I’d like to share something with you first: this blog post was to go before the last one! But what happened the next day I uploaded immediately. This blog, has indications of what was to follow next . But I didn’t know it then. So, I just went and uploaded the occurrences of the day after …
Isn’t life just awesome? So many surprises round the corner. – Might as well enjoy them, even if some of them are quite horrific. Yesterday, I got the fright of my life. I was busy finally getting the car serviced when I got a call from our batman Sabir, “Baji, your mother’s condition doesn’t look …
Whether you work or not to work outside your home, this is a possibility. Calm down please! I know, it is an emotional topic. – But very important. There are busy spells in everyone’s life. You can get caught up in your job or your husband’s job or it may be a family event, and …
It is like being thirteen years old again. There is an uncertainty in it, a confusion of identity and a physical transformation along with an emotional one too. Yes, lots going on here! It starts with that familiar ‘unfamiliar’ feeling. When you don’t seem to fit in with your environment or you feel you would …
Last year, Niaz Husain, my gardener was missing and I was furious…… as usual! “This time I’m going to fire him.” I said. “I’ve been here for three years, you have been wanting to fire him every month!” Remarked my mother. I was very upset. So, I tried to call him on my mobile phone. By mistake …
Avoiding visits to Rawalpindi is my forte. Even though it is my birth place, I think it’s the birthplace of all humanity. If you pick up a stone – a human being comes crawling out from under it – in fact you will find one sitting on top of the stone also! All of them are on …
It is that time of the year again. The time of horrible flashbacks and remembering moments of pain, the time before and after my husband left this world – exactly five years ago. “You must have been mentally prepared.” a friend of mine remarked. “No, I wasn’t. It was the greatest shock.” I told her.
As far as I can remember, life has been fast paced, yet exciting. The end of last year and beginning of this year have been no exception. Attended SDPI conferences December 6th to 9th, 2016: Starting from early December when I was invited to the annual conferences by SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute.) Well, …
This topic has been on my mind for a while. What triggered it was a parcel that arrived for me a few days ago – that too, during a delicate conversation going on in my lounge – so it was even more welcome. My friends in Lahore, never forget me when they exchange gifts …
