Two good weekends in a row
November 15, 2009
So last weekend Friday – Many years ago, I read somewhere that if you memorised the 99 names of Allah t, you would be guaranteed a spot in heaven*. I’m a sucker for things like this, or maybe it was just my guilty conscience, but I started reading the names every day, and I had them by heart in a few weeks. I forget easily, so what I’ve done is I’ve downloaded the names and I listen to them whenever I’m driving. We were driving to the market Friday, and I was reading along to the track (is it ok to call it that?). A couple of seconds later, I noticed that both Hamzo and Rani were reciting the names with me. They did get a few wrong and had to replace a few of the names with aaaaaa to keep up with the track, but they had actually learnt all the names only by listening to it with me in the car. IMMD :)
Saturday – My grandmother used to say that you should always ask Allah t for everything you need and want – everything He feels suitable, He’ll give you, and the rest of your duas never go to waste – you are rewarded for them at the end, simply for using your right to ask Allah t. I’m crap with this though, because I can never think of anything I want or need. Anyway, so I went Thursday to look at a new iPod, but they didn’t have the colour I liked, so I came back empty handed. I was clearing my bag and I saw my old iPod. I thought I should store it away, but then it occurred to me that I had never prayed that it start working (I had tried to resuscitate it several times a few days ago) . So I said a few ‘please please’s to Allah and connected it again – and guess what? Yeha!
This weekend I went to see the match Friday. One word – Wow. Oh and 4 more words – I love Shoaib Malik. I cheered him like no one could have cheered him before. And guess where they made him field? Right in front of our seats! I saw him take all those catches! Seriously, we’re meant to be. I was planning on makign a poster that said ‘Shoaib Malik, Please marry me’, but then I thought what if he saw it. Too embarassing. And funniest quote of the day:
Aisha: Maliiiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkk
Humaira: Aisha!
Aisha: Sorry. Shoaiiiiiiiiiibbbbbbb
Humaira: Aisha!
Aisha: Sorry. Shoaib Bhaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiii
And yesterday, I bought myself a portable dvd player, so I’m going to be able to watch a lot more films now. Its too dark outside for me to be able to read on my way home now on the bus, so I’m going to watch films instead. This will also probably mean I’m not going to write as much on my blog, but seeing as no one even gets my jokes, I don’t see that being a problem. Oh and I also got The Cake Bible. Fascinating, is the right word I think. Maybe I should make cakes for a living. I see retirement fast approaching, yay.
* I’m sure there is a ‘Terms & Conditions apply’ to that – like never lying or not talking about ghair-mehrams all the time. Aw man.
Shoaib Malik “pretended” taking catches but he actually did not. Loser!!!
The match was good though. Did he wave at you?
Razzaq was at the boundary on our side. People shouted his name but he didn’t care. Then someone said “Razzaq, cuth-reenaa aayee” and ……….. he still didn’t notice. It was funny though.
I saw it with my own eyes loser, he took those great catches. And he also scraped his elbow when he v successfully stopped a boundary, it hurt my heart.
He did wave at the crowd, but I’m quite sure it was directed at me.
Have you seen how fit Razzaq is? Seriously, if he’d been a little taller, he would have been perfect.
And there were a lot of funny names people kept using – everyone shouted Shilpa when Sohail Tanvir was by our side, and then because I kept swooning at Malik, the guy behind us yelled, “Malik, apni behnon ko dekh lo zara”. If only looks could kill.
Can u believe she made me call Shoaib Malik ‘Shoaib Bhai’ every time i wanted to cheer him.
@ @lVi : He did NOT pretend to take any catches. He took 3 catches all of which were AMAZINGLY cool. Even if one of them didnt count :)
And wait till humaira reads ur comment.
Practice makes perfect Aisha
loved the match!
the same thing happened with my ipod,
i just prayed once to god and it worked. =]=]=]
i loved that match, wish i could watch pakistan live. =|
Only if dreams come true.
I’m going to use this with everything that needs fixing now :) I just hope it isnt ipod-specific
I had memorized 99 names of Allah too — thanks to NTM, which used to run the track(?) with names appearing on the screen every Ramadan. I once narrated all the names to my cousin who told me that I have earned a spot in jannat. Now I don’t remember them completely. :-/
By the way, what match?
*ducks*
tsk tsk Saadat, you should try learning them again. I remember the track on tv too :)
The Pakistan vs New Zealnd T20 two match series in Dubai this weekend. \We won 2-0 :)
immd?
It made my day
That’s a lovely reminder. Prayers always heal. If not anything then at least the heart.
The way Malik talks puts me off but he’s cute-ish. :)
malik is NOT cute-ish … please
you’re making me cry :(