Impressions, Perceptions and Views.

I loved the three hour drive from Seattle to Portland, Oregon. The weather was fine, the traffic was low and  the tall thick coniferous trees lined along the road made me feel cozy and delighted my senses. Above all I was journeying with my son Jafar, his wife Tehmina and my grandchildren Yameena and Serena… Continue reading The Portland Experience – Part 1 →

by Serena Shameem (Serena studies in Grade II in a School in Seattle,USA) Serena's Mom Tehmina Shameem cuddling with a baby alligator! All the above pictures have been captured by Serena's Dad, Jafar Shameem. Please log on to http://www.jafar.com and view Jafar's Photographic finesse.

By Ayaan Shameem One bright summer morning, I was chugging Mom’s usual breakfast smoothie, I peeked out of the kitchen window and noticed a bird looking right back at me.  I got excited because the pretty red bird was looking at me!  The ladybird’s castle was our backyard tree.  She was peeking out of different… Continue reading The Lovebirds and Me →

My younger brother Col Zafar Naseem (whose Golf Whatsapp group is very active) included the lady in our four ball today. I was impressed with her smooth effortless golf swing as she hit the ball from the T. https://videopress.com/v/i8RNlwmX?controls=false&preloadContent=metadata The approach shot to the green was nice and easy, unfortunately the ball landed in the… Continue reading Revathi Calling →

= तुम परेशां हो की मैं नाराज़ हूँ तुमसे कह न पाऊँ कि यह नाराज़गी है ख़ुदसे तुमसे मिलते हि खो जाता हूँ लब लबाब ख्यालों में हो जाता हूँ बेबस छा जाती है दीवानगी रग रग में देखता रहता हूँ उन होठों को बेख़बर ख़ामोशी से गूंजते रहते हैं अल्फ़ाज़ कानों में मौसिएकी बन… Continue reading तुम परेशां न हो! →

The gurgled announcement over the speaker was sufficiently loud to wake me from my bleary sleep We are flying now at our cruising altitude midway to our destination I heard the Captain Speak The past seven hours had been dreary with disconsolate movies in fettered space suffering insouciant neighbor The next seven hours will be… Continue reading Colorful Phantasm →

of a book By Serena Shameem Student of Gde 2, Daughter of Tehmina and Jafar Shameem Picture by Jafar Shameem Picture by Jafar Shameem Picture by Jafar Shameem Picture by Jafar Shameem For more pictures by Jafar Shameem please log in to https://www.jafar.com/

Consumed by pride filled with joy and exuberance we can proclaim unequivocally that 270 Engineer Regiment has lived up to and has preserved its motto,''Sada Vijay" (Forever Victory). My tenure as a Commanding Officer of the Regiment has been the best period of my service in the Corps Of Engineers. Nostalgia rekindled when I heard… Continue reading Sada Vijay-Forever Victory →

Over the past year the TV screen has been updating me everyday with the numbers on the new cases, those hospitalized and the unfortunates who died. The doctors and the politicians have more than occupied the space, speaking, debating, arguing, disputing, agitating, propounding and wrestling to keep us safe, and to restore our lives from… Continue reading For the Records →

Nilofar Shameem born on 21 Feb may Allah bless her Heavenly abode In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful "But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is gardens, beneath which rivers flow" ( Quran 2:25). As your birthday greets us We are reminded of you Even… Continue reading Looking Towards Heaven →