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Summer of…

Posted on 31 August, 201331 August, 2013 by Ikhlas

…weddings. There were a LOT of weddings to attend this summer, and as usual, Pakistani weddings don’t just entail one event, but at least THREE major ones, with a whole lot of smaller ones before and after. Two weddings this summer took over my life: my cousin’s wedding in July, and then my best friend’s…

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Summer Where’d You Go?

Posted on 18 August, 2013 by Ikhlas

So a few days ago I woke up in a tizzy around 6 in the morning because I thought I started school in 2 weeks. With a quick check in my agenda, I realised I have 3 weeks and not 2 before school. Phew! With that realisation came another one: where did summer go? Seriously,…

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Friday Things

Posted on 9 August, 2013 by Ikhlas

Hi guys, So I feel like it’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these post, just catching up and chatting. đŸ™‚ First of all, a belated Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim readers! Hope you had a blessed day, and an even more blessed month! You’d think that I’d have more time to post…

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Growing Older

Posted on 30 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

I always thought growing older meant growing wiser.   But today I have learned that by growing older, my heart has grown smaller, and my sins have grown larger.   I always thought that when I grew older the sun would be brighter, that the stars would be shinier.   But now I can’t help but…

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Growing Up

Posted on 24 July, 201330 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

Growing up… it’s realising that you’re not as amazing as your first-grade teacher told you’d be. it’s knowing that the monsters under your bed and in your closet are out in the real world, hidden and deadly. it’s wanting to go back to that innocent, wide-eyed kid who only wanted to grow up. it’s finding…

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