Eid Mubarak!

Someone sent this to me last year for eid, and ever since then, this is my standard greeting to everyone I know for any and all occasions. So here you go.

Sufi soap, Lado soap, Comandar Soap, Robin Neel, Kashmir Banaspati, Sufi Cooking Oil, Dalda Banspati, Metro Millon Agarbati, Pepsi, 7up, Team, Sprite, Dew, National Chat Masala, Surf Exel, Wheel, Bonous, Areal, Billi Marka Agarbati aur meri taraf say Eid Mubarak.

Have fun. If any of you feel like sharing your eidi, feel free to contact me on xenawarriorprincess@yeahso?.com

1/2 Days To Go

You know one of the things I love about being a Muslim? The uncertainty that is associated with Eid and Ramadan. I love it that we don’t know until almost the last few hours, whether we’ll be waiting for iftar this time the next day or if we’ll be celebrating eid (more specifically, wondering when the hell we’ll be able to get out of the annoying shalwar kameezs and the accompanying dupattas). The calendar is right eight times out of ten, but then just those two times, Allah t will show all those who think they can get way with it everytime.

Whenever eid is, I just hope we’re off from work for as long as possible. After over two years of being extremely happy working at the same place, everything has changed. I hate it now. But I’m not going to quit. Not just yet. Not until I don’t owe them anything anymore.

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Hamzi: Pata nahi kyun mein left side se dhumka* maarne ki koshish karta hun, sahi se nahi hota. Mein sirf right side se hi dhumka* maar sakta hun.

* actually thumka. dhumka in hamzi’s language

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My professor for Auditing and Assurance is from Pakistan, but I think he’s lived and worked in the UK for while. Which is why he has a funny accent. So much fun!

Quote: IFAC sets the guidelines for international accounting standards, and sets the do’s and do not do’s for auditors worldwide.

To Get A Haircut Or Not To Get A Haircut

No I’m not talking about myself. My hair is the shortest its been in a long long time, and I think I’ll pass on another haircut thank you. I was talkign about hamzo. I can’t decide if I like him more in short hair or long. And by long I dont mean ponytail long ok, because that’s just gay. I mean this long.

and this is short

You know one thing I love about hamzi? He really cares about what I think. I remember when everyone (except Usman!) came to pick us at the airport when me and abu got back from Afghanistan, he was telling me how he was going to wear some shoes which would match his outfit, but then he remembered I liked these other shoes, and so he changed his whole outfit to go with the shoes I liked. How can you not love someone so sweet?

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4 am

Ma: Hamza kal chutti hai, aisa karo roza rakh lo

Hamzi: Ji Mummy mera bhi yehi ‘irada’ tha

2 pm

Hamzi: Mummy bhook lagi hai

Ma: hmm

2.05 pm

Hamzi: Mummy mein roza khol lun?

Ma: Marzi karo

Hamzi: Nahin aap bolein mein kya karoun?

Ma: Keep fasting. Abhi thori dair mein roza khul jayega

2.10 pm

Hamzi: humaira mujhe bhook lagi hai

Humaira: Aisa karo – abhi is rozay ki iftari karlo. Uske baad doosra roza rakh lena aur hum sab ke sath iftar karlena. Aapke do rozay ho jayenge

Hamzi: Wow! I can do that?

Humaira: Of course

Hamzi: Mummy aise roza ho jata hai?

Humaira: (silently flails arms behind hamzi, signaling to mummy to say yes)

Ma: Hota toh nahi hai, lekin bachon ko aise bolte hain

Hamzi: Oh.

2.20 pm

Hamzi: humaira sahi mein aise roza ho jata hai?

Humaira: Ji jaan.

Hamzi: ok cool.

And so he broke his first fast :)

You Know What?

It wont kill you guys to leave a comment every once in a while. hmph.

and I am very offended Sobia. Have you ever thought of subscribing to my rss feeds too, alongwith all those other people, who you arent even related to?

Seriously? Seriously.

I was just looking at our Academic calendar for 2008-09 and it says winter break is officially (and very generously) from December 29th – January 2nd. One word (or three?) – wtf?!

And Spring break is again from March19th – March 22nd.

I need to make plans!

Pakistan Zindabad

This is one of my favorite pictures. Its just so beautiful. I hope I can take a picture like this someday.

Here We Go Again

So college reopens today after a long long break. When I finished my exams I was so happy, but the thing is I didn’t really know what to do to fill my time. Of course I made a million plans when I was actually supposed to be studying, but when I had the time, I didn’t know what to do. Last year I took swimming lessons. I really really wanted to learn how to swim and I paid for 5 lessons – and when it was time for college to start again, I still had one class left – after 3 months! Its just that once I’m home I don’t feel like doing anything. Why not just do nothing?

Btw I did manage to learn how to swim in those 4 lessons. I was going to join the same place again this year so I could work on my swimming, but I’ve decided I don’t like that place anymore. I did manage to get out of Dubai, so atleast there’s something I can cross off my list (Oh I still haven’t gotten around to writing about my trip). I was also planning on taking mummy on a trip somewhere, but then she got sick and that couldn’t happen.

I was going to join dancing classes, but I didn’t do that either. Its just that what is the use of me learning, if I’m never going to actually dance? Even in front of other women, I feel sooo shy that I’d rather just sit and watch other people do it. Even when my sisters dance, I keep mumbling haram but I would actually love to be able to do it myself. I remember we went to this wedding, and me and hamzo were covering our faces the whole time that my sister was dancing.

So all in all I’ve just spent the last 3 months doing nothing. Boooring.

Oh and I got my exam results. I passed woohoo. Didn’t exactly ace it like everyone keeps assuming, but whatever. Oh and the weirdest thing happened again. Me and my sister go to the same college, but we have different majors. We had the same 3 foundation subjects last year, and even though we ended up getting different marks in each subject, we got the exact same average! And this year, we had two completely different subjects, and guess what? Same Average! Creepy I know. Maybe Allah t doesn’t want to show any of us down by letting one go higher (although technically speaking, I win Sobia because you started studying like 4 months before we had our exams, and despite the dirty looks you gave me throughout those 4 months, I studied only the week before my exams).

I am actually lookign forward to starting school again. Its going to be harder this year because we’re going to have 4 subjects, but atleast its something to do. Also I hope I make some friends this year. I have to keep an eye out for people who are around the marriageable age (which is?). I really need more friends. Especially friends who might be getting married soon, so I can get invited to their weddings.

Oh and btw, if anyone reading this is getting married anytime in the near future (or far future – I can wait no problem), please invite me. I am also willing to attend a wedding involving your friends/family/anyone else. I’m quite shareef, presentable (although no I will not tie my hair. Ever!) and I make fun of people only behind their backs. And if you need a dancer, I can bring my sister. She’s open to anything really (you can’t say no while you’re still using my phone Aisha)