"These Things Only Happen To You, 3aneeda"

I strongly believe this now. I have been recently getting the strangest illnesses on earth. Do you guys remember the infected ankle incident?? I fell. I didn't cut myself. How could I possibly get infected!!!!

Anyways, after a few sleepless nights, I finally decided to go see my dentist about my extremely painful tooth. Not that I'm scared of dentists or anything like that. I was just being pure lazy.

Anyways, since I skipped work today since I only managed to get to sleep at 7 am, I trotted off to the dentist at 2 pm. Fully aware that my fast will most likely be broken. 5 minutes later, I was back home. Dentist was not in. Please come back at 8pm.

After fa6oor, I come out of the shower and see that I have a missed call from a number not stored in my phone book. I call back and my dentist answers.

Dentist: "Hey 3aneeda, long time no see. What's up?"
Me: "Doctor, I haven't been sleeping for three nights because of a really painful tooth. Remember the filling u gave me last time?? I broke it and I also broke another tooth on the other side of my mouth."
D: "Well, I thought it was something small and I was gonna see you but unfortunately I'm traveling tonight. Do you want me to give you names of some good dentists for you to see??"

Gee Thanks Doctor. Indirectly telling me to eff off. Anyways, I get dressed and go across the road to a clinic that treats the Bank employees. I register with them as its my first time and all and start preparing myself for those long waiting room sessions. To my surprise, my turn comes in three seconds. I see the doctor. She's a nice lady reading a medical magazine before I entered and asks me to sit down. Takes my history and sends me over to the dentist chair. Takes one look and gives me the worst experience of my life.

Why oh why do you have to blow cold air through a gun like thing on my obviously naked gum????!!!! (PS. Sorry about the punch. It was a reflex action).

Half an hour later, I'm back home again. With some tiny cotton rolls soaked in foul tasting anti-biotic liquid squished into my half hollow tooth. This has to stay for 24 hours. The diagnosis?? AN INFECTED TOOTH!!!! WTF???

Needless to say, I'm not allowed to fast for the next 3 days due to the heavy medication I have been given.

An infected TOOTH??!!! How is that even possible. Sorry I just cant get over it.

The 3aneeda Holiday - Part One - Edited

Okay okay I get it. I've been procrastinating but here goes. Details of the great Morocco trip here by popular demand.

Let me just say that it is the funniest vacation I've ever had. It seems like I was bad luck on my friend since anything that happened was totally bizarre and never happened before.

Casablanca

Its a nice city. A little bit too crowded and over polluted but still has its charms. Host to the Mohd the Fifth mosque (the biggest mosque in the world I think) and the business city of Morocco. Was not very impressed but I didn't really spend that much time.

This pic is the only one I have of casablanca. As you can tell I wasnt very much impressed with it. Therefore not much photgraphic evidence.

Rabat

A beautiful city with beautiful people. Much cleaner that casa with lower buildings and wider streets. Also known as the diplomatic capital of Morocco since it is the host the all the embassies and the majority of the expats in the country. Rabat hosts the "resting place" of the Kings father, brother and uncle and the "dareeh" as they call it is a beautiful and serene place. Its a kind of building that literally, when u enter, u automatically start whispering. U just cant help it.

The people of Rabat are much more easy going and extremely generous with their time and resources. Simplest example. We were four girls going from Casa to Rabat in my friends car. All with luggage, including her since she spent 2 nights with us in Casa. So since her car doesn't fit all our luggage, she called her best friend to help in transporting the luggage from Casa to Rabat (One hour drive) but since he couldn't make it, he called his fiance's brother who left his friends at the beach in Rabat and came all the way to Casa just to drive back with luggage and he didn't know ANY of us, not even my Moroccan friend.

I loved that. I mean come on. Would you leave ur friends house to drive an hour to pick up luggage of people u don't know???!!! Unless u were a super nice person, then I'm guessing not.

. . . Wait for part 2, coming soon . . .

(Next episode on "The 3aneeda Holiday", watch out for the carpet stealing water crisis and the homeless holidayers)

First Day of Starvation

Actually its not too bad. So far Im feeling totally normal. I guess cos Im not usually a breakfast person and am lately falling low on my daily water intake. Its noon. Just finished going through the 280 emails I received while on annual leave. Sitting in a new office with trunks and boxes around me. Researching furniture websites in order to get an idea about what desks we should get for our new location to replace these mismatched tables on loan.

Its noon. Three hours down and three hours to go til the end of the working day. A 6 hour day is not bad at all.

Oh dammit. I just remembered. I have college. I dont even know my timetable. I think we start at 230 which means I leave work early to go straight to college. And we finish a few minutes before iftar. Dammit dammit dammit.

Allahuma ini 9a2ima.

Ramadhan Kareem

Hello everyone,

Firstly I would like to apologize for my disappearance. I sort of hibernated throughout the past few days upon my return from my belated summer holiday in order to be fresh and rested for my first day of work tomorrow.

Secondly, RAMADHAN KAREEM. I cant believe its this time of the year again. I can remember the day we went to check out the Bustan 5ayma and it was literally just us girls and some other couple that were DANCING to the background music. It was funny. It seems like yesterday. It doesn't feel like Ramadan. Abadan mafi jaw. I wonder why.

Anyways since I will be having slow days at work, I will be catching up on my blogging and checking of other peoples blogs. It appears I was only missed by only a handful of people :(

Bygones :)

As a good friend of mine says, Happy Starvation.

Home Sweet Home

As much as I loved my vacation, Im glad to be back home. Back in my bed with my laptop on my lap and back in contact with my virtual world.

Morocco is AMAZING. I highly recommend it to those that havent been there. Amazingly enough, did not bump into ANY khaleejis at all. Sorry guys. No incriminating photos.

My Goodbye Post

Yes. The time has come for me to say goodbye.

It has been a great pleasure.

GOTCHA.

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn
The taxi's waitin', he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go


Actually i DONT hate to go. Im loving it. Finally taking my long deserved vacation after 2 years of very hard work. Im going to Morocco and will be back in about 2 weeks.

Take care of my blog. Take care of yourselves and I will see u guys soon. But not too soon. *evil laugh*. Mua7

The Internet and Its Ocean of Possibilities

A few days ago I was talking to a good friend of mine and we were discussing the issue of internet dating, friendships, relationships, etc and the whole shebang.

Anyways, we started reminiscing. I would be lying if I say that I have never met someone online in real life. Cos I have. Plenty of times. Would I do it now?? HELL NO. For a multitude of reasons.

First let me tell you. I was going through my list of friends and realised that a few of them are actually people that I have met through the net originally. And I realised that its never an issue for me. I deven forgot how I met them until I started reminiscing.

Anyways, back to my reasons. Back in the days (ili yisma3ni ygool ana 3ayooz), anyways, the internet only had real QUALITY people that you dont worry about their intentions and / or upbringing. Plus the fact that I WASNT settled back in Oman so I wasnt really bothered about it. Was meeting people in my university days on a regular basis. But now. OMG!!! I cannot imagine how some people are utilising the net!!! Its like a porn show?? Everywhere I go, I get pop-ups. And they invented the pop-up blocker. Problem solved?? HELL NO. I get emails on my WORK email address selling bodies and viagra!!!!!!! People please?? Am I a viagra buying profile??

I wont even get in the hi5 issue!!!! Ana wayid mu3jaba ib hi5. It got me back in town with a huge number of my uni friends that I had lost contact with. So Im not giving up my hi5 account. But with a nickname like "stubborn / 3aneeda" whatever gives people that im interested in "discrete Muscat based orgy sessions"!!!! WTF??

What happened to these quality people?? Im rediscovering them in the blogosphere. This is why Im getting comfortable around here. I think its a little difficult to sell sex through a blog?? Isnt it?? Isnt it!!!!

PS. This is my 40th post. Make my day and give me 40 comments!!!

Why Are Men Afraid of Their Shadows??

Last night I had coffee with a friend that I havent seen in ages. We caught up on sooo much that we have missed that four hours was not enough to cover all the topics that we needed to cover.

The main topic that took 3 hours and 45 minutes (the other 15 minutes were to decide where were going and what were having) was MEN!!!

I will not deny that this is the Number 1 topic that girls talk about. Whether they are single, committed, married, divorced, lesbian or anything else in between.

From the plethora of men-related issues, we discussed the lack of ballsiness that we have both witnessed ever so abundantly lately.

Ive always wondered why men are afraid of commitment. Or even talking about it. Dont they realise that even though there are many girls that will bring up marriage on the 2nd date, the majority are not THAT desperate for commitment!!! I mean all the guy needs to say is "give me time, when im ready u will be the first to know. Lets just get to know each other" then we will be avoiding those millions of random "dumps" that men are bestowing upon women under the excuse of "I dont want to hurt u so Im leaving u"

Then i realised. It might not necessarily be the guys fault!!! Some girls Ive witnessed are damn scary!!! I mean their body language just SCREAMS commitment and marriage and the whole shebang. Guys are threatened by that. Depending on the number of balls they have. Krkrkrkrkrkkr

You Have Your PhD in Men

You understand men almost better than anyone. You accept that guys are very different, and you read signals well. Work what you know about men, and your relationships will be blissful.

How Well Do You Understand Men?

You Are 39% Scary

You scare men off ocassionaly, but only very weak men. You're a normal woman. You're not perfect, but you're pretty darn close.

Do You Scare Off Men?

Officially On Annual Leave

Finally. U cannot even begin to imagine. My boss tried twice in 2 days to convince me to postpone but I was adamant.

Anyways, I cant beleive how easy it is to switch to holiday mode. I have 5 working days worth of errands to run and ive already booked and scheduled events, coffees, breakfast meets, hair dresser appointments, tailor visit, etc to keep me busy for four of them. I guess the fifth I will spend packing. I cant wait.

So this will be my first visit ever to Morocco. Last year I went to Tunis and i wasnt very impressed. Later I was told that I went to the shi-shi poo-poo typically touristic spots and missed the important bits. Well this year im a lot more prepared. Will be staying with a very good friend who is Moroccan so I will have a proper tour guide.

Funny thing is that whenever I tell anyone that im going to Morocco they say "thats a guy's holiday place, what are YOU going to do there??"

Well I guess Im going to get photographic evidence of the naughty boys huh!!!

*evil smile*

Im Sorry, I Just Couldn't Resist

You Are 88% Girly

When the term "girly girl" was invented, they were thinking of someone like you. You're a feminine and sweet and very high maintenance. But you're worth it!

How Girly Are You?

You Are a Good Girl

You are 80% Good and 20% Bad Generally speaking, you're a very good girl. (But you don't have us totally fooled!)

Are You a Good Girl or a Bad Girl?

You Will Be a Modern Bride!

While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding tradions, you want a wedding with a twist You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception... Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalied vows, whatever suites you!!!

What Kind of Bride Will You Be?

and the shocker of all shockers!!!

You Are Most Like Charlotte!

You are the ultimate romantic idealist You've been hurt before, but that hasn't caused you to give up on love. If anything, your resolve to fall in love is stronger than ever. And it's this feminine optimism that men find most appealing about you. Romantic prediction: That guy you are seeing (or crushing on)? Could be very serious - if you play your cards right!

Which Sex and the City Vixen Are You?

somehow i always fancied myself a "Carrie" or maybe that was just wishful thinking??!!!

Im a Copy Cat - Thanks Abdullah ;P

I couldnt help it. I discovered a new blogger and Im checking every day for updates. This is a repeat of a previous steal of the "whats my pet" but this guy just had the whole shebang. So Im copying him. Thanks Abdullah

Im starting with what caught my eye first. Teehee.

You Are Rum

You're the life of the party, and a total flirtYou are also pretty picky about what you drinkOnly the finest labels and best mixed cocktails will doExcept if you're dieting - then it's Diet Coke and Bicardi all the way

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

I imagined it and this is what I got. I wonder if its true. But im loving the "ur the life of the party" concept. LOL

You Are 68% Open Minded

You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.

How Open Minded Are You?

Im actually offended. I imagined myself more open minded.

You Are 32% Lady

You tend to make up your rules of etiquette, throwing all conventions aside.And while you try to be a lady (sometimes), your behavior is often quite shocking.

Are You A Lady?

OUCH!!!!

Your Love Style is Storge

For you, love and friendship are almost the same thingAnd your love tends to be the enduring, long lasting kind(You've been known to still have connections with exes)But sometimes your love is not the most passionateLeap before you look, and you'll find that fire you crave

What's Your Love Style?

Hhhhmmmm I wonder??!!

You Are A Guilty Ex

You weren't the greatest to your ex, and you admit it.And now your remorse is keeping you up at night...While feeling a little remorse is good, your guilt is preventing you from moving on

What Type of Ex Are You?

I absolutely vehemently completely disagree

You Are Japanese Food

Strange yet delicious.Contrary to popular belief, you're not always eaten raw.

What Kind of Food Are You?

I absolutely vehemently completely agree

What Your Soul Really Looks Like

You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget. You are a very grounded, responsible, and realistic person. People may not want to hear the truth from you, but they're going to get it. You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you. Your near future is likely to be filled with great successes and accomplishments. You just need to figure out how to get there. For you, falling in love is all about the adventure and uncertainty. You can only fall in love with someone who keeps you guessing.

Inside the Room of Your Soul

NO COMMENT

You Are 64% Grown Up, 36% Kid

Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature.Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed.

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

You Are 84% Brutally Honest

The truth hurts, especially when it comes from you.You don't mince words, and you probably take this result as a huge complement.

How Brutally Honest Are You?

I just knew it. LOL

Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 40%

It's not likely you'll become a multimillionaire, though could happen.You sometimes save money and work hard - but you don't like to do it!

Will You Be a Multimillionaire?

And my final and favourite

Your Hawaiian Name is:

Nalani Anani

What's your Hawaiian Name?

Im having too much fun here. I will come back another day and add stuff cos this post is getting too big. LOL

Who am I kidding?? I keep coming back with more and more to add.

You Are a Blueberry Margarita

Honestly, there's no one quite like you. And believe it or not, most people think that's a bad thing! You're open, wild, friendly, wacky, and tons of fun. You have a big personality... and a big heart.

What Flavor Margarita Are You?

Your Love Element Is Fire

In love, you are a true listener and totally present. For you, love is all about feeling more alive than you've ever felt. You attract others with your joy and passion. Your flirting style is defined by your strong ability to communicate. Fun and play are the cornerstones of your love life. And while your flame may burn too brightly, it's part of your appeal. You connect best with: Wood Avoid: Water You and another Fire element: will likely burn out quickly

What Element Is Your Love?

You Are 36% Addicted to Love

Might as well face it, you're a little addicted to love. You won't do anything for love, but sometimes you do more than you should. No one's worth losing your head for - because in the end you'll only lose your heart. Don't avoid falling in love. Just make sure you don't get too hooked.

Are You Addicted to Love?

Yallah enough

Another Literary Gift is Lost at 95

Naguib Mahfouz - RIP
11.12.1911 - 29.08.2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naguib_Mahfouz

Success

Pushing through this week is all I need to be doing.

2 working days remain and then I finally get my long-awaited annual leave.

7 calender days and I have my next mani-pedi appointment.

9 calender days and I go on holiday for the first time in 2 years.

Downside being 28 calender days and I have to come back to work.

Im a Little Dog Awain

Your Ideal Pet is a Little Dog

You're both high strung, hyper, and cute.You're one of the few people who can get away with carrying your little dog in a little bag.

What's" Your Ideal Pet?

My First Time Tagged

Never knew the concept of tagging. Now I do. So here goes.

1. Are you happy with your blog, the template and what you write?

I think I am yes. Why wouldn't I be happy. I'm getting a decent response and I LOVE the colors. If I wasn't happy with what I write, I wouldn't write it.

2. Does your immediate family know about your blog?

Hhhhmmmm. I've told my sister. She reads it every once in a while. Parents aren't really net kinda of people. Brothers?? I hope not. LOL

3. Are you embarrassed to tell a friend about your blog? Or do you consider it something personal?

I told all my friends about my blog. Trying to get them to hike up the visit counter. LOL. How personal can it be if its online for the entire world to see.

4. Did blogs brought a positive impact on your thoughts? If the answer is yes, give examples.

haven't decided yet.

5. Do you only visit blogs that visit you or do you explore other blog?

I try to explore but I get lost in a maze. So what I do is that if someone visits and comments on my blog and I liked theirs, then I will put them on the "blogs I like" list. And those are the ones that I visit. Otherwise, sorry. I guess people are gonna have to try to make a bigger impact on me. LOL

6. What the does visitor count mean to you? And do you think its important to put it?

Soooo much. LOL. I'm so vain. Bet I think this song is about me. Teehheee. Seriously, I think the number counts towards my level of success.

7. Do you try to picture your friends in blogs?

Nope, I would go crazy if I tried that.

8. Do you see a real benefit from blogging?

Yeah. Venting. I vent in writing so blogging really lets off steam. For the punching kinda people, I wouldn't recommend it. LOL

9. Do you thing that the blogging society is an isolated society or it reflects what's happening around us?

Not really. You would find out a lot more about what's happened here in the bloggosphere than the papers or the news. Its exciting.

10. Are you bothered with criticism? Or you feel its healthy?

I think criticism is healthy. It helps you straighten out what needs to be straightened out. Provided its from someone u know and trust. Anonymous criticism usually goes in one ear and comes out the other.

11. Are you scared of Political Blogs?

They freak me out. I hate politics.

12. Were you shocked by the arrest of some bloggers?

Who?? When?? Why?? How??

13. Did you think of what will happen to this blog when you die?

It will die with me.

14. What's the song you would like to link it to this blog?

I started off thinking it was gonna be "Tempted to Touch" specifically the opening line of "For All The Ladies In The House . . . " But now I'm moving towards "Youre So Vain." LOL

15. Who would you like to pass it to?

Ok first of all I don't know whether this is supposed to be a nuisance or whatever?? Cos I've seen people go "oh no I got tagged again" but since its my first time, I don't care I'm gonna be tagging the world and a half.

Arab Lady, Devilish, MD, Mysterious, Noors, Per Your Request, Qatar Cat and finally Red Dragon.

Enjoy people.

Istakawdation

Do you ever have sooo many errands to run and places to go and people to see but your just too mistakawda to move / do your hair / look presentable to be seen in public / etc??

This is how Im feeling right now.

A Taste of Disability

You know how people always tell u to do a test where u blind fold yourself and go through the entire day like that just to have a taste of what the blind go through their entire life?? Well i didnt need to run a "test" as I am living it for the past 12 hours and im about to go crazy.

Last night, I was in a rush leaving my friends house to come back home and I twisted my ankle because I forgot about a certain step down. I collapsed on the floor but picked myself up straight away impressed with myself cos I didnt drop my car keys from my right hand OR anything from my handbag that was very full and very open.

Anyways, in my rush, it seems that I didnt feel any pain and when i got home i collapsed into bed from exhaustion. This morning, when I took one step out of bed, I fell to the floor in agony. I went to the clinic to get it checked out and since its a national holiday, I was given a pressure bandage and asked to come back tomorrow morning for x-rays.

Point being, Ive been hobbling around the house unable to do much since im in so much pain. Ive been lying down on the TV room couch with my foot elevated and everyone running around getting me anything and everything I need.

I have to admit, it was nice for the first half an hour and then it became too much. I was SOOOO bored all day. Thought a lot about how to make my blog receive a lot of comments. I watched four movies back to back and was eating constantly through out the day. Luckily I was occasionally distracted, in between munches, by a few conference calls and some friends calling to check up on me.

Even though its the perfect excuse, I still have to leave town tomorrow on business and therefore cannot take the day off from work. PLUS have less than one working week before I finally go off on my long awaited annual leave.

This is SOOOO not the time to experience partial disability.

Gala Fund Raising Dinner @ Shangri La Bar Al Jissah Resort & Spa

Hello everyone (located in Oman),

There is a fund raising dinner that will be held at the Shangri La Next Sunday the 27th of August.

All proceeds will be going through Oman Charitable Organisation in order to help rebuild Lebanon.

Shangri La have generously donated the ballroom for 700 guests. The even is being organised by the Zubair Corporation and donations include a Peagout 407 for a prize draw. Other gifts are available in the form of prize draws as well as an auction that will be held in the evenings. The auction items include a helicopter ride, Tiffany Jewelry, photographs taken by Al Zubair and other things I dont remember.

Tickets are going for OMR 35/- of which ALL proceeds will go to Lebanon.

For those not interested in attending the dinner but are interesting in donating otherwise, there are other ways to do it either by donating cash, whether to me or writing a cheque or directly to the OCO account. You can also buy t-shirts that will be available for sale starting tomorrow.

If anyone is interested in donating or even volunteering for the sales booth at city centre, please let me know by a comment.

Escaping From Reality

How is this possible?? And how effective is it?? I mean ignoring phone calls because u are not prepared for a specific kind of conversation helps. But for how long??

Im the kind of person that detests confrontation. Dont expect me to be eloquent when it comes to explaining myself or even fighting back. Im more of a "uh uh uhm ur such a bitch" kind of person. Amazingly enough the majority of my friends are the face-to-face talk kind of people.

On the other hand, if approached in a nice way where I dont feel like im being attacked, i will give you what u need on a silver platter.

Now, how do i prefer to be confronted??

In writing. Whether its an SMS or an email. Yeah yeah yeah. Laugh all you want. Its just the way I am. That way I will have my own time to absorb the situation PLUS I will not be able to escape from it. Because its right there in writing. Whereas a verbal confrontation would go in one ear and out the other PURELY because Im not happy with the tone of voice.

Ive been told that I should persue a writing career. A "Bridget Jones's Diary" style book where I describe certain events etc. Apparently I have a way of expressing things without people needing the snooze button. But I dont agree. Its not capturing people from words on paper. I think that for someone to be a successful writer, they need to be quick thinkers when taken by surprise and put on the spot.

"Uh what?? Thats not true. Im not even going to dignify that with an answer"

Needless to say, I am NOT persuing a writing career.

7arakat

Ive just made some changes on my blog. I realised that I havent been checking out blogs of those that have been regularly checking mine. I felt bad.

So now Ive added a whole bunch of people's blogs on my links list.

Also decided that whoever doesnt comment on my blog will be deleted from the list. LOL.

Oh yeah, I got my first "hate mail" today. Pretty much an exciting day.