So, I’ve been away for long but planning for February to be another Daily-Blogging month. Thank you, Umme for inspiring me to write on the blog again.
1. One of my goals for 2012 was to read 52 books. A book a week. I am falling short of my target already as in the first month of 2012, I only managed to read (and thoroughly enjoy) two books only: What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 by Tina Seelig and Homeboy by H. M. Naqvi. Both were wonderfully amazing. A non-fiction about business world and entrepreneurship and a fiction about Desi boys in the post 9/11 New York. February will be Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron. Rest, I still have to figure out. There’s a bookfair in Karachi University that I might visit tomorrow.
2. I need to start working out. Soon. I really, really like Running. May be this is the month to explore physical fitness as well as mental peace. I am considering exploring meditation for relaxation and help increasing focus. Any tips on that?
3. Karachi Tips has been going wonderfully. A new t-shirt launch is around the corner. We launched our first ever video: Stuff Karachiites Say today and I am humbled by the feedback. This has been a hilarious learning experience and it has ignited the love of videos in me -all over again. I am really considering expanding our horizons into videos now. Let’s see how well that goes.
4. From Karachi, With Love is my new favorite blog. Karachiite Khan / Sheikh Chilli are my new found loves. What amazing work, I swear.
5. The blog at KarachiTips.com is going amazing. A shoutout to the lovely KTBT. You guys are awesome. Proud to have a family like you!
6. Cognitive Dissonance really messed up my head a little during January. Faith, freewill and allthatjazz were frequent topics of discussion which certainly opened up new doors for me. Some good food for thought.
7. Mazar-e-Quaid is an absolute beauty. Especially if you are sitting isse taik laga kay and reading a book about this guy Chuck, who’s torn between Karachi and New York.
8. Since I’ve quit my day job, I’ve had a lot of time to think, retrospect, introspect and just BE in the moment. This has been a good few months but I am considering working again. Not because I am tired of laying around the house reading books or doodling up, but because I want to learn new things. Experiment. Live life.
9. One thing I’ve learned over-time: Life is simple. My design philosophies are changing accordingly. Hence the new, minimalistic blog theme.
10. I learned how to make Chaye. Like not the tea-bag-wali chaye – The regular, milk and water tea. I am good at this.
11. The Money Experiment was a success in monetary terms but I didn’t blog/record anything so I’ll consider it a fail. Meh. I wish money would excite me at some point in time as much as design or art or business excites me today.
12. This year will also be a lot of movies. A LOT OF THEM.