I read somewhere once - hair doesn’t make the woman but a good hair definitely helps. For the longest time I’ve used L’Oréal’s new power moisture hydrating conditioner. Since my hair is dryer than a jhaaroo ka tinka - moisture is something I can’t compromise on. I often oil before every wash just to get that extra moisture boost. So recently my beloved conditioner ran out, I also happen to use dove conditioner for dry hair, because you know dry hair needs all the moisture it can get, had to rush to the super market and pick up some new conditioners. Dove was there, so I picked it up, as my number one conditioner. My second black bottle with the blue line - the L’Oréal one was missing on the shelves. A sales lady pointed me towards a keune keratin conditioner and I thought why not? It’s a very professional looking bottle - white with black text on it. So this is my third wash with it and it’s a big no from me. In the ingredients it contains paraffi...
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PLAY; "Aap ka matlooba number doosri line pay masroof hai" - A Review
As someone who loves going to the movies and would rather binge watching whole seasons of my favorite shows; I’d still never been to a stage play before. Despite the popular opinion and the recent revival of theater in Pakistan, I found it hard to take out time for the off-screen, live performances. So when I got a rare chance to attend one and heard rave reviews for the play Aap ka matlooba number I decided to check it out once and for all. This play has been produced by the very talented and successful producers Ovais Mushtaq, Hassan Jawad Rana, M. Atif Siddique and Mohammad Bin Baseer. M. Atif Siddique and Hassan Jawad Rana are also the script writers for the play. The play has been produced under the banner ALL4ONE Pakistan; production house that brought us two major films like JANAAN and PARCHI. So with relatively high expectations, I went to watch the play "Aap ka matlooba number doosri line pay masroof hai". "Aap ka matlooba number doosri line pay ma...
Give Them Their Recess Back!
"In designing a structured recess, they (schools) will sacrifice the notion of recess as an unstructured but supervised break that belongs to the child; that is, a time for the child to make a personal choice between sedentary, physical, creative, or social options." (AAP) I remember my time at school. We used to start at 8 o'clock sharp and end our day at half past 2 in the afternoon. During these six and half hours, we used to have 8 periods and 2 recesses. First recess used to be just 15 minutes, after we 3 long periods, to eat quick snacks. Students used to bring packed lunches from home or were given lunch money so that they could buy samosas, chicken burgers, rolls, biscuits, chips and drinks from a small tuck shop located inside the premises of the school. Then it used to be back to academics, lectures, assignments. After two more periods of equal length, we would get another recess, this time full 30 minutes. Those 30 minutes were what we used to go to school ...
Schools in Pakistan Need Organic Curriculum
" The students are only at the receiving end of the curriculum and have no say or authority over the pace, mode of delivery and the content." By Staff Writer; Sameera Wajid (This article was published on https://ed-reforms.blogspot.com/) Education is the wholistic development of an individual; intellectually, morally, emotionally leading to an end result where the person becomes a socially responsible compassionate functional member of a society. Education is more than what any school can provide to the child, because education does not stop once the child steps out of the boundaries of the school. Yet, in Pakistan a peculiar and curious trend is catching up; keeping curriculum a secret from the parents/families. The teachers are given curriculum guidelines as set by Cambridge, however the parents are not allowed to review the syllabus under the pretext that sharing the curriculum feeds into the parental competition, causes unnecessary stress to the st...
Contributed by a Spinchat member Parents are the biggest gift of God to the mankind. The love parents have for their children is pure, truly unconditional. They never want anything in return but only respect. Parents work hard to give the best life to their children. Being a parent isn't easy, specially being a parent of a girl in our society. It's a dilemma that people expect so much from a girl's parents specially when a girl gets married. At the time of wedding the parents are under the pressure of giving dowry and expensive gifts to the in-laws. The wedding function has to be perfect, from the decor to the food. The parents of the bride have to show modesty from the most elderly member of the groom's family to the most youngest member. Then comes the next day of the rukhsati, the parents have to send breakfast to the in-laws. If they don't then this becomes a reason of displeasure for the groom's family. Parents have to keep on giving gifts to their ...
The Rat Race and the Unimpressed Panel of Strangers
By Sameera Wajid A few years ago, I was approached by a friend... She asked me, How old is your son now? 20 months? Does he know his colours, animals and modes of transport yet? I thought she was kidding. she was absolutely serious. Run, Run, Run as fast as you can! Schools pressurize parents to enroll their babies as young as 18 months into play groups. In some schools registration is done while the mother is still on the family way. This isn’t something new. Over the last 7 years, I have been observing this mad race, as a mother. A race to get the child educated as soon as the schools dictate you to, to get the child ahead of other children as per the school’s expectations, and to proudly announce to the whole world that you are blessed with a gifted child because a school panel decided so. When you have a baby, every month, you will meet family and friends with one critical question, When is your child starting school? All first-time parents in Pakistan fac...
Perfect Education Systems: A Wishful Thinking
By Sameera Wajid According to Prof. Dr. Gülden Ertugrul, Utopia is a word derived from the Greek Outopia meanings 'Nowhere' and Eutopia meanings 'Someplace Good'. It basically represents an imaginary place where all institutions and the actors in the society are perfect, a place that does not exist, but a place that one dreams of and can visualize as the ideal community, working in perfect harmony, free from all ills, injustices and discrimination. The concept of Utopia also serves as a contrast effect against which we can measure the inefficiencies and short-comings of the existing society and the corruption of the present day institutions. Education is a key tool to realize the ultimate goal of utopia. Life-Long Learners In an ideal world, there will be class difference, no socio-economic discrimination and no gender biases and education will be accessible by all. The learners will be life-long learners, not bounded by the routine school structures and learni...