As a seven-year-old, I had a firm belief in my unparalleled brilliance. The world was my playground, and I was convinced I understood its secrets better than anyone else—especially my parents. And then, in a spectacular display of my so-called brilliance, I messed up, big time. You see, I was an artist in my youngerContinue reading “Spilled Milk and Spoiled Markers: My Marker Misadventure”
Category Archives: C’est Moi!
Living What Once Intrigued Me…
I don’t remember being a talkative person in my life. I have always been like that, quiet, peaceful, and sensitive. I loved contemplating. Putting myself, sometimes, in another’s shoes helped me at predicting others’ feelings and experiences. This part of my personality helped refine my sensitivity, which matured into sensibility with time and made meContinue reading “Living What Once Intrigued Me…”
Nano ka Ghar
(trans: Grandma’s Home) It was December 2018 when we last visited Pakistan. It was an 18-day holiday, primarily to attend the wedding of my youngest sister. We were all tied up and employed with the engaging chores that all weddings call for. Time went by and we flew back with a heavy heart. Three yearsContinue reading “Nano ka Ghar”
Who Am I…?
Who am I? The question often ascends like a tide in my mind but remains unreturned. If ever I, willingly or unwillingly, try to dive on a quest for my identity, I’ll be at a distant spot still with the lingering query, ‘Who Am I?’
COVID-19 Vaccination: A Summary Of Our Experience & A Few Tips To Make An Experience Of Yours A Pleasant One
The world is facing the worst global health crisis in generations. More than 163 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19, worldwide. The need of the hour is to put an end to this global pandemic & the only & effective way to do that (other than social isolation) is – Vaccination. COVID-19 vaccinesContinue reading “COVID-19 Vaccination: A Summary Of Our Experience & A Few Tips To Make An Experience Of Yours A Pleasant One”
Never To Be Lost
There is always a moment in your life when you want to be a child, even if you cannot. For me, the list makes quite a count, where I want to transit briefly in time that was so golden. But, unfortunately, childhood is a promise never kept. What do I miss the most as anContinue reading “Never To Be Lost”
I AM “THEIR” JOY!
Three decades ago, on the 21st morning of a hot and humid August, I was born. Despite being in active labor, my mum was rushed to the operating theatre and was put under the knife to bring me into this world. Why? Because my heartbeat slumped. Back then, it was all done under general anesthesia. MyContinue reading “I AM “THEIR” JOY!”
QuratulAin Hamza 