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19th June 2023 Monday As-Salaam-Alaikum, (Meaning:  Peace & Blessings be upon you ) Hello again~ What's your addictive beverage? Every Bangladeshi on the face of the Earth will tell you how amazingly intoxicating cha (চা, or chai) is. Yet it can get a bit overwhelming during summer. Particularly from May to July. Urgh. But does that stop us? Of course not. Don't be silly. Ah, but not everybody has the same opinion. Usually I'm the girl who let's the cup sit for a while. Reduce the hot tea to lukewarm, then drink. Let me say, not a fan of doing that... but the past few summers have really tested my limits on enduring heat. I've forever grown up in a home without air conditioning. So it's pretty normal for me whenever the heat gets above 35°C; though, I often end up with blisters, itchy skin and melting like an ice-cream (I sweat like crazy! Its genetic.). And don't get me started on the increasing amounts of load-shedding this year. No generators, no fu

  15th June '2023 Thursday As-Salaam-Alaikum, (Meaning:  Peace & Blessings be upon you ) Hey there, Remember this one exam that had been a complete train wreck? Yeah... I had to re-sit for it. I really made a blundered last time. Incomplete QP. Yet, a few days ago, despite my initial stress and nervousness, when I actually re-sat for my A2 exam, I felt prepared. Or rather, experienced, if you will. Not as in, I know what to write... but more along the lines of: 'how to calculate the marks and the duration of the exam while answering the questions'. Just so I wouldn't repeat the same mistake twice. And guess what? The strategy almost worked. Anyway, let's save the in-depth analysis for another day. 😅 Real Talk though, just re-sitting for the exam felt embarrassing. I'd already been delayed by the infamous 2020 you-know-what , so re-sitting this time made me feel really old . The other reason would be because of the culture I've been raised in. Let's