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  • I’m A Child Of The Rain, At Home In The Soil

    Rain… This reminds me of the first time I actually ‘experienced’ a thunderstorm as a child. I was a little over 7 years old, and had been playing in the back garden quietly, with…

  • 136 Kinds Of Weather…

    Winter’s End A hard winter, this was. The end of winter is here; spring yawns and awakens. Starting over means that when I wake up at 5 am, it won’t be dark outside; the…

  • …Meanwhile, In Lahore: Here Comes The Sun!

    Finally, finally! The sun has come out! The near freezing (for us at least) temperatures have taken a hike! Today was a brilliant day in Lahore, with the sun shining at full beam, glad…

  • “When God Made Time, He Made Plenty Of It.”

    Yesterday, a friend’s pet passed away, her grey Persian cat who she dearly loved. Weeping, she told me “No one can ever replace him.” At that moment, it would’ve been imprudent to counter her…

  • I Have A New Baby!

    I’ve been busy for the past two days, setting up a new blog. The idea for my new baby, as I like to call it came from one of my greatest obsessions: urban myths…

  • Help! My Ice Cream Is Hysterical!

    32 flavours…Hmmm. If I could make a new ice cream flavour, it would be ‘talking ice cream.’ Imagine if your ice cream could talk to you. Of course, it would be more expensive than…

  • Lemony Snicket’s Logic

    If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.                    …

  • My Teacher, Who Pets Some And Tries All…

    My teacher can’t be seen, or heard even. My teacher has never received much recognition, except on job resumes, or in hiring adverts. My teacher is intangible, and comes in infinite different shapes and…

  • A Fizzy, Caramelly Journey…

    Coca Cola. And my story with it. This story starts even before I was born, and as a matter of fact, it started when my mother was pregnant with me. In her words, ‘normal…