English writing
English essays, memories, thoughts, reviews, and reflections by Yasser Masood.
Friends are gems and blips…
The course of history, or the usual course of history comes to a halt when friends visit. Time as we know it, ceases to exist and the few moments we...
Once upon a time, there was a Paratha…
My cup of tea is ready, it awaits the first sip. We're out of bread this morning and I'm awaiting the planned Paratha Anda breakfast so the traditional and lovely...
Shut the WhatsTAP
Since the dawn of the Internet, we've always had some chat program that takes the limelight and everyone, that is everyone you know uses it, and considers it divine. A...
One's ...
One's beliefs make one. One's beliefs shape one's actions. One's actions instruct judgement. One's judgement is upon one...
Many a castles lie in ruin…
I skipped writing yesterday, I had a new design to push for our Spiderz home page and that went well. Using the tools we do, it takes about a day...
Chai tos makhan khain…
An early morning, breakfast of chai tos makhan (brewed-tea, toast and butter) has returned. After my strong tea article, one of my dear friends pointed out the risks of having...
The pastures of yore…
Your face is your identity. Not your hair. Neither your beard. It's your face that every human or AI would read and uniquely identify you, as you. Facial hair is...
You can block SMS spam in the UAE
In my Steak of the economy post I spoke about how you can block SMS spam on your phone. On iPhone, blocking SMS spam is a nightmare and having tried...
Where's my lucky number iOS 13?
If you're wondering where iOS 13's been all day, today being Thursday, September 19 release day, the new OS is still a couple of hours away. UAE release time being...
Netflix free
My blog is read by my children. So this post will be written for the eyes of a child. Ones that are too precious for the nurturing of their minds...