Author: yanakazman
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The Graduate
‘Rauf, we will all be there for your last day of school, you’re going to have yummy snacks with your friends and give away goodbye presents’ ‘Okay, mummy’ When Joe received notice for a job secondment in the Netherlands, we knew the best decision to make as a family was to move together. He was…
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The Holiday
Back in 2019, my dad was hinting here and there that he wanted a holiday with the family…’somewhere cold if possible’ he said. So after some research we decided to go to Melbourne. Joe couldn’t make it in the very last minute (thinking about the burnt ticket still makes me sad till this day!) but…
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The Gold Slippers
When I was in early Primary, my relatives performed their Hajj. When they returned there was a huge gathering at another relative’s house for their welcome. It was the best time because I had like 10,000 cousins and this was the time everyone got together. Ah, pre covid days. While everyone was busy catching up,…
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The one about Margaret Thatcher
I remember growing up, when my sister and I shared a room and we would ask my dad to tell us a story (sometimes more than 1). He would never say no and for that I am grateful. Sometimes his stories would be fictional. Sometimes his stories were about his childhood and sometimes his stories…
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Who Moved my Cheese
With my 31st birthday nearing, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandfather. About how almost this time last year we still had him around. I had a Beyonce theme birthday dinner at home with family and friends and I still remember vividly how he came out from the dining room holding a picture of…
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