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Although the trend is an excellent theme to follow while dressing up, what is more important is to own a style statement apt for your body. Plus, why spend extra bucks on new shopping items when you can rock the persona with available clothing essentials from the wardrobe?
For as long as I can remember, the adequate response to glassy-eyed addicts knocking on the car window is to keep my head down and my gaze straight. Don’t move, they’re intoxicated. They don’t know what they are saying. They’ll leave soon enough. These are words I’m sure many of us have grown up hearing. … Read more
Pakistan lies in the second last list of gender inequality out of 135 countries. So basically what is the concept of feminism in our society? If a woman takes a stand for her right we consider it a slur, which badly impacts males’ ego. In Pakistan mostly people have a misconception about the term ‘feminism”. … Read more
It was the 1st of September 1939 (4:45 A.M of midnight), the whole world was dreaming of peace and prosperity after sacrificing 9.7 million lives in World War-I. No one supposed that it is going to start again. Perhaps this time something is going to be even worse. All of a sudden, somewhere at the … Read more
Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading. – Lena Dunham When did you last read a book or a magazine article? Does your life revolve around Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or any other social site trending nowadays? So, if you are one of the hopeless bunch … Read more
10 years ago, Mourinho sparked fury when he declared FC Barcelona’s intention of reaching a Champions League final as an obsession. He went on to cite that for his team, making it to the final was a dream and that a dream is often purer than the obsession. I may not like Mourinho for the … Read more
I was very young when I came to the realization that life is very fragile and we must cherish every moment. We are here one second and the next second we might be gone. This dates back to when in 2008 bomb blasts were sadly a common occurrence in Islamabad and all over Pakistan. I … Read more
The first time moving out of home was quite an experience. Here I’m enlisting the things I wish somebody has shared when I was moving out.
Let’s shape it this way. Losers focus on winners, winners focus on winning. However, for the context of our discussion it needs to be discussed: How do winners, or those who usually practice the art of winning, win? The answer to that is by excelling at what they do. Excellence: Taken For Granted Success is … Read more
It is the innate desire of every human being to live a happy life. The broader perception of such a life is that it should be carefree, trouble-free, and anxiety-free. The truth is, such a life is as close to reality as the fairies in the children’s books. Humans are flawed, and so are their … Read more