Umama Ismail

trainee psychologist

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Umama Ismail describes herself as a trainee psychologist. She lived in Sheikhupura until she finished matric and went to Kinnaird after school. She has said she earns from the content she creates.

Early life and background

Ismail lived in Sheikhupura until she finished matric. She travelled between Sheikhupura and Lahore every weekend because her maternal grandparents' house was in Lahore. [1]

Education

Ismail completed high school at a school in Sheikhupura. After school she went to Kinnaird. She has said Kinnaird was good mainly because of her friends, and that she did not perform there while she was a student. [1]

Ismail first wanted to become an architect and applied to a college for admission to architecture. She was not admitted to architecture. She has said she kept a backup option. She chose psychology because it interested her and no other option appealed to her. [1]

Career

Ismail describes herself as a trainee psychologist and has said she works as a trainee. She has said that history has to be taken from the mother and behaviour has to be observed, and that they also check symptoms against the DSM-5. She has said she loves learning about people's problems. [1]

Ismail has said she earns from the content she creates and that digital marketing would be useful for her blogging. She has said she is financially independent and pays all of her own expenses. [1]

Music and art

Ismail has said she discovered she could sing in fifth grade, when her teacher asked her to recite 'Lab pe aati hai dua'. At school she was in the choir and performed the national anthem and national songs. She describes herself as an actor since childhood. She has said she won a karaoke night and won in many other things, and that she also won at different universities. [1]

Ismail has said she did not pursue music partly because her family's view is that, if she does it, it should be only as a hobby. She has said she has made nature and still life pieces since childhood, and her father also painted. She has said she always turns to some kind of art. [1]

Digital marketing programme

Ismail has said there was a two-week digital marketing programme. She has said there was only one option and that she also needed to complete three credits. She has said she had never travelled by aeroplane before and had never gone alone like this before. [1]

Views

Ismail has said that one can guide people but cannot definitively say something to them. She has said she likes diversity and doing a bit of this and that. She has said she does not like makeup at all, on herself or on others. [1]

Ismail has said she hopes that by 2050 people will move beyond narrow, one-directional thinking. She has said she hopes people will be quite accepting of others' religions and cultures and will not mock any faith. She has said every person should be regarded as a person, and that one should be a good person and make a difference in one's own life and in others' lives. She believes crying is not a weakness and is a good thing. [1]

Personal life

Ismail describes herself as a very emotional person. She has said her friends from nursery class onward have been close and loyal, and that her friends are one of her greatest strengths. She has said she is the only person in her family with a public account. She has said she was very close to her maternal grandfather. She has said she was away on her programme and could not go when her maternal grandfather died. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-10-01 Why Umama Ismail refuses to pick just one thing Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Umama Ismail?

Umama Ismail describes herself as a trainee psychologist. She lived in Sheikhupura until she finished matric and went to Kinnaird after school.[1]

What does Umama Ismail do?

Umama Ismail describes herself as a trainee psychologist and has said she works as a trainee. She has also said she earns from the content she creates.[1]

Where did Umama Ismail study?

Umama Ismail completed high school at a school in Sheikhupura. After school she went to Kinnaird.[1]

Where did Umama Ismail grow up?

Umama Ismail lived in Sheikhupura until she finished matric. She travelled between Sheikhupura and Lahore every weekend because her maternal grandparents' house was in Lahore.[1]

Why did Umama Ismail choose psychology?

Umama Ismail has said she chose psychology because it interested her and no other option appealed to her. She first wanted to become an architect.[1]

Does Umama Ismail sing?

Umama Ismail has said she discovered she could sing in fifth grade. At school she was in the choir and performed the national anthem and national songs. She has also said she won a karaoke night.[1]

References

  1. Why Umama Ismail refuses to pick just one thing . Thought Behind Things , 2021-10-01.
Show the source passages (47 statements)
  1. Umama Ismail completed high school at a school in Sheikhupura. High school maine National Model School, Sheikhupura se kiya.
  2. She lived in Sheikhupura until she finished matric. Matric tak, matric tak Sheikhupura rahi hoon.
  3. She travelled between Sheikhupura and Lahore every weekend because her maternal grandparents' house was in Lahore. Sheikhupura se Lahore hamara har weekend pe aana-jana hota tha kyunki nani-nana ka ghar hai udhar
  4. After school she went to Kinnaird. Toh hum phir uske baad Kinnaird chali gayi main.
  5. She said Kinnaird was good mainly because of her friends. bas uh it was good because of friends
  6. She said her friends from nursery class onward have been close and loyal. Nursery class se leke ab tak na meri bahut sab friends bahut achi aur bahut loyal rahi hain
  7. She said her friends are one of her greatest strengths. Friends Allah ne bahut matlab meri one of the strengths hai
  8. She did not perform at Kinnaird while she was a student there. Maine Kinnaird mein hote hue Kinnaird mein perform nahi kiya.
  9. She describes herself as a trainee psychologist. Trainee psychologist.
  10. She first wanted to become an architect. Pehle toh main sochti thi ke main architect banungi
  11. She applied to a college for admission to architecture. Phir maine NCA mein admission ke liye apply kiya na ke main NCA jaungi.
  12. She was not admitted to architecture. Phir wahan pe architecture mein nahi hua mera.
  13. She said she kept a backup option. Toh bas phir maine na FC backup rakh liya.
  14. She chose psychology because it interested her and no other option appealed to her. kyunki aur um aur options nahi mujhe koi achi lagi toh psychology mujhe interesting laga
  15. She said she loves learning about people's problems. I love to know people's problems.
  16. She said that one can guide people but cannot definitively say something to them. I find that a wrong approach. You can guide people, but you can't definitively say something
  17. She said she works as a trainee. Main as a trainee kaam kar rahi hoon
  18. She said that history has to be taken from the mother and behaviour has to be observed. unki history leni hoti hai unki mother se phir unka behaviour observe karna hota hai
  19. She said they also check symptoms against the DSM-5. hum symptoms bhi check karte hain DSM-5 se
  20. She describes herself as a very emotional person. Main waise bhi bahut emotional bandi hoon
  21. She said she always turns to some kind of art. I always turn to some kind of art
  22. She said she does not like makeup at all, on herself or on others. Mujhe makeup bilkul nahi achha lagta na apne pe na kisi aur pe
  23. She said she earns from the content she creates. Main jo content create karti hoon usi se earn karti hoon
  24. She said she is financially independent. Financially independent main hoon.
  25. She said she pays all of her own expenses. Saare kharche khud hi karti hoon.
  26. She said she has made nature and still life pieces since childhood. yeh nature hi nature aur still life ko banati thi bachpan se hi
  27. She discovered she could sing in fifth grade. I was in class fifth when I discovered that I can sing.
  28. In fifth grade her teacher asked her to recite 'Lab pe aati hai dua'. meri teacher ne mujhse kaha ke woh 'Lab pe aati hai dua' padhni hai
  29. At school she was in the choir and performed the national anthem and national songs. school choir mein thi, national anthem, milli naghme, is tarah saara kuch perform karti hoti thi
  30. She describes herself as an actor since childhood. acting toh bachpan se actor hoon main
  31. Her father also painted. mere baba bhi painting karte the, bahut achi painting
  32. She said she is the only person in her family with a public account. Puri family mein main main hi hoon jiska public account hai
  33. She said she did not pursue music partly because her family's view is that, if she does it, it should be only as a hobby. music ko isliye nahi kiya ke uh ek toh family mein thoda sa uh hota hai ke agar karna hai toh bas apni shauqiya hi karo
  34. She said she won a karaoke night and won in many other things. karaoke night jeet gayi aur kaafi cheezein mein jeet gayi
  35. She said she also won at different universities. different universities se bhi jeeti
  36. She said she was very close to her maternal grandfather. Main apne nana se bahut close thi
  37. She said she was away on her programme and could not go when her maternal grandfather died. Main apna program mein thi main nana ki death pe ja bhi nahi saki.
  38. She said she had never gone alone like this before. Aur kabhi is tarah akeli nahi gayi
  39. She said she had never travelled by aeroplane before. Um maine pehle kabhi jahaz mein nahi travel kiya
  40. She said there was a two-week digital marketing programme. Wahan pe digital marketing ka program tha two weeks ki
  41. She said there was only one option and that she also needed to complete three credits. Toh maine kaha ki ek hi option hai three credits bhi pure karne hain
  42. She said she likes diversity and doing a bit of this and that. mujhe diversity achi lagti hai ki idhar idhar udhar bhi cheezein kar lo
  43. She said digital marketing would be useful for her blogging. digital marketing mere blogging ke liye useful hoga
  44. She said she hopes that by 2050 people will move beyond narrow, one-directional thinking. I think uh 2050 tak mujhe lag I I hope ki hum apni choti sochon se choti matlab ek hi direction mein sochne wali aur tang nazri ki soch se bahar nikal aayenge
  45. She said she hopes people will be quite accepting of others' religions and cultures and will not mock any faith. kaafi accepting honge dusron ke religion, dusron ke culture aur dusron ke matlab kisi bhi mazhab ka mazaak na udayein
  46. She said every person should be regarded as a person, and that one should be a good person and make a difference in one's own life and in others' lives. Har insaan ko insaan samajhna hai aur ek achha insaan, ek difference make karna hai apni life mein aur dusron ki life mein
  47. She believes crying is not a weakness and is a good thing. Aur aur yein bilkul bhi weak weakness nahi hai rona. Rona rona bahut achi baat hai rona chahiye.