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…Meanwhile, In Lahore: The 10 Year ‘Old’ Mother
I was at the park, and saw these three little children playing on the swings. They had tangled, dirty hair and fraying clothes, but they were happy and jumping around with all the energy of squirrels who’ve gulped down Red Bull. I did notice one thing out of order though. The eldest of the four →
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Help! My Pet Giraffe Is Moving Out
You wake up and pad down to the kitchen, only to find your family giraffe sitting placidly, fully dressed, cross legged at the table. His usual bowl of cereal and glass of veggie juice are not in front of him. Today he is reading a newspaper, and has a red Sharpie clutched in his fore →
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How To…React When A Friend’s Pet Dies
Here is a list of Do’s and Don’ts that will tell you just how to react, when your loved one loses their pet turtle/kitten/stick of celery. Dont’s: Don’t bring them anything that will even slightly remind them of the deceased. For example, if the friend’s chihuahua was of a particularly furry kind, don’t go wearing a →
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Some More Love, Please?
I started blogging in November, this year and at first I was scared that what I had to say would not be entertaining enough for readers generally. However, I started gaining followers and was surprised and very, very touched. People were reading what I wrote! I would smile and be content with every like I →
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Hi, I Just Died And This Is Is Crazy…But Here’s My Obit, So Read It Maybe
Daily Prompt: Write Your Obituary *Moved from the front page to a teensy corner of the Daily Section… “After all to the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure”. This girl died holding on to her blue plastic folder full of papers and brown leather organizer. She lived her life sticking to →
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Dear God, Not Again
I gave my A levels in May this year, and already that feels like it was decades ago. Most of my friends went to college, while I gave different tests and took a year off, to get into my ‘dream university’, which had rejected me in April. Today, I’m going back to school to start →
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Oh, Let’s See. Why Not A Walrus?
Daily Prompt: Slash and Burn Thematically, this post will be pure nonsense. Read if its worth your while. One day, gazing into outer space with my super binoculars, I realized that once you turn into a walrus, you never turn back. I mean, you could, if you really really wanted to, but why would you? →
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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 experiences in the hopes that they’ll make some people laugh, some cry, and help some not make the same mistakes. I →
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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 or two kulfis (local ice creams). Syrups and other candies can be added to your liking, and overall you need a spoon and →
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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 do with glue. I would put a tiny pearl sized amount on my forefinger, and then stick my thumb to it, →
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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 saw this week was in three different things. I was addicted to Coke, gave it up and got depressed, sort of →
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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 he and Ginny were meant to be. Now I’ve accepted it of course, as a temporary solution (fangirls have to quit →
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…Meanwhile, In Lahore: Night Magic
If you ask me, there’s something about winter nights in Lahore. Summer nights have their own enchantments, but winter nights invariably are the magical ones. The ones where you feel something in the very air. Here, winter nights smell like muted jasmine, pink tea, cardamom, and the soft wool of quilts that have been stored in closets the →
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Do You Have It All?
I am happy. It’s a cold winter night, and I have my cup of tea on one hand, fuzzy socks and a fat new book in the other. In five minutes, I will snuggle under my heavy quilt and read in bed, tired and lazy, with a kitty curled up at my feet, keeping them →
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Sing The Songs I Sing
Writing has been second nature to me ever since I was a child. I’ve written short stories, scripts and part of a novel too. But what outshone all of those was my poetry. I could best describe it as going home to a well worn and comfortable pair of slippers after a hard day. I →
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…Meanwhile, In Lahore
It’s 11.51 AM exactly, and the weather outside is wonderful, as only weather in Lahore can be, towards the end of November. Its not too sunny, not too windy, and not too cold. I could go out and lie down, sleep or dream or read in the grass, all without the threat of getting a →
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Dear Minz
Hi Minz. I feel like writing something to you right now. Call it sudden inspiration. You might like it. You’re my best friend, and the best sister anyone in the world could ever ever have, you know. You’re an Aries, so that means you’re kind of reckless sometimes, and don’t really listen to anyone even →
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Nayab Malik 