The Would-Be Writer

The journey from strangers to friends is a fun one. I mean meeting someone; you never can imagine what the story will be like. I read somewhere, that every person is a story. Their story merges with the people who they meet and interact with. It leads to an interconnected web. If you think about it, it is quite an amazing thing to envision. It starts with a very simple hello, how are you and before you know it, it becomes have you had dinner/lunch, are you alright, I know something is wrong. Until one day you cross from in front of each other and don’t even know if that even happened or not. You fail to remember the time, when just looking at the person; you could know what exactly was going on. But wait, what do you do when this happens? Should it be regret for the rest of your life? Or should you try to make things work? Or should you just let things be as they are and let the ebb and flow of time lead you to where it is supposed to be. This journey might have ended; the en...

Have you ever attended a stand-up comedy show? Well let me tell you what it’s like. Don’t get me wrong, if my tone seems like it wasn’t a fun thing to do. Being a writer, the power of words is something that I am well aware of. When it comes to stand-up comedy, it isn’t only about the words, it becomes part and parcel with the presentation and delivery of the punch line. #comedymasala was my second experience for a comedy show. A little back ground in what exactly #comedymasla is…. Comedy Masala is a platform which was founded by Umar Rana in 2010. Starting as a stand-up comedy show, put together on a weekly basis, this has now become a giant known all over the world. The concept behind putting this together has now progressed to a level where there is no limit to the audience reach they have. #comedymasala was held in Karachi, Pakistan for 3 days. I was honored to attend the show on the opening night. It was held at PACC, where the audience comprised of expectant individuals, ...

Ever heard of a girl being extremely racy without being cheap? Ever heard of a guy being considered cheap for being racy? Double standards? Or just how the world works? Well believe it or not, I will not be discussing the double standards tonight. I want to talk about how girls aren’t allowed to be racy or thought of as someone who can have racy thoughts. I hope everybody reading this piece is above 18, because tonight I feel a little bold. Before we really get into it, let me give you a little bit of context to what this is really about. I am not a feminist. Even though I might be schooled about the various definitions of what it means to be a feminist, I have my idea of what I am and what I am not. I am completely and totally old school. Meaning what you might ask then let me tell you, you will have to bear with me for a bit though. So yes, I am a woman, who works, studies, looks after her responsibilities at home, is unmarried, not dying to get married, capable of running her ...

Hello dear readers. Hope you are all doing good. I have a decision to make, a conundrum if you might. And I would like your help with it . Now you might ask me what is it with this conundrum, which makes it especially tough to handle on my own. Well let me tell you a little story. I have a bad habit of looking for the good in people. Even if they don’t have any. To which you might question, if I know I have this problem, why do I not go and fix it. Well to that my response would be because I’m stupid. Or might be possible that I am just well no other word than delusional. Alright let’s strap our boots and get into it.  So yes, the conundrum I’m in is that I would like to have this person in my life. As we were friends, or so I thought. Please note here dear readers, that I refer to myself as delusional. So yes, we were friends, however, as per this person, it is alright to discuss me with anyone other than with me. Now let me ask you this, is this right or...

Isn’t life a funny thing, when you have it isn’t valued much. But when you don’t have it, well can’t really speak for the dead. Who knows how much fun they are having. But hang in there with me, while I explain to you why I am talking about it. Currently my grandmother is not well. She has many problems which have now caused her to become bed ridden. She isn’t eating solids, and has to be helped for multiple things. The thing about my grandmother, and why it is so difficult for us (our family) to see her this is, she was the life of all our parties. A woman who was widowed at a very young age, when both her sons were not working/earning. She managed to uproot her family from Islamabad to Karachi, just so she could be closer to her family. She was looking for support, where she got none. She married off two daughters, married one son multiple times (never worked out) and was capable enough of running the whole household herself. From cooking to cleaning to helping her daughters wi...