Judgey judge

How quick we are to judge others based on our assumptions, I realised this today with a little tiff that mum ended up having at the market, with a shop keeper who may not have delivered as expected. Both mum n I were adamant that it was done deliberately, until I realised we should be giving the man the benefit of the doubt until he is proven guilty, till then, we don't get to judge him or say bad stuff about him. It's just wrong and shouldn't be done.

With the way my life has been, different than my mum's, I've learned to realise that it's not completely wrong to give others a little room for error, after all they are human too.
That said, I don't blame ami for her reactions, the way life had treated her is what has led her to react in the ways she does.
When I was very young, someone said "we are all a product of our circumstances" I didn't fully understand the concept back then. But now I do, with the new people I meet, it's so much easier to understand what they do and why they do it once I understand the things that they have been through. It makes life so much easier. For them and for me.
So let us all put on our grown-up pants n learn to give others some room to maneuver.
With that I bid you all good night, take care, stay happy, share love and cherish the time that you have.
Ta!

My day pictorially

It's Monday and I don't wanna go to work

Empty office at work, love the peace

Dodging extra work like

Ami says no pakoray required today

Ya Allah roza khuljaaye

Yaar ziyada kha lia ab pani ki jagha nai bachii

Yar ab b kaam keroon?

Aata b goondhna hai

That request for that late night glass of tang gets me like

Let's get some sleep before sehri

Abhi tau soi thi phir uthaa dia sehri ko

Ramazan, life and general catching up

So yeah, I've been pretty AWOL the past month and half, with exams and stuff so I thought I'd write a nice long post telling you (my nonexistent readers) about what I've been up to. First I had crazy deadlines for assignments that gave me a lot of grief. After that I had exams themselves which very nearly killed me. Right after those I had a lot of catching up to do at work which I still have, but those will last almost forever so I decided to get back to my adventures in writing. *sarcasm alert*

Currently sitting in my office waiting room, awaiting the arrival of ... (the blog was left off here on Wednesday because of my brother's arrival)

So yeah, na bijli hai na wifi hai aur na kitchen me kaam kernay ko roshni hai tau hum ne kaha wapis ajayen mukkaatib honay ap sb se. *laughs at the "aap sab" bit"

When I left the blog on Wednesday my intention was to finish it off at home only that, when I got home it was time to cook, then it was time to eat, then it was time to clean and then time to sleep, you're getting the gist of it aren't you.

Thursday and Friday were pretty much the same, yesterday I had errands to run so yeah another no show. But here I am today, with time on my hands, sitting under the one running fan in the house. Waiting for the miraculous return of bijli so I could get some work done.

Sisila yeh hai k phupo tashreef la rahi hain iftaar p. So anyone who follows me on Twitter @bhandprogramme (the handle is a story for another time) would know my take on this phuppo business, so right about now I'm visibly displeased but trying to hide it as I try to get my head screwed on straight and get this iftaari cooking.

Maslaa Baa Khudaa phuppo se nahi hai, maslaa un ki zubaan k khulne aur chalne se hai, ik aisa kaam jo aksar ghalat waqt p hojaya kertaa hai. Khair ab tau aa rahi hain, achay aur shareef musalmano ki tarha paish tau ana hoga.

In other news a piece of mine was published in this week's T Mag, on this amazing chef, Samar Husain. You guys should definitely check that out.

Apart from that, Monday blues are hitting me hard. Khair I'm off
Ta!

Heatwave and us

So the heatwave has got us all sweating like crazy and it's sort of important to highlight the things we can do to help the people around us during such testing times.
Firstly, keep yourself hydrated, with Ramazan we have very little time to fulfill our body's required quota of water. 2 liters of water keep you on top of your game.

Keep a check on the water intake of your family, keep reminding them to drink water. Keep bringing water to your elders, that's two birds with one stone, they stay hydrated and you get extra sawaab!

Remember the people that work around you, your helpers, drivers and gatekeepers, send them fruit and ORS in iftaar to help them beat the heat too.

Also, keep packets of ORS with you while you go out in the heat and distribute them in people working outside in the sun, be it the constables or construction workers. A little deed like that may go a long way for someone.

These few simple tips may keep a lot of people out of harm's way. So go ahead, do a good deed, help someone beat the heat!

Andddddd I'm Back

My companion as I write.

Ho ho ho, guess whose back, sorry about the long delay. There were exams and then deadlines and then more deadlines, so yeah I was away. But now that I'm back, I have a few reviews up my sleeve and a few other random thoughts, so stay tuned, stay cool *what with this insufferable heat wave* and try doing a few good deeds this blessed month.
See you guys around and Ta!