I kinda miss Project Today today.

tangy tartar sauce.

I like the constant hello’s and goodbyes airports environments are always surrounded by.

I’m here.

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The sun and the moon follow courses exactly computed. Surah Rahman ayah 5, Al Quran

“As-Shamsu Wal Qamaru Bi Husbaan”

So many things left un-noticed So many words unsaid… The Hardworkers on every road side and every footpath who earn their living like this People who have really really old cars and cannot afford going to a service station In the middle of the road and all the huge cars of rich people, some people [...]

I could have probably gotten more pictures but for now these will have to do…

Carrot cake at Central Perk

I could seriously use one of those right now!

Triple layer chocolate cake. I'll do the dieting another time!

Ah! A frothy latte to wash it down with!

Little One is a picky eater! She loved it. Delish.

A Happy Sunny Day! 

- Rawalpindi, 2012.

Life in hindsight is always clearer

photo by me

Our lives up to now, have been a prelude to this moment.
- A Room with a View.

Do you ever wonder what that moment would be for you? Do you think it’s true, that life is a prelude to a certain moment? And what happens after that moment has passed? It sure got me thinking… wednesday morning doldrums.

Borderline: North Korea from Emphas.is on Vimeo.

Tomas Van Houtryve, an award-winning documentary photographer, is creating a book of photographs made in the shadow of North Korea. Van Houtryve’s book, due out this year, has been a long-term, painstaking project. Writes philosopher Tzvetan Todorov in the book’s foreword:

Over the course of seven years, award-winning documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve secured unprecedented access to North Korea, Cuba, China, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos and Moldova. He discovered a secretive world of revolutionaries, spies, opposition fighters and ordinary workers. His photographs explore the gulf between the high ideals of communism and its complex present day reality.

A mosque in Dubai. Photo by me

The imam’s voice is deep, soulful and penetrating as it touches the recesses of my heart. I am in prayer, in front of my Creator, and for whatever I’m worth, I’m standing there, bowing down and calling out to the One.

It’s been a weird day – come to think of it – it’s a weird day everyday. That’s how life is though, isn’t it? Allah made it so – so that we’d remember Him, ask Him for help and submit to what He wills. As I bow down in Sujood, I know the words I fervently whisper are being heard, that although the other person in the room may not be able to decipher them, the One in the heavens can hear them crystal clear.

He knows I find myself short in pretty much every challenge life throws at me and that He helps me get by, making it appear as though I always had everything under control.

One more time… Allah… yet another time… I call out to You.

My sight is blurred with tears but my perception, astonishing as it sounds, suddenly finds its focus.

Allahu Akbar.

The Eye of the Emirates

The entrance

Fancy a boat ride at the Qanat?

Up close on the Eye

The other side

Time to head home…

Photos by me