A busy sort of day today, with a couple of speeches to write in the morning, then a consultancy to bid for (little hope but one must keep at it), and finally a rather interesting article on disability to edit. However, I have had a headache all day, which is steadily getting worse, and I […]
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Busy, busy
The week has started with a fair bit of work, much of it now overdue as I had to spend a great deal of time in KL’s less salubrious shopping centres getting photocopies, photographs and postage for passport renewal. The wheels are now in motion and hopefully it’ll be here in four to six weeks. […]
Spooked
There was a strange sense of unrightness around KL today, or maybe I was just spooked. There are often addicts sprawled on the pavements in our part of town, and I had my bag snatched very dramatically in my first week in the city which ended with a trip to the emergency as my head […]
Incense
After two cups of morning tea, twice my usual allocation, we went down to Petaling Street where, rumour had it, Ali Muthu & Ahok was one of the rare restaurants open on Chinese New Year. It was open and was packed, but we found a table for nasi lemak. Merchant’s Lane next door appeared to […]
Afrofutures
We went to see Black Panther yesterday. It was very good, and I say this as one who is not a fan of superhero films. It was beautiful of course – Afrofuturism is lush visually (I’m less fond of the novels I’ve read in the genre). And so strange and refreshing to see a big […]
Relief
A relief to be back in KL with our next guest to come in a fortnight but only for a couple of days, and then perhaps a family visit in May. It is very nice indeed to be back with the GF without others around. We went to Sarang and had a delicious Nyonya laksa […]
Slightly out of date, but…
According to the members, film with “taboo” subjects such as menstruation will not be allowed screening in Pakistan. The Federal Censor Board also denied issuing an NOC to PadMan and announced a ban on the Akshay Kumar-starrer in all cinemas across the country. On the other hand, film distributors were also criticised by the local […]
In the general labour ward
Here I am in Fatima Memorial, the general labour ward. The Maulvi’s wife has had a miserable time of it as apparently she gets debilitating nausea whenever she is pregnant and, despite my uncharitable words, she is very distressed about her condition. The last baby was born in the medical centre in their village in […]
Back to the hospital
Seemingly I can’t have a trip to Lahore without a spot of caregiving. The Maulvi Sahib is a longstanding employee in the home – he worked for my mother’s business, loved her like a son, and stayed on after she died. He eventually brought his wife and burgeoning family to Lahore, where he cares for […]
Bhaturas on an icy day
It rained and thundered all night and the day was overcast and unusually breezy for Lahore. As such it has been quite cold and I have cracked out my only pair of socks, the cashmere socks I always take on long flights. I have today completed the task I came to Lahore for; it required […]