1. Walking. Walking. Walking. A lot of walking walking walking on the narrow cobblestoned streets of Istanbul. I read in a digital poster that people here are the society that walks. No wonder. 2. Kebaps and koftas with Ayran. A lot of it! 3. Turkish tea in their classic tulip-shaped Turkish tea glasses. One of the…
Bayyoons
My husband and I were at a supermarket. In the midst of our grocery haul, we saw a person pushing a cart heaped with balloons. A second person was accompanying him holding a ladder. They stopped every now and then to hang the balloons on the ceiling. Guess there was a weekend offer that awaited…
5-things that caught my attention from Airport yesterday.
1. A husband, kissing away his teary-eyed wife with a plumped-up nose giving a long lingering goodbye hug. 2. A woman, walking back and forth, holding a bouquet of pretty yellow flowers with a tiny note on top, waiting for someone. 3. A Brother and a Sister, playing with his bright blue colored and her…
Picking up Words
Hatim is mostly gibberish with his words.Please is peease.Kathi is thathi.Any creature with 2 feathers is kaakkaa(even Penguin)Vellam is vammamCocomelon is cocomeyyyaCucumber is kaakkaammAlarm is ayam But, he enunciates olives so well.Olive is olive. And the best part, He loves olives as much as his mother loves them. In our native language Malayalam, Kathi means knifeVellam is…
يا حفيظ.
We siblings were playing with our cousins outdoors. My brother fell from his cycle hitting his chin. He bled badly. For a second there was screaming from everyone around. His mouth became a pool of blood. Hearing us scream, I vividly remember the way my mother ran from her prayer mat saying يا حفيظ (…
An emotional upheaval.
Mr. has no excitement. For anything common in general. I use to wonder. I will describe all the minor matters in detail. Today my Chai came out good. The reply comes is it? ! A new leafbud is blossoming in my gooseberry plant. Nice! Mostly he has nothing to say. Let me accentuate Listens. Keenly!…
حاتم ❤️
To new mornings with unfamiliar routines.To more sleepless nights and furthermore content heart.To learn many and unlearn plenty.To being brave when utterly terrified.To more of you and yours, less of me and mine.To unravel the silent sacrifices left by women beofore me in this journey.To MotherhoodI hope,I hope,I can be the finest of me.In sha…
I did not anticipate this!
I lived in a joint family when younger. We were 13 kids under one roof. Me being the eldest was the first one to finish 10th std. Back then clearing 10th exams were considered to be a huge milestone. We were given gifts. Was it the same in you families? I have not noticed such…
Where shall I find a change hub?
2 years back i had been to thalassery for a friend’s engagement function. Since I had 3 hours of travel one way I started from home a bit early. My journey was by train, proceeded by bus. After getting down from the bus I took an auto to the venue. It was within 2 km,…
Our lucky Escape?
An Airport story again. Me and Mr. had to move to a new place because of his transfer. Our belongings were already sent, tickets were booked, room in the new place was paid in advance, driver for our pick up at the destination was arranged, everything was done. We vacated our room, passed on the…
garnished clutter 