Sonya Syed

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...

This is the first proper post which I am writing from my PC. It is peculiar with so many cords and connections lying around and going in to the black box we call CPU when one is so used to of a 14’’ screen with a tiny keyboard and compact system of notepad. And yes apologies for missing out yesterday’s post I was so sleepy by the time I sat for writing the post, it was difficult to even focus on the keys. So what happened yesterday anything new or it was the same old story. Well thank goodness that everything was routine and boring besides what we karachiites have gone through since last few months we cannot afford anymore excitement. Fridays are usually busy and limited with hardly any work starting before 3 pm and somehow the mass laziness gets to you. However, I made a point to be up as early as possible, complete my daily work and get down to some business. My actual target is to start my day around 6.30 or 7 pm as I am at the peak of my energy during early hours s...

Its 11 pm and I am so hungry that I can eat an elephant, but it is never a good idea to eat meal after 8.30 pm as our digestive system slows down soon after sunset. So anything you would eat after that time would be partly digested and the rest of the undigested food would turn into fat. So no late night snacks for me. In this air of hopelessness and despair there is light and something is shining through. Today returning home at the Clifton signal I saw students voluntarily collecting donations for the flood victims in Sindh. They were holding charts, donation boxes and going to every car on the signal to collect funds. All I can say that in the midst of all this chaos there is hope. Yesterday on some TV channel they showed a tree in some area in Karachi. That tree didn’t have any leaves and has dried down; however, soon after the rains most beautiful white flowers sprouted from its stem. Botanists must have some explanation but to us lay persons it was a sign of hope and g...

Salaam,Good-Evening, Adaab,- I hope that everybody is in good health & times and I wish that you all are. What should I talk about today was the main concern and after a bit of thinking I decided to write about something personal. I wanted to clear out few misperceptions about me being still single. I know you all must be wandering why does she has to make a big deal about herself and what possibly could be interesting to us about the fact that she is single or married. Nevertheless, there have been some silent questions and concerns and I just have an inkling that now is the time for some clarity. Several people have raised concerns whether my being the only child is the reason for  not getting married? Or whether I and my mother are devastatingly attached to each other that the idea of separating us is not even acceptable to either of us? Or whether my mother is so possessive of me that she refuses everyone quietly on her own without even asking me? Of cours...

Network problems, internet mishaps, power failures and my post gets delayed. Finally things got around but before we proceed I would like to share my deep condolences for the bomb blast in Karachi. May God rest in peace the innocent departed souls and bless with solace their loved ones to endure such a loss. Unfortunately it has become a routine these days for such condolences and the air of this beautiful city is filled with apprehension of future-future of our children, future of Karachi and above all the future of Pakistan. There is nothing to say however, there are questions which one keeps on asking in these times. Questions like why all this is happening? Is it the consequence of our collective or individual actions, where we have gone so wrong and if yes, then how could we make things right? If we go through books of wisdom, they all point that whatever we experience in our lives is only the result of our own thoughts and actions. Our thoughts are the cause and...

Oh Dear Lord, what an energetic day I had, from the morning till now, its been a continuous activity. After completing my work, cooking and feeding the hungry, finally I can chill. By the way I cooked some fried not so crispy drumsticks and chicken burgers. Thankfully everything went pretty well or maybe after being hungry for hours one would eat anything that would be served. Nevertheless, the bones and muscles in my body are happy with my work regime, and for this I have to thank my acupressure doctor/ my teacher Dr. Mahjabeen Bhaiji for suggesting me to incorporate in my life a lively activity like cooking. I hope that my enthusiasm continues for a lifetime. Now there are plans of buying a Personal Computer Insha Allah on Monday. Yes in the times of IPad, IPhone, Blackberry Tablets I really want to buy a PC. Honestly speaking, I have had my experience with laptop and its effects as sudden cervical pain and backaches, nausea and headaches. Yes my dear friend, if you ar...

  Today I wanted to write about something unconventional to my posts but as its 10.30 pm and due to my extreme sleepiness I cannot even locate keys on the keyboard. Probably you might find today’s post brief and my true apologizes for this, but I am now committing to this blog and to do that I have write regularly. Tomorrow there shall be another day with new ideas and crisp feelings which reminds me I have to cook some absolutely crispy junk food for the younger lot at home. As for me I need to call it a night. Good Night my dear ones! Sonya. Day (202)

Before anything else get into my way I would like to give my humble gratitude and lots of love to all my dearest readers for their affections for my earlier post “To Dad With Love”. Thank you all for your wonderful and encouraging messages, phone calls & emails; for making me realize that I have the love and support of you all. Also I had some interesting discoveries about myself during that period. One came out from my friend when she said that she was astonished to see that I have such an emotional side to my personality. I wonder what others would think of me if my friend believes that I am so non-emotional person. True as it is, that I am an emotional person; however, I feel better when I say that during the time of any decision-making I am quite logical and rational.     Anyways it feels wonderful to be back on the blog and to be with all of you. Last time when I wrote I was going through a lot of mental & emotional   chaos, physical pains so ...