Got the glitziest jaura hanging now. I had it saved for eid. And yeah I’ve got dozens of them still back in Pakistan so I wont really think of buying another one at least for two years. I’ll miss my dearest U & A. And the deliciously awesome mehndi by U. Oh dear. And the post-namaz going to qabaristan too. And my loveliest dad <3 (may Allah bless him with health and happiness, Amen)

So I hereby tag a  few things here my friends. Please leave your link to posts here and do it before eid

1. What are you wearing for eid? for girls: What color is it?

Shalwar Qameez and RED. Well what do you expect

2. How do you intend to spend chand raat? Whats the usual norm?

Probably will find some hulla gulla spot around. I’ll definitely miss going to U’s place and jinnah on chand raats. First timer in london can’t say.

3. How do you spend Eid? Go for namaaz or sleep late?

The main activity is definitely Eid ki namaaz. And all that hustle bustle and getting late things in the  morning. I get up around Fajr time and then its teyaari on Eid’s morning

Sleeping late . No way.

4. What’s the menu on Eid?

Sheer khurma/sawayyan definitely. Chicken roast may be. Havent given it a thought yet

5. Share 5 Eid festivity related pictures of your choice. (you can post ur eid dress, preparations pictures too )

#1   Jalebiyaan & Pheniyaan: Southall London.

#2  I loved this Mehndi Design: Two days after Eid, two years back.

#3   Beautiful Bangles  *_*

#4  Shot in Islamabad’s F-10 Markaz last eid.

#5  The London Mosque, Masjid Fazal in London.

And I tag:

Americanising Desi, Siras, Umemooo, Huda, Absar, Raaniya, Rabz, Zeeee, Ubee, Sawj, Qurrat , SK, Supe, Lubz, Hinzz &  Ayesha.

*_*

Meetup with friends can be so revitalizing.

Chit-chats over cup of cappuccinos can give you an instant refreshing boost. This was our last meetup @ GA after my marriage and departure from Islamabad.

I’m glad that we made it to this place… refreshed our memories.

Until we meet again. You two’ll always remain fresh in my heart and mind

I ♥ u and a.

This morning while coming to my office, a thought hit me. I’m crazy about Islamabad. I totally own the city ~ every nook of it. The thought to leave it is pretty saddening as well. There are memories attached to the roads, bazaars, even the walking paths and road turns.

This road makes me beam inside-out. It is one of my favorite roads in Islamabad. Leads to my mom’s last resting place …! And then reaching upon the graveyard … I feel like sitting their for hours. Its such a relaxing feel. The nearness of the beloved surrounds you. On top of it, y photography gets a kick there.

The pictures taken at Qabaristan … the other day I was showing these pics taken in Qabaristan labeled as “A trip to Graveyard” to my bhai. And he was like shabash hay ^_^

F-6 makes me go crunch crunch. Me and my dad lately became so fond of Bangali’s Samosas … while passing through it today, it hit me that probably few weeks from now I’d miss this thing like hell. Parents are such a delight Alhamdolillah that Allah blessed us with them. You can never have enough of them. The-chaskas-of-roaming-around chemistry I enjoyed with abu’s going to be on my list topper that I’m going to miss :’(

The 14th august rains … the roaming around on Islamabad roads to see “shahar ki batiyaan“. I still remember when we, the whole family, used to head towards F-9 park on 14th Aug eve for the fireworks. Those fireworks that were never so grand were La Objects de Grandeur in our lives then. I still remember me and my sis used to sneak out in summer afternoons to buy those Rs 1 & 2 Shahi Qulfi or it’d be that orange colored ice loly. Those were the days. The street roaming, late-night walk and chaand raat tawaaf with my folks … nostalgia.

And the sweet fragrance of motiyaa …that reminds me of Ami always.

یہ کون ستارہ ٹوٹا جس سے، سب تارے بے نور ہوئے

کس چندرماہ نے ڈوب کر، کتنے چاندوں کو گہنایا ہے

جس سے سپنے جاگ اٹھے ہیں، خوابوں نے نور کمایا ہے

یہ دل نے کس کو یاد کیا، سپنوں میں کون آیا ہے

Oh and I’ve some profound memories attached to Gelato Affairs as well. The sudden dates with A & U there. The quick cappuccinos and shared cheese cakes. And hours and hours of chit chat. I remember when few months back we sat for 3+ hours in Gol market until we realized its late now. Will miss these refresher rounds.

Oh and the long walks on absolute absurd theories of life with U. *I’m sure we will be awarded Philosophers of century if someone hears them U * Do you agree? And the way A gets panic attacks when our visit to old book shop lengthens…. now bookshops remind me of her, always. I will miss that tiny but treasureful old bookshop of Jinnah too

The dholkis and mehndis, the songs and dances, the jee kardas and kaala jaura *sniff sniff*

The way I’d make stop abu coz I’ve to photograph something on the road. Islamabad hasn’t wiped my hesitation to take out the cam and snap away life.

And when I’ll be *sigh* cooking food ~ I’ll absolutely miss the yummy delights of abu. *Nay I ain’t insane but he’s such a superb cook Masha Allah*

Reminds me I’ve to buy this cook book and revamp my own cook bood too *shrugs at the thought*

Islamabad’s a feeling close to heart. My associations are dug deep in its soil from toddler days to now. The circle of life is indeed an interesting phenomena, isn’t it?

Please join in to offer prayers of maghfirat for him .. may Allah grant his family sabar and may he live in eternal bliss in Jannah. Its a time when words leave you …. condoling a grieved soul is probably the most difficult thing in life … specially when its a parents grief… we can pray a lot though … the fastest link to Allah.

Lots of love and prayers for umemoo, paroo lil bushy, aunty , biz and her family … many many prayers …

• no meetups.
• Noops not at all .. like we are shy people (yeah sure … I’ve just recently figured out that I can be anti-shy too )
• Khair finally one of the metroblogger initiated and DUH … everyone ditched the poor guy :s

So the time passed … and passed ….people came and people left …

• considering I almost know all of them … I wanted to have a good meetup before I leave (yet to achieve 1000 posts mile stone ) .. so this time I mailed around that we are having a meetup this day this place  so you people better come.

So finally today we had our meetup … 6 people showed up which is pretty good .. the coffee served was yummiest .. thanks  to Talha Bhai I paid zero

And he brought such a lovely card that everyone signed and loads of emotional duayein too. Shukar hay Allah ka the tears didn’t come out … warna he tried his best. I’ve yet to go in that mode =P  It  was awesome meeting Asim and Mansoor again, meeting TMB  for first time, and meeting fahim, hshim and monazza and another kid I didn’t get to know his name :S

And man my Irish Cappuccino was YUMMY … the weather was beautiful.

ps: IMB so feel like a baby itself … i’ve nearly 800 posts up in there and I still remember how me and Talha bhai initiated the idea. How came up with first few bloggers .. Haa. Memories. Beautiful memories.

Can I get a bit emotional here ? Sigh.

In the morning when I called U to confirm the time they’ll reach my place, I find out she’s not feeling very well plus his dad was in bad mood (later was a solid reason for probable plan drop) …  I was so put off, since ramzan’s coming and I really wanted some advice along with me while doing such shopping. I simply cant do it alone.  Khair … I was like oK fine. By 1 pm she called saying I’ll come with A in an hr’s time.  yay was the thought,  in about 1.5 hr’s time we were on our way.

Dropped off at one of the shopping centres (3-4 of them are almost inter-connected), things were quite crap in first few shops. Then  picked up the pace .. in the meanwhile I grabbed U’s huge sunglasses she had fixed up on her head and had it fixed on my head instead. It looks o coool You feel so Cool … kinda crazily cool Khair one of the shopkeepers was so funny … and our bargaining sessions … he was like aap tu shakal say hi isshtudent lagti hain … may tu qeemat batayoon ga hi nahi ziyada …~ A was specially so happy about it =D  And then he’d say … uff yah rang tu fidayi rang hay … LOL He was one funny guy.

Then exhausted from shopping …  we went to commercial market. Initially we wanted to ride a rickshaw but couldn’t find one roaming around empty. From there after eating a not-so-tasty burger, U traced a Ainak-Wala and asked .. want one? I was like why not =P   SO in the middle of the road I tried almost all available “brands” with the seller. Ended up on ray ban. His aking price was 360, U said 50 … I was like haa What? Ended up paying 110 =D  But I’m still craving for that Dolce and Gabana I saw … REAL ONE  .. it was like OOOh … ~

The uncle with whom we came back (cab driver) had these sea green eyes, masha Allah .. he started chatting and we ended up knowing that one of his daughter is doing MBBS from AMC, another one BS in Maths, yet another one is in final year of BBA at my alma matter, his son just got 8% marks in Matric. Truly jubilant I was to hear this he asked us about our jobs, aims in life, even taught us few things … very interesting things totally needed to go ahead in one’s life. Things which are so not important when one acts but when you think about them … they weigh much more.  May Allah bless him and his family And yes he said again .. that aap tu bachiyon abhi bhi students lagtay ho   *Evil Grin*

Ended up at night telling U about the butterflies tale … OK thinking about it makes me all go nuts. Goodness gracious.  I feel so light after talking with U … not that I need to share all that’s going on in my heart … yet sometimes saying is not necessary. The understanding matters.

Today while walking at night, I smiled at myself like crazies listening to love struck music. I need some words of wisdom from my other self.

You dont need to read all this or for that matter anything from this. My ramblings only.

ps: I’m in love