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My Two Cents

Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...

George and Amal, really?

What a frenzy, what media hype is generated around the to-be wedding of George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin. Every newspaper, internet sites are buzzing with this news and publishing pictures of the famous pair. All of us, especially the ladies are keenly observing this situation and giving their esteemed opinions even though nobody is even remotely related to either Amal or George, but we just can’t stop ourselves. My close friend who is also an ardent fan of Clooney was very upset at the sudden news of his wedding, of course I too share her despair and we even decided to boycott Yahoo News because it always gives us unexpected updates. However, after our long discussions on the pros and cons of Amal-George relationship we both agreed to give the couple not only our consent but also our blessings for a wonderful life ahead. It is strange that we humans are quite keen on knowing about the lives and happenings of each other and especially if famous faces are invol...