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Instant Makeover
Wanna give your esteem that extra boost? PUMP your morale? Become hotness personified!? Try the following: 1. A haircut - even a simple trim does wonders to make you feel good 2. A Dye job - preferrably in deep red and copper (understated is always so much hotter) 3. A manicure and pedicure - pamper those tootsies 4. A new outfit [...]
Continue reading...The case of the exploding mangoes!
Written by Batool Habib
July 30, 2008 | Published in Opinions, Pages from Life
The only fact in this book - is that General Zia’s plane took off , and crashed four minutes later. The rest is a delightful tale of fiction, with a humourous version of zia’s character, of the mangoes in the plane…the imagery is delightful, the author has painted many a vivid picture of army life…the uniforms,the [...]
Continue reading...Strumming Along..
Written by Batool Habib
July 30, 2008 | Published in Pages from Life, Random Thoughts
The black square package lays before me - The red lettering tells me these are light gauge strings… The sealed sepia packet spills out of the flap, the overlapping tags on each individual rounded coil clearly visible. Two picks, a purple and a red, poke out of the side of the package… I snap out of [...]
Continue reading...Taking off a Load
Written by Amir Saleem
July 24, 2008 | Published in Pages from Life, Random Thoughts
In the morning, while on my way to the bus stop, I often see this gentleman cleaning the footpath. Plenty of dust flies around while he cleans from one end to the other. Cleaning is a kind act in itself; but he adds more to it. The first time I ran across him, he saw me [...]
Continue reading...The Thaali
Written by Batool Habib
July 24, 2008 | Published in Pages from Life, Random Thoughts
Surma. Henna. Rooh Afza. Oil, a comb, and a mirror. Shot glasses, ironically, to drink holy water. Ittar … All the things a bride needs …. .. if only she were to be a bride.
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Written by Batool Habib
July 30, 2008 | Published in Opinions, Pages from Life, Random Thoughts