Almost Useful Life Hacks
Almost useful life hacks / 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 the magnitude of the possibility that the end is so near. We are
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 reference because you still use dry, coarse paper.
ALMOST USEFUL LIFE HACKS / 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 seems like a good deal even though you are driving a Nissan.
ALMOST USEFUL LIFE HACKS / 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 and politics.
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 which is almost like Dhaka what with all the pollution, traffic and inappropriate groping of women. Two, February 14 is quite possibly the least romantic day of the year.
