Category: short story
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Am I the only one who faces moodswings with writing? There are times when I want to keep on writing and then there are times when I can only think of catching up with good sleep whenever I can. 😴 It’s been super busy lately and I refocused on reading a bit than writing. I’m…
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Here’s mine. What an amazing way to pay tribute to Alan Kurdi, and to the many refugee children who are caught in the trap of homelessness. It’s unimaginable what they are going through and the efforts required to rebuild their lives for a better future. “Sea Prayer” made me play a small part in redefining…
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Last weekend, after lunch I stopped by the Belgian Waffle to buy waffles for my niece and nephew. Going through the menu and deciding what to buy is always a pain with the fancy names. So I decided to go by the pictures and whatever looked best. Since it was a takeaway, I had to…
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Found this from a page I follow..
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An off from work on a weekday is truly a bliss. I slept like a log the entire day. It’s when I woke up in the evening, I realized how much I was deprived of sleep. I made myself some coffee and as usual sat down to relax in my small balcony garden. It was…
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“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one” ~ Mother Teresa. Happy Monday Dear All, It was a peaceful and a relaxing morning today. My mornings usually begin with good and relaxing music. I think it helps so much to set the tone for the entire day. There is a sense of…
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These little ones –
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If you believe in angels, they are around you in the form of your close friends and family and so is the belief in evil. A human has the potential to bring out both either the best or the worst in you. That’s why it becomes so important to surround ourselves with people who can…
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This one came up in my Facebook memory. I had shared a post by someone. Thought it’s a good way to begin our day. 🙂 🌸
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“Everyone in this world is striving hard for happiness but the strange fact is that the happiness we strive hard for comes in our life when we give it to others” ~ Mysterious Senses I’m sharing a wonderful advice shared by a fellow-blogger. Do check out the blogs too. There is some wonderful work which…
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Finding a reason to be happy? To feel energized? To be determined? To be grounded? Watch – Fatemah Qaderyan speak about her journey. The stories of refugees and there struggles have always moved me. These days, we have a tendency to feel bad about our own life when we see all those posts on travel,…
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Can’t believe it’s the last day of the month. I’ve always felt this slow pace in the first six months of the year. The second half just flies with so many festivals, public holidays and many occasions to celebrate. 🎉 And now, I’m already waiting for Christmas 🤶 🎄 This month, I plan to read…
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I always love getting into conversations with my 4 year old niece because of her cute and unfiltered responses. Last time we met, I got to learn from her that brain is in the stomach. I couldn’t stop myself from 😂 😂. But seriously thinking about it now, makes me feel, life would have been…
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“Me, I wanted to live up to my name and be happy. That’s not to say I wasn’t annoyed, but everyone should have a bird singing inside them as well as a crow cawing” 🐦 🎶 😊 ~ Happy Liu From Happy Dreams A Novel by Jia Pingwa
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Last month I got an opportunity to participate in several events organized as part of our company’s Community Impact Month. One of which was a session for the budding women entrepreneurs from rural background. The objective was to provide them an overview on the ways they could promote their products through e-commerce. There was an…
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My page has a new look. Do check out and let me know how you find it. And if there are any suggested themes, please drop a note in the comment section below:
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From my visit to the Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara last month.
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I crossed 300+ followers today. I don’t like using the word “followers” because everyone here is definitely a trendsetter with their unique stories and content. I am really thankful to all my readers and a special mention to the ones who have taken time to not just read but also encouraging me with their kind…
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The third and the final one. I’m inspired by everything that has an Arab touch to it so naturally music 🎶 comes first. One beautiful Arabic song that I came across a few months ago is “Be yourself – Kun aanta” by Humood. Do watch the video until the end. You would love it. 😍…
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From my childhood, I’ve always been a dreamer and there has been no control over things that I accomplish in those dreams. Maybe that’s why the first time I heard the song, “I have a dream”, it made my belief and reasons to dream even stronger. So here it goes: “I have a dream, a…
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Thankful to my dear friend, yes my dear friend on WordPress, Aprendiz for nominating me for this wonderful challenge. Music and especially songs have an integral part in my life. If I am asked of a closest lifeline it will be my favorite songs in the playlist with those uplifting words and spiritually fulfilling. With…
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How many times in our lives do we end up in a situation, where we are compelled to think, “Wait, do I deserve this? What wrong have I done to anyone? I’ve always been kind to people and their needs, why can’t they think like me?” How many times? I think the answer is, each…
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Me: Why do I always have to face difficulties? There are people who have no struggles in life and they are free to choose a life of their choice. Her: I don’t care what others do. If your life is a struggle, I’ll be proud of you because that is what will make you stronger,…
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Why do you stay in prison, When the door is so wide open? ~ Rumi
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If someone were to ask who accompanies during my daily commute to work, the answer will be books, music and occasionally movies. Thanks to unlimited data availability, my new music player is now YouTube with an endless list of songs, movies and interesting videos. Despite of this huge collection, my search usually ends at “Ustad…
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In the beginning of this week, I participated in one of our community impact month event, “Paint our city green.”
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This was indeed enough for me to feel good about my decision to let them stay. Building a home within a home!
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Is a place and time like this.. Nothing to feel stressed about, no reason to rush.. Just stay still and enjoy the moment..
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It’s about time for the weekend to end and I can’t really wait for the next one. Sometimes I feel as if I’m only living to enjoy weekends 😀 This month had been an active one for me as I got some time to write and post them here. If you haven’t got a chance…
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Ramadan is my favorite time of the year just like Christmas, Easter or Diwali. No. No. I’m not disclosing my faith here. I’m just about to share my story with one of them. My love for Azaan began when I was in school. Next to our school, was a big mosque. It stood tall and…
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Life is a gift wrapped and breathed into us on our birth-day and each day in our lifetime it surprises us in special ways. ~ Ayesha
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Just a few hours ago, I posted my blog on the Liebster Award. Now, I am so pleased to write a post on “The Blogger Recognition Award”. The only difference is that I’m self-nominating myself 😛 because I was nominated for something else by a very creative and dear writer PoeticBells but I accidentally wrote…
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It has been raining awards lately and I don’t know where to start. I am so overwhelmed by the support of my readers especially to ApprendiZ for nominating me for “The Liebster Award”. Even though I was not one of those who ever had a liking for poetries during my childhood, WordPress has definitely started…
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If angels do walk the earth then they probably take the form of such human beings. You don’t need divinity, all you need is a big heart to love and lend.
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Do check out this wonderful post which is also the first on this page by Sifar: Losing to find myself.
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Check out this wonderful post. via Grandmom! 😗
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Yes, that’s right. Alladin’s magic lamp from Arabian nights. The lamp that comes with a bonus of a genie that can fulfill your wish. The lamp that I bought as a souvenir from my trip to Dubai. Now, peacefully resting on my desk, Shining all the time. Everyone who stops by my desk, Can’t control…
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In those moments, when everything seems to have come to a pause, out of nowhere we find these words passed on to us, by our loved ones and our well-wishers. These are the words of hope which for many of us also changes our outlook towards life. From my last post, I invited my fellow-bloggers to…
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It’s the end of the day. I am on my way home, after work. Holding my phone, wondering what should I write? Somedays when I am not prepared I’ve noticed that so much of thoughts and ideas run through my mind on my next blog post. But often I regret for not having a book…
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No, not yet. I’ve being waiting but haven’t been nominated for “Quote of the day challenge”. 🙂 Although, I do wanted to share this quote from a book that I’ve being reading, “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio. It’s kind of interesting why I chose to pick this book for my to-be-read list. I was in…
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And one thing I can say for sure is over these years no one has ever been able to replace the charm and innocence these characters bring to us. Kids love them, I still love them. And I have stored all the books so that one day my kids can have an access to these…
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A short story by O’Henry. This was also a part of our English curriculum. My memories as a student have always been vague as I was never interested in studies. Surprisingly, there are a couple of stories from the English textbooks that I can recall. I would rather say, I don’t just recall but also…
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At 8.00 a.m. in the morning, we had to be ready for the assembly that started with prayers followed by announcements, news and prayer requests. I remember being dropped by our school bus half an hour early to the school time that allowed us to take copies from our friends to finish our homework before…
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Thankful to my 140+ fellow bloggers who have shown their interest in my content by following my page. I’m not yet quite there where I wish to be, but I am sure these baby steps will eventually bring out the best in me. I am an active learner, thus I have something to always take…
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For those who have already viewed my post “A conversation“, I have tried to come up with the French version of the same. Being a beginner in French, I am trying to put this more into practice so I don’t forget what I learnt. But I’ll be honest, I had to take help from Google…
A Blossoming Spirit 