Posted in Culture, Expat, Life, NaBloPoMo, Opinion, Pakistan, tagged NaBloPoMo, Life, Pakistan, Culture, Fashion Week on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
FASHION WEEK IN KARACHI, day 4
Originally uploaded by www.first-pakistan.blogspot.com
Pakistani women love fashion. At least, the women that I know. Trips to shop for fabric, lace, buttons and other notions are a weekly chore, and the tailor’s bill and punctuality a constant subject of conversation.
I have in the past been exasperated and impatient with what I’ve [...]
Posted in Culture, Favorite things, Food, Movies, NaBloPoMo, tagged Culture, Julia & Julia, Julia Child, Life, Movies, NaBloPoMo on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally saw this movie last night. I loved it. The clothes, the look, the setting, everything was beautiful. I’m surprised they filmed a lot of it in New York, finding that out made me really nostalgic for it, and I sighed with longing to the time when I lived there years ago.
I have never [...]
Posted in Culture, Expat, Life, NaBloPoMo, Pakistan, tagged Culture, Expat, Life, NaBloPoMo, Pakistan, Women on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every Tuesday for the past year I have been reading an advice column that appears in the women’s section of the English-language newspaper that we get delivered to our home.
I like to read it because it gives me a chance to learn about the issues that the women who write asking for advice are facing [...]
Posted in Culture, Life, Pakistan, Words, tagged Culture, hatred, Life, Pakistan, Words, youtube on October 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I received this message on my Youtube profile today:
Pakistan is where they grow terrorists. YOu scum have infected the earth. You don’t know how to live in peace with anyone. The sooner you all die, the sooner the world can get on living.
I’m surprised I’ve been attacked like this, because I don’t use Youtube much, [...]
