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by Shaheen Rajan

I have been “isolated” all my life, said the transgender woman with violet lips

Posted on 3rd April 20203rd April 2020 by Samia Asim
I have been “isolated” all my life, said the transgender woman with violet lips
Posted In Personal EssaysTagged In Corona virus, Covid 19, Isolation

This is a submission for Cherry Cross’ Writers Program. We are all going through the same thing right now – life in quarantine, social distancing and self-isolation. Things that were Continue Reading

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by Shaheen Rajan

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Packing up for the weekend like... Also, just won Packing up for the weekend like... Also, just wondering, who else gets their news from Google Home and is convinced that it eavesdrop on your conversations? I am 100% convinced now!! Lately there has been a lot of talk about shares and Game Stop at our place, and for the last 3 days, Google has added updates from Yahoo! Finance to my morning news recital on its own! So here is how my morning goes: I wake up, go to the bathroom, and we have a Google Home speaker there. I say, "hey Google, cam you please tell me the news?" Google replies, "sure, here are the latest updates...". It starts with DW, then BBC..adds Science Weekly for some reason, and for the last 3 days, it's also Yahoo! Finance. Sneaky, eh? Is privacy truly a myth now? Does Google know EVERYTHINGGGGG about me? What do you think folk(ses).. 👕 @trybal.bln 👖@asos_loves_curve 👜 @buntemarkhor #berlinblogger #pakistanigirlingermany #privacy #digitalnomad #googlehome #heygoogle #thingsyourgooglehomeisgoodfor #news #headlines #gamestop #sharemarket #buythedip
When someone shows you who they are, believe them When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time #nuggetsofwisdom
❄ 🌫 M I N D F O G 🌫 ❄ Some days, I can ❄ 🌫 M I N D F O G 🌫 ❄ Some days, I can't figure out where to begin. What to start my day with. My mind is racing in 17 different directions, and the more my mental to-do list lengthens, the foggier my mind gets. Until it's all a blur. An overwhelming blur, where there is too much to do, but nothing is getting done as I am still figuring out the answer to a simple question - where do I begin. I have understood how my mind works to some extent now; we have been together for 32 years after all. I know it races it gets excited, it wants to do everything at the same time. It's a hyper active child, until it's tired and then it becomes a drunken old man, who wears one shoe and goes out in the snow. With that understanding, I have formulated a system to clear the fog, organise the madness in my head, and turn all that noise into productivity. I take a plain paper, without any dates or numbers, and write EVERYTHING that I need to do. Personal, professional, chores, commitments, literally everything. Within a set timeline. Say 2 weeks. Or a month. Once I have poured everything out on the paper, I go through it and divide those tasks into days. I usually stick to a weekly plan and add things to do under those dates. Whatever doesn't belong yet goes on to a sticky note, to be catered to at a later date. Life is again organised. Until the next storm. Happy weekend folk(ses)! #berlinblogger #pakistanigirlingermany #lifeupdate #mindfog #clearmind #productivityhacks #worksmarter #planning #entrepreneur #bossbabe #berlinstartup#berlin
I experienced a different kind of snow last weeken I experienced a different kind of snow last weekend. Neither Köln nor Berlin get too much snow - the kind that freezes and stays for more than 12 hours. Whatever I had seen in the North of Pakistan and Switzerland was already frozen from way before my arrival. So watching dainty flakes of snow fly in my face and soak my hair and yoga pants was a first. A memorable first. I am not very winter-friendly (I have a list of reasons, starting with septum tantrums and dry air wheezing), but it was beautiful and I really enjoyed it. It was like being in a Bollywood movie. Or a Hollywood Christmas movie. Everything was white. Alpine trees looked exceptionally beautiful, with their branches buried under 3cm thick snow and embracing the shroud with remarkable elegance. Everything felt regal. Everything looked surreal. It wasn't my life, so I didn't burden myself with the practicalities and challenges rgat snow brings along. I was a visitor and I thoroughly enjoyed the privilege. I think in small doses, snow and I can be friends. P.S where's my jacket?? #berlinblogger #pakistanigirlingermany #lifeupdate #snowandi #bamberg #berlin
As I was doing this for last 3 weekends, I decided As I was doing this for last 3 weekends, I decided to take a day off on Tuesday, and work at leisurely pace on following Wednesday (aka today). Recharging battery for the next 10 days, which are going to be intense. But as you are here, and have read so far, let me share a pearl of wisdom, a reminder for YOU: "A unicorn doesn't stand and worry about what other unicorns think of it. It just sparkles." And you, my dearest folk(ses), are unicorns. Just sparkle 🌟 #Repost @buntemarkhor ・・・ VERPACKUNGSMATERIALIEN bei BUNTE MARKHOR Bei unserer Suche nach umweltfreundlichen Verpackungen sind wir auf @noissueco gestoßen und haben uns sofort verliebt. Sie stellen nachhaltige Verpackungen her, und wir haben unsere individuellen Papieraufkleber von ihnen anfertigen lassen. Aufkleber machen einen sehr kleinen Teil unserer Verpackungen aus, der uns aber sehr am Herzen liegt. Wir sind jetzt schon große Fans von noissue und freuen uns schon auf unsere nächste Charge - dieses Mal werden wir vielleicht groß einsteigen und auch unsere Taschentücher, Stempel und Klebebänder von ihnen beziehen. Schieben Sie uns vorwärts. Helfen Sie uns zu wachsen. Besuchen Sie uns auf buntemarkhor.com! #berlinstartup #letsdobetter #bettertogether #ethicalbusiness #ecofriendly #ecofriendlypackaging #umweltfreundlich #besserwerden #unweltfreundlicheverpackung #ökoverpackung #buntemarkhor #madeingermany #noissue #paperstickers #noissuestickers #packaging #noissuepackaging #customstickers #sustainablepackaging #branding #brandedpackaging #ecofriendly #stickerdesign #brandedstickers #noissueco #custompackaging
Sometimes you can't see what you are learning unti Sometimes you can't see what you are learning until you come out on the other side. Relatable, yea? #lifelessons
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