We do and should love the one and only QUEEN of our life 24/7. But what son/daughter would refuse to give her some extra extra love on her special day? That ‘one day’ is May 13, International Mother’s Day. If you’re lucky enough to have your Mom around, make the most of this significant day. Take a day off just for her as she is worth the time.

With keeping in mind the mantra “Culinary skills are potentially aphrodisiac” some awesome, cool people cook without cheating with instant curry paste/powder and they happily tend to strip recipes down to their essentials; meaning, no artificial flavoring with supermarket-shelved ready-to-use packet spice mixes.

My bestie, a self-proclaimed hotshot is also a humongously egotist, full of vanity and a chronic complainer. In her view, everything sucks. And she goes to huge lengths to point it out. She just loves to complain, nag, bicker tirelessly. Anytime is a good time for her to hatch the eggs of frustration, dissatisfaction and negativity.

“You’re supposed to fake-cry during goodbye moments, even if actual tears refuse to roll down your eyes, you silly-head!” – my angry, sobbing, crying sis screamed with the evident wish of burring me alive!

In Dallas and some other adjacent regions in Texas, as many as a dozen tornadoes touched down on Tuesday, 3rd of April causing widespread destruction and considerable damage. Situation turned severely dangerous. Thunderstorms with lightning and damaging wind-gust tore through the entire area. Weather Service issued tornado warning right away they spotted the twisters.

What's the secret that made me drool whenever I walk by my Mom’s kitchen? What's the goddamn mystery which made us siblings lick the spoon dangling between our fingers even long after we’re done eating? I sneaked up into the kitchen for months to figure out all her safely guarded cooking-magics. Especially her classy-sassy-velvety-pretty pudding was my absolute, favorite point of attraction.

The initial public reaction to the verdict of the Bangladesh vs Myanmar maritime boundary dispute delivered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on March 12, 2012 was unanimously celebratory.

An Ache for Innocence
By: Iris Zubair

I have been missing my childhood so much lately that I’m almost ashamed of it. At the age of 22, nobody has the time or sympathy to make excuses for wishful thinking. But I find myself doing nothing else these days. I daydream and imagine simpler times in my life when every decision didn’t seem so monumental, so incredibly life changing.