The Switch
It was probably Rauf’s second month in school when I saw it with my own eyes. It was after school. He wanted to stay back a little longer to play at the playground. I stood to the side, watching him. Then, out of nowhere, a boy appeared behind him. He picked Rauf up and shoved…
Finding Thomas Mason
When we left KL, I could already see my parents’ brains working overtime plotting a trip to visit us. True enough, two months after we arrived. It wasn’t exactly a surprise — we’d agreed to meet in London first and then head to NL together. I knew living in Europe would make travelling within the…
Of Locksmiths, the ER and Ikea
My ears were still ringing when we arrived in the Netherlands. Rauf’s scream at KL airport was still echoing prominently in my eardrum—like an uninvited post encore performance. The moment we left the airport and drove 2.5 hours to Maastricht it occurred to me that this was going to be our home for the next…
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The Beautiful Mess
Charles Darwin once said that’ “The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man”. But, Darwin also once wrote “But I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything” Darwin must have had a bad day. That was when I realized he and I had something in
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Of Bitter & Budget
Not long ago someone I knew called me a cheapskate and mocked how much I ‘wanted to save 5 dollars’ for suggesting to play Secret Santa during Christmas. The truth is, playing secret santa was a way I could still show someone I still care even though I barely had the money. But what started
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The People Project: Fatma Al Baiti
Fatma. Yemen. Foodie. Friend. Passion. The heart and mind behind ‘Meet Me at Fatma’s’, London’s first Yemeni pop-up brunch’ I first met Fatma when many years ago during our Global Village program in Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. It’s been so long, but If I could have one word to describe my fondest memory of Fatma during the
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THE ROCKSTAR
Rauf is 2! After bouncing off ideas on how to have his birthday party this year, we decided to cancel it and have makan makan with our families instead. As much as I was tempted to have a petting zoo and a pool party and people dressed up as Big Bird and Elmo and a
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Home
Finding old pictures feels like discovering forgotten treasures. I was cleaning my laptop and had the urge of going through my old photos. It’s kinda sad that we don’t print and keep them in albums like how our parents used to. Going through the pictures made me realise how much I miss using my old
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THE HOPE BAZAAR 12/1/19
Since school, I’ve always known that my friends are giving and selfless. But when they told us that they started tutoring Rohingya refugees, it became even easier to love and respect them even more! My amazing amazing amazing friends are organising a fundraiser this weekend for a refugee school who have recently lost their funding.
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