Sonya Syed

It has been a while since I went out on Saturday; it was not a visit for fun but more for getting household necessities. Immense joy emerged from within to witness busy roads and everyone out with their families to go for shopping, to attend weddings or even to watch cricket match.  Orange hued streetlights glistening roads, wedding halls decorated like brides, a nearby stadium had flood lights and packed to a thousand audience. What I really absorbed tonight is difficult to put in words but all I am able to say is that seeing so much life everywhere, vibrating and pulsating, infuse in me utmost delight. Residents of Karachi after going through so much crisis have beaten their fear and like always moved along with their fast pace life. I wish that we all live in peace and joy for an eternity. It is not advisable though to go for grocery shopping on Saturdays because the stores are almost jam packed with people and a billion children. My trolley was crashing with almo...

It is 30 th September and after years of embarrassment with my dearest friend Sadia Abid Saleem I finally remembered her birthday. Not only that I remembered it but made a small arrangement of giving her a surprise visit with a bunch of flowers. Regrettably Amma had a mild fever so chores at home were to be looked after therefore my visit to my friend’s home was postponed; yet calls were made and greetings were given. It has been a regular with us that whenever we have an occasion we give each other flowers. She is the only person besides my Uncle and Aunty who give me flowers as a birthday gift therefore she is also one of the most content recipients of bouquet. Most of the people even my mother believes that flowers last for few hours and it is wise to gift something which can last for 6 months to few years at least. Well this is a valid point but you cannot replace the sheer joy which these delicate flowers bring. Everything does not have to be valued in ...

A steel gray broad beauty we call our new refrigerator entered the environs of our home. For some time now, we were thinking about getting a new fridge as our requirements were altered these days but then it was a long-term idea and nobody was really interested. I must say that when you decide to have something or someone in your life be very careful and watch-out because your thoughts even if they were in your mind for few seconds have a powerful magnetic attraction. Things and people actually manifest. Those few seconds of profound desire and wish in your mind creates a very strong attractive force which then strongly pulls the object of your desire towards you. So it is always advisable to have positive and loving thoughts so you can only attract what brings joy and peace in your life.   Moreover being aware of your thoughts and emotions empowers you to change your thoughts from negative to positive and discard the undesirable people or situations. This is the famou...

Good Lord! as I sat down to write today’s post I realized that internet has a glitch, having no option I waited and waited patiently. Unfortunately nothing happened the service provider told us that there is something wrong with our telephone line and then a tedious process of complains was started but to no avail. As I was trying to accept this problem then out of the blue our refrigerator began to malfunction, which resulted in our urgently deciding to get a new one. To see the food getting wasted so quickly was hard to endure. Urgent calls were made to dealers and within few minutes decision was taken about the brand and model. Entire day went in complete chaos and by night Amma was slightly feverish . Her night went in discomfort and by morning she had a stomach infection. Keeping the tradition of her hardly ever taking any medication she continued to suffer her stomach indisposition for two days. It is rightly said that doctors make the worse patients. I am on...

Karachi Fashion week is to commence from 6 th -9 th October and I am desperate to attend it. Please do not jump from your seats because I want to attend it merely as a guest and not as a model. I just felt like clarifying it because most of the people whom I informed about my wish, blankly looked at my face. Only after I clarified my intentions they took a breath of relief and assured me that if it is in your destiny then you shall attend it. Although it is not a big deal to attend but these events are not publicized and tickets if are sold then they are circulated within a limited range of people. It was such a shame that I missed Lux Style Awards, because I knew the people who could have given me passes, probably for free..hahaha.. I can understand few of you might be surprised or even shocked to know my keen interest in fashion. Well I like fashion, clothes or shoes and especially bags have my sincere affections with them. However, all this is limited t...

A fast paced day I had, it felt as if I was on roller skates but it was all for good. Sorry I disappeared for Sunday’s post but there are times when one simply doesn’t want to do anything. Being lazy and roaming around aimlessly on a holiday is in itself a splendid activity. Therefore, I am writing this post in lieu of yesterday’s post. I remember once to watch on Oprah TV Show, when it used to be available on our local cable; they showed a story that in Denmark people do not work after 4 pm. All offices are closed and everyone take out their bikes, go for shopping or for eating or simply for biking. They give themselves a substantial time to enjoy life. Moreover, 90% of the people in Denmark are either middle class or upper middle class; yet they make to be the world’s most happiest nation. I wonder what they are doing which we as a nation has missed. It is not only us but people in England or America work like machines as well. Half of their lives they are busy buying e...

I was wondering about today’s post and then I received a phone call from my new friend, for the sake of her privacy I’ll call her J. J is not only my friend but she was also one of my patients when I was doing acupressure and reiki at Dr. Zainab’s Clinic. She came to us as a depressed girl who had some serious family issues which had broken her both morally and emotionally. After few sessions with me and my colleagues she started to gain her confidence and became very positive. Today when she called me her voice was filled with joy and enthusiasm for life, Masha Allah. She is working as a teacher at a nearby school where her amazing talent of handling and teaching children shone brilliantly. Although she has a Maters degree in Mass Communication but she didn’t have any idea that she has the gift and potential to educate children. Whatever it may be she is happy, very busy and her family is happy for their daughter, this is only what matters. Isn’t it wonder...