karam-thoughts (@karamali)
A writer, thinker, nature-lover, and a self declared intellectual.
Knowledge In Action
Terapezide Launch Day :) I went to Sheesh Mahal today for a seminar and it was actually interesting.Big stone walls,glass doors,red carpet.The place looks proper.The moment you walk in you feel lik...
Showed Up Anyway
I am sitting on the duty room bed with wet socks and a palm full of almonds.Yes, almonds.Not donuts.I wanted donuts. It is raining outside.The rain that does not ask permission.It floods the road,k...
Hands Full Of Survival
>That hits different. It fits the photo and the whole 30 hours in one line.Blood in one hand.Chocolate in the other.Not glamorous.Just necessary to keep me going. I am holding a bag of blood in my ...
Clocked Out To Booms/Night Photography
>I clocked out and didn’t go home. Just walked.Gate,then the street,then past the white fence that’s always there.Trees went black against the sky.Slippers instead of hospital shoes.Hair down.Phone...
No Plan Walk/SMASh
>Shadow Goes Shopping :) I walked out tonight.No reason.Just needed air that was not inside four walls. The street was quiet.The road was empty except for the white fence on one side and the trees ...
How to Be Happy 💛
>Purpose In Every Step I find joy in my little things ie. Healing hearts,glowing life,one day at a time. Being a doctor makes me happy. It is not about the title on the door.It is about walking int...
Seconds Till Arrival
Midnight vitals.Pre op checks.A new life is just hours away. It is midnight.The ward is quiet but the work is not. In this room a Caesarean is being planned.Not an emergency.Not a rush. But it is s...
Echoes Of Independence/Night Photography
Independence Day in Pakistan is not just a date on the calendar.It is a mood that takes over the entire country weeks before 14th August.The moment August begins,the streets,buildings and homes sta...
Tired But Free
The day was heavy.It dragged on.Everything felt loud and fast and too much.By evening I was done. I stepped out and the ground was wet.The sky was grey.The air smelled different. Rain had fallen ea...
Emergencies Never Take Breaks
This is not the glamorous side of medicine that you see on TV.This is the real ward. Look at the trolley.It is loaded with files.Blue ones,green ones.Each file is a person.Each file has a fever cha...
Earned It The Hardway
I have been busy with document work while doing my house job and it has not been easy. The house job in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Federal Medical College, PIMS Islamabad started on 06-05-27 and...
Therapy Comes In Slices
>I ordered pizza today.Just for me. No group,no plan,no waiting.Just me,my room and a full box sitting on the table. The cheese is melted,the chicken looks perfect and the smell alone made the whol...
Health Cannot Wait Today
>I went for an eye follow up today. It had been a long time since I last went.Hospital duties had taken over everything.Long shifts,back to back patients,charting,rounds and then more rounds.By the...
Silence Wrapped In Mist
I went on a 3 day trip and it was exactly what I needed.No big plan,no fancy itinerary,just me leaving everything behind for a little while.I stayed in Fiora Hotel and honestly that place set the w...
Escaped To Salon Bliss
Stepped Into the Salon and Forgot the World for a While Went to salon for some relaxation and honestly I needed it so badly.The last few weeks had been a mess of deadlines,phone calls and that cons...