I went to a cafe at Friesenplatz couple of days ago, where I had to wait an hour and seven minutes to get my pancakes. Fortunately, I had no following appointments and emails to catch up on. I mentioned the […]
Change, whether big or small, is not easy. We are surrounded by it, and it is as certain as the rising of sun every morning; yet, it is not easy. Sometimes, it can be as small as discontinuation of one […]
Violence. Domestic Violence. There is a video circulating online where a man smacks his wife on head. Hard. There are in a public bus. She’s wearing an abaya, while holding on to a yellow bag for comfort, perseverance and sanity. The […]
Hi there, Let me say this first and get it out-of-the-way – I am not attacking you, I promise. So calm down, pick your cup of chai and hear me out. I was you, until a few months ago. I […]
You know that I am in relationship with food. I live to eat. Nothing, and I do mean NOTHING, has an impact on my mood like food does. I am a living example of hangry, and that it truly exists. […]
The decision to not make any resolutions for 2019 is paying off. Devoid of any particular direction, I decided to take a week off from social media (which turned into a month), and think about what I want to do […]
Influencers are the new-age billboard. Dress them as you like. Feed them as you like. Paint them as you like. Crazier the better. Most of them have a team to help YOU make the most of it (stylists, MUAs, photographers). […]
I saw a writing prompt on Pakistani bloggers group a few days ago. I was in a train and 40 minutes away from my destination. I got to typing, and wrote this story. It is part fiction, part reality. Let […]
As a woman (and that too from Pakistan), I have always had battles to fight and territories to conquer in my horizon. Nothing came easy. I have been pushing against the tide for as long as I can remember; it […]
I have been married for almost six years now and the question of whether I want to reproduce or not has crossed my mind a couple of times. Surprisingly, I have not had any pressure to do so from either […]