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		<title>Memoirs: Salees is not a salees word&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Random student : miss main asaan urdu main likhna chahti hoon. Baqi sab ne itni salees urdu use ki hai, kuch samajh nahin aata ke kia likha hai Me: Do you really know what salees means? Random Student: Yes miss, it means mushkil Me: *facepalm*]]></description>
		
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		<title>Memoirs: The company name doesn&#8217;t matter &#8211; really it doesn&#8217;t&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Q: Write a press release to announce the launch of oreo cookies in Pakistan by Continental biscuits. (Mention any assumptions you need to provide complete information). Random Student: Miss , I changed the name of the company when making the letter head for the press release. Me: Why did you do so ? Random Student:... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/the-company-name-doesnt-matter-really-it-doesnt/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Memoirs: Sorry for the inconvenience&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/sorry-for-the-inconvenience/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memiors]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Question: Devise a message and the target audience for crisis communication for an organization whose factory has burned down. Random student:  Target audience : Employees; Message: We are sorry for this inconvenience. *deep breath* *facepalm* *headwall*]]></description>
		
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		<title>Phir manzil kuch khamosh hay</title>
		<link>https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/phir-manzil-kuch-khamosh-hay/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Phir besabab udasi hay Phir aankh kuch nam si hay Phir raasta kuch gum sa hay Phir manzil kuch khamosh hay Phir char soo andhera hay Phir talash kisi jugnoo ki hay Kahin tamtamata diya ho koi Raaste ka pata ho koi Koi rahnuma ho Koi hamsafar ho Kahin nishan ho kisi manzil ka Shikasta... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/phir-manzil-kuch-khamosh-hay/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fasana jo tha dil ka&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saanson ka tasalsul amanat hay Khuda ki Ke maut se ja ulajhte jo hamain ikhtiar hota Ankhon main kuch sawal lehje main yeh chubhan Tumhi ko sab batate, jo hamain aitebar hota Kehne ko ik hujoom tha, par faasle thay bohot Koi rokta to ruk hi jate, jo koi charasaaz hota Fasana jo tha dil... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/fasana-jo-tha-dil-ka/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gulab ruton main sajay se khuwab&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gulab ruton main sajay se khuwab Us lamha bohot hi madham lagay thay Chehron ke peeche chehre parhe thay Jabhi to barhte qadam rukay thay Jo khushnuma baaton ke silsilay thay Wahin pe aa ke khatam huay thay Yeh to wohi maqam hay jahan kabhi to aa ke sanam milay thay Bichra chand sooraj se... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/gulab-ruton-main-sajay-se-khuwab/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aitebar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Har soo hangama-e-zindagi barpa hay magar aay dost Jo mere dil ki tanhai mita sako to jawab do Beshak fazaon main bahar ki tazgi hay Ankhon main chai dhund hata sako to jawab do Gharz ki dunya main khuloos sarsari sahi Kuch pyar ke meethe bol suna sako to jawab do Manzil ki janib barhta... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/aitebar/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talash-e-Manzil</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chand shoreeda sar lehrain Toofan ko pukarti rahin Pur sukoon sahil par Lehrain sar patakti rahin Be awaz sadain Kisi jungle main goonjti rahin Behr-e-zulmat ki wusa&#8217;aton ko Gehrai bakhshti rahin In gehraion main kho kar Main raasta talash karti rahi Rahnuma ki khuwahish le kar Manzil se door hoti rahi Raaste ka har nishan... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/talash-e-manzil/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>TV Talk: Eid Play &#8220;Sentimental&#8221; &#8211; more Mental and less Senti</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Belated Eid Mubarak everyone. I am flabbergasted and disturbed at the kind of programs shown in the name of entertainment. Eid or other special occasion plays are become more and more mediocre or even below mediocre. Sentimental is one such play which was telecast by HUM television on Eid-ul-Azha 2014. I caught a couple of... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2022/03/07/tv-talk-eid-play-sentimental-more-mental-and-less-senti/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Travelogue: Umrah 2015 &#8211; Part 1: The Preparations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Zaheer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Travelogue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[madina]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some 20 years ago, I visited Makkah and Madina for the last time before moving back to Pakistan. 20 years forward, I went for Umrah again with my parents this year. I remember many things from the past, but some memories had started to fade a bit. The journey was rediscovery of my memories, and... <div class="link-more"><a href="https://coffeeandthebeanbag.wordpress.com/2022/03/07/travelogue-umrah-2015-part-1-the-preparations/">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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