9/11- the victim USA? or the rest of the world?!!

this is quite long,, but oh so interrrresting!! a must see





http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848&q=911




Poet

Bread, salt and a dream... a husband?!?!

Last night I was told that everyone was sleeping over at my place!! but none of us were told why. It was COOK, Dawi, Fairy and I.. Dawi finally announced that we were on a secret mission to find out who our future husbands would be. According to an old Arab myth, this would be possible by making very very salty bread (I can't emphasize how salty the bread was), u then have a piece of the bread as big as the palm of ur hand before u sleep. u canNOT tell anyone ur doing this other than the people involved in the mission. After u have the bread u go straight to sleep, and u can't drink water until the morning. Obviously u r veRRRy veRRRy thirsty during the night. Apppparently, u have dream of a man giving u some water to drink and the person u dream of becomes ur husband.

WHAT A LOAD OF *&^%%^ :-x

everyone had weird MEANINGLESS dreams, personally, the only thing involving anyone giving me anything was a dream that a waiter was serving me pasta!!! I don't know what THAT is supposed to mean!!! It was fun all in all but not that accurate (or atleast im hoping it isn't) lol ..

Poet

POET's Back :)

‘ellaw ‘ellaw ‘ellaw,,

How is everyone? Haven’t posted anything for quite a while.. but my friend Cook has done a great job here, keeping u updated with our adventures over the weekend :-p

Zena, I’m glad Cook introduced us :) I hope u had an AMAZING time here.. we don’t live like this all year through by the way,, just so u don’t get the wrong pic lol.. Sometimes we actually study and do weird things like go to uni and stuff lol.. this weekend was for u :-)

Well then, right now me and Koody my bro r waiting for our Chinese dinner to arrive, watching “the world’s most fantastic rides” on VH1,, appppparantly, there is a private jet u could hire with not only a hair dresser, a manicurist, and a masseuse on board,, get this,, u have a PLASTIC SURGEON on board!!! How ridiculous! Fill ur lips with silicon with that kind of air pressure?? No thank you..

Moving on, lol I think it is very obvious I don’t have anything to say,, so I’ll leave u with this reminder that I haven’t forgotten u :)

Talk to u later

Poet

No Bravery

This is the reality of what is happening around us..

http://nobravery.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

Song:No Bravery by JAMES BLUNT.

The Video is not for the faint hearted but thought you should all see it.

COOK.

Conquering

Earl Nightingale once said
"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within."

I am proud to say that I am fighting sleep until a decent hour and have started revising for my final exams in May..Excluding the two naps I took in the library before lunch I think I have been good and surely deserve a pat on the back!!

If I can do it...you all can!

COOK

Dedication to Zena

Zena..I had one of the best weeekends ever..thank you for the great company..

thank you for helping fight insomnia by ironically waking me up..lol..

Hope the next trip will be to visit you in 'Harry Potter' land (as Ian calls it..) and last but NOT least

Hope you have a safe trip..!!

Which Hello Kitty are you?

Before heading to Doc to be treated for insomnia I took a test and thought you might like it ..

http://quiz.sushi-cat.net/water.html

I turned out to be Hello Kitty Water Fairy!whatever that means..

Saturday's Prophecy with Antoine

Saturday & early Sunday morning has been great so far..(its 6:25am btw)..

After a five hour sleep, I awoke at 12:30pm with Zena telling me there was a man waiting outside the building trying to get into our flat..Being the 'hallucinating-when-tired person' that I am I told her to go see who its is!!Poor girl..She met 'Ken the powta'. She obviously thought he was a random guy so she just ignored the door bell.
Ken, being the determined person that he is, let himself in our flat..She was happily sipping her cup of tea watching LOST when this guy barges into the living room and into the kitchen saying 'GOOOD Moaning' in the background..
To make a long story short she discovers his true identity and finds out its our porter Ken.Ken to the rescue as usual..trying to make sure our flat doesnt fall apart..She is obviously surprised as he knows where all of us are at that time..and she doesnt..lol (a bit exaggerated..)

I forced myself to get up so we can begin our Saturday..

First stop..PORTOBELLO MARKET..

We first head for lunch @ *King Falafel* (..strongly recommended btw) and we then continued into the market in search for bargains..

I met a guy who sold me a huuuuge black and white picture of Elvis in black and White..for POET (a truly dedicated
Elvis fan)...hope you liked it;-).The guy seemed a bit bored ..or maybe it was a lack of customers. He felt like he needed to tell me he met Osama Bin Laden's brother and that he was thinking of buying a flat in Mecca and how short the lease was and so on..

MOVING ALONG

We went into a shoe store and Zena was about to *BREAK* the delicate glass table when she saw these knee length peep toe boots..brown and had handmade silk embroidery on them..she then literally FORCED her size 5 feet into the size 4 in her hands...(joke;p)...after bonding with the shoes we were ready to continue shopping in the market..great designers..especially the filipino one..she was grrreat..a successful lady with a clothes factory in the philippines..she was sweet..we left the market really happy and headed home..Afterall, we did have a long day ahead of us and needed some rest..

A two hour nap later, we were crooning to the tunes of Elvis..and getting ready..(mood: chilled)..
Elvis wasnt right for the time..GWEN Stefani was..!!'This sh*& is BANANA..B.AY.ANA..ANA YEAH"...

Left for a quick dinner at Satsuma in Soha and witnessed a drag Queen saying hello to the people inside the restaurant..then we were off to meet the rest of the clan and chill out at the virgin duck...

......Our night was cut short by Mr.Antoine and his bulky bodyguards...
Overall,,,,the best Saturday in a very very and I mean very looong time..

Its getting very late and I should head straight to bed.

Enjoy,
COOK.

Up in the clouds (HUGE BANNNNG)..here comes reality

For some time now..more than I would like to admit..my head has been somewhere else..definately no where near the academic side of London , you know the Russell Square area..

Its the 25th of March and my exam dates and getting nearer and nearer everyday..
Someday soon I will have to start revising for finals and I have made a promise to myself that starting from this Monday I will disappear..I will make people look for me..those who read this will know I will be at the library revising and focusing and trying my bestest best to be good!

Also if I do have time I will try and head to danceworks for some relaxation time..

Phew!Im so glad I got this off my chest..

Other than that..Im off to paint the town RED with POET AND ZENA this weekend!

Enjoy,
COOK

sleep, pro plus and I (COOK)

its 6:05am

Its a lovely Wednesday morning..I just woke up...14hours ago..I haven't been able to sleep ever since I can remember..so I decided to blog (is that a verb??)..who cares..Ms.Smith (my high school english teacher) won't be reading this..at least I hope not..

I need to think of a plan..I need to make sense..well in my head right now im thinking that its about time I started getting up early and trying to catch a quiet spot in the library to do some revision..so I must strive to stay up today and maybe catch a one hour nap in between ,,i'll make sure to tell you how that went.

Just wanted to tell you all the consequences of me not sleeping..I snap at anyone who might remotely be accusing me of doing something I dont really think I did..Early apologies to POET..just in case..
Which reminds me..when we were in Riyadh and we both hadn't slept.We were all stressed that day so POET looks at me and says 'I dont think we should talk' and I look back at her with a sour and angry look on my face and say 'I THINK SO TOO!!!!!'...i hope that doesnt happen today..

I will be heading to university in 3 hours time..thats a long time to go...{thinking:maybe I should go to bed afterall?}

I think I will be fidgeting with the most important objects in my life until I make my choice..my imate,ilife and TIGER..

CATCH YOU ALL SOON.

POET:Im glad you loved my dinner..and im glad it cheered you up..knew it would..

Cook to the rescue of the irresponsible me (by: Poet)

After waking up to find out that someone was at my house wanting to confiscate my property! Then making about a million phone calls to dad, mum, the bank, the solicitors, karima etc etc... Then having to pay a huge sum of money in order to keep a roof over my head (and my brother's and cats' heads) all for not paying my congestion charge in time... I fell asleep! A very depressing day indeed.

COOK finally came to the rescue by throwing a dinner party at her place, we r now chilling with friends after having an amazing meal which included:

* two rice dishes (one which is Cook's creation, and the other is an Emaraty traditional dish)
*fatta (yuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmy) the latter is a Lebanese dish made with aubergine, bread and yoghurt.
*mixed vegetables (the healthy side of the meal) and salad
*she also made some chicken which I didn't taste.. So I cant comment on that..
*and LAST but not LEAST, dessert,, mmmmmmmmmmm,, strawberries with custard and cream..

as u can c,, I didn't stick to my plan from the previous post! But I was depressed today so I have an excuse :-p Cook,, this is for u,, thank u thank u :)

If Only ... (by: Poet)

Poet and cook are back in London!!

After spending an exhausting yet fun time in Riyadh, we come back to reality. Its Monday and I have class in 24 minutes! I am still in my PJs (not good!!) Writing this has led me to think of the many classes, appointments, movies etc… I have either missed or showed up late to. For this reason, I have decided to lead a healthier life.. yes.. yes.. I know what ur thinking BUT this time im serious!! Starting (errmmmm) Tomorrow (cough cough) I am going to wake up early have a healthy breakfast, go to class, have a light lunch, go to the gym (for the sake of reality, have a snack) walk home, study watch a bit if tv/ have dinner, finish the book I’ve been reading for the past MONTH!!! , and finally, go to sleep! Yaaaaaaaay..

Ok ok look, if I end up going to the gym, I will be very very very proud of myself. The rest can wait lol (especially the waking up early part) lol

Anywayz,, wish me luck with my new life :)

Back By Popular Demand (BY COOK)

Chilling at Dawi's House, as we usually do, since my friend Dawi has certain priorities,I recieve a phone call from my good friend Zena.Concerned, she asks, 'Why arent you posting on your blog anymore?' So,as a cook, i've decided to add a blog with sugar and spice and everything nice for you.
all..Anyway..IM BACK!

Its 3:24am< Destiny's Child motivating in the background>'..if we are together one more time..no one will be left behind..STAND UP!'..
As most of the people reading know (POET& ZENA..not you FROGGY..you dont know) i'm leaving to riyadh in a few hours..Im really excited to be back there for the third time..it should be called the city that never sleeps..or maybe owliyadh..

I cant wait to do many things..
* I will see POET..haven't seen her in a week and miss her like crazy and her family too.
*The kids..especially 'baby J' aka ELJOHARA .
*I can't wait to wear my 'B IS FOR BOOTIE' T-Shirt (sa3oody, Baby J's bro calls me bootie ONLY and only because its a shortened version of my name in kids language).
*Cant wait to see all the friends I made there.
* Last but not least to have a bit of PENGUIN&HARDEES (of course).

I've got a few hours to kill..havent packed yet..I keep on reassuring myself that I dont have much to pack...cant wait until 6:30am when i'll be rushing around remembering things as I rush around..

I've got a plan..and that was to sleep on the plane since i'll be arriving at 6:30pm local time..a time to go out and start enjoying life..'Its better if I recharge on the plane' I tell myself...but I also want to read my book 'The Alchemist'

'BOY!!AM I IN A PICKLE NOW!'...Should I read..or Should I sleep?..I think the solution is READ myself to SLEEP.

Anyway the band BLUE (Blease Leave Ur Ennoying) just started "singing"..cant take this anymore..
Catch you soon.

Zena,,that really is the best I can do..I had no one to talk to..so I decided to talk to my blog..
Enjoy!

9 months Later (by: POET)

9 months later (or shall i say 8 months and three weeks later),, she came into the world.. it took her grand-mum a week to name her mum and now it's been two days and the baby is still without a name.. she is the sweetest tiniest thing EVER (mashallah) awwwww..

6 p.m. 8th of March: mummy Bessu went into labour..


10 p.m. 8th of March: Doctor Cornfeld declared that baby was due to arrive at around 12 p.m. on the 9th of March.


4 a.m. 9th of March: Poet and sisters decided to go home and get some rest till 10 the next morning


5 a.m. 9th of March: Poet was just about to fall asleep when she suddenly hears BANG BANG BANG on the door.. BABY IS HEEEEEEERE!!!


5.30 a.m. 9th of March: Port is still in shock! why so hasty baby?!!........... minutes pass......... POET!! MOVE IT! U HAVE TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL!!


6 a.m. 9th of March: Poet holds baby and cries..


since the time of her birth,, baby has shown signs of having the same personality ans her mum. Always in a rush.. knowing what she wants! when she is feeding she is feeding! do NOT disturb!! determined.. she looks around the room as if she can c more than just coloured blobs..

awwwwwwwwww.. newborns are so exciting!!! i love u baby (......)

this post is dedicated to my name-less niece :)

Does this ever happen to you?(By cook)

Do you sometimes say things that you shouldnt say..but only discover that when its a bit late? Oh how I wish I could take those things back..like for example..saying 'I hate this place'..only to discover its owned by the person your talking to's relative..Well today something happened to both me and the person I was with..and just in case this person is reading my blog I better not tell you what happened..but I guess I just wanted to post this blog to make you all aware and also to reassure myself that it's so normal and happens to all of us. My advice is dont talk about someone..PERIOD!! You never know who he/she is friends with..and i dont mean backstabbing talk..just talk thats not really in favour of the person..basically a person's weakness..you may talk about how blue the sky is,for example. Or, in my case, how it doesnt stop raining..

Speaking of sunshine..I dedicate this to POET!

Ain't no sunshine when your gone..
It's not warm when you're away
Ain't no sunshine when you're gone
and you're always gone too long
Anytime you are goes away..

Come back soon..Cant seem to enjoy London without you..

Insecurity (by: Poet)

Hanging from the ceiling by a thin piece of string that may SNAP at any moment.. Feeling vulnerable to even the light winds of March which might suddenly knock u over.. Getting irritated by the simplest delay on the part of the cab company even though it took u two hours to get ready in the first place.. Feeling purely Unprotected! Insecurity is the worst feeling ever.. In my view, a simple Yes or even No answer is much better than a May be or I don’t know! The feeling of being LOST deprives one from the right of knowing or at least the right to loose hope. To all those people out there who have left others in doubt; clarity is the biggest satisfaction; give it to the people around u. After all, pain killers eventually ware out!