Till now I subsisted as a journalist. Now I have virtually changed my profession. Writing novels will be my new work. Now I will devote all my time to my literary activity. My two published novels prompted me to leave the journalistic job so that I could be able to spend most of my time in writing my next novel. I hope with the entire 24 hours in my possession, I will be able to finish the book within this year.

With my last working day coming closer day by day here in the office of Gulf Today, the feelings I am dealing with daily can not be expressed in just a few words. I was helpless to go from here for a better career despite my strong affiliation with the office and my colleagues. One of my colleagues Waseem Akhtar whom I fondly call Waseem Bhai and who is like my younger brother, was a great strength for me in my office in general and in the entire UAE in particular. I will never let myself miss him with all the facilities available these days. I will remain as close as I am in the office with him even after going far away from him.

Spending time at Sharjah Corniche gives me a lot of creative energy and several new ideas for my literary work. This is the place where I wrote a major portion of my novel ‘Jaihind made the Cobbler a Novelist’. Now I have resigned from Gulf Today and am to leave Sharjah in the first week of November. The close intimacy that I have formed with Sharjah Corniche can not be expressed through even billions of words. Bathing in its soothing winds and watching the birds of different feathers criss-cross, particularly the seagulls, feel good here. The panoramic view of the place sends me in a different world where there is no tension at all. That is to say, it is the place where I unwind and relax and find an ideal atmosphere for my imagination and creativity.