An Appreciation Note..

To all those, who are reading this post. This is an appreciation note for one of the best bloggers, my friend and a great human, Kiran Nadir Khan. I have shared the link to her blog as well as to her Facebook page at the end of this post, so do check it out! Happy reading! (Smiles)

Hello Kiran The Great! (Oh sorry, I should have mentioned Asalamoalaikum). So, Asalamoalaikum KTG!

I hope you are doing well. I am here to post an appreciation note for you on managing your personal blog so well! I could have shown this appreciation in the simplest way, but wait... I am a blogger too (Not a regular one though), so how can I just post 2 lines of appreciation and end up my post? No, No! You have to read this! I would do this in the most interesting way! So my 'appreciation note story' starts here!

Today after almost 3.5 months, I logged into my Instagram account (you must be thinking why I am telling this here, but samjha karein, people get an impression of me that I am very focused and goal oriented person, I don't waste my time using social networking sites [Pun intended], Kher, Lets be back on appreciation note), and while I was scrolling down my TL, I saw ur post "A letter to my mom after becoming a mom myself" and it caught my attention. I clicked it and read the complete post, as soon as I was hitting the like button, I read the ending lines "For more interesting reads visit the link in my bio!"

Bs.. Phr kiya?

I clicked on the link in the bio and started reading all the posts, one by one. To my surprise, I did not know that you are a blogger too. And you write so well! The command you have on vocabulary, is amazing! I have to learn this from you. I also came to know after reading your posts that you are a great story teller, a poet, a patriot and an ordinary human with great brains! My best wishes are for you, keep writing quality blogs, keep sharing thoughtful insights, and keep your readers updated about your new blog posts!

I think this appreciation note has gone too long for now (sigh and a little laugh)!

Hashtag Kiran's Blog, Hashtag Appreciation Note, Hashtag Blogger Adat se Majboor, Hashtag Sigh!

Link to Kiran's Blog: https://kirankhansblog.wordpress.com/

Link to Facebook Page of Kiran's Blog: https://www.facebook.com/LeisurelyCreations/ 

Friends or Not Friends? Mystery Resolved.

It took me four long years to learn why people call every other person their friend. Some years ago, I used to categorize every person I meet as an acquaintance, a colleague, a friend, or a best friend. But the people I met in the last couple of years, at first they were just acquaintances, then they become colleagues, then they become friends and again they become acquaintances (and the cycle repeats).

Now, here is where the confusion begins. 

The kind of people we are and the kind of people we come across in our daily routine, it is difficult for us to change the category every day and put the same person back in the first list. If someone is a friend, an acquaintance and a colleague at the same time, we prefer to call them a friend because that is the easiest to pronounce and spell among all the others. So yes, I am friends with every person I meet every day. But I do have my category of best friends, that is personal! No more categories to fill in, this means no more colleagues and acquaintances, only friends. 

Zindagi aasaan hogayi. 

And lastly, all those people who always say that I don't call them my friend, I am friends with you all from now onwards. 

Hashtag All Are Friends, Hashtag I am blessed, Hashtag Mystery Resolved! Hashtag Sigh!

A Tribute to My Men on International Women’s Day

Today, on the International Women’s Day, where all the people are paying tributes to the women, thanking women for the role they have played in their lives, I want to write a thank you note to the strongest yet most delicate men in my life; my father and my brothers.

Every person in our society needs a moral support, whether it is a man or a woman, each individual requires the fuel to keep the life going. Different people have different sources to maintain a strong support system in their lives. Some people have a bunch of friends, always pushing them to do what they want to do, while others have got the back of their teachers to achieve their academic and professional goals. There are many people who get the fuel for managing a strong and well-maintained support system from their family, especially from parents. I fall into the last category!

My father, the most beautiful human, a life hero, a person who has served others from the beginning of his life years, and who is still willing to return back whatever he has got. He is a true Sufi, having a pure heart and love for women. I have never seen any man, especially in our society, being so optimist about all the pessimist views which people carry in their words, attitudes, and behaviors for the women who are goal-oriented. My father is a man who has backed us (me and my sisters) for setting the unachievable goals; given us the strength to untie the hardest knots and work hard each day for 12 to 15 hours, without complaining. I think all the hurdles and failures which he had faced in his life have turned into a blessing in disguise for us. The world sees him as a man who has done nothing for himself or for his children, but the story is completely opposed to this view. I think, he has given us the courage and faith to conquer the world. As an independent woman, today, I think I can create history; in fact, I am creating my history.

My brothers, the amazingly handsome and craziest creatures on this planet, having strong appearances but extremely soft hearts, always being supportive and great listeners (I forgot to mention in the above section, my father is one of the greatest listeners among all). Although, both are the tallest in our family, they are naturally positioned as the youngest siblings. The elder one is the driver-cum-robot (speed-boost driver!), does the grocery shopping every single day, wakes up early, goes to university, comes back and provides his services as a driver to the family, manages all the mechanical stuff related to the generator and car, have a big smile on his face all the time, a comedian, extremely sensitive and tolerant. Apart from all these things, he is an amazing human, yes, he cries. I think this one thing makes him the strongest among all the other man in our society. He knows his role and plays it with responsibility!

The younger one is the bookworm of our family, well-disciplined, strong in his decisions, focused, amazingly handsome, has a million dollar smile, loves food, acts like an elder one, extremely shy and aggressive yet extremely delicate, offers the most compassionate hugs and always provides a shoulder to cry on, whenever I need it. And yes, he cries too! I think the most beautiful thing about these men is that they do not hide their tears as they cry and demonstrate that they are humans too, and feel everything so deeply!

I want to pay a tribute to my three men today. I want to thank them for always being there, standing strong! I love them, I think wherever I stand today, is just because of these ‘three’ men. If they would not have been there, I would not have been here. I owe everything to them.

The reason behind my smile, my strongest support system; my father and my brothers!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!

Roger Federer - The Wimbledon Legend!

Clicks from last  year's winning day.
Federer the Record Breaker!

Federer’s Wimbledon titles marked him World’s best tennis player. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis championship which is held every year in the months of June and July in London, England. 

Many legends of tennis were able to add up their names in the top players by winning the Wimbledon titles. Roger Federer is also one of the greatest legend of Wimbledon. Among all the greatest players of history including John McEnroe, Pete Sampras (pistol pete), Bjorn Borg (Ice-man) or Boris Becker (youngest victor), Federer has the name of digging the most fevered shots played in the tennis courts of London.

The stimulating Wimbledon season has knocked the tennis courts of London again. And the tennis fever is on fire for all the tennis lovers as Federer has just landed in London couple of days back! The frigid temperature of London, these days kept on changing as mostly either the rainfall starts or the clouds let the bright rays to reach the tennis grounds by backing the sun!

Way to go for Federer this year and for all the tennis lovers too! Till the qualifying rounds completes, we all have to wait, to see Federer, winning all the rounds and break another record of being the 8^th time winner of Wimbledon title.

Cheers to all the tennis lovers!

Baba - My Mentor!

Yesterday was celebrated Fathers day and I thought of writing something regarding fathers day, then I decided not to write. But, when I realized the presence of my father in my life, the decision of not writing turns oppositely and I started writing!

 Sketch made by: Asra Tufail. 

Baba's life is like a film for me and is very inspiring! He struggled hard for our family throughout his life and still has that energy of doing everything for the family. Many people in the world don't get that close to their fathers but in my case it is supposedly different. I'm baba's elder daughter and he calls me his "hero". I always feel so proud when he calls me with this name.
However, we cannot deny the fact that life is going on with a rapid pace. It seems like days and nights are rushing, and screaming with annoyance to us to get closer to the positivity! Subsequently, I think of those people who don't have that close relationship with their fathers. As fathers are eternally the key part of any individual's life, I wish that God bless all those people to get close to their fathers and to all the fathers also, who are away from their children. And I also wish that all the fathers get their real places in their lives in this world.
My Baba is the man with eternal power, he has given me courage, strength and powerful intention to explore the world. He has been a great support throughout! Whenever I got stuck in some kind of bad situations, he was there for me. Today if I'm able to write this blog, its only because of him. In fact, it would have been very difficult for me if he wouldn't have appreciated me.
My Baba is my mentor, my best friend, he is the man behind me, always pushing me and letting me think of the positive side. I'm blessed and thankful to Almighty Allah that He has blessed me with such an amazing, lovely and handsome father MashaAllah.
Ending up my post, I would like to say, love your dad, adore him and regard him, for he is the only one who would listen to you, would always give you a tight hug when you needed and will do everything for you to make you feel happy. May God bless all the fathers in the world and keep them away from all the evil eyes. Ameen. 

Your comments will be appreciated, do comment if you feel the same for your fathers. 

How Music Affects Humans?

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” ― Bob Marley

Music is the combination of vocal and instrumental sounds. Every single person has his or her own opinion about music. Different people have different taste and several kinds of music have many ways of leaving an impact on human brain. It can be relaxing, soothing, comforting, energizing and many more. Music relaxes human brain, helps in memorizing things, events knowledge, etc. and helps in expressing the feelings of humans to other humans.

Scientists have proved that there are various music theories about how music positively affects perceived pain. Music causes the body to release endorphins(a chemical naturally released in the brain to reduce pain and relax or energizes the brain). Music also works as a distractor and may give a person a sense of control.

Moreover, music boosts the immunity system of a human body. Scientists have also researched that a particular type of music can create a positive emotional change, which leads to secretion of immune-boosting hormones. So, it helps to reduce the factors responsible for illness. However, listening to music decreases levels of stress-related hormone “cortisol”. As a result, higher level of cortisol can lead to a decreased immune response.

Can music help a person to study? Arsalan Tehmoor, student of 10^th grade at St.Jude’s High School, shared his experience and said “whenever I found any difficulty in sums of mathematics, listening to some good music stuff, mostly solved my problems”. Well there is a similar research in which it is shown that the right kind of music can help in relaxing the mind which enables a person to concentrate better. Likewise, music enhances a person’s intelligence, learning and IQ. It has the power to enhance certain kinds of brain functions like reading and literacy skills, mathematical abilities and emotional intelligence. Similarly a research has proved that music can improve memory performance. Listening to music, facilitates the recall of information. Infact researchers have shown that information learned while listening to a particular song can often be recalled simply by “playing” the song mentally. Nadia Malik is a teacher of English comprehension of 4^th grade in a private school and she told according to her experience, “it becomes very easy for me to develop the interest of the students and also helped them in recalling the previous lessons”.

Music is thus, considered a powerful tool which can be used by people to express themselves. As the effects of music on human brain are proved by all scientists and researchers, therefore, I think that every person should take out some time and listen to the music in day to day life. Though it is not easy but still it is proved by the concerned people of science that listening to music for a few minutes leaves a very positive impact on human behavior. As famous American poet of 19^th century Oliver Wendell Holmes has also said:
“Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, you will find it is to the soul what a water bath is to the body.”