So I was at this aunty's place for a dinner invitation. We were chatting on many things, and the topic turned to her basement tenants. ...

There's nothing like enjoying a three week vacation with no studies to worry about. It helps though that the weather has been really, re...

I got this from a friend and I thought it was very, very sad. So do you know who Abhinav Bindra is? He is the current World and Olympic cha...

At last all my exams are done. I can finally enjoy what’s left of the summer for the next 3 weeks. I have realized that there really are fou...

I was eating dinner and decided to watch TV. I switched it on and turned to CBC. It was during the middle of a news bulletin. "... the ...

I was attending our Managing International Talent class. The topic was of Canadian businesses expanding overseas and encountering standards...

Most of the Muslim Student Associations in universities in North America have a very vocal content about supporting Palestine issues. Many o...

The Toronto Star is reporting that Canada Border Services Agency is putting officials through sensitivity training so they can appropriatel...

Um, we (the Emirate of Sharjah) are doing away with Arabic numerals because we are chasing after money and English numbers are popular with ...

Since everyone seems to have seen The Dark Knight and almost every blogger has posted about it, I thought I too would follow the crowd. Fol...

I have been reasonably lucky that Canada and Bangladesh have not faced each other much in any sports. I mean, Canada plays ice hockey and al...

Can you please NOT upload the entire contents of your picture memory card to Facebook? An album is supposed be a few select pictures ... i....

I saw two Hindi movies recently. One was very good and one was very bad. Love Story 2050 2.5/10 In spite of all the bad reviews this movie g...

I read this very interesting article on BBC about Bangladesh's "Unwanted people" . Basically these are people whose parents we...

Dr. Henry Morgentaler is going to receive an Order of Canada. Now I think abortion is a necessary evil. From the Islamic point of view I kn...

We started the day with breakfast at Old Quebec. The magnificent Chateau Frontenac was an apt backdrop to a glorious breakfast of French toa...

Bonjour! Bonjour! Everyone here is so polite! Random people walking up the street greet you with "Good Day" or "Good Evening...

rue and chemin refers to roads and streets. parle vous anglais? is roughly 'do you speak English'. Armed with that (very) rudimen...

Imagine my shock. A friend had forwarded me the link to a Bengali natok (or a short TV series) on Youtube that was being aired in Banglades...

You know your country's PROFESSIONAL cricket team is a bad one when their stated aim is to beat the United Arab Emirates team - a team...