“Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just landed in Cairo. Thank you for travelling with us, we hope you had a pleasant flight” With this call, my suffering of 2.15 hours of flight came to an end. As we prepared to get off the plane, all passengers were eager for a taste of the homeland; while I [...]
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Once, in a cold summer night of 2005, we were on our way back to Abbotabad from Naran valley in northern Pakistan, after a tiresome but wonderful journey. Even in summers, it was as cold as winter. We were driving the jeep as fast as we possibly could because we couldn’t bear the chilly winds [...]
Sunday, July 20, 2008
“Man, its really hot. How long do we have to wait for her?” “Just a little while more, her cousin is coming to give us the tickets at the main gate” “Oh no way man, that’s two whole blocks away… grrrr …ok, lets walk” They started at gate 3, and walked steadily towards the main entrance. The [...]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I know I am not supposed to fear the Indian monsoons, but give me a break if I want to feel a bit of trepidation regarding the fury of the weather back in India, then I am allowed to. After all I do not live in bondage. I live in a free country, came from [...]
Friday, May 16, 2008
Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore the east. Is [...]
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Keep an eye on your children. Hold their hands when in a crowded place or while on an outing. Never let them walk or lag behind you while you decide to walk ten feet ahead of them. I have noticed many parents that do exactly this and then end up regretting it because their child [...]
Sunday, April 27, 2008
It was the last time I spoke to you, not knowing that it would really be the last. It was like time had stopped still, just like my heart and the desire to live. Time only seemed like a vast hollow void that I was supposed to fill with the emptiness of the sudden shock [...]
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Huacas is a critical intersection in the northeast end of Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s beach province. To the left, Tamarindo, Costa Rica’s premier surf city, and to the right, Flamingo Beach, the playground for the rich and famous where many Hollywood celebrities own beach mansions. What not many people know, and even less care about, is [...]
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Winters were pure and long in those days; no wonder they still stick to my memory very warmly. It was the beginning of 1986; there wasn’t much of a hustle bustle even though we were moving to a newer and bigger house. Maybe, because we were to the house (in fact a servant quarter) where [...]
Friday, April 11, 2008
The preparations for travelling to Spain began months ago. I printed out my pre-prepared list of items to take and began adding and subtracting items as I visualised the journey plan. At 4:30am on a cold February morning I dragged myself out of bed, check my list, every item I’ve packed already is ticked, I [...]
Sunday, July 27, 2008
2 Comments