‘This n That’ Archives
Birding as more than a passing interest
I started looking at birds closely about 14 years ago. I can estimate this time somewhat accurately as I still remember my first focused birding walk of that long ago. It was in Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary on a wintery morning when my son, Kabir was just over a year old and we [Read More]
Roasted imli seeds
I’m a big fan of suparis. My absolute favourite are big pieces of chikni supari, dried paan and some mixes that aren’t overly fragrant or coloured. But I try consciously to not let them become an obsession. After all, how good would be betel nut, and all the additives [Read More]
Long time no blogging…
…but there have indeed been lots of enjoyable and some productive things happening. For now, two pieces of writing that I want to archive through the blog are these: Women’s Web gave me space to share tips on Online Networking for the Self-employed. I like the way [Read More]
Positive vibrations
Today’s post from Seth Godin is just one among many notes I’ve come across today on the need to maintain a positive outlook. The interesting revelation that Godin’s post makes out of all those, however, is that we think negative because it feels good and [Read More]
Happy Birthday, Kabir!
Today is Kabir’s 13th birthday. He believes it to be an important milestone as now he starts his tryst with teenage years. I’m more concerned than ever because already for 2 years he’s been exerting his right to keep long hair, walk with a swagger, speak [Read More]
Learning Urdu in a Novel Way
Over the years, I’ve found that I like the sound of some Urdu words and even without working too hard, I understand many because they are used in Sindhi—my mother tongue. Some common ones that quickly come to mind are lafz, khabar, vaqt, tang, haalaat etc. However, [Read More]