Delish PicksFrom the book cover: In their youths, Floerntino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. when Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs – yet he reserves his heart [...]
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Little 7aki opened the garage door looked at her dad and said : Baba, I want to stay outside with you. Baba 7aki who was smoking outside: No no sweetie go inside. Little 7aki: Don’t smoke. Baba 7aki: …. (silence). Little 7aki: I hate smoking, throw it away. Baba 7aki: Go inside sweetie go inside [...]
Filed under: Death, fa3es, family, life, Mothering, Philosophy | 22 Comments »
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG Baba 7aki got Godiva chocolate from his boss at work for Xmas Not just Godiva chocolate, HALF A KILO of Godiva chocolate, droooooool Yummmmmmm, I can’t wait to eat every single one of them, ok not every single one, I will share a couple with baba 7aki. Llittle 7aki? she won’t [...]
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This is the inevitable facebook post. – What’s up with people that keep poking you? They poke you then you poke them back then they poke you answering your poke then you poke them back cos you think they just poked you the first time and then they poke you back and then you forget [...]
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The yellow line stops me from quiting The yellow line stops me from leaving everything behind The yellow line stands between me and betrayal The yellow line wants me to conform The yellow line wants me to cry, to scream The yellow line makes me want to rebel But I stand well back of the [...]
Filed under: Philosophy, Poem, Poetry, thinking, Thought Provoking | 9 Comments »
Yesterday I got yelled at because I took someones parking spot. And you know what? I didn’t care. She was yelling at me and I told her “Lady, I didn’t see you.” And I honestly didn’t see her car because it was obscured by other cars. So she started yelling ,no, SCREAMING at me and [...]
Filed under: Christmas, fa3es, life, Mothering | 21 Comments »
I just wanted to wish everyone a happy kharoof day and a merry Christmas. I took 2 days off this year and I am super excited, I took Thursday and Friday off giving me a super long weekend of 4 days, then I am off again next week on Tuesday for 3 days for Xmas and then [...]
Filed under: Eid | 17 Comments »
Political correctness annoys me when it starts getting ridiculous. I remember when I first came to Canada and they declared that the Christmas tree should no longer be called a Christmas Tree but instead we should be calling it “Holiday Tree”. All Christmas get togethers and lunches are to be called holiday lunches and get togethers. Correct [...]
Filed under: Canada, Christmas, Eid, freedom of speech, religion, Stupid | 26 Comments »
I have been called the iron heart because I rarely cry at movies or anything but this book brought me close to tears. A Thousand Splended Suns is a story about two Afghan women, Mariam and Laili, brought together by war to live under the roof of one man. The story takes you from their [...]
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Baba 7aki: I am pretty much fully booked next week because of all the Xmas parties and outings with my work and stuff Me: Yeah but on Tuesday I have my work Xmas party , make sure you don’t book that. Baba 7aki: What!!!! You didn’t tell me!! I already have something for Tuesday and I can’t change it [...]
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I don’t know what’s up with me and lists lately, I don’t feel like writing proper posts (Asoom, I will post the book erview over the weekend I promise ). I never realised lists were so easy to post so here goes: – There’s a Lebanese restaurant in my building that makes the best Shawerma I’ve had [...]
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- So little 7aki is back to School and holy shit do I have a lot of work to do at work. – I am soooo hungry right now its not even funny. – It’s 6:30 in the morning. Why the hell did I wake up at 5:30?!?!?!? Ha? HA? I hate it when I [...]
Filed under: fa3es, Food, inhumane, Just Shoot Me, kill me now, me me me, Mindless Crap, random, work | 20 Comments »
OK, I am tired of reading the same question over and over to why the Gardens street was called that. Myth: It was called gardens because of the greenery. Fact: There was a place on the street that had a restaurant, a pool a movie dome and some amusement park kind of rides that was called “The [...]
Filed under: Amman, Childhood Memories, jordan, Jordan. Yours to discover. | 33 Comments »
