Tag: Shock

When we think about electrical safety, it is normal to associate this risk with electricity with professionals who have direct contact with it, such as electricians. Yes, these are the workers most exposed to the risks of possible electrical discharges. However, offices can hide many electrical t...

I realise not everyone is a dog person, but unless you’ve had some traumatic experience in your past, I don’t understand why. Scotland has to be one of the most dog friendly places in the world. My first time on a train in Scotland I was pleasantly surprised when a golden retriever in...

I am hardly even European. My country is one of those poor Eastern European ones, trapped between the old continent and big monstrous Russia, hardly part of Europe’s culture. A gate between heaven and hell. But far-far away, across a continent and an ocean, America is the land of my soul. ...

One of the very first things I wanted to talk about is culture shock. It’s ironic because you’d think I’m used to it by now; with summer trips to America in high school and a consistent six years of living in southern California. I am and I’m not. That’s why it’s ...

We moved from Karachi, Pakistan to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in July of 1979. For my Dad, a Foreign Service Officer, Vancouver was one of his dream postings and he was absolutely thrilled with the new assignment. Me, not so much. We had been in Karachi for two years, for my freshman ...

We often view our world through the eyes of our mother and father. As a child it is always what they say seem to be true to us. And sometimes these beliefs exist and make their place deep within our consciousness. We still believe most of what they have taught us to be true till date. But we cann...

Iknow we are supposed to be rejecting everything we stood for last year, sloughing off our desiccated, used-up 2023 selves to emerge sparkling fresh, dewy and morally superior, but, I don’t know, seasonal self-loathing seems so … vigorous. If you are anything like me (I pray you aren&rs...