General conversations and community discussions.
Flying back to Riyadh last month I had a 3 hour wait at Hyderabad airport. I wanted one thing. Filter coffee, the proper kind, before…
Last Thursday around 8 pm a delivery guy was standing at our building gate, staring at his phone. He looked about 19. I asked, you lost? He…
Last Friday a friend had his birthday dinner at a cafe in Banjara Hills. 12 of us. I counted afterwards. In 2 hours I said maybe 6…
Every morning before work I walk to the window and look at the sky. Then I check the app. Usually in that order. Sometimes I skip the app…
I left Hyderabad before the metro opened, so I'd only seen it in photos and in my brother's complaints. This summer I was home for 3 weeks…
My aunt made kheer for my cousin's engagement last month. 4 hours on the stove, I watched. Then she put the whole vessel in the fridge, and…
In the 90s the power went off almost every evening around 7. We were 6 people in a small house. My grandmother lit a lantern and put it in…
There's one power strip behind our sofa in Khobar and every charger we own ends up on it. I bought it in 2021 for 2 phones. Now it has 9…
My phone rings and my stomach does a small drop, even when it's just my mother. I always pick up, but I'm tense. It's not a bad experience…