Sonya Syed

The person who should have carefully read my earlier post “Health is wealth” was me; before writing the post I mentioned that I haven’t been feeling well. First it was sore throat then it was heavy flu. I didn’t feel any weakness so I carried on with my routines in fact exhausted myself beyond my capacity. So on Friday night I slept early and woke up on Saturday way longer than my usual routine. Thankfully I didn’t have to go anywhere so it was a long restful day. But by evening I again did some work which exhausted me even more. By night I thought I might probably collapse due to my overwhelming week both emotionally and physically. I think it was more due to the stress I was taking which ultimately took a toll on me. My immune system initially tried to alert me but I never bothered, I’m doing better now but still lack the kick. My commitment to the blog and the will to be amongst you supersedes all. Enough of me, now let’s switch to someone else. There is a lot o

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I went to a bookstore to get some greeting cards for Eid and dear oh dear it was a real puzzler. Every card was designed with either red roses or red hearts and if you find something less glittery then it is for children. Goodness it was difficult to find appropriate cards.    After a long scrutiny I did manage to buy some good greeting cards. Wishing everyone by a call or even better with SMS is fine and easy but it lacks that personal touch.  My head and nose are jammed with flu but thank God no fever. October being a dusty dry season is mostly responsible for hay fever, sinus, flu or asthma so if any one of you suffers from asthma or sinus then look after yourself well, especially children they are more prone to getting ill in this season. I have and tested this and if you like you could use these acupressure methods on both adults (for 2 minutes, twice a day) and children (for 1 minute, twice a day). For sinus , press all fingertips of both hands together. With

There are moments in one’s life where the boundaries of hope and faith are pushed beyond its regular limit. In pleasant times when all is going fine no one bothers to understand the true concepts of hope it is in those not-so-good-times when the real test is taken. Sometimes things happen around you but irrespective of who is getting tested you are bound to get affected as well. This time a dear friend is put to such a test and I sincerely pray that she comes out of all the challenges in her life with all the peace and health. I apologize for I might not be in the best of my spirits, I am anxious and concerned. Yet I don’t want any of you to get affected so I shall move on to the weather which has affected me a great deal, including a mild flu. In the afternoon it felt as I am going to melt due to the heat, although everyone around is not complaining like me. I tried to switch on the AC but then immediately my sore throat began to sore bit more than the usual. Having no

What a travelling day I had, I ventured from one end of the city into another and by now I feel as if my arms and feet are numb just by sitting in the car. Later in evening we had to go Saddar, downtown area a business hub in Karachi, for some work. Due to evening hours roads were jam packed with cars but we had to get at our destination quickly so instant decision was made to leave the car and opt for a three wheeler we karachites call Rickshaw.    I so much wanted to travel in the new CNG versions. The earlier models of rickshaws some of which are still visible could easily dislocate our internal organs. Whenever I used to go in them my liver probably changed places with my kidneys and stomach was placed near lungs. Then who can forget those infamous head bumps on every speed breaker. So I did my work by getting there just in time and returning within an hour. On the other hand if we have used car it would have taken us more than 3 hours. I must say that the

I always fail to understand Karachi’s weather, in early October it was breezy and when we are approaching November it is getting hotter. Or may be when you have to meet deadlines then it is natural to feel the heat. In between meeting or skipping deadlines or in our grueling daily chores, I believe it is really important to keep calm nerves. Some of us opt for music, some for prayers, some might take a walk and I, like many other find rescue in comedy TV plays. Our local channels should be our first choice however, with the shortage of good comedies I have to opt for across the border channels.  My favorite TV play is Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma which is shown on SAB TV at 8 pm. This is the only serial I dedicatedly watch, it’s a play which revolves around Gujrati family of Jetha Lal. I must say the play has effortless natural performances by every character. The drama is very simple and story lines are even simpler focusing on daily life of a common man. I was introdu

Around 12.30 in noon I was relaxing on the terrace taking in vitamin d or whatever it is supposed to give. The door bell rang and we had guests. At first I thought somebody came to give us a wedding invitation, suddenly it struck me that they would be coming upstairs to meet us. Oh Goodness I panicked because neither my drawing room nor was I in a presentable condition, in fact I looked more like an alien who has just walked out of the spaceship. So I rushed to do some emergency clean up for the room and then Adeel my youngest cousin who was still in his sleeping suit came rushing to me and said “woh log oper aarahe hain, run!!” (they are coming upstairs, run!). It felt as if my hands have the speed of lightening. Thankfully everything including me was taken care of within 2 minutes. I changed from an alien to a human being and in all my calmness welcome our guests. Nobody could have guessed what I or this room looked few minutes ago. The guests were our family friends a