Jet Lagged?

** UPDATE**

Happy 2009 everyone!

( o im on a serious Study Break this time ;p  )

3am,

very quiet house,

jet legged, 

couldn't sleep,

taking a long look at her books,

and atoona decides to do this:

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SUNSHINE when she's up!

I've had this life-long obsession with all sorts of gadgets, and when I discovered THIS, I Knew I HAD to own one.

Walking up to the simulated sunrise with the BBC News radio channel volume slowly increasing is just great. Its Soo satisfying to wake up in the morning, not only energized by the SUN-rise Light, but also being AWARE of what's going on in the world!

okay, I know most of the 'news' i hear is when i'm half asleep, but at least during the day when people talk about local/world events, it triggers my memory and i'm like "yeeeaahh I heard that in the news this morning"

Something else this baby is really good @ is relieving symptoms of the Winter Blues.

With the very lovely (e7em..depressing!) winter days over here, we HARDLY get any sun! There's literally only about 7 hours of daylight perday!   <-- yet another reason why i can't wait to jump on the plane back home!

The timing of the sun is actually used by our Bodies to regulate different things such as our Mood, Sleep, Waking up, Digestion, Energy levels, etc.. What i'm trying to say is because the sun here is so messed-up in the winter, I get messed up too! and THAT my people is when we are labeled as having SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)  <-- like we need another disorder in our life, lol!

So by using this cool gadget, our bodies get the right type of Light, producing energetic hormones and stopping the bad withdrawal ones, making us sleep better at night and feel super-dee-duper during the day   ;D

the sun is rising............

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since i've started using it, I DO feel more energetic! it works, and i just Love it  =)

isn't that one of the greatest inventions or what?!

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Derasa..Wanasa!

This is gonna be my last post in a while (or at least should be!)

I've got so much work to do, its not even funny.. oo Sub7anallah how 'blogging' bumps itself  as priority on the list!

Anyway, since i had a break and all, i'd like to post a list to tell myself to do some work:

(okay.. here comes the "Positivity speech" 3ashan a9adeg roo7y, 9adgaw weyay ;p)

• So WHY do Work?
  

-cuz working/studying/reading is FUN! 

ya3ni learning a lot of things, el wa7ed ye7es they are actually achieving something! oo chinna sometimes u feel ur brain growing shway after reading a lesson? (<---okay i've went overboard here :P)

• i WILL make a study schedule and try to go by it so that i am actually doing something... or else MAKO safra to Q8 fahamtay?!

• i'm gonna STOP collecting books from Amazon and try reading them for a change!
  

seriously, someitmes I feel like i'm buying the textbooks just to not feel guilty about not doing much work! oo i keep on thinking "ee 3adee, i have a book about it at home..." <-- ENZAIN shel fayda el ketab mawjood bl bookshelf mo your Brain!

 This must be a boring post to you guys, bs its directed mostly at my Uni lazyness.. 

Thank You for listeneing!

Oh, o etha sheftony i'm too active on blogger, i give u permission...Zeffoni!!

MY UPDATES  (6ab3an dedicated to Anony ;*)

i studied all relevant topics 4 my 3amaly exam tomorrow! wohoow... 

i just got back from classes, 

that gives me 1 hour to revise b4 my show comes on,.. 

then i'll revise some more after the show inshallah!

3 lectures wara ba3ath was really boring, so i doodled some revision notes on my fone:

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"SO SWEET ZERLAND"

I just got back from Switzerland a few days ago, had to visit a family member for the weekend.

6ab3an i'm gonna ignore the stupid ma6ar incident that made me feel like a Criminal.. its not positive, won't do me any good to remember it.

Otherwise, it was amazing. The last time i've been there was in 1994!

Its so weird to see the same exact places you remember as a child. Wallah my heart was fluttering, it was like I rode a time machine o now i'm a grown-up!

I can't really say much, i'll let the pics speak most of the words:

That was the view from the airplane before landing in Geneve.. abad, exactly like Leq8 :p

In Lausanne, we used to spend a lot of time feeding the ducks 'expired' khubiz. the place didn't change, even the ducks looked the same.

Very yummy, take my word for it!

Cute tiny birdies, 

feeding them some of my fries, even though other fry-eaters weren't so happy ;p

We walked by Cathedral Notre-Dame. I would've loved to go inside, but it was too late. It wow-ed me to see something that lasted more than 700 years! Makes you think of others that lived in that time and how their life was like. Sub7anallah.

one last thing,

sheftaw shloon tharbeen? 7atta el trash ewad3ona :P

bye :)

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Tribute!

This post is a Tribute to my one and only Bo7amad!

(La yroo7 baalkum b3eed, he is (or was) my cockatiel bird)

Thank you for...

..keeping me company at times when my city was literally empty.

..keeping me form 'going crazy', blabbing all my thoughts to you.

..welcoming me with big loud "i miss you" whistles the second i turn the door's keyhole.

..feeding from my hand, and letting me pet you whenever i want.

..giving me another reason to "shop" buying you toys, snacks, and food.

..influencing me to eat more fruits and veg, since your diet has to include at least one each day.

..making me proud of you by learning the 3 whistling tunes i taught you.

..for everything :)

and now i introduce Bo7amad in action!...

okay this is just a lil' rhyming thing i just made up (nothing professional!)

Thank you for being you,

just remember i won't forget you!

in my new place pets arn't allowed,

and for that i'm sure not proud.

i would never leave you astray,

so i had to give you away.

I made sure you're at a better home,

don't worry we won't be alone.

o0 Salamatkum :P

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Movin' on up

*** UPDATE:    PIC  ADDED ***

I've been preoccupied in the last couple of weeks:

Uni... apartment-hunting... packing... moving... unpacking... apartment-shopping... and more uni!

el7emdellah i'm all settled now, the internet up and running :) 

I'm liking my new place. Believe it or not my favorite room is my bathroom, its very spacious, Victorian style, with a modern twist =)

I added this pic by the request of  some lovely commenters  ;)

(this is only one corner of it, i find it too weird to add the other parts! :P )

A Great Big Thank You to everyone that asked about me..

okay, i'll list some names to make u feel special ;P

Zwena

Sugar

Hoodii

Shoosha

Disturbed Stranger

Compare my OLD view...

 

  

to my New View:

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9aaraT Qa6ora Ma6ara..

YaraBeee a7eb HaL Da3ayaa!

Madre leesh? bs the music is so Catchy!... it makes me want to twirl around in a dress and start skipping, hehe! what does it make you wana do?

I have it as my "alarm" to wake me up in the morning :P

oo the moral of tha da3aya is good too. The last thing they say is: "Enaa al maa2a Thehab!" (don't waste water Wohooow!)

I'll leave u with this funny clip..





now u know what i mean, when i said it makes u want to skip? ;p

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Rageeee Anyone?

Yesterday, for the first time ever, i bought my self a watermelon.

No, no... not the ready and cut-up packaged kind, but a real full-sized watermelon!

6ab3an latshofoon shaklee eb Tesco o ana a7awel a6ag6eg 3al Rageyya, leaning my ears close 3ashan asma3 if its 'good' or not. 

elmushkela i don't know what it's supposed to sound like? so i turn to my friend for advice, o 6ab3an she had no clue either!..We ended up in a state of 'Fa9alaan' picking-up and patting almost every watermelon displayed and laughing about it. <--- this is what extreme hunger+jam3eya  shopping does :p

!! WARNING !! 

The following pictures are viewed soley at the reader's own discretion. 

Atoona and all contributors, must be held harmless from

 any liability of any sort  associated with the the yumminess 

of these pictures. This blogger hereby assumes no responsibility towards claims for 'fe6ring' whilst fasting. While supplies last ;p.

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Ramathan Kareeeeeem..

Were am i? in the middle of my ro0m, surrounded by piles and piles of stuff to pack.

What i'm confused about? the difference between what i need to bring, and what i don't want to leave behind so it wont be "borrowed" (and that means never returned :P)


What am i thinking?
my filght to heathrow is tomorow morning.. i wish i could just close my eyes and get there.. kellish im not bothered to go through 5 hr flight + 2 hr train.

I just hope this academic year goes well.. and by this i mean that i will be on top of my studies, and never let anything pile up! (a promise i make every year, and still maange to break every time! :P)

Because of the Lovely early start of uni, the only 'Kuwaiti Ramathan' i'll be tasting in years is a couple of hours in the morning.. mara7 al7ag 3al tashreeba =(

aneewayy, gta go stock up on contact lenses and buy final jam3eya stuff.

Happy Ramathan Everyone! o0 embarak 3alaikum el shakhaR! o0 Kel 3am wentaw eb Khaiiir!

Would you buy this?

I was touring my friend around Kuwait, and so we passed by Cozmo, the bowling place @ Soug Salmiya
(adree Shakhbaree..! it was too late to go anywhere else o0 we wantd to make use of all the time we had)

You should've seen my face when i saw This:



I Laughed so hard! the sight of it was shocking, yet funny
(Also kan fee 3ala Lamis o0 Ya7ya)

9ej la gallaw sha3abnaa 'bo Habba'

Su2aal: ay ahal bekhaloon their kids wear this?
o0 what kind of msgz are they sending?

madre.. maybe its just ignorance. 3ala bunaa:

ooh, bintee et7eb Muhanad o0 Noor..khan ayeeblaha t-shirt!

mithil 6aggat:

ohh e3yalee ye7eboon hal Red Bull khan ashtereelehum karton!

3ad hatha shofat 3ainy bl jam3ya sheft a little girl not more then 5 yrs old, etgool 7ag umhaa "mama abee Red Bull"

eL um: "oh t7ebeenaa? yallah haach" o ta36eeha wa7ed, oo tzeed bl 3arabana cham wa7da.
@@ madre sheno nawya 3ala bent'ha!?



ma3qola kel hatha ignorance, wala bs malhum khelg e3yalhum o0 bas besaktoonhum belli yaboona?

Allah yaster 3alaina o0 3ala 3yal el Red Bull!

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'Write' On!

I was feeling very 'Monica'-ish and went to buy new things for my parents room to surprise them with a NeW LooK before they travel back.
While i was rearranging things i stumbled upon this eMghabber thing, which Had MY NAME On iT!

walah ya7lailee ma36eeni certificate for reading, Geeka min wana 9gheera ;p

Check out the date: June 1992<--- i was in 1st Grade then!

3ad i remember that teacher cuz esemha kan yethakernee eb Hardeeez :P
aww the 90's! the good'Old Days *nostalgic*

On another note, are e-mails totally replacing letters? Do u remember the last time u got a personal letter?

I thinks its so much more thoughtful if someone actually takes the time to Hand-Write a letter from time to time.
I love writing them, checking them, receiving them, sending them.
i just Love maiL! =)

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My Life in Lyrics

First ever Tag?
okay so ive been tagged by Ruby Woo
The victim: Me!
anyhoooo so this is how it goes:

The Rules are:
1. Put Your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT!!!
After you've answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they've been tagged to do them themselves.



1.IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
La Bomba- Ricky Martin


2.WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Love in this Club- Usher (madre hatha shaKo ib my personality?)


3.WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Because I Got High- Afroman (min emitta im into druggies , lol)


4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Unfaithful- Rihanna


5.WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Rehab- Rihanna (lol, el thaher Rehab after i got high w/ my druggies ;P )


6.WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Good Foot- Justin (haha!)

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Stand By Me- Divided Kingdom (auuwwhh..what a coincidence)

8.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
ok i can tell its Rashed Al-Majed, but the song is listed as 'Unknown' <-- i guess i dont think often??!


9.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
3alemteni- Rahed Al-Majed


10.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
3athab el3ashegenah- Rashed Al-Majed<-- shfee el shuffle sakheef? im not a big Rashed fan! i guess its trying to tell me something about the person(celebrity) i like ;p


11.WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
I'm in Love With a A Girl- Gavin DeGraw (interesting life story, hehe)

12.WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Ana A7ebik- Rashid Al-Majed (Wow, double coincidence! Bs Shuffle 7abeebi, eNuff w/ the Rashed! i'm gna kill ma sister for adding them)

13.WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
If Its Lovin' That You Want- Rihanna


14. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Daloo3ty- Rashed (@@ grrr!! i'm officially on strike against Rashed, khalaasss)

15.WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
As3ab E7sas- Tamer 7osny (<-- no thats Freaky :/ )


16.WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
No Woman No Cry- Bob Marley


17. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Satisfaction- Benny Benassi (@@)


18.WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Haybat Malik- 3abdelMajeed


19. WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Sell Me Candy- Rihanna

20. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF?
Arrab Kaman- Tamer 7osny

The ENd ;)

i'm supposed to Tag 5 people, So here goes:
Ghadoor
Meticulous
Squirreliya
TooMa
Laly
also, whoever reads this post and finds it interesting, Consider yourself Tagged by me ;)
enJoY!
oh, and just put the song that comes up, no cheating =)

In just One Day

Funny isnt it, when in only one day, we can feel extremely UP and DOWN in reaction to different things going on @ that same day??  
how exhausting..
'Sahar-ing' and not sleeping well the previous night is enough for me to feel tired and non-orientated, especially with an early mornings start..

i start my morning with a lovely person that needs dentures. How i adore him. Not only is he mashallah full of postivity towards life, but considering his age and physical limitations, he is quite active when it comes mind, spirituality, & health.
Being able to get a lot done in that session was satisfying. Not only that, but the encouragement coming from this lovely person was definitely a confidence booster. As i wrap up the session i look at the time and the 'emergency meeting' has already started!  

Walking into the lecture theatre 15 minutes late, i notice people's faces literally look like they've been slapped a million times. Quietly taking my seat, I try to listen to what’s going on...
Key words i picked up: mistake, change of grades, 20 students negatively affected! Now i should see the reaction on my own face!.. What The?!? how can they do that? a University, supposedly one of the "Top" (yeah rite) can do such a thing with peoples grades? My heart beating faster as i stress over my grade. 
Noticing the uncontrollable crowd around this one piece of paper, i decide to wait till its less crowded to go check my grade. I see people bursting into Tears, others Mad and Shouting, and i PaNiC even more! 
Alright calm down, Bismillah.. i check my grade and...

[-= i N T e R M i S S i o N =-] : 

Check this song out!

doesn't it sound familiar?

 (i like this version better.. and i’m gonna watch the movie after exams inshallah!) 

..back to where i was..
So i was checking my grade and noticed it got one grade HigheR! alf el7emdellah! i couldn’t beleive it! yiPpeEee
As i sat down eating my lunch, I try to take my time as to avoid doing 'exam revision'. It was almost time for my afternoon session. I go early, setting up and having everything prepared for this patient.
He comes in, we start chatting about how long its been since i started treating him, that's almost 3 years and now. Simple task, just needs a filling replaced. As i carry on with the treatment, i notice bleeding coming from underneath the old filling... Nooo, Don't tell me i've hit the pulp!! my heart beating really fast, i PaNic like never before. i go up to my tutor, skipping the que, and tell him what i think happened, he comes over takes a quick look, tells me to bring instruments and prepare the patient for Root Canal Treatment! (this was Only supposed to be a simple filling!!) i start to feel reaaallly guilty. anyway.. i reassured my pt, set up everything for RCT. The tutor comes again to have another look, and then tells me, oh, by the way you didn't expose the pulp. I was like What?? Noww u tell me?? After i panicked and sweated like crazy?.. but i must admit, It was definitely A RELEIF! I continue with the filling and everything went on as normal. el7emdellah!

On my way back home, i feel my stomach growling of hunger, so i stop by a shop and get myself a Chicken Caesar Wrap (yummy). My friend calls me and tells me she's gonna do some exam revision in the library. Since i didn't do any studying that day, I decide to eat and rest for an hour, then join her (don’t know what i was thinking, i had a loong day as it is). 
We sat in the library, doing some work, and taking a break any chance we get. Time flew really fast, and before we knew it, it was already 11 pm!! no wonder i was yawning a lot. By the time i reached home, i felt like a zombie, really tired, was dead asleep, and didn’t wake up till 12 pm the next day!
(Phhheeeoooowwwwhh)

Seriously, its  been a see-saw of emotions in just that one exhausting day! im glad it all went well!

Once again, el7emdellah!

LeT iT SNoW =>

Hearing the sound of the alarm, comfortable in the warmth of my duvet, I was hesitant to get out of Bed!.. 

Receiving a text from my classmate: 

"Wakey, Wakey! thought i'd check ur awake 4 ur 9 am start!"

Well, I'd better start my DaY..

Thinking to myself how cloudy it is, I reach to pull up the blinds.. and There I See it.. the world covered with a Frosty white layer.. 

OmG.. I couldn't believe my eyes.. ITS SNOWING!!!

I was so excited... jumped to the other room, waking up the girl from her sLeep..!

As soon as she heard 'SnoW' she jumped even faster than I did Lol..

I'm beginning to think it ShouLd sNow eVeryDay!

 iTs Healthy to Wake-up in Energy and Excitement!

anywayy... I'll leave you with some pics i managed to capture from my mobile..

Lovely view from the depressing Library :p.. chaykaw lon el zoleya el3ajeeba:

Even @ Mid-day, the snow still remained:

Even though it was so freezing, i felt my fingers were about to fall off... it was still worth it :)

Hope u enjoyed the pics  ^_^

-atooNa