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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Eternal Philosopher: Career Quiz - I didnt get the results i expected

The Eternal Philosopher: Career Quiz - I didnt get the results i expected

hmmmm sounds accurate!!!!

Check this out! It is really good :)

I saw it in Dawn's blog and tried its cool.

Career Inventory Test Results

Extroversion 63%
Emotional Stability 53%
Orderliness 63%
Altruism 70%
Inquisitiveness 53%

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

2day is dee day

hey all :)

I just woke up and i feel dee. i will not put make up on and i will not hide. i feel peace and wish peace to all. my sweet rajwah is smiling she just finished her midterms, i'll take her out tonight. im also witing for soso she is on her way from school and tonight will b our girls night out.

i can only dee when im ppl i love and feel comfortable with. they wont judge, they will celebrate the natural state of deeing with me lol

i will smoke in the car. we will turn the music high and sway to the music, and think who cares!!!

lol ppl really cant tell im thier mother when we are together they think im the nutty older sister.

once i went to pick up jewi from school earlier than useual and i was on dee mode, meaning:

flip flops
torn jeans under the abaya
no makeup
and big framed sunglasses

so i talked to her principle and im out at the door and the doorman thinks im her friend and im sneaking her out of school lol

i had to sitch on modes put the agressive mommy mask on and with a high pitch told him to give his name and i will speak to the princple about this he got soooo confused i almost felt sorry for him.

anyways it was so funny that in truth i was really sneaking my baby out cuz i wanted to have breakfast with her i took the rest of the day off from work and thout we need to have fun :)

so he was kinda on the mark with his assumption, bu WHO CARES! lol

yalla i gotta go and b dee

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Not to Dee

Well I am sitting here and it's almost midnight. And the ever nagging question that keeps popping in my mind, popped again. It is not a question; it’s more of a choice actually.

My preference to that choice changes now and then, and the criteria on which it changes, changes as well. And then it changes once more.

You are lost, right? lol

I know sometimes I am lost as well; I am lost in my choice.

To Dee or Not to Dee?

To be me or to just go with the flow?

Believe me it is not a matter of an identity crisis.

I know because at one time I freaked out and went to a therapist. That therapist is a much respected man in his profession. And what do you know! I may have many problems but I do not have a problem with my Identity.
He said and I quote; " Ya benti ( my daughter in a lovely gesture, he is not really my father, and I do not think he is that old anyway lol) your problem is far away from your identity circle, actually you know yourself very well and you value your identity"

Just to keep you in the loop, he analyzed my situation in a graph. The graph consisted of many circles within each other. The core was the identity and that’s the basis. Then the habits circle. Then the actions circle. And finally the outer circle of the environment.

Having said that let me continue with my dilemma :)

So one of my basic problems is me handling my environment; how I react with it. Thus, To Dee or not to Dee. Should I show my true colors? And risk the vulnerability. Or should I wear an appropriate mask? Appropriate for the occasion to shield me from hurt.

Tonight, my choice is Not to Dee.

Tonight I need all my defences and I need the strength of Super Dee; the cold unfeeling Dee. The Dee that can look you in the eyes and say, who gives a shit!

Excuse my frensh lol

A New found love of an old city- Jeddah

This is just something I wrote while I was working on cultural background information. The whole process made me go back in time. I hope you enjoy it.
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Grandmother Stories

A t a local coffee shop overlooking our beloved red sea I sat with a cup of coffee and a cigarette, I gazed into the horizon and I remembered. I know I should probably stop smoking. However, some vises are too sweet to let go. Through the cloud of smoke breathed out of my mouth, I travelled the path back in time. Back in my dead grandmother’s sitting room. We used to get together every Friday, three generations of the same family. Extended family is a common and an important part of the Saudi culture. It is respected, honored, and held with a special kind of reverence. We shared food and laughter. The old told stories, the younger laughed and compared. The children felt they can never imagine living in a time where there was neither a television nor a phone. I am laughing right now, remembering how bazaar it felt. For now my daughter wonders how I ever lived without an internet connection and without the convenience of a mobile phone. Funny! How the same pattern repeats itself, yet life constantly changes.
I remember my grandmother talking about friends of her from Bombay, India. She first knew them when she used to entertain guests of my grandfather coming to perform pilgrimage to the holy city of Makah. She used to speak Urdu among other languages, which was fascinating to me knowing that she cannot read nor write. I told my grandmother of my fascination and she explained to me that these things were natural at the time she was growing up. They were brought up to be hostesses, and household managers. They preformed mental math all the time, and they kept large homes with a fleet of servants. Some women were even the brains when it comes to trade, and their husbands were merely the brawn. My family from both sides of my parents was one of the oldest families in charge of pilgrimage services. Each family handles a sector of the pilgrims. It was divided by regions of the world. From India, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and anywhere else around the globe. This makes sense. Growing up in Jeddah I have always noticed that our culture is a mixture of different diverse cultures. I have also observed that even our foods, combine many flavors from many parts of the world.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Message in a Bottle

Hi :)
This is my first Blog.

I am sending out a message in a bottle, and hoping someone somewhere will find it.
I am sailing the seas, as we all are. I have no idea where I am in my jorney, and to someone like me not knowing is a nightmare. I am trying to live it as an adventure, I am trying to let go of my freekeish fobia of control. Trying is the keyword here. lol

Anyways, this is just a Hello!

A reminder that a soul is there and reaching out.

My next entry, I hope, would have something more .....

See ya!