Monday, 2 May 2016

Reasons why I love Harry Potter - Part One Characters

The main character went through major transformation throughout the series. From being a naive boy to young man,
Harry showed his anger, his weakness & worked hard for his strengths. He did not have it all easy. He taught us it takes a team to get through all the difficulties. He taught us compassion, to understand need of someone else before your own.

Ron was as human as possible. People are not perfect and this character was perfect example of it. Though his heart is pure & his will determined, he can’t help himself being jealous and insecure at times.

Hermione taught us all that it’s wonderful to be ‘Know It All’. It’s fun to learn and library isn’t such a bad thing. Kids these days who think being brainy is not cool, she taught them brains will get them out from tight corners.

Neville, a boy who was consumed by fear & self consciousness did not give up on life. He grew up to be stronger & braver than ever. He taught us it doesn’t matter if you are not good at everything as long as you are passionate about something.

Snape taught us never judge a book by its cover. You don’t need to parade your goodness, kind heart & soul as long as you are doing the right thing. From Snape we learnt we have to be careful or else no mistake can ruin our lives.

Dobby taught us everyone deserves freedom, no matter how different they are, no matter what they do.  He taught us to be gracious to those who helped us during the time of our need.
Sirius taught us that strength comes from within if you know the truth. No matter how frustrating circumstances get but if you have clear conscious you can survive the worst.

Draco taught us it is never too late to leave the darker side. Goodness will always brace you live an 
old friend. Your only task is to accept your faults and move on.  

Dumbldore taught us to trust. To think beyond boundaries & give leverage to those who desperately need it but never ask for it.

J.K.Rowling taught us no one is perfect. Every story has darkness and every character has flaws. It’s ok to be weird as long as you have a pure heart. Family is important, even if it is large, loud and poor it still is family. True friends are not all, they are rare. Hold on to them as they will stay with you till the end.


Harry Potter series taught me life is beautiful even though when it going through the darkest times, there are always those out there with whom you can share laughter & joy. 

Sunday, 1 May 2016

Nutrilov Granola Bars


I have a terrible sweet tooth and almost after every other meal I crave for dessert. One feels the need to have dessert especially in office with tea. Instead of opting for cookies & cakes recently I have started munching on granola bars. I usually buy Nature Valley’s bars but I find the slightly pricey and not so chewy as they aren’t fresh.

Recently the team of Nutrilov sent me samples of their homemade granola bars by the name of Nutrilov. She sent me two flavors, chocolate chips & coconut and peanut butter & raisins. I was a little skeptical earlier but after trying the bars I came to the conclusion that they tasted great. The experience of both flavors was wonderful. Loaded with chocolate chips with right amount of coconut, the granola bar had the right sugariness via honey to satisfy my sweet tooth.  Peanut butter and raisins granola's smell was something I am sure all the peanut butter fans would enjoy the most. Both bars were chewy & not dry at all.


Both the bars were less than 190Kcal which is a plus! 

There Facebook page link: www.facebook.com/nutrilovpk



Monday, 21 March 2016

Things you get to hear when you are working for a Digital Advertising Agency

What exactly is your job description?











Using Facebook is not real work.















My 5 year old can do what you are doing.

My dog can do a better job.
















Why don’t you make TV ads? TV is more important.

How do you guys even make money?















Your job is so easy.. Just make a competition on Facebook.















Why are you guys staying so late? You don’t even have any work to do.

This is not a serious career I tell you.














Thank You for your stupid questions and comments.. I am totally judging your intellect.




Sunday, 20 March 2016

Movie Review: Kapoor & Sons

The opening shot confirmed the fact that I am going to enjoy the movie immensely. Karan Johar did not deviate from his classic first half of fun & second half of drama but has evolved in terms of storytelling (for that I will give the credit to the flawless direction). Rishi Kapoor steals the show with his phenomenal acting. Fawad, Sidharth & Aliya all managed to shine in their roles & the support cast showed nothing else than brilliance. Overall the acting was effortless even through the drama phase. 

The lush green location & rustic art direction of the movie was absolutely a delight. I loved how the entire movie was in cool tones. Also the music & songs are very well blended in the storyline. Not once I felt like the song was out of place or was forced to be part of the narrative. The good part about the story was how each and every one of us can relate to one character or another during different situations in the movie. Although the plot was pretty basic but it’s the way of narration that made the movie worth watching.

Don’t go to watch the movie was a strong plot instead watch the movie to enjoy applaudable direction, acting & well-situated humor.


Overall 8.5/10 for the movie. 

Monday, 7 March 2016

Spring/Summer Lawn Top picks 2016

This summer I have decided not to waste my time going from one shop to another instead browse and shop online. Although we don’t have many options for western wear but I am super glad that all the leading lawn brands have launched their websites through which we can now buy clothes with ease.

The trend of pastels and digital prints is evident this summer. I also found less or reds & pinks and more of blues & teals refreshing this year.  While Khaadi impressed me this year with their choice of colors, less embroidery and more focus on beautiful prints at the same time Nishat is a huge disappointment. Gul Ahmed & Al Karam being the market leaders have done a decent job and moved slightly out of their comfort zone by experimenting more. Sapphire desperately needs to bring in more prints because their current collection has limited options. 

Here is a list of my top picks and their direct links from where you can shop these prints online.

Top picks from Gul Ahmed



Top picks from Khaadi



Top pick from Sapphire



Top picks from Al Karam


http://www.alkaramstudio.com/pk/women/fabric/lawn-spring-collection-2016-vol-1/printed-lawn-collection/lawn-3-piece-printed-lawn

#Pakistan #Fashion #Lawn #SpringSummer2016 #GulAhmed #Alkaram #Sappahire #Nishat #Khaadi

Thursday, 3 March 2016

Best of the season 'Love Me Again' Nescafe Basement 4

The music industry in Pakistan has been going through a rough patch now from almost more than a decade. However few singles and branded fusion music seasons kept things interesting for music enthusiasts in the country. But this wasn’t just enough. No new talent was coming up so we didn’t really experience anything fresh.

Whenever Coke Studio comes up with a new season, they produce only a couple of noteworthy songs which become talk of the town. The music is vibrant and beautifully composed but the only setback I see is most of these songs are sung by known industry singers.

I have been following Nescafe Basement from season one and love the fact that they keep on introducing budding artists of the country and bring us fantastic music. Not only their seasons cover various genres of music but I enjoy the fact how Xulfi is willing to experiment and bring a variety of instruments in one track. I love the fact that every song Nescafe Basement has produced to date has powerful vocals which makes the experience of listening to that song simply ecstatic.

Recently Nescafe Basement season 4 came up with cover of the song Love me again by John Newman. The song was entirely covered by girls and they did a fantastic job with. We don’t see a lot of female singers let alone guitarists, bass players, sitar & tabla players so it was great to see we in Pakistan have so much talent. Loved the way how west meets east in the song and every note, every instrument stands out on its own.

The most notable achievement of the song is not only that it went viral within hours of its release but John Newman retweeted and appreciated the song himself.

Although all girls have done a notable job but my personal favorites have been Anna Salman vocals,
Amal Nadeem playing violin & Arfa Chaudry on sitar. Great job Nescafe Basement team.



#NescafeBasement4 #LoveMeAgain #Music #Pakistan

Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Happiness & Us

I scroll through my Facebook app look at all the check-ins, pictures and status and I wonder are these people really happy? Is this what is making us really happy?

The last time I remember being extremely happy I completely forgot my phone, all the social networks and everything else in the world. What mattered to me was the moment in which I was truly happy. Yes once the initial bliss is gone one feels like sharing their joy with the world but looking at those pictures we can’t evaluate how wonderful the life of a person who is sharing those pictures is. Don’t evaluate anyone’s life because of their social media account because we as humans feel secure plastering our happy moments but we never advertise our struggles.


To be frank happiness is not that difficult as we have made it for ourselves. Take out greed from your life and you will be happy. Be grateful for all the things that you have and you will be happy. Take out some time for an adventure and you will be immensely happy. Say no to things and people in your life who are toxic to you & you will be happy. Do things that you have always wanted to or love to do and you will be happy. Let go of regrets, make peace with your past & move on.. You will be more than happy. Smile a bit more and you will be the happiest.