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Ramadan comes to a close. A month which was tough but absolutely wonderful. Here is a brief look at what I absolutely loved this Ramadan. Iftars: Iftar meant mango juice. Absolutely divine. We made pakoras only twice. Both the times I was the cook. My solute to all the women who made them throughout the month. Only they can understand how you turn into a pakora yourself by the time that a plate is made. I did not have a single iftar outside home. I had one last year and figured that this stuff is not for me. This time for me means eating small amount, having lazy chai and spending time with family. The act of giving Karachiites give like no other. I loved watching all the videos of how Karachi shared sehris and iftaris on the roads. Loved the iftari trays that the neighbours sent. Tried sending them back as much as possible. To those who did not get a return tray, better luck next time. And thank you for this year. Suno chanda I started following this dr...

  Last weekend took me to Nathiagali for a conference. The flight was from Karachi to Islamabad and then three hours by car to Nathiagali. I was amazed and mesmerized by the beauty and quiet of this place. I stayed at a place called 'Summer retreat'.  I had left the heat of Karachi to see the winter of Nathiagali. I woke early only to find that breakfast will be served three hours later. I usually take an electric kettle, tea bags and rainbow milk with me for readily available chai. So after a cup of chai, I decided to take a mini hike around.  Pictured is the morning view.    Adjacent to Summer retreat was Hotel green retreat. Near Nathiagali is a place called Abashar. Its a waterfall area. Pictured is me with my friends figuring ourselves out for a group picture. It has multiple small dhabas and tables and chairs placed along the route of waterfall. They serve garam garam pakoras with chai.    ...

Its a new 'phase' of life. Reading books. I get hold of this book via 'Book Bee', an awesome site on facebook. I did enjoy reading it. The narrative is relatable. That's why maybe. Growing up with the movies he made. The 'kuch kuch hota hay' and 'kal ho na ho's. The writer talks pretty much about everything in his life. The ups and downs, the worries, the vulnerabilities. There are chapters on Shah Rukh Khan and Koffee with Karan  which continue your interest. No you will not laugh or cry with him. But it will still be a good read. It added some words to my vocabulary, like 'unaware', and 'one of the brightest bulbs'. So from a wannabe writer's perspective, mission completes.  

It was around twelve noon when we left home for Karachi Eat Festival. It takes quite a bit of time from home to Benazir park. The weather was hot. The parking far. We parked in the service road opposite the venue. On the whole, it was pretty well managed.   Things we tried  We started with these bun kebabs from 'National' stall. They also had fresh orange juice. The buns were nice, and the juice nice and chilled. We then tested 'paay' from 'Shan' stall. Liked it as well. Did not take pictures of it. So sorry   This was followed by some chaat and ice cream.   In addition to food There was a play area for the little ones.....   There were multiple stalls for children with themes likes painting, games, face painting.       Things that I did not taste but made quite a nice picture.       Of course money can buy happiness (read ice cream). Any day. Any time.    The final...

One of the new year resolutions for 2018 is to resume blogging. 2017 was fantastic! In every way that my heart could imagine. The highlight Amongst the many great things, the greatest was going to this amazing place. Peoples, if you have the finances, just make year 2018 the year of your Hajj.   This post is just meant to be a Hi to all those who follow my posts. Let's look forward to an year of excitement and peace. Will keep posting. Promise.