Random Photos - Part VIII

AND MORE PICS

My gorgeous nephews. Their mom and I took them to a ghabga that was organised by my other cousin's workplace. They had a great time with the magician. Both were selected to be the magician's helpers.

Fahooda, my favourite, who actually never looks at the camera when u wanna take a pic and if he was, he has to mess up the picture by pulling a face. This one he actually asked me to take the camera out and take a pic. 7ayati.

Dad hated them. I love trainers cant help it. And no I will not succumb to my age and wear heels for eid. I wore heels last eid. Actually the last 2 eids I wore heels. Im pulling another funky stunt, which appears it always happens in the ramadhan eids. Last Eid Ramadhan was the pink tie and waistcoat incident.

The ones on the left are last eid ramadhan and the ones on the right are il 3eed il 3od. Needless to say I had back pains on 2nd day of eid as both days I was out til after midnight.


I guess if my dad hated my trainers so much on Eid day, then I will have to wear my original Eid shoes that took a back seat when the trainers were found.

PS. Had some trouble looking through my shoes to find these - man I seriously have a fetish for shoes. Can it be cured?? Do I WANT it to be cured???

Stereotyping The Omani People - Part II

Through discussions with some friends and fellow bloggers, I realised that there are so many more stereotypes and i loved this post by a fellow Omani blogger who categorised those working in Select. Anyways here goes more categories.

The Little Beyonces: Usually found at the movies on a Wednesday night. Little ratty looking waif-like girls with g-strings pulled up so high above their low waist jeans. The g-string HAS to have some kind of sparkly details because whats the point of showing it if its plain and boring. They would usually be standing around in a group waiting for their friends / bfs cos they just will not buy their own tickets. Gold diggers in training.

The Yo-Yo Dudes: They all think they are the sons of 50 cent. With their long shorts and Phat Farm trainers and basketball jerseys and bling bling chains. The Nelly style caps. They make me laugh these ones. Usually seems sauntering into the cinema to meet their Little Beyonces. They whipe out the wallets that are attached to a chain to their belt-loops.

The I-Hate-Lifers: With a constant sour-lemon-sucking face. They walk around with shoulders drooped as if the end of the world has come. Usually found working in Select stores or Centerpoint. Kil shay 3indhum "ma3raf" wila "kitha qalooli". Generally unwilling to exert any form of personality. If its a girl, then usually she will take a good five minutes to scan your items. If you take six bottles of water, be prepared that she will scan every single one instead of punching in 6x.

More to come

Its That Time Again

Yay - cant wait. The long extended leave is just ten days away. OMG i just started to panic. Didnt think it was that close.



Anyways so far any travelling to be done will have to happen before October 16th because of one major event being the first lecture of the MBA. Some of the family will be going to Thailand for the Eid holidays and Im still not decided whether Im going or not. Im not really too keen on going on holiday with my Mom, My brother and his wife when Im 28. LOL.



Otherwise for sure, I will be heading off to Dubai on the 9th for one week and this time Im planning on doing a lot of daytime events. This is my initial list which I will be updating as I organise my thoughts:

1. The Dubai Culture Village - it looks really cool

2. Nobu @ Atlantis - its opening next week and I cant go to Dubai and not go to Atlantis

3. Wild Wadi before it gets too cold

For any Dubai based bloggers that wish to meet up please let me know. For any bloggers that might be in the area during that period also please let me know. It would be great. MD and ArabLady - i know i know. I have promised multiple times but inshallah this time is a charm. MD i cant access your blog, if you read this let me know.

United GCC Monetary System: Oman Says No

I wonder why Oman rejected?? I personally think its a good idea to have a unified GCC currency.

Looking for a photo of the school you went to???

Isnt this cool - you can enter some minor details that it asks for and a picture of your school, and sometimes if your lucky, also your class picture comes up.

Someone really fathi / bored must have made the effort to collect photos of so many schools.

Check it out

Little Things Make Me Smile

Im happy - lately lots of little things are making me smile. It started since the first day of Ramadhan. Thats a good thing right?? Im not trying to jinx myself or anything.

One of the cutest things that everytime I think about, I cant help but gigle to myself. Remember (aham shay chankum ga3deen jidami al7een agoolikum "remember" yaz3am). Ilmuhim, tit-thakaroon laman wadait my nephews to Toys 'R' Us to get whatever they wanted and they both chose the same toy?? Well what do you expect?? A 4 year old yabi ykoon mithil o5ooh elkbeer so he takes the same toy.



They chose this quad bike that has a dude sitting on it and is driven by a remote control. It was quite big 7ata the four year old when he was carrying the box he couldnt see anything and kept bumping into everything.

Anyways by the time we got home the boys went to bed and were told they can play with it the next day.

A few days later chan as2al bint 5ali "how did it go with the toys" wila tifga3ha tha7ka. Awain the remote needed batteries so we went to the supermarket to buy batteries chan yi6la3oon the wrong size PLUS we need a screwdriver to opne the batter case. So they go to the supermarket again and get to correct batteries and a screwdriver. When everything is set, the boys line up their quad bikes to race chan wa7id y7awil y'3ish oo yibda2 gabil ila yi6la3 ineh one remote moves both of them. LOOOOOOL.

Gamat my cousin itgool inha 7a6at kil wa7id fi 7ijra 3ashan ykoonoon ba3eed 3an ba3th ila iyee Fahooda (the 4 year old) y9ee7. Shfeek inzain?? Ba3deh the remote controls are so powerful that even when each one is in their own room, one still moves both quad bikes.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL everytime I think of the boys i remember this salfa oo af6is thi7ik. Inshallah il tha7ka 3ala wayhi dom inshallah. Ma yi7sid il mal ila 9a7beh mithil ma ygooloon.

PS. The wanted Mudhish fil bidaya but whoever knows me will know how much i hate Mudhish. DIE FREAK DIE. And NO there is absolutely NOTHING cute about Mudhish. Misakeen there had these weird faces when they saw my reaction ila Hamad (the 6 year old) ygooli, "inzain ma lazim na5ith Mudhish". FEDAITHUM 7ABAYBI.

Stereotyping The Omani People - Part I

OK i seriously can't stop laughing. I just read a post by a Kuwaiti blogger who stereotyped the female Kuwaiti population and she did it in such a funny way but it was basically very very true. And I am sure any female readers will be lying if they denied even having a tiny touch of each type. I have to admit that when I go out I sometimes refer to myself as one of these stereotypes. Anyways here goes, starting from the youngest:-

The Rocker Dudettes: They range from the age of 13 to 17. Usually dressed in a skin-tight black t-shirt with the Rocking Stones lips'n'tongue with a few sparkly stones and stone-washed skinny leg jeans. Usually have the iPod permanently plugged in their ears even while in conversation with each other. They greet each other with the rocker hand signal and every SMS message is punctuated with \m/.

The Mini Victoria Beckhams: They are usually a gang of four, calling each other Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. Of course "Carrie" is the leader of the pack in her Monogram LV 30 Speedy and dictates to the others what are the must-haves / must-buys over the summer holiday. Their conversation usually reverts around Serena Var Der Woodsen / Blake Lively's handbag in the latest Gossip Girl episode which they refer to in the correct name such as "Burberry Medal Studs Warrior Bag in Trench".

The KuKu Heads: Suddenly discovered the 3abaya and all the bling. Every single items MUST carry a large sparkly Hanayen / First Choice / First Lady logo. The "KuKu' aka 3ish il '3urab aka qamboo3a usually adds an extra 30 cms as a minimum to their height. Must be wearing a a minimum of 3 inch heels and at least a combination of Body Shop body spray, Abdil Samad Al Qurashi bukhoor AND Angel Perfume. The githleh is blowdried and highlighted to perfection while the rest of the hair is probably still wet from the hair being washed.

The Free Lifes: Usually those that have never been outside the country, studied in a local college but have this impression of themselves as being better than everyone else. Wearing skinny jeans tucked into high heel knee-high boots and a skinny scarf wrapped around their necks despite the 40-plus degree weather because "it looks cool" and was in fact the exact same article in the "Look like a million dirhams for under DHS 250/-" section in the latest Dubai version of HELLO magazine. They are seen usually with a large group of drooling male specimens sitting in Starbucks outdoors since indoors is a no-smoking zone. They consider themselves open-minded because they smoke in public places. Conversation revolves around whose house they went to for an after-party last weekend. The travel to Dubai to shop one weekend a year and insist of referring to their items as "moo min hnee". All handbags are knockoffs.

The Self-Righteous Bitches: The ones that sit in Darcy's Kitchen on a Friday afternoon giving every other girl the dirty looks for being either not conservative enough or just for being married. When they go to the toilet in pairs and come back looking all fresh and smelling nice, you know that it was a cigerette break. Yet if a girl smokes in public you hear them gasping in shock horror at the nerve of the girl. Snippets of conversation overheard will include key works like "dawrooli rayil" or "bitroo7oon 3irs flana" or "inroo7 Noodle House??". Each drives a minimum OMR 30K car bought by Daddy Dearest and are also referred to as Poor Little Rich Girls.

The Unknowns: They appear once in a blue-moon, consist of a mixture of poofed up poodle lookalike and boyats. Usually all walking around City Centre holding a Caramel Frappacino a few days before eid and are then never EVER seen again anywhere public. Never refer to themselves in real names but all have conveniently easy nicknames such as Shushu and Dooni. Seem to have a constant evil stare yet are completely harmless.

The Girl Band: Minimum of four girls seen strutting their stuff at the latest hip hangout, wearing synchronised / colour co-ordinated outfits. You get a massive amount of fake giggles if you comment about the matching wardrobes and get a reply of "it was SUCH a coincidence". YEAH RIGHT!!! All of very similar taste, body and shoes sizes therefore if you see one and recognise the dress, DO NOT COMMENT.

The Normals: Completely harmless, have various different groups of friends and are very into themselves. Very selective about their friends and yet seem to have the hate of everyone. Carry designer handbags but treat them like shit. Very well-travelled and usually sport a very casual wardrobe from normal high street stores that are not available in Muscat cos they dont wanna be seen in similar outfits to other people. The frequent the same spots and will never be caught dead at the cinema.

The 3aneedas: There is only me.

Original post can be seen here

Sickness = Binging

What is it about being ill and on medication that translates into binging?? Do antibiotics increase the apetite?? Or is it just the fact that your sitting at home doing nothing, bored since its also Ramadhan in addition to the fact that you dont even have enough energy to move around the house just to walk off the legs.

This results in dry chapped lips, since it appears that i slept while breathing through my mouth. Countless glasses of water and juice to cover up the taste of the medicine that seems to be stuck in my dry scratchy throat. Why cant adult medication also be sugar coated like kids medication??? Why cant antibiotics be in liquid form?? Why cant there be one pill that combines everything instead of swallowing 7 differently shaped and sized pills after every meal??

Life is a mystery

YAY to me

I am now officially an MBA student.

Applications started on June 1st. Was a very long and stressful wait of 107 days until I finally found out today that I have been accepted to the program.

School starts October 16th. Back to the books.

Butt, Bout, Colilla, Mozzicone, Yan6a7???

So its only 10 am in the morning and already I am having a very very strange day.


To start off, I woke up this morning with a very very sore butt, or as my little nephew likes to say "6az6oozy 3awarneee". Last night I had my first cycling class which I really enjoyed cos man that shit works you out hard. I did not expect the harder than rock seats.

Trainer: Everyone in position?? Any questions??
3aneeda: Is it normal that the seat is this hard??
Trainer: Yes dont worry first time it will hurt, by the third time you will be asking for more

Is it just me with the dirty mind or did that REALLY have a hidden sexual connotation???





Now you know me, I like making my post look nice with pics and funny stuff. So I used google translator to see what "butt" is in different language. Hence the title. English to arabic gave me yan6a7??? Yan6a7 shlon?? Head butt?? Hhhhmmm. Never mind.



On a lighter note, I just got this pic by email. It won awards and shit. Amazing isnt it?? Its basically a top view of camels walking in the desert. The little white things are the camels and the black is actually the shadows. True amazing.

5ashim update: Hes out of town. In Dubai on a business trip. Wonder if he will try the hotel scam again when he gets back!!!

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???

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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.