May 29, 2003

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Power of the spoken word Nabila never wins an argument with her husband, Omar. She doesn’t mind and laughs openly about her husband’s ability to convince her of his way of thinking, even when it’s absurd. “He has this way with words,” she explains...		Come into my parlour From the time of ‘cave woman’ to the woman of the 21st century, woman has excelled at methods of self-preservation and the art of grooming. Is there more emphasis on this...
One for the road On the strip of road outside the main gates of Karachi’s Empress Market, a Suzuki Khyber is stuck in a traffic jam for 45 minutes. The stream of minibuses up ahead do not show signs of any movement. The Khyber driver manouevres...		Shop till I drop I’m not a violent man, but it was with considerable wrath that I answered the phone call that roused me out of one of my rare mid-afternoon naps. All set to verbally squash this inconsiderate caller, I was disconcerted to hear a voice...
Daughters of the revolution She is five-foot nothing in her trainers with hair pulled into a ponytail that reaches the small of her back and a multicoloured thread round one slim wrist. She is wearing green combat fatigues with a radio antenna sticking out from...		In the land of opportunity Until very recently, my fears consisted of the following: (a) cockroaches which have wings on them; (b) heights; and (c) facing Shoaib Akhtar in the nets when he’s angry (guess I don’t have to worry about that one for a while now)....
Real colonoscopy surpasses virtual counterpart Q :My doctor has suggested that I have a colonoscopy exam. I have read many articles about virtual colonoscopy, and it appeals to me — no scopes, no discomfort. What...		Dancing Ladies display If you pass by Zia Hameed’s house in Karachi’s Alhamra Society, you may not be able to see the Dancing Ladies from outside. But you may spot some of the other orchids peeping out of his first-floor, custom-built hothouse....
Eight days A week I hope I’m forgiven if I go into geek mode for the length of this review. While the first X-Men movie was pretty good, it is X2: X-Men United that truly brings to life the X-Men comics I grew up reading and didn’t it get the comic book fan in me all....		Mexican food for a fair price Salsa is Kiran Nadeem’s Mexican answer to a craving for hot, spicy exotic food. With the opening of this restaurant in Gulberg, she has launched herself as one of the...