Is time reallly flying or this is just me? The second stint of national lockdown has begun and this is day #3. Nothing has changed since past week. Working remotely continues to be a challenge and creative time has reduced drastically. The only thing that keeps me going is this blog, where I can rant…

Subh Hoti Hai Sham Hoti Hai Umr Yunhi Tamam Hoti Hai Another lockdown week comes to an end. It is not much different from the previous one. I read nothing. I wrote little.  Working remotely is driving my crazy. And, I have stopped going out even for buying essentials. I am too freaking paranoid these…

My Life has finally adjusted to the WFH routine. I have regained my concentration and productivity, almost. The only problem is that I am not sleeping. My sleep is reduced to an hour or two, in the morning; right before I am scheduled to login. For past ten days, I fall asleep around 6 and…

More of COVID-19 More Panic Struggling to WFH And national lockdown These are the keywords that define 20w12, and beyond. WFh had tired me enough, so I have taken  a day off, to clear my head. There is a mess up here as million different thoughts and worried crowd my mind and cloud my judgement….

COVID-19 Panic WFH Curfew These are the keywords that defined 20w12. It isn’t easy working from home, especially in summer. Allah, bless humanity in these tough times and bless us with strength to survive. Two of the most popular dramas – Alif and Ehd-e-Wafa ended over the weekend. I have posted my review and other…

Headache. That one word defines this week. The reasons are varied. Primarily, I attribute the splitting headache to fluctuating temperature and freaquntly annoying colleagues. I want to scream at some people. For instance, yesterday, I pointed out at the blunder in Performace Report. The performance guy rectified the issue and attributed the finding to someone…

Ah, the irony. I have not slept much and this morning my Calendar surprises me with this. They come up with a different slogan for every year. Are you wondering what is this year’s slogan? Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet Yeah, tell me something I don’t know. I should be sleeping, because this day…

Another week comes to an end and I have made zero progress for my novel. i have plans to publish it this month. I don’t see that dream becoming a reality. Time flies when it doen’t have to. And when we want to pass quickly (like at an airport, waiting for the flight0, the clock…

This is the busiest week of 2020, work wise. Office was crazy. I don’t get time to get up from my desk, let alone going for a walk. I am also missing on my blog schedule a bit. I don’t wike it. But, I promise to finish everything over the weekend. You will see some…

This week was super-chill. I am becoming calmer by the day. This may be a short-lived feeling, but boy, it feels great. I have read several rom-coms and have scheduled the reviews for Thursday, official day for English Book Reviews. How was your week? Shabana Mukhtar

Is it Friday already? Dayam. Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all! Time’s flying super-fast these days. I haven’t gotten much done in this week. I was hoping to publish one book for Valentine. It didn’t happen, obviously. Else, I would have gone crazy announcing it. I celebrated the “Romance Week” by reading a lot. Incidentally, this time…

That’s how I began my work day. I know what you’re thinking. That’s a lot of pickle. That quantity will last me the whole summer. *exaggerating* I just realize now that I have not included the glass of water – the most essential thing on the dining table. The paratha was okay and I devoured…

It still feels bizarre. Yesterday was almost dream-like as I survived through the day like a zombie. Sleep-deprived mind isn’t always productive. Thankfully, Friday came soon enough. Can’t wait to sleep for 24 hours straight. How was your week? Did you read / watch anything interesting? Shabana Mukhtar

Our first and only Friday in Madina. The day of return is looming around. I haven’t started shopping yet. Too much to do in 3 days. Shabana Mukhtar

OMG! What an overwhelming day it was! Check out Umrah Diaries | Day 5 | Juma In Mecca Shabana Mukhtar

Just a day before I leave for home. I am going crazy. Check out my detailed post Umrah Diaries | Three Days to Go. Shabana Mukhtar

I have read two books already and drafting the review posts. The reviews will be up sometime in next week, or this weekend, depending upon how much time I get. Office was okay. After the skip level (you can read about it here: Shut The Beep Up | How to Not Lead By Example) and…

It is the last week of the year and white hectic by regular standards. It is supposed to have less workload but… Anyway… The week started okay and ended on a quick shipping spree in a shopping mall nearby. How was your week? Did you read / watch anything interesting? Shabana Mukhtar

I am freaking out these days. As the year nears its end, my to-do list is growing exponentially, even though the plan is to make it shrink to nothing. We had a day off on December 25 (Merry Christmas, everyone!) but that did not help much, except that I slept through the morning. My body…

What a dull and boring week it has been. On work front, it was quite exciting as I got to work on the new technology – docker. Other than that, it was quite taxing. Also, I have flu. Yes, again. And, I feel terrible, especially if I keep my eyes open. I haven’t read much…

This week was fun. I am working on a new technology. Though it is a challenge, it is also quite fulfilling, a welcome change from the same old routine work. I don’t want to blog about technical stuff, else I would have shared some insights about the same. We also celebrated Thanksgiving this Tuesday. Yep,…

This week was so hectic. I wrote a lot, including the novel draft for NaNoWriMo project, currently at 49,711 words. I stretched my target on blogging front, I have never posted as much. I wrote 32 posts. Most of them were drama episode reviews. I am watching a lot of dramas these days. Alif Ehd…

It was a lazy week compared to last one. No, you got it wrong. The workload is still the same. I took Wednesday off to clear my head. I had some room to breathe normally, without being overwhelmed, ALMOST. I write only approximately 5000 words this week for my NaNoWriMo project. It sounds like a…

The winter is here, and so is dry and itchy skin. Sigh! On the plus side, days are shorter now. Hence, this week passed quickly. Touch wood, for I don’t want to jinx it. It was a busy week – for official work and personal work. Some work items are finished, others are still pending….

I forgot to schedule the weekly retrospective posts for past three weeks. There is a lot going on and the weekly summary slipped of my mind. This week, the desk relocation took place. I told you about that, right? The management doesn’t fulfil its promise. The shifting was delayed by 3 days. The management doesn’t…