“I Need More Friends Around!!!” is one thing that keeps coming to my mind lately. Practically there have been many seasons in my life when all my friends were abroad and I was the only one left in Pakistan.  But there wasn’t a time when I had to consciously think of making an effort to

My previous blog was for the newcomers to Canada on what to bring with you when you are coming to Canada for immigration and plan to stay here with your family. Once you have decided on what to take with you, there are a few things you need to decide about your days after landing. Before

September 18th, 2018 Yes, it’s my birthday but the mornings remain the same if it’s a working day!!! Just dropped my son to school, every time I do it it’s like leaving my heart out there to breathe outside my body! And yes, by the end of the day I actually count the minutes that

What do you need to bring to living in Canada? For all those who got their Canadian immigration visas and have to make a landing before the expiry of their medical date because its time “Chalo Chalo Canada Chalo”(Let’s Go To Canada). For living in Canada everyone has their own timeline to wrap up from

If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it- Toni Morrison It wasn’t a spur of a moment. Skydiving was on my bucket list for years now. But having my husband on board with the crazy idea was a big deal(because he is really conscious about safety and protocols). So the idea remained in the

When random people ask me if I ever miss you? I don’t know what to reply because the question is queer to me. How can I not miss you! It wasn’t the first time that I was away from you. I had left you so many times in last 3 decades for finite time periods

The moment I landed in this Country with zillions of questions about where to get the perfect Weather Gear, Kosher Signs for products, List of lunch items, Trainers for driving, the must go Desi Eatery places to survive in this part of the world, “Muslim Moms of Ontario” (MMO) has been my “GO TO” person

What is a prerequisite for developing a person… Nature or a Nurture? If its Nurture then why do all kids who are raised in same home circumstances are different? If its Nature then why do we have to nurture them ANYWAY?  If its Nature then it will run its cycle…good will have good and bad

What do you know about home? People, who choose to live overseas? That’s just not a dialogue but a question you come across several times …sometimes it’s put into words while other times it’s the behaviors that ask you this question…. because you once made a choice based on the rationale to move away from

From focusing on designing this perfect “Maple Leaf” in branding collateral as a marketing manager at work in Pakistan to living in a country with major exports of Maple products and 47 million maple trees around in the country has turned many leaves in the chapter of my life. As I stepped into this country