LONDON BABY!!! personal, humourous, and musical :-)

London is an Amazing place to be.. here are some of the reasons why.. i will use visual aids from a typical "boring" day with nothing to do.. (not in LONDON)



i suddenly find a cafe named after the one and only .. ME :-D



after that i pass by a school which sounds more like a cocktail!! lol (how funny are the Britss huh?)



i then get on a bus.. not knowing where exactly to go........



listening to music on my one and only ipod :-)



but when ur in London, u don't need to listen to ur ipod.. because there is music in the streets ( la la laa la laaaaa)



even when ur at a restaurant.. there is music...



i don't understand how anyone could get bored in London! even if u do go out all alooooooone :-p

p.s. i wasn't alone.. just advertising!


POET

Study tips anyone?

Hey y'all!

I am blogging live from the LSE library called.."whatever the wealthy and kind donor's name is..." building!

I have been juggling a bit of econometrics and a bit of micro..and the endless subjects I need to tackle...I can swear to you that the books seem to never end...with the building of models, the detection and consequences of problems in the models...to profit maximization and pareto efficiency...Notice how im trying to revise...I think if I started to revise on a blog it would take at least a week to upload!!

Well I dont want to bore you guys to death so here is my plans for after my *feenaales*:
*Buy a mac probook!15'4 inches..
*Shopping Spreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee at topshop oxford circus (you know stock up for summer)...
*FROGGY is coming to visit tooooo!YAY!
*Spend a week with dad..and then jet off to ireland..
*Come back to London and pack for lil' fairy's B-DAY Bash in Beirut...Beirut BABY!...then its off to Riyadh for CAMMA's graduation (POET'S sister) {I really cant believe how much she's grown}.. anyway after Riyadh
*its off to my hometown, with Poet and Camma in tow hopefully..and..
*back to London..and then
*on the 10/07 head to the US of A...
Lets hope nothing changes my almost perfect plans...

Finally!! A Poem...

ok,, here's one!! i wrote this the day before yesterday.. i'm sorry but i do not have time to translate at the moment.. maybe in the near future.. this is not classical arabic, so i hope u still get it if ur not Saudi :-)




ما أبي أضعف..
ما أبي أهيم فوق السحاب..
لأجل النهاية.. و انسحاب..
ليتها تعود البداية..
ليتها تعود البداية..

كان الوصل لحظة..
ليت العمر لحظة..
و ليت كل فرحة..
ما تذبل في النهاية..

كم فات من الحزن؟
كم فات؟
و كم مر من الوقت؟
و مات؟
و كم قصة حب.. قالوا عليها حكاية؟

ليتها تعود البداية..
ليتها تعود البداية..



POET

another one of POET's thoughts..

again, this sounds better in Arabic.. but here goes nothing..

There is a whole world out there, laughter, tears, hope and pain, all beautiful in it’s own way, but he just seems to let it go on “out there”.




The rain drops fall only to embrace his window. The window that still chokes on the pieces of darkness he has imprisoned himself in for all these years. Thinking, wondering, when the sun will shine again behind the lifeless blinds that control him. Behind the darkness, his loneliness only becomes greater. I feel his endless nights crawling into my space through my window which faces his. Oh how miserable his sadness makes me. How can he not find a ray of light in his dark dark world? Does he not know that universe resides within his soul? A prisoner behind the bars of constant worry which has accumulated over time, only to craft steep slopes and mountains which bury the infinite world beneath them. All he needs is a little faith in order to release the child within him. But faith in what? Or whom? All that is in his eyes is an unkind emptiness.

POET.

wierd state of mind....

SILENCE

funny how when there are no noises to be heard, u can hear EVERYTHING! even ur thoughts..

FEAR

funny how when ur scared, even the sound of ur heartbeat scares u, but u don't seem to notice the man with mask standing beside u..

SUSPENCE

funny how u wait, and wait, and when it becomes too much, u decide to stop waiting... in another 10 minutes maybe..

A PICTURE

funny how when u look at a picture of u and ur friends, u smile at the memory, but forget the person who actually took the picture.. and made the memory last..

FOOD

funny how u throw away food which u bought 2 days ago to make room in the fridge. but always finish the food in ur plate because its (HARAM)

A BLOG

funny how u decide to post a blog about something, and then end up writing something else which is not even remotely connected to what u wanted to say..



good night,,

POET

lool THIS IS TERRIBLE

Intellicot - The High Tech Crib
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Here are the reasons why someone would spend so much on a little person who can’t even talk. This cot has video monitoring, which is one whole sense better than audio monitoring. It’s also got automatic rocking, adjustable heights for the mattress, and great air circulation. And finally, a safety window so baby’s head won’t get stuck in-between the bars. That may be amusing to you, but your wife won’t appreciate it. Trust us on this one.


POET

A dedication

Froggles
If you aren't a regular visitor to Froggles, it's going to be difficult to fully explain just how hysterically funny it is. All I can tell you is, creator Froggy Gonzales is a genius--and I say that with full knowledge of how sadly devalued the word "genius" has become. Trust me; in Gonzales's case, it's an understatement!!!

Good Luck with your finals!!
and see you soon.

Love,
COOK

POET's thoughts...

NOTE: This is my first attempt to translate my thoughts from Arabic to English.. so plz don't be harsh :-)


كل ما في الكون يحكمه نظام عتيق. قد اعتاد الكون نظامه, و عرف النظام كونه. فلا تشرق الشمس حتى يؤدي القمر واجبه. و لا يسكن البحر حتى تنتهي الرياح من غيضها. العمر يحكمه النظام. و الوقت محكوم به أيضا. و لكن أي نظام يحكم القلوب؟ متى يبتدئ الحب؟ و متى ينتهي؟




An old law binds all that is in this universe. The world is familiar with this law. And the law is accustomed to its world. The sun does not shine until the moon concludes its duties. And the oceans do not become still until the winds grow out of their rage. Life abides by this law, and so does time. But what law will regulate the actions of hearts? When does love start? And when does it end??


POET

The Liberal & Green tea!

I just happened to stumble upon this blog and thought it was HILARIOUS...

Points to focus on:
*The blog itself
* Comments made by Green Tea..

Please I beg of you to live the moment and imagine...I imagined Green Tea to look like this: a reallly sleazy guy & pervert at heart...

anyway here's the link:

http://saudijeans.blogspot.com/2006/04/ocsab-not-my-thing.html

All I need is you...

Good Morning..Afternoon..Whatever it is!!

MOOD: Extremely Frustrated
MUSIC: The 50 Greatest Voices in Rock (Guns n' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine..) but SERIOUSLY whooooooooooo cares??

I realllly reallly need a *twinkie* right now...

Why do I deserve it? Well, to begin with I had a breakthrough in the library... SO TO ALL YOU STATISTICAL MODELS OUT THERE...MWAHAHAAHAAHAAAHAAHAAAAA...also..I'm trying to stay awake until 10pm..I have barely "nutritioned" myself..and im craving that soft cake with the creamy, whilst light, filling...YUMMY...

Ok let me tell you a little secret about me..when I crave something I know is not available in London, I go online and...IM SORRY...I CANT SAY ANYMORE...its just too embarrassing...

Moving on...just wanted to pass on some interesting facts about *twinkies*
Twinkies have been tantalizing taste buds and filling lunch boxes since 1930.
Twinkies are the stuff of legends – President Clinton put one in a time capsule.
Tingling Taste Buds for more than 75 Years...i just wish I was around then...to eat them..lol..

I think this is just a phase...I HOPE this just a phase..Stalking food like this on the internet..i really deserve a (cyber) restraining order..(first Hardees then Jhonny Rockets and now twinkies!!)

Here's the thing, Cybercandy London (my supplier) ,have run out of them and have promised to re stock (that was back in March) and we're not very far away from May...Oh well! I might have to just settle for the twinkies lipgloss..

COOK.

inspired by Zena

You Are 30 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

POET

Happy Birthday to my Lil' Bro & Queen Elizabeth

I would like to wish my little brother (not literally little)...he is at least 6 feet something..anyway I would like to wish him a Happy 18th Birthday..I cant believe how big you are now..I remember the days you used to following me around calling me bissssaaayyyynaa..lol...memories...

Also, I would like to wish Queen Elizabeth a Happy Birthday..I hope you have a great lunch with the 99 people who were born the same day as you...!!!!!

I used to think that being born on the 16th day of December was the greatest because Froggy& I share the same bday ..but..imagine if I was born on the 21st..I would be having lunch with Queen Elizabeth...with a napkin around my neck and a butler just there to serve me some gourmet fish n' chips..alas!

Froggy...any chance you have a palace somewhere.... with a lot of food???

COOK

Greetings from HOLBONNE (Holborn)

Mood:Relaxed & colourful
Music: Death cab for cutie (the sound of settling) 'I've got a hunger twisting my stomach into knots.'


Greetings and Hello everyone,

All is well in planet cook..The library is open 24 hours, i'm free to study whenever I like...Just tackled some of Keynes 'The General Theory of Mokey...ooops I mean Money' & Skimmed through the end of Multiple regression analysis. So i've got 2 down and one boring Managerial accounting to go....trust me the subjects aren't as colourful as they look!!!!and thats an understatement..

So if I want to make it on time to cook for my lil' sis Fairy I better pull my socks up (not wearing socks)..I wonder if that might interrupt the intellectual thing I have going with my books..and my thinking cap has suddenly disappeared...so as Harry Potter would say "Accio Cap"!!

I better go back and study..

Enjoy,
COOK ;-)

All this Monkey business is driving me BANANAS

Hello again,

Firstly, I would like to thank my friend COOK for keeping our (fan club of 5) happy and entertained.. u've done an excellent job ;-)

Secondly, on to my story .... i just got home from dinner at a Japanese sushi bar in Holborn. Cook and i were the only non-Japanese people there. Now that to me is a sign that the food is actually good. well it was!! However, the waiters and waitresses could barely speak two words of English, so the communication was a bit difficult. as the plates of sushi were passing by on the rotating *thingi* on the bar i picked up a plate which looked interesting. so i asked the nice hello kitty waitress what was in this sushi roll?!

waitress : "Dis MOKY!!"

POET: "?!!?!?" two second later "excuse me?"

waitress : "MOKY MOKY!!!"

POET : "MOKY?!"

waitress: "NOOO NOOOO!!!" as her croaky voice got louder "I SAID MONKEY!"

POET: whilst trying to keep a straight face "Do u mean monk FISH??" trying to make sense of it all.

waitress: "I SAID MONKEY MONKEY... U KNOW FO' BANANA"

POET: "oh oh I understand now,, u mean monkey!!!" pretending not to be shocked.. "well is this monkey sushi good?" (note: i wasn't planning on having it regardless of the answer)

waitress: "no! Lubish"

POET: turns to Cook and says "AFTER WHAT?!" <-- Translated from Arabic!

waitress: "have Clab Lore, berry good"

at this point, i just picked up the CLAB, because I couldn’t take it anymore, she had to leave so i could burst out laughing at the monkey sushi and the banana comment. ANYHOO, after thorough investigation, i found out that the sushi was not actually Monkey, it was called a monkey roll because it had pieces of banana inside. THAT WAS A RELIEF! lol

POET.

The Cutest Kid ALIVE!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AND WATCH THE VIDEO...You'll smile all the way through!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCvImnD32os&feature=Favorites&page=2&t=t&f=b

Enjoy,
COOK

For all you mothers out there

OK I must admit, I am aware that no mother reads my blog...*sniffles* and only about four people care to check this blog...and the only person who comments is my EXXXXX-soulmate & Nasser THE GREAT.. but I just had to share this with you ..mother OR not!

I am just really proud of my older sis, NifNaf for opening her store Lollypop Boutique...She has definately done her research..about two years of it actually..

How many times have you seen the shirts for kids with the 'daddy's girl' slogan on it and wished they had an arabic version of it??lol...yah I didnt think you ever did..
Well the creative genius Pink sushi (www.pink-sushi.com) has designed this range exclusively for Lollypop and the t-shirts are the most adorable..

Check a few of them out...
and if a mother ever decides to read my blog...and wants to get her hand on them...then just go to Dubai (which is PART of the UAE I must add) and visit Lollypop at the village mall..





Enjoy,

COOK.

Breaking News

(This blog has been inspired by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

COOK vrs. B&J.

How many times have you walked past the ice cream freezer at your local sainsburys and wished you could find your ultimate ice cream...WELL...I HAVE!Im so sick of the standard Vanilla, Chocolate & Strawberry..

If I were to create my ultimate ice cream it be something like this..
A Sweet Cream and Peanut Butter ice cream with Fudge Chunks, Peanut Butter Cookies and Cream Sandwich cookies and strawberry and peanut butter swirls!!!!YUMMY!
And as inspired by froggy boy I would call it PEANUT BUTTER JELLY..

COOK.

The world's most expensive Sandwich

Apparently this is the most expensive sandwich in the world.It will be sold in Selfridges, London for the price of 85 pounds.IMAGINE!!and whats even more absurd..Poet and I are going to try it...!!!

You might wonder what makes this sandwich so expensive?Well, Wagyu beef is the main ingredient in the sandwich. The Wagyu cattle are one of the most expensive breeds in the world. The Japanese cows are raised on a special diet, including beer and grain.They are supposed to be regularly massaged with sake, the Japanese rice wine, to tenderize the flesh.

The other ingredients include fresh lobe foie gras, black truffle mayonnaise, brie de meaux, rocket, red pepper and mustard confit and English plum tomatoes.

YUMMY!

Two Words: WENTWORTH MILLER!

For all of you out there who have not watched prison break....WATCH IT!!!...NOW!!...For those of you not really into the whole 'Stabbing people for the sake of it' thing..watch it!!Yes!!things do get removed but you still get to see Wentworth Miller (aka Michael Scholfield)..HOTNESS!!Realllllly smart series it is..funny(haha!)..sad (awh!).happy<:-)
It keeps you on your toes..and you seriously can't get enough of it...they only way you'd be distracted is if Dawi comes over and tells you she knows how to connect with a friend (through brain vibes or something) who can answer any of your qs(example:I am thinking of coke, dawi asks her friend over the phone:What is cook thinking of?a mitten?a kitten?a book? her friend answers No its not that...then dawi says coke? her friend says YES..thats it!...but here's the catch..you play under her own rules( she gets to choose the other incorrect items)..I only get to tell her what I want her to ask her friend..she then continues to send vibes all the way from Regents Park-->Regent Street onto Conduit and Bruton Street..the vibes stops just by Bond Street and vibrates in excitement as the new Spring/Summer is out now..but it must continue..the journey will end soon..It is running out of time..At last it goes through Berkely Square-->Hill Steeet and onto Park Street. Magicallly, Dawi's friend knows all the answers to my questions..STUPID MAGIC!

Anyway the point of this is that Prison Break really is a great show..I watched episodes 1-13 in 2 days..if I had a choice I probably would have watched the other five episodes...but whats a girl to do in a world like this?Can't wait for the aliens to come..

Enjoy,

COOK

Poeticook Daily News

To View the Article, Kindly click on the Newspapaer!

Enjoy,
COOK!

Ben,Mo, Jerry& FATE.

At this very moment I am my happiest..A bit sleep deprived,Yes!But VERY happy and content.

I have just dicovered something beyond all discoveries...

10 Minutes earlier
(..starts getting cloudy..)
M7ammad 3abdo '3AIR YA 9ABER>

There is something about the sounds of the merjaf&zeer in that song that made me a bit chocolate starved. All I needed then was tub of Ben and Jerry's 'Chocolate fudge Brownie'!!
But then I thought to myself 'Hey!!Those greedy people I like to call my friends will probably never let me have some alone time with my little Choccie..you know they'll just assume I walked ten minutes back and forth in the pouring rain for thier own pleasure..(THUNDERRRRR..) When fate came knocking on my door..(tick..tick ..tick)

FATE: KNOCK KNOCK

ME: Whooose theeerree?

FATE: Fate

ME: Fate who?

FATE: Fate who has bait for your mate!Here is a powerful website.All you have to do is order yourself some of these!As many as you want actually..Never again will you have to live without endless spoons of this delicious,chocolatey, smooth whilst fudgey icecream...


It was like a dream..This is for all you people out there who try to keep me away from my precious..

Just in case no one gets what the pic is trying to say..it says 'Stay away from my precious OR..OH WAIT!!You Don't have a choice,,IM LOCKED!!Mwahahahahaha..' ;-) (chocolate smile)

LOVE,

COOK

THE FROG IN LONDON :)

Hello hello,

Well,, I was pretty busy the past few days because -as I mentioned in my previous blog- my good friend FROGGY came to visit.. I will speak for myself when i say WE HAD A BLAST :-) Froggy on the other hand can elaborate in his own blog (check Froggy's Bloggy on my fav spots),, i say this in complete confidence because he wouldn't DARE say anything less :-p

FROGGY,, I KNOW WHERE U LIVE!!! Actually Im not quite sure but i could always call Fez, the infamous LULU, or even ur Mum up and pretend to want to surprise u :-p

annnywayz,, aside from the threats,, we had a great time.. I’ll just keep u up to speed with the background,, i have been friends with Froggy ever since we were 6 years old,, HOWEVER,, we lost touch for a few (about 10) years.. and the great COOK found a way to reunite us :-D so these two days were fun :-) sorry about yesterday Frogman,, but u know what happened..

much love to u , Fez and hani..

come again :-D

POET

Week of Fun with the gurrrrlzz.. oh and Raphael :-p

Hey,,,

we just got back from the cinema,, we watched "failure to launch".. Its funny.. Not AMAZING but entertaining.. Ok,, enough about the movie,, I don't have much to say,, but our "week of fun" was fun.. If ur wondering what our week of fun was about well,, since exams are coming up we decided to have a week of fun before we started revision! So we did EVERYTHING in the past week,, we went to karaoke (Cook's idea),, amazing place (where I'm taking froggy on Wednesday).. Also, we went to a hard core rock "concert" (Raph's idea), and we went to c "V 4 Vendetta" upon froggy's recommendation,, and THAT my friends was a movie worth watching!!

basicalllllly,, we went out everyday (which we don't normally do),, and had a blast,, fairy's fun is up since she is planning to study from 8a.m to 11 p.m. EVERYDAY next week! As for me,, I don't start exams until the 15th of May,, so I have a bit more time.. THEREFORE,,,, I am going to have fun for three more days next week when Froggy comes to London.. yaay :)

that's all for today folks,, talk to u later.



POET