http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/ Coupons, coupon forum, printable grocery coupons, grocery store coupon matchups, printable coupons, coupon trading, coupon database, coupon trading, deals en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:41:23 GMT vBulletin 720 http://static.hotcouponworld.com/forums/images_hcw/misc/rss.jpg http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/ http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/4220-yet-another-year-has-gone.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:24:00 GMT Much reamins the same but much has changed too. Love of reading is still there, passion for couponing is pretty much a thing of past. Don't get me wrong, if I have a coupon I will use it but I won't fret or wring my hands if I am in need of something for which I have no coupon. I have moved on to from 'Saving money at all times and all at all costs' to 'Value my time and update my priorities' and I like inhibitating this state of mind. ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/4220-yet-another-year-has-gone.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3925-4th-anniversary-my-reading-blog.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:18:46 GMT Three years and two days ago to this very date, I started this blog and titled it 'My Reading Journal'. I am happy to report that though these last three years witness numerous changes in the way I live my life- one thing that has remained constant is my love of books and my devotion to the ritual of reading. Between the years 2007-2010, my wallet carried library cards from four different Public libraries.One from the county in which I lived from 2007 to early 2010, one from the county in which I worked from 2007-2008 (that was 30 miles away from my house) and at present the library card issued by the the county in which I presently reside.

In the last ten years I have lived in five different states and the most cherished object in my memory box is a collection of library cards issued by various libraries located in towns and suburbs I lived in. You may scoff at the idea and may even find it somewhat ridiculous- after all memory boxes are supposed to be lined with lavender sheets containing ribbon tied love letters nestling right next to your favorite pictures of yourself( probably one from your youth, when you believed yourself to be at the height of your bloom)

My memory box is no different- instead of mementos from a flesh and bone admirer, it contains tokens that represent the love of my life-Books and Reading. I'll concede that the box does contain my favorite picture of myself-in it I am 23 years old, clad in a lovely green outfit that nicely compliments the lush green grass I am sitting on. The picture was taken during my honeymoon and the location is none other then Stratford-upon-Avon- the birthplace of the word's greatest storyteller- Shakespeare.



Books read between 9/18/2009-9/18/2010:

10/3 A far cry from kingston***1/2
10/12 The girl in a blue dress***
10/25 Country matters ****
10/29 That Old cape magic ***
10/30 Abandoned a little less that halfway "Bound"

11/5 The lost symbol ****
11/9 Ford country ****
11/13 A change in the altitude ****
11/16 Testimony ****
11/18 Loosing mum and pup***
11/22 The music room ***

12/4 Left 'A little bird of heaven' after reading 245 pages Part1 **
12/6 Memories of Muhammad (S): why the Prophet matters**********************************
12/9 An exact replica of the fragment of my imagination ****
12/18 The Scarpetta factor ***
12/ 25 The giant's house**1/2
12/27 A good fall**1/2
12/31 Peer-a-Kamal (SW) *****************************************

((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Happy New Year 2010)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) )))

1/5 Stones into schools ****************************************
1/12 Not my daughter****
1/8 Year Of Wonders****
1/16 Daphne Du Maurier :The secret life of the renowned story teller*********
1/18 Brooklyn **
1/27 Cherries in the winter *1/2

2/3 The swan thieves****
2/7 Noah's compass***
2/11 Remarkable creatures ***
2/13 Half broke horses****
2/16 Last night at the lobster ****
2/19 Family Album ****
2/24 The Believers ***

3/22 City of Masks ****

4/1 Remedies **1/2
4/5 Wife's Tale (Read half before I ditched it)
4/11 The kitchen house ****
4/25 The creation of Eve ***1/2
4/29 Becoming Jane Eyre ***1/2

5/12 The Hungry Season by T.Greenwood
5/19 Pettigrew's Last Stand
5/26 Mad World Evelyn Waugh
5/31 Jane Eyre ************************************************** *****************

6/2 Path to the silent country : Charlotte Brontė's years of fame
6/5 The Brontės at Haworth
6/25 Remains of the Day *****

7/8 Bronte*****
7/16 Family Games *****
7/19 Nocturnes ***
7/28 Romancing Miss Bronte*****

8/5 Blood Harvest *****
8/8 The love season **
8/9 Sacrifice ****
8/12 Awakening ***********
8/15 Still missing ****
8/18 Blackthorn Winter ****
8/26 A Black Englishman*****
8/28 Rat *****
8/29 Before the knife **1/2
8/31 The Crossing Places 1/2 star

9/4 Gad's Hall *****
9/18 Saving Face & other stores ***** ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3925-4th-anniversary-my-reading-blog.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3874-one-my-favourite-passages-quran.html Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:13:53 GMT "True piety does not consist in turning your faces towards the east or the west -- but truly pious is he who believes in God, and the Last Day; and the angels, and revelation, and the prophets; and spends his substance -- however much he himself may cherish -- it -- upon his near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and the beggars, and for the freeing of human beings from bondage; and is constant in prayer, and renders the purifying dues; and [truly pious are] they who keep their promises whenever they promise, and are patient in misfortune and hardship and in time of peril: it is they that have proved themselves true, and it is they, they who are conscious of God."

Sura 2 - Verses 177 ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3874-one-my-favourite-passages-quran.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3726-my-letter-library-i-used-go.html Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:51:23 GMT Dear dames of Dumfries library and the lone gentleman too, As I am writing this note of gratitude from hundreds of miles away, I am remembering... Dear dames of Dumfries library and the lone gentleman too,

As I am writing this note of gratitude from hundreds of miles away, I am remembering all of you and the excellent experience you provide, with much fondness.

One often hears about the charms of 'small town experience' the pleasure of being greeted by one's name, a place where a patron's preferences are remembered and ones's selections are appraised with good cheer. I found all these life's small pleasures at the Dumfries neighborhood library and the entire credit goes to each of you- the good people who run this library.

When I was relocating from Virginia, my plan was to make a farewell stop at the library and personally thank each of you for making the visits to the library such a joy. Unfortunately my time management couldn't keep up with my intentions and in lieu of that, please accept the enclosed gift card as a small token of my appreciation-and raise your coffee, tea or mocha cups to joy of reading and shared love of books.

With sincere thanks and fondest regards,

Hina ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3726-my-letter-library-i-used-go.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3421-words-i-would-underline-if-magazine-book-wasnt-borrowed-library.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:56:10 GMT In our desperation to appear sophisticated, we may confuse having good taste (whatever that means) with being a good person. If you've ever judged a fellow subway rider by the cover of his paperback, or been reluctant to share your iPod for fear that your playlist will make you look like a loser, consider yourself guilty.
(Newsweek 10/12/09 Page 54, Jennie Yabroff's article about Nick Hornby) ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3421-words-i-would-underline-if-magazine-book-wasnt-borrowed-library.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3371-3rd-anniversary-my-reading-blog.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:07:36 GMT Two years ago to this very date, I started this blog and titled it 'My Reading Journal'. A lot has happened in these two years, half of which I discussed in my 2008 entry "Return of the Reader". On reflection the title "Return of the Reader' wasn't an accurate choice of words. You return when you leave, I never left books or rather they never leave me. See, I wake up in the morning and promise myself I won't read today..I will clean my closets as I have been meaning to do for some time, I will vacuum the mini van that has been overdue for some time,I will dust the uppermost shelves in the living room that require a ladder and hence always get looked over while doing routine dusting, I will.. I will..I will
But then I open a book and if its a good one , which in most cases it is, the day goes to the dogs..or rather to the written words.

As I am growing older, my interest or rather fascination with language is growing too. I crave the beauty in the written word;when I see an unfamiliar word, I pause, re-read the sentence, I enjoy this game of guessing. My joy is prolonged by the pursuit of the word's meaning..I goggle it and wallah I have multiple dictionaries at my disposal and God bless whomever made it possible for the Voice (sound) to be heard over world wide web. Half the fun is clicking on the Sound icon and hear how the unfamiliar word is pronounced.
This love of language is true for both my mother tongue: Urdu and the language I live: English.

I will end this third anniversary blog post with the hope that my love for the written word never dies, my passion for language never get jaded and that I remain curious till the day I draw my last breath.

Books read 9/18/2008-9/18/2009:

Spet-Dec 2008

-One fifthe avenue ***
-Empty Nest, The: 31 Parents Tell the Truth About Relationships, Love, and Freedom After the Kids Fly the Coop****
-The hour I first belive*****
-American wife****


(((((((((Happy New Year 2009))))))))

1/8 Cost ****
1/9 Mercy *****
1/14 Behind the scens at the musem**1/2 Did not finish it
1/15 Crossreads Did not finish it*1/2
1/17 Things I have been silent about ****
1/25 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society ****
1/31 Whutering Heights*****

2/11 The sealed letter ***
2/15 The known world ****
2/18 An accidental light **1/2
2/25 The Associate ****
2/28 Asking for love ***

3/3 Mama's account **
3/8 The hemmings of Monticello ( half read only)
3/14 Daphne ****
3/20 The Help *****
3/25 deaf sentence ****
3/28 leisure seeker****
3/29 The music teacher**
3/21 The dogs of babel** speed read last half

4/7 Someone same differnt as me half read it **
4/17 Handle with care ***
4/20 Them ***1/2
4/23 Life school ***
4/26 Someone knows my name ****
4/30 A fortunate age*******

5/9- 5/2 Lots of Urdu Digests
5/24-Sweetsmoke***
5/25 Man in the ****e sharkskin suit****
5/29 I captured the castle*****

6/1 Still Alice****
6/2 Nature of the Monster ( wnet through more out of duty then relish)
6/5 Home safe**
6/7 Clars' war ****
6/9- 6/15 Lots of Urdu Digests
6/16 The little stranger ****
6/17- 6/28 Lots of Urdu Digests thanks to Tehseena
6/29 Happens everyday ***
6/30 A relaible wife * Yuck Yuck Yuck

7/17 Half ass attempt to read half of Best friends forever *1/2
7/23 where you sleep last night **1/2
7/26 Beverly Hills Adjacent ***
7/30 Shangai girls ****

8/21 Dark Places ****
8/30 The embers ***
Abandoned half way: The sceinc route, Sacred hearts

9/3 Thornyhold ***
9/4 The beach street knitting club and yarn society*** ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3371-3rd-anniversary-my-reading-blog.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3311-independence-day-pakistan.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:29:05 GMT Happy 62nd Birthday Pakistan and many many happy returns. I may now live thousands of miles away from your beloved land and when I leave this earth... Happy 62nd Birthday Pakistan and many many happy returns. I may now live thousands of miles away from your beloved land and when I leave this earth my remains may not be a part of your noble soil but to the very last breath I'll draw, I'll always be grateful and indebted to you. I will always cry tears of joy on your triumph and success and I always moan your tragedies and misfortunes...I will always always love you.

Long live Motherland, Pakistan Zinda Bad.

Check out the beautiful art work submitted by the children in the honor of Independence day:

HBL ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3311-independence-day-pakistan.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3208-what-am-i-reading.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:44:31 GMT Hina S's Shelf - Shelfari ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/3208-what-am-i-reading.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/1897-return-reader.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:34:40 GMT One year ago to this very date, I started this Blog and titled it 'My reading Journal'. A lot has happened in this one year,we sold our house and moved into a new one, I quit my part time job, I celebrated my 34th Birthday, my brother had his first child- a girl, my sister finally moved to her dream house, my parents extended their U.S trip for an entire year, my husband transferred from one department to another, I was unexpectedly and totally blown away my the Summer Olympics in china, we took an impulsive and entirely unplanned trip to MO to see family which turned out to be the best vacation ever, my children began their formal reading of Koran and last but by no means least , for the first time in seven years I am by myself for the most of the day ( my youngest stared KG this year!)
A lot happened from 9/18/2007 to 9/18/2008...last year I was typing for this Blog while sitting in a beautiful Yellow sitting room, today I am sitting in a first floor den which is full of sunlight and a little nippy then the rest of the house.
One thing that has stayed constant without even a hint of change is my love of books and reading. I admit, I have not been vigilant at all about updating my Blog, matter of fact there has not been a single entry since the day of its conception but hey this is a new ear and no time like now to resume filling the pages of My reading journal.
Below is the list of books that I read between Sept 18th 2007 to Sept 18 th 2008, see something that you read also and have a opinion/review: I would love your comments.

Books read 9/18/2007-9/18/2008:

just finshed Loving Frank 9/20 ***
just finished If today be so sweet 9/26
just finised The much married man **** 10/5
just finished The abstenesse teacher ***10/24
just finshed On this day *** 10/31
just finished Self storage ***11/5
just finised A free life**** 11/19
just finished Tresspass **** 11/22
just finished On chesil beach ** 11/24
just finished Judgement day **** 12/9
just finished Pack of card ***** 12/22

((((((((((((Happy New Year 20008)))))))))))))))

Just finished According to Mark *** 1/1
just finsihed How Starbucks saved my life 1/24 **
just finshed Domestic life in England **** 1/27
just finshed Don't move ***1/28
just finsied Up in the tree * 1/29
just finshed Jane Eyre 2/6 ************************************************** ***************
just finshed the kindness of strangers 2/15***
just finished The office of desire 2/21****
just finished The painted veil 2/27***
just finished The sound of butteflies 3/6 **
just finshed Daniel isn't talking 3/7 ****
justfinished The senator's wife 3/17***
just finished the Appeal 3/26 *****
just finished Acceptance 4/10 ***
just finished The heart is a lonely Hunter 4/13 ***
just finished Certain girls **** 4/18
just finished Pillars of the earth ********* 4/28
just finished Beautiful Boy******* 5/3
just finhed Girl with no shadow**** 5/10
just finished Unaccustomed earth***5/20
just finihed Mudbound*****6/1
just finished Split **6/7
just finisehd The vinegar hill ***6/8
just finished The perfect Elizabeth ** 6/12
just finished The day I ate whatever I wanted ***6/15
just finished People of the book *******6/27
just finished Monsters of Templeton *** *** 7/8
just skimed through The suspicions of Mr.whitcar **
just finished Dancing girls of lahore*****
just fined Nine parts of desire: the hidden lives of Islamic Women *****
just finished The garden of last days **** 7/30
just finished House of Sand and fogg 8/1 ******
just finished Trauma 8/3 ****
just finished Truth about aging *** 8/6
just finished spider *1/2 8/11
Just finished wolf at the table *** 8/12 ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/1897-return-reader.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/224-my-reading-journal.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:38:02 GMT If there is one activity I love more then coupons and refunds, it's reading. Reading is my fourth requirement to the three basics requirements to live; food, water and shelter.
This blog is my little piece of private heaven where I live and relive the experience of reading a certain book. My blog entries won't be about the best books I have read. Rather, I will write about every book as I read it, the good, the bad and the ugly.
One disclaimer to make, if I don't like a book I won't read it to completion. It doesn't matter if it's sitting on the NY times best seller list or if it was recommend by the most reveared and respected book cub. I only read what compels me to read it.
This blog is not a review of the books I am reading, it's a journal of how a certain book touched me a certain way, what a certain book, in a particular time period of my life, meant to me.
Dear reader, I most welcome your participation, comments, questions to my blog. ]]> Hina http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/hina/224-my-reading-journal.html