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Cherry Cross

by Shaheen Rajan

Shaheen Rajan

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Salary Negotiations – do you factor in inflation?

Posted on 28th March 202228th March 2022 by Shaheen Rajan
Salary Negotiations – do you factor in inflation?
Posted In Lifestyle, Personal Essays

When negotiating a pay increase, the focus is often productivity and deliverables. There are presentations and excel files to supplement claims of value add, which are then discussed and form Continue Reading

Short Story: I wish someone loved me the way I love…

Posted on 23rd January 202223rd January 2022 by Shaheen Rajan
Short Story: I wish someone loved me the way I love…
Posted In Personal Essays, Relationships

Sitting on a rock, watching waves crash at her feet, she wondered about the people she had loved in all of her 42 years of life. They were so lucky, Continue Reading

Why won’t I go to therapy..

Posted on 14th January 202214th January 2022 by Shaheen Rajan
Why won’t I go to therapy..
Posted In Personal Essays

So, my booster shot was administered in a neurology and psychiatric clinic. Which got me thinking. But this isn’t the first time I have thought about therapy. I have done Continue Reading

To the kind man on flight QR0605 on 22 Sept 2021..

Posted on 24th September 202124th September 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
To the kind man on flight QR0605 on 22 Sept 2021..
Posted In Personal Essays, Travel

I didn’t notice you walking behind me until the air hostess offered to take your guitar during boarding. You were surprising quiet in your step despite the number of belongings Continue Reading

EPISODE 6: Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Posted on 11th September 202112th September 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
EPISODE 6: Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Posted In TravelTagged In Széchenyi Thermal Bath

Of all the ‘things to do in Budapest’, I was most excited about thermal baths. And they did not disappoint! Corona restrictions (like masks) have been relaxed in Budapest, and Continue Reading

Pakistan’s Independence Day 2021 – aap Azaad hain?

Posted on 14th August 202114th August 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
Pakistan’s Independence Day 2021 – aap Azaad hain?
Posted In Pakistani Things, Personal Essays

I stayed off the celebratory Independence Day posting this year. It felt hypocritical, when every time I close my eyes, I see Noor’s face – a person I didn’t know Continue Reading

Pakistani RTW options for plus size women

Posted on 29th April 202122nd April 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
Pakistani RTW options for plus size women
Posted In Style

Listen, plus sized girls have it hard. Not to say others don’t. But let’s focus on us for a minute. Finding ready to wear eastern clothes, which aren’t plain ugly Continue Reading

Projection. The unfair kind.

Posted on 28th April 202122nd April 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
Projection. The unfair kind.
Posted In Lifestyle, Personal Essays, Relationships

I requested a car via Careem to go home from my in-laws. Once I got the notification that the car had arrived, I hurriedly went down the stairs and walked Continue Reading

Updated – flying from Germany to Pakistan in times of Corona (with Qatar Airways)

Posted on 27th April 202122nd April 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
Updated – flying from Germany to Pakistan in times of Corona (with Qatar Airways)
Posted In Travel

This was my second trip to Pakistan since Corona outbreak. I did a detailed video about the first trip, so you can check that out for a low down on Continue Reading

They call it Synesthesia.

Posted on 24th April 202121st April 2021 by Shaheen Rajan
They call it Synesthesia.
Posted In Lifestyle

Emotional Mirroring is a legit thing folk(ses). Last night, at 3am, while trying to get some writing done for Bunte Markhor, I took an Instagram break and watched some stories. A Continue Reading

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