@Mehnaz

@Mehnaz 20 November 2022

Hey guys!How's everybody doing?All good?I'm back here on read.cash after a year!I'll try to post good articles hehe.

@Mehnaz 4 May 2021

Itaewon Class Hello peeps!I'm into K-dramas a lot these days.I wrote about my first K-drama 'Crash Landing on You' in my previous article.Today I'll be writing about 'Itaewon Class'.What an amazing drama!The storyline is so realistic.Often dramas have tendencies to show growth of the protagonist in a heroic unrealistic way.But Itaewon class is different.It is a 2020 South Korean television series with IMDb rating 8.2/10.It stars the heartthrob Park Seo-Joon in the lead role. The story is about Park Saeroyi's life.He's an ex-convict who barely finished high school and has anger issues according to our typical Asian society.But this is not true.Saeroyi started from nothing and reached the peak after so many hardships.It's about the battle between Saeroyi and Jangga group Chairman Jang Dae-hee;A hight profile industrialist who thinks he can control everybody and prey on the weak.Saeroyi's father used to work for Chairman Jang and got killed in a hit and run case by the Chairman's elder son who is a total douchebag.Saeroyi had to go to jail for three years because of Jang's evil steps.He lost literally everything from getting expelled from school to losing his father to being convicted.But chairman's son didn’t even go to the trial.Money speaks you know. I'm not spoiling the story for you guys but I totally recommend this drama.Saeroyi later becomes very successful and takes over Jangga Co and becomes CEO of the company IC group.The drama has a happy ending.Chairman Jang and his son gets punished for the horrible things they've done.Saeroyi have been screwed over a number of times throughout the drama.These things happen in real life.Actually worse happens.If it was Bangladesh,Saeroyi probably would have been dead by now.He would have been killed by Jang's goons.But fortunately it's South Korea.Though the police force was not honest and Jang totally showed his power and authority but justice prevailed at it end. There are other significant characters like Jo Yi-seo,Oh Soo-ah who later becomes the whistleblower for Jangga group's crimes.Yi-seo has a wonderful character who becomes the female lead and later Saeroyi's lover.The story is very inspiring.I can name the genre-LIFE.I'm happy that Saeroyi was finally happy and got his revenge. Also,the cinematography was amazing.I already feel like going on a tour to South Korea 😭.In Shaa Allah that will happen someday. Toodles!

@Mehnaz 30 April 2021

My first ever K-drama experience Hello peeps!Hope you all are doing well.I'm here to write about my first ever experience in watching a K-drama(Korean) which I'm totally drooling over.Okay,so I have this friends' group who are a big die hard fan of k-dramas.They have literally watched everything.I along with another of my friend were left behind.I was more into American and English drams and watched some Indian dramas too.Finally I debuted in k-drama world and I'm totally clinging onto it.I started with 'Crash Landing on You'.Totally totally loved it😍😍😍. People who are not habituated in watching subtitles may find it hard at first.But as soon as you concentrate and keep watching,you’ll understand the storyline as clear as daylight.'Crash Landing on You' is a Netflix original Korean drama which premiered in 2019 and ended in 2020.It stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Jin in the lead roles.Both are veteran actors and I absolutely loved them in thier respective roles.The storyline is about a South Korean chaebol heiress,Yoon Se-ri who accidentally lands in North Korea due to paragliding mishap during a heavy storm.Now we all know how things between South and North Korea are!In North Korea,Se-ri meets Captain Ri Jeong-Hyeok who helps her in hiding and finally going back home.There are tons of events in tons of places in between.I'm not gonna spoil the show for you but obviously they fall in love eventually. I absolutely loved the storyline and all the characters were significant in their own places.I'm not that much into romantic genre but this show changed my mind.I haven't clinged onto something so mushy mushy in a long time.My heart is overwhelmed.I just can't move on.There are 16 episodes which are 1 hour 30 minutes long in average and I finished watching these in less than 3 days.Sacrificing my sleep was worth it😍.Now I have a major crush on Captain Ri Jeong-Hyeok.His character is so perfect He is the epitome of a perfect lover.I know it's close to impossible in real world but drama is drama so it doesn’t matter. This is me!😭I feel empty after watching the show as I'm dead single.I've stalked the lead roles in social media thoroughly and I am so happy to see that they are dating in real life!😍😍😍In the show,they crossed so much hardships and still found their way to each other.I hope they become end game in real life too. Aren’t they beautiful? 😍❤️ I loved Captain Ri.I loved Yoon Se-ri.Loved everything about the show.I forgot when I cried last time watching any show.But couldn’t hold my tears after watching 'Crash Landing on You'.It has no vulgar or sexual scenes.It has pure emotions.Even the slightest touch between Ri and Se-ri will overwhelm your heart.They portrayed everything so well.Hats off!There are other characters like Seo Dan and Gu Seung-Jun who will rip your heart apart.Loved them too.❤️Definitely gonna watch K-dramas more often.I already started Itaewoon Class and will give my review soon. Another thing changed is my opinion about Korean guys.In Bangladesh netizens who are not a fan of K-drama think that Korean guys are too feminine.But these are all stereotypes.Once you start watching the show,your mind is gonna change 100%.They are very manly.I mean most of them.It is in their culture to look like that with no beard.They are not girly or meye-meye.I have a huge crush on Captain Ri or Hyun Bin.It is Ramadan now and I'm still having dirty thoughts about Hyun Bin 🥺.He's so masculine.Love everything about him.So handsome!😍 I haven't had a celebrity crush in a long time🥺.Korean shows portray their lead roles too perfectly.Things are not like this in real life but K-dramas are absolutely worth watching.I'm recommending 'Crash Landing on You' highly.I'm sure it will be hard to hold your tears. Toodles!

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@Mehnaz 26 April 2021

Is ending life really worth it? The answer to the title is a big NO.Life is precious.Life is a gift from The Almighty.The world is going through a global pandemic.A major portion of the world population is fighting for thier lives,for just being alive.And here I see people who are ending their lives within blink of an eye.My question is why!Why would anyone think that ending life is the only solution?The world is cruel,unfair but it has it's bright side too.Every problem has a solution.If you don’t find a solution,you will soon.All we need is patience and mental stability.Clinical depression is no joke.It is a serious illness.But suicide is not a solution for depression. Today is a very sad day.I had to hear death news of a girl which was very unexpected.She committed suicide and the reason everyone is talking about is that she fought with her younger sister badly yesterday.But her father reconciled the sisters.They even ate dinner together.This morning,she was not opening the door of her room.Her family members forcefully opened the door and found her dead body hanging.I know this girl.Her life has a lot of tragedies.But she came along a long way.Why would she commit suicide a month prior to her wedding ceremony?!I am still in shock.She was married in papers.The wedding functions were about to take place grandiosely.The shoppings,hall bookings,jewellery making-everything was on process.Why would a girl commit suicide leaving her parents and loving husband?! I can't imagine the pain.She was probably schizophrenic or mentally depressed.She could have told her husband or family.Doctors could have helped.The world has developed a lot.There is viable treatment for these types of conditions.I don't think suicide is really an option.She suffered a lot in her life previously but things were falling in places.She was about to start a new life.The wedding dates were fixed,cards were about to get printed.I don't know what was she thinking or what was she going through.But killing thyself is never ever an option. Who's gone is gone.Things cannot be undone.But the people she left here,what will happen to them?The little sister everyone is talking about,will she be able to lead a normal life again?That girl will think that my sister died because of me,because I fought with her.Will she be able to move on?The husband she left was a good person.I know him personally.Will he be able to move on?Will he be able to love anybody again?His wife just left him like this.He became a statue in grief after hearing the news. I just hope her husband does not do anything drastic now.These incidents affect the family greatly and it's really hard to move on.People nowadays have more tendency to become suicidal.I just don't find the answer of 'why'. In Islam,there is no mercy for suicide.Life is a gift from Allah.Whatever happens,you cannot end it because you don’t find living a life worth it.You will have to suffer in afterlife.There will be no mercy from Allah.But we know Allah is the most merciful.All we can do is pray.This girl gave a post in facebook last night before committing suicide.But nobody had the time to prevent it.You cannot actually save someone who does not want to be saved.This is the bitter truth. Say a big NO to suicide.Every problem can be solved.This covid pandemic is already taking so many lives.We have heard so many death news in the past one year that it has affected every one of us mentally.We should remember that there are so many people fighting for their lives.We are so lucky to be healthy and alive! Hope that things will gradually get better and people related to this girls life will move on.I know it's hard but nothing is impossible right?

@Mehnaz 23 April 2021

Covid or not covid? Hello there!I'm back again with my silly talks.So I came back home a couple of weeks ago after a 15 hours plus journey by road(wrote about it in my previous article).The thing happened afterwards is-I got 102 degrees fever after a day I got home.We all know about the global pandemic that is going on-COVID 19!Certainly I got scared what was happening to me.I came in contact with so many people for the past month due to exams and all.It was justified for me being scared.I got fever on 8th April noon.My mum gave me a paracetamol 'Napa' and I slept for hours.Fever got down in the afternoon but came again.My dad got back home and suggested me to stay bit isolated.At first I got upset but later got used to the fact that I have to think about everyone in the house. Fever vanished afterwards and did not come back.I had no other symptoms.But my physician father started my treatment with antibiotics,steroids and many other medications just like covid treatment for being safe.I was under medication for more than 10 days.Antibiotics,montelukast,steroid,paracetamol,doxophylline,rupatidine,rivaroxaban-nothing was left out as you can see.But I had literally no symptom for 3 days.So I came out of isolation.I even went to my friend's house.It seemed like a normal fever.Everybody thought that it happened due to long journey.On 14th April,Ramadan started.That night I caught cold and lost my sense of taste and smell afterwards.I felt so sad I mean really!Ramadan is a very holy month for us Muslims and it's about purification,salvation,prayers,relaxation,iftaar,sehri and all the amazing foods we get the opportunity to eat.Ramadan is the month of meditation for me.I felt so sad that I couldn’t get the taste of such amazing iftaaris.I finished my 5 days antibiotic course.My dad told me to continue for another five days.He changed my medication a bit.I prayed from my heart to Allah for my taste and smell.And Allah Almighty listened to my prayes.I got my senses back within less than a week!It was kind of a miracle because it usually takes time to come back.Alhamdulillah! I stayed in isolation for a few days.Abbu was reluctant about my covid test as I didn’t have much symptoms but was having all the medication.So I don’t know if I had covid really or not.But I caught bad cold and had a little cough for one night which disappeared later.My mum told me to inhale some hot evaporated air.She made me a special drink.I drank tea every now and then.I fasted in the day though. I am pretty much sure it was not covid because I developed no other symptom and my taste,smell came back too(so early).I was very lucky.Not everyone is as lucky as me.Be very careful people!Wear your mask.Don't get out of the house without necessity.Stay safe.Keep others safe!

@Mehnaz 22 April 2021

My record 15 hours road journey Hello peeps!How are you all?It's been a month I've written something here on read.cash.Actually I was pretty busy with me professional examination.Exams ended on 5th of April.I've been on vacation since then but our 3rd year classes commenced on 17th April.So my schedule is pretty hectic now too.But I've decided to write regularly here from now on.I don’t know if read.cash will recognize me or not.🥺I've been a part of read.cash family for past 8 months though. This article today is about my journey back to home.It was no less of an adventure!I live in Dhaka but my hometown is in Jashore,Khulna,Bangladesh.The distance between these two cities are almost 200km(199.6 km).My exams finish on 5th April but we all know about the global covid pandemic.The government has enforced a country-wide lockdown from 4th April.Previously I had my flight ticket from Dhaka to Jashore on April 6.But all domestic flights got cancelled.Only private cars and trucks were viable transports.We were hoping that maybe our exams will get cancelled and we'll go home but that did not happen.We all gave viva and finished the prof exams finally.Now it's time to return home.I absolutely hate hostel so I didn’t have any intention of staying there during lockdown.My parents did a super sweet thing for me then(parents always do❤️).They sent our car for me along with our driver bhaiya and manager uncle from Jashore.Our car reached Dhaka safely.We starred our return journey on 5th April morning. There are number of ways on reaching Jashore from Dhaka.The easiest way is using ferry via Aricha-Daulatdia ghat.We started our journey at 8 am and reached ghat at 10 am.Due to lockdown,Dhaka city was free of traffic then.When we reached ferry ghat,there were so many cars and a very long line of truck waiting.Our car was small so we went in the front.But some journalists came to report the lockdown situation that nobody is abiding by the rules.Suddenly,the authority closed the ferry ghat.They didn’t confirm anything but were assuring people that ghat will reopen.We waited for more than 2 hours.Now there was another option which we ignored in the morning-the Jamuna bridge.But it was another 200 km journey by road. After waiting for 2 hours,we decided to change our route.It was a backdrop.But we had no other option.Mawa ghat was off too.We again came to Nabinagar,Savar and had our lunch.After a break,we started our super long journey.From Nabinagar to Tangail then the Jamuna bridge!The roads seemed so long and never ending. We reached the Jamuna bridge at 4.30 pm in the evening.Then we crossed Pabna,Kushtia,Jhenidah respectively.It seems to easy to write but actually was very hard to pass.We took a short break after crossing Pabna.I've never been to Pabna before but it is a huge city.It took a lot of time to cross.🥵I was actually feeling bad for our driver.He drived literally the whole day.We had to stop for refuelling our car.This little car gave us so much service.I'm overwhelmed.One good thing we came across was Rooppur nuclear powerplant.It is located in Ishwardi,Pabna.The project is huge!We were awestruck by it's look. Anyway,we all were so tired.But our drivewr came across and pulled it off.Long road journeys are much more about keeping patience.Finally we reached home at 11.15 pm!It was almost midnight.My parents waited for the whole day and finally I was home!HOME SWEET HOME!Home is where the heart is.❤️This journey will always be in my mind and I'm actually proud that we pulled it off.Allah Almighty helped us though the whole way.I'll cherish this always.15 hours journey by road isn’t something you pull off daily right?😅 Toodles!

@Mehnaz 12 March 2021

Homesick days Home-a place of peace,a place of comfort.Home is where the heart is.❤️But here I am,hundreds of miles away from home for building a future,a life of own.There are days when we get homesick.Today,it's my turn.Missing mommy so much.I miss that comfort of home.Hostel cannot ever give you that comfort no matter what. I miss mom's food especially.There are so many options in the menu.😭My heart cries.Hostel has crappy food.But we should be grateful for what we have.Something better is waiting for us.There is absolutely no comparison of home.In Bengali,we say it 'বাড়ি' (bari).A place where we can be ourselves,wear the loosest comfortable dress possible and hand around.A chill and cozy vibe that detoxes your stresses from mind.Covid-19 pandemic gave us a break from institutions and let us stay home for almost a year.But still I feel like my heart is not full-I want to go home again and sleep peacefully in my own bed.🥺Missing my parents so much.Miss my clean,big enough bedroom.Sigh,this is reality.What can we do?, Let's wait for the exams to be over and I'm gonna rush to home.Toodles.

@Mehnaz 12 March 2021

Amigos Friends-an inevitable part of our life.True friends are a blessing.You really cannot stay away from them unless you are a serious loner.I'm blessed to have such good friends in my life.I have been friends with some of them for even more than 15 years(I am 22 now hehe).But it hurts when 'friends' lie to you.Should true friends ever lie?I think the answer is a big NO. I know that circumstances aren’t always right.And truly,nobody has the right to control your life.It's upto you whether you would share your personal life with your friends or not.But when the situation is like-everybody in the group shares everything with each other and the group is really very small,then you shouldn’t make feel others left out or lie about a silly matter.That's it.I am personally an introvert person but extrovert among my close people who you may call my 'homies'.Yesterday I walked into a very awkward situation with a friend and I really don’t know how to deal with this.I know it’s her life and her decision but I really feel left out.But I'll deal with it maturely. Just saying,friends shouldn’t lie to each other.

@Mehnaz 10 March 2021

What's wrong with modern age Hindi series?! Hello peeps!I just finished watching a new Netflix original series 'Bombay Begums'.Starring Pooja Bhatt,Shahana Goswami,Plobita,Amruta,Aadhya;this series has a lots of things to say.Nowadays,these shows are portraying feminism in a whole new way which I find totally wrong and unacceptable.'Bombay Begums' is the story of five women whose lives are somehow connected to one another.They have their own stuggles in the big city but they make their way one way or another.The protagonist Rani Singh Irani,newly appointed CEO of Royal Bank of Bombay has her own secrets.Well,I'm not giving the spoiler.But I have mixed feelings about the show.I liked the first and last episode actually but the middle ones were trash.There are 6 episodes and all of them tried to portray women as something different.Since when,cheating on your spouses or partners are nornal?!Is that even fair in any book!2 of the protagonists cheated on their spouses with other men because they weren’t really happy in their marriage and were just trying to find inner piece and happiness.But NO-cheating cannot be justified really,not in the way this show portrayed it. These days,the new web shows are really trynna empower women in a way I just don’t understand.Being a women does not give you the right to slap your spouse because you're mad at him or cheating on him because he can't satisfy you.This is not right.But 'Bombay Begums' showed how women are actually harrased in workplace mentally and physically. But I saw some other shows too where feminism has been portrayed in a wrong way.This is not feminism.

@Mehnaz 10 March 2021

What's up with read.cash? Hello peeps!Can anyone tell me what is actually going on with read.cash?What's the pay-grade like now?I'm writing back on read.cash after 3 months and things seem like they've changed.I'm not getting payed by Mr.Random Rewarder like before though I'm writing quite frequently about different contents.I'm super busy with me exams so I can't think too much about articles and stuff.I'm not making up excuses but these are facts.We actually have no idea which article will get more paid or which will not.I got 7$ for a single little article 3 months back.But now I can't even make 5$. All I'm saying is,read.cash should have a pay criteria so that writers can understand.The current system is obviously better than the 'points system'.That was a frustrating pay system.The world is turning to bitcoins.Now everything is happening online.I was having a heart to heart conversation with my brother that day and he was quite amazed to know that I was earning bitcoins.He lives in Ireland and deals with bitcoins sometimes too.It's a great source of income and I'm actually grateful that read.cash actually pays.All I want to know is a criteria.

@Mehnaz 8 March 2021

Happy women's day! I won't say much.I'm just here to wish every woman in this platform a very happy women's day!It's time we clear the concept of feminism.As women,we should lift each other up.Let's celebrate the strong ones.Let's be there for our mothers,sisters,aunts,friends and every woman out there. People think of women as a jealous,competitive or weak category of creation.But I would say a woman has to undergo so many difficult circumstances to survive in this misogynist world.Women are thought as sex symbol,as an easy target,easy to pick on.But enough of this misogyny.Let's fight back the world together.This is 21st century.Things have changed a lot.Let's be optimistic.A woman's life and body is an epitome of journey.It's a hell of an experience.From being a daughter to being a career women to being someone's wife,someone's mother-thousands of roles in thousands of places. We deserve respect.We don't deserve to be treated as objects It's high time the society recovered from this disgusting misogyny.

@Mehnaz 8 March 2021

All about yesterday Hello fellas!I'm here to talk about an eventful day.07.03.2021-A memorable day.My written exam for first professional examination finished.The main part-viva is left yet but still I'm happy that a part of nightmare ended.😭It's been so long I had a peaceful sleep of hours.Things are pretty much same for my other batchmates too.Anyway,exam ended so I along with my friends went out after such a long time!I have a group of five and I feel lucky to have them in med school.They are absolutely amazing and very good persons. All the laughter,giggles,small talks,sparkles in our eyes-damn I missed all these.We roamed around the city,ate to our content,went to our favourite cafe.Also we tried a nutella shake which was heavenly.🤤We have a WhatsApp group named 'Picture Perfect' because we're undoubtedly photogenic.😌So yes,we clicked a lots of pictures and videos.Nobody would say we stayed up all night for exam.We were joyous and genuinely happy.Our brains need rest too. All these small things are what really matter at the end of the day.Start taking care of yourself.Stay healthy and happy!Ba-bye.💛

@Mehnaz 5 March 2021

How prof days are going Hello peeps!I'm here to share some of my experiences as a prof examinee.I'm a second year med student and this is my first ever professional examination.Prof is a very hard exam to give.I mean the syllabus is so so huge.I've never studied so much in my life before.😫 That feeling of appearing to your very first professional exam!This is surreal.One step closer to your dreams,one step closer to becoming a doctor.I love all these but this exam and med life is really very exhausting.Back to back exams without time to take rest.Ugghhh!But sad part is,we lost a whole year due to Covid-19 pandemic.Otherwise,I would have been in the last term of third year by now.But this is what's in our fate.Finally the exams started from 22nd February,2021.This lengthy exam will finish on 4th April.🥵Still giving the written exams.Then comes the tougher part-viva and practical!Teachers from other medicals(external) will come to take our oral exams which is a nightmarish type of experience to think about.😵 Anyways,gotta go.Exam day after tomorrow.Wish me luck!🤒

@Mehnaz 2 March 2021

It’s good to be back! Hello everyone!Assalamu Alaikum.I am writing back on read.cash after more than 3 months.Actually a lot of things happened in between.I wrote here last in November.Actually my family was going through tough times.Tough times aren’t over yet but things got a bit better. My father got pretty sick last December.I went to our capital,Dhaka city with baba.He's a doctor himself but doctors make the worst patients undoubtedly.He consulted with too many doctors and got confused.He's suffering from chronic kidney disease(CKD).His kidney has lost almost all it's function and he needs transplant.My parents went to India then in December 9,2020.Baba was admitted to hospital for better consultation.Doctors there said that they will do a permacath which is a special IV line into blood vessel of neck or upper chest.This was needed to be done for dialysis as my father's creatinine level was going sky high. After that,my parents came back to Bangladesh at the third half of December.One of my cousins passed away(Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilahi Rajiun)😓.That was a very sad news for all of our family.I again went back to Dhaka with baba.Now he is on weekly dialysis.He needs to have dialyzed 3 days a week now.My mother was alone in our hometown.So baba send me back after 10 days to mom.Then I stayed in my hometown for a month. But how can we forget Covid-19!In January,baba's health deteriorated.He had lungs infection and pneomonia.He had a very bad cough and breathing problems.Then he got tested for covid.As he didn’t have any fever,we were pretty sure that he would test negative for covid.But alas!The result came out positive.He got himself admitted in a hospital,stayed in quarantine and got better Alhamdulillah.We have a hospital in our hometown and apparently,we got a dialysis unit.My father was skeptical at first but then came back to our home.He stayed in quarantine for a few days more.Meanwhile,my big brother who lives in Dublin,Ireland came in Bangladesh to see baba.Baba started having dialysis in our hospital which we are very proud of.He's doing well now by the grace of Almighty Allah.But the sad part is,I'm not there with him now. I am a second year med student and I'm giving my 1st professional examination now which is a terrifying experience.It will finish in first of April.I shifted back to Dhaka in the end of last January.I'll write about my prof experience some other day.Now I got to go and study haha!Everybody pray for my baba.May he soon get his donor and have the transplant and become super fit like before again.None of our blood groups match with baba that's why we are not on the donor list sadly but we're looking for one badly. Okay peeps,have a good day.Ba-bye!

@Mehnaz 28 November 2020

Why is life so unfair? Life-a word with thousand meanings.A peaceful,prosper,successful life is most of the people want.But life can be so unfair sometimes.Why?Parents-the most important persons in one's life.They take care of us for the whole life starting from the very beginning when we are in our mum's womb.Us,children ar supposed to take care of them after a certain age.It's so much hard to watch your parents get old,get sick of old age.Why bad things happen to good people?What's the version of being 'good' or being 'bad'? I'm seeing my father to get sicker day by day.It's so hard to watch and very heartbreaking.I don't know what to say to him.It's a hard situation when one of your vital organs stop functioning.What did he do to deserve this?Our parents love us,cherish us for their whole world.They provide us with everything.But when they are in danger,how do we help them?Mental support us all I can give right now.Prayers do help.Our Allah Almighty knows our fate.Let's hope for the best. Family comes first.Bad times shall pass,I believe.After-all,this is a part of life.

@Mehnaz 27 November 2020

A day with my granny The day before yesterday,I went to my nanu basha(grandma's home) after almost a year!Nanu has been insisting me to pay her a visit but I couldn’t go before because of the pandemic.I spent a great fun day with nanu.😄We gossiped so much.Heartfelt conversations are something you need more often.You would be surprised to know that my family actually don't have any blood relation with her.But our connection is the purest and even superior that blood connections.We are so close.This woman used to be our neighbour.I lived with my family in a different area 5 years ago.Then we shifted to our own apartment.Nanu and we were neighbours for almost 17 years.She is a beautiful,gorgeous lady.Despite her age,she is very fun loving and social person.My real grandparents died before I was born.Nanu is my grandma now.She loves us like her own family.Her children treat us very well also. This time,I took pitha and fruits for her.I told her that I'll eat khichuri for lunch.She made a delicious lunch for me.🥰😋Also,she saved a pastry cake for me.Nanu is the person who knows that I love chips.She gifts me large Pringles or Jacker every time she sees me.💕This time wasn't different either.I saw a pringles on the dining table for me when I went there.Her house is beautiful. We had lunch together.Then we clicked some pictures.We gossiped for hours.I lived in another city last year so I couldn’t pay her much visit.This year,everything is different due to COVID-19.😓 Nanu was insisting me to stay there at night but I had to come home for some reasons.Our homes aren’t much distant.I'll visit her soon In Shaa Allah.Family always comes first no matter what.She called me that night but I missed it. Next morning,she called again and said she was missing me.I told her to come to my house soon.She said yes🥰.Love you nanu.May our Almighty grant you with a long,peaceful and healthy life. Thank you!

@Mehnaz 22 November 2020

I made alu porota 🤤 What an irony!I'm writing this article while frying porotas.😅Potato is the key ingredient here.Alu porota is one of my favourite types of porotas.It's a very common Indian food which is super-famous here in Bangladesh too.It's a food I can have all day every day but fat is proportionate to food so I'm making them tonight after quite a long time.Here is the very easy recipe. Pardon me the shape.I'm not good with shapes.It's filled with mashed potatoes inside.I added extra hence this shape. Ingredients: For the mashed potato filling(alu bhorta)- 1.3 large potatoes 2.Chopped onions-2 tbsp 3.Chopped green chillies-1 tbsp 4.Mustard oil-1 tsp For porota- 1.Flour-1.5 cups 2.Oil-2 tsp 3.Salt-1/2 tsp 4.Warm water-1/2 I fried the porotas with ghee.You can use butter or oil too.5 medium sized porotas can be made by following this recipe. Preparation: 1.Peel the potatoes and boil it in hot water for about 10-12 minutes.(I put it into a pressure cooker for fast work.) 2.Smash them.Add onions,chillies and oil. 3.Set the bhorta aside.Time to prepare the dough! 4.Add all the ingredients for the dough in a big bowl.Kneed well with hands.Rest it for half an hour. 5.Cut the dough in 5 pieces.Take a piece and shape it like a roti.Put some bhorta inside it.Shape it again by pressing it.Use tools. 6.Take a pan and fry them with ghee.Ghee enhances the smell and taste. Easy to make,low cost,super tasty food ready in no time!😁 Toodles.

@Mehnaz 22 November 2020

Ginger cookies here! Ginger,a cute little word.Rhizome,ginger root or ginger is a widely used world famous spice.I love it's flavour.There are many folks who don't like it's flavour.Personally I have a thing for spices.Have you tried ginger cookies?It's actually a combination of ginger and molasses.The flavours have a different level from our regular cookies.I'll give a very easy recipe today.It's amazing,trust me.😌 Ingredients: 1.All purpose flour-2 and 1/4 cups 2.Baking powder-2 tsp 3.Salt-1/2 tsp 4.Ground ginger-1 tbsp 5.Cinnamon powder-1.5 tsp 6.Powdered clove-3/4 tsp 7.Butter(softened)-3/4 cup 8.Brown sugar-1/2 cup 9.Granulated sugar-1/4 cup 10.Egg-1 large 11.Vanilla extract-1 tsp 12.Molasses-1/4 cup Preparation: 1.Take a big bowl to prepare the cookie dough.Add the wet ingredients first.Mix it well.Add sugar,butter and mix untill they dissolve.Mix all the other dry ingredients but spare flour for last. 2.Add flour and baking powder at the end.Prepare the dough.It will be soft.Keep it for an hour or two. 3.Preheat your electric oven for 10 minutes at 180 degree celcius. 4.Shape the cookies and bake them for 20 minutes at 180 degree celcius.Before baking,add some ground ginger and sugar on top for decoration. 5.Take out the cookies after cooling it down and you're ready to snack!🤤 Thank you peeps!You can try at home.It's super easy and delicious.🤩

@Mehnaz 21 November 2020

Our much awaited pizza party! @Jihan and I have been planning for a pizza party for quite a long time.My brother @Jihan was supposed to give me a treat actually.😅But every time this thing got cancelled for some reason.Then after so many cancellations,the party happened last Wednesday.😁Last time when we planned,number of guests in our house exceeded but we still planned for the party.We also went to a nearby cafe to bring pizzas but alas!Cheese wasn’t available that day so they weren’t serving pizza.🤦‍♀️Pizza got cancelled again.Before that one day we planned and failed again. We were so full that there was no room for pizza in our stomach.😅But last Wednesday finally we executed our plan.We order pizza online.I should say Jihan ordered as he paid.😉This pizza is from a homemade kitchen.We weren’t sure how it's gonna taste but everyone loved it(especially my mom).😇 Actually,we live in a small town in Bangladesh.Everything is available but not as good as the capital.Cheese is not very well available or good quality thing here.I make cream cheese at home but never tried mozzarella.Usually cheese should melt in our mouth but this particular 12" pizza seemed to have a thick layer of cheese.It seemd like there were 3 layers:the crust,meat topping layer and cheesy layer.Cheese didn’t got mixed but it tasted quite good.🤤 We're happy finally.😃It got postponed so many times that we thought the treat won't happen.But this was fate.😅Toodles!

@Mehnaz 19 November 2020

Self-defence: 'Self practice' at home. Hello fellas!I'm back on read.cash after almost a month.It's been a long time.Many things happened ever since.Some time before,Bangladesh's news portals were flooded with worst news of rape cases.The world is not a safe place anymore especially for females.Babies and little girls are not even spared.The only way to save yourself from this cruel world is self defense.Most of you people more or less know what is self defense.Karate,taekwondo are extensive form of self defense. Personally,I have started practicing self defense at home a few days back.The form I chose is 'kickboxing'.I'm still very amateur but I feel stronger than ever!My arms,elbow,palm,legs are getting stronger day by day.I watch YouTube videos for practicing.This combat sport is based on punching and kicking. May Allah Almighty forbid this type of dangerous situation may never come but I want to be ready to still give a fight.I try to do cardio kickboxing workouts for 30-40 minutes daily.I don't have any extra equipment so I practice free hand.I think everybody should practice at least one or two means of self defense.It well help to maintain your fitness as well as confidence.The jab,hook,cross punches are my favorite.It empowers me. I know that our mental condition won't be stable in a hostile situation among predators but we should take at least some precautions so that we can give at least a 'fight'.This world is a very cruel place.No one wishes for danger but we don't know how we land up in those type of situations. Practice begins at home.💪Thank you people!

@Mehnaz 19 October 2020

Healthy brownies here! Hello fellas!I'm back with another recipe.😁We all more or less like brownies.But it has a lots and lots of calories.Good to know,we got healthier versions of brownies which taste as good as the original recipe.I'm sharing mine today.I made it a couple of days ago. Ingredients: 1.Oats-3/4 cup 2.Butter-1/2 cup 3.Egg-1 large 4.Coco powder-1 tbsp 5.Choco chips-1/2 cup 6.Salt-1 tsp 7.Vanilla essence-1 tsp 8.Ovaltin or any sweetened chocolate powder-2 tbsp Sugar is optional.I didn’t use any more sugar as my choco chips were sweetened. I used walnuts and cashew nuts for enhancing the taste. Preparation: 1.Take the choco chips and butter in a bowl and melt it well.I used microwave for this.Mix it well. 2.Take the other ingredients one by one and prepare the batter.You don't need to beat much in case of brownie batter. 3.Place the batter in a mold.Garnish it with some choco chips and bake it for 25 minutes at 180 degree celcius in a preheated oven.Cool it down and cut into small pieces.You're ready to snack! Thank you!

@Mehnaz 12 October 2020

Spongy chocolate muffins here! Hello fellas!How you all doin'?It's been a long time.I have been inactive lately.Yesterday I made some spongy chocolate muffins.I prefer spongy cakes over moist ones.I'm sharing the recipe here.☺️ Ingredients: Flour-1 cup Eggs-2 Sugar-1/2 cup Oil-1/2 cup Coco powder-1/4 cup Vanilla essence-1 tsp Baking powder-1.5 tsp Milk-1/2 cup+2 tbsp Coffee-1 tsp Choco chips-1/2 cup Vinegar-1 tsp Secret ingredient to make the cake soft-2 tbsp cornflour (Remove 2 tbsp flour from 1 cup and add 2 tbsp cornflour).This really works! Preparation- 1.Take the egg whites,sugar and vinegar to form meringue.Add the other ingredients one by one.Add flour at last.Mix well but don't over mix. 2.Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degree celcius. 3.Place the batter into cupcake mold.Bake for 25 minutes at 160 degree celcius.Let it cool.You're ready to snack! Thank you.❤️🧁

@Mehnaz 6 October 2020

Swirl cake/Zebra cake! Hello fellas!I'm back again with my recipes after quite a long time.Read.cash has changed quite a bit. My cousin @Jihan gave a visit yesterday at my place.We made a swirl cake which is also called zebra cake.It's very easy to make.I'm sharing the recipe. Before baking🤗 Tadaaaaa! Ingredients: 1.Oil-1/4 cup 2.Sugar-1/2 cup(adjustable) 3.Eggs-2 4.Flour-1 cup 5.Vanilla essence-1 tsp 6.Vinegar-1 tsp 7.Baking powder-1 tsp 8.Coco powder-1 tbsp 9.Pinch of salt 10.Coffee-1/2 tsp(optional) Preparation: 1.Take the egg white,sugar and vinegar in a bowl and beat it to form meringue. 2.Add egg yolk,oil,vanilla and mix well.Sift the flour and baking powder and mix it with the batter. 3.Take a cup of batter in another bowl and add coco powder and coffee. 4.Take a baking mold and brush it well with oil.Then place 2 tbsp vanilla batter and then 2 tbsp coco powder and vice versa.There will be many layers.At the end of this,take a tooth pick and swirl it in order to give the zebra design. 5.Preheat the oven at 180 degree celcius for 10 minutes.Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes at 180 degree celcius.Cool it down and you're ready to eat! Thank you.💜

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@Mehnaz 24 September 2020

Will @read.cash ever give me points again?!Have been frozen for a week I don’t know why.🙂

@Mehnaz 23 September 2020

Choco chip cookies! Hello there fellas!Yesterday I baked some chocolate chip cookies which came out delicious.😍They taste so good that I ate half of it alone though I was supposed to control diet.🥺Now I'm sharing the very easy recipe. Ingredients: Flour-1+1/4th cup Baking powder-1/2 tsp Salt-1/2 tsp Butter-1/2 cup Sugar-3/4 cup 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Choco chips-3/4th cup Preparation: 1.Make a dough mixing all the ingredients.Add flour and choco chips at last.It will be a soft oily dough. 2.Refrigerate it for an our or two.It will help to enhance the flavour of your cookies. 3.Preheat oven for 10 minutes at 180 degree celcius.Shape your cookies.Garnish it with choco chips.Place it on baking tray.Bake for 20 minutes at 180 degree celcius. Cool it down and you're ready to have it! Thank you!💜

@Mehnaz 22 September 2020

Read.cash is gonna make me nuts.As I have been getting very less point(not even crossing 20) for past 5 days,I thought I would take a break and not post articles.But now I'm afraid they are gonna freeze me to death as I'm not posting stuffs.Uff what a dilemma!

@Mehnaz 21 September 2020

What's wrong with read.cash?!I am not getting points for 4 days.I thought this is just a phase and they'll give me points again but when will this end?I'm getting frustrated at this platform.

@Mehnaz 20 September 2020

Chicken Shashlik here! I cooked chicken shashlik yesterday.It turned out really nice.So I'm here to share the recipe today.☺ It's a bit time consuming but easy and too yummy.🤤 This picture was taken while I was cooking. Ingredient: For 1.5 cup chicken- Garlic-ginger paste-1 tsp each Mustard paste-1 tbsp Garam masala-1/2 tsp Chilli powder-1/2 tsp Tanduri masala-1 tbsp Salt-At least 1 tsp(according to taste) Lemon juice-1 tbsp Soya sauce-1 tbsp Tomato sauce-1 tbsp BBQ sauce-1 tbsp Oyster sauce-1/2 tsp Yogurt-1 tbsp Sugar-1/2 tsp Oil-1/4 Vegetables according to your choice(I used potatoes,capsicum,carrots and onions.) Preparation: 1.Marinate all the ingredients well and keep it for at least 2 hours in the fridge by covering the bowl. 2.Before using the sticks,soak those in normal water. 3.Place the chicken and veggies into the sticks according to your choice and fry them in oil.You don't need too much oil to fry them.Fry until the chicken gets cooked and veggies turn brownish. Now you're ready to eat! Thank you!💜

@Mehnaz 19 September 2020

Hola read.cash🖐 Hello fellas.I'm sad🥺.Read.cash is not giving me points for 3 days.Yesterday I just got 2.5 points .They are applying a new strategy now we all are seeing but how many days am I gonna stay pointless?🥺 Today I am at 16.1 points now. I want to be rich again.🥺

@Mehnaz 18 September 2020

Kunafa recipe Hello fellas!Kunafa is a famous Turkish dessert.It's very yummy.Apparently it's now famous in Bangladesh too.There are some ways of making this.I opted for the easiest way.Here we go! Ingredients: 1.Laccha Semai(Vermicelli)-1.5 packets 2.Ghee-2 tbsp 3.Milk powder-Half cup 4.Sugar-Half cup(Adjustable) For the milk layer- 1.Liquid milk-2 cups 2.Powder milk-1 cup 3.Condensed milk-1/2 cup 4.Cornflower-3 tbsp Preparation: 1.In a large pan,take the vermicelli,ghee,milk powder and sugar and then mix all the ingredients in medium flame for at least 10 minutes.Set it aside. 2.In a casserole dish,take half of the vermicelli mixture and make a plain layer.Use other half later. 3.In a bowl,take 3 kinds of milk and mix it with the cornflower.It should be done in cool stage.Then place it on the stove in low flame.Whisk it continuously untill the mixture thickens. 4.Place the milk above the vermicelli layer.Then again put some semai above this layer.Garnish it with nut crackers. 5.Let it cool.Then refrigerate it for minimum 2 hours.Cut it into pieces and your ready to eat.😍 You can give it a try.Thank you!