P.s.

I think its been too long !

Isn’t the weather just breathtaking these days ? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I wish it was this lovely all year round, don’t you ?

Well lately I’ve been thinking, when is enough enough? When do you say “that’s it!” and put a stop to something you know needs to end. Like a bad habit, or an inevitable pattern you’ve come to be one with over the years.. When? When it does you no good? What if it really isn’t, but at the back of your head it’s bothering you? I’m rambling? Well yes I know I am… I have reason to… I’m confused. Because, for one that usually makes “right” decisions in life, or should I say what conformity and societal propaganda has taught us to be right, I feel like I am missing a lot on a number of issues concerning my daily life. There are many things I hold back on saying, doing or even taking part in because there is a voice at the back of my head, sounds very much like my mother’s, nagging at me telling me Na’aaaah off limits. When in reality, I think it over and realize yea’aaaaaaaaaah it’s totally right! Till when does one follow rules and regulations set for us at birth due to nationality, I mean blood line and pedigree, when life is passing by at the speed of sound only to leave one still thinking: but I gotta do what I’m taught, I mean told.

Simple things, like smiling to strangers while walking on the street… wait that doesn’t apply here coz no one ever walks on the streets. Hmmm making conversation with the guy ahead of you in the queue at a store, yeah no that’s just being too forward. What about giving a co-worker of the opposite sex a hug,,, aaaaah blasphemy !!

I don’t mean I want to do all those things with every Tom, Dick and Harry, but don’t you sometime wish you could at least have the option to. And better yet don’t you wish that if you did anything of the sort then people around you wouldn’t think you’re making a pass at the guy in the next office just for giving him a pat on the shoulder. Well don’t worry I haven’t been put in such a situation yet, and I stress yet because to err is human and to forgive is divine, I can only imagine the impact if I did… actually kind of funny, in a sad way.

I’ve always wished and wanted simple things like these to be a norm in my daily life… Especially being raised by such social and friendly folks, in a western country… with a western attitude to life, yet a reality check of what they prepared me for here.. But for now I’ll settle for what I got and make the best of it… Especially when in reality we all know that here a lot of these freedoms are abused and will be taken for granted.. It’s all in people’s minds to change the future of this country and frankly I see it going backwards rather than forward… for now I’ll say… Kudos to private space and the best poker faces in the world.

P.S.

I’m off to D town on a business trip for a week… will catch up with you soon my lovelies :)

Anyone want anything from London ?

ahhh the weather is breathtaking.. been here a few days now.. fasting is a bit tough here.. but it all pays off when I simply step out of the flat and take a stroll and everything takes me back to my childhood memories.. and I feel like a child all over again. As much as I love Kuwait.. But after spending most my life being schooled and raised in London.. I can’t help but feel this was my first home and this is where I’ll always feel at home..

Everytime I come.. I worry about leaving my lovely London and heading back to Kuwait.. Wish I could take it home with me, and the weather :P

I better get up and close the window before my fingers drop off it’s so cold :)

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wow it’s been a while.

TRIP

Seriously ?
Yeah not kidding !
Actually I’m not off on another trip I just got back from another trip :P
I didn’t have the face to post before traveling.. as well as time issues !

I went to Qatar, for a wedding.. had a blast.. stayed at the Four Seasons.. and came back with the flu !
I’m typing this while tucked under a cozy blanky at my sisters house.. didn’t feel like staying home alone seeming my folks are outta town.. I hate this sick feeling ! I can’t smell, taste, and my nose is so red and sore !

Anyways, I am officially jinxed !
Remember when I was an active poster ? well now I’m lucky if I get something down once every month or two ! Huft !

I’m a busy gal ok ! but I miss this place.. I really really do…

TIP

Being the patient person that I am, the only thing I can’t tolerate is rudeness.. lately I realised I have a very limited tolerance for STUPID ppl too.. I used to pity them before for their ignorance.. but lately I really don’t have the time for it.. silly buggers !

I can’t handle cold hearted, emotionless ppl who take forever to express themselves even though they don’t mean to come across in such a manner but they end up doing so as a habit and when they do finally make an effort they expect some gratitude for it.. I say go shove a sock in it for Pete’s sake either do it with a good will or bloody well keep it to yourself !

How many chances do you give a person to prove themselves ? 1 ? 2 ? a week of patience ? 2 ? a month ?

I say twice, 3 times is enough.. otherwise why waste time waiting for something worthy when it’s just not in them !

CLIP

Being sick and in bed all day.. the best way to kill time is obviously watch an Indian flick..

enjoy this clip from Jodhaa Akbar:

Funny.. only a few days ago I was wearing a Sari for a Henna Night prior to the wedding I attended.. and I was thinking to myself I haven’t seen an Indian movie in ages.. strange how things fall into place without planning right ?

Whatever !!! I know the clip is mushy and all lovey dovey… just deal with it ok.. my estrogen levels are high !!!

(Pooj… I miss you)

Remember when I said it seems I only post when I travel and when I get back ?

Well I shoulda just swallowed my words and stayed quiet.

I’m off again, and yes that’s why I’m posting coz I refuse to travel without an update and this is a way overdue update !!

Nevertheless, it something.

I got a new job :)

What were you expecting me to keep travelling the world forever ?

I gotta make some money you know. and the only thing that would stop me from my travelling mania is if I got a job to ground me !

I’m officially grounded. I swear if there was no order in this world I would have definitely contributed to it’s destruction!

I love my job, I love my team, I love life !

That’s about it..

Yep, since I’ve been back all I’ve been doing is working and then heading home to family and my bed.

So this is another spontaneous trip to Dubai.

I hear everyone is there now and it’s mega packed, I couldn’t care less to be honest.

As long as I’m with my family, friends and the kids… and ofcourse Mellia.. then I’m happy.

I’m happy..

Are you happy ?

(p.s.

image taken above by myself, june 2007.

No photoshopping, just focal black&white. The tower was actually lit red.)

Well imagine you’re stuck on a happening island with so much to do, from trekking, to rock climbing, to diving, biking, island hoping and so much more; But, you can NOT do anything.. in-fact you have not yet even seen the beach.. worse yet you have only seen the airport, checked into a hotel the straight to the hospital.. yes hospital..

So here I am, after spa-ing in the North with Dad he decided he wanted to see the south of the country seeming he never had. So we booked spontaneously and the day we arrive, he falls sick, very sick; it scared me so much. I took him to the hospital and he’s been admitted the past 6 days, he’s had an emergency surgery and now he’s well.

It was so amazingly strange that in the midst of the holiday madness and storm of tourist on this very popular island, I felt very alone!

I felt I was on a deserted island.

So here’s my input for you about being stuck on an island:

- Even though I wasn’t on a deserted island it felt that way coz I was alone and felt I was losing my dad (allah e7aftha)

- In such a situation, you won’t care about a safe place to stay (I stayed mostly in the hospital bunking up outside the ICU)

- You won’t need a laptop or phone (though I kept in-touch with family and had support from a few friends.. I really wasn’t in the mood to chat)

- You won’t need food coz you’ll lose your appetite and if you starve you’ll make do with whatever you find.

- You will need hope and faith to keep your spirits high.

- but mostly you will need COMPANY.

After a few days my brothers arrived and it was nice to finally have a shoulder to lean on. So at the end of the day if I was stuck on a deserted island, all I’d want with me is … is … is someone to give me a hug, tell me all will be ok and a friendly face to smile to when I’m feeling low.

Dad is well (7imdilla), we’re just waiting for the doc to give us the ok so we may travel back home. Bro’s have been fab and the best support a little sister could ever have. Those friends who know have been beyond thoughtful and caring, and those who have yet to know I know they woulda been too. 

One thing I have to note is that this is a fab Hospital and have not seen the likes of it or anything close anywhere, not in Europe, States or the Middle East !

We all fear losing the ppl we love, to me maybe that is my biggest fear. but I must say I learned to balance that fear by trying to understand the cycle of life, and death. During my Father’s toughest days at the ICU, the nurses would ask me to leave as it’s against hospital regulation for anyone to be there for long. The newborn baby nursery was close to the ICU, I would step out and gaze through the nursery window and attain an instant sensation of warmth and calmness. It’s amazing how the sight of children could make you forget the worries of the world, or atleast in my case it made my mind at ease.

P.S.

Their kids here are beyond adorable ! They look like real life anime.. they even sound like it too ! absolutely adorable I tell you !!

I’ll be back in 2 weeks my lovelies..

Will miss you all..

(Lately, it seems I only post when I travel and when I return from my travels the past few months.. huft.. I’ll be a good girl when I get back inshala)

Basically it’s a young woman ranting about how she wants to marry a wealthy man and wants to know the does and don’ts of how to do so (if there was such a guide line I think she woulda had a better chance asking ppl from this area of the world rather than NYC :P). She goes on to even state how much she wants to meet someone that makes a minimum of half a mill annually !(seriously ? is that the common criteria now for “what I’d like in a suitable life partner ?” what happened to “knight in shining Armor ?”) Oh, and she continues to state that half a million is being fair as that’s what’s regarded to be middle class in NY standards (rather than making her own money and having a life and a sense of responsibility). She doesn’t stop there.. no no.. she goes on to rave about her indescribable beauty and how “Plain Jane’s” have better luck than her in this arena, oh lets just call it shopping shall we !!
Wait ! wait ! The best part is the responses she got from suitable, rich, young and single men. But you have to read them on your own to get the laughs ;)

Now, although this has improved majorly during the past few decades.. yet this is a typical case of what we have here in our dear home country.. and at times I feel sad for these ladies as one of the guys in the responses put it.. the “gene pool” is all messed up coz you got “gold digging mummies”.. teaching their “gold digging daughters” the tricks of the trade. And even men are guilty here of looking for a marriage of convenience! After all, it does take too to tango.

Hey everyone is looking for someone, right ? Even though they may deny it completely.. we all don’t want to end up grumpy, old and lonely one day. I understand when girls out there (and even you boys do this !) are out and about trying to find Mr/s right.. but when it’s solely for superficial materialistic reasons.. then what happened to compatibility and life long connection ? What happened to Love ? Huft !! I know, I know, I can’t help being a romantic :)

Beauty.. in the eyes of the beholder ?

hmmm or in the hands of your best nip and tuck surgeon ?

Either way.. Beauty fades, yes.. Moneys can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you everything else.. including some brains.. a little intellect and sanity too.. so invest in yourself mentally, spiritually and do stay pretty.. it always helps to be easy on the eyes !

P.S.

Have a Shirley Temple and enjoy the sweet cherries.. May your lives be as sweet as a cherry.. Don’t forget.. if you can make a knot with the cherry stem by only using your tongue. Then you’re a…