Sonya Syed

Days are running faster then electric trains and I am trying my best to calmly travel from one station to another station. All of a sudden the life that had been missing activity is seeing all the razzmatazz. New avenues are opening up and I can say that I have never felt better, because there is no time to feel or think. Your emotions, thoughts, ideas of self always limit you of your own potential or may be we are scared to explore things outside our mindset. I think its fine to allow ourselves to do what we really like, of course that must not involve hurting or damaging anyone, but once to follow illogicality of your heart rather than the logic of your mind.   You live your life believing you can do this or cannot do this, setting limitations on yourself but then you are thrown into the deep end. You have the choice to either sink or swim and if you manage to swim then life takes you to another level.   I have lived my life with strictest boundaries and pre...

At last the weekend is here, all due rest which has not been properly received shall be taken now. Yesterday I was in quite low spirits for no apparent reason, just feeling some strange emotions in connecting some invisible dots of life. Thankfully today has been good, especially after meeting a young girl and listening to her thoughts. She is around 7 or 8 years of age, we met where I am learning to stitch and she is taking arts and craft classes. As soon as she finishes her work she come and sits with me, shows real interest in what ever I do. She encourages my efforts and always appreciates my work and it is strange that with our age differences we feel really good in each others company. I tell you she has some personality, although appearance wise she is very simple tiny wears glasses and have braided hair. Yet when she speaks I cannot help but listen to her and pay full attention to our conversation. So today I asked her the routine questions that one would ask...

Never have been so challenged in my entire life by anybody or any activity the way I have been put to test these days. On the insistence of my mother, family & friends I have taken up the unfathomable task to learn stitching. My teacher has taken the challenge of teaching of me this art or at least the basics in 2 months, I pray for her sanity. I thought not to bring this subject as my post topic but the way stitching is over-shadowing my life I decided that it should be talked about. I have to admit that I possess neither the talent nor the acumen to learn this intricate process. At first they taught me to make precise lines on brown sheets and then cutting them, till that point I was going fine. The real challenge began the moment teacher shifted from paper to clothing material, real life sewing machine, scissors, needle, thread and God knows what else. There are actually two threads that work in the sewing machine, if I got one of them right the other broke, t...

In the company of the accomplished, you learn to accomplish too, or be inspired to do it too.* I liked this line and it inspired me to begin today’s post. Yes its so true that the people around us have great influence on us. One is not required to be in physical proximity but merely by observing someone accomplished one could learn a lot. Probably that’s why when anybody is learning to paint or draw they are asked to watch the work of the artists before them and also the work of other people living in their times. It has happened to me while I thinking to write blog. I got interested in writing when one of my cousins invited me to visit her blog, but when I wrote few paragraphs I realized that writing is not my cup of tea. I thought I should better stick to writing straightforward legal opinions and drafting of agreements as that was what I learned to do. A year elapsed after registering to Blogspot, I didn’t write single word and one day I saw Mr. Amitabh Bachchan t...

Finally I saw the original Pink Panther movie made in 1963, but I have to say that I could have used my precious time doing something anything productive rather than wasting it on utter nonsense. There was no definite story line and everybody was there for the sake of being in the movie. However, if you would like to have an idea about 60’s fashion or the general atmosphere then you might like it. Certainly the ladies, their hair styles, frames of each scene and cinematography had been a delightful experience. Yesterday I wrote about watching glimpses of the movie, those pieces were from a car chase scene in the end part of the film and in no way they could justify for a good comedy movie when watched as a whole. I have certain fascination for classic movies especially the ones made in 40’s and early 50’s either they are from Hollywood or from Indo-Pak. I feel genuinely attracted to the atmosphere and style of those times, the way everything was simple and classic. ...

I am so thankful to finally feel better, digestive system is all in its place but I had to make some hard core food choices. For some time I have to minimize my spice intake, deep fried items, chicken and coffee. I have switched to simple meals, fish, green tea, fruits and vegetables. I know this sound too good to be true but really if I can persevere on this diet plan I am sure I will continue to feel better. There are moments when big things hardly matter and at some instances slightest of mistakes could irritate you. The little stuff that annoys me most is when hand marks are printed on newly painted or clean walls. I always keep requesting people not to touch walls yet some of them hardly pay any heed to my humble pleadings. The only option that I’m left with is to repaint the entire walls; however, this is neither feasible nor an economical alternative. Lately I have been thinking to learn to paint walls myself or at least do retouching on walls because those marks ge...

It is such a relief to eventually clean up my wardrobe; I have been planning to take up this humongous task since months so when today I cleaned it all up the whole experience proved to be therapeutic. I was so attached to some of my clothing items that I have kept them since I was in Class tenth. Yeh I know its insane but it is true…   I don’t know whether there material was good or they looked good; nevertheless, I kept them with me all along. The amazing part is that I can still easily fit in most of my old clothes. Whether its cleaning the wardrobe or drawers filled with paperwork it is always a refreshing activity. If one has gone solo to do such tedious work then you should be prepared to endure the backaches, but all’s well that ends well. Annual budget is on its way in Pakistan and soon details of price hikes shall be revealed to public. I wonder what do they mean by budget? In common understanding budget is termed as a systematic plan for the expenditure of a ...