tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:12:16 +0000PoetryMovie ReviewAhadPhilosophyAbout MeQuotes that I LikeBook ReviewGuest BloggerZainKhandaan WaleyArbitrary Nonsensehttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Huriya)Blogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-3666894594110391000Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:23:00 +00002011-09-14T08:22:49.640-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseMovie Review<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2011/09/bol-movie-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-3850068911778101379Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:48:00 +00002010-08-27T07:58:35.223-07:00As a nation we could not be more ashamed of anything than the lynching of two brothers in Sialkot last week. I don't have the courage to see the uncensored video, as even the glimpse of censored video on GEO gives me shivers. It is traumatizing, sad and shameful. As a mother I cannot even fathom the pain their mother must be going through and as a human being I cannot imagine the level of crueltyhttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-would-you-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-1687792113441354886Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:46:00 +00002010-03-30T06:48:21.045-07:00PoetryI am not I.I am this onewalking beside me whom I do not see,whom at times I manage to visit,and whom at other times I forget;the one who remains silent while I talk,the one who forgives, sweet, when I hate,the one who takes a walk when I am indoors,the one who will remain standing when I die.-by Juan Ramon Jimenez(1881 - 1958)http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-am-not-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-7712773811458074339Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-12-31T10:19:48.252-08:00ZainMy little one, Zain, recently learned to point. I never realized how much one can accomplish by just pointing. When he wants go outside he will point to the door, this will continue till we actually take him out. We can try distracting him, or turn him in another direction but the finger will stay pointed to the door.It is amazing how human brain develops and how they learn what they learn on http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-his-first-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-8482046017406482532Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:38:00 +00002009-09-28T12:38:22.579-07:00Khandaan WaleyAhadZainArbitrary NonsenseAbout MeWe moved, finally!After 5 years of traveling 120 miles every day, we decided to move closer to my work. The big deal wasn’t even the numbers of miles, it was crossing two New York City bridges each way and paying huge amount for tolls and gas and still sitting in traffic for a lot of unnecessary hours. There were times when it took 3 hours to reach work, 3 hours! Unbelievable and not only I went http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/09/moving-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-6998536920809792121Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:29:00 +00002009-07-10T07:34:48.979-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseDisclaimerAny resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. May be too intense for some husbands readers.Wife: We need to clean the house before the guests arriveTypical Husband: It looks clean to me (switches on the TV)Ideal Husband: Yes, let me know what I can do to help, vacuum maybe?Wife: Oh God I forgot to bring the bib (baby is crying)Typical Husband: Didn't you http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/07/ideal-vs-typical-husbands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-2711632789870384430Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:19:00 +00002009-06-16T13:22:06.998-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseAbout MeWe decided to have a BBQ on Saturday, DH is the one usually doing all the grilling I just help him finish the end product of his hard work. We realized that we were missing a couple of VERY important things (Soda and Corns) so DH asked me if I can go get it from the store . After making sure that he knows that this is a huge favor I am doing for him, I agreed. Please bear in mind this is a http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/06/what-not-to-wear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-2176819747073266470Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:56:00 +00002009-06-12T12:04:45.829-07:00AhadArbitrary NonsenseHe runs to me for a hug the instant I enter the home. But sometime he doesn't, he only glances at me and then continue with his activity and I know he just wants me to come over and give him a hug and as soon as I come close he will open his arms for a hug. As if showing me his anger for not being there all day. Once he start the hug it is hard to free myself, he would rub his face against mine http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-am-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-6784337176039210004Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +00002009-06-05T06:19:31.572-07:00Guest Bloggerooooh I am so excited to introduce you to my Guest Blogger, Danielle Buffardi!She is a mother of three year old boy plus a freelance Writer/Editor. Her blog is named "Horrible Sanity", beside falling in love with the name, I am addicted to her posts as well. One she writes very frequently, two her posts are short, interesting and thought provoking, three I am in love with the design of the http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/06/guest-blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-4377450248927822917Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:43:00 +00002009-06-02T06:44:52.909-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseLisa Belkins touches an interesting phenomenon in her NY Times article about the shift in parenting style over the years. 1920's were all about discipline, 40's were more about quality then quatity of time spend with your children and then later it was about choosing your style/guru and sticking to it. She believes that the most recent approach "helicoptering, smothering mothering, alpha http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/06/yes-yespush-them-off-edgeand-then.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-4887840402996880364Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:32:00 +00002009-06-01T08:46:05.333-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseCaption: Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientist readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/06/picture-from-1954-popular-mechanics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-8169588781529022595Fri, 29 May 2009 20:25:00 +00002009-05-29T13:37:25.807-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseNext Friday I am having a Guest Blogger right here on my blog and at the same time I will be writing a guest post on that person's blog.Not going to tell you who that is (so sneaky!) you can check back on Friday to see for yourself.I think Guest blogging is such a great idea not only it the provides bloggers exposure to new readers, it also exposes the readers to other interesting blogs.So http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/05/guest-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-7780191252122521813Wed, 27 May 2009 21:04:00 +00002009-05-27T14:05:18.794-07:00Khandaan WaleyAhadZainAbout MeIt started at 2pm Friday and ended on Monday night..After work on Friday me, dear hubby and kids just hung out on the deck till sunset, then later in the night after putting the kids to bed we watched two movies in a row (how adventurous!).. Valkyrie and The ReaderStrangely both of the stories were related to the Holocaust, I had no idea when I picked them up from Blockbuster...as a result I kepthttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-8198495626067873522Mon, 11 May 2009 14:01:00 +00002009-05-11T07:15:00.396-07:00AhadAfter writing the last post I decided that I have to take serious steps towards Ahad Potty Training Project. So first and most important thing I did on Saturday morning is I took out the Potty chair and put it in the living room in front of the TV. Then as soon as Ahad woke up I ran him to the potty chair and he sat on it for almost half an hour but no success. I decided it that I should give himhttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-way-of-looking-at-pot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-5267255502405320989Fri, 08 May 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-05-08T08:45:25.871-07:00AhadZainArbitrary NonsenseIts been such a long time since I posted any update on my kids so here it is:Ahad is still ignoring Zain, except one and only time. That was at the pediatrician office after getting his Hepatitis A vaccine, a blood test and TB test, he was pretty upset and wanted to come out of the clinic as fast as possible. He kept repeating "lets go" and for an instance he thought we were leaving without Zain http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/05/double-trouble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-7534477582028901201Fri, 01 May 2009 15:09:00 +00002009-05-01T08:14:53.233-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseDue to the economic crisis in the world, looming threat of losing ones job anytime, and no wiggling out of mortgage payments and many other self inflicted expenses , I have been thinking greatly about my spending habits and ways I can improve them.I have made deliberate effort to wind down my shopping sprees unless absolutely required. Not going to the malls, help. Once at the mall, I am bound tohttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/05/fooled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-279593576938080901Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:31:00 +00002009-04-21T07:33:11.687-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseI am a pathetic follower of rules. So for example if it is written no food or drink on a bus I would not dare to take out my recently bought delicious sandwich to nibble on, even if the bus ride is couple of hours long. This means no taking down the stroller the escalator in the mall even when there is no security guard around. It also means after getting a $600 cell phone bill, I couldn’t come http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/04/smoooooth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-8708833868748934173Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-04-13T07:41:41.562-07:00Quotes that I Like"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong" -Bertrand Russellhttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/04/food-for-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-2855488319361170760Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-04-09T12:52:43.708-07:00ZainAs I mentioned previously we had to travel abroad with our newborn son Zain for my brother’s wedding. He was only 19 days old at that time and it took us approx 24 hours to reach Peshawar. I confess that till we boarded on the plan I was a wreck but as soon as the plane departed everything seem to be in better control. Here are a few things that I learned from the experienceDo not leave anythinghttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-travel-with-newborn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-8822772666866603837Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:31:00 +00002009-04-08T06:37:47.016-07:00Arbitrary NonsenseI don’t have a primary doctor, which is imprudent and arrogant. Imprudent because when I will need to see a general physician I would have to fill out tons of paper work for their patient record first. Arrogant because how dare I think I don’t need one.Anyway I got sick last week with sore throat and high fever and I needed to see a doctor. So I go to a walk-in clinic near our house. After all http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/04/casual-chat-with-doctor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-5168125028083729822Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-04-03T12:19:33.509-07:00AhadZainAbout MeIts been a long time seen I posted on the site, but of course with a legit reason. First We had a beautiful addition in our family, a baby boy born on Dec 20th, 2008. We named him Zain Shafi. He was 7lb 6oz and was 21 inches tall. Here is a picture of himWhen we brought him from the hospital, we had a full house with guests. There was my cousin from Canada with her four kids, came to help me withhttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2009/04/welcome-me-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-2442605626506744982Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:27:00 +00002008-11-03T12:36:04.046-08:00Arbitrary NonsenseIn my humble opinion there are basically two types of wives in this world. One thinks of herself as “Achiever” where as the other one thinks of herself as “Deserver”The “Achiever” comes into a marriage thinking they can do everything and anything. Initially the motivation could be to prove themselves as go-getters. Over the year they will take as many responsibilities as possible. By 6 or 8 http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2008/11/who-has-it-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-3710488868067192542Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-10-09T08:32:26.813-07:00AhadWe all want to think we are the perfect parents but I am sure many of us look back at the mistakes we made in raising our children. They may be small things, rather in-consequential in the bigger picture, but can still ruin your life’s simple pleasures.Since our second son is on the way I keep thinking of the things that I did wrong with my first one. For example as we have long winters in New http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2008/10/learn-from-your-mistakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-3644199011285994345Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:39:00 +00002008-09-09T11:56:34.384-07:00About MeSo a few weeks ago I recieved an email from a someone called Gloria Goodale asking me if I would like to talk to her about "Arranged Marriages". She found be through my Blog and ofcourse I agreed. We set up the phone meeting a few days later and talked for about half an hour or so.The article is published now, take a peekhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0909/p17s01-lifp.html(if you dont want to readhttp://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-exciting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951106.post-6426096498799972822Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:30:00 +00002008-08-21T06:31:55.499-07:00Book Reviewby Philip PullmanThis book is a perfect conclusion to wonderful trilogy. It is a kind of book that you never want to end. It is a kind of book where I wished my commute could be longer so I can listen to it more. I was hung on each word. They story is amazing, the details are breathtaking, the character are astounding, and the narration is remarkable. It is a fantasy but so close to the 'truth'.http://huriyamanzar.blogspot.com/2008/08/amber-spyglass-his-dark-materials-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Huriya)0