Nothing Going As Planned

Today I decided to run a thousand errands


3aneeda walks into supermarket and quickly grabs chocolates and magazines as a care package for my cousin whos been sick for 3 days. Reach the check out counter


Me: Ba3ad abi may Salsabeel il kbeer
Cashier: Mal il barrad?
Me: Eee
Cashier: Wallah asif m5al9een - min bidayat il ijaza il sharika ma jat it3abi
Me: Ok mashkoor - bas hatha. Cham kileh??


STRIKE ONE


3aneeda drives into the adjacent parking and looks over at the dry cleaners - lights are off and closed sign yilma3 min ba3eed


3aneeda: malat 3alaikum, chankum itdawmoon sa3tain fil isbu3??


STRIKE TWO


3aneeda walks into cousins house and gets attacked by the nephews


Hamad: 3aneeda wadeeni pet shop
Fahad: Aba ashtari 7ayawan - aba ashtari 7ayawan - aba ashtari 7ayawan - abi ashtari 7ayawan
Me: Fahooda chani ma fahamt - ba3ad 3eedha mara ziada
Fahad: Inzain abaaaaa
Me: Mr. Scatterbrain (Fahad's new nickname) - bawadeek lakin roo7 badil il t-shirt - mitwa9i5. Inta ba3ad Hamad t-shirtik mitwa9i5. Intu wishu sawaitu wiya jadee
Hamad: Fahad kan yakil ice cream oo 6aya7a oo wa9a5ni (turns around to show me his shoulder)
Fahad: Ana ba3ad itwa9a5t (turns around and shows me his bum)
Me: @@


Half an hour later at the pet shop


Hamad: Aba parrot
Me: La2 parrot wayid kbeer oo iz3aj
Hamad: Inzain aba dog
Me: Ma gilna ma y9eer dog - ma yda5looneh il bait oo bimoot bara3 fil 7ar
Hamad: Inzain aba turtle
Me: Roo7 gool lal rajal oo nagi ay wa7id tuba - Fahooda tuba turtle inta ba3ad?
Fahad: La2 maba turtle aba SULFA7A22
Me: @@


HOME RUN

Mr. Scatterbrain - a name his mom and I came up with while checking out children's story books in Borders and we came across the Mr. and Little Miss books

Phone rings at 11.15 pm

Dad: haa baba wainish???
Me: Hi baba, ana bait 9adeeqti - 9adatni i5it-ha ma m5alitini a6la3
Dad: wain bait-hum
Me: Fil qurum
Dad: Inzain babati la tit2a5ari wajid
Me: Ok baba

Phone rings at 1.15 am

Mom: Inteee wain?
Me: ana bait 9adeeqti - ma gadra a6la3
Mom: laish ba3ad
Me: u5t 9adeeqti maskatni kil ma abi ansi7ib wila hiya ib nu9il salfa - ista7at aga6i3ha - baba yidri
Mom: haa m5abra aboosh ya3ni - Inzain ya3ni al7een bitrij3i
Me: Inshallah

3aneeda walks into the house at 2 am

3aneeda ya3ni 3aneeda

Which means regardless of what anyone says to me, I do exactly what I want. And with full confidence that everyone will like it.

Therefore I went against the 86% of the voters that wanted me to keep my original arabian look and the final result is . . . . . (drum rolls please)

Updated: It Is Now 12.41 am . . .

. . . and i have just finished cleaning my room, showered and wearing my favourite socks (pictured). Gave myself a quick 5 minute face mask and feeling very fresh

. . . which means that Ramadhan is officially over for us thus making Oman the last country in the world to enter Eid (as usual)

KIL 3AM WINTI IB ALF 9I7A OO SALAMAH

3EEDKUM IMBARAK OO 3ASAKUM MIN IL 3AYDEEN WIL SA3IDEEN

(image courtesy of moods @ He Speaks)

Updated: Hectic Day - Part 2

Taken from this post dated September 24th - So much for progress

Things I need to do by next Tuesday (which is today):

1. Buy Baba's Eid Na3ala - DONE
2. Decide whether to wear a dress or pants - DONE
3. Buy pants for outfit of choice (therefore no. 2 done - LOL) - CANCELLED
4. Cut and dye hair - PENDING
5. Get manicure and pedicure - CANCELLED
6. Organise and deliver professional and academic papers to new employer - PENDING
7. Take car for service (350 Kms overdue) - PENDING now 800 kms overdue
8. Fix brothers phone - DONE
9. Do the long overdue if6ar party at home - RAMADHAN OVER AND DIDNT HAPPEN
10. Attend the charity fair - NEVER WENT
11. Take nephews for Eid shopping spree - CANCELLED
12. Get facial done - DONE
13. Take clothes to dry-cleaning - PENDING
14. Plan Dubai trip - PENDING
15. Make Dubai shopping list - PENDING
16. Buy friend's baby shower gift - PENDING

Reminders

Just wanted to remind you guys about 2 things

Should I colour my hair?? 7ata wala il voting bageeleh3 days lakin my appointment is bacher il 9ub7. Btw Im very leaning towards a medium brown base with lowlights blended in.

My interview which I will be answering this coming weekend. I know i said i was going to answer it Monday wila Tuesday (ie ams wila il youm) lakin ba3adni ma 3indi halgad wagt.

IM NOT READY FOR 3EEEEEEED

Typical Eid Conversation With Babati

Phone rings

Baba: Allooo - ha baba
Me: Hi Baba - al7een bow9al il bait
Baba: OK 7abibti

I enter the house

Baba: Ha 7abibti - sha5bar il soug? ishtaraiti shay?
Me: Ma 7a9alt shay 7aggi - lakin hatha 7agik (struggling to get a box out of a bag)
Baba: 7aggi ana?? Moo ray7a itdawri shay 7ag il 3eed?
Me: Eee ma 7a9alt ili abeeh (hands over box)
Baba: Laish inzain??
Me: Na3alat il 3eed laaa??
Baba (surprised): 7abibti maleh da3i - mashkoora wayid 7ilwa
Me: Ba 3ad kil 3eed min 5ams sneen ashtari laik n3alat il 3eed oo ba3dik mista'3rib
Baba: 7abibteeee - inzain cham tubi?
Me: 3ajbatik?
Baba: Eee wayid 7ilwa. Cham tubi?
Me: Cham aba 7ag waish?
Baba: ib cham il ni3al?
Me: Gool wallah!!! Min mata ba3ad a5ith baizat minik!!!

To be repeated next Eid

So Thats What Was Making It Heavy + Gym buddies

I basically got tired of my very heavy handbag so I decided to empty it out and do a cleaning process. Unbeleivable the amount of shit that came out. Can you imagine ALL that was inside my handbag

1. Medicines
2. Hair stuff
3. Lip glosses
4. Just-In-Case sweeties (all expired of course)
5. Earphones and electrical stuff
6. 4 cheque books
7. Spare phone
8. Notebooks
9. Loose papers including old receipts, ATM slips and valet parking ticket
10. OMR 5 rial note, 7 hundred baiza notes and one dirham coin loose money
11. Loose randomly collected business cards
12. Wallet
13. My missing necklace
14. Business card holder
15. Little pouchy thing for random stuff
16. Camera case
17. Gift certificate envelope and bills
18. Pharmacy Bag with spray medication
19. Bottle of water
20. Perfume bottle (one only)
21. Hand lotion
22. Body Spray
23. Oh yeah and the camera that I used to take the picture - NOT in the case - its independant. LOL
    

And for fun - my nephews were my gym buddies today - for all off about a minute and a half before they got picked up for haircuts. Check out the little one (red t-shirt) he couldnt even reach the handle bars. LOOOL. Hamad, the older one is so intelligent.

Hamad: Why do people go to the gym?

Me: If they want to loose weight. You dont need it

Hamad (blowing out his tummy): Look im fat - i need to go to the gym

Me: No your not - u dont eat properly you cant go

LATER

Hamad: Mama i went on the treadmill

Mama: Did u enjoy it?

Hamad: Yeah but people like me dont need to go to the gym

WTF

Disclaimer: If you are easily disgusted, please stop here. Doctors please advise.

Madri shu yani il youm. Kint abad mub yow3ana bas 3a6shana mot. Il fa6oor kan bait 5ali. Wi9alt oo garba3t thalath gla9at may warahum gla9ain 3a9eer laymoon.

Ma kalait ila sprint rolls and mini hotdog rolls. Ooo lugmatain lasagne. Ba3dain chan achoof 9a7n il lgaimat oo ad7ash arba3 7abbat fi wayhi.

93adt fog ib gla9 il laymoon il thalith chan abda2 aki7. Bsir3a rkatht il 7ammam chan azawi3. Shgad zawa3t in9adamt. Ma kalait shay. Min wain yay kil hatha???

Chan iblees yil3ab fini - 5ala9 la troo7i il gym inti mareetha. Lakin la ri7t.

6la3t min il gym lagait my friend oo sharabt kobain latte. A7is 3umri 79an.

Shilsalfa?? To my dakatra readers. Goolooly, kil shay 3adi wila feeh hatha ili ysamooneh stomach bug??

Interviewing 3anooda

Update: Since I dont have many readers Im changing the rules - each person may ask as many questions as they want. I will answer the questions next Monday or Tuesday.

Bomb Away

This is your chance to ask me about whatever goes through that weird brain of yours.

The rules:
- You can ask me one question only.
- If questions can jeopardize my identity, I will refrain from answering,
- I will answer ALL your questions in my next post.

Inzain Laaaaiiiiissshhhh??

Ya3ni fahamt ineh ako asami '3areeba 3ajeeba 5i9a fil emarat. Gom Hazza3 oo Fazza3 oo Bandar oo chee. Ma i5talafna. Wa7id yabi ysami il bichir 3ala ism obooh oo a5er shay yi6la3 ism il walad mathalan Awadh Salim Awadh Salim Awadh Salim Al Awadhi (law ako wa7id ykoon hatha ismeh wallah il 3atheem taraha 9dfa)

Ilmuhim - ykisroon 5a6ra il yahal ili laih sa2alteh 3an ismeh ygool Adul Wamhan laneh isim 9a3ib oo ma yigdar a9lan ygool Abdul Rahman mithl il nas.

Ana kal 3ada imjabla il TV ili yar6in min 9aba7 allah 5air wala7ad ma36eeh wayh. 3adi law 9arat qanah filipinia bayla7ith oo btaq3id laima baba biyee ychoof a5bar.

So abi afham - hathol il sowriyeen youm ytarjimoon il cartoons 7ag mbc 3, laish ysamoon ay min il sha59iyat FAZZA3!!!! min 9ijhum ya3ni?? shmin asami hathi

Wain ayamna ili kilhum asami bani 2admeen 6abee3iyeen mithil Majid oo Ahmed oo Ayman..

Updated: Since he was mentioned - candy for your eyes. My all time favourite pic of the only person in the world that can get away with a name like Fazza3

To Dye or Not To Dye

People I need advice - sha3ri al7een aswad oo g9eer - ag9ar min hathi il 9ora il owla

Abi a9ba'3 sha3ri mithil il 9ora il thania bas kil man 6arait il salfa laih galoli la asaweeha wil aswad wayid a7la 3alai.

Lakini wayid mitmalila min il aswad. BORING magdar asawi shay ila straight. Abi ta'3yeer.

I added a poll - yallah please vote

Me In Two Weeks

This is what I will be like in 2 weeks time - on holiday - on some beach perhaps waiting for Fastidious Babe. LOL. I dont know. But basically I will be MIA from October 8th until October 16th

3aba6a oo Habala

Ma9adig ini ga3da lal7ain - il sa3a 5ams oo nu9 il fayir oo tawa il athan m2athin. Bab in9adam laman chafni - gali aroo7 anam oo rad da5al 7ijriteh. Cute Babati



6ab3an gilat il noum tsawi junoon. Hay ana

Addictionati

Tagged by charmbracelet i think lani lawa3t chabidha min il commentat ili sawait-hum fee her addiction post. LOOOOL. I tried to not make it more than 5. It was hard.

1. Baba - ma ashbi3 mineh - I love him to peices and even when Im on holiday i HAVE to talk to him every day. Law ma 7achaiteh youm wa7id 3adi a7is shay nagi9.

2. Friends - pic courtesy of Dewaniyat Banat (btw wayid 7abait-ha hathi il 9ora - i would be the one in yellow ili labsa il pumas) - anyways - im am super social and everyone always says that I know everybody. i like it that way.

3. Phones - currently obsessed by getting the iPhone 3G. I am constantly on the phone either texting or talking to someone. Law mitmalila i would go through my old messages. Currently I have 4055 messages in my inbox and 1104 in my sent items. Sent items I need to delete every few months lani i send more than I receive. LOL.

4. Sushi - I can have it day and night. I love it. Never used to be adventurous with it lakin al7een gimt ajarib kil shay. Currently obsessed with Unagi Rolls.

5. Facebook - 7abaiteh. Keeps me in touch with my international friends and updated about my friends and whats going on in their lives. Lately I got back in touch with some uni friends that i havent seen or spoken to in more than 7 years.

I tag Baroque, Solafa, Queen, achoona, Ghadoor and Smarties

Im Looking For A New Template

Would someone please suggest something??

I want something girly and attractive

I like the colour combinations of baby pink and baby grey OR chocolate brown and turqouise.

Abi makeover chee funky oo yshawig

11.11

Have I told you guys before about this thing I have about every time I look at the time its 11.11. In most cases this happens at work therefore at 11.11 am for some reason I always look at the time.

And to prove the freakiness, check this out - now you seriously cant fake that

Goodbye

Sent at 11.11 am Thursday September 25th, 2008

"Good Morning All,

Today is my last working day with Bank Dhofar. I must say that although it was short-lived, it was an experience I will not forget. It has been a pleasure working and dealing with you and I wish you success.

My email address is moody_1@hotmail.com for those that may wish to stay in contact.

Thanks and regards,"

I Hate It When . . .

. . . people change on you - they suddenly start acting funny and MIA

. . . you send someone an SMS message and they never reply

. . . someone makes you feel like you are after something

. . . you make plans with someone and they dont pick up the phone

. . . people act cold and heartless - nobody is cold and heartless unless they want to be

. . . you get treated like a princess one second and a stranger the next

. . . you get a one word reply to a rant

. . . I become so emotional and start caring too much about useless things like the above

Could The Service Get Any Worse??

Seriously - I havent been to Kargeen in sooo long but decided to go there today to take a friend who is here on business. So Kargeen seemed to be the ideal option since its semi-cultural and has quite a nice ambience to it. Besides the fact that it took us almost half an hour to get a parking.

Anyways so were meeting friends who decided to book a table outside. Why?? Dont ask me. The humidity was a disaster. So we moved inside and after shuffling tables around I ended up moving to a small table where we were a cosy group of four.

So Kargeen is known for their HUGE Ice Vimto and their grassy Lemon Mint. They are to die for. So my guest was hungry so she orders her food while we order 2 vimtos and one lemon mint alongside our sheeshas. First vimto arrived and promptly got spilt on my friend. Does the clumsy idiot do anything about it?? NO. This is how the conversation went.

Me: Please be careful
Him: hhmmm hhmmm *with the shaking head*
Me: hhmmm hhhmm what?
Him: yes yes
(all the while the vimto continues to drip on my friend whos trying to push the guy away cos words did not work)
Me: HELLO!!! its falling everywhere
Him: Ahhh table (puts vimto on table)
Me: At least say sorry
Him: Sorry maam
Me: Not to me, to HIM

(chuckles from my friends)

Arent I glad to get out of service quality!!! Since it basically meant 6 months of getting paid to surf the net at work.

Hectic Day

Do you ever have these days ili taboon itshigoon 3markum into 3 different people 3ashan to get everything done??

Chee kan youmy ana il youm. Went into the office and sent off last minute emails and updates oo 7arakat - cleaned out my desk. Ratabt the filing cabinet and removed my personal file.

Went over to the other building to meet with HR and the main branch to finish off my paperwork.

Went to my waxing appointment - LOOOL adri bas il dinya 3eed oo kan the only appointment i can get.

Then I went to my new employer to sign my contract. Still cant beleive I signed the contract AFTER I resigned. That was risky bas il7amdila.

Got home at 430 - ya3ni yadoob itsaba7t oo ga3adt ila athan oo 9ar wagt il fa6oor.

Al7een il sa3a sab3a oo rubu3 and im beginning to feel guilty lani ba6awif my gym session for a hair appointment. shasawi - i have a guest from out of town oo i have to take her out. Dont want her to get the wrong idea about 3man.

Abi ashtiri n3alat uboy - my customary eid present.

Libsat il 3eed mub jahza - i need to go shopping.

Abi aroo7 il cinema

Abi abi abi . . . mako wagt. Abi another 2 3aneedas ysa3dooni with daily life. y9eer??

Things I need to do by next Tuesday:

1. Buy Baba's Eid Na3ala
2. Decide whether to wear a dress or pants
3. Buy pants for outfit of choice (therefore no. 2 done - LOL)
4. Cut and dye hair
5. Get manicure and pedicure
6. Organise and deliver professional and academic papers to new employer
7. Take car for service (350 Kms overdue)
8. Fix brothers phone
9. Do the long overdue if6ar party at home
10. Attend the charity fair
11. Take nephews for Eid shopping spree
12. Get facial done
13. Take clothes to dry-cleaning
14. Plan Dubai trip
15. Make Dubai shopping list
16. Buy friend's baby shower gift