Destiny

1. A close male friend telling me I'm the strongest woman he knows.
2. Getting a sparkly purple manicure.
3. Bitching about someone who deserves to be bitched about.
4. Watching my kitten hiss at my older brother. And my brother hissing back. 
5. A cathartic conversation with a friend.
6. A really good tweetup. 
7. Fragrant, sweet, fresh, crispy caramel popcorn.

That's all. I really struggled to get these because I've had a tough week, but I'm happy to know I did have some delightful moments!

Put yours in the comment box. Think hard, you can do it!

Button-down and Belt: Mango, Jeans: H&M, Shoes: Dorothy Perkins, Earrings: F21, Watch: Swatch

I hate phones. I hate them. All my friends complain that I sound rude and mean on the phone. That all I wanna do is put it down. (One colleague who first spoke to me on the wire then later got to meet me, said I sounded like a fat, old, cranky lady. Ha!)

When I was in school, my best friend Sabs used to call me from her house phone and talk. Me being me I used to always be in a hurry to end the call. Once she got really annoyed and said, "I call you, yet you always want to get off the phone first. What the hell!?"

So, for Sabs, and ALL the people in my life who scratch their heads wondering why I'm so annoying on the wire and so nice in person, here are my justifications:

Justification 1:
 I like to focus my complete attention on whatever I'm doing. I want to give my 100% to the task or person in front of me, as cheesy as that sounds. So if it's a friend talking to me, I completely zone out and listen only to him/her. I even forget my surroundings.

Even if I'm in a movie, I get so into it, I tend to forget later who I watched the movie with. There have been many convos where I've started telling a girlfriend about this cool movie I saw, and she's replied, "Idiot, I was sitting next to you."

Justification 2:
Whenever I'm on the phone, I'm SO distracted, I'm usually browsing the net, painting my nails, building a rocket, etc. There are very few people for who (whom?) I'll actually focus my complete attention with on the phone.

Justification 3:
I don't get to see the person. I know you're thinking, "Oh well observed, Captain Obvious", but what I mean is I don't get to see their facial expressions and body language. You can tell so many untruths in a phone convo and get away with them.

Justification 4:
The bloody networks! How annoying is it when the person's voice is muffled/ breaks/ echoes because of the darned network?

Justification 5: (I swear this is the last)
I PAY for it. I pay hard earned money for communicating with you. How ridiculous.
I'd rather pay for a coffee while I have a face to face chat with you in a  nice, quiet atmosphere where I can read your microexpressions and analyse your body language.

So now you know, why my calls are short and sweet.
Ok, not so sweet.

The end.

P.S On a style note, I just went for a simple 70s look today. White button-down, flared jeans, tan belt. Black shoes. Bam! A brunette Farrah Fawcett.

P. P.S: Happy Weekend. Don't call me.

Clothes and Belt: Mango, Shoes: Dorothy Perkins, Earrings: Accessorize,  Ring: Gold Souk, Bracelet: India, Watch: Swatch

Hmm..so what do we learn from this? Two things: 1. I have huge feet. 2. My kitten is tiny.  (I'm such a genius.)

Top: Playlife, Blazer, Jeans and Earrings: H&M, Boots: Payless, Ring on right hand:  India, left: gifted, Watch: Swatch

Hmm. I probably look like a strawberry milkshake today. 

But hey, some days, I just need pinkness. And these pants are just what the doctor ordered. 

Ok, that sounded really weird. But whatever.

Top: Playlife, Skirt & Belt: Mango, Shoes: Payless, All accessories: Gifted, Watch: Swatch

1. At the petrol station, a small girl grinning at me from the car next to me.
2. My extremely boisterous and naughty kitten licking my face. 
3. Passing by 2 guys at my gym and overhearing one of them saying to the other "Man, she's hot." (Haha!)
4. A girlfriend from college asking me for some style suggestions, and reminding me that I had also given her some style tips when we were in college.
5. Watching my plants grow.
6. When my colleague says "Shabana, you're a rocker." whenever I listen to Highway to Hell at work. (He plays in a band himself so this compliment is extra-nice.)

On a style note, I love how the deep jewel tone of this top balances the neutral colour and heavy texture of the skirt. And this has got to be the most versatile belt I own. It goes with everything! I love the tan colour. Now all I need are boots in tan. I know it's summer but I covet boots all. the. time.

Add your little delights in the comments!

Top, Pants: Zara, Belt: Mango, Shoes: Payless, Bangles: Various, Earrings: F21, Watch: Swatch

July's here. Half of the year has gone by. I was just sitting and thinking about all that's happened since the year began, and I'm surprised at the very unexpected 180 degree flip my life has taken.

For starters, I started putting up outfit posts on my blog. Then I moved out of my folks home. At around the same time, my religious views shifted. These three major changes themselves brought on many minor subsequent changes. Not only that, many of my other preconceived notions and mindsets changed.

So all in all, you could say I had a major paradigm shift.

Then I thought- how did all these changes happen? After much contemplating, I realized I just grabbed opportunities that I saw along the way. And the thing is with opportunities, seize one and multiple open up around you. So I just went on a grabbing spree of what made the most sense to me. I did face many, many challenges and lots of negativity, (not to mention lots of small-minded negative people). But I was just really stubborn. And now I truly do feel like I made the right choices. I am truly happy.

On a style note, how much do I love Zara? This top. These pants. Swoon.