Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Eid, a Mini-update, and Some Random Stuff..

Yin3ad 3aliakom.


I went out the night before and had so much fun.


Check out the guy in the orange.. he had his shirt tied up in the front and a scarf around his hips heh.




Can you spot the famous person :D


My dad's flying in tomorow to check that I'm still alive and haven't haven't made too big of a mess of things. So I get my roomate to tuck away all the beer, I throw out my cigarettes, call my friend and have him pick up his houka, clean my car and change my oil, pay my credit card bills.. God.. it's like spring cleaning out here.

What else?... I don't know what to do for Thanksgiving.. any suggestions? Actually I don't know about New Year's either.. I'd rather just go home. My grandfather is sick and I meant to go see him before I left last summer but the moment I got on the plane I realized I had completely forgotten and coulda kicked myself for it.

I went to dinner at my boss's the other night along with all my co-workers and someone mentions how cheap it is to fly to and within europe these days.. a flight from the east coast to Italy can be about $400, I scoffed and remarked that it's around $3,000 for me to fly home which is just about double that distance. My boss laughs and says I should have my layover in Lebanon, or better yet, Iraq and he bets that'll make it cheaper. He then explodes in laughter along with the whole table. It's moments like those I realize just how ill-mannered and ignorant people here are.. aside from myself, no one at that table had anything below a PhD.

You know what's funny? The other day I had a syrian friend of mine over helping me cook and I strode into my room to grab something mid-conversation. He follows me as far as the hall way and then just sorta stands at the edge facing the wall awkwardly and hollers the rest of our conversation until I re-emerge out of my room. A few days later, I forget my glasses up in my place when another friend, an American, is coming to pick me up. He follows me up and before I had even closed the front door he's already barged into my room and is hollering "So this is where the MAGIC happens".

Anyhow, that's it by ways of an update.. I really am quite boring these days.

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18 Comments:

The guy in orange .. I'd give him ANYTHING just to come and dance in my wedding. LOL.

By  N.A., at 25 October, 2006 09:37  

Semi Shot Gun? hehe
Anyway, Eidik Mubarak, oo yin3ad 3alaiki as well Inshallah :)

By  -OT-, at 25 October, 2006 11:52  

3eedk mubarak gurl ;)

By  Nouph, at 25 October, 2006 15:05  

Wish the pics would load over here. Dunno why they don't but oh well...

yin3ad 3alaina o 3alaikom :D

By  Anonymous, at 25 October, 2006 18:56  

aww kil 3am wnte b5aaaair darlin!

By  chiktute, at 25 October, 2006 18:59  

N.A:
He was SUCH a riot. Anything from dabke to shakira.. he was down for it.


OT:
Ayyamak s3eeda, yin3ad 3alaina o 3alaik.


Foof:
Kil 3am o inty b5air stranger.


Mocha:
Mocha they're not pics, it's video. Youtub doesn't work in saudi? try sneakysurf.com or pkblogs.com


Chiktut:
O inti b5aaair.. A fellow medic! You do know those have immediate privilege at my blog don't ya ;)

By  Trevelyana, at 26 October, 2006 00:44  

does no one else carre to guess whos famous? i can't figure it out- but i wouldn't recognise madonna if she came and hit me over the head with her latest CD.

as for baba- well, good luck. make sure u clean up good.

and the PhDs? wel.. emm.. breathe deeply. hold. release.

By  confused arab chick, at 26 October, 2006 23:30  

Yeah who's the famous person? Do tell :p

By  Stephen, at 27 October, 2006 00:18  

Famous person?No clue! *me,mayb?* lol.Dad clean ups:put d racy underwear away 2;).Intolerance:u find that all over.Imagine that person sitting on d toilet pot..thats pretty funny too..*smacks boss with rotten fish and runs away* guys: some dont realise how silly they can be,and its so amazing how different cultures influence acceptable behaviour. Pity u have be d brunt of it..missed ya trevs!

By  Lamya, at 27 October, 2006 22:31  

Clean ups aren't really a problem. When relatives came to visit my roommate and I in the states we just tossed a coin and I lost :( So we stuffed all the junk in my room and locked it. Easy :D
No roommate? One bedroom apartment? NO PROBLEM! Stuff all your junk in one corner and cover it with a bedsheet and say that its an art project for your Modern Art elective.

By  3zayez, at 28 October, 2006 03:17  

Loved you post. Eidik embarak, even though im almost a week late.

What a wanker to say so here's where the magic happens, even though i found it a bit funny.

I know the feeling when ur living on ur own and someone visits, clean-up can be so stressful!!

By  fire alarm, at 28 October, 2006 08:37  

aish hada!!
Everyone knows ur leeno ella ana!!!
I think I miss you !
I'm in a shock now!!
you Know I was reading my old posts and comments and I found ur name so I clicked on it!!and WHAT DO YOU KNOW You have a NEW BLOG!!!!!!!
5eyaaaaaaaaaanaaaaaaaaaaaa
how come you never Told me about this!!
za3lana..and nothing you can do to make it up for me..ma7abeetek:S
and FO0F KNOWS!!I'm SO GONNA KILL HER!!!

By  Rimyoleta, at 30 October, 2006 02:55  

CAC:
EXACTLY!.. I think it's probably because the video quality is bad because I had it on night mode.. I'm wondering if I should get a new phone or is night mode a piece of shit in general.
You can see her momentarily when she twirls..

Baba is driving me FUCKING MAD!! AAH!


Shy:
Oh come oon.. guess.. I gave you all a hint, try again :D


Heroine:
I didn't know whether to point out how inconsiderate his comment was or let it slide.. I ended up laughing half-heartedly and deciding not to be the one that makes the evening awkward..

and GUESS!


Lamya:
I missed ya too! Our blogs have both gone limp lately lol.
and again, GUESS! :D


3zayz:
Heh.. I know what you mean.. but there simply isn't a room big enough. and I already have a corner box that I call my 'book' collection haha.


Twix:
Ayammak s3eeda.. it's not like I saw eid.. when's the next one by the way?.. I can really use the excuse to get out of class.


Rimyoleta:
LOL.. whaat are you on?!? This isn't a new blog.. I just linked it from the old one.. I only changed the name a few months ago..
But hey.. that's hilarious.. all this time you've been confused haha.


Fais:
The orange shirt guy is my hero :D

By  Trevelyana, at 01 November, 2006 10:56  

I have one thing to say to you Miss Misled Nomad:

Dandruff is Delicious.

Remember this, and ye shall never stray.

And PLEASE PLEASEEEEE, never recommend H&S to any of your future patients, may they live long lives.

I. Wisdom, hath spoken.

By  I. Wisdom, at 02 November, 2006 22:09  

Is the famous person you dear trevelyana?

And btw--kudos to you for your recent acceptance to MD school!

By  Robin, at 03 November, 2006 14:09  

Who's the famous person? Is it you by any chance? lol

By  Meticulousness, at 07 November, 2006 06:45  

come ON chica.
Eid was years ago.
tis time for an update.

By  confused arab chick, at 09 November, 2006 19:01  

Geshtinanna:
Thank you! I'm still excited.. and oddly a little nervous.

Mysterious:
welll.. I aam quite the legend in my own mind heh..

CAC:
Ya I just realized.. i can't even remember eid..

By  Trevelyana, at 10 November, 2006 21:30  

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