The place that would make me happy forever! *I can remember myself sitting next to the riverbank, sometimes on the bamboo bridge over the river, and watching the river waves hours after hours.* Being an introvert, spending serine time in nature is what I call a blessing. It's not much to ask for but now I am leaving far away from the setting. The river I was talking about is from my aunt's house. It was like a fairytale house for me when I was a child. Every year we used to…
When small things bring greater joy. A blooming flower, a chirping bird, or just the weather makes me happy sometimes. On the other hand, when my mind remains me about all the regrets I have, everything that I have not achieved, things that I failed to manage; I feel numb- not sad, not guilty but numb. *It's better to be happy with the small things around rather than thinking about the bigger things for a moment. I find it's not contradictory to 'deep thought' or anything.…
Home is calling me. It's been almost a year since I didn't visit my hometown. I didn't go to my parent's house, didn't see my old room where I grew up. It feels like I can listen, my hometown is calling me by my name. Pandemic made everything difficult. Not only that life became so tough & busy, it became hard to get time to fly over 300km to see my mom. Fortunately, the biggest religious festival for Muslims is knocking on the door. Hopefully, I will get an opportunity to…
My Favorite favorite foods as a child. Childhood food means the aroma of mom's cooking to me. I can remember, how we used to wake up in the very morning with the fragrance of winter cake. Sometimes in the evening, while doing homework, we can guess what my mom was cooking by the smell. Those are such precious memories. I was not fond of sweet food but when she used to make this **semolina cake**, I wont to grab some. They were nothing fancy, only take a few ingredients but…
Things we need to do differently to reduce Climate Change. Bangladesh is a prime example of climate change. We are the generation that witnessed the change in bear eyes and continues to see the change every day. The hot summer, lack of rain, flash flood, drought, cyclone; we have everything. Having all this, when I see some people still don't take climate change seriously or doubt its seriousness my eyebrows go up automatically. I feel like, come here and witness how real it…
Sugar-coated! **Pretty words are not pretty if they are not true.** Am I prepared to face the truth or I would choose the sugarcoated lies? Maybe I will go with the second option! I know it's better to know the truth even if it hurts. But who doesn't like to get sweet lies? *I find the lies. It was always in front of my eyes but I never saw it. Or maybe I was too sure it was there but unintentionally avoided confronting it. The story of my life. When I look back, I see so…
To the birds, to the flowers. *Thousand words!* *But who will listen?* *Meaningless chat!* *Who will care for them?* No one has time to deal with a crackhead, no? I go to my peace corner and play with the flowers of my garden instead. I live a very wired life. I hang out with friends no more. We all are busy with our own life. I don't go to parties, life became different. I do go outside and socialize though, with the people who don't have an active part in my life. It feels…
Tired of Life! *I was never been very fun but I do like to share quality time with people. Maybe I was not very clever at choosing the people around me because now it feels like, I'm too tired to live for others.* *I was not like this even 10 years ago. But now I'm probably the most boring person you would ever meet!* To me, Boredom means when I can't enjoy myself anymore. As an introvert, I wouldn't claim, I always enjoy people's company. It's okay for me to accept if…
Mixed vegetable with Lentil Dumpling. *Lentil Dumpling is the one best thing to enhance the flavor of curries. It's something very original to our cuisine and no need to say how much we love it. Every year, my mom usually sends me Lentil Dumplings. I preserve them and use them into curries or mashed them as a simple side dish for a year long.* If you are wondering what lentil dumplings are, then here's a recipe I found on the web that you can follow. We call the dumplings…
The tale of the Panam City - An ancient city that is standing after a century! Walking down the path of this ancient city will surely give you goosebumps. Seeing the ancient empty buildings, and thinking about the people that once used to live there adds a different vibe. This is the one best place that didn't get retouched and still holds the same structural appearance as before. *This city is from 1300AD (Bangla Calendar) and now we are at 1428. There are over 50 houses…
A box full of Happiness! The fasting month of Muslims is going on. Every day we are preparing some traditional food at home to break our fast. But sometimes it feels like we should try something new. And to my surprise, today my husband bought this 'Fryblox' for us. I was super excited because I had the opportunity to take a break from the kitchen. Also, the food was food good. Doesn't it look delicious? What I love best is the fresh taste. He bought one meatball with potato…
Mountain of the Moon - The book that still gives me goosebumps! The first book that I fall in love with, the book that enhanced my imagination is undoubtedly চাঁদের পাহাড় by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. He is also one of my favorite novelists. img https://pixabay.com/vectors/mountains-forest-night-evening-5689938/ *I read চাঁদের পাহাড় / Mountain of the Moon for the first time when I was around 10 years, as per I remember. I read the book several times later and it never…
My fantasy world - A floating world with floating emotions. I'm sitting on the edge of the world, seeing the world in front of me. The sky getting pink gradually, it's going to be night very soon. There will be a huge moon and thousands of stars in the sky. There is no shortage of space, I can be alone as long as I want to be, and no one will bother me. We understand each other so well, we will only be in each other's life when we agree. img…
"Indeed, with hardship ease." I lost myself and got the chance to put things together again. I never lose hope nor do I question my belief but I sure fall apart many times. But my faith and belief is the first thing that helped me to find myself, redefine myself, my life, and everything as a whole. As a woman, I always feel like the world is a wired place for me. I do have a home in my name, and all but I always have to carry the name of my father, my husband, and maybe my…
Mixed puffed rice - Flavors of Bangladeshi Street food. *Jhalmuri/Mixed puffed rice is one of the popular street food around Bangladesh. It's cheap but mouthwatering. There are hundreds of ways to make this. Puffed rice doesn't contain much flavor. So the taste depends on what we put on them.* The mixture usually is made out of puffed rice, chili, onion, mint, coriander, chanachir (another spicy local snack), chickpea, mustard oil, and more. It's so flavourful and…
“The truth is, you don’t break a bad habit; you replace it with a good one.” *Daily habit leads to long-term growth. Every single thing we do on daily basis counts, they add something- good or bad in life and gradually impact our whole life. Knowing and understanding this is not enough to change and adopt habits. Because in real life, it challenging to do so.* img https://unsplash.com/photos/ZaeTg1PnZPk If I talk about myself then I have to say, I was always proud of myself…
Manipulation is a contagious disease! We all have our own terms, our way of seeing the world. But when we take our influence into action to change the reality, we are the manipulator! Hard to accept, right? img https://unsplash.com/photos/gLtxrJ8UQIY Even I wouldn't accept if you call me a manipulator. But the truth is we all are, more or less love to play the manipulation game. And why wouldn't we? Who doesn't love the warmth of power? Who has the dominion over them to not…
I found my inner child after ages! I played hide and seek today! Yeah, it sounds flat I know. Because every mom probably does so. But you know what made it a hundred times better today? *We played with a group of six. Two of my niece and nephew, my son, me, and my mom all played it together. It was not a planned event. I enjoyed it so much, I'm blessed to have this day.* img https://unsplash.com/photos/JGxdIlKy3lA My niece, nephew, and my son were playing in my parent's…
Finally, HOME! This is what I call home. This is my shelter from storms. I come here to vent and declutter my mind. This is the place that gives me the courage to rethink and reorganize. I wait for a whole long year to feel pampered again. There's nothing like home, no? But do you know what? I lost it. *I lost the connection with my home or maybe, I should say, I used to call home once. After marriage, like millions of others, I don't get much time to spend in the place I…
It rained down and made me a believer! When I talk about spirituality, healing, and religion with people, I get this question so many times, 'what makes me a believer?' They want to know if it's only because my parents were believers or if I come to understand why I should be a believer? Also, people get curious about if there was any special incident that made me become a strong believer. I have to approve that this is a very valid question. Because I see a lot of people…
Life out loud! Being born and raised in a nuclear family, I never had the chance to be loud. Now I'm defining it's a 'chance' but a few years ago I probably would say the opposite. I hate being loud, I never liked to be around loud people. But guess what? When I became close to a loud family I noticed a major difference. And that is, how they approach life. Let me explain a little bit more. *My in-laws are very loud in general. They live in a huge household, almost 26 people…
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