How to survive mosquitoes even if it seems impossible
If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. - Sun Tzu
How we survive Dhaka without really thinking about it (as told by bideshis)
Every day, us Dhaka residents (and from every other Bangladeshi city) do not realise how close we come to death, mutilation and further death. Only when you hang out with a bideshi do you take in...
How to be an almost okay dad
Life is tough. There is so much to worry about that you worry which one to worry about first. Global warming, US-China trade wars
How to stay married without killing yourself
I just celebrated 11 years of being married. That too, to the same woman. And this year we both remembered the day, a day late. Which is okay because now we are even. Last year, she forgot, which...
Buy the perfect smartphone without appearing like a complete douche
A recent statistic states an average person checks their cell phone 110 times a day. 50 percent of young people admit cellphone addiction. The other 50 percent do not admit.
How to use the wrong tool for the right job
I am a Master Of Improvisation. That is a title I have imposed upon myself alongside Masterchef and Coffee Bae. No one artfully sprinkles chocolate dust over coffee like I do. That is a how-to for...
How to survive mosquitoes even if it seems impossible
If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. - Sun Tzu
How we survive Dhaka without really thinking about it (as told by bideshis)
Every day, us Dhaka residents (and from every other Bangladeshi city) do not realise how close we come to death, mutilation and further death. Only when you hang out with a bideshi do you take in...
How to be an almost okay dad
Life is tough. There is so much to worry about that you worry which one to worry about first. Global warming, US-China trade wars
How to become viral
In this day and age of memes, may-mays and monthiversarries, going viral is as important as having water in the hand shower during Number 2. Apologies to my western friends not getting the last...
How to decipher seemingly innocent Bangladeshi sale posts
It is the weekend and you sit back hoping to satisfy your greedy capitalist inner demon—but within reason. (You do not want to anger the wife by buying a Honda manual transmission because, hey, it...
How to talk about politics without losing friends, family and job
When I was a confused high school kid, a friend's dad sat us down and told us one of those great secrets of life. He told us to avoid three topics of discussion among friends: women, religion...
It's hard work being lazy
People say—and it is always people and not a lion or a cat or a cockroach that says things. People are lazy. They use words to get away without actually doing anything.
How to survive the least romantic day of the year
That's right. This article contains two very difficult to digest morsels of truth. One, Chris Hemsworth was NOT in Dhaka to shoot scenes for a movie called Dhaka. Instead, he was in India...
How not to die from your New Year's resolutions
At least 80 percent of New Year's resolutions fail by February. Next Friday will be February. Most of you reading this will soon be tasting the soggy, remorse-filled aftertaste of failure.
How to become rich from comics
My first comic book was an act of negotiation at the age of five. A distant, teenage cousin had come to live in our house and he held a copy of an Archie comic.