Author: Firoze Ahmed

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought

Tears after watching a ‘Reel’

Sharing a weird story with you all which happened with me recently. I was casually scrolling down on instagram reels at the airport, irritated since our flight got delaaa……..aayed. ( Hey Spicejet, Shame on you!! Leave airline business and sell panipuri. People will bless you. ) Okay, the reel showed a playful golden retreiver waiting for […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Lifestyle, Savoury

Phuchka love

Samosa, biryani, phuchka are some of my most favourite food items. Relocating to Shillong from Kolkata owing to profession had created a hiatus so far in terms of these yummy food stuff. Whereas Shillong has its own unique charm, and has unparalleled natural beauty, it is nowhere near when it comes to food of Kolkata. […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought

Me-gong

Me-gong is a flower which grows abundantly in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The biodiversity of Garo hills is highly diverse  in terms of botanical importance which are less studied  I,myself, hailing from adjacent state, Assam have not yet seen many plant varieties and saw most of them for the first time. I will share […]

Food for Thought, Mental Health

5 minute miracle

I practice this 5 minute miracle technique of getting mentally relaxed before getting into the day’s grind esp. when there is a hectic day ahead. This started sometime in 2019 at a hotel(resort) I was staying at during my official field trips. The suite room in the resort had a wonderful seating and study space […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, Food for Thought, Lifestyle

Wedding bells

How does it feel to be your own wedding planner? Its feels great. Wedding bells were round the corner for us when we finally managed to converge in our respective families. Ours was an extra special one followed by small reception where our families, dear friends and well wishers were present. Paperwork/formalities It officially started […]

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Zebra crossing, traffic signals and more

This post is about a daily mundane activity-driving to office every morning.  I love driving and consider it as a fun activity. But, traffic/ road conditions in kolkata can make you feel otherwise.  There are multiple routes to our office. We often drive through the same route everyday. So, the route, traffic signals, zebra crossings got […]

BlogchatterA2Zchallenge, CauseAchatter, Food for Thought, Mental Health

In pursuit of Happiness-A Paradox

What is the pursuit of happiness? The paradoxical feeling called happiness intrigues me a lot. In this context, I am not a happiness ‘guru’ nor am I here to give life lessons. What is happiness? How happy are we all? Why do people run after it? Do people actually get it? These are some of […]