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My life in shots..

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

A little preview of what’s around me..


My sanctuary, i don’t know when I’ll find the perfect reading couch for my room

I’ve been sketching (mind you, they’re bad sketches) , calculating (very funny since i suck in math) & designing.

I’ve also been consuming lotsa panadol (as usual), doing lotsa concealing (not the best skin at the moment) & buying accessories, which aren’t Gold? it kills my mum, but commmon, I really can’t care less about gold & jewelry in general, I’d rather buy something that looks good, it might cost as much as gold, which could sound pathetic, but Oh well, I really am not in love with gold, unless it’s a special gift from a special person.

Been also in a mood for design, I’ve been re-branding, branding & designing for fun, which I haven’t done in aaaaages. I love design, I love art, I love anything beautiful, but hey, who doesn’t?

& I also visited Abu Dhabi Book Fair for the first time accompanied by dearest Reem. I loved being there, I didn’t even notice how time flew by so quickly while we haven’t even walked through the whole place. I also came out with 4 books? I think i behaved & deserve more books in the near future, ehem.

My bedside table is always a mess, what you see now is an AFTER image, not sure I’m brave enough yet to share the REALLY messy side of me. Don’t you sometimes feel that so many books should remain next to you?  like I’d really read all 13 books that are next to me, all at once? I just can’t help it. I’m used to having my old red bookshelf right in front of me in my room. Now, I’m really trying to cope with having a little library.

I scribble a lot, since school days. Especially during classes or when I’m on the phone. You can actually guess all that’s being said in class or through the phone if you just have a look at my scribbles. I think i inherited this from my mum. Her case though is more severe, for she used to scribble & sketch right on the telephone. actually, it reached most of my siblings too, one of them would sketch in any book laying in front of her, another would also leave some marks on your papers, & the 4 year old doesn’t really care what she draws on, even if it’s a car’s arm rest.

Haraaaam, mum caught her when she was drawing the second eye, she was 3 yrs old here, where’s all the talk about allowing you kids to express themselves, mum? :P

Before i hit Publish, I’d like to know, what type/genre of books would you like to receive in a giveaway? I’ve mentioned earlier that i have some extra copies of some books which I’ve purchased by mistake, the ones close by right now are “The Mill on the Floss” by Eliot and ” The girl with the dragon tattoo”by Stieg Larsson, which is the first book of the famous millennium series. I also have Amr Khalid’s book خواطر قرآنية & much more which I’ve either given away already or haven’t moved over to this library. Anyhowww, do let me know what type of books you’d like in a giveway. Novels? biographies? religious? Self help? Arabic or English… whatever it may be… I also tend to buy two copies of the books i love in case I meet someone who’d love to own the book, so do check out some of my favorite books on my shelfari.

PS. the photos above are taken with the iPhone App Andigraph, love how it resembles a Super Sampler or an Action Sampler, only digital.

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Etsy Favorites {03}

Sunday, February 6th, 2011








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Lomography, my first successful shots

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

I finally processed two films from my dust-gathering lomo cameras, the Fish Eye 2 and the Super Sampler (ehem, which is the latest edition that i couldn’t resist).. I’m glad the majority of the shots were actually  VISIBLE, unlike the last rolls, where i shot 90% of the photos with lens cap ON the lens >_<’. Here are some of the shots.

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Moo.com Review..

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

In an earlier post I’ve mentioned that I’ll be reviewing Moo.com’s mini business cards that I’ve ordered a while back.

So how did i come across this website? You see i enjoy Googling just about whatever comes to my mind. That day i was working on a business card for a client & needed some measurements, and there it was on the top 10 results of the search page. I dunno why the name Moo, it does not seem to have any relevance to business cards nor printing services nor whatever they have in there! I started playing around familiarizing myself with their services and ended up making an order.

What are Moo’s services/products ?

you can make business cards, mini-cards (which I’ve ordered), postcards, greeting cards, accessories such as business card holders and i also think you can print sticker books? I’m not sure about that though, you might wanna check about this.

Why do I like Moo?

First of all, who doesn’t like good quality printing? I’ve had to print business cards several times in local printing shops around here and i was never really satisfied with the final results, the paper quality is always cheap, not to mention the limited paper options they provide. Maybe i haven’t stepped into good printing houses, but i still haven’t had a good experience.

So what do I like about my Moo experience?

1- The paper used is THICK, of high quality & is water resistant. It almost feels like a plastic sheet rather than card paper.

2- They print on both sides of the card

3- You can have up to 100 different images on the back of your business card, in the same pack. So imagine the same business card with 100 unique backgrounds? talk about boring stationary. (I’ve only choose to have 4 variations of my logo at the back in both black & white)

4- It’s all done ONLINE. You’ll be walked through their easy to use wizard where you select existing designs or upload your own.

5- You can import your photos from different websites such as Flickr, Etsy or even Facebook.

6- The colors are very vibrant & fresh, almost the same as what your screen shows.

7- Their prices are very reasonable. I’ve never printed a set of business cards here for less than 800 AED/500 cards, and that on wanna-be textured card paper (which usually smudges off once you run your finger on it!). But on Moo, i ordered 100 mini-cards + a card holder for less than 40$ (around 147 AED).

8- I’m a sucker for cute packaging, I could buy any product just because of its packaging ! & obviously, I love Moo’s packaging.

9- Because i made the order during the ash cloud in the Europe, i decided to order from their US store rather than the European store so i don’t face any delays. shipping would’ve been cheaper from the UK. Anyhowwww, in exactly the same promised delivery date, I got my parcel in the Post :)

10- Minicards are a new concept around here, people and businesses usually go for the formal 9×5 cm cards, I find my miniMoos way cooler :P

Here’s a confession though, I totally forget that I have them, so haven’t been carrying them around with me yet :P, but i will be using those 15% discount cards that come with the order very soon, because my cool dad loved them and wants some for himself too :P

On another note, I’m planning to do a post about BLOGS soon, Blogs that i follow, like and specifically Emirati bloggers that I’ve been checking for years. If you have a blog and would like me to view it, please leave your link with a comment and I’d be delighted to list you in. (Readers who usually comment here are already on the watch list such as Mimi & Tine :) )

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Etsy Favorites {02}

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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tetrissoapcrochetsofaplain2
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crochetplain2Magazine

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