I started work in the new lab on Monday and it has been spectacular! Sigh. Just brilliant!!

My boss, Leslie, is a gem b/c of his opinions. I realized straightaway that I was duty-bound to historically preserve these quotes and thus made a point to jot them down along with my meeting minutes. I can also look back at these and bring a smile to a dull ( Read more... )

So my car had been playing up since picking it up from the mechanics. The oil light kept flashing and dancing its own tune but the mechanic assured me it was ok to drive b/c he had checked it out. That is the backstory to what happened one friday 3 weeks ago.

Fast forward to the weekend and mom needed to transport some heavy stuff to the house in ( Read more... )

 "Hmmm, this tastes funny!"
I had been devouring swan valley chocolate factory truffles and thus far, they had been quite good. There was the chilli truffle with cute little chillies painted on top, the cookie cream truffle with endless cookie chunks providing hours (ok I exaggerate) of satisfying crunching, the cafe cremes with coffee bean centres ( Read more... )

Apparently it's time I came out of the closet! I can't hide it anymore. Even Mom knows my deepest darkest secret!! She even knows how she can test for it.

Was trying to watch a movie the other day and mom plonked herself next to me and started chattering away, oblivious to me ignoring her. In the end I decided it wasn't worth being distracted ( Read more... )

Karma is swift! I was so glad to be back in Perth and relating the customs story to umar that I forgot to check if he'd loaded all bags into the car and when we exited the airport, I realized my handbag was nowhere in sight! Bye-bye passports, money, jewellery! Luckily, this is Oz and I wasn't worried, I was sure someone would have reported it to ( Read more... )

That already sounds damning doesn't it? Oh if only I could have taken pictures... I will try to if mom provides a repeat performance on our next trip. So it all started with a jar of moisturiser and a flagrant violation of international travel rules. Prior to PK trip, I'd been busily packing my toiletries which were >100mL into checked-in baggage ( Read more... )

Yes, everything in pakistan is different. Like for example, in perth, if you want jewellery, you go to a jewellery shop and buy it, or order it. In pakistan ...

Mom, I and an aunt went to Lahore one day to get some jewellery made and the place was like the cave Gollum and Frodo climbed up to access Mordor. I swear! To get to the vicinity of the ( Read more... )

Guess what I did the other day? Oh, background story: electricity supply in pakistan is cut every 2 hours for an hour so you have to do without lights etc. It means that in the evening, I need to be very organized and prepare food stuff in advance and in anticipation of the darkness. One day dad brought some coriander for salad garnish and me, with ( Read more... )

Hmmm, my last blog was rather acidic! I'm awful :D ... I think I was just short tempered b/c of having to do and organize everything and constantly being criticized along the way. It culminated in mom and me having an argument at the airport. I wouldnt allow her to take >100mL fluids in cabin baggage as I knew from past experience that they are ( Read more... )

Uncle Naseem died yesterday from COPD after being hospitalized for 4 days. It wasn't unexpected but it was sudden. But I think no matter how clearly you know someone is going to die, you expect and hope that they won't, some miracle will occur and they will be given, at least, a short reprieve.

He's the only father figure that's been in my life ( Read more... )