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Aunty Pussy, butterflies and social shenanigans
Moni Mohsin cleverly uses humour to expose the social ironies of Pakistani high society in her latest book.
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Why do you wake up in the morning?
What are our reasons for going to work? Are we workaholics, driven by ambition or do we just have something to prove?
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What brand are you?
Everything in life requires branding - even you. Have you thought about how you are perceived by others?
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The real entrepreneurs of Pakistan
An expensive degree killed my entrepreneurial spark, but many still have it are capitalising on it. Kudos to them.
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Wanted: Trophy wife/millionaire husband
Matrimonial ads in newspapers are both hilarious and frighteningly shallow.
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How to win boardroom battles
Sure you can look up facts and wiki until you can wiki no more, but there is another option to coming up with solutions. Simply go with your gut.
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We don’t like coffee, we like the idea of coffee
We don’t like the bitter taste, but we like the way it makes us feel when we have it. When we sit down with a cuppa, it makes us feel 'cultured'.
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'The Zionists did it' and other conspiracy theories
It seems that the Zionists, Freemasons, RAW and Osama bin Laden have been collaborating on a series of coordinated strikes on me and my small social circle!
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Dear (name), Eid Mubarak!
This eid, my mother got an sms greeting from my aunt’s number. It was signed “From Sobia”... Funny thing is, that’s not my aunt’s name.
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The trouble with ‘all you can eat’ deals
The clock is ticking. You have a few hours to scarf down as many slices of pizza as humanly possible. Ramazan deals are sick, consumerist challenges that warp our sense of value.