Random thought threads from a rainy ‘call’ day.

  I will admit that men and women of all vocations work hard. Engineers sometimes work odd hours, IT folk may work horrible hours, investment bankers suffer from stress ulcers; even tax practitioners and auditors have their "times of the year" when the hours are irrelevant. All said, for most people "hours of work" is...

Letting go.

Wanting to be in control is a basic human attribute. Needing to be in control is a specific personality trait. An annoying trait on most occasions, and crippling at others. It is a need that consumes you from the inside; an ever- present, relentless, churning desire to be on top of things. To know what...

The 3 min 40 sec skincare routine.

Yes folks, I spend about 4 minutes or so on skincare everyday. Considering the fact that I can allot only about four hours to sleep and rest, I think 4 minutes on skincare is borderline luxurious. Here goes... Getting the war- paint  off. I use one of the two, depending on what I feel like...

Falling temperatures and rising spirits.

I sit in an uncharacteristically still and silent room tonight. The comforting thrum of the ol' but trusty air conditioner is conspicuous by it's absence.  I wonder if I will find it difficult to fall asleep without the white noise that I associate my nights in Doha with. All this, thanks to the sudden turn...