My Name is Mary Poppins

Or at least thats what a lot of my friends call me. Cos apparently my handbag is huge and has all kinds of useless junt-in-case items in them. Like candy for those low sugar days except the candy is all squished and probably expired by now. The tape measure (dont ask me why i even had it in the first place) that DID actually come in handy in a furniture store. The collection of pens. The spare watch. Three bottles of perfume. And the list goes on and on. Of course when a handbag is changed, all this shit moves with it. No no no, whoever gave you the idea that 3aneeda would probably rub her two braincells together and clear out the junk!!! NO WAY!! The lazy gene is much more dominant.

Oh yeah and the lollipop that was there since New Years Eve 08. Therefore a 9 month old lollipop. Well I just felt like reconnecting with that inner child in me. I hope I dont get a stomach ache from it now. Good thing I have those pain pills in my bag. ;P

If The World Was Mine by TQ (Old Skool)

Saw this tag on 2 blogs i happen to have come across being Mar8adoosh and Shopa


I did it and the answers are HILARIOUS - sub7an allah shlon 6ala3t ana nympho. Its funny. Check it out. Im tagging whoever wants to do it cos I know some people dont like tags. So whoever decided to do it let me know cos I wanna see the answers. LOOOOL



Here are the rules:

1. Put your iTunes/music player on Shuffle.

2. For each question, pres the next button to get you answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT!!

After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do them themselves.


1.IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Love Generation by Bob Sinclair


2.WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Slow Wine by R Kelly


3.WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Seven Days by Craig David (AAAAHHHH that sounds really bad - LOOOOOOOOL)


4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Freakin' You by Jodeci (BAHAHAHA Im a nympho)


5.WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Love Stoned/I Think She Knows by Justin Timberlake (hhmmm???!!!)


6.WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Make It Last Forever by Keith Sweat

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?

Phoenix by Basement Jaxx

8.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Way Back Into Love by Hugh Grant and Haley Bennett (From the Music & Lyrics soundtrack - fashla bas wayid 9ij :( )



9.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx


10.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Dont Mess With My Man by Speed Garage


11.WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Sex Me by R Kelly (BAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH ma9adig)



12.WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The One by Brotha (wainik int ili ma bayant???)


13.WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
No Air by Chris Brown and Jordan Sparks



14. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Way I Are by Timberland



15. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Break It Off by Sean Paul


16.WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Ooops Oh My by Tweet (La2 la2 la2 - hatha il 7achi wayid '3ala6)



17. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Lollipop Remix by Lil' Wayne feat. Kanye West


18.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Moan by Trentemoller (fashla - this is the song ili kanu 7a6eenha fil da3aya mal Noor on MBC 4)



19. WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
If The World Was Mine by TQ (Old Skool)


20. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF?
Heartbreaker by Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole (Uff chani 6ala3t wa7da mafakir ila fi shay wa7id???!!!)

A Very Random Post

Im starting off this post without a title because i really dont know what i wanna talk about. I have sooo much to say but i cant seem to be putting it into words.



For some reason today i took the day off work. Mako sabab bas makan li 5ilg adawim. Makan li 5ilg achoof 5ashim lani i had to go see my GM for something minor oo adri ineh 5ashim byitda5al fil mawthoo3. Aham shay ineh il GM nasy howa shu mwaqi3li gabil youmain wal7een yabeeni aroo7 ashra7 kil shay mara thania. Madri.

Im actually seriously considering a career change. I want to get out of banking. 5ala9 ta3abt min kil shay 7sabat oo savings oo current oo customer oo charges 00 call centre 00 service quality 00 shakawi oo mashakil oo balawi il dinya wil deen. Mabi. Abi sha'3la it5aleeni agoom min noumi gabl il alarm ib nu9 sa3a min il 7amas. Abi sha'3la itga3idni fil dawam sa3tain thalath ba3ad nihayat il dawam. Abi sha'3la mako feeha routine. Is it too much to ask??


Ramadhan shagool 3aneh?? Kileh akil oo TV for people in general. This year 9ayra aroo7 il gym for a couple of hours a day oo bagi il youm ana online - 9ayir idman. Mako sh'3el. its too hot to do anything outdoorsy which is the natural jaw of ramadhan oo hathi il sina kil mukan is crap.

Im watching this move with Sly Stallone about some Formula 1 racing - Obviously there is a girl involved that ditches one guy for his brother than ditches him for the original guy she was trying to make jealous the whole time. Does this shit really happen?? The way i see it these ideas for the movies have to come from real life!!!

So i just came up with a title for the post. LOL. Oh yeah and Ive been adding lots of new blogs to my "to do" list. Been discovering some great new blogs. Man I missed this.

Took my cousin's 2 little boys (4 and 6 years old) to Toys R Us today to get whatever they wanted - soooo cute. They selected one toy each even though they had an open budget and they both took the same one "3ashan ma nit-tharab 3alaih fil bait". My cousin is doing a very good job. My body clock is ticking. LIKE CRAZY.

Is there a way in our culture to have your own kid biologically without the husband as excess baggage?? I dont want a husband. I just want my own child.

PS. Im officially sick of people saying "no ur lying" when i tell them Im Omani. 9irt agool "ee 9a7 9idtooni ga3da achathib" WTF!!!!

5ashim update

There is no update - LOOOOL

It looks like he learned not to cross me - hasn't so much as sent me an email.

GM told me that it looks like 5ashim purposely excluded me from an Audit meeting.

BUSTED MOFO

Dubai's Top Ten Must-Haves - Part 2

So if I got all then items - does that men Im super duper trendy??

Dubai's Top Ten Must Haves

Wake Up Its A Beautiful Morning . . .

. . . NOT.

I dont know whats wrong with me. My alarm is set for 815 and i wake up at 630. When I look at the time, I see that I have another hour and a half to sleep, so it take me another 15 minutes to go back to sleep only to get out of bed at 839 after snoozing 3 times (at 8 minutes each snooze time) and rush to work.

I dont get it - Ive been coming to work late every Ramadhan morning because of the same routine. Al7een abi afham, dam ini 9a7ait 3adil il sa3a sita oo nu9, laish faj2a iyeeni il kasal oo ma agdar a97a?? 3athaaaaaaabbbb.

Il7amdila i still didnt get comments on my lateness - i guess its because i sit with a different department oo y5afoon mini. LOL

5ashim update: il 7ayawan (allahuma ini 9ayma) yitjara2 ygooli ilyoum awain to "stick to protocol and reporting lines" - 6anashteh. 3abaleh madri ineh howa hes been reporting my work to the AGM as his own without copying me on the email. Il sabab il wa7eed ili ana sakteh lani Im on very good terms with the GM oo howa yadri exactly shu shu'3li ana. Oo 7ata howa broo7eh gali ineh hathak la2eem oo ga3id ysawi chee. Allahuma 6awilik ya roo7. Biyeek youm laman afta7 krootik jidam il yiswa wili ma yiswa ya kalb.

Wear Your Emotions On Your Sleeve

I never really understood this statement. How do you wear your emotions on your sleeve?? If your upset, is your sleeve wet from tears?? If your happy is your sleeve colourful and bright?? What about anger?? Remorse?? Regret?? You get my drift??

I dont know why I just thought of this??

Penny for your thoughts??

5ashim update: He is non-muslim therefore working hours are 8 to 4. Yet every morning I arrive before him. Hmm. I start at 9. Yesterday he leaves before me. I leave at 2. Is it because the big boss is out of town??? Cheeky arent we. Explains why I never got a reply to my email.

No Comment - LOL

I freaked Myself Up

Ok so last night, a la Ramadhan's new timings, I went to bed a lot past 2 am. So i do the customery routine of drinking a whole bottle of water in one go while semi-lying down and therefore the 10 minute coughing fit before going to sleep. Have you ever seen anyone more lazy??

At about 4 am i wake up with a fright and I find myself mid-turn. HOW WEIRD IS THAT??? As in literally i was rolling over in my sleep and i scared myself awake. I never even know that was physically possible. So you know what happens?? I sit there in bed looking around checking that nobody saw me. As if anyone would see me, i lock my door at night. But thats what happens when paranoia kicks in.

I think it must have taken at least an hour for me to fall back asleep. Therefore resulting in a slightly over-confident saunter into the office at 10.30 am. (Ramadhan Working Hours for Muslims 9 am to 2 pm).

So generally not really a good day. Cant really say I woke up on the wrong side of the bed since my bed is stuck up against the wall.

Now to make things worse, some dude I work with, lets call him 5ashim cos hes just sooo nosey. Anyways, he butts into an email convo that is going on between a department and a branch and myself. Since I am the problem solver. Now this 5ashim dude is not involved with what Im doing at all but pertains to the same department but is somehow trying to do a takeover. WTF???

Sorry bas ma gadart amsik 3umri - shara5teh ib email agooleh something along the lines of "me 7 years banking experience - you zilch - butt the fuck out"

Im still waiting for the reply - krkrkrkrkr

And here we go again . . .

. . . I have nothing against Ramadhan - I just have something against the hypocrites that come out in their true colours during this holy month.

I am a non-head-covering individual, but I wear the shaila during Ramadhan so satisfy my dad and society. My dad is generally anti-3abaya and anything depressing but during Ramadhan I dont want people accusing me that I am the reason that the guys are breaking their fast because my hair is on show. So I avoid that and wear the shaila. Yet I get called a hypocrite. Hhhmmm.

Am I?? This coming from someone who looks like shes so sick that she might collapse any minute because since its Ramadhan shes not wearing any make-up??? She is not shaking hands with any of the male colleagues, her phone is on silent, her voice does not raise above the whispers of a mouse and if she finds herself in a situation where she is left alone in the room with a male colleague she will make a point to leave it until someone else comes in.

Seriously??? Who are you kidding?? Do you see me THAT much different from every day?? I never wear makeup to work. I share an office with a male colleague. The only difference is the head gear. Im not the one that used to take out my compact in the middle of the office and powder my nose. Does the fact that you wear the shaila all year round give you the right to be condescending and accumulate a holier-than-thou attitude??

Kiss my ass, Bitch.

Allahuma ini 9a2ima. LOL

Random Photos - Part VII

And multiple trips later, I come back with cash remaining in my wallet - Im actually very impressed with myself.

The usual Ramadhan / Eid shopping that was supposed to be done in one of my multiple Dubai / Abu Dhabi / Jordan trips and this is all I come out with. Looks like Im going naked again. LOOOOOOL

Did I mention that I chopped off my hair??? Yep - did a Victoria Beckham style haircut that I now regret. Literally came out with one third the length I walked in with. Im growing it back again now since the main reason I cut my hair was the heat and summer didnt last very long this year thankfully.

Spring cleaning resulted in 50+ pairs of shoes going to charity - Emilda Marcus no longer - I now have less than 100 pairs of shoes remaining. Obsession per say??

Work!!! What can I say - I think I need a career change. Any suggestions???

Random Photos - Part VI

A follow up Dubai trip after my birthday was necessary. Thats when I realised that metallic shoes appear to be dominant. LOL

Great nights out with great friends - some obsessed by ceiling fixtures hence this pic - I cant even remember which friend it was that asked me to take a pic of this. Never the less - reminds me of the new Trader Vics in Dubai.

Najooya my darling I love you - a very good friend of mine - finally we had a long relaxed weekend together in Dubai as opposed to our usual mad rushed few hours.

My summer holiday 08 was in the Dead Sea in Jordan - was not a very good choice but never the less meeting up with old friends always trumps location.

The charity gala dinner made a come-back this year. Even more successful. Same location as the previous one - for more details click on the following link http://3anooda.blogspot.com/2006/08/gala-fund-raising-dinner-shangri-la.html

Random Photos - Part V

Ok just the random photos makes a come back - might have a few issues in one since ive been away for so long.


The obsession with Noor - dont ask me Im totally NOT a TV kind of person but for some reason i got hooked - my friend took this pic on a visit to Oman from Dubai. They were staying at the Shangri-La and i was distracted for a hour watching the missed episode. LOL

So nice birthday cake huh?? A friends birthday in Dubai - of course im sure u all know my obsession with Dubai but see not all trips are for myself - some like these are to carry out social duties. LOOOOOOL

Finally I went to Central Perk

My birthday, celebrated in Dubai of course, dinner was in Buddha Bar. I strongly recommend the Red Platter Sushi. Its to DIE for.

Made some good new friends on my birthday weekend. Hopefully the kind that lasts.

Im looking for my Xander Cage

Do you ever get your thoughts wandering off like crazy when your watching a specific movie or something?? Like seeing something on TV and going "that is EXACTLY what im looking for". Well I always go through that but Im not at all a celebrity buff. I NEVER get star struck. Can you imagine how much I HEART Mr. Big from Sex and the City. Well I saw him in a cafe in New York City and all i did was giggle to my girlfriends "OMG thats Mr. Big". Of course they embarassed me and shreiked so loud that he turned around and noticed us and gave that "teenage girls" look. If he only new that I was the youngest of the group at 24.



But my oh my does he take my breath away. I think if i ever see him in real life i very possibly will attach myself to him. No matter what any body guards say or do. Even though i doubt he needs body guards. So basically im watching xXx right now on MBC 2 and im just breathless. I only discovered Vin Diesel through this movie and ever since he has become the guy i compare all guys to. LOL. i know i know i sound like a horny teenage schoolgirl but i cant help it. His voice, his biceps, his bald head, he is just absolutely yummy.

Over and out before I overdo it.

Blogging again??? Perhaps

Ive always been trying to come back and blog but i dont know what happens. I come back, read through my old entries, laugh about them and go back to whatever I was doing (since this usually happens during working hours).

Now its just after lunchtime on a Friday, Im sitting at home watching Catch Me If You Can, trying to decide whether to go watch Tropic Thunder at 330. Im in that blah moods - where I slept so much that Im still lazy. Have so many errands to do just before Ramadhan and my phone has been ringing non-stop with "Jum3a mbaraka" and "Ramadhan Kareem" messages from numbers I dont know. So since Im bored and got nothing to do, Im actually making the effort to reply to these people asking who they are. Some dude is insisting that I am Hussain and that he has always been communicating with me on the same number.




So its Ramadhan again - time really flies. Cant beleive its already been almost six months since I moved jobs, its almost time to renew the registration on my car, im 28 already and feeling like im going on 73. I remember turning 26 a few months after i started blogging. Going back and reading the stuff i wrote before really surprised me. Its interesting to see how much ive changed. The most interesting was my man wish-list. Just shows how people change with experience and whatever u thought u would always want is not what u want anymore.

PS. He still has to be taller than me. LOOOOOOOOOL

What will happen to Shu - Jumeirah Beach Road??

Its one of my favourite hangouts in Dubai - a very chilled oud shisha cafe on Jumeirah Beach Road, not too far from Madinat Jumeirah area - its right on the road and during winter, it was where i used to go on a daily basis - just order a shisha and play 6awla. I hope they dont shut it down. Already there are places where after 12 midnight, shisha is not allowed outdoors like on Sheikh Zayed Road. Whats the point?? What would moving it indoors do that is protecting the whatever of the public?? Silly asses.

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Shisha cafe owners have until the end the year to move out of residential areas or face heavy penalties or closure, Dubai Municipality warned on Sunday.

Announcing new smoking regulations, a senior Municipality official warned cafe owners that the fourth phase of the smoking regulations in public would be taken seriously, newspaper 7 Days reported on Monday.

“We will not hesitate to close down shisha cafés if they don’t follow our regulations. We are serious about this issue,” said Salem Mesmar, assistant director general of Dubai Municipality for the health, safety and environment control sector, the newspaper quoted.

Under the new rules all entertainment and recreation areas will be fined the equivalent of $544 if they do not adhere to the smoking ban, unless they have a licence allowing them to maintain a specific smoking area.

source: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/523960-shisha-bars-pressured-under-smoke-ragulations

RIP Sleepless in Muscat

May you forever rest in peace - We will miss you forever

You have touched our hearts and souls and we will always remember you

Updates

Car crash - last Thursday - minor - insurance company and dealership giving me hell over it

Dubai - was there last weekend. it was amazing as usual. Car crash involved a friend.

Dubai - during the mawlid il nabi holidays - i was involved in a car crash in a cab.

What is it with car crashes?? am i a disaster waiting to happen????

New Beginnings Are Always Good

Who can complain?? Everything is new in my life at the moment.

Made some great new friends - some are old friends from my early teens who I am getting back in touch with but its as good as new. I mean neither they nor I are the same people we used to be in our early teens.

I got a new job - which is very exciting. I finally got out of the rut I was in that was NBO.

My cousin got married last week - that was an amazing wedding honestly. No fights nothing, except for me nearly burning down the bride's stage at some point. DONT ASK.

A good friend of mine got married a couple of weeks ago. Wishing you a very very happy life.

What else!!! Well I guess I cant say my car is new, Ive had it since November. Oh fuck it. As long as its less than one year old then it IS new. LOOOOL.

So whats new with you people??

Marketing for a friend

A friend of mine started her own business from home. It has always been a passion of hers to make sweets. Her most popular product is her cupcake. Amazingly decorated and Oh So Gooooood.

Check it out. She also has a facebook group where orders can be made either by taking her contact details or even sending her a message on facebook or sending an email.

Her email is Janans.Sweets@gmail.com. Trust me, you will NOT regret.

Facebook her on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16070560153

Seriously???

No comment

Im Sinnnnnging in the Raaaain . . .

Somehow every time it rains here, i remember the movie and a guy holding an umbrella wearing a yellow raincoat and prancing about in the rain. i wanna do that. but it has to be the whole shebang. I WANT A YELLOW RAINCOAT.

So hows everyone doing?? I love rain. I love waking up in the morning to the sound of rain hitting the window, i love driving with my wind wipers on full, i love the excitement of not seeing 3 metres ahead.

Blah - I'm depressed. Who am i kidding??

Giving Up Hope

Do you ever feel that you have reached a point in time when you just give up hope?? When you shoulders just sag without u noticing, your eyes are just droopy and lazy, your vocal chords are for some reason not working properly, your answer to almost everything is "yeah whatever" and finally you find yourself shedding a tear for the stupidest of things?? Well it happens, and lately it has been happening to me alot. And I really dont like being in the company of people when they keep saying to me "3aneeda cheer up, nothing is worth it, it will work out in the end, blah blah blah"

So what do you think happens?? U end up staying away from everyone cos you are so sick and tired of being told to cheer up and everything will work out. Cos it wont, therefore you have given up hope!!! Doesnt it make sense??

Men Are Wimps

Now you see the man - usually hes the one u go to with puppy eyes and a big jar of cream cheese usually flicking your hand, "please open this for me, I couldn't" - BLAH. That's all they are good for. The physical stuff. Anything that requires rubbing two brain cells together and you can cross that off the list. Anything that requires usually anything got to do with emotions and you can start laughing / daydreaming.

What is it with men exactly and commitment?? They would GLADLY be your unofficial husband in the form of running your errands, fighting for your honour, opening doors, scaring off any other suitors, etc. BUT when it comes to adding that piece of paper into the equation, they freak out!!! I mean yeah OK i get it, the paper is binding and long term, but if you already decided that this is the person you want to marry than whats stopping you?? Don't they get it!! Its not like girls are wedding piranhas!!! Well some are but most aren't. That piece of paper is, for me personally, i would consider it as security. And I'm not talking about the "Hes not playing around" kind of security, no. I'm talking "Now I don't have to sneak around" kind.

Logically speaking - an engagement is formal dating. You are able to do it publicly without worrying about which member of the extended family will you get busted by. At the end of the day its just an engagement, its not even that scary piece of paper. If things don't work out they just don't!!! End of story. No shame in it. But wouldn't every guy be more comfortable going out with his girlfriend (lets for the sake of comfort NOT call her a fiance), without having to do a random dash for the bathroom when a fathers cousin is passing by, or having her scoot down in the car when the brother is in the next lane??

Yes yes yes, I know what everyone is thinking. Not true. Just ranting and raving. My business. Shoo away.

New Years Resolutions

I dont really beleive in them. There is really no point. I mean why do you need to wait until the end of the year / beginning of the year to decide what u want to do for the next 12 months?? You can do that any other time of year. Its completely pointless. Especially those regular ones that u never stick to like loosing weight, becoming a better person, going to the gym, working harder in studies/career. Honestly its all bullshit.

I just take this chance to reflect on the past 12 months and think "am I happy with that" but its not only in New Years. Its basically on every other milestone such as birthdays and anniversaries and such things. I guess its just an excuse to get together with friends and have a good time.

Anyways, as a recap to past posts, I have rejected the unknown knight in shining armour. I guess a girl cant really think with her head without taking her heart into great consideraton. Sucks though. I hate that but hey what to do?? You satisfy the heart and you end up usually happier.

Hope everyone has a great year ahead. 2007 was generally not a very good year for most. 2008 inshallah will be much better.

Blog changes

Ive made changes, they are not coming up. I added some blogger friends and added the counter that mysteriously dissappeared. HELP!!!

I am eerily calm . . .

. . . or so I have been told countless times over the past few weeks. Apparently I have lost my vibrancy and contagious ecxitement that I used to have and am now someone who clearly has so much on their mind and shoulders. That may be true but is it such a bad thing??? If its not, then how come when I get told and I quote "Your sudden calmness is freaky - like your about to blow", it is said with a few receding steps and a mental flee!!! Now the worst one was "What happened to you, your calmer, I don't like it."

So I am not as hyper as I used to be a few months ago. SO FUCKING WHAT!!! Are people not allowed to change?? Is this not a sign of growing up?? Am I not allowed to actually show that I might be going through some rough times?? Am I to always be Little Miss Sunshine despite all the rains?? Am I not allowed to HAVE problems??

I have two little words to say to you guys.

FUCK OFF

I Do / I Don't

I have reached that stage in my life when I cannot use the excuse of "I'm still too young" cos I'm just NOT. I'm 27 years old and I have to start thinking wisely.

I have this option fallen into my lap, the kind that I have been dreading my whole life but knew it was bound to happen sometime. Actually it had already happened a few times before but what I meant is that I was bound to think about it seriously at some point. Well the time has come.

Never really believed in arranged or semi-arranged marriages. Always thought I would be the kind of person that marries for love even if it was at the age of 35. Well I guess my body clock is ticking, as well as the daily engagement news I keep hearing about people I know.

So what should I do?? Wait for the person I'm in love with to get ready for marriage and propose or accept the proposal that is already on the table from a "work acquaintance"?? Should I risk the chance of missing the hypothetical train of marriage for love or should I jump on before it starts speeding up again!!!

HELP!!!!!

Useless Oman Mobile

Outgoing SMS: 0000 R 240 (Time 8.56am)
Incoming SMS: Sorry, it's free parking period. Thank You (Time 3.18pm)

!!!!!!!!!!!

Boredom

boredom

A severe disease infecting millions of people all over the world is which they constantly exhibit certain behaviours like lack of movement, construction of various pointless structures, doodling, talking about pointless things, and making definitions on UrbanDictionary.com. There is no known cure, though the symptoms do seem to fade when victim is introduced to something time consuming or slightly entertaining, such as television or counting nails in a wall. Though is it a very severe and wide-spread epidemic, it is not fatal, though attempts to get rid of the disease have known to be fatal at times.

source http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=boredom

Random Photos - Part IV

So I thought a good idea for a recap would be by the 4th edition of my random photos. So here goes.

I think a picture speaks a thousand words. Yes I bought a new car. Ordered in August and delivered in November. It was a long painful wait.

My brother got married in October. This is the mab5ara. I think majority of people are familiar with the concept. I will only explain if someone asks. LOL

July was a good month. A few days after my birthday, a bunch of friends from London came to visit. Five friends landed in Muscat, and another six we met up with them in Dubai. Was quiet an eventful 2 weeks spent in Dubai. Some friends even managed to go to Saudi but obviously I didnt.

I finally went to Hoota Cave a few days ago. It was fun. Not what I expected though. I guess I didnt know what I was expecting.

Some time in November I went to Al Nahda Resort for a week. That in itself was a story. I was supposed to be relaxing but dont let the picture fool you. I came back after that week and slept for 16 hours straight.

Back from the Dead

I know i know - its been so long. Over 6 months I beleive. But so much has happened in these 6 months. I guess I will be / should be blogging more often now especially since Ive been staying home a lot and spending most of my time online. But for some reason I completely forgot about this. I was reminded today when I got an email telling me that I got a blog comment from Arab Lady. let me tell u something. That was some wake up call.

Firstly I would like to apologize to everyone. Did not mean to be rude but life and its rather powerful curve balls have kept me very disoriented and unsure of what my aim in life is. Im getting back on track though.

I dont know where to start. I dont want to do the regular recap of what happened over the past 6 months cos thats just lame. So from now on I guess I will just be 3anooda. Lets see how that goes.

Havent been around for a while

Its funny how being busy for so long really screws u up. I havent sat my butt down for longer than an hour for the past three weeks. Now since I got back home late last night, I havent left the vicinity of the living room and my bedroom. Its a nice feeling but if it follows that extremely busy period, I usually end up feeling really really bored.

Tonight wasnt too bad though. Im watching this really old movie. Its funny. I think its the movie that launched Christina Millian's career. About this looser kid who actually semi-pays this hottest chick in school to hang out with him.

On commercial breaks, Im watching Daddy's Spoiled Little Girl or whatever its called. There spoiled poor little rich girls are basically talking about their tehcniques in keeping their millionaire dad busy and giving them attention so that he doesnt spend time with his girlfriend.

I think I just proved my level of boredom.

Back From Dubai . . .

. . . and already going through the depression of a post-dubai trip.

How is everyone doing?? I miss blogging but Im finding it a little difficult to catch up and continue updating on a regular basis. Never mind. Everyone will have to make do with what they get. Mithil ma ygoolu, mid ryoolik 3ala gad il7afik. LOL

PS. Im addicted to facebook.

Hello All

Wassapppiiiii

Today looks like its gonna be a good day. Another friend is coming down to Muscat for a visit and some extensive planning is required. She arrives tonight and is staying until Saturday. You probably dont know that "another" is because a different friend was here last month for a week. We had a lot of fun. She wasnt into the typical touristy thing so many many trips to Starbucks and Darcy's were done. LOL

This time, its gonna be dolphin watching and Nizwa souq.

So whats new with everyone?? Oh yeah im going to dubai next weekend. YAY. A friend is getting engaged. So exciting.

Blargh. Maybe I shouldnt have had hot soup with Pocari Sweat!!! I dont think they mix well.

Ooopsies

I forgot to apologize for my delay in blogging. I have just been very busy with a new and exciting social life.

The beach has now become a fixture in my life. Hence the blackness that I have acquired lately.

Other wise, after my March Dubai trip, I have been to Nizwa twice and thats pretty much it.

So whats new with everyone??

Verbal Abuse - How to deal with it??

Ever been in a situation where you are being constantly verbally abused by a superior?? Whether its your boss, your parents, your older siblings, etc. How are you supposed to deal with it?? What draws the line??

How would you react when your boss says "I need to slap her so that she can get the work done"?? Isnt that just gone a tad overboard??

Basically it has happened to me recently. Well its been ongoing for the past few months but it really went over the top over the past couple of weeks. Of course 3aneeda would never let such a thing go by without escalating it. I will have final results within a week. In all cases, I am soooo out of this department, its not even funny.

Back By Popular Demand

Hey all,

So Ive been asked to update. Now I dont know what to say. With regards to existing projects, please see below for details:

1. My bedroom: Still work in progress. It appears that this bedroom will never ever be completed. Im missing curtains and extra bedsheets. Ive been rotating between 2 sets.

2. Travelling plans: Qatar got cancelled. And Im off to Dubai next Wednesday for almost 2 weeks. The nice thing about this time is that Ive convinced a whole bunch of friends to join me.

3. Social life: Its been a little exciting lately. Been doing a lot and hanging out with friends that I didnt hang out with too much before. Catching up on old lost friends of value to me.

4. Family life: Weve had a few sudden and unexpected deaths in the family that have kept us all in a state of shock. Ina lillah wa ina ilayhi raji3oon.

5. Others: Been watching a lot of TV lately. I downloaded and watched the entire first season of Ugly Betty. Its quite funny. College is hectic. Had 2 exams last week and I have one next week.

6. About me: I discovered that I hate bling. I dont get all this "check me out" glitter and spark on wrists, ears and sometimes clothers. If its too much, it often looks cheap.

So basically thats it. Im trying to get together a bunch of pictures for my fourth edition of Random Photos but Im gonna save it until I come back from Dubai.

Is that a good enough update?? Cos I will definitely will be updating before Wednesday.

Out Of Service

Hey everyone,

I know Ive been out of service for a while but Ive been really busy with work and college and my so called social life.

This is the first day in over 2 weeks, that I finally sat down and chilled out at home. And thats only because I had to come back home early today to pack.

Im going to Dubai in the morning.

MD and ArabLady, I will definitely be contacting you guys. But just in case I forget, please contact me. Im gonna be there by about lunch time. Youve got my number.

Love,
Me

An Itch I Cant Scratch

There is an itch Ive got that I just cant scratch for at least another 3 or 4 weeks. I havent been on a plane (or actually out of town regardless of method of transportation) since mid December. And Im getting fidgety. I dont know what to do with myself. I drove my sister to the airport yesterday and I almost just left the car and got into her suitcase.

I miss Dubai. I need to go really badly. Im having withdrawal symptoms. I need the za7ma. I need the feeling that I dont have time to scratch my head. I need the non-stop dubai numbers calling me. I need to malls right across the road from the house. I need the comfort that skiing is a short car ride away.

HELP!!!!!!

Tag Away People

Tagged by Tomboy

What will happen to your e-mail when you die?
It will end up being full of junk emails and delivery notifications. Not much of a loss anyways.

Did you try once to give the password to someone? If yes, what kind of relation that you have with this person to trust him/her and give him/her the key of your secrets?
Never, its the same password I have for everything so I dont trust anyone enough with it.

Your famous nickname among your Friends?
Havent got one

Your age?
26 going on 13

Your horoscope?
Cancer

Your qualifications?
PhD in BS

Your character "personality"?
Crazy

What travel means to you?
Plane trip followed by airport pickup by a friend I havent seen in a long time

What do you purchase?
Over the past 2 days, bedsheets and curtains and accessories for my new 4 poster bed (pic will be posted soon)

Features taken from your dad
Argumentative and stubborn

Features taken from your mom
Nothing, thank god

The most 6 things you hate-
Two faced people, party poopers, red meat, sweat, waking up early in the morning and beards

The most 6 things you love-
Red Bull SugerFree, Masafi flavoured water, my car, sitting outside for a daytime cafe with good coversation, serious debates about everything and last but not least men ;P

What computer and internet mean to you
Communication, since it appears that this is the only method of communication that I excel at.


You would like to pass this tag to:-
Arab Lady, Bassem Kurdi, Degoat, Dubai Guy, Hanan, Leilouta, MD, Sleepless in Muscat, Sweetness and Triple Tee

Random Photos - Part 3

Ok here we go again. Another mini photo diary to keep you guys entertained since I seem to have run out of interesting topics and conversation to post. Other than I was indirectly forced by blogger to move to beta when I tried signing in today. I didnt even know what I was doing until it was done.



A friends bike in a ditch after a nasty accident. Il7amdila he came out of it with just cuts and bruises and a twisted wrist. Otherwise the bike is gone.

Awain 7arakat mal Seeb Airport. This is supposed to be Santa's Grotto. With huge "Do Not Touch" signs everywhere and a singing santa from the window. Its stupid but I guess they are trying to get into the spirit of Christmas.

ATB in concert. I LOVE him. Besides being hot, his music is amazing and he is the kind of artist that really gets into it and stuff and u can feel the excitement hes feeling while hes mixing. Its contagious. Amazing time I had that night.

I know I know you guys will say "basich with the speedometer pictures" but I cant help it. This a really cool one. Awalan taken while Im driving. With the usual half tank of petrol and the mileage is the best and also the whole point of the picture. 123456.

Who said work is always boring?? This is an example of the kind of things I do at work. My collegues having fun with a large model of a key that we use for the car giveaways. Therefore I have random pics of us trying to keys into the door, the cupboard, ear picking, head scratching and even a pretend "Congrats, heres ur prize" shots. LOL.

Can you beleive . . .

. . . thats its January 25th already?? I mean almost a whole month has passed since the beginning of the new year!!! Time flies. I cant beleive it.

I always wonder, how come we sometimes feel that the days pass so fast and other times we feel like time never moves?? Time passes by at the same rate every day. Physchologically, what is the definition of "time flying"??

Sometimes I come up with random thoughts and questions like this.

I used to always wonder about the source of words. For example, "blog". Where did that word come from?? Who invented it. U know like the sandwich. When some dude called Duke Sandwich was so busy playing chess that he didnt wanna leave the game to eat so he asked the maid to put stuff in between 2 peices of bread and the sandwich was invented named after him.

I like knowing useless peices of information like that.

Games Night

Dont you ever get bored of always being outdoors, in cafes and stuff?? I for one do. So tonight a bunch of us decided to have a indoors games night.

Game of choice?? Monopoly.

I heart Monopoly. Especially with a large number of people. We were five today. There is always the player that forgets to charge people rent on their property, the turtle pace player that gets overtaken by everyone twice, the player who has one property of every street and the player that is always ruining it for everyone by spoiling bargains and such.

Might seem boring to you but I had a fun time tonight. Even though looking back I realised this is a really boring post but hey, once a kid always a kid.

Cancer For The Week

Your Week Ahead: You deserve a little happiness. Well, actually, you deserve a lot. A little will do to begin with, though. And, if it is the right kind of little, it will mean a lot to you. I am going to stick with the word 'little'. It is a good word. It says all that needs to be said about the amount of effort that you now need to make - or the amount of change that has to be brought about. Here too, you may think that you need a lot. But you don't. A little (of the right type) will more than suffice. This week, as the Moon grows new in your opposite sign, you'll encounter a little bit of magic! Someone will make a small, but sincere, gesture that means the world to you.

Seriously????

Ok dude. Serioulsy!!!! U see me there everyday. Im sitting with male cousins and a bunch of female friends. I may look desperate but whatever gave you the idea that I might be desperate enough for someone who looks like you. Who I see there almost everytime I go there. An older married man who on countless occasions, Ive seen you walk in with your little son. AND Ive heard you tell him to stop calling u "baba" in front of everybody. Seriously!!!! Who the fuck are u kidding???

So what exactly came across you mind to let u even consider the idea that I might accept your bluetooth request. Especially one where u named your phone by your phone number??? Seriously!!!! And you thought you were so slick by waiting until my cousin left before sending the bluetooth message?? Granted it was my fault. I forgot to switch off my bluetooth after done receiving pictures from my friend but that is NOT an invitation for someone like you to attempt a lame khaleeji style pick up.

Dude. Seriously. HELL NO!!!

Back In Action

Hey whats up all

I just published a list. Thanks to Red Dragon who helped me out getting the links for some.

Im still open to adding more people so whoever is interested in being on my friends list let me know. Otherwise I will not be able to surf the other blogs since I am just a click away as opposed to a random search.

Otherwise, how has everyone been?? Ive noticed lately that conversation between me and my friends has mostly been about weddings and engagements. Everyone I know has a brother / sister / cousin / friend who is getting engaged or married. How come its never US?? LOL

Well they say weddings drag weddings, so 3o2bal everyone whos single and looking. Currently Im single but OH SO NOT looking. LOL. So this doesnt apply to me.

Ok ok who am I kidding. Im dying to get married. But Im worried that they might be for the wrong reasons. Actually Im sure that I wanna get married for the wrong reasons, but these reasons are good enough for me.

Blogroll

Ive lost my links. People please let know what ur blog addresses are. Ones I can remember off the top of my head that I wanna have their links are Bassem Kurdi of the Laila stories, Fast Hacking, Red Dragon, Arab Lady, Nash. Basically I want everyone who was on my old blogroll.

HELP!!!

Blog Template Problems

For some reason my blog template got deleted. Dont ask me why. Thank god for Sleepless in Muscat who was my virtual paper bag to breathe into.

Anyways, maybe that was a hint to change away from my old template. So Im taking suggestions. I hope I get some help

Its Too Cold

Never thought it would be possible to be this cold in Oman. Sleeping in jumpers and with no AC on and a few covers.

But I like it. I love the cold weather. I love the winter wardrobes.

New Years Resolution

Whats the point really?? We all know that we will break them a maximum of one month after we make them. Ive seen people that have told me that one of the resolutions that they made was to quit smoking. This comment was made with an interuption of a cigerette being lit. WTF?? Who are u kidding??

I always promised myself that I will not make a resolution unless it was something that I absolutely was convinced about. Again this year I find myself NOT making any resolutions. I dont beleive in any of those "Im gonna get married" ones since these things are not in our hands. Then again isnt everything not in our hands?? Everything is in the hands of God. We just have to have solid intentions.

Below are a list of the top ten new years resolutions. Honestly speaking, all of them shouldnt have to have a specific time to get done. Just like Valentines Day. For the lovebirds, u dont need a specific day to celebrate. Its just made to make the single ones more miserable.

1) Spend More Time with Family & Friends

2) Fit in Fitness

3) Tame the Bulge

4) Quit Smoking

5) Enjoy Life More

6) Quit Drinking

7) Get Out of Debt

8) Learn Something New

9) Help Others

10) Get Organized