Fragrance that Lasts: Love

Motiyaa … my fave most flower.

Fragrance that Lasts...Probably its in human psyche to associate human touches with fragrances. The sweet and light fragrance of motiyaa reminds me always of my mother.  The purity and sweetness …. and the hidden yet so obvious love :)

There used to be a very huge plant of Motiyaa in our lawn … with heavy dosage of fragrant flowers :~) Ami used to pluck some and would make balay (ear loops) and would wear them. Wow …  that’d make motiyay kay phool even more fragrant and lovely.

Motiyaa is synonymous to ami for me =))

Do you have any associations with flowers? or Fragrances?

And and … I wonder why roses are so popular as show of love … for me it should be Motiyaa … always =)

*hint hint* =P

Comments (20)

SidhusaahebJuly 8th, 2008 at 2:16 am

I admire the fact that nature has created all flowers beautiful, each of them with with its own unique look and smell. :)

An ILLuS|OnJuly 8th, 2008 at 3:03 am

i remember those good ol’ days when i was in Pakistan & in those humid nights of monsoon their fragrance used to be everywhere..my nani absolutely loves em & there used to be two three plants in our lawns during..their fragrance’s so outa this world..i absolutely love it & i miss their fragrance out here in the deserts:(

MaryamJuly 8th, 2008 at 3:24 am

Oh Yeah !!! This particular flower always remind me of my beautiful Mamma too, She used to buy this flowers almost daily and wear it in her hair, by arranging them in a thread.
How I miss that fragnance, which never fails to remind me of my Mother … :-(

Dinky MindJuly 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am

Nice pic! And love motia. We also used to have 2-3 plants in our lawn, but now here, in our new residence, we’ve got roses, and our neighbors have got motia. :(

haniJuly 8th, 2008 at 9:58 am

mera to khayal hai keh pyar ko symbolize karney kay liyay sab say acha phool = Gobi ka phool!
:D

GHJuly 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Moti-ya! :P

NikkiJuly 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

lols at GH:P
as for me than i simply love flowers and no matter what the color the flower is or what fragrance its having its all about peace and love!!
PS: would love to get a black rose from somewhere though ;)

AbsarJuly 8th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

Oh yes. We have motiya planted in our ’sehen’ in Karachi – the evening breeze there is always smelling of motiya. Plus sometimes ammi takes a bud or two and puts her ‘baaliyaan’ through it :)

ZiosJuly 9th, 2008 at 5:08 am

Motiya is indeed very nice…guess every mom loves it :-) .
Associations…..yes!! :-D :-P

LubzJuly 9th, 2008 at 11:08 pm

For me its Raat ki Raani for various reasons..reminds me of old loved ones in my family who are long dead now…not to mention its fragrance is mersmerizing..I have its plant in my garden

KamranJuly 10th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Hmm nice idea.. i’ve been fortunate to meet a lot of great people in my life so far.. and every one of them seemed to have a fragrance of their own – maybe better or perhaps different from any of the flowers’ fragrances :) It’s just me…

saraJuly 10th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :)

UTPJuly 11th, 2008 at 2:07 am

My mother loves Motia and once I remember she made Sharbat (a local drink) with it. I believe Motia Sharbat is quite famous…it is in Sindh for sure. Love it.

Its the national Flower of Pakistan also right?

mEJuly 16th, 2008 at 1:35 am

Sidhusaaheb Subhan Allah :)

An ILLuS|On Try cultivating them in artificially nurtured environment? :)

Maryam Aww my sis =)) Hugs dear … hugs with loads of motiyaa flowers :)

Umemooo Unkay podon ko bhi apna hi samjho ;)

Hani Allah aapko woh dey baar baar :P

GH Sawan kay andhay ko sab hara hara hi nazar aata hay :P

Nikki Try joining PTV to give the message of peace and love only :P

Oh hoo … he’s going to have some real trouble then ;)

Absar Sehenchi =P

Aww and how cute she must look naa :)

Zios Yeah yaa tu everyone’s cheating my mom ya phir waqayi ever maa loves motiyaa :)

Lubz Indeed … though I’ve never been able to pick raat ki raani’s fragrance for some god-knows-what weird reasons :S

kamran Some people smell of johhnson’s and johnsons Baby Lotion too *_*

Sara =))

UTPMotiyay ka sharbat .. wow never heard of it. I wonder how heavenly it must smell … ahh ahh … wana taste too Umar bhai =)) Yup jasmine is …~

AbsarJuly 16th, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Sehenchi… jalti ho tum meri sehenchi se! :P

Dinky MindJuly 17th, 2008 at 9:16 am

Un ki gallery ko apna nae samajh sakti na jahan un ka motia hay :(

:D

mEJuly 17th, 2008 at 10:04 am

Abay Chal absar :P (karachiites like :P )

AUr umemoo, why not ;)

RaheelJuly 21st, 2008 at 2:12 pm

Motiya rocks seriously.

lizzieJuly 21st, 2008 at 9:47 pm

oh yes I have em…in my case many incidents many phases are related to fragrances..the fragrance of “still” perfume and then tat of chanel 5 with my abu and many others..

mEJuly 22nd, 2008 at 10:05 am

Raheel lolz @ rox seriously =)

lizzie Ah ha chanel 5 … waah kiya kahnay hain =))

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