Let me write something about procrastination and the other day. I actually turned off my computer and went away to do some pending things. Two things that i learned in regards to the topic:

1. If you ask others to help you in something, forget it.
2. The breaking down of tasks was overwhelming...i have the habit of jumping from one thing to another. I need to stop that.

Major thing i want to this year is to learn how to concentrate on reading...grasping the essence....and...

I had a talk with my parents in karachi. I thought they were all coming together but saadaan is coming today. I am excited for the stuff he's bringing. Haha, i am such a kid. Waisay bhi, i was running out of new shalwar kameez.

My parents are coming over on sunday after their hajj, pakistan and india trip. All of a sudden, i feel like making garlands for them to take to airport. Where will i find that white flower...motia i think...to make a garland. Rose bulbs are easier to find....

Few days back when i was looking for sugar cookies recipe i found this one accidentally. It was easy and quick so i gave it a try. I have changed the recipe to make it less sugary and less time consuming for the prep work. I took these burfis to a party and they were a big hit.

So, here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
3/4 can condensed milk
few teaspoons of almonds, pistachios and ground cardamom

Method:...

October 26, 08

Usually every year around boxing day i bought something related to electronics and that was online. But this year I had everything so i decided that i'll buy some clothing. I have previously purchased clothing online from sears. I started browsing different clothing websites and found suzy shiers website to have some nice deals. But i couldn't find my size. So, i decided that this time i'll go from store to store physically and will look for the deals. I went to my closest...

On tuesday, i went to pameer kabab to take-out some food. Its the new halal afghani place that opened up near my place. I have tried their food twice. Its on Raylawson and Hurontario and started the operation only a month ago. Its across from the court house plaza where they have tim hortons. Its also across from the Royal Bank....and the plaza is called some county court thing. So, far i have tried their chapli kabab, chicken breast kabab, seekh kabab (which they call shami) and beef boti along...

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reason i tried posting a thread in the travel section with photographs but images are not showing...so, i'll share them here.

In October at the Thanksgiving longweekend, we went to Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. We stayed in Sault. Ste. Marie which is often called Soo. Its about 7 to 8 hours drive from Toronto.

Lake Superior park is famous for its fall colours and light coloured beaches. I have been there previous 3 years ago and that was in August....

In the summer we went to algonquin park again...i have been there several times. I have been to different trails at different times. These ones are from the rapid trail, i think. This time i saw 3 mooses in one day when we least expected them.

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that you all missed...I am posting some photographs of zaayan while I was away.

Enjoy

I was away...i did visit orlando in december 2007 and had an eventful summer and fall with my husband's cousin family who were here for a visit. We took them to toronto for a boat and double decker tour. We took them to niagara falls, ottawa, montreal, quebec city, algonquin park, blue mountain, craigleight park, sault ste marie, lake superior park, chapleau and much more. Yet, i feel like i haven't travelled and have this urge to travel. I always want to travel. What's wrong with me? Perhaps, i...

I was searching for something online and stumbled upon gupshup and since i had extra time so i started browsing. I haven't been around for ages. I see new sections have been added and then i see many new nicks around. But then i was glad to see many familiar folks around

I have to do a lot of catching up. Congratulations, to all the parents and soon to be parents I can't believe that i have been away for so long that some people not only got married but also have a child now....

Desi cooking is so versatile, yet i keep seeing biryani and chicken tikka/tandoori chicken at dinners all the time. There's a word called 'variety'? Don't people get bored? I do.

I forget where i see some of the yummiest recipes...so i am putting these links here for myself...i want to try some of these for zayan...so folks with kids, if you want...you can give some of these recipes a try.


http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Famous-...ce/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemad...ne/Detail.aspx

I was reading how canada ranked 12 out of 21, when it comes to child welfare..and the comparison was of rich countries. I am not surprised with these stats, because, child poverty is big and is getting bigger and bigger in canada. On top of the list are netherland, denmark and sweden. I do want to read what policies do they have...that we don't have in canada. It's always interesting to compare different models. As far as i can remember, 40% of the people who access foodbanks in GTA are actually...