TAAAAAG (a very strange Tag might i add)

TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGED BY DOOOMY!!

Best:
1. Male friend: hmmm,,, i don't have a BEST male friend,, i love them all
2. Female friend: COOOOOK!!
3. Vacation: summer: Beirut/riyadh/jeddah trip this year!!

Worst:
1. Time of day: 7-9:30 am on a holiday!
2. Day of the week: Sunday
3. Color crayon: orange i guess

Last:
1. Person you talked to that goes/went to your school: Yoofah
2. Talked to on the phone: Dawa
3. Text: Dana
4. Person you instant messaged: haven't been online for a while,, can't remember!

Today:
1. What are you doing now: getting ready for dinner at my neighbour's place!!
2. Wearing: a mustard, black, beige and brown skirt with a black top!

Tomorrow:
1. Is: only a day away
2. Got any plans: dinner at Mr. & Mrs. Warreor
3. Goal: to go indoor sky-diving tomorrrrrooowww!!! yaaaaaay.. i'm scuuured!!
4. Dislikes about tomorrow: that i'm scuuuurrrred...

Favorite:
1. Number: 3 or 6
2. Song: 5aleeelooo 5aleeeloooo
3. Color: BLLUUUUUEEEEEEEE :)

Currently:
1. Missing Someone: Daringu and Coooook
2. Mood: hmmm,, pretty calm
3. Wanting: to travel!!! and no being in london is NOT traveling!!

True/False:
I am a cuddler: i am i am i am
I am a morning person: not usually
I am a perfectionist: don't think so
I am an only child: NOPE lol
I am currently in my pajamas: far from it
I am currently pregnant: nope
I am currently suffering from a broken heart: no el7amdillah
I am left handed: no
I am addicted to Blogging: not so much these days
I am online 24/7: ditto
I am very shy around the opposite gender: not usually
I can be paranoid at times: i rarely care what others think..
I currently have a crush on someone: yes yes,, the guy i saw at the restaurant last night, the thing is he's about 55! but very handsome mashallah.. (allah y5allee l3yala :p)
I currently regret something that I have done: can't think of anything right now,, but yeah akeed ppl regret things they've done..
I enjoy country music: can i say shania twain is country?? cuz i USED to be addicted to her!
I enjoy smoothies: yes especially when their reallllly cold.. mmmmmm..
I enjoy talking on the phone: y do u think i have a limit on my phone bill?!!
I have a hard time paying attention at school/work:i'm usually ok..

about :
I have a hidden talent: i'm trying to find it.. i guess it likes hiding!
I have a lot to learn: who doesnt?
I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal: DITTO

Anger:
1. Are you currently mad at someone? nop
2. Which of your friends has the worst temper? Looly
3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone? lot's of things lol
4. Ever had something thrown at you?again,, lots of things lol
5. When you’re mad do you prefer to stare angrily or yell and scream? SCREEEEEEEEEEEAM,, then cry :( lol

Excitement:
1. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party for you? yesssss
2. Are you easily excited? loool yesssssss
3. What are you most excited about? INDOOR SKYDIVING!!!
4. If you won a million dollars what would be your first thought? LEBANON!
5. If you could have anything right now what would it be? the permisiion to drive again!

Self-Discovery:
1. Name: POET
2. Where were you born? Riyadh
3. What’s your main goal in life? at the moment.. to graduate!
4. How do you want to die? I'd rather not think about it..

Opinions:
1. Sex before marriage? i'm Muslim. may not mean anything to some, it does to me though..
2. Gay Marriage? not gay, not my problem lol
3. Lower the Drinking age? BAN drinking all together :p
4. Recycling? YESSSSSSS!!!!

Dreams:
1. What was your latest dream? wait wait,, it was reaaalllly wierd,, aaaaah,, i can't remember!
2. Have any of your dreams come true? some
3. What was the weirdest dream you’ve ever had? were should i start?!!

Love-Life:
1. Straight, Gay, Bi? Straight.
2. Do you have a bf/gf? no
3. Do you have a crush? YES YES YES.. (i'm only kidding by the way,, the guy could be my dad,, but he was sooo handsome!!)

How many beds did you lay in yesterday? only mine
What color shirt are you wearing? black
Name one thing that you do everyday? feed my cats
What color are your walls? off white
How much cash do you have on you right now? 90 pounds
I can’t wait till? the end of august!
When was the last time you saw your dad? when i was in Saudi :(
What did you have for dinner last night? chinese
What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone? the skirt im wearing, it's my sisters
What website(s) do you visit the most during the day? gmail, hotmail and blogspot
Does anything hurt on your body right now? not right now el7amdella

Have You Ever:
1. Have you ever failed a class? yup
2. Have you ever sung in front of a crowd? OOOH YEEEAH!
3. Have you ever not taken a shower for 3 days? lol not these days thats for sure!! lol i shower about three times a day lol.. it's so bloody hot u dot want to do anything BUT shower!
4. Have you ever slept with a night light? not intentionally
5. Have you ever danced in the rain? yesss lol
6. Have you ever lied? yes
7. Have you ever had contacts? since i can remember
8. Have you ever tripped over something stupid? the Qatari guy's leg,, but it was ur fault MUM!!! :-p lol (if ur reading this then i'm sure u remember the incident) CRIIIIINGE!!

Pick One:
1. Samosa, Pakora, Kebab: well, if i have to choose then Kebab
2. Bollywood, Lollywood, Hollywood: LOL ywood:-p Hollywood!!!
3. Love marriage, Arranged marriage: i agree with Doomy, NO MARRIAGE haha
4. Honeymoon, no moon: ok if there's a honeymoon involved then i do support marriage :p
5. How many kids would u like 1,2, 3+: 3 years after the honeymoon lol 2girls 2 boys 2 cats!!
6. Kulfi, Ice cream: Kulfi Anaan?!! :-p
7. Shah ruk khan, Orlando Bloom: Orlando Bloom
8. Meenar-e-Pakistan, Eiffel Tower: since i have no idea what the first one is,.. i'll go with the latter
9. Lahore, Khi, Islambad: lol.. neither?


I TAG J.CUTIE!!

right then,, off to dinner.....

DEATH TOLL UPDATE..

LEBANON

MORE THAN 300 DEAD!

ABOUT 600 INJURED!





what a world we live in!!!!



a poem:

War and Peace

Man invents war. Man discovers peace.
He invents war from without.
He discovers peace from within.
War man throws. Peace man sows.
The smile of war is the flood of human blood.
The smile of peace is the love, below, above.

Peace is the whole truth that wishes to enrapture humanity.
War is the whole falsehood that wants to capture humanity.
Peace begins in the soul and ends in the heart.
War begins in the mind and ends in the body.

War forgets peace. Peace forgives war.
War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine.
Our vital passions want war.
Our psychic emotions desire peace.
War is clear futility in dire spear-stupidity.
Peace is flowing infinity in glowing eternity.

Man seeks war when he thinks that the world is not his.
Man invites war when he feels that he can conquer the world.
Man proclaims war when he dreams
That the world has already surrendered to him.

Man seeks peace because his earthly existence desperately needs it.
Man welcomes peace because he feels
that in peace alone is his life of achievement and fulfilment.
Man spreads peace because he wants to transcend death.

The animal in man wars against peace in the outer world,
in the world of conflicting ideas.
The divine in man wars against ignorance in the inner world,
in the world of mounting ideals.

The animal in man wants war for the sake of war,
war to devour the snoring world.
The divine in man wants peace for the sake of peace,
peace to feed the hungry world.


Songs of the Soul
By: Sri Chinmoy




POET

HAPPY B.DAY CAMMA!!!

A DEDICATION TO CAMMA MY SISTER :-)



Happy birthday to u,,,
Happy birthday to u ..
Happy birthday CAMMA WAMMMMAAAAAA..
Happy birthday to u :-)







i can't believe ur 18!!!!!!!!!

p.s. i love u yalBAZER elly kabarat!!! :-ppp


POET

clippings from the news.

‘people who have made it across the 500m of no-man's land between Lebanon and Syria cross the border, carrying their belongings in hessian sacks.
A young man walks across carrying on his back all that matters to him. It is HIS FATHER.’ :-(

Daily Telegraph http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,19808256-5001021,00.html

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‘Beirut had an eerie, empty feel, with shops closed and many residents having fled to the safety of the surrounding mountains.

For many Lebanese, there were strong memories of their country's civil war and they found themselves once more in the middle of a crisis over which they had no control.’

International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/16/news/mideast.php

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‘Israel on Saturday said it regretted causing civilian casualties in Lebanon, after its jets killed 18 civilians—including 11 children—fleeing their southern village. But it put the blame on Hezbollah, saying the militia was deliberately operating in civilian areas.’

The New Nation
http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_29199.shtml

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‘Nizar Abboud, 58, from Al-Khiyam, 5km from the Israeli border, said his town was razed to the ground by the Israelis in 1978. The Lebanese rebuilt it “after liberation from Israel” and since then the population has tripled because they felt secured with Hizbullah protection. But he said “in the last 24 hours, the Israelis have systematically bombed out town with the ultimatum that all the inhabitants leave the Al-Khiyam.

Batool related the tragic story of 20 civilians massacred by the Israelis in Marwaheen. She said the villagers had gone to the UN offices for help after Israel had given them two hours to evacuate. But they were told to wait until the time ran out and then the UN refused to help. As they were leaving they were bombed by the Israeli jets. Batool was also angry at the BBC which she said was one-sided by supporting Israel. “They are giving so much time when one Israeli civilian is killed but over a hundred Lebanese civilians have been killed they hardly mention them.’

The Muslim News
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=11375

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POET

Death Toll UPDATE!

LEBANON

130 KILLED!

320 INJURED!


HOW MANY MORE TO GO???

POET

i've been TAGGED by: Doomy

*Time started: 05: 27: p.m.
*Name : POET
*Nickname(s): SAMAKA, Dandoosh (my mum calls me that)
*MY male friends calls me : depends who it is, but usually my nickname..
*My nickname between my friends: Loona
*Single or Taken: none of the above lol
*Sex: Female
*Birthday: August, 6, 1984
*Siblings: a lot mashallah.. (I do know how many brothers and sisters I have!!)
* are you the older between your siblings ? : nope, im number 6 ☺
*Hair color: dark dark brown at the moment..
*Eye color: brown
*T-shirt Size: M-L
*Shoe size: 40
*Height: almost 166
*What do you look like right now: u don’t want to know!!!
*Where do you live: London
*Righty or lefty: politically?!!!

Relationships
*Who are your closest friends: Cook, Yoofah, Fairy, Cerelac, Um 3ali :-p
*Do you have a bf/gf?: nope
* What does friendship mean to you?? My friends are a very important part of my life, and I love them to death :-**

Fashion Stuff
*Where is your fav place to shop ?: PORTABELLO road, TOP SHOP oxford circus, Issey Miyaki (these days), Tashi actually Covent Garden as a whole..

Favorites
*Colors: BLUE!
*Numbers: 6
*Food: Cook’s foood!!!! Pizza, pasta, and Japanese food..
*Boys name: Hector (my son- cat)
*Girls name: Cleopatra (my daughter- cat)
*Subject in school: as in uni? International Relations.
*Animal: cats and elephants *Drink: Sumosan’s berry cocktail, yummy!! And black coffe!
*Veggie: edamame?
*Fruits: MANGO MANGO MANGO !!
*Fast food place: fast food in London sucks!!!! But in Saudi, Penguin and Hardees.
*Place to visit: Paris (only in the winter), Beirut ☹ (not in July or August), the south of France! I have reasons for my timings :-p
*Month: August!!!
*Ice Cream: Haagen-Dazs’ Dolce de Leche
*Breakfast: Arabic breakfast
*Favorite cartoon character: DRAGON BOY!!, Bugth Bunny, and Tweety < since people say I look like Tweety.
*Favorite Movie character: hmmmm,, cant think.. sorry..

Have You Ever
*Bungee jumped: YUP
*Broken the law: lelasaf.. ask the London Transport :p I paid the price though.. trust me!
*Made yourself throw-up: yes, not in an anorexic way,, I have a weak stomach..
*Put your tongue on a frozen pole: hello?!!! Germs!!!
*Loved someone so much that it made you cry? I cry over everything!
*Broken a bone: My pinki, when I was 12!
*Played truth or dare: aaaha
*Been in a physical fight: Cook, would u like to answer this one for me? :-p
*Been in a police car: yes,, lol but it didn’t drive off,, I was just being questioned after my car accident !
* been in a plane: all the time lol
*Been in a sauna: yes
*Been in a hot tub: yes
*Swam in the ocean: yes.. aaaaaaaaah the ocean..
*Fallen asleep in school: and had a dream too!
*Broken someone's heart: not intentionally
*Cried when someone died: Yeah :(
*knocked on wood: nope
*Flashed someone: lool no!
*Lied: haha
*Laughed so hard you fell off your chair: loool yeah,, very un-lady like!
*sat by the phone all night waiting for a call: yup
*Saved e-mails: as doomy said, I save everything lol
*Wished you were someone else: not seriously no..
*Been rejected? Not yet..
*Been in love?: I’m always inlove lol,., with everyone and everything lol
*Used someone: nope
*Been cheated on? Who knows..
*Done something you regret? A lot, but u just have to keep on living..

Random
*Stupidest thing you have ever done: London 2003/2004 I did NOTHING.. I just waisted a year of my life..
*Last thing you said: no one cares about the brown ppl! Brown ppl i.e. us!
*Last thing you ate: I had a latte.. still didn’t eat today..
*Fav. Song: at the moment, Khaleeelo Khaleeeloo..
*Worst Thing that has happened to you this year: I failed two subjects!

Have you Had:
*Chicken pox: Yeah
*Sore Throat: ahaa
*Cold: all the time, some people i.e. FROGGY!!! Think I have a cold everytime I answer the phone!! I just sound like that ok?!!! :-ppp
*Stitches: No
*Bloody nose: no

Do you:
*Believe in love at first sight: yes yes yes.. said the hopeless romantic..
*Enjoy parks: especially REGENTS park!
*Like picnics: speaking of,, we never went on that picnic Cook!!
*Like school: yeah

WHO???
*Who is the last person that called you: Daringu
*Makes you laugh the most: hmm,, maybe Looly..
*Makes you smile a lot: everyone lol.. im in a smiling mood!
*You talked to last: Cook, I just called her..
*You hugged?: Hector
*You yelled at: also Hector lol
*Told you they loved you: last person? Baba.

Do You/Are You :
*Color your hair?: used to, but decided to stop.
*Have piercings: only my ears.. just one on each..
*Obsessive: sometimes lol
*Compulsive: only when it comes to walking, I like to be on the left hand side.
*time finished: 6:36 p.m.

I tag:
1.Cook
2.Heroine
3.Froggy

POET

how many?!

Lebanon

79 DEAD

250 INJURED


HOW MANY MORE TO COME?!


POET

Lebanon, May God be with u ..

I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..
I’m so pissed off..!!!!!!!!!


I didn’t want to write about this at this particular time, or at least till I got over my rage!! But as much as u try,, u can’t just ignore it!!! I haven’t been out of the house, to be more specific I haven’t been out of the tv room, since Hizbullah took the two soldiers hostage. I was just waiiiiiting for the Israeli response. I knew it would be bad,, very very bad.

I am angry at Hassan Nasrallah,, y now? I have never felt this way. I feel so oppressed! I know I am very fortunate in the sense that I am not in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan or Lebanon.. but I feel so little. So powerless. So Syria is coming next, then Iran,, then who? And how many Arab/ Muslim countries will fall until someone says, hey.. maybe that’s a bit too much.






“More than 60 Lebanese have died in the Israeli offensive. The Israelis have demanded the return of the two soldiers.” BBC News.

Can anyone see how imbalanced that statement is?!!!! Or maybe its just me? Maybe 60 Arab lives are worth 2 Israeli soldiers.

I’m just too emotional at the moment I have written and deleted about 20 times.. so I’ll just leave this until I can explain what I’m trying to say better.


*Cerelac and family : I’m glad u got home after being stuck at the Syrian border for 16 hours!!!
*Looly and friends: u were the first ones out of there u cowards :-p I’m glad ur home..
*Anty Randa and family: u r very very brave. I hope u don’t get into trouble! Be safe.. plz..
*Fez and friends: hope u get home safely.
*Ofa and family: u finally got home.. thank god.
*Jojo: ur still there, plz stay home and hopefully this will be over soon.


May God be with all the Lebanese people, and everyone else who is in Lebanon at the moment.

POET

Brain Gender Test

Heroine. i got this test from ur blog, hope u dont mind :-)

Your Brain is 73% Female, 27% Male

Your brain leans female You think with your heart, not your head Sweet and considerate, you are a giver But you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

POET

Tradition Vs Modernity

I have always considered my family to be a more or less traditional one. Maybe not in the typical Saudi sense of tradition, but in comparison with my aunts' and uncles' families atleast, they were. (ok to those who know me, i study in London where i live without parents i know, but i told u who i'm comparing them to) However, when it comes to marriage, my family is very un-Saudi, if that is a word! lol

I'll give u some examples, if there is an intention of marriage, it is important that the girl gets to know her future husband (and vice versa) beforehand. And I don't mean after the engagement is official. I mean before that, they meet up and talk on the phone and stuff, before deciding upon an engagement. To any non-Arabs or shall I say non-Khaleejis (residence of the Gulf states) reading this, u might be thinking DUUH!! But in Saudi Arabia, this is not the way it goes. U can pray to be lucky enough to talk to ur fiance on the phone before the "milka" (the official signing of the papers which makes u a legally married couple).

For this reason, I was always against the idea of a traditional marriage, to me it was absurd to marry someone (be it on paper or actually moving in together) whom u barely know! This is probably due to my upbringing! HOWEVER, I stumbled upon a blog where the main character IBRAHIM, and his "co-star" IBRAHIM'S MUM, go in search of the perfect wife. At the beginning I thought C'mon man this is ridiculous, u don't even know the girl ur after, ur just after,, well,, ANYONE! As I read on (which I spent all night doing by the way) I LOVED the story. And it made me think, maybe I shouldn't be so judgmental! It is the norm after all. YES, we do have a high rate of divorce in Saudi, but this story ended happily and I hope it stays that way.

It still doesn't make me want to get married in the traditional sense, but I did think it was a nice story, and very educational actually! lol

unfortunately (for those who do not speak Arabic) that is the language it is written in. If u r an Arabic reader though, plz plz visit this blog, and re-live this man's story.

http://ibrahimyat.blogspot.com/


is it Very interesting! Enjoy..

POET

You're all mad!!!

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?"

George Price



when do we cross that RED line?! plz give ur thoughts


POET

I HEART ITALY

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions - of the world -

LOVE,

COOKIE

Hip-hop producer faces Dubai drug charges

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/27/dubai.austin/index.html

COOK IS BACK

IM SOOOOO SORRRRY ALL OF YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE...im sorry for all you people who emailed me non stop('whats my morning cup of coffee without POETICOOK'S blog?' ' I have searched high and low for a more entertaining blog in ur no absence to no avail'...)...and im sorry for the people who have called me to come back...have no fear...for COOK is back!!yes she's BACK!!!

A quick update since I last posted which was sometime around London which is a month and a half ago..

First of all, im a working whilst socializing career woman...(temporary)..All is well here...

The weather here in Abu Dhabi is absolutely amazing...imagine...its sunny and 'rainy' outside (if I put it in colourful terms) when you decide to wear ur sunglasses...the lens is washed with the rain ..COUGH ..hum...cough...idiity...

All in all my summer has been great...I spend 9am-1am valuing a company...go for a lunch break to AMASSI..(there is always someone who lunches at 1)...then at 2:30 go back to valuing until 5:59...LIL Fairy and I dash to the elevator to go meet up with the ret of the gang....but damn those non smoking policies...all our supervisors are waiting for us at the building's lobby...So there is no chance of us leaving before 6pm...damn those stressful jobs!!

ALSO...i must tell you im in LOVE with my macbook...its black and sooooo pretty..
lol

I miss London...cant wait to be back..

and seriously I have nothing major to say at the moment...

toodloooo

COOK

Introducing, POET's sis,, Cammavinci!!

Hellooooooo !!!

ok so im back in london! yaaay (i guess) lol

hmmmm,, well after being spoilt by grand-ma for a week! i came back :-( belive it or not,, i would have rather stayed in Riyadh! i just need to be away from London ,,,,, just for a little while longer plzzzzzzz!!!!!

OBVIOUSLEY i have nothing to say lol.. but i needed to update, therefore, i have decided to add a few of my little sisters art work.. i present to u ,,, SMOUCHYYYY :-)





















POET