Beyond Monet – A Feast for the Eyes

I had a splendid time this Sunday at the Beyond Monet- an immersive event showcasing arts by Claude Monet at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. It was a ticketed event that allows visitors to stay up to 1 hour and enjoy the canvases of Monet brought to life through stunning visuals accompanied by sound effects.…

Pandemic Eid

We celebrated Eid Ul Fitr 2021 in Canada on 13 May. This was officially my 3rd Eid Ul Fitr in Canada and my second one amidst this never ending pandemic. Funny how last year during this time, we were all hoping by the next Eid, things would get back to normal. Things have not changed…

Chasing Cherry Blossoms

As a nature lover, I had always to witness this marvelous wonder of nature by visiting Japan someday. When I moved to Canada few years ago I was pleasant surprised to know that this tree blooms in Canada too. Apparently, Japan gifted to Canada in 1959 as a token of thanks to Canada for supporting…

Saudade

Saudade is a term that is related to feeling extremely nostalgic over someone or something you once loved and lost, knowing that you can never get it back.

To The Champions of Endurance

Struggled but survived the year Tied ourselves to hope And the promise of light Pin these medals to our proud chests Raise our fists to the air We are the champions of endurance ~Tyler Knott Gregson This poem is dedicated to all those who survived, are struggling to survive, enduring, holding with whatever they have…

Unwinding, daylight savings, pandemic fatigue and all

When the covid-19 pandemic hit last year, I never imagined it would be around this long. We have seen many viral diseases come and but none has hit the world this hard in probably a century. The effects have been financial, physical, social, mental - basically every part of our lives have been uprooted. Personally…

Real. Unadulterated Joy

Do you remember when you were a kid? How things used to be so simple and easy? How it took so little or nothing to fill you with joy? What happened to that kid, that joy, that simple life? How did we become so complicated? As we grow older, the world conditions us into believing…