my thoughts
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Pavlova, panic, and a perfect UI: Grocery therapy, courtesy of Sixty60
What started as a desperate Eid grocery order turned into a full-on love affair with Sixty60 — the only app that understands my chronic illness energy budget and still gets the pavlova right. This is a story about logistics, lemon… Continue reading
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A city designed for hustle: Joburg’s unspoken economy
This city is selling you something—are you buying it? Hackley’s discussion on psychogeography made me realize that Joburg isn’t just a city you live in. It’s a city that actively sells you an experience. Whether through its malls, taxi ranks,… Continue reading
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Writers Block Q&A: Everything From Myself To The Burning Marriage Questions Answered
I haven’t written in ages and I’m suffering from some severe writers block so as an attempt to get back into blogging I decided to try something new. This post is my attempt to answer all the burning questions you… Continue reading
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The Engaged Girl: Wedding or Marriage
Jane Austen said, ” A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a second.” As the wedding draws ever closer, I am starting to realize that I’ve been narrow-mindedly focused on… Continue reading
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The Emperors New Condition
Once upon a time, in a kingdom not so far away, there was an emperor who ruled in what most perceived a truly lack-luster manner. He slept all day and walked the halls of the palace by night. He was… Continue reading
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Feigned Bravery
Every child has that one song that defined their approach to the world. For some it was a golden oldie and for others it was the theme song of Mickey Mouse Club House. For me, as embarrassed as I am… Continue reading
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Black Cat, Blue Sea Award
Silence is golden… until you’re a blogger who disappears for nearly two months with absolutely no explanation. I’ve been silent for quiet a while, I took the time to recover from getting sick and then thoroughly enjoyed a month… Continue reading
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The Marriage Mafia
Writing this I was immediately tempted to begin with “my Indian back ground” but then I stopped to think. I’m from the kind of family where even my granny has always said, “don’t rush it, honey.” So really this has… Continue reading
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A Mother’s Footsteps
Mother’s day. Another western custom that has slowly filtered through into the more conservative eastern culture. Growing up in a Muslim Indian home with relatively strong traditional and Islamic values, we really never celebrated Mother’s day. While the message of… Continue reading
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The Definition of Love
Yesterday as I dragged my feet back to the kitchen carrying a tray laden with left overs from a wedding celebration, my mind could not rest. It mulled incessantly over the meaning of love. What is this ambiguous feeling that… Continue reading
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