<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:25:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shemabukhari/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Are you 'PHUBBING' your Relationship?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then we are responsible for snubbing people around us. Occasional snubbing sounds okay but if you do it over a period of time in your relationship then of course you are either to lose the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@shemabukhari/are-you-phubbing-your-relationship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@shemabukhari/are-you-phubbing-your-relationship</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLajmiR2WANHugqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street Life of Istanbul]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe every spot on the face of this earth has its own taste and flavour. Every town has a story to tell. Every region has tradition to boost off. If you have a soul that is a little bit sensitive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/street-life-of-istanbul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/street-life-of-istanbul</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 11:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9xCRyKySbcZ5Han?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it's HOT - Hit the BEACH :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of the time, North Cyprus has moderate temperatures. But nowadays the maximum temperature is hitting 40 C. When it is that hot then of course a dip in the Mediterranean become mandatory. This is how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/when-it-s-hot-hit-the-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/when-it-s-hot-hit-the-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnD9FoUow9rgthSbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan is not a terrorist state - Reason#3 (Historical Places)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is the continuation of a series where I am trying to show to the world that there is more to Pakistan than a strong propaganda of a terrorist-state image. Here are the links to the previous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-3-historical-places</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-3-historical-places</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3WXUaxfJQG5BCZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography Tourney Flickr Style - Round 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my submission to the photography challenge by @florio Below is the link to the original competition post. I am paired with  @vladikras. I wish the best of luck to both of us :) A girl whose]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@shemabukhari/photography-tourney-flickr-style-round-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@shemabukhari/photography-tourney-flickr-style-round-1</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8TjFW4xsGgPmeyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Pride Month 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Gay Pride Month?  It is a month where the LGBT community celebrate their basic human rights. This year the month chosen is June to commemorate the incident that took place in June 1969 where]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/gay-pride-month-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/gay-pride-month-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKLf6bsp2ZNi1ZfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Habits of Charming Talker]]></title><description><![CDATA['Sitting there at a coffee table, sipping from a large mug of coffee and listening to her talking about everything in the universe - I totally forgot the time. It was dark outside. I felt that waiter was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/5-habits-of-a-charming-talker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/5-habits-of-a-charming-talker</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJd5i43qWhDz34Tx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Place Lost in Time - Gümüşhane (Turkey)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever visited a place where you felt that time has stopped; where you have felt that you are in 17th century; where you have felt that nature has defied all the intrusion of technology; where you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/a-place-lost-in-time-guemueshane-turkey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/a-place-lost-in-time-guemueshane-turkey</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 00:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9uAb1cCkLLEGhC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge - Monday Red]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street art in Istanbul]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/monday-red-colorchallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/monday-red-colorchallenge</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMqqByp4zBPyEsTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Basic Etiquette to Post on #Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every social network has some un-written etiquette. These are not compulsory but these are few moral obligations that will guarantee your success. So, here I am not going to chart out any set of rules]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/basic-etiquettse-to-post-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@shemabukhari/basic-etiquettse-to-post-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:02:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAfc2qRqG3N17trJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STphotochallenge - Path through FOREST]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this post I am not going to post just one image of forest rather a short photo story.  Location: Kyrenia Mountains, North Cyprus This is the view of one side of the island from the top. One of those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stphotochallenge/@shemabukhari/stphotochallenge-path-through-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stphotochallenge/@shemabukhari/stphotochallenge-path-through-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[stphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 12:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKKkjLqAjvMySHqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you Hate Books?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I used to hate books. But things got changed somewhere along the journey. I realised that I was reading the wrong books. I was trying to look scholarly and “educated” by reading the heavy classical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/do-you-hate-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/do-you-hate-books</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnGrc5sQL3UsDrzzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan is not a terrorist state - Reason#3 (The Lakes)]]></title><description><![CDATA[ This post is the continuation of a series where I am trying to show to the world that there is more to Pakistan than a strong propaganda of a terrorist-state image.  Here are the links to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-3-the-lakes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-3-the-lakes</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnHNCdBECZXoLgY7g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge: Green Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh there is blessing in this gentle breeze,  A visitant that while it fans my cheek  Doth seem half-conscious of the joy it brings  From the green fields, and from yon azure sky.  Whate'er]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/colorchallenge-green-thursday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/colorchallenge-green-thursday</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn3zjj9PKJ5a1B2og?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge: WednesdayYellow - Nature and Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yellow is the source of light. In nature its sun and humans use it in their lamps and bulbs. For me Yellow is the source of energy/life. One of the most beautiful features of nature is flowers. Dancing,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/colorchallenge-wednesdayyellow-nature-and-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@shemabukhari/colorchallenge-wednesdayyellow-nature-and-man</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKLeFqGwVhuCZfbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REALITY IS FLEETING]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is about two individuals stuck in some consumer's society ordeal. Day in and day out they follow the same routine engulfed in the "consumerism dreams." At the same time, they can see the real world,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/artchallenge/@shemabukhari/reality-is-fleeting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/artchallenge/@shemabukhari/reality-is-fleeting</guid><category><![CDATA[artchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJcLa9Pb1VnoseFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan is not a Terrorist State - Reason#2]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is the continuation of a series where I am trying to show to the world that there is more to Pakistan than a strong propaganda of a terrorist-state image. Here is the link to the REASON#1: In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visitpakistan/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visitpakistan/@shemabukhari/pakistan-is-not-a-terrorist-state-reason-2</guid><category><![CDATA[visitpakistan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 10:45:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8RRXH6GhVZ4HvUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come and See PAKISTAN - We are not terrorists (Reason#1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have visited many places in my lifetime - small and big. I have had the pleasure of meeting people from around the world who were friendly and hospitable. And in the past 10 years or so, I have equally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/come-and-see-pakistan-we-are-not-terrorists-reason-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shemabukhari/come-and-see-pakistan-we-are-not-terrorists-reason-1</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:04:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5TxRvonGc2YofmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you strive to be Happy? Adopt this Lifestyle]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Happiness is not an acquired taste. It just does not happen by the swish of the wand. It takes some effort and embracing the seemingly minor changes in life to achieve that nirvana.  Here I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@shemabukhari/do-you-strive-to-be-happy-adopt-this-lifestyle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@shemabukhari/do-you-strive-to-be-happy-adopt-this-lifestyle</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2017 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5FSHTTdysgBfsqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trip or Not a Trip "50 word Story Contest Week #16"]]></title><description><![CDATA[   "Surrounded by a bomb blast's rubble, I opened my eyes to find a baby crying. As I rescued, embraced him and rushed to find a shelter, I tripped and fell on the concrete. Next thing I remember]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@shemabukhari/a-trip-or-not-a-trip-50-word-story-contest-week-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@shemabukhari/a-trip-or-not-a-trip-50-word-story-contest-week-16</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftywords]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shemabukhari]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKMNdbdbPavQJcmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>