“So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― E.E. Cummings “I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind “The truth does not change according…
Tag: Random Thoughts
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…
Quote of the Day #012
“I’m not defending their views. I’m defending their right to have their views. There’s a difference.” ― Mohja Kahf, The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf ~~~ 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 #008
Deep fried potatoes, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, a perfect balance of natural sweetness and seasoned saltiness. ~~~ 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
Sunday Screed | Teaholic
I’m a teaholic and I must first confess that it didn’t happen naturally. I forced myself into this habit. Because… why not? I had no aadat as such, no addiction, no desperate need for caffeine to function. Sure, I went out with my colleagues for tea at tea time, but the tea itself was almost…
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…
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery (2015)
YouTube Won For weeks, YouTube kept recommending this film to me. Every time I opened YouTube, there it was. A baker. A cookie. A murder. I ignored it. Firmly. YouTube responded by recommending it again. And again. And again. Eventually, I clicked. Not because I wanted to watch it, but because I wanted YouTube…
Thought of the Day #007
خرافاتی مجھے اکثر خود کی حرکتیں دیکھ کر یہ لفظ دماغ میں آتا ہے۔ رات بھر نہ سونا، دن بھر کام کرنا، بات بات پر چڑنا، کھانا ٹھیک سے نہ کھانا اور پھر رات بھر جاگنا۔۔۔ خرافات نہیں تو اور کیا ہے۔ ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily…
Thought of the Day #006
سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ~~~ 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
Quote of the Day #011
Yahaan se bahut door, ghalat aur sahi ke paar, ek maidan hai, main wahaan milunga tujhe. ― 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