The world of…

Inspired by The World of…series in The Telegraph Magazine , I have made a similar list.
Breakfast Routine: I get up when my daughter wakes up, which most of the times is very early. When she goes to playgroup I make sure she is ready by 8:30, then I have a cup of coffee and two [...]

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Thirtysomething

I remember a line from a book I read a few years ago. “Her thirty-five-year-old body”, it said.
I stopped for a moment and thought, wait a minute, what does she mean by that? I’m nearly thirty-five, but I certainly don’t think of my body as being thirty-five.
I’m sure I don’t look the same as I did fifteen [...]

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Little Books for Little Hands

It’s loadshedding time in Lahore. The electricity goes out at least two times a day, and with the hottest weather in many years (as high as 49 degrees), it has not been a pleasant few days. It finally rained and things cooled off by more than ten degrees. Thank goodness, because I’ve just about had [...]

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New Words

I have learned two new words since I came to Pakistan.
The first one is misscall. It is a very interesting development, because it is also used as a verb. It is amusing to hear someone say, did you misscall me? The source of this word is economy: when the credits on your cell phone are running low, you [...]

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Steam Bath

Opening the kitchen door is like opening a burning oven, only the blast of heat will not dissipate with the closing of the door. The fire in the stove burns, slowly cooking my family’s lunch, and as I reach for the wooden spoon lying on the counter, a drop of sweat slowly travels from my [...]

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