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 Family, Life, Motherhood, NaBloPoMo, Opinion, tagged Family, health care reform, Life, NaBloPoMo, Opinion on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s very simple. I want everyone to have access to the same high-quality, timely medical care that currently only the well-off people can afford.
I have worked part-time for minimum wage to put myself through college. I know what it feels like to live without insurance, only I was lucky enough to be young and healthy at the time. [...]
Posted in Children, Family, Life, NaBloPoMo, tagged chlidren's crafts, Family, handmade invitation cards, Life on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had a party when my little girl turned five. She and I had a lot of fun making the invitation cards by hand, I cut and wrote them out, while she glued and came up with some ideas. The lady duck in the front is her own design, flower hat and all.
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 [...]
