English writing
English essays, memories, thoughts, reviews, and reflections by Yasser Masood.
Once there was home…
Unlike most people who come to the UAE to make a living, some of us Pakistanis are the most unique, people like me who have been living outside of Pakistan...
Steak of the economy
Being the topic that it is, asking someone how they are doing or how their business is doing gets you varying answers from 'people are loosing jobs' to the 'economy...
Summer ends 23 September
As dawn breaks I'm scanning a few topics to write about. I'm trying to develop a habit of writing every morning and some ideas take precedence over others. It's quiet...
The story of us.
Natural human tendency is to settle, to abide within a certain mental and social framework and to seek the constant – the unchanging, the stagnant, the lazy. In an environment...
Change the thinking at the top, and you automatically change the thinking at the bottom.
Remember this: when you take over the leadership of a group, the persons in that group immediately begin to adjust themselves to the standards you set. This is most noticeable...
Strong tea
There are days when I wake up thinking I want strong tea. It's just a state of mind that lasts a few minutes and then I'm happy to have my...
This watch tells time…
… among other things. I have owned an Apple Watch from Series 0 (zero), or the first version of the Apple Watch. It was simply called the Apple Watch then...
The opposite of Time
Sleep. It's the opposite of time. Yet in many ways it's similar to it. It heals, it's short lived, you can't have enough of it, once it's up it's never...
Can't wait for Apple Arcade
I'm intensely excited about Apple Arcade which is Apple's new and upcoming (19/09) gaming subscription service. I love the price point at AED 19.99/month (or $4.99/mo). A one-month trial is...
So new iPhones
By now if you care, you know about the new iPhones launched this week. Om Malik's event notes are good enough summary of the Apple event. This year's iPhones are...