So, I wake up every morning, and since I don’t have much going on, I like to read my daily horoscope first thing, no...
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Have You Watched Office Space?
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Not too long ago, I watched a movie called Office Space. It’s a late 90’s comedy film about working in a mind-numbing office job....
Scheherazade volunteers to marry Shahryar, the monarch who gets married every day and beheads his brides in the morning, leaving them no room for...
Here’s How I Found Out That I Had Diabetes
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If someone ever asks me to describe 2021 in two words, I’ll say “medical complications”. Quite literally, too. The year kicked off with me...
At the peak of the lockdown, when the gyms were closed, the only option left for people looking to get their exercises done was...
Confused State of Affairs: What Being a Part of the “Overseas Pakistani” Community Taught Me?
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I was first added to the Pakistani Community in Turkey’s WhatsApp group in October 2019, a couple of months after moving to Ankara. A...
I remember my childhood excitement vividly while watching a movie or reading a story about hidden treasures. The euphoria of such a quest, the...
The Miracle Question That Changed My Life
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During my undergraduate degree, I felt overwhelmed with choosing a career. I was majoring in psychology on paper but was taking so many other...
In a world where knowledge is limitless and constantly evolving, we seek out new technological interventions and chase money. But somehow, as a society,...
In my experience, being born with such a quirky mind and well-being sometimes made me incredibly lonely since no one understood me. Looking back...
Mila and Milli decided to paint their apartment themselves. In fact, that was Milli’s decision. Mila wanted to hire a professional painter, but Milli...
“It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the...
How Did I Start Learning My Mother Tongue?
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During my very uneventful summer vacation, I took it upon myself to learn a new skill. As many skill-seeking individuals do, I jumped onto...
#1: it is important to maximize alone time I grew up dreading alone time because of the way I was brought up. I moved...
My daughter’s battery-operated shark was spinning in circles, glowing in thousands of colors, ruthlessly screaming with a mix of several ear-piercing songs, distracting me...
My friend called to postpone our afternoon meeting. She told me, sounding enthusiastic, that she plans to clean her home, to play a little...
By the time I became more aware of what scholarships were out there and the application process, it was already April. As I started...
Starting university is an exhilarating yet daunting experience at the same time; the huge academic workload piled on top of socializing in a completely...
I moved around quite often throughout my childhood and teenage years–not just from one region to another within the same country, but internationally. At...
Raise your hand, if you love piercings as much as I do! Indeed, they have a hippie look about them that is attractive and...
Skincare products in the market are classified into thousands of items ranging from cleanser to toner to cream to serum to essence. There is...
The Trial of a Teenage Girl of Color
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I have been on trial since the day I was born. In every social, academic, or professional environment I have participated in, the shade...