Growing Up?

There are times when you suddenly start thinking.... Yep, you're getting old!
It's something that sort of hit me today while I was out with a friend of mine and her 14 year old sister.. We were looking at some shoes, when I spotted these cool black snickers with pink scribblings on the sides, something like the Anarchy sign, and a pentagram... Okay I liked the shoes, really I did.. And as I reached for them to take a closer look, my friend's sister got hold of them first..

"OMG!! I LOVE THOSE SHOES!" ..... "Reminds me of Avril Lavign!"
Yikes! Avril Lavign's style of shoes?? Hmm... I looked away thinking, wow.. a 14 year old went balistic over these shoes.. What on EARTH would I want with them! Where would I wear them anyway! College? Ah,right.. I'm done with that.. Well, work?? I'm oooldddd!! Bah!

It might be silly, but that surprisingly got to me! I suddenly felt bad that I have to "look" as well as "act" my age and not run around looking like a school girl.. Because I wasn't that anymore..
I felt sad that my "funky" days were over.. You know someone would go insane and people would justify it by saying "Oh it's okay, he's only 16" , "Oh she's still in school or college..so it's fine" or "All their friends look like that"
So does that mean I have to give up my cool rainbow bag? My wrist band? My pin-tags!!
Sniff Sniff (",).. Suits and heels.. DOOM ON YOU! Well.. I guess shaving off my head would be out of the question.. xx

..And everything "-ression"!

I'm not feeling myself.. I don't like the way things are going.. and frankly my dear I dont give a damn! lol.. Well, no not quite.. I do give a damn! I just don't know what to do!
Nothing it going my way! I keep blaming it on alot of things! First on the country, then car, then job, then folks.. etc etc..

I think I have ADD.. (Attention Deficit Disorder), I feel like my brain cells are dying by the second! How DO you diagnose ADD anyway? Do I like go to a clinic and ask them to give me tests?

The best compliment I've had in ages was yesterday, when my friend, who visited me from Jordan, said to me: "for someone who has nothing to do & just sits around and eats..You're really slim!" .... rofl.. Yes, I took it as a compliment.


Pfft.. Nevermind my mindless babbling.. I'm suffering from depression, repression, opression, supression and everything -ression! eh.. Something hurts and I don't know what it is!
I feel ignored..

Random Summary

Now let me see, whats been going on lately...

- Well, last Tuesday was my brother's graduation ceremony. 'Sigh'.. Our little shrimp is now 18 and is finishing High school.. They grow up fast, eh? Makes me feel.. old!

The Ceremony took place in Crown Plaza in Qurum.. Or is it Shatii Qurum? Some kind of Qurum.. Anyway.. I think their school has always had the graduation ceremonies held there.
I felt weird going.. Seeing all those teachers! My old teachers (I studied there for 7 years!), the old principal and his WHOLE family (who are friends with my family), old class mates (Some I was surprised to see there and some I knew would show up), I was excited with the ones I was surprised to see! Long TIME! Ha! ;) You know yourself! :p
I also met some new people (sisters of my brother's friends who knew who I was).. It was all good.. All the boys looked really good dressed up in suits.. Fine young gentlemen they were!

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- Yesterday we had a cousin visit us for a short while from Jordan. My dad's cousin actually.
And what do people do when they have visitors over?? Yep... A BANQUET! lol..
And who's the only female around to make that banquet possible? Yours truely.. *groan*
Theme: Fish. So, I cooked Fish in the oven, French Fries, Tabouleh (yes!), Shrimp Salad, Mixed Fried Rice, Green Salad, and Eggplant gratan as a side dish! Ofcourse, with your usual auderves (Is that how you spell it?) of olives, pickles, raddishes, leafy vegetables..etc
The dinning table was a Masterpiece I tell you! - Should've taken photos. Well.. All was gone in a matter of ... minutes!.. Little critters... 'sigh'

I'm ending this subject by saying that my loving brother readily offered to wash all the dishes!!Ofcourse.. I ACCEPTED! You had to see the piles of dishes in both sinks! -Should've taken photos of this too. He was done and all was dandy, untill I caught my dad slip him 5 rials for helping out! *Furious* Hey! That is NOT fair! If only he paid ME for the chores I take care of! My family had totally ruined my hobby of cooking! :(

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- I have a friend leaving tomorrow night, back to Jordan.. I promised to spend the day with her at her place..(Oh why did I do that!).. It's not that I don't like her.. She's fine, and afterall , she IS an old classmate.. A childhood friend per say.. But.. You know when you see someone and catch up on old times and then have that awkward silence? I mean, you've said everything you had to say first time you met.. You have nothing in common but your past as children!

But.. I promised..

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- Highlight of my week would be Monday 14th - My friend Emma is coming to Oman for a 2 day visit! Yipeee! We're hitting the beach! er.. going to the beach that is! Sun, sand here we come! :D I will be taking photos of everything ofcourse, and will update later on! :)

That's all folks! Enjoy!!

P.S: Photo #1= The Graduates- My bro and one of my favorite friends of his! :) Photo#2= Both my brothers and Moi.

Happy Moderating!

Wow.. English Sabla has finally made me a Moderator.. On The General Discussion section. Am I happy? Am I excited? VERY! Overwhelmed actually.. hehe.. I've been a mod for 3 days now, on the first day I actually went to bed 8.00 am! I just spent all night admiring my new "privilages" as a moderator! Sad, eh? You think that's sad? Wait till you hear this...

I was actually hoping a member would screw up or report a post so I would practice my "new duties" as a mod and go on editting, deleting or even warning members to stick to the threads' topics! And I got to do all that! yeeeah! :D Now THAT'S SAD.. hehe

But it doesn't really matter.. All I care about is that I'm finally a mod! :p Well, not exactly the ultimate dream, but I have bugged the admins. the past 4 years! Since the first day I've joined and the question I asked was "How can I become a moderator!?", Nabhan could vouch for that! hehe..

Anywhoo.. This is a good thing, more reasons to be online.. lol.. A responsibility too.
Yaay! I got Best Member for the month of March, now I'm a Moderator! You think I'd get Best Moderator at some point? :p ...Or am I being greedy?

TOOL - "10,000 Days" OUT NOW!

TOOL'S ALBUM "10,000 DAYS" was released YESTERDAY!!!! I downloaded the album but I am still really excited about purchasing it. Go get yourself a copy!

Like most progressive rock and heavy metal-- hell, maybe most popular music in general-- suspension of disbelief is key with Tool. Taken at face value, with their song suites, meat puppet videos, and histrionic singer, they're pretty goofy.

I'd like to think of TOOL as the Radiohead of nü-metal. Tool didn't release an album between 1996 and 2001. They missed nü-metal's entire rise and fall, an era of whiteboy dreads, bonsai facial hair, funk bass poppin', and constipated balladry. And much like Radiohead when they dropped the Kid A/Amnesiac doubleshot, Tool released Lateralus early in this decade to radio silence and huge numbers. Five years later, they return with "10,000 Days"! Listening to this album, you get the sinking feeling that Tool have made an art-rock, rather than art-metal, album. And yes, the difference is considerable.

As for lyrics.. Well, the usual mix of drug references, conspiracy theories, tortured declarations of vague emotional trauma, and general doom-mongering..

Tool have made an...A Perfect Circle record. For those who don't know, Tool's vocalist Maynard James Keenan has been a member of Tool since 1990 and A Perfect Circle since 1999.

This album is a cool! You either Love it or Hate it... Clicking on the title will take you to another blog about Tool.


Rating: 8/10

Tracks:

1- Vicarious
2- Jambi
3- Winge For Marie (Pt.1)
4- 10,000 Days (Wings Pt.2 )
5- The Pot
6- Lipan Conjuring
7- Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)
8- Roseta Stoned
9- Intension
10- Right in Two
11- Viginti Tres

Samples 4 U : (I suck with this uploading business - My friend Nabs is still showing me the way! :D)

http://rapidshare.de/files/19129090/04_-Tool_-_10_000_Days-_WINGS_FOR_MARIE__PT_2_.mp3.html

Embraceable You

Hmm.. I don't really like comparing myself to people.
But sometimes a person can't help him/herself! It is human nature to want to see how we measure up in comparison to others - especially if we think that they are better than us or have more of something that we want. Yet the truth is that it is not a good use of time to compare ourselves with others because there is no one like us and this makes us incomparable. Yes.. Each and everyone of us is unique. There is no one else like you in the entire universe. In honor of your unique self, it is good to acknowledge and embrace the special qualities that make you the person that you are. One way to do this is to NOT compare yourself with other people.

Each of us has very special gifts, and we are here for very specific reasons. We each have a life purpose to fulfill and with this come the lessons that we must learn and the circumstances that we must go through in order to evolve as spiritual beings. To compare our lives to other people's lives when we have no idea of what THEY are here to learn or fulfill doesn't benefit anyone - especially you.

Accept yourself, appreciate the special talents and qualities that you alone possess, and realize that you are going through certain kinds of experiences for a reason, you are less likely focus so much on what other people have or are doing. Try to not compare yourself to others, and you will see how much you have and how special you are.

LOVE YOURSELF! Repeat that.. all day long! I LOVE ME! :D .. really..I do.. and no, that doesn't make me a narcassist!
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P.S: The photo is originally a picture of me! lol..A little snip snap here and there.. And voila!.. No I don't want to look like that! :p

Paycheck!

..No not the movie.. but MINE! Yes.. I got my first paycheck today.. Okay, well, it's not like a permanent salary thing. Still, it's a paycheck! I got paid for work I've done! hehe Life is good.. And I must say.. What I got wasn't bad for only 3 days work! :D

This should be a motivation.. to get a permanent job! Inshallah.. :)

YESSSS! CASH CASH! $$ Ca-Ching!