Posted in listen to this on Dec 22nd, 2009
Here is the interview I was telling you about. Now you can watch the film - A Man In The Attic as well.
http://www.theseventhlevel.net/blog/interview-indie-cinema-showcase
http://www.theseventhlevel.net/films/a-man-in-the-attic
I will not add my two pence about the film or the interview because the Writer Producer and Director of the film - Ali Imran Zaidi - speaks so eloquently about this film [...]
Posted in listen to this on Dec 2nd, 2009
If your heart is not deceived by the mirage, be not proud of the sharpness of your understanding; for your freedom from this optical illusion is due to your imperfect thirst.
Posted in listen to this on Nov 30th, 2009
Never break four things in life - Trust, Relation, Promise & Heart. They do not make noise but pain a lot.
- Charles Dickens.
Posted in listen to this on Oct 12th, 2009
In war, truth is the first casualty
- Aeschylus
Posted in listen to this on Jul 23rd, 2009
She did it again.
But before going any further, I must mention that in two days - to be exact, she will be celebrating her sixth birthday. That is how old she is. Old or young, this sharp-witted, quick and clear-thinking child sometimes leaves people speechless. Her older sister is an angel, sweet and happy, [...]
Posted in listen to this on Jul 23rd, 2009
Once again they were together.
After prayers, they sat down around the ‘dasterkhan’ to share the food everyone had brought for themself plus two. There were a variety of dishes and it was more than enough for everybody.
“People, who pray together and eat togather, stay together.” someone said.
“Wah, wah kia pate ki baat kahi mare [...]
Posted in listen to this on Jun 16th, 2009
So, finally I got around and took care of my Urdu Stories. For a start there are three stories there now for my visitors to read. I have not sent my creative work anywhere in a long time. Reason unknown or maybe its something I would like to address some other time.
Anyways, here we are [...]
Posted in listen to this on Feb 11th, 2009
Our five year-old strikes again.
The other day she was playing with her mama’s fake fur slippers. She started pulling small wisps of fur and soon the carpet was covered with these small pink balls of fur.
Realizing that she has made a mess in the family room and her mama would not be happy to [...]
Posted in listen to this on Dec 12th, 2008
Here is another one about our five years old who is very smart for her age. I am not talking about some academic achievements because she has not shown any particular interest in this field but she can take her own sweet time for that. There is no hurry. And in any case, she thinks [...]
Posted in listen to this on Dec 5th, 2008
Another flickering light went out.This time it was my husband’s mother, my mother in law. She passed away last week at the age of - well, over a hundred years. At first people said she was hundred an four / five. It turned out that even that was not correct. And my brother in law [...]
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