I don't think I have ever been more aware or conscious of my accent than in the United States. Frankly, I didn't think I had that much of an accent until I got here and started getting complimented on it. I always thought I had a general American accent with a slight Pakistani twang to … Continue reading “I swear this isn’t an accent!”: It totally is.
Category: Life
Short note: Introductions and Goodbyes
I'm a little embarrassed posting this, I won't lie, more so because a lot of the people I'm indirectly referencing in this post are on my Facebook friends list. But I need a place to gush and I think my friends are sick and tired of me at this point, SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO: Northeastern, … Continue reading Short note: Introductions and Goodbyes
Short note: Reflection
Right now, it's the 22nd of September. I moved to Boston on the 20th of August, a little more than a month ago; in four days, it'll have been a month since I moved into Northeastern. So much has happened since I moved to this city: I met up with old friends, finally met a … Continue reading Short note: Reflection
Update
Home is where I hang my hat - and maybe it's the fact that my hats have found perches in various corners of my new bedroom, but I have never felt like an alien in 119 Light Hall. I am greeted by familiar things; my roommate's lacrosse stick; our microfridge deluged by various teas and … Continue reading Update
Born an extrovert
I remember taking the Myers-Briggs type indicator test a few years ago (online, naturally) and it classified me as an INFP. This was when I was 14. I used to hate every inch of myself, and because of it, I repressed every desire I had to be surrounded by friends and to go outside and … Continue reading Born an extrovert
Things that made me, me
I've been doing a lot of lists lately, I know, but - maybe this is a side effect of studying and exam time - but I feel the need to organize my thoughts. I promise, this site won't become neihaliststhis!I've been meaning to make a post about this, actually, but I never really knew how. … Continue reading Things that made me, me
Assorted thoughts
It's so weird to have huge breaks between exams - my first A Level was yesterday, History, and it's my extra subject too, the one I self-study. There's always an added pressure to perform well in something you chose yourself. I managed to come out with an unprecedented A in history last year: and I … Continue reading Assorted thoughts
Short note: Keep talking
Don't shut up. When people tell you you're too passionate, disagree. When people say you're too obsessive about an issue, know they're wrong. When people tell you something isn't important, get angry. When no one's listening, talk louder. Demand attention. Refuse to be silenced. Demand the right to be heard, even when no one cares … Continue reading Short note: Keep talking
Being human in the 21st century
I think bookstores are the most humane places in the world - that is, they are ripe with sincerity and humanity. People don't go to bookstores to fulfill any sort of persona, and rarely will you find anyone preoccupied with technology, excepting kindles and nooks and other e-readers, and the smaller the bookstore, the more … Continue reading Being human in the 21st century
Lahore Lahore hai…
...and there's no two ways about it. I often say that my heart is split in three - one part is in Boston, where I left it last summer. One part is, obviously, in my body, where it beats a melancholy rhythm, hoping to be reunited with at least one of its sisters. And the … Continue reading Lahore Lahore hai…
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