2008 May « Meher’s … diary of desires

In February of 1996, Daddy & I took a flight from Kuwait to Pakistan. Such good carefree times those were! I remember there was a movie named Masoom whose songs were being played on TV those days, and throughout that flight, a particular song was stuck in my head. The weather was bad, the plan [...]

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A wish

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

**Read on a friend’s facebook profile:
“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.” - Richard Bach

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Sheikh Saad

Posted in Political & social on May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Tauqeer just told me that Sheikh Saad of Kuwait passed away on Tuesday. I feel so sad. I feel old. Looks like all the people of the older generation are dying. Sheikh Jabar, who I had known as the Emir since I was born and who appeared on our notebooks, appeared on the TV everyday [...]

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Never hit a jellyfish with a spade

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 11, 2008 | No Comments »

I have been reading never hit a jellyfish with a spade: how to survive life’s smaller challenges by Guy Browing. It is a good book. As my academic and love lives are under some stress, anything that makes me laugh & momentarily forget my worries is considered a good book. Here are some excerpts:
** Some [...]

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Protected: Self-worth and weight

Posted in C and I, Fitness log, Med school on May 10, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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Update :|

Posted in Crush on May 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Door ke dhol suhanay…

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Finding Nima

Posted in Crush, Family on May 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

When I got up this morning, I thought this would be an ordinary day. Little did I know that after all these years I am going to have a new crush! Yesss! After rounding on my patients this AM, I had some free time, so I checked my e-mail. As usual, no one had written [...]

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It’s the worshipers

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »

I read a few verses from Rumi: the book of love. There was a story that I had heard in my childhood & forgotten. It is about Moses hearing a shepherd expressing his devotion to God, saying that he wants to comb God’s hair, wash His clothes, kiss His hands and sweep His room. Moses [...]

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Lasting marriage

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »

The most important ingredient in a lasting marriage is a husband who lasts. – from today’s Dear Abby.

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Os naal yaari kadi na laiyo

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I heard these verses by Baba Bullhe Shah on youtube, quoted by Lollywood actress Reema:
Os naal yaari kadi na laiyo
Jinoo apnay tay gharoor howay

Maa baap noo bura kadi na aakhiyo
Pawain lakh onhaa sa qusoor howay

Buray rastay kadi na jaiyo
Pawain jinni wi manzil door howay

Raah janday noo dil kadi na daiyo
Pawain lakh munh tay noor howay

Mohabbat [...]

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The book of love

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I have been reading Rumi: the book of love — poems of ecstasy and longing by Coleman Barks. There are some passages that are too dense for this cranium of mine, but some lines that I do understand are beautiful. I love how different words symbolize different things — a sufi can be a traveler [...]

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The Canal

Posted in Family on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I saw this picture in todays issue of Khabrain, children in Lahore bathing in the canal to beat the summer heat.
This reminds me of so many scenes that I had seen in Lahore. Pakistan has the world’s largest irrigation system, which was developed with help from the United Nations after India claimed its rights on [...]

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Still I’d give the world to see your face

Posted in Book, video, music, & quotation log on May 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I have never liked Mariah Carey. When Haiqa told me about her new song, I didn’t pay attention. Today, I listened to this song in the car and it is sooo sentimental. Here are parts of the lyrics to the song.
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers
Friends and cousins
This is for my peoples
Who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head [...]

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