The weather in Kuwait these days is unpredictable. If today I switch on the heater, the next day I might have to switch on the AC. Today its foggy. You could even keep the windows open sometimes.
Yesterday, at around 4 a.m., when there was alot of time for Fajar prayer to start, somebody in our lane put on Qawwaali so loudly in the car. Its actually so disgusting when you are sleeping and then somebody puts on loud music. Huh!!! Being asleep, I was annoyed but still sleeping :). I heard people screaming at that idiot. I got up and peeped through the window. The white car moved from our lane and turned to the other. That made me think that this fellow did it deliberately and will come again. That's exactly what happened! He came again. He moved his car slowly so that every1 could get irritated...
All I could hear was "sunle Muhammad k pyaaray" with music behind. Perhaps he wanted to wake the people up for prayer for which there was alot of time :). But, is this the way to do so???
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Teacher Teacher!!!
Hmm, had a chance to teach tuition to students of 8th and 9th standards. Plus some more of junior classes.
The best part was teaching an LKG boy, named Omar. He was from Bangladesh. My sis used to help me. And we used to do "chher chhaar" with him as well. When my sis teased him, he'd tell "Teacher, woh ama ke dishtorb kori !!!", meaning, "Teacher, woh mujhe disturb karrahi hai". We taught this lil boy the poem "Johnny Johnny". We always used to have fun with him. And then my sister, for fun translated for him "Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa" in Bengali, although we ourselves donno this language :D
So we explained to him
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi sugar khaayi bo?
Johnny bol bay, Nihi Baba, ami nihi sugar khaa bo.
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi jhoot bol bo?
Johnny bol bay, Nihi Baba, ami nihi jhoot bol bo.
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi tomaar moonh kholo.
Johnny bol bay, Haa haa haa!!!
This really makes me say Haa haa haa, :D, LOLZ
And then we taught him
1-2 buckle my show
3-4 shut the door
5-6 pick up the sticks
7-8 set them straight
9-10 a big fat hen...
He used to enjoy the last line alot. Now remember he likes this "Fat Hen" alot.
Next we taught him "London Bridge is falling down"
So, he'd learnt it... Now he reads it, or say, sings it
London bridge is falling down
falling down, falling down
London bridge is falling down
My "Fat Lady"
LOLZ :D
heheh
He made the fair lady a Fat Lady!!!
So, any1 planning to come to Mariam for tuitions ??? ;)
The best part was teaching an LKG boy, named Omar. He was from Bangladesh. My sis used to help me. And we used to do "chher chhaar" with him as well. When my sis teased him, he'd tell "Teacher, woh ama ke dishtorb kori !!!", meaning, "Teacher, woh mujhe disturb karrahi hai". We taught this lil boy the poem "Johnny Johnny". We always used to have fun with him. And then my sister, for fun translated for him "Johnny Johnny, Yes Papa" in Bengali, although we ourselves donno this language :D
So we explained to him
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi sugar khaayi bo?
Johnny bol bay, Nihi Baba, ami nihi sugar khaa bo.
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi jhoot bol bo?
Johnny bol bay, Nihi Baba, ami nihi jhoot bol bo.
Baba bol bay Johnny kay, Johnny, tumi tomaar moonh kholo.
Johnny bol bay, Haa haa haa!!!
This really makes me say Haa haa haa, :D, LOLZ
And then we taught him
1-2 buckle my show
3-4 shut the door
5-6 pick up the sticks
7-8 set them straight
9-10 a big fat hen...
He used to enjoy the last line alot. Now remember he likes this "Fat Hen" alot.
Next we taught him "London Bridge is falling down"
So, he'd learnt it... Now he reads it, or say, sings it
London bridge is falling down
falling down, falling down
London bridge is falling down
My "Fat Lady"
LOLZ :D
heheh
He made the fair lady a Fat Lady!!!
So, any1 planning to come to Mariam for tuitions ??? ;)
Friday, November 18, 2005
Shampoo Types
Well, you know that should buy a shampoo according to the hair type you've got. These days you get to see variety of shampoos for different hair types... But theres a confusion... According to some people, if on a shampoo you find "For Curly Hair", then it means that this shampoo will make your hair curly; and if you find "For Silky/Straight hair" , then it makes your hair silky and straight.
If you keep on taking it the above way, then I should write what each shampoo type does to your hair.
Shampoo Effect on your hair
For Dry Hair Will make your hair dry, as if its autumn season with no leaves on a tree.
For Greasy Hair Will make your hair so greasy as if you applied grease to your hair.
For Dandruff Will make your hair full of dandruff as if you used a talcum powder on your hair.
For Weak Hair Will make your hair weak.
For Split-Ends Will make split-ends in your hair, thereby dividing your hair by 2.
For Hair Fall Will make your hair fall, ultimately making you bald.
For Lifeless Hair Will make your hair lifeless.
Hehehe :D, isn't this philosophy funny ????
If you keep on taking it the above way, then I should write what each shampoo type does to your hair.
Shampoo Effect on your hair
For Dry Hair Will make your hair dry, as if its autumn season with no leaves on a tree.
For Greasy Hair Will make your hair so greasy as if you applied grease to your hair.
For Dandruff Will make your hair full of dandruff as if you used a talcum powder on your hair.
For Weak Hair Will make your hair weak.
For Split-Ends Will make split-ends in your hair, thereby dividing your hair by 2.
For Hair Fall Will make your hair fall, ultimately making you bald.
For Lifeless Hair Will make your hair lifeless.
Hehehe :D, isn't this philosophy funny ????
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Rawalpindi/Islamabad mein Isha ki Aazaan ka waqt hogaya hai!!!
In Pakistan, one thing I find very awkward is the different prayer timings of different Masjids. If you hear Aazaan from one masjid, then for about half an hour you keep hearing Aazaan from different Masjids. Whereas its not like that in Kuwait. Here all the Masjids give Aazaan at the same time.
Anyways, when we were staying in Karachi, Mom heard Aazaan on PTV and so she offered her prayer. But later she heard Aazaan from the nearby Masjid, and realised that she had offered her prayer on the Rawalpindi/Islamabad timings :).
Now on TV, you might hear "Rawalpindi aur Islamabad ke masaafaat main Isha ki Aazaan ka waqt hua chaahta hai. Doosre shehron k muqaamen apne waqt k hisaab se namaaz parhain."
I often tease mom saying that the 2nd sentence is put exclusively for her :)
Similar thing happened with me as well. Last year I visited Pakistan in Feb. I asked if some1 heard Asar Aazaan, he said yes, so I offered my prayer. But later, I heard Aazaan myself, I was like, sarcastic ^o). Then later I thought that probably he also must've heard it from some other Masjid and hence told me :)
If I get a chance to give a suggestion to the Govermnet of Pakistan, then I'd surely talk about this issue of the timings of Prayers :)
Anyways, when we were staying in Karachi, Mom heard Aazaan on PTV and so she offered her prayer. But later she heard Aazaan from the nearby Masjid, and realised that she had offered her prayer on the Rawalpindi/Islamabad timings :).
Now on TV, you might hear "Rawalpindi aur Islamabad ke masaafaat main Isha ki Aazaan ka waqt hua chaahta hai. Doosre shehron k muqaamen apne waqt k hisaab se namaaz parhain."
I often tease mom saying that the 2nd sentence is put exclusively for her :)
Similar thing happened with me as well. Last year I visited Pakistan in Feb. I asked if some1 heard Asar Aazaan, he said yes, so I offered my prayer. But later, I heard Aazaan myself, I was like, sarcastic ^o). Then later I thought that probably he also must've heard it from some other Masjid and hence told me :)
If I get a chance to give a suggestion to the Govermnet of Pakistan, then I'd surely talk about this issue of the timings of Prayers :)
Monday, November 14, 2005
Our House, that got demolished
This was when I was in 12th grade (Science with computer). Such an important year for studies, life full of tension. Get up early morning, go to college, afternoon come back from college, spend 1-2 hours at home, then go for tuitions, without which you cant do anything in exams, then come home at night, have dinner, go to sleep. And then the same routine repeated everyday! Once coming back from my tuition, my Dad said that our building was gonna get demolished and we would have to change our flat. Actually what we think that the caretaker of building did not inform us earlier so that he could take the rent to his pocket. Anyways, Allah knows better! So, just 1-2 months time was given to us. We started searching for flats. Unfortunately we couldn't get any. Slowly every1 from the building started shifting.
We found a flat in the same lane. The caretaker of that building said that this flat would be empty in few days. We had already started packing. The time was drawing near! The owner of our building was in such a hurry that whenever a flat used to get empty, he used to call the workers to remove things from there, like doors, windows, etc.
Now the new flat guy, was not leaving the flat. Kept giving reasons, huh! Just our family and one more family was there in the old building :o... Imagine when u open the main door of your house, in front u see that the flat in front has no doors and no windows, u can see other building thru that! It was terrific, as if v were staying in a cave, or some jungle...
We were so helpless at that time... Then the new building's caretaker spoke rudely to that guy who wasn't emptying the flat... We kept packing. Our building's staircase railings were also removed. Then from my kitchen window i saw a bulldozer or crane right in front of my window :. I shouted, and told mom. We thought they started demolishing the building with we inside it! We called an uncle who found out that they were removing the water tank from top of building.... HUH... Without water, who will stay in the building!!!
Now it was decided that we would shift in the new house, even though that guy's belongings were there. Man, u shud have seen the drawing room with his things and our things, one on top of the other!!! Plus house was so untidy. Anyways one room he emptied, where our family could stay... and the same night he left with his things in our house :). And that fellow dint come to take his things even later :), so our new caretaker threw his things out of the house....
Anyways our building was demolished, I think the next day itself. But I just cant forget that scary time that there were no people in that building, only we were the residents of that old building that time!!!
We found a flat in the same lane. The caretaker of that building said that this flat would be empty in few days. We had already started packing. The time was drawing near! The owner of our building was in such a hurry that whenever a flat used to get empty, he used to call the workers to remove things from there, like doors, windows, etc.
Now the new flat guy, was not leaving the flat. Kept giving reasons, huh! Just our family and one more family was there in the old building :o... Imagine when u open the main door of your house, in front u see that the flat in front has no doors and no windows, u can see other building thru that! It was terrific, as if v were staying in a cave, or some jungle...
We were so helpless at that time... Then the new building's caretaker spoke rudely to that guy who wasn't emptying the flat... We kept packing. Our building's staircase railings were also removed. Then from my kitchen window i saw a bulldozer or crane right in front of my window :. I shouted, and told mom. We thought they started demolishing the building with we inside it! We called an uncle who found out that they were removing the water tank from top of building.... HUH... Without water, who will stay in the building!!!
Now it was decided that we would shift in the new house, even though that guy's belongings were there. Man, u shud have seen the drawing room with his things and our things, one on top of the other!!! Plus house was so untidy. Anyways one room he emptied, where our family could stay... and the same night he left with his things in our house :). And that fellow dint come to take his things even later :), so our new caretaker threw his things out of the house....
Anyways our building was demolished, I think the next day itself. But I just cant forget that scary time that there were no people in that building, only we were the residents of that old building that time!!!
Friday, November 11, 2005
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