Sonya Syed

Oh my goodness! It feels as though twenty years have passed since I last wrote. Life has dramatically altered, time is restricted and there is a deep regret that there are only 24 hours per day. Like it or not, everything has to be managed within this time-frame. And I have discovered that I have quite poor time management skills. There was a time when I ‘was’ so punctual for my meetings and other duties that people used to manage their watches with my timing. And now….I am Miss Late. Only God could solve the mystery of my time mismanagement, although I don’t waste a single second yet the result is mostly the same- ten minutes late.   Probably when the dynamics of our life change- our behaviors and attitudes alter accordingly. This is the time in my life when I have become a pure academic lawyer involved in research projects, today my priorities are different and targets are more focused. Teaching has become a soulful enriching experience and it has opened so many...

2016- A brand new year, a fresh start, updated resolutions, some old feelings and some new expectations. I pray from my heart that God bless this year with His divine light, so we live in peace, health, joy and wealth. Pakistan is going through a metamorphosis, this is the time when history is being written; a time that could either make or break us. I hope we learn from our mistakes and try our best that this becomes a making moment. Political scenario is not very encouraging; everywhere we turn there is a financial scandal, corruption and terrorism news. Criminals have invented new ways of committing crime, they are sharp, tech savvy and definitely smarter than our legal system. I am currently working on my research project about white collar crime and to be very honest I am deeply saddened by what I am learning through my research. White collar crime, ‘ is a crime committed by the person of high status & respectability during the course of his occupation’ . This term a...

Few years ago if someone asked me about my future, I would have given him/her a well-thought reply, of course, I will be a great lawyer. And today all my plans and outlook on life has altered dramatically, I have turned into a person I have never thought that I would ever be. Teaching is not a simple job; it has so much more to it. Teaching, is a powerful exchange of tremendously vibrant energy. Everyone who is sincerely involved in this process is automatically blessed with love and light. I am humbled and deeply grateful to Allah, for choosing me to do this incredible job and I am blessed to have wonderful students. I love being a lawyer, and I am good at it, but I truly enjoy being a law professor. It gives me the zest and new ways of being, to think, to learn and to evolve. I am not going for any career shift rather I am simply, expanding my horizons. I always believed that being a great lawyer is the main goal of my life and I would die if I couldn’t achieve thi...

Karachi, Rangers, APS, so much is going on these days that it’s almost crazy. A year gone by, yet the wounds are still fresh, the pain is still there and the hearts are still heavy. Beautiful souls were taken away from their loved ones and this world would never be the same again. We all go back to our lives and it appears that its business as usual but no- it is never going to be as usual. It is only our inherent coping mechanism giving us strength to move on. The courage and resilience which the surviving students, teachers and staff of APS showed is tremendous. I really appreciate their decision of refusing to have a holiday on 16 th December. My love and prayers for all of them. And in the loving memory of the departed Beautiful Souls… million prayers Sonya Syed. (Day 551)

15 th October 2015, that is when I wrote my last post. Although it has been more than a month but it feels as if ages have passed. I have never felt this fulfilled and complete in my entire life as I do now. Life, my professional activities every aspect has gone through enormous metamorphosis. Learning, giving, sharing and receiving are the words which could define me aptly. As for the blog I have missed it badly, every day I was experiencing something new that I was dying to share. It is most interesting that my relationship with you all through this blog is like two close friends, irrespective of the time gap after which they meet, it feels as if no time has elapsed between them- reconnection is almost immediate. So where to start from, of course the unfortunate attack on Paris and even more unfortunate the impact which this attack would have not only on the lives of Muslims in France but Muslims around the world. The attack has once again changed the world politi...

I am really excited... not because of anything big but something as little as changing the look of my blog. I am truly thankful to God for moving me away from the flower oriented themes. It felt as if I was obsessed with flowers and pink colour, it was just too much. Nature has always been my favourite subject and as I have said so many times earlier that one day I shall be living close to the blue skies, the lake, birds, sunlight and lots of flowers. It has been a crazzzzy month.... and I have been officially transformed into a juggler, trying to balance so many different subjects and aspects with my two little hands. And to add spice to all this juggling I have also changed my lifestyle. This Eid was very special in many respects but the most important part is my all-of- a- sudden health awakening process. Although I have a balanced lifestyle now but there is also a long history of unhealthy eating habits. Somehow, old living patterns which I once preferred are not w...

There is something I wanted to clear about my earlier post ‘jab we met’. In the end of the post I mentioned that I wanted to get on euro train to find my Raj. I have received emails from few of female readers who told me that they are also waiting for Raj to come into their lives, so they can live happily after.   I am sorry girls but I have to break it to you, please understand that there is no such thing as Raj- Raj do not exist. Raj and many other characters like him are only in the imagination of a creative director, amazing script and brilliant acting. Do not believe these filmy things, they are only for our entertainment.   I remember once Shah Rukh Khan was asked in an interview about the success of his legendary romantic pair with Kajol, and the reason behind the series of flop romantic films starring Kajol and her real life husband Ajay Devgan.   Shah Rukh responded, ‘camera can only capture acting, it does not have the ability to capture real...