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    Scarf it up

    November 11, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Scarf it up ] Winter is technically here in Dhaka, it is November already. The official season for scarves, shawls and stoles is here finally. Though we Bengali women wear scarves or stoles everyday with Kurtis and we call it Dupatta or Orna. There are so many ways you can wear the scarves. Scarves add value and style to your fashion. Be it a contrast scarf or a matching one, a nice scarf can be gorgeous. I prefer to just loosely hang it from my left side or wrap it around my neck when I wear it with my…

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    Rapunzel’s secret

    November 8, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Rapunzel’s secret ] Yet another post starts with confession, I have only shoulder length hair that too not very thick. Though today I will be giving you one of the best beauty gems I found, for great hair. This post is also a request from my good friend Eva. I am very fond of herbal or natural remedies, be it for hair or stomach. The best thing of using herbal remedy is, the side effect is actually negligible and you also get a pleasure of DIY projects. Hair fall is a common problem all over the world. Due to…

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  • Nature we know...

    Hemanta…. or Late Autumn

    October 28, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Hemanta…. or Late Autumn ] All of my seasonal posts will begin with my favourite poet and his songs… Here is what Tagore says on Hemanta or late Autumn.. হেমন্তে কোন্‌ বসন্তেরই বাণী   পূর্ণশশী ওই-যে দিল আনি॥ বকুল ডালের আগায়   জ্যোৎস্না যেন ফুলের স্বপন লাগায়। কোন্‌   গোপন কানাকানি   পূর্ণশশী  ওই-যে দিল আনি॥ আবেশ লাগে বনে   শ্বেতকরবীর অকাল জাগরণে। ডাকছে থাকি থাকি  ঘুমহারা কোন্‌ নাম-না-জানা পাখি। কার   মধুর স্মরণখানি   পূর্ণশশী ওই-যে দিল আনি॥ Voice of spring in autumn The full moon does carry As if paints floral dreams Moonlight on Bakul stems What secret whisperings The full moon does carry…

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    Clean the brushes

    October 24, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Clean the brushes ] Cleaning makeup brushes is as boring as cleaning the face after a party is. I love putting make up, getting dressed but I dread cleaning the face when I come back home tired. As we clean the face no matter how tired we are, we must also clean the brushes because this might give us acne break outs with other skin rashes on our faces. The brushes need to be cleaned in every 10 days or so. There are solutions available in the western markets but in Bangladesh, I haven’t seen anything like that yet.…

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  • Recipe notebook

    Yogurt in a cup

    October 21, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Yogurt in a cup ] I have always loved yogurt, and of course the sweet one, preferably bought from my favourite sweet shop. The creamy, thick sweet and little tangy flavour was my staple, that I regularly took with Chira or pressed rice. My mom always make yogurt in home. Every night she sets her milk in a left over yogurt mix for next day’s intake. But as she used to make sour one, I preferred to avoid it always. Sour yogurt used to make me vomit. Until very recently, two three years back, I first tried to eat…

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    Tea Ceremony: Beautiful Flowering Tea

    October 18, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Tea Ceremony: Flowering Tea ] In my last post I promised to come back with a tea that will be exotic. Keeping the promise, we present you Chinese Flowering Tea today. Flowering tea is an experience. It is just not about the colour or the flavour of the tea but also about the bloom and the surprise. It comes as a small bamboo ball, once it comes in contact with hot boiling water, it let lose and blooms into a flower. The blooming process is very simple yet enchanting to watch. Flowering tea also known as blooming tea is…

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  • DIY

    Shelf gardening

    October 15, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Shelf gardening ] Have you noticed, how these days the urban balcony gardens are growing vertically? In the limited space of the urban apartment buildings, vertical or shelf gardening is a great way to display your tubs. This gives you enough resources to work on your creativity and also let you use the small space in the most cleverest way possible. You can make the shelf from actually anything you have in your home. It can be made of old bookshelf, simple ladders, steel shelves, wooden baskets etc. The best part is, you can make it exactly according to…

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  • Traditions

    Durga Puja Festival

    October 12, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Durga Puja Festival ] I am a person who enjoys every festival that takes place on earth. In Bangladesh, we get to celebrate the Muslim and Hindu festivals more. Durga Puja Festival is something that makes me happy instantly. When I was young my maternal grandmother’s house used to be in old Dhaka, a place called Hatkhola. There was a school called Narishikkha Mandir just beside my cousin’s house. As the boundary wall was half broken we could always go to the school without any permission. Especially on Puja days we used to go and enjoy the festivities. Old…

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  • Recipe notebook

    Chocolate Cup cake

    October 7, 2015 - By Aziza Ahmed Paula

    [ Chocolate cup cake ! ]   I have been baking like a mad person for last 4 days. I have a big order and hence the madness. My hands are aching and can sleep for hours, I am so tired. While working on my cakes I decided to give a post on chocolate cup cakes. I have tired a zillion recipes, I still try new chocolate cake recipes whenever I get one. Hence I have come to a conclusion there is nothing called a perfect chocolate cake recipe. I like the chocolate cake that has, chocolate and coffee bitterness,…

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    [ Peace, love and happiness] Blissful and calmI may not be a very religious person but I am a spiritual person. I prefer to meditate, do yoga and have small rituals that helps my mind to be calm and feel peaceful inside and out. Spirituality is not a belief but it is a lifestyle. We have to liberate our mind and be aware of all the happenings around us. Spirituality is our inner voice, it helps us to see through things better.  I live in a small apartment and it is not possible for me to have a room to…

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