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	<title>Ulta Seedha &#187; rain</title>
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		<title>This Evening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a chilly evening, after the first winter rain, I get up on my home's roof with my brother's camera. Pointing and shooting with that camera results in a few photographs; they make a good blog update.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So here&#8217;s the scene&#8230;</p>
<p>The (much needed) first rain of winter has arrived last evening and now the atmosphere is all clean and tidy. There is, of course, a significant increase in the intensity of weather&#8217;s chill, which has forced you to finally fix the gas heater of your room. You have loads of work to do, but you are just not in the mood. Instead, you think of updating your blog (which, incidentally, you haven&#8217;t updated for <em>ages</em>). So you call your elder brother and ask him where his camera is. You then grab that camera and get on your home&#8217;s roof. And then you do what every amateur photographer does: point and shoot!</p>
<p>Starting the series is a photograph of the sun, the clouds in front of the sun, and a tall structure that is apparently a water tank, but in reality is just a hollow piece of architecture serving as a huge decoration piece for the surrounding area. The sky at that time wasn&#8217;t as yellow as it appears in this picture, but I am not really complaining &#8212; it gives a great &#8220;touch&#8221; to it.</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/tank-sun.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Sun, clouds, and water tank" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/tank-sun-th.jpg" alt="Sun, clouds, and water tank" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p class="first">Next comes the coverage of a limited overs cricket match played by some Pathan (Afghan?) kids who normally spend their day carrying a large, untidy bag on their shoulders and stuffing it with junk in hopes of earning some cash. The little park in which they are playing is just adjacent to my home, and is also the one where the empty water tank stands. You can see the boys&#8217; &#8220;work bags&#8221; lying some steps away from the wicket-keeper. Also, it&#8217;s not that apparent in the picture, but the cricket bat is actually just a stick. Gotta love the spirit of these boys.</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/boys-cricket.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Pathan (Afghan?) boy workers having some fun" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/boys-cricket-th.jpg" alt="Pathan (Afghan?) boy workers having some fun" width="300" height="181" /></a></p>
<p class="first">Next picture is a complete fluke. I was actually trying to capture the birds while they were sitting on the top of the water tank, but while I was clicking the button, they decided to fly away. The moment turned out to be the luckiest I have ever had so far in bird photography.</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/tank-birds.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Birds flying over the water tank" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/tank-birds-th.jpg" alt="Birds flying over the water tank" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p class="first">And now comes the turn for the ever attractive sunsets. As you can notice, the clouds which were present at the time of the first picture are now gone and only few have remained. Nevertheless, they make a pretty picture.</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-1.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Sunset" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-1-th.jpg" alt="Sunset" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p class="first">The sun after getting really low&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-2.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Sunset" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-2-th.jpg" alt="Sunset" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p class="first">And just a couple of minutes before disappearing&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-3.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Sunset" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this-evening/sunset-3-th.jpg" alt="Sunset" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p class="first">And thus ends the filmstrip!</p>
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		<title>A Rainy Day and the Sunday Market</title>
		<link>http://ultaseedha.com.pk/2007/02/11/a-rainy-day-and-the-sunday-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An attempt at combining two classic essays: A Rainy Day and A Visit to the Sunday Market. The result is anything but an essay.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s raining outside.</p>
<p>A long time ago (that is to say, about two years ago) I had written <a title="Top 10 Ideas for Blogging" href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/2005/01/26/top-10-ideas-for-blogging/">Top 10 Ideas for Blogging</a>, (which, frankly speaking, were nothing but nonsense). One of the &#8220;ideas&#8221; present there is to rewrite those essays that you used to write in school, such as &#8216;A Rainy Day&#8217; or &#8216;How to Polish a Pair of Shoes&#8217;. As you can guess, I have decided to act upon that idea and the first line of this post is so creatively telling you that it&#8217;s raining outside. But, since the title of this post also includes the words &#8216;Sunday Market&#8217;, so it is actually going to be a mixture of &#8216;A Rainy Day&#8217; and &#8216;A Visit to the Sunday Market&#8217;. (Again, as you can guess, latter is a version of that yet another classic essay titled &#8216;A Visit to a Museum/Hill Station/Village/Funfair/any other goddamn place that your teacher thought you should have visited&#8217;.)</p>
<p>Normally, &#8216;A Rainy Day&#8217; is something like describing the scorching heat of summer first, and then the arrival of clouds with winds starting to blow and the rain pouring down for mankind, after which everybody would first prostrate before God in thanks of the much needed relief, and then go out and play <em>kabaddi</em> in the rain water. (Yes, I actually read this <em>kabaddi</em> playing sentence in one of those essay-writing books.) On the other hand, I remember just a single instance of a rainy day occurring in winter, and that too was not a full essay, but just a paragraph. It might be that rainy days in winter don&#8217;t have much to be written about, which I am suspecting really is the case, since I myself am blending A Visit to the Sunday Market with A Rainy Day. On the contrary, it might be that all of us, who have tried to write about rainy days, lack the creativity to describe the real feel of experiencing them in winter (which, I also strongly suspect, is the case).</p>
<p>Anyway, before I start suspecting my sanity too, I think I must move on.</p>
<p>So, it&#8217;s raining outside. Almost four hours ago, I was driving our car in this rain, with Abbu ji sitting in the passenger seat, and we were on our way to the Sunday Market. The Sunday Market, as expected, was not as crowded as it usually turns out to be &#8212; no stalls for clothes, cutlery, bakery items, or chicken. But normally, we only visit the Sunday Market for vegetables and fruits, and they were there, albeit fewer than usual. The rain was light, but continuous, resulting in all sorts of umbrellas held by their owners to protect them. Abbu ji had an umbrella too, and I had put on the hood of my sweatshirt.</p>
<p>I have never really given any thought to the colour of umbrellas until today. Almost all umbrellas have the same shape, with the difference lying in the way they can be collapsed (and there, again, are not much differences). So, then that I saw so many of them, I started to think about it. Black seems to be the most general colour. Then comes blue (Abbu ji had a dark blue one). Then the ones with rainbow-ish patterns. And then the floral ones. And yes, the checkered ones too. For me, more amusing than their colours was the fact that whether the umbrellas &#8220;suited&#8221; their owners. For example, there was this brawny man who was holding a little umbrella with a floral pattern. Amusing. Another lady&#8217;s rather large black umbrella was proving to be quite difficult to handle for her, specially when the wind blew ferociously. A cheerful middle aged man who stood beside us in front of one of the many fruit stalls, had an umbrella whose frame was so flexible that the wind inverted it, making it resemble a large bowl balanced on a stick. The thought made me chuckle, since balancing a bowl on a stick in such a windy condition would be quite a feat.</p>
<p>The stall owners were having their troubles with the wind too. Some had suspended a piece of plastic sheet to protect their goodies, and those sheets were making their feeble attempts to face the roaring wind, ultimately giving in, and then fluttering with a loud noise, probably protesting why their one corner was still attached to the bamboo used for suspending them. And, obviously, their protest wasn&#8217;t turning out to be very good for other people (like me, for instance) who, despite being bathed in the rain, were forced to face another splatter of rain water accumulated by those plastic sheets.</p>
<p>Driving around in the rain is something very eventful too, specially if other drivers suddenly realize that they are getting late and then start splashing water on other cars&#8217; windscreens. And imagine the joy of such a thing if the defogger of your car is defunct as well. Definitely makes your day.</p>
<p>And now that I am writing these lines, it has suddenly dawned on me that the above nonsense is anything but an essay. Well, it might be an essay, but the one which doesn&#8217;t talk much about its title. And anyway, all my essays in school used to talk about their titles, so maybe this is a good change. Furthermore, I am getting sleepy, so maybe I should head towards my bed&#8230;</p>
<p>Nothing is more peaceful than a nap on a rainy day after a visit to the Sunday Market, eh?</p>
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		<title>بِلا عنوان</title>
		<link>http://ultaseedha.com.pk/2006/11/22/bila-unwan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[سردیوں کی شام، کیفے کا سکون، کافی کا کپ، اور ایک تنہا افسانہ نگار۔]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>کافی کا ایک اور گھونٹ لینے کے بعد اُس نے کپ میز پر رکھا اور اُس میں سے اٹھتی بھاپ کو دیکھنے لگا۔</p>
<p>کیفے کے باہر سورج آہستہ آہستہ مغرب میں اتر رہا تھا۔ چند گھنٹوں پہلے ہونے والی بارش نے جہاں موسم کی خوبصورتی میں اضافہ کیا تھا، وہاں سرد ہواؤں کی شدت کو بھی دُگنا کر دیا تھا۔ موسم کی یہی خنک دلکشی اُسے اپنے اپارٹمنٹ سے باہر کھینچ لائی تھی۔ ایک ہلکا سا سویٹر اور جِینز اپنے بدن پر چڑھائے وہ کچھ دیر تک فُٹ پاتھوں پر آوارہ گردی کرتا رہا تھا اور پھر اُس کیفے میں آ گیا تھا۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;سر!&ldquo; کیفے کا مالک اُسے دیکھ کر مسکرایا تھا۔ وہ جانتا تھا کہ اُس کا مستقل گاہک بس آنے ہی والا ہے۔ موسم ہی کچھ ایسا تھا۔</p>
<p>اپنی مخصوص میز پر بیٹھنے کے بعد اُس نے اِدھر اُدھر نگاہ دوڑائی تھی۔ کیفے کی گلاس کی دیواریں باہر موجود زندگی کو اندر بیٹھے ناظرین کے لیے گویا پینٹ کر رہی تھیں: وہی لمبی سی دو رویہ سڑک۔ سڑک کے گرد موجود وہی فُٹ پاتھ۔ فُٹ پاتھوں کے کنارے لگے وہی گھنے درخت۔ اُن درختوں سے گرتے، سردیوں کا استقبال کرتے وہی پتّے۔ اور اُن پتّوں پر چلتے ہوئے وہی لوگ۔</p>
<p>اُس نے کافی کے کپ سے اُٹھتی ہوئی بھاپ کو دیکھا۔ ایک خم دار، اَن دیکھے راستے پر چلتی ہوئی وہ بھاپ اسے کچھ کہتی محسوس ہو رہی تھی۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;اگلا افسانہ کب لکھ رہے ہیں سر؟&ldquo; کیفے کا مالک پوچھ رہا تھا۔ اُس نے مسکرا کر کافی کا ایک اور گھونٹ لیا اور نفی میں سر ہلا دیا۔ کیفے کا مالک ہنسا اور ایک دوسری میز کی جانب بڑھ گیا۔</p>
<p>کچھ دیر پہلے جب وہ باہر فُٹ پاتھ پر بکھرے گیلے پتّوں پر چل رہا تھا تو یہی سوال اُس کے اپنے ذہن میں بھی ابھرا تھا۔ &rdquo;مجھے اِن پتّوں پر کچھ لکھنا چاہیے۔&ldquo; اُس نے سوچا تھا۔ &rdquo;لیکن کیا فائدہ؟ لا تعداد ادیب، شاعر، اور مصوّر اِن پتّوں پر نجانے کِن کِن زاویوں سے طبع آزمائی کر چکے ہیں۔ شاید یہ پتّے بھی اب تک افسانوں، نظموں، اور تصویروں کا موضوع بن بن کر تنگ آ چکے ہوں۔&ldquo;</p>
<p>وہ اپنی اِس سوچ پر خود ہی ہنسا تھا۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;شاید مجھے اِسی موضوع پر لکھنا چاہیے کہ یہ پتّے کِس کِس طرح استعمال ہوتے رہے ہیں۔&ldquo; اپنے ہاتھوں کو جِینز کی جیبوں میں اُڑستے ہوئے اُس نے ایک لمحے کو رک کر فُٹ پاتھ پر بکھرے پتّوں کو دیکھا تھا۔ یوں جیسے اُن کی تائید چاہ رہا ہو۔</p>
<p>سورج مزید جُھک گیا تھا۔ وہ لمبی سی دو رویہ سڑک اب نارنجی سی روشنی میں نہا گئی تھی۔</p>
<p>کافی کا ایک اور گھونٹ لے کر اُس نے کیفے میں موجود لوگوں کو دیکھا۔ ایک کونے میں دو ٹِین ایجرز بیٹھے آئس کریم سے لطف اندوز ہو رہے تھے۔ کبھی کبھار زور سے قہقہہ لگا کر وہ ایک دوسرے کے ہاتھ پر ہاتھ مار کر ہنس پڑتے۔ کیفے کا مالک بھی گاہے گاہے اُن پر نظر ڈال کر مسکرا رہا تھا۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;جوانی!&ldquo; اُس کے ذہن میں فوراً عنوان آیا۔</p>
<p>ایک دوسری میز پر دو خواتین بیٹھی تھیں، ماں اور بیٹی۔ بیٹی نہایت پُر جوش انداز میں ماں کو کسی چیز کے بارے میں بتا رہی تھی اور ماں اپنے چہرے پر ایک شفیق سی مسکراہٹ لیے اُسے سُن رہی تھی۔ جب کبھی اُن ٹِین ایجر لڑکوں کا قہقہہ بیٹی کی روانی میں خلل ڈالتا تو وہ ماتھے پر بَل ڈال کر اُنہیں گھورتی۔ ماں کی مسکراہٹ گہری ہو جاتی۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;بے تابی!&ldquo; اُس کے ذہن میں ایک اور عنوان گونجا۔</p>
<p>بائیں جانب درمیانی عمر کے دو میاں بیوی بیٹھے تھے۔ ایک ہی پلیٹ سے رُوسی سلاد کھاتے ہوئے وہ مستقل مسکرا رہے تھے۔ بیوی کبھی کبھار دھیرے سے ہنس بھی پڑتی، اور شوہر اُس لمحے نظر بھر کر بیوی کے ہنستے ہوئے چہرے کو دیکھتا۔ بیوی جواباً استفہامیہ انداز میں شوہر کی طرف دیکھتی، جس پر شوہر بھی ہنس کر نفی میں سر ہلاتا۔ پھر وہ دونوں باہر فُٹ پاتھ پر چلتے لوگوں کو دیکھنے لگتے۔</p>
<p>&rdquo;ساتھ!&ldquo; ایک اور عنوان۔</p>
<p>کافی کی بھاپ اب اُس کے چہرے کے سامنے مختلف شکلیں اختیار کر رہی تھی۔ اُس نے اُن شکلوں کو شناخت کرنے کی کوشش کی۔ اُسے کوئی خاص کامیابی نہیں ہوئی۔ دھیرے سے مسکراتے ہوئے اُس نے اگلا گھونٹ لیا۔ بھاپ رقص کرتے ہوئے اُس کی آنکھوں کے سامنے آ گئی۔ ہر شَے دُھندلا گئی تھی۔ اُس نے اپنی آنکھیں بند کر لیں۔</p>
<p>بند آنکھوں سے کیفے کا منظر زیادہ دلفریب تھا۔ گلاس کی دیواروں کے اُس پار سورج کا غروب مزید مسحور کُن ہو گیا تھا۔ فُٹ پاتھ پر بکھرے پتّے آپس میں سر گوشیاں کرتے اُس کی طرف اشارے کر رہے تھے۔ کیفے کا مالک اب کاؤنٹر کے پیچھے کھڑا اُسے دیکھ رہا تھا۔ وہ دونوں ٹِین ایجرز بھی خاموش ہو کر اُس کی طرف گھوم گئے تھے۔ بیٹی اپنی ماں کو اُسی کی طرف متوجہ کر رہی تھی۔ میاں بیوی نے باہر چہل قدمی کرتے لوگوں کی بجائے اُس کا جائزہ لینا شروع کر دیا تھا۔ وہ اُن سب کی توجہ کو محسوس کرتے ہوئے گویا داد وصول کرنے لگا۔ وہ اِس داد کا مستحق جو تھا۔</p>
<p>پھر اُس نے اُسے دیکھا۔ کیفے کے دوسرے کونے میں بیٹھی، اپنے سامنے پڑی میز پر جھکی، تیزی سے کچھ لکھتی ہوئی، وہ آس پاس سے بالکل بے خبر تھی۔ اُس کا قلم بڑی روانی کے ساتھ سطر پر سطر لکھے جا رہا تھا اور اُس کے ہونٹوں پر موجود مسکراہٹ گویا اعلان کر رہی تھی کہ اُسے اپنی تحریر کے علاوہ اور کسی کی پروا نہیں ہے۔ وہ الجھ گیا۔ &#8220;آخر یہ مجھے داد کیوں نہیں دے رہی؟&#8221; وہ اُسی بے خبری کے ساتھ لکھتی رہی، اور وہ اُسی الجھن کے ساتھ اُسے دیکھتا رہا۔</p>
<p>کافی اب ٹھنڈی ہونا شروع ہو گئی تھی۔ بھاپ کی اشکال بھی معدوم ہو گئی تھیں جب اُس نے سر اٹھا کر اُس کی طرف دیکھا۔ وہ چونکا اور وہ مسکرائی۔ &rdquo;تم نے میرے لیے کوئی عنوان تجویز نہیں کیا۔&ldquo;</p>
<p>اُس نے اپنی آنکھیں کھول دیں۔ &rdquo;فریب!&ldquo;</p>
<p>کیفے کے دوسرے کونے پر موجود میز خالی تھی۔ وہ اٹھ کر باہر چلا آیا۔</p>
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		<title>This Morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before the rain…</p>
<p><a title="Before the rain" href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this_morning/before.jpg"><img class="centered" title="Before the rain" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this_morning/tn_before.jpg" alt="Before the rain" /></a></p>
<p>After the rain…</p>
<p><a title="After the rain" href="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this_morning/after.jpg"><img class="centered" title="After the rain" src="http://ultaseedha.com.pk/wp-content/images/this_morning/tn_after.jpg" alt="After the rain" /></a></p>
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		<title>After the Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wse and I were walking on the road-side when a car passed us, splashing the rain water away.</p>
<p>It rained here in Rawalpindi yesterday, and although the sun was shining today, it didn&#8217;t shine enough to dry away all those muddy and slippery streets and passages. A gift we get after every rain. And thanks to my Terminatorish walking style, I again got my trousers decorated with mud sprinkles, and those too upto where the back of my knees is!</p>
<p>&#8220;You know what,&#8221; I said to Wse after that car went past us, &#8220;whenever you are driving a car, splashing around on a day like today and then come near a pedestrian, and then that pedestrian looks at you expecting that you will slow down; watching that look is quite a delight.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wse smiled.</p>
<p>&#8220;And then,&#8221; I continued, &#8220;when you don&#8217;t slow down and pass that pedestrian, it&#8217;s again a great sight to watch the expression in his eyes.&#8221;</p>
<p>This time Wse laughed. &#8220;And how does it feel when <em>you</em> are the pedestrian?&#8221; He asked me.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a delight again,&#8221; I laughed too, &#8220;as I know how much the driver is enjoying my looks!&#8221;</p>
<p>Anyone doubting the doze of delight of such an experience can go and experiment it. Make sure that you will have to change places (driver/pedestrian) in order to enjoy it fully!</p>
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		<title>They&#8217;re gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2003 08:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saadat</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Close your eyes…</p>
<p>Imagine yourself in a lovely garden, perfumed with the refreshing fragrance of flowers, and echoed with the sweet chirps of birds. Imagine that you are feeling the comfortable breeze stroking your body. Imagine that you are lying down on the soft bed of fresh grass. Imagine yourself smiling at your own thoughts, and then imagine that your semester&#8217;s final exams have ended!</p>
<p>An even great thing to imagine with it would be that you have got a whole two-months vacation ahead.</p>
<p>So you see, it&#8217;s <em>halla gulla</em> time! OK, fine, I have got so many other things to do in these holidays of mine, but &#8211; there is a big and cheerful BUT — I don&#8217;t have to study. Well, may be I will. After all I won&#8217;t have to take any examination after <em>this</em> study.</p>
<p>So what are my plans? Just one: I don&#8217;t wanna make any plan. Plans are there when you need procedure, when you need accuracy, when you need efficiency, when you need speed. And I don&#8217;t want my holidays to be procedural, accurate, efficient and speedy. I want them to be spontaneous, random, care-free and slow. Not dead slow — I would be bored then!</p>
<p>May be I forgot. I have got one practical exam left, and one practical notebook to prepare. But who cares. Now are my holidays, and I&#8217;ll somehow manage to prepare them. Sometimes, you have to see the bitter face of life!</p>
<p>But not now. Now when I am singing the lyrics of joy, I want myself to keep on singing. <em>Waisay bhi</em>, the weather is quite perfect right now for singing. It&#8217;s raining. Fresh water pouring down from sky, and I am sitting here writing these lines?</p>
<p>Why am I not taking a shower outside!</p>
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