We had checked in on the flight well in time, checked our baggage in, gone through the immigration process without a hitch, and now all we had to do was to just cross the ‘security clearance’ hurdle, and we could finally go and sit in the international departure lounge. We means me, my sister and [...]

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Now I know that gift giving is no ‘science’ and I can hear your collective sighs and empathize with you too, but I believe it’s time I write an official guide on gift giving. More for the sake of my own reference, sort of like charting down a rule book for myself. So brace yourselves [...]

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(I know it’s dreadfully late and I should be in bed but…) I was reading my Urdu blog and don’t know what motivated me to click the translate to English button, but I did. And here’s the result: More to the Planning پتا نہیں کیوں آج کل مجھ پہ تک بندیوں کا دورہ سا پڑ گیا [...]

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I cannot count the number of times when in response to my innocuous, “I am a freelance translator”, their first response is, “can anyone do it?”. Er…I find myself thinking. Let me count the variables, anyone can do it if: a) They are at least bilingual with excellent command over both languages. b) They have [...]

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1. Heartache cure pill: (Not to be confused with coronary diseases!) There should be a magic pill for heartache. Once you swallow it, you stop being hurt. 2. Fill the void pill : A pill that instantly heals the heartache and fills the void left by the departure of a loved one, especially recommended when [...]

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Dancing Fountains at the Dubai Mall Another picture of the same The Burj Khalifa itself Syndicated from: Beebly

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I have suffered from insomnia since infancy. My late mother used to say she hated how I wouldn’t go to sleep all night long, and she sounded really miffed about it, as if I had been doing all that night waking consciously. This is the problem with insomnia, you are the only one who suffers [...]

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