I see that I am not as punctual as I used to be in posting on this blog. Its just that my days are not my days anymore and my evenings, well there’s a big no there as well. Work, my classes and of course my social obligations are taking my time and by the time I lie down, I am dead tired and all I want to do is just sleep.

Day before yesterday, Saddy got her new car….way to go doll and may you go all the way in your cool beige (no! I am not going to stop calling it COOL beige unless you name it Herbie or Monty). So, as I was sayin’ that saddy got her new car but before she did, we went for lunch at CJ. I know saddy aint that fond of the place but I like their mukhambi and its always fun going through their menu. Besides, I had to meet FIR and Faro there as well as we are planning our Economists batch Reunion on the 28th. Jan. That is something to look forward to. On our way back from CJ wa walked from there to Jinnah Super and the road looked so peaceful and serene. I know, it looked like any ordinary road but the mist, the trees and the soft rain made we want to walk.

I had my French class in the evening and that was both exciting and depressing at the same time. Exciting cuz I am learning something new and after a very long time, my brain cells are actively participating in something fresh. And yet, it was depressing cuz I know I will never be good enough.

Yesterday, Saddy and I decided to take Nubla to lunch and she decided to pay. We went to KFC and talked about a lot of things. Life is so ambiguous really. The idea to know what to fight for and what to let go and sometimes we need to fight for ourselves as well. Are you listening?

I came back even more depressed, yeah well I have my reason and in the office I ran into the delectable Ms. Faryal Gohar. I think she is one of the best looking ladies around; in fact she looks like a lady. She’s soft spoken, gentle and simply exquisite. I actually felt like asking her this very stupid question, what it felt like to be so beautiful. I sometimes wish that for one day, just for one day, I want to know what it feels like to be beautiful. I know saddy’s gonna roll up her eyes on this and I know that I sound ungrateful. But sometimes, even when you have everything, you want more.

Sanny came for her audition no.2 yesterday and I thnk it went well enough. I had to go for Saniya’s brother’s dholki and so I asked saddy if she could drop me on her way home. After offering my prayers at saddy’s she dropped me at Saniya’s. For some reason, very few people turned up. So after a very valiant attempt at screaming songs on the top of my voice so that the neighbors think that we were having a very smashing dholki, we opted to do what was necessary and that was to prepare Bidh. Bidh is the traditional gift of sweets and dry fruits from the groom’s side. So we sat in a circle with all of saniya’s khalas and cousins. I love big families. I wish I had khalas and phupoos as well and cousins who were actually cousins and not strangers whom you try to avoid on eids. Khair, it was pretty fun crowd. We had dinner and I spoke to Hassan bhai about the impending test and interview. He was very helpful and Saniya’s khala had to drag me from the table. Saniya’s brother gave me an IQ test book to prepare for the test and since I don’t dance, I sat down with the book. I was through twenty something questions when Erum pulled me from the sofa saying that I was the biggest nerd she had ever seen. Anyhoo, I stood there smiling for a while but then Saniya’s khala joined in the dancing and she was so funny. She was copying all the Indian dances in a very exaggerated fashion, the songs changed after every two minutes and saniya’s khala changed clothes three times. There was all that raunchy dancing and then we all gathered up in a circle and made those Irish dance moves, kids aunties alike. It was so much fun.

Saddy and I are still planning our Khi trip and I really want Noreen to go with us as well. I hope this trip works out….i really really want a vocation from everything.

I have my French language class in the evening and hopefully if I get time after that, I will post pictures from 17th Jan when it hailed in my sector and my sector only and the hails were so tiny and so many, it looked like it has actually snowed. Only I missed it cuz I was in the class. Will I ever see snowfalling?