Sonya Syed

At last after a lot of deliberation we bought a treadmill for home use, because even with the best of intentions I simply couldn’t keep up with going to gym. Gym is definitely not my cup of tea, at least for now. I think we got a good deal on this exercise equipment, it is a nice machine with a red lights on its screen resembling to once famous disco lights, which were used for wedding decorations in my childhood. It was a difficult decision to choose the most suitable treadmill because they all looked the same; however, the main deciding factor was its monetary value and its usability. For more than a year I have sprain in my back and the entire vertebral column hurts, after gulping many painkillers the pain is very much there but yesterday after a long time I did some yoga. Although I do very basic and simple steps yet it has magically relieved me of my pain. It feels as if I do not even have a back, well figuratively speaking. I think I have ste...

Sundays come with their laid back attitude, late breakfast, slightly chilled morning with moments in the sunlight and a cup of cold coffee; to me this is pure luxury. It is such a tremendous blessing that I have the comfort of relaxing or the time to read a book or write blog without having to worry about anything. There are so many blessings and miracles manifesting right under our noses yet we are unable to fully recognize them or appreciate them. Although I hardly predict anything but when my intuition is right on the target and everybody who was discouraging me would ultimately accept my view, it feels as if I have conquered the world. So only yesterday I found that one of my insights was correct, of course there is also another side to this prediction but now I am positive that in due time I will be getting further affirmations in this regard as well. When it all falls into place, and I am sure that it will soon, then I would share it with you. Lights can surely...

It is quite strange to use laptop after months, although it has been my friend for years but we are estranged for some time now. The screen look smaller and darker and I am simply not use to this device any more. We humans are peculiar species, first it takes a lot of time to get over an attachment and when we are attached to something else our first attachment is deleted from our memories. When we are all set to travel to a different location, we feel saddened to leave our home. As we reach the new destination, stay there for few days, get used to it and then leaving it, makes us melancholic. Such is the human state.  Lately I have been busy doing nothing and somehow my creative juices involved in writing blog aren’t active the way they usually are. Blog writing is a totally different ball game; there are times when I can write two or three posts in a row and then there are moments when writing single paragraph becomes a struggle. These days ...

Writing this early is not usually a norm with me but I have the right amount of energy so lets begin to share some of my most valuable thoughts….lolz. Every time I write my blog it is inevitably about me and now I feel that there should be something about you as well. Why don’t you, if anyone of you is interested share few words about yourself and your life? How you go about in your routine day, what you do, what you like to do and what you don’t like to do? I read or heard somewhere an interesting question that aroused my curiosity, the question is, “ what one thing you would do, if you are not afraid?” When I searched for an answer in myself rather surprising reply came forth. The first thing that came to my mind is Oscar Awards which probably means that I would have tried my luck at Hollywood. I have no idea how that reply found its way to my mind. Some people say that our interests or career choices can be found in our early childhood. Those early interests and ac...

When you get caught up in the trivialities of life, when you are tired to your core, when you endlessly run errands, do daily chores and at the end of it all your head is busting with headache you see something and it inspires. It inspires you to be, to breathe. Today my muse has been a film “Zindgai naa milegi dobara” yes I am inspired. At first I watched this film to kill my time in the evening after having a much delayed lunch. Then the movie’s location asked me stay on and then finally the message of the film “to live in the present moment” inspired me. To experience the aliveness of your life you don’t have to go Spain or do deep sea diving or jump from 15,000 ft but all you need to do is to breathe and feel the life that is within you. Then the sun rays titillating your face, a flower in your balcony, laughter of a child, stars, moon in full bloom are all the miracles of life unfolding in front of you all the time. They could inspire you but you have to be there to look...

I just experienced how a small piece of chocolate brownie could hugely impact one’s state of being. I was sleepy and lethargic and then this brownie came in my life and changed it all, but I need to be careful with my love relationship with chocolates since to taste a small piece could mean 150 calories and an increased waistline. A heavy price to pay for impulsive love… After a long wait, hundred calls back and forth, several editing - my website is finally activated with the latest version. Although earlier one was fine and active since 2008 however in last few months whenever I looked at it there was too much material. I believe when you are a new comer in any field you just want to do exactly what others are doing because you want to fit in. If the people who are pros of the field are following a particular method then they must be right and their way is to be followed. Websites of majority of the law firms here or abroad were filled with tons of information most...

Before we begin, let us all dedicate few seconds to pray for the peace of Arfah Karim’s departed soul. May she rest in peace and her family gets the courage to face this distressful time with grace. When a talented person is right in front of us only desiring our appreciation we withhold our admiration and the moment that person leaves the world we suddenly feel a great loss. When this little girl was alive with us only formal recognition was given to her and the moment she died you see hundreds of known and unknown powerful people condoling her demise, someone even decided to establish an IT University in Arfah’s honour. Media needs to seriously look at its policies because it seems to have made a steadfast trait to only promote darkness and violence when it is not the only thing happening. Other than IT students very few people were aware of Arfah Karim being the youngest Microsoft Certified Specialist. Media failed to promote her achievements and the only thing whi...