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???

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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

Eidkum Imbarak

Hehehehehehe I just heart this pic



Kil 3am wintu ib alf 9i7a oo salamah

Bonus: Short Story Number One

When on one of my many many crusades to Dubai, I was exhausted from all the activity and used to get very very little sleep so whenever moving from point A to point B, I would take a power nap in the car. Henceforth, the "Minti7ra" nickname I got from my Emarati friend.

Tagged By Tomboy

I just realised that I was tagged by tomboy. I guess this just shows that I havent been catching up on my blog visiting.

Anyways here goes.

"list every single nickname and its variation that u have EVER been called in your ENTIRE life"

Since most of my nicknames are variations of my real name, I will replace my name with a * as for obvious reasons I do not plan on announcing my name

*a
*ana
*ee
*ooh
Zebra
Lady in Red
A7marika
Pinky Lady
Binky
Maf3oo9a
9af3oona
Maynoonah
3anooda
3anood
3aneedooh
3anoodooh
Um il 3anood
Um 3allawi
Mit5abla
Minti7ra

Please dont ask me to provide a history cos that would qualify as social suicide. LOL. PS. I tag nobody for a change.

Disappointments

I always thought that disappointments only come to people that have high expectations. Basically you expect something that might be too elevated of a standard for others and when they are not able to achieve that standard, you get the "trout" smack on the face.

Therefore, I have pretty much trained myself to always expect the worst in order to never be disappointed. This way I am always on the safe side and I don't expect regular people in my life to treat me a certain way cos they are just not important. This also means that the constant people in my life, have, with time and interaction, raised the bar and have made me get used to a certain level of treatment.

So why do they suddenly act funny and kick in with the mean-ness and two-faced-ness?? Don't they know that I know them too well for them to try something that they have done to OTHER PEOPLE that I know they don't like on me?? I mean come on. Try to be a little more original or discreet. That's a kick below the belt. Totally uncalled for. What have I done that required this kind of treatment in return??

Obviously Nobody Has Missed Me!!

I always wonder, what will happen if I suddenly stopped blogged. I was about to say died but I think thats a little bit too melodramatic. So im just gonna say "stopped blogging"

Ive been gone for over a week and all I get is one lousy comment??!!! Come on guys. Thanks a lot. Makes me feel real loved and all.

Who Can Guess Where Im Flying Off To In The Morning??

Lets see who the smart ones are?? Or the ones that I couldnt control myself and blabbed to??

Ok ok I cant help it.

DUBAI DAR IL 7AY - Here comes 3aneeda

Im off again and will be back next Wednesday.

MD - I promise to meet up with u this time. U got my dubai number. I land in the afternoon.

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

Customer Service My A$$

Im venting. Im allowed to vent, arent I??

WTF??!!! Whats the point of being a good and regular customer who tips well?? If every single time you call for an appointment they ask you for your name and number and who you want to do your hair??!!

Seriously!!! What happened that email joke whatever that the Pizza Hut guy asks the customer if he wants his usual order?? Fair enough, it might not necessarily be the usual, but at least acknowledge that you recognise me!!! Ive been a good and regular customer for at least about 12 years now. WTF??!!!

My 100th Post

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hooray

Hip Hip Hoooooooooooooorrraaaaayyyyyy

Cant beleive I lasted this long. I seriously beleived that I was gonna quit by the tenth post or something.

I would like to thank my peeepo, the academy, my mother and father, the lord, my makeup artist, my stylist, my producer, and most importantly my manager Winnie who without the sale of his blood, I wouldnt be here right now.

Oh yeah and I would like to thank all the fans and the little peepoo.

MY New Blogger . . .

. . . I didnt ask for one?? What happens if I switch?? Is this a BETA blogger advert??

PDO International Market Place

Just doing a little bit more to help my cousin who works in PDO to spread the word. Its from 4pm to 8pm tonight at PDO.

Ive been to previous ones, they were pretty good. You usually get a zanzi corner with all their home cooked food and some weird stuff ive never seen in my life. Thats were Ive tried all and any zanzi food ive ever had in my life other than mandazi. LOL

Its fun for everyone and its for charity. Its a Friday, theres nothing else to do and its some good weather. Do your part for society. It wont kill u.

Mother of All Wrong Numbers

Seriously!!! How often do you guys get people calling you by mistake. But like a few calls from different people asking for the same person, not one of those one off mistake phone calls, im talking about persistant people.

This has happened twice to me. Both with my current number. When I first got back from university, I got a number that was 3adi, not very nice but not bad either and it was by random luck. So I had a problem with Oman Mobile where my sim card got fried three times in one week. And it was the week right before I go on holiday and I wanted a healthy sim card for traveling. Anyways, the final attempt resulted in me getting a sim card that was connected to another person located in Salalah. Anyways basically I could use the sim card and number for calls and SMSs and everything but I couldnt receive anything because it kept going to the original person. So anyways, I only realised this when I called my dad and he asked me whos number I was calling from.

So I went back into Oman Mobile, acted as if I was very angry with their services, blah blah blah and got a number worth 100 rials for free. It was a number that was new to the system and never used before. So I was pretty much happy and then prompty changed my broken phone that kept frying the sim cars. ;P

Third day and I get the Fat7iya calls. Constant calls for 6 months GUYS ONLY calling and asking for Fat7iya. Sometimes I got the really cranky ones that were convinced I was her friend with her phone and covering up for her. Most asked me whether I was the first owner of the number or was it cancelled from someone else. Looks like Fat7iya was giving a lot of guys a fake number!!! This was in 2002.

So now, its been three months since the "Markaz Mohd Al Hashmi" phone calls started. And its all international phone calls. From Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi and UAE. None from Oman. Today, the same number has called me no less than eight times since the morning with some sheiba dude asking for "Markaz Al Hashmi"

Me: Ga9dik Markaz MOHD Al Hashmi, la2 mit2asfa il ragam '3ala6.

;P

Its Raining Men . . .

. . . Halillujah - NOT

What is up with nice weather?? I mean seriously. It brings out all the male faces that cannot be seen all year round!!! And they sudenly get very horny. Chasing girls around the streets, whistling, winking, waving AND giving out numbers!! I must have gotten at least three numbers today!!

Not that Im complaining. LOL. There were some nice faces around that really changed my idea of the level of good looks of Omani guys but COME ON. SERIOUSLY!!!! Dont be giving people the wrong ideas about the quality of people u are!!!

Never mind!! Im giving u guys a few days to act all rowdy and "raw" and then this has GOT to stop. Seriously.

The Sultan's School Grand Reunion

Finally, they are bringing back the school reunions. I was getting bored attempting to throw mini reunions.



Anyways, finally it has been announced. The reunion will be held at school on December 23rd starting at 730 pm.

For more details sign up here

15th Asian Games - Doha

Is anyone watching the opening ceremony??

Honestly speaking Im not a huge fan of sports or anything like that but I was watching the opening ceremony cos a Qatari friend of mine called me from Doha to make sure that I was watching the ceremony and even said that they will be testing me on it later. LOL

But seriously there were quite a few embarassing moments for many people. To list a few:

1. Sheikh I dont know who Al Thani - he started off his speech in Arabic and then moved to English. Bad mistake dude. If you cant do English well then just dont. Stick to your mother tongue instead of semi spelling out words like con - grat - you - late and beebol and brosberity.

2. Majda Al Roumy - we saw that trip Majda. Good thing you have Jose holding on to your hand otherwise it would have been a nasty tumble in front of millions of people.

3. Mr. Captain of the Qatari Horse Riding Team - WOW!!!! Dude you got lucky. The horse slipped almost at the top. That was some true effort placed to get the horse right to the top. Couldve made it easier and had slip-free stuff. Well done though.

4. The whole show - im sorry. Whats with the Indian movie??

Just A Thought

Im thinking of starting a joint community blog for Omani or even GCC nationals. For what specifically, I have no idea. Just random everything.

If I do, who is interested in joining in??

A Friday @ The Movies

So since its Friday and I HATE fridays since there is nothing much to do at all, the usual trip to the cinema is carried out in order to kill a few hours of the day. Even worse, if the movie u wanna see only shows at 130pm and 930pm so the early show is the only option.

Anyways, it was a movie I hadnt heart about before but is very much to my taste. I love dancing movies. My all time favourite is Honey starring Jessica Alba.

Anywho, I meet up my friend at the cinema and we go in. First impression?? WHATEVEERRR.

Right behind us at the ticket counter is a boy of about 17 or 18 dressed in a backwards straight Ecko-style cap and an extremely oversized basketball jersey featuring the Detroit Pistons or something like that. His Ecko-im-sure shorts hang halfway down his butt and therefore halfway down his calves. Oh before I forget. He has braids. As in braids-braids that hang way below his shoulder. Not a pretty sight. What makes the image even more bizarre is that he walked in with a girl who was oh-so-NOT his sister. This girl was very conservatively dressed in a long skirt, long shirt and a shaila covering the majority of her hair.

This odd looking couple were joined by another 2 boys and one girl also dressed similary to the first girl. Fortunately the boys were so dramatic and in fact looked pretty trendy and toned down.

Of course this group were walking into the same movie since its generally a black dance movie. They, without fail, threw out a loud and random comment every 8 to 10 minutes.

What is the world coming to?? I remember when I was 17 or 18, I was already in university and when I came back for vacations, I wouldnt leave the house cos I wanted to spend as much quality time with my family as possible. And I certainly wasnt hanging out with such odd looking people. I dont get it. Your OMANI. Leave that "Yo Yo Dude" look for the ones that invented it. Cos that look soooo does not suit the "ya5i il filim wagid 7ilu ya5i" comment that followed.

Anywho, back to the movie. It was nice, but very very predictable. I didnt mind. I got bored a bit half way through but then I liked the way it ended with a final big dance routine. And of course the guy gets the girl. LOL

The highlights of the movie.




ARENT THEY HOT. Theres another pic of Mario I was looking for but I couldnt find. With him wearing this hat in the movie. WOW. :$

I am a girl arent i??

Random Photos - Part 2

I dont know why I took this pic, i think i was just playing around at the office with my camera. Anyways, this pic shows the three most useful things I have at the office. Arwa water, my handbag and the greatest invention since sliced bread, the telephone. LOL



Dubai, Dar il 7ay. Madinat Jumeirah view of Burj Al Arab. Beautiful.



Chips Oman - a mid work break.



Mileage on my car. Cool isnt it?? Maybe its trying to tell me to trade it in already?? I cant. Shes too dear to me.

Another Camping Trip

I just realised that I lead a pretty much exciting life. Im always bored, I have to admit. Then again I bore easily. But I realised, whenever the period of boredom starts to get to me, it always ends up with a really exciting event, filled with fun and friends. I realise I lead a really full life. My phone never stops ringing, and lately with more international calls than local ones. Im content with my life. I really am.



Anyways, basically my point is, Im going camping tomorrow. To Wahiba Sands with a group of very very very good friends. I am sure I will have a good time.

Coming to think of it, I dont think Ive been in town for 2 weeks straight since the beginning of the year. Now I realise why my friends always say "cant u just sit ur ass down for five minutes??". Specifically one friend that Im not very in touch with, but whenever this friend calls me Im out of town. The conversation usually goes along the lines of:

Me: Hey whats up? Long time no see, where have u been?
Friend: Im around, ur the one whos been hiding!!
Me: Wallah Im in Muscat bored, but right now Im in Dubai for the weekend.
Friend: Why am I not surprised, last time I called u you were in Sur, the time before that you were in Morocco, then it was Dubai twice in a row and then Bahrain the time before that.
Me: Yeah what a coincidence. Anyways, I will call u back when I get back into town.

Of course, I have to admit to being a very bad friend. I never call back. Lets see if this friend calls me tomorrow. LOL

Thank God for true honest friends. Allah y5aleehum liya inshallah.

To Beta or not to Beta

Now whats the difference really?? I dont get it!! Should I switch to beta or is the hassle just not worth it for my measly little blog??

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A Song That Is Stuck In My Head

Besides the fact that Im beginning to question her dancing techniques, I really admire her fluidity. Notice that shes actually ad-libbing. I concentrated when I was wondering how she can maintain her solid voice while bouncing around and loosing all her breathe on shaking that booty. Never the less, an amazing "Get-Up-And-Dance" track.

Krkrkrkrkrkrkr

Kandoooraaaaaattt!!!!

These are some of the ones that i like. The post didnt allow me to have more than 5 pics in one post. So Im creating another one.




And if anyone knows me at all, they would have known that these two would be my favourites. I love black dashadeesh on guys. I think it looks so sexy. Grrr. (Down Boy Down). Hehehehe. And the letters one I find very sexy as well.




As for this one!! I just couldnt help noticing one thing in particular. Check out the guy's goatee. So slick.

Kandoora, Kandoortain, Kanadeer!!!

Seriously!!! What kind of word is that?? Everytime I hear it, I look at my feet. For the longest time in my life, I thought it means na3ala (slippers). LOL.

Anyways, I got an email from a friend with pics of "kanadeer" and I just couldnt help being amused. So I had to share it with you all. If this "individuality" fever got to the girls and their 3abayat, its bound to get to the boys and their "kandoora". LOL

I actually like some of them.

Dating Dilemmas

Ok seriously, I mean seriously. WTF??

Ive had this idea / plan to start a semi-virtual dating agency / match-making website / service. Why?? Because some people on this side of the world just need help. Cos masakeen they are just NOT born with the natural talents. So they occasionally need a tiny shove in the right direction.

Ok now with a place like Dubai. People would think its really easy to make friends. Hell I would totally agree because I just came back from a week there and Ive average meeting at least 2 new people per day. Granted, not everyone stays in touch. But I have already received calls from three of these people since Ive been back to Muscat. And I consider that an acheivement.


Imagine my shock when a friend took me to an area in Dubai called Mamzar which is Dubai's equivilant of our Shari3 il 7ub. And as we were driving on a two lane road, we were stuck behind 2 cars going through the typically Khaleeji targeem!!! I was shocked. I mean COME ON!!!!!

And what was even more shocking is that the "female" car had four girls and the "male" car only had the driver. And the initiative came from the girls. How cheap!!! I mean Ive seen some really desperate 7arakat. But not this bad. And the girls were quite on the pretty side. So why go through this??!!

Some things will just never stop shocking me.

Im Baaaaaaaaaack

Its almost 4 am and I just walked into the house from the airport. Ok Im lying, Ive been home for at least an hour. Come on people. Im not that sad. LOL.

Anyways this post should be taken as an official complaint against Swiss International Airlines. I would appreciate it if someone would bring it to their attention cos I cant be bothered. LOL


Anyways, the ticket was purchased by my sister online. She was in Muscat while I was in Dubai. So she smsed me the confirmation code and when I asked around in the airport, I was told to proceed directly to the check-in counter. So when I get there, I was informed that is it not possible to issue me the tickets as the owner of the credit card used has to be present in order to sign the receipt. How come the email confirmation didnt mention that?? Since its obvious she could purchase and pay for tickets that are not in her own name, why does she need to be present?? Anyways, I was forced to buy another ticket then and there. They promised the money will be refunded. Lets see if they then make another fuss.

Moving on, the flight was supposed to take off at 1030 pm and at ten oclock, the passengers are still sitting in the waiting area. Anyways, when we finally board, the flight attendants start counting us about a gazillion times. Obviously the flight is delayed. Apparently, a passenger bound to Muscat has gotten off the plane in Dubai or something like that. Basically there is a passenger that should be in the plane but isnt but their luggage is. So they count and count and count. And then count some more. As if magically the missing person will be seated. The pilot actually even drives the plane onto the runway thinking that this person will reappear. Finally, we get driven back to the airport and are made to sit for almost three hours until they try various different methods of counting and matching of name list to physical passengers in order to figure out the name of the missing passenger. When they finally do that, they have the issue of the passenger's luggage. We took off at 115 am.

Anyways, while everybody was waiting on the plane, most people were walking around stretching their legs or finding other comfortable seats. Since the plane was less than 50% occupied, the majority of the Business Class seats were empty. So I went and sat down in an empty seat listening to my ipod. The plane wasnt anywhere near moving as it was around midnight then. Additionally, I only got the courage to do that when I saw a Swiss Economy Class passenger doing it over half an hour before me and a stewardess was chatting with him. So I figured that they were cool with it since the plane was empty anyways. Not ten minutes from my butt touching that big Business Class seat passed ila someone came and asked me to return to my seat.

WTF?? I mean already there is an inconveniance to the passengers, the flight is almost empty, its been over a 2 hour wait and not even a glass of water was offered to us (it was much later) and still they are getting picky. Im not gonna eat the chair, Im just sitting until our fate is decided. Bastards. And why is it that the Swiss guy that boarded in Dubai as well wasnt told anything before??

Discoveries of the day:-
1. The Swiss are stupid
2. The Swiss are dumb
3. The Swiss are extremely biased

More dubai stories later

PS. I would also like to publicly and formally apologize to MD. I was supposed to call you when I got a chance but thats exactly it. I never did get a chance. I didnt do half the things I wanted to do and I was mostly busy with friends that came all the way down from Abu Dhabi to see me. Im sowwweeeeeee. Would have loved to meet u. Next time inshallah.

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DXB Here I Come!!!

This time its for sure. The flight ticket is already bought and in my wallet since last Thursday. Non of that promising of friends that I will be coming but end up cancelling for no apparent reason. Im going and nothing is stopping me.

LOL. Ok well there could be things stopping me but Im ignoring them for the time being.

Anyways, I have in mind that Saturday and Sunday are official holidays for the National Day. Are they?? Cos Im planning on coming back on Sunday night. Im also taking Wednesday off to lengthen my stay since Thursday is my weekly day off anyways. Flying out on Wednesday morning and hitting the shops by noon at the latest. LOL. I cant wait.

So people, advise me on places to go to. My list is long but maybe there is something extra exciting that comes from your suggestions.

I O U

Did you ever go absolutely blank about what to get someone as a birthday present?? I find it difficult. Im at all not the type of person to get someone a perfume or a picture frame or anything like that. Especially if its for good friends. I find it totally thoughtless and un-personal.

When I choose a present for someone, I usually select something that I know, or at least hope, that when the beneficiary of the present ever looks at it, will have a huge smile on their faces. I love seeing that absolutely ecstatic look on their face. It just makes me feel like "YESSSS, I did it, they love it"

Thats the main reason I love surprise parties. I love throwing surprise parties for friends. And Im sorry, whoever says were too old for surprise parties is TOTALLY wrong. Nobody is ever too old for surprise parties. Sure as hell beats the boring old birthday dinners.

Anyways, back to presents. Although a suprise party does qualify as a present, I still like to give people something touchable. But I never know what to get. Especially if its a guy that is just a friend.

It was a good friends surprise birthday party a couple of weeks ago and I still havent gotten him a present. I didnt wanna give the classic "ur present is on the way" line because I didnt wanna promise something I might not deliver. No expectations is better. God knows how many times I have heard that from people. My last birthday I got about three presents from over 15 people with a whole bunch of "I O U"s some of which have been extending over three years. Im yet to see these presents and Im closer to my next birthday than my last.

Suggestions please. Birthday presents for guys that do not include perfumes or picture frames or any other impersonal items.

My Camping Trip Adventure

Over the eid holidays I went camping with a group of friends. The original location that was suggested to us by a friend of mine is a place called Ras Al Ruwais but on our attempt to get there delayed by us stopping at every single petrol station between Muscat and Sur, it was getting late and we needed to find a spot before dark in order to set us camp. We were also there for only one night so we werent really that fussy after being in a car for 7 hours.

So finally we find a really nice spot of sand that is surrounded by rocks which meant seclusion as well as shelter. The main reason that we didnt set up camp there was because accessibility wasnt very convenient when dealing with multiple coolboxes, 4 tents, 7 chairs and god knows how many other small bags. Luckily we didnt cos next morning our initial camping spot was 3 feet under water. LOL.

Despite having a huge rock up my ass all night when I was sleeping, the camping trip was GREAT. The company was excellent. The weather was amazing. The view was breathtaking and the water was to die for. A few weeks later and Im still boasting a healthy glow from the tan I got on this trip.

Would I go again?? HELL NO!!! You can take the girl out of the city but you cant take the city out of the girl.

Bed Trouble

Remember the whole room refurbishing project I had going on?? I even posted a pic of the new bed being assembled. Well thats all gone down the drain.

What happened is that I bought my bed from ID Design in Bahja. When they asked me if I wanted a mattress I said no cos I wanted a mattress like my sister's. So I asked them to measure up the mattress size since I need to special order it. So the bed arrives, the mattress is ordered and finally on the last day of Ramadhan working day (second to last day of Ramadhan as the last day was the beginning of the holidays), the mattress is delivered. Guess what?? They gave me the wrong freaking size. So basically I just special ordered AND paid for a mattress that is non-refundable, non-useable and non-anythingable. Mind you I paid a price that I thought was extortionate. Never knew mattresses were so expensive.



This is the current situation of my room. The bed was returned. The mattress is lonely. Im temporarily relocated to the guest bedroom. And a new custom made bed has been ordered to satisfy the needs of a rather odd looking mattress which I realised is perfect for me cos it means no more feet dangling off the edge due to height.

Guess Whos Back?

Yep its meee

Man I missed blogging. You know why?? Because with blogging came the comfort of staying indoors a lot. Lounging around in my PJs for hours on end in front of the TV watching news!!! (If anyone knows me i HATE news with a passion). With blogging also comes early nights and fresh mornings. Instead, Ive been going out way way waaaaaay too much. Staying out late. Catching up with some good friends which is a good thing but with that bumping into people that I would rather not bump into.

So I have a lot to post about. Later though.