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A moment in time

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

There comes moments, when you find yourself feeling so lonely and empty, despite being surrounded by people. You become unconvinced in those around you, just because you yearn for the presence of others. It’s funny how we human beings tend to always want what we cannot have & dream about things we cannot reach, but it’s soothing to also know that nothing is impossible, & it’s even more pleasing to remember that what we cannot reach in this life, we will, enshallah, reach in the after by God’s mercy. It’s a relief believing strongly in the afterlife, I cannot grasp how none believers find afterlife a silly concept. Isn’t it much sillier to live your life for the sake of living and having no proper judgment of the things you have done in that first life?

“the atmosphere wasn’t comfortable at all, i was twitching all the time… you were young, in your 30′s.. you had an Abaya & sheilah on and was greeting family members and friends who you actually couldn’t recognize.. everyone was in an awkward mood due to the fact that you cannot remember them but still shook hands and exchanged hugs and kisses, very formally… There came my turn, my heart was weary.. but i greeted you… i kissed your cheeks and told you i am “H”, i am your grand daughter… you said you knew me…. you said that you recognize me very well and have not forgotten me… the rush of blood in me continued until my eyes were wide open, & the dream faded into the background of my awakening… the joy of recognition was indescribable, yet, my heart still feels you came for a reason… a very good reason which i cannot comprehend… yet…”

Moodiness

I’m pretty annoyed at the fact that i tend to drift from project to another, goal to another, without fully finish any most of the time! please if you do know a good book that could teach me how to FOCUS on one thing at a time, do share the title, becuase i am seriously sick of jumping from one thing to another all the time >_<

Arabic

I’m loving the Arabic language these days more than ever, maybe it’s the style of book I’m reading, but it’s a beautiful language, i never get this feeling when I’m reading an English book. I’m almost done with the book

ثلاثية غرناطة للكاتبة رضوى عاشور

I like it, but have very contradicted feelings about it which i would share soon enshallah (unless i keep on jumping from one thing to another & end up forgetting! ughhh) hopefully, not.

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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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What i’ve been upto

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Aaaas usual, i disappear  for months and then guilt drags me all the way back here to blog. I cannot say i was busy but my mind has been occupied with many things. I’m trying to cope with all the changes in my life & alhamdulillah, i think i’m doing just fine (minus the jobless state, not like i’m applying anywhere anyways lol). I’ve been trying to engage myself in different things & trying to find a suitable masters degree to enroll in,   haven’t succeeded yet because i just can’t get myself to accept a common major for my masters. Sometimes i really feel the urge to shoot myself.

Anyways, so recently, i was blessed with a speedy visit to Makkah <3 2 nights felt like a whole month, God how i miss the Athan & the sight of Kaaba & the serenity of it all…

This was actually a Kaaba view room, do you even see the tip of the Kaaba? :P

another thing I’ve been up to was painting, no not painting pictures, God know I’ve lost this talent years ago (thanks for Photoshop & co). I always hope that i never accidentally meet any of my art teachers from school days, or ill really feel embarrassed of the fact that i can no longer draw a decent circle anymore >_<. Anyways, so I’ve been painting furniture! I happen to love the color white, & thought of painting something for my living room. I bought a framed mirror from Homes R us and headed straight home to paint it all white. I also ended up painting an old side table that happened to be in front of me :P.

& thats where they’re both placed right now. I love handy work, i could work as a plumber for all i care, i just love doing things myself & seeing the end result. It’s probably why i like being a graphic designer rather than an IT fella. (talk about 4.5 years spent studying IT :P)

I’ll cut this short for now because now is really not the right time to be blogging, i should be somehwere else, but i always do things at the wrong time so that’s no problem. I’m working on something exciting with my sisters these days and will want to share it with you my dear readers as soon as it’s all set to goooo,

wish me luck, & ill wish you love :)

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God Bless Books & send Boredom away..

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Lately, I’ve been suffering from boredom, severe boredom that’s driving me insane. I have never experienced such thing as far as i can remember. I’ve always been under pressure, at least for the last 5 years, for most of my time was spent either at university, or at work, or lets say working wherever possible. Leaving work was not a decision that i regret because at the time i took that decision, it was the right thing to do, i couldn’t go on running around like a headless chicken trying to meet work deadlines all the time ,while on the other hand, i was a full time student on the verge of graduating with heavy courses accumulating all over me. So i stepped back & thought, chill girl, you’re allowed to breath in your 20′s, & you cannot go on letting work affect your studies no matter how much you enjoy whatever you do.

& so i did it. I quit despite promises of understanding my situation, I just had to step back & focus on my last semester. I have to admit too, my grades rocketed back to straight A’s again for i had more time to concentrate on my studies.

Now that i have graduated, I literally feel like I’m doing nothing useful. Yes i do have lots of time on my hands, i started to read more, arrange my place & spend time on the internet surfing, researching & designing, but it’s not enough. I need to be involved in something regularly. People keep telling me to socialize now that i have the time, but i cannot stand meeting up with ladies. My friends, those dear to me & whom i feel myself around can be counted on 1 hand, therefore, i do not have any desire to be around other people. I do not enjoy forcefully smiling to people & acting all interested in what they say, it’s such a tiresome thing for a person like myself. I cannot tolerate shallow gossips and lady-talks. I cannot tolerate talking to ladies on the phone. My friends, yes i can talk to them all night long & feel that i have just started the conversation, because i never find myself drifting to silly talks with my close people.

No matter what they say, i just cannot go with the flow with people i do not have anything in common with, whether they’re family, colleagues or whoever. With that being said, I do hope that you don’t mistake me for being a snob, I am no snob, but i know myself well enough to understand the kind of company I’m always in need of.

My incomplete office/library is my sanctuary. I have many plans to use this place to kill my current state of boredom :P


Enough of my rambling, lets talk about books :D

I have a confession, once i mentioned something about a very silly habit of buying two copies of the same book by mistake, well, last month i bought the same book twice in 2 days! i mean how can anyone forget buying the same book just the day before? Now i have a number of duplicate copies on my shelf, and all are of books i haven’t yet read so i don’t even know if the books are good or not! >_< anyhow, I’m thinking of giving away those books to those interested. I will post the book titles once i get the chance and if you’re interested in the book, don’t hesitate to comment, & no you don’t have to be in the UAE, ill happily ship it t your door step, anything I’d do for a reader :P

As i mentioned earlier, i’ve been having more time for my books, I started reading this book “A Week In December by Sebastian Faulks” a few weeks ago, but i couldn’t continue reading, I really REALLY tried so hard to continue, but after reading a quarter of the book, i just had to put it back on the shelf, I just couldn’t stand all the financial talk in there, & besides, i hardly passed my financial management course. So if you’re not into finance and all, don’t even bother.

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To be

Monday, December 13th, 2010

I can’t believe how much i miss being active. Since i was back from Haj and i’ve been either in bed or on the Sofa, doing nothing useful whatsoever. I was never the type of person who gets easily sick and all, but this month or so has been such an emotional and physical torture. Thank God, the worse is behind and i am feeling better, I’ve realized how ungrateful we humans can be, when we’re in our full energy we do not thank Allah for this blessing, but when we fall sick, all we can do is pray Allah that we heal.

رب لا تجعلني من الساخطين الناكرين لخيراتك واجعلني من الشاكرين…

During the last couple of weeks, the only people I was able to be around were my mother, father and sisters, other than that, I haven’t been seeing anyone, not because I don’t want to, but because i was an emotional wreck from the weakness i felt, where I was unable to socialize properly. Sorry for those who might think that i don’t care, and thanks for those that kept calling and text-ing asking about me even when their calls go unanswered for days.

Recently,

I’ve realized that the people you know for a few days can sometimes end up being there for you starting from day 2 of knowing them, while we normally think that long relations are the only ones that are real.

I’ve realized that if someone wants to misunderstand you,  then they’ll continue to misunderstand you whether you explain things to them or not

I’ve realized that sometimes some people tend to grow so far that they end up forgetting how much you cherish them..

They say, if you have something to say, then say it, never wait for someone to tell you “but you never told me so”..

I will try to post soon, something more optimistic I hope, but for now, please allow me to be away…

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