I have just taken a sip of tea and realised that what I’d thought was sugar was actually salt. Happily I don’t take much sugar and enjoy salt Kashmiri tea, so will continue drinking it. But a shock, nonetheless.
This morning I went to collect my renewed identity card which is now valid for 10 years. The photo is really awful: I look villainous, with staring eyes rimmed in black and a bit of a scowl. My own fault, as the woman taking the photo asked me if I wanted another go and I just waved a no. So this is what I’ll look like for the next decade as far as the Pakistani state is concerned.
Another irritating thing: the name of the GF, as my husband, is written prominently on the card and is in fact as prominent as my own name, or more so, since his is far longer. Boo.