around me. Rida to Hassan (From my story A bibliophile’s dream) ~~~ 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…
Thought of the Day #016
For the past few weeks, one thought or emotion has been on my mind: zor se ek mukka maarungi na, batteesee toot jayegi. And I want to say it to everyone: the colleagues who push untested code and I have to sit and cleanup their shit, the neighbour who thinks it’s okay to park his…
Moment of the Day #7
My sister-in-law: Shabana Baji, sandwich kha lijiye. Maryam, my four-year-old neice: Jab main badi ho jaungi toh Shabana phuphi ko Shabana Baji bolungi. And then my sister-in-law tried to explain, in vain, that no matter how old Maryam gets, Shabana will always be phuphi for her. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do…
Quote of the Day #020
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi ~~~ 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 Mukhtar
Thought of the Day #015
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ اور نہیں اٹھائے گی بوجھ اٹھانے والی جان بوجھ دوسری (جان) کا ~~~ 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 Mukhtar