We’re half way through Ramadan. That’s right, day 15 today. And there’s one question I can’t seem to find an answer to: Is it getting easier? On the one hand, I want to say yes. I’ve gotten used to interrupted sleep to get up and eat breakfast (Sehri), I’ve gotten used to working through lunchtimeContinue reading “Fasting: The Half Way Point”
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Does food have to look good?
8 days into a month of fasting. Just over a quarter of the way through. 22 left to go. Not that I’m counting or anything. The past three days have been exhausting. The lack of a full night’s sleep due to waking up before sunrise to eat, the full on heatwave and a hectic workloadContinue reading “Does food have to look good?”
Some Ramadan Lessons So Far
About a week in and what have I learnt? A Fast Look at Three Important Traits I’m really starting to enjoy fasting. There, I said it. In my first blog post I wrote about how I wasn’t quite sure about giving up food and drink this year; due to a combination of questioning my faith and alsoContinue reading “Some Ramadan Lessons So Far”
Ramadan: Day One
I penned some thoughts on the first day of Ramadan over on the Huffington Post. Check it out… Day One in the Big Ramadan House The headline only works if you say it in Marcus Bentley‘s Big Brother narrator voice, so apologies to you if that’s one cultural reference too far. So here we are; day one ofContinue reading “Ramadan: Day One”
Ramadan Readiness
A lot of friends and some family members have been asking me lately if I am ready for Ramadan. I don’t know how to answer. First of all I don’t even know what day it starts of. As of 22:10 on Monday 8th July, it starts on Wednesday the 10th. This is just part ofContinue reading “Ramadan Readiness”
The Call to Prayer: Channel 4’s Call to Arms?
Channel 4 this week announced that the Muslim call to prayer, the adhan, is to be broadcast on air throughout Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. It’s been decided as a deliberate act of “provocation” aimed at viewers who associate Islam with terror and extremism and quite frankly it has been a long time coming. You canContinue reading “The Call to Prayer: Channel 4’s Call to Arms?”
You can’t bullsh*t a 5 year old
Unless you’re a train driver, pilot or the Prime Minister, you might find it hard to explain your job to a 5 year old. I was asked to do this yesterday in a workshop run by the very intelligent guys at Sparksfire (they help adults have great ideas in case you were wondering). The question isContinue reading “You can’t bullsh*t a 5 year old”
Get on your bike and live London
It’s hard to find a place greater than London. I’ve tried Munich, I’ve tried Hamburg, heck I’ve even tried Coventry, but none of them are able to match up to that warm fuzzy feeling I get every time I look up in wonder at what London has to offer. I’ve recently rekindled my love ofContinue reading “Get on your bike and live London”
A bit of a rethink
I’ve had a bit of a think. I need to blog more. For those of you following so far I focussed a lot of my writing on PR and social media, but I’ve decided to branch out. Something that is becoming more and more important to me is my Indian culture and upbringing and IContinue reading “A bit of a rethink”
Do you pass the ‘so what?’ test
Very early in my career I was told about the litmus test…the ‘so what?’ It was applied to everything, from new business pitches to selling in to a journalist, you should always be asking yourself, how will you answer if the other person sits there and replies ‘so what?’ Why should people care about whatContinue reading “Do you pass the ‘so what?’ test”
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