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Do you need a break? From what? I only returned from leave two weeks ago but am finding it hard. I should be gone for good in a month or so. We’re going through a restructure and my role is being cut. Because it’s a government agency, it’s a long drawn out process. I won’t…

Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. It would ruin my ideal day. When I’m happy I rarely write but when I’m not, the pen is my friend.

What’s your favorite thing to cook? I wanted to stop buying it from the store and figured it would be healthier to make my own muesli bars. It’s relatively easy as you’re essentially mixing a bunch of things but a bit messy. First, you heat up some honey and peanut butter over the stove and…

Write about your first computer. This was in the early noughties. I don’t remember what computer we had but it was a shared family device kept in the living room. The monitor was white and huge and the dial-up modem meant we couldn’t use the phone and the internet at the same time. I can…

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? I’m more scared about not trying. When I was younger, I could always say I’ll do it someday but now that I’ve hit forty, it feels like now or never.

What do you complain about the most? Snarky comments, passive aggressive behaviour, people standing in the middle of an aisle or walking while on their phones, colleagues trying to score brownie points with management when you have a differing opinion in meetings and the list goes on. I’m trying to be less reactive. I can…

What are your favorite sports to watch and play? Jokes aside, I don’t follow sport. I admire agility and strength but never got into any game. Growing up in Pakistan, cricket was hard to escape but at least I know the rules of the game. Recently, old schoolmates shared selfies with Pakistani cricketers but I…

What would you do if you won the lottery? I’d quit my job, buy a nice house, spend money on my family and others and spend more time doing things I like. I won’t win a lottery though. I want to make my own money.

List five things you do for fun.

If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? Gabby is perpetually hungry. When he wants more food, he gives me not-so-gentle feedback. At the start, I indulged him and didn’t understand when none of his beds fit him. I thought they were the wrong size until the vet told me…