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Gather Round The Fire…And Listen, She Said, Of Tales Past
I’m a puffed up, self important peahen. I’d write, write and write some more. Writing this blog is literally how I vent, even though most of it is random rambling. I need to write out my…
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…Meanwhile, In Lahore: Full On Falooda
My favourite thing ever, in Lahore, is the falooda. Its a really icy cold, ice creamy treat made up of cold noodles at the bottom, topped with sweet creamy khoya and dunked in it, are one…
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Never Was There A Tale Of More Woe, Than That Of Cadbury’s And UHU Glue
There are two things I loved as a child: UHU Glue and a box of Cadbury’s Quality Street. I’m not a glue sniffer, no. But I did have a peculiar habit I used to…
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Problems With Mom? Go To Court..
The Karachi Customs and Taxation Courts are located in an unassuming, non pretentious leafy, yellow bricked older than time building. My mom and I went there to sort out the last of the pesky…
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When Elephants Flew, And Candlesticks Sang
There’s a song stuck in my head stuck in my head stuck in my head. Colours of the Wind – Pocahontas OST. Anyone remember Pocahontas? I felt so nostalgic thinking about the long forgotten…
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Do You Know Pollyanna? Silver Linings…
I just read Zen Scribbles’ post: Of silver linings and mailbox surprises, and figured I could look to the greener side of the grass once in a while, despite being a natural born pessimist. The silver lining I…
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“It’s just hard,” Harry said finally, in a low voice, “to realize he won’t write me again.”
J K Rowling, are you reading? Hi, I just wanted to tell you that I’ve been in love with Harry since I was 9 years old. I was mad when I found out that…