Today was almost overwhelmed by sentimentality. I watched the first episode of Aakhri Station, which was getting some buzz as a good new Urdu drama series, sort of like a feminist Black Mirror. The conceit is that it is set in a women’s carriage on a train from Lahore to Karachi and each episode is […]
Uninteresting
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Magic tricks
The Hutchbustle birthday party came and went. I went with perhaps my closest friend, Lady Lala. We first stopped in Main Market at Jalal Sons (a large shop recently in the news for a massive fine for mixing dye into their daal to make it appear fresher) where I bought a basketball and hoop and […]
Catfish waltz
I finally gave in to the weather gods and borrowed a sweater from my sister. The next step will probably be to buy socks to prevent the chilblains that are a perpetual feature of Lahore winters. Not that Lahore winters are particularly cold but houses are designed for summer so are cold, covered in marble […]
Off
My flight to Lahore is tonight, or, correctly, my flight to Karachi is early tomorrow morning. I have a rather ugly journey ahead, and am feeling foolish for not booking a direct flight to Lahore despite the cost. There used to be a direct PIA flight between KL and Lahore; then it changed to KL […]
Diversity
We went to Sushi Azabu for dinner, my favourite restaurant in KL and on very good form last night, with some entirely new things (firefish with firefish liver), and others that were particularly delicate and delicious (prawns, scallops, fatty tuna etc). A lovely bit of skipjack tuna, which I had not preivously had as sushi. […]