Friday, March 31, 2006

Over and Out.

A MUCH more fitting song .. ah I love Sam Cooke

" No, no, no.. I don't like this area.. look at that! is that a beer bottle?! no no no"
Leafing diligently through Apartment Guide, I contemplated sticking the pen I was using into my ear and through to my brain.
My dad and I were touring the suburbs looking for a place for me to call my own. So far we have managed to disagree on everything.

4 right turns later (a circle if you're confused):

"see.. now look at this area! this is safe!"

Now I was seriously considering pitching myself out the window and landing on that pen lodged in my ear.

The next day I decided to take my friend instead. Armed with our trusted guide, good music, and lots of snacks we hit the road... Ok so he hit the road and I ate.

After a few places I snubbed, we found ourselves in a lease office with Rose from the Golden Girls-- complete with those cat glasses and orange lipstick. Out her window I can see the apartments with wall-to-wall windows overlooking a sweet olympic pool. As she chatters on I'm already imagining myself laying out by the pool all day. When I snap back to the conversation I hear my friend telling her we're from Saudi. She screeches in delight (ya we were confused too.. ) and then tells us she has a couple from Saudi living in the building. She's the gossipy type, and goes on to disclose that the woman never takes off her burka and the husband has a beard yay(sp?) long. In my mind, my bathing suite suddenly changed into an abaya.. am I moving into the Hay2a building? She adds that she has a group of 10 saudi students just arriving..
Abort! Abort Mission! .. I eyed my pool nostalgically.. we were never given a chance buddy.

Last place had a sweet tennis court too..
"But you don't play tennis" My friend pointed out.
"I can start!"
"But you don't play tennis"
"... and ooh look there's four"
"But you don't play tennis"
"Get out of my car.."


My family's being so supportive.. I'm surprised.

My grandparents and the Grand Dames aren't too happy about it. I've been here three years and collectively they've called me perhaps twice.. now they're calling every other day. If I hear "YOU are a muslim woman!", "We are saudi!" (who the hell is "we"?!), "ish yigoolo il nas 3alaiky", or my favorite--"inty jannaity!?" one more time, I'm chucking my membership to the Oppress and Depress Guild at the old Kahuna himself.

So I guess I'm free-- Surprisingly anticlimactic.

Not to honk my own horn.. but I deserve it with all that I've put up with, and it's about fuckin time.

That being said... "toot toot".

In the wise words of an sms sent by a friend from the other side of the world at 2 a.m:
"Ka2inno abooki kan m2assir 3a saya3tik ... yalla wali i3zimeeeeny".

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7 Comments:

Living on your own is... what it is.

Congratulations are in order :)

By  confused arab chick, at 01 April, 2006 00:03  

LOL@ burku, So how is your Abaya tanning Leeno? I hope your enjoying it :P, there are abayas with SPF 100 if your interested.
I'd say considering living there, and show them the Abaya Strip show

Cheers

P.S. Thanks for referring to my blog in great reads

By  Mystique, at 01 April, 2006 02:04  

Awoohoooooooo zain swaitay! Mabrook leeeeen :) All the best honey...post pictures when you've settled in (I couldn't focus...you're sticking to the tennis place yeah?)

Ahhh family, can't live with 'em can't live without 'em.

Btw how did you convince them? I might have to ermm borrow some of your techniques one day :)

By  Sedna, at 01 April, 2006 05:16  

Funny post Lenz! Is it legal to wear a burqa in the states? Anyways good luck on getting your own place :)

By  ghoweljlsfqwef, at 01 April, 2006 13:45  

ohh a mistake in my comment!
*Correction* I'd say consider living there, and show them the abaya strip show.

By  Mystique, at 02 April, 2006 01:05  

C.A.C:
It'll be great. Quiet and empty-- I'll love it.
Thanks hun.


Mystique:
Walla min jid.. mashalla she wears it all the time.
Ya they can catch the local strip show down at Light St. .. they sure as hell aren't catching this one heh.

No prob, you are quite the interesting read.


Sedna:
Allah yibarik feek :)
No I didn't like the apartments there.. I didn't want carpeted floors.

I implement two systems:
Lunch on them before they dine on you, and more importantly-- putting them ta7t il 2mr il waqi3. Works like a charm.. and they love me enough to forgive me heh.


Dot:
Thanks dude.
It's a free country.. unless you decide to show your weenie.. then not so much.


Raf:
Thanks.

By  Trevelyana, at 02 April, 2006 17:49  

Thanks!
I can't move for a while I'm soo damn busy.. if I move now everything will just go--blagh
I'm reeeally happy though.

By  Trevelyana, at 06 April, 2006 21:28  

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