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One Night on the Moon
‘Finally, here I am! How I wish my best friend would have been with me, too. Anyway, let’s take a Moon landing selfie, but the lighting is so dim. Never mind, I will update the brightness later. I know the perfect filter to fix it.’ Click! Click! Click! I captured some pictures of the landing […]
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Melee In My Mind
From Monday to Friday, this is the most hated thing,7’o clock in the morning, my alarm never fails to ring. The toughest part of the day, I don’t want to, yet push myself.I sigh, glancing at the to be read books on my lovely bookshelf. The only silver lining, T.G.I.F., can stay up late, party […]
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Friendship Day – 2020
It’s been long, we saw each other face to face,Remember that party, when we rocked on the bass. After-parties were a crème de la crème with you,In the name of heart to heart, my brain you chew. We would spend hours chattering like gossip-mongers,Relished the 2 min noodles, calming pangs of late-night hunger. And that […]
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Social Distancing – A Virtual Party
Its been a month in this beautiful green country and all we have seen are 2 restaurants and 4 supermarkets. Thanks to “You-Know-What”. It is spreading like fire and no hidden story but I really do not wish to speak about the novel Corona virus. There is plenty of information (real and fake) available on […]
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The Honeymoon Phase of Relocation
It’s been a week in this green continent and to be honest, I feel fresher then ever. We are in Entebbe, a town in Central Uganda situated on Lake Victoria peninsula. While Uganda is also known as Pearl of Africa, I feel Entebbe can be named as Gem of Uganda. The first thing that hits […]
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Dopamine Detox by Thibaut Meurisse
I wouldn’t say that this book is enlightening and you get information that is not already available on the internet. Despite that, it is an excellent quick read. It starts with some technicalities and science behind dopamine. Later tells you repetitively to avoid social media to stop procrastinating. Again, not that we don’t know it, […]
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Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
I don’t know how many will be able to connect or relate with this book. I can understand if one doesn’t because you need to have gone through at least one of those dilemmas and struggles mentioned in the book. There are things you know but you are not ready to accept openly. This book […]
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My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood
I had my own share of problems with my mom during my teenage. I could completely relate to the girl in this story. My mom also said and did unbelievable things but as the girl in the story, I didn’t think she was a witch. Again, I don’t blame the girl, her mother was mysterious, […]
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Knotted Grief by Naveen Kishore
It’s a short book of poems, but do take your time to read. Mostly in Haiku-like poems, the lines are short, some just one word. The first poem Kashmiriat is my top favourite from the book. It tells about the trauma residents faced during and after the Kashmir violence. It will wrench your heart with […]
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Does Parenting style cause a developmental delay?
I recalled an incident from a year ago. We were in a restaurant and my son then around 3 years of age wasn’t listening to me. He just wanted to wander around and had a big temper tantrum when we were about to leave. I was discussing this behaviour with one of my friends that […]
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Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Sutanto
This is all I look for in a book. It has romance but does not cringe you, crime but does not scare you, grave scenes but will leave you laughing. Totally filled with fun. Meddy and her 4 aunties are wedding planners. There is a murder by accident, and the 5 of them are trying […]
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Does motherhood get easier with time?
When I realized I was pregnant there were a series of emotions. First I was worried because I had missed my periods and I had a vacation planned for Bali. I was not ok to manage the trip just in case this red best friend of mine planned to accompany me to the beautiful land […]
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Desert Flower by Waris Dirie
From working at Mcdonald’s to becoming a well-known model, Waris didn’t have anything easy. I live in Uganda and I have heard and seen the issues African women face. Reading Waris’s journey has left me dumbstruck. Female genital mutilation is a major concern in most African areas. Its brave of the author to speak about […]
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A Mother – as cunning as a jackal?
My parents always told me that I represent my name very well. Namita means humble and I always loved these good girl compliments. Lately, I discovered my name also means Jackal or Hyena; and I thought – no way, I am not cunning. Then I started to read about this species. I found that these […]
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Who is better? Stay-at-home Mom or Working Mom
When Kuku was first diagnosed with speech and language delay, everyone from close friends to family, blamed me for leaving a 6-month-old with a babysitter. I was deemed selfish to have put my career over my son. When I quit my job, I was told I am not doing justice with my qualifications. Some even […]
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