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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...

Birkin or a Kelly? The saga continues….

I am so sorry but I have to, this is one post that I have to write or should I say that it wants itself to be written. So there it goes, second part of the Kelly Birkin series. I became very curious about Hermès and the history of these bags. And most importantly why these bags have such an iconic status in fashion, so much so that even if you are able to pay ­$10,000 to $80,000 or even higher for this popular fashion item, it was reputed for having a waiting list of up to six years, the longest wait for any bag in history. In April 2010, Hermès announced that the waiting list would no longer exist, implying that it is potentially available to all. Hermès was established by a leather worker, Thierry Hermès who opened his shop in Paris in 1837. Thierry Hermès specialized in exquisite, finely crafted horse harnesses for carriages. In the early 20th century, as the company started to grow it introduced other fine leather goods like trunks and suitcases, saddles, harnesses, ...

Birkin or a Kelly?

I thought it would never happen to me but it did. I didn’t even know when it all started but it did somehow.  So this is how it all began... Couple of days ago I began to be a bit uncomfortable due to my handbag, it was my first expensive purchase and I was becoming obsessed with its care.   I just had it! I thought I would buy myself something less expensive so I can carry it with a free mind without killing myself over its care.  I found something and I fell in love with it right then and there, it was a great buy. Very comfortable, funky color, spacey and then…………………… As I was excitedly opening it at home and shifting my stuff something stroked me about my new purchase. There was a distinct monogram on the front and it said H..ermes Paris…. Err what? Really me! Oh my goodness I just bought third or probably fourth replica of Hermes Birkin or maybe a Kelly, I cannot seem to clearly understand the difference. They all pretty much look the same with slig...