Posted by: Masha Huq on: April 26, 2009
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied…but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy has [...]
Posted by: Masha Huq on: April 15, 2009
You’re obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation. It is that permanent contradiction between your ideas and desires and all the dead formalities and vain pretenses of your civilization which makes [...]
Posted by: Masha Huq on: March 26, 2009
We pursue money, happiness, fulfillment in life. Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I [...]
Posted by: Masha Huq on: March 23, 2009
“Do you have to drag everything with you?” said Salima. Raj was packing all of his old stuff that he adores the most. Its difficult to leave behind old memories. But he has to , he received a job offer from Microsoft , which was a dream come true. Finally all his hard work had [...]
Posted by: Masha Huq on: March 8, 2009
Sometimes I wonder whats all these special occasion about? That you need to put dates, and on that particular day you celebrate ? Specially Women’s Day? Do we need particular dates to remember them? Aren’t they part of our life? On this day we honour WOMAN who contributed to the economy system , to a family [...]
Posted by: Masha Huq on: January 27, 2009
In Dhaka…waiting in a traffic jam is such a common thing. I personally enjoy being in traffic (ironically) because, I get to see a lot of stuff..but the most irritating part is small children or women carrying baby on thier shoulder and begging!! It is such a common sight to see but, it leaves me [...]
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