It is important to come to terms with one’s stage in life. To value and appreciate all that we have been blessed with. No one can remain twenty five years old, all their lives. Birthdays are milestones to be acknowledged and put into perspective. Here is my take on my sixty sixth birthday. This was just before My birthday. Actually, I had a blast on my big day, my friends and family gave me a great time. Alhamdolillah. More on that in my next post.
Sharing my thoughts on the current scenario in Pakistan. As they say, ‘this too shall pass.’ We can hope for better times, right now we need to do our best in every way that we can. Here I’ve shown the resilience of Pakistanis in the past, and I’m sure it can help us pass through these times also. It is important to stay strong and be resilient.
There I was on cloud nine, after a lovely journey back home on PIA, on 8th May, 2023. I was received at the airport by Waliya, my daughter. Then I found out from my friend Sadia that her son Ahmad was visiting from UK, so I invited all my friends for tea on 9th. …
The last part of my Halifax revisited series, encompasses highlights of the rest of the trip. More than anything, the relaxation I got was literally out of my world. It was a treat to relax and being given an amazing time in Halifax. My Son-in-law Haaris and Nadiya my daughter, went out of their ways to make my trip memorable. It definitely was.
So, I can’t believe that I’ve been here for over three weeks now. It went in a whirlwind; the last two weeks of Ramzan were left, when I came on 7th of April, Eid was on 21st. I kept my fasts for two weeks here in Halifax. Ramzan always has a different connotation to life, …
My journey to Halifax on PIA mainly, remembering the historic tragic events that took place in Halifax, including the Explosion and Titanic graveyards, along with the Swissair plane crash. I went in Ramzan, and spent Eid within two weeks with Haaris, Nadiya and Nyra.
When you venture out, you’ve got to know where you are going. It is vital to plan ahead and work out the little details before hand. Only then can one be successful in what one plans to get done in the coming year.
Honestly, I just feel so grateful for this new year 2023. Last year at this time I was getting my radiations. Fifteen of them. Now I’m free of cancer (though at that time too, I was cancer-free, but they were continuing with the treatments,) and now I am enjoying a normal life mostly. Side effects …
Over three decades, of my life, I saw my father going to Okara and Sahiwal to look over his stud farm. At first in early eighties, there was Linda – the mare he bought from Austria for his farm. She was a real beauty, and quite large in size. She bore many foal for the …
