HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Let me take the chance to wish you all a very blessed year and I hope what is bound to come is much better than what had occurred in the past.
A new year means new opportunities, new beginnings and new adventures so lets forget about all the bad moments of our past and live up to the future, for it holds much more than what we can imagine.
Work harder to achieve what you weren't able to achieve in 2013 and work to become a better more influential person.
Here I am sharing some of my new year's resolutions with you, read them if they are of any interest to you!!

1. Set my priorities right, and think of what I really want to get out of what am doing, instead of just wandering around in life with so much in mind; and also because I tend to give up half way through pretty much everything  I do or start.

2. swear and curse less and manage my anger and try not to lose my nerves very quickly.

3. Study harder and focus more in to studies.

4. I will be sitting for 4 IGCSE subjects this year precisely in May and am hoping to ace at least 3 of them if not all.

5.Read at least 10 new books, well with too much pressure of studies and the boards I will sitting, am not sure I will have time for this, but I will find a way and may be some free time.

6.I also have been lagging of posting recently and that is one thing I want to fix and so I will put in more efforts to try at least and post once a week.

7.As most of you who know me already, I am not that short but not quite tall as well and so I want to find a way to increase my height and may be put on a few kilos as well.

8. One of the things I want to do is also make more people smile, even if it means doing crazy things.

9.Improve my cooking skills and experiment more in the kitchen.

10. Go in new adventures and try much more new things specially during the summer vacation.

The end of the year..

This is nothing but a recap about how 2013 was for me.
Twenty-Thirteen was a year full of adventures, filled with ups and downs.. Had many obstacles but by the will of god and my efforts and so many more factors I managed to get through them, and honestly speaking.. through it I had some of the best moments of my life and met some of the greatest people.
Nevertheless, I also lost many friends who I once considered as my best friends, and had thoughts that we would never be apart and that we are too great to be broken, but masks unleashed and life proved me wrong.
Well lets do a month by month review.
January- as a start was fabulous, had a great time and enjoyed it very much, had so many adventures and tried many new things.

February- was nothing exciting, just the ordinary routine of school and home and some outings during the weekends

March- March though was the worst month of all, my life was all messed up and haven't had one straight thing in my life; thats also the period of time I lost many friends. Glad this situation didn't last long though because soon after came April.

April- I consider this to be the month of new beginnings, I started my life over again I would say, the month commenced with going to Umrah* and then I begun this blog.

May-  it was when everything started getting straight again in my life and I began to prioritize things and draw a path for my walk.

June-  was when I started my summer vacation, had a road trip with the family to al Ain and also got to experience the Ferrari world thrilling rides and etc.

July-  was a month full of joy and happiness and adrenaline rush, I travelled to Sudan along with my dad and brother and had some of the most cheerful and crazy days with cousins.

August- August marked one of the most amazing journeys of my life, well before anything I am bound to mention the very first day of August was so amazing I can't explain and the second day is the day I landed in Egypt which was when another cluster of days evoked, days full of happiness and great people I wouldn't mind be surrounded by all year round. I also went to northern coast  which was beyond amazing and attended a beautiful wedding!

September- was when all my journeys and trips came to a termination and I started school once again, and notably this school year is way better than the previous one.

October- I got my thoughts straight about school and that as this is my last 2 years in school I should put in more efforts in school and studies and notably that efforts did pay back with me getting good grades in reviews and I hope I did as well and better in the semester exams.

November- It was the month of birthdays.. too many birthdays! nothing so remarkable about that month, just got in to a single routine  of studies and tuition and barely had time for other activities in life, but indeed I did surprise with a special cake for her birthday which am proud of!

December- December finally got by, marking only 30 days to the end of the year which went by rapidly, I celebrated my birthday and had my semester finals and started my winter vacation and nothing so interesting apart of this.

*just in case you don't know what Umrah is, feel free to check this link it may show you a little about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umrah

a moment of freedom

well with all life's pressure over me, I barely have a moment to breath and the time I get to check over my blog or to write a post I consider is a great achievement by itself. With too much to do, I scantily have a hiatus to enjoy life. Not to lie, I do go out and enjoy from time to time.. but with so much in mind at the same moment; thoughts running back and forth in my mind about this thing or the other.

Honestly speaking I have many posts in my drafts, some only half completed, others just peeking through all done and complete waiting for me to gather up my courage and press the 'publish' button so you would able to read them.
Words took over and drove me away from the real point of this post and why I sat here to do; basically just to wish you guys. I hope you had a merry, happy and jolly Christmas, full of laughter, enjoyment and fun. Even though I don't celebrate Christmas as  I am a Muslim, the Christmas spirit takes over me when I walk in to the mall and see all the huge Christmas's trees all very charmingly, and the huge crowds of people walking in and out of shops buying presents for their loved ones, the positive energy  verge upon me from all around me and so I make sure to wish all (at least I hope I don't miss out on any)  my christian friends just like some do when its Eid.

a belated wish..

I know I am not the best of bloggers when it comes to posting more often, but what to do when you get drowned in life and its duties, sometimes you feel you don't even have to time to breath, but little by little, you work to live with it, cope with it and bear it.

However, I am not writing to apologize or to give you excuses as to why I haven't posted in a while or why am shortening in your rights, this is more of a belated wish for Eid, because this at least I can't miss out though it is quite late but late than never isn't it?!

So here it is; Eid mubarak , and I hope god had showered you with his blessings and you had good days.

And now that eid is over and the week holiday we got is coming to an end, everyone is stressing about life shizz once again, but after all as a change it was nice to have a break from the daily life routine and get gathered with family and friends.

if you are not familiar with the term *eid* or have no idea what it is, it will be nice to check this link and read a bit about it, hoping you will understand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha  

Lotivation #2

Day by day since I started my sophomore year of high school, I've been loaded with work and pressure; thus, loosing enthusiasm every day. I have been meaning to write this post a while ago but for some reason I haven't done it, but I feel you all and that's why am trying to keep up the motivation which at this point I need for myself !
The quote I chose today is a motivational life quote, which says : “Just know, when you truly want success, you’ll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get.” - Unknown

I chose this one in particular because at the moment, I have to do so much, in so little time, and by the day it's getting tougher and harder to tolerate and that's why I need as much motivation as possible to get me going and stand by me.

escape.

Why do we teenagers want to escape? from our parent's scoldings? or a fight we'd had with someone we know perhaps?
We really think we saw enough and experienced a lot, when really its nothing compared to what is actually waiting ahead of us. The forms of escape themselves are a whole other story indeed because they are truly pathetic starting from smoking and extending all the way to self harm and suicide it self. Now out of everyone I know there is not a teen whom haven't tried one way or another to escape even if its only the 2 minutes while the cigarette is still lit; and, most actually thought of suicide and I can't deny am one of them- leaving a side the one whom actually attempted it, but thinking back I am glad I didn't do it because at the moment I couldn't ask for a more happy life ignoring the few downs which are of course bound to happen in the journey of life and I hope it stays this way. Well, I haven't done it not because I wasn't brave enough but it was rather an anger thought and you know they say don't make decisions when you are angry or mad. Furthermore, we should indeed accept our destinies, and by now you must be like -look who is talking- but i told you anger thoughts don't count. Nevertheless, there is always solutions to our problems and answers to our questions if we just stand up and speak, we would have been understood. For how long are we going to just run away, when we know nothing lasts forever and whether we like it or not we are going to have to face the reality because we can't hide forever either.

After all , all our fingers are not the same similarly people also aren't so our way of thinking might also differ but that does not prove that you shall go about harming your self be it by smoking, cutting or what so ever. I may not know what is going on in your life nor in your mind but there is always a way to solve it, and am sure a lot of things we are going to regret when we are older because that's when its going to payback and we are going to face the consequences of our mistakes. Our lives are precious and we shall not end them because of  a small problem we'd had or an argument with our parents because they want nothing but the best for us and we shall think of that and also not forget all the people around us whom care about us and love us and we love back what is going to be their reaction when they lose you ? wouldn't it affect their lives, wouldn't they feel sad and mad; surely they will because for a fact I know as long as they had a heart to love you with they are not heartless and have feelings.

In conclusion, we shall also remember that god forgets no one but for him to love us we should love him first and get close to him, and always pray and think of him in every step we take and every move we make. 

Back 2 School

School tomorrow and for some reasons I can't get my feelings about it straight. Whether I shall feel happy and get excited or to feel sad; well, its both! I get to see some people that I like and be done with another year; or sadly bid farewell to one awesome vacation I've had. But, whether I like it or not, I have no choice and tomorrow I will wake in the morning get ready and walk out of the door heading to school and one more school year begins. However, this isn't going to be an normal school year because I have come to the serious part of school-life now and its a matter of life or death, well at least to me. Therefore, just like myself and everyone makes new year resolutions on new year's eve, I have made some myself but school new year resolution that I am going to try my best to stick to because this is going to be a tensed year and I should be fully prepared specially for IGCSE's and everything so here are some of my resolutions.

1. no drama - every girl knows how is the situation in the girl's block with boyfriend drama, jealousy, hatred, and every girl's insecurities so whether I like it or not some drama is bound to happen I will just try my best to stay away.

2. study more and work harder- my past year results weren't bad but neither were they good, just didn't please me so my plan this year is to perform better academically and work harder to achieve better grades.

3. get healthier- cut down on junk food, eat healthier food, and drink more water. For a fact am not the person who would crave for pizza but the one whom would choose a salad over burgers but everyone thinks I don't eat enough so I would try my best to have at least 2 meals in a day.

4. Don't let the blog distract me from studies and studies distract me from the blog- pretty self explanatory

5. make a schedule- make a schedule for every hour of my day to follow and I shall stick to it and not waste my time on useless things.

sleep routine.

So we all now what summer is about, don't we? messing up the diets, travelling, entertainment, freedom and staying up late. Nevertheless, when its far time for school everything has to go back on the shelves. My sleep routine has been pretty messed up, I wouldn't sleep till at least 6 a.m in the morning and wake up half way through the day. Therefore, last Wednesday I made I had planned to sleep at 7 a.m for 2 hours and so set my alarm to 9 and that would be my sleep for the day which will make me very sleepy by the night and go to bed early and wake up earlier the next day, and I combated sleep till 9 p.m and that's when I went to sleep to wake up early the next day which was yesterday and again I made sure I didn't because that would again make me stay up late. I triumphed in my fight against sleep and successfully fixed my sleeping routine  

Frustration....

You know when you wake up in the morning and you just can't stand anything or take anyone. Well, I can't say exactly wake up in the morning because I haven't had any sleep since yesterday really, but that wouldn't change anything of the reality indeed. Anyhow, I am just in a mood of frustration or anger whatever you may say; just you know, some negative power inside of me that's all I can say. At the moment, I am blowing hot and cold and just can't take anything around me. I consider this my little space, my window to the world and my escape so here I share with you my feelings, not for you to sympathies or feel pity, just because I want to. 

Egypt pictures..

I am just too lazy to gather up all the pictures, and I know it has taken me extremely long to post this. I couldn't just keep you all waiting for longer so I thought I will just upload what I have for now. So without further ado..

*click on the collage to enlarge*

adventures in the country of the pharaohs

Days have passed so quickly and the 20 days I were to spend in Egypt has come to an end.Generally speaking, I expected to see and experience a lot more than I have in this visit which was to some point disappointing; all because of the political issues and the situations of Egypt right now and add to that a curfew from 7 pm to 6 am which due to most of the shops and touristic places and stores close around 5 pm. Apart from that every where and thing else was pleasant and flawless. I got to see many of my family members whom I haven't seen before except for once when I was 2 years old, it was nice and loved them all; my cousins, my aunts, and uncles and the cat. They were the most down to earth, simple and kind people I have ever met, am not saying this because they are my family but it is rather the truth.

 However, I have been to 2 different cities other than Cairo, which are Alexandria and the Northern coast of Egypt. They were both Beautiful as they were both extending by the sea, the Mediterranean sea indeed. Nevertheless the view was more beautiful in the northern coast as the water seemed three-colored and the scene during sun-set is indescribable. I haven't been able to pay the Pyramids a visit though because again due to the situation of the country, no one is allowed to go there and a few other places.

Thats all I remember right now. For the pictures I will have a separate post after I have gathered them all together. 

The great return :D

Am back in Dubai finally, after a lovely one and a half month summer vacation in both Sudan and Egypt. I loved both the countries not my first in Sudan but this time it was unique as it was my first time in Sudan with my dad and he kept me well entertained and I am sure going to go back again with him as I enjoyed very much. Nonetheless, it was my first time in Egypt, it was somewhat disappointing but to a certain level but not to deny, I enjoyed as well, met so many new but amazing people whom I miss already and had a few adventures which I will be telling y'all about soon, but for now I just wanted to let you know am back safe and sound. True it is, there is no where like home and its warmth no other place can give.

Egypt..

I have safely arrived at Cairo today's  afternoon, we were all tired from sleeping less and waking up early in the morning, we have come to the house we will be staying in,  my uncle's flat, which is really nice and I like it here, my aunt also lives in the same building just a different floor so its cool around here; but since we were tired we all went to sleep and woke up around iftar time. Had a good time catching up with the family and everything. Haven't really went out today, nevertheless I had a good walk around the area as it has many shops, they have really nice things but I didn't buy anything. Glad all the family is in good health and all well. I still don't know where we are going or what we are doing tomorrow but I hope its something nice and entertaining or to the least bit interesting.

The meet-up

When you know someone for so long, long enough that you know you have to meet up but unfortunately every time you give it a try, it blows out. Well that's exactly what has happened between me and my best friend  but at last and for once, luck was by our side and we got to meet up and that too after so much trouble but nevertheless it was worth it. Even though it was a short meet up, I shall admit I was so happy and enjoyed every second while my bestie was around. I am really looking forward to more of those meet-ups. I am not going to go in to details of what happened, but I thought its worth the share because I was dying to meet up with my bestie and I finally did and I am glad I actually did except for the fact that now I can't stop thinking about my bestie and everything which is making me day-dream.

last few days in Sudan!

I have only a few days remaining to stay in Sudan, since am travelling on Friday morning to Egypt to attend a wedding. I am stressed and exhausted because I sleep late and wake up early!  shouldn't have left the family visits for the last days but am almost done. Am also excited to go to Egypt though I am aware of what is going on in there but I hope nothing goes wrong and we enjoy it there, the thing am most excited about is seeing my family and the wedding there anyways :D

Crazy times...

well you know when cousins join together and meet again after a long time some cousin mischief is bound to happen, just like what happened today when we were cruising around today in my cousin's car around Nile street. We went around with loud music and windows open, waving at everyone we see and shouting hello whether they were simply walking or driving. It was really nice when people interacted with us and waved back though some people gave us zero reaction, moved away, frowned or gave us a surprised/ confused look, but they are not to be blamed its not everyday that you see a bunch of strangers waving at you from a car. Nevertheless, we enjoyed seeing people with a smile drawn on their face simply because of us. One more thing I've realised today is that Sudanese people are actually cheerful and cool people because 80% of the people either waved back or smiled keeping a side the people who started clapping and racing us with their cars and all the stuff such. Therefore, we decided that whenever we all are bored we will go cruising in Nile street waving at random people.

Best Friends

This one is for the best friends, in fact this one is specially dedicated to my best friend, the one whom i love so much and rely on. we cant go a day without talking to each other. this is to the one who knows how to cheer me up when am down and make me smile when am sad. i just cant stop loving this person. and no matter how much and say it would never be enough to at least give back compared to how much i take. Even though  we tease each other and make fun of one another, we never feel bad or take it seriously. This person alone knows how much i am of a drama queen. The one who is always there to motivate me. The one I know I can always find when am in need of a person to talk to, the person who is ready to help me. The person whom even if I call in the middle of the night and would happily pick up, and even when a misunderstanding or a small problem we would come and speak normally next day and dont even have to apologise because we know it doesnt matter. To simply the most perfect person I know. The only person whom is aware of all my flaws yet accepts me the way I am. The person whom I love so much and would never stop loving and I just hope and pray to god i never lose.

I could just go on and on about this person but am not sure anyone would read that much. Though no matter how much I write about this person it wont be enough so I will just leave you with this much.

Sudan: adventures and experiences

Well most of the entertainment we have here in Sudan consists of restaurants and cafes, rare are the malls but we do have different sports clubs. Its just been 8 days in Sudan and I have already been to around 15 restaurants, some were really nice and their food tasted delicious and others were just horrible. I attended a Ramadan party in grand holiday villa hotel Khartoum; which was nice, there were stand-up comedians and a Sudanese singer, then we played billiards in the gymnasium of the hotel. We sat in a floating cafe in Nile river which was pretty interesting and we rode a boat as well. I met plenty of interesting people that i enjoyed the company of and the conversations held between us. Today, we went and swum in the German Sudanese Club, i personally like swimming, therefore i enjoyed and so far so good. My mom is coming on Wednesday with my other 2 brothers, and am enjoying it in here. After all there is no country like the one you were belong to and the one you were born in.

20 facts about moi !

since this is the 20th post on my blog i wanted to make it a bit special, seeing that my blog is growing and am gaining more and more viewers every day... i thought its far time i would share a few facts about my self with all of you and 20th post means 20 facts so here they are:-

#1- My nickname "minni" is because I am actually short and skinny

#2- Am picky with food

#3- I love travelling

#4- I can love and hate people in secret

#5- I am a good cook and i love cooking

#6- I am always up for new experiences and adventures

#7- I am a shopaholic, that's why am always broke

#8- only a few of my friends know about the existence of this blog

#9- I'd rather use my laptop than watch television

#10- I am a shy person but once i get to know you better, i can get really crazy around you (in a good way)

#11- I love meeting new people and making new friends

#12- I am the type of person who can not hold things in, and always let them out; but only to the person am most close with

#13- I can be completely random at times.

#14- am a moody person

#15- I get neural and uptight really quickly and from the slightest things

#16- I am obsessed with make-up, i like collecting though I don't apply as much.

#17- I have one best friend whom I love so much, and i have many close and good friends

#18- I gained more self confidence after i learnt to love my height and use it for my own good

#19- true fact: the above are 18 facts about me

#20- I wrote these facts in my little blog notebook while i was in the plane half way between land and sky

Sudan: Day 1

Waking up at 10 to get ready, took a bath, washed my hair, got dressed, applied the last touches and  carried my handbag heading to the airport with my Mom, Dad and brother and in no time i knew it was time to say good-bye to my mom already as i was only travelling with my dad and younger brother. walking to the gate and grabbing a few things from the duty free soon it was time for boarding the flight. boarded but had to wait for some time as some delay with luggage had happened. I used the time to text and call a few people who i really love and care about, not much after that the flight had took off and we were on air. My brother sitting next to me had watched a movie and had soon passed out while i killed my time by noting down somethings i want to do and wrote a post that would be posted soon, watched a part of a movie, listened to music, and meanwhile doing all that, i have been thinking about one person in particular. However, time had passed quickly and the 3 hours and half long journey has soon come to an end. Collected our luggage and went out, spotted my aunt and ran so fast and hugged her people were staring at us, but it was worth it because i haven't seen her in so long and i missed her so much. went back home had some rest, ate and all. went to relatives houses and wandered about in the streets of the country. Went back home and slept after 2 tiring days and woke up now and wrote this post to be put up on my blog.
and what better than coming back to your home country and meeting up with the great members of your family and friends.

A state of exhaustion!

Today, I've had a super long day with barely a few hours of sleep from last night since i was packing and all. Woke up early, helped in the kitchen as we had guests coming, got dressed walked all the way to my friend's house , well its not so far but the weather was extremely hot. Then went to the mall, walked all around and both a few bits and bobs and then bowling and billiards and walked even more and then came back home, did the last arrangements and packed my bag and took them to the airport to cargo them and get my boarding pass, just in case i go late to airport or anything, you never know what would happen and was standing for about two and half hours and now am back home. Having a flight to catch up with tomorrow at 12:00 pm and i have to wake up even earlier than that to get ready and what not ; i barely have  few hours left which i can rest in and so much to worry about. Less sleep and body pain, this is seriously the worst thing that could ever happen, to me this is even worse than having a financial problem and being bankrupt (sarcastically said.. no offence intended). just to prove am the worst person in time management and organisation, i am updating my blog than going to sleep, but well i love my blog more than sleep since like it my only escape. Nevertheless, Sudan, here i come and i will be sure to update my blog constantly and try  my best to do daily blogs of how my day went and all the new experiences and things like that. Woop , woop am excited which is making me less tired and i hope i dont get dark circles around my eyes after those two days !

Summer adventures: week highlights

this week mainly consisted of shopping, shopping and even more shopping as i am travelling on saturday. Nevertheless, I had a hangout with friends; well not school friends or people i know i took the adventure to go out with people ive never met, though they arent complete strangers because somehow my parents now their parents through work and what not, and they are here for vacation. However, as most of ou know am completely open to new experiences and adventures so i went out to spend a day with them and show them around the city, and surprisingly we all had a good time. My only concern was that i dont speak their language, so how are we going to communicate but fortunately they spoke english as well as i do and we were all able to enjoy our selves. We went to al majaz water-front and qasba, and since the two places were close to each other we walked from al majaz to qasba, after having a good get-together and had some drinks and desserts in a cafe. We then rode the eye of the emirates which was nice but not as exciting as it seems to be, after that we went to the rides area because we were accompanied by younger ones and they wanted to play. Later when it was about 10:30 pm we headed to nando's and had a good dinner and being the fun people that we are, when it was time to pay the bill, we asked the waiter what wold happen if we didnt have enough money and the poor waiter believed and went to ask his manager and the manager just said that they would let the person go get the money come back and if the person didnt come back its up to him. But we paid anyways and bonced had a little walk whilst talking and enjoying then it was around 12:30 am so we called the driver to come pick us up and b that the day was over and am really glad i took the time to meet such awesome people.

The spirit of the holy month :)

With beautifully decorated streets, happy families gathered, delicious food waiting to be eaten at sunset and the spirit of the holy month spread all around, i would like to wish you all my dear readers, friends, family and loved ones a very blessed Ramadan and as they say in Arabic "Ramadan Kareem" and may allah accept all your prayers and grant you good deeds in every step you take in life. and may this Ramadan be a month full of blessing, a month full of forgiveness and a month full of guidance for you and all your family insha'allah.

along with my thoughts

The title doesn't explain , but there isn't much to explain anyways, i felt the need to update my blog but didn't know what to write about because am constantly running out of ideas so i thought why not just start a new post and move along with my thoughts, and right now i don't even know where am getting with this but boredom-ness kills and am i don't want to die so i am killing time writing this post which probably makes no sense but this is what my life is about now. Am travelling soon so the tense of travel and shopping though i couldn't find much of the things i like; but am excited for travel and meeting my family, cousins and all my friends again. and who knows may be i will be courageous enough to do a few vlogs and outfits of the day posts (not sure about that, not a promise) though i promise there are many, many exciting posts to come , about places i will visit back in my home country and things such and i hope you will enjoy them.

i still don't think this post makes any sense but i still feel like posting it, you know why ? because its my blog and i can do whatever i want. (just jokes, am not so rude :D)

Name Meaning...

Out of complete boredom and total curiosity, I went in to Google and typed in my name. I thought I'd see if there are other meanings to it since all I knew that it stood for the word "wish" in Arabic. Coincidentally I found this very interesting website which has definitions to names and all and little did I know that there is so much greatness behind my four-letter name ! I really like what I found, its not actually meaning more like a personality analysis but not exactly because it is just based on the name and there were more than one definition. Here is the meaning to my name:

1.	Mona
	A dreamy girl who makes an entire room light up with just a smile. Pure and innocent. Wonderful, funny, lovable and entertaining. Secretly lusted after by many people. A being of total perfection; flawless. Once you met her, she will linger in your thoughts and dreams- she is unforgettable. Addictive. Beautiful yet sexy. Has been known to 'put a spell' on the people that she meets, making them obsess over her. Has a mysterious aura.
2.	Mona
	ROYAL in Greek, in Arabic it means WISH OR DESIRE and in African pronounced Muna meaning the LORD IS WITH YOU.
3.	Mona
	A girl who is sensitive and easily hurt, but never stays mad long since she is full of love. She cannot be disloyal and will not put up with people who are fake or think they are better than someone else. Monas will sometimes do things that you don't understand but will never act like someone she is not. Give her your trust and she will never let you down.
4.	Mona
	used in Thailand. Meaning  a true homie.
5.	Mona
	A dark but beautiful girl who is very loving and friendly to those close to her, but is painfully shy and can come across as cold to strangers. Tough about her emotions and will only cry in front of certain people. Loves horror movies, mushrooms, and anime. This is the link to the website :http://www.urbandictionary.com/  be sure to check it and find the meaning to your name.  I know the post wasnt very interesting but i still thought it was worth the share!

TIME Attack!

Well am not sure the title makes sense and how much it actually is going to relate to what i have in mind and about to write down but its the most suitable title I could think of. Well typical me and typical summer evening, sitting on bed with the laptop in front of me and my blackberry in hand. I just remembered at the beginning of the school year where i remembered how the past year went by very fast and i thought this year would go as fast because time always flies and I'd feel as if I had this thought just yesterday. I then thought why not broadcast it to my BBM list and while i was typing I thought 'ooh wow, this is indeed going to be a very lengthy broadcast why not just make it a blog-post.
So what I actually wanted to say time flies when we don't want it to and slows down when we actually want it to fly and at times it would just fly. Now I do find myself sitting and thinking of certain situations that are bound or am expecting to happen in the future and think the time would fly and remember me sitting thinking of the situation as just yesterday.
However, at other times i just wish I can fast forward a certain situation; even a time machine which i can use  to travel to the future would do. At least, a super power  that i can use where all I'd have to do is close my eyes and think of a certain somewhere or some time I want to go to and perhaps when I open my eyes I would actually find my self there. For a matter of fact I do sometimes think that this time is gonna fly fast and soon I'd remember me thinking that time would be flying fast, as fast as a blink of an eye and unconsciously find myself actually closing my eye thinking that may be it would happen even though i have full awareness that it is not actually going to happen.

LOTIVATION #1

A strange title isn't it? Well let me tell you what it is about!  we all need some love and motivation every once in a while to keep us going , I know I do. Therefore, I have created my very own word as you can see up there my friends to make it the title of these posts that i will be putting up every once in a while; basically the word is extracted from the words love and motivation and put together if you haven't guessed already. The contents will be either a motivational quote or an inspiring picture or what ever that i see worthy of putting under this title and for post #1 i chose a quote by Helen Keller which says :- Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

which basically sums up why we should always be confident and have hope within ourselves because tomorrow is a new day and new is always better. and nothing can be achieved if you are not optimistic that tomorrow is actually a new day.

keeping up with summer adventures...

i should seriously apologise for not posting more often as i am supposed to, i think i should make it a habit of posting every once in a week at least.

now coming to the actual point of this post, nothing much just an update as to what i have been doing so far and whats been going on.
My parents had some work in Qatar for a few days so we had to stay at my uncle's place while they were away . We didn't do much stayed up late watching movies and slept till late and went swimming a couple of times. But for the more exciting part we went to Ferrari World which is in Abu Dhabi's Yas Island. We had to drive for a little less than 2 hours which was quite tiring but was worth it I would say; I really enjoyed it. Most of all I liked the Formula Rossa which is said to be the world's fastest coaster, well it should be with that speed. Nevertheless, there were rides i didn't enjoy as well like the water ride which is called V12, was excited to ride it, well it seemed excited but unfortunately wasn't as exciting as it seemed, it lacked action i'd say (if that makes sense) the best part of it was the part where it elevates other than that it was crap. However, there were rides we weren't able to try like the G Force as it was out of service even though it seemed good, you know my type of thing. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures just a couple of the place the rest were selfies which weren't that much anyways but here you go.

*in the entrance*

*pretty self explanatory*

summer adventures: beginning of many!

You remember how i told y'all i'd keep you updated about my summer adventures? so this is the good me keeping her promise and sharing my first summer adventure with all you lovely people out there. So on this past Thursday, my family and I had a car trip to al ain which is a city in U.A.E. It has a huge this huge mountains in its outskirts in border with Oman called 'Jebel Hafeet' and that's where we've been to. It is marvelous and mind blowing. We went all the way to the top to stay in the only hotel up there called the 'Mercure Grand Hotel, Jebel Hafeet' it is a 4-star hotel, I personally enjoyed it; my mom says its a copy of the Ibis hotel in Switzerland since she's been there. The view from the room was spectacular day and night and everything seemed so perfect. Their restaurants were also good but not as we expected them to be, well not taste wise but environmentally, and that's only my opinion! we stayed there for one night and i loved it, definitely something i would like to repeat again. and one more nice thing was on the way back in the gas station we saw the Dubai police Ferrari car :D. 

and now i would leave you with some pictures.

*the view on the way up*

*half way through*

*the view from the room- day*

*the view from the room-night*

*a sculpture kind of thing in the middle of the mountains*

 

*the Dubai police Ferrari*

Summer plans :D

So school is officially done and now that summer is here, am filled with excitement and have so many plans; i hope they all go well. i will be sure to update my blog regularly and i will be putting up reviews of certain things and sharing my adventures with y'all. So far all is well and its starting on a good note, i hope it continues that way because am smelling a good summer cooking up with family reunions and great plans :) am just happy and overwhelmed!

Reflection of thoughts

Well, as you all know and I have told you earlier in my other post that I have exams those days, am done with 5 and 6 more to go; anyways, this is not what this post is about its just that yesterday we had a pretty short and easy exam and most of the class were done before the time was over; however, we weren't allowed to leave the exam hall, so the teacher invigilating suggested a small activity to pass out time with which I found quite interesting. She mainly gave out pieces of paper and we just had to reminisce and just write down all our memories of the year as it has come to an end and to mainly reflect our thoughts and we don’t really have to write down our names but we should be as honest as possible, so I thought I would share with all of you a recap of what I wrote because it gave me a feel of nostalgia thinking about this year and how it started and all I went through and all its events and comparing it to the past years and how they went and well I should say it was a different experience. Nevertheless, with no further ado here is what was mainly written in my paper but in a more rough way as I don’t remember exactly what I wrote!

2012-2013 as an academic year went by fast and am glad about that, but it also hid a lot for me as per lessons learnt from life because learning is not only done in school particularly inside a class room. I don’t know where to start off from, as I know as a time period, it wasn't the best of my life, let’s just say its downs were more than its ups at least  for me though I know many people agree. A lot of things happened and many things changed. At the beginning I was filled with excitement, finally getting to take the role of an IGCSE student and had many expectations, but you know how they say don’t expect too much so you won’t get disappointed and that’s exactly what had happened to me. Also, many people had changed, and am not saying I stayed the same either, I just hope it’s a change for good. The year was full of drama somehow and many people who were once the people I know became people I know, friends drifted away each walked through their own path but it’s all just a part of growing up I should say.

Anyhow, life is like a roller coaster, has its ups and its downs. Many things went wrong this year ,but I have no regrets because you can always learn from your mistakes and will be able to do things right the next time. I just hope one day in the future I will look back and laugh at the stupid things I did and feel proud of the success I accomplished. 

An apology

okay, so this is not any type of apology, this an apology to my beloved readers because i do know its been ages since i last updated , its not like am out of ideas i have tons running on in my mind; its just the stress of school and my exams coming up that's stopping me and keeping me behind.
i don't even have time to go out or to have fun, i cant even have proper weekends.. if you know what i mean.
so i just wanted to apologize for halting behind so much but counting down the days there are 18 days to go for my summer vacations and then am going to rock this blog and post till you get bored and probably not open my blog again( i hope not :P).

love you all
--minni<3--

Repulsion..

Repulsion: a feeling of disgust or aversion, distate.
               : the act of repulsing, or the state of being repulsed.

These words describe exactly how i feel right now, disgusted and repulsive to everything and everyone. You know the feeling where you don't want no body to talk to you or come next to you? where you feel everyone is a liar and no one is true?

At this point.. i feel like forgetting that anyone exists and live in my own world a shell created by me for me.
Because at the point where I am now i don't want anyone or anything, no people nor friends, not even family.
We live in a world where no one cares for anyone but them selves, they'll come to you when they need you, but you will find no one when you need them. Why should it always be me giving up for the happiness of others? sick of being kind and loving to people when not even a single one is kind and loving to me. It's a world full of fake people; indeed, its like my life is a theater filled with Oscar-winning actors all playing the lead role.

At the end we can do anything about it but treat them well and wait for the day they will grow up and realise their mistakes or at least treat you the same way.

Forgive and Forget

When people do something which isn't right , they always expect us to forgive and forget; but why when they never do so?
They always expect you to forgive them for their faults and mistakes; but just commit one fault or do a mistake and the reaction you get in return can make you believe its the end of the world. They wold blast out on you forgetting all the good you did to them and every right thing you did. They would pour all the anger they had in their life and every negative emotion or feeling they once had for someone out on you. You should learn from your mistakes, not be afraid of making them or regretting them because they should teach you life's lessons. Even if they forgive they would never forget and will just hold it against you all your life, but you know what is said? If you didn't forget, you haven't forgiven.

Nevertheless, when God forgives, who are we to hold grudges on people and not to forgive them.
In conclusion, Its a part of the human nature, every man is selfish; therefore, we expect to make mistakes and  be forgiven when we can not even bare the idea of forgiving someone else for their mistake; but after all no is perfect.

Wild Imagination!

Does everyone have weird imagination or is it only me ??

Okay so I am not strange no worries therefore I don’t have weird thoughts all the time but for one reason or another I happened to realise that okay my thoughts aren’t really that of a normal person or may be it is and I just don’t know.

Here is the thing, I actually do believe that somewhere in the world , god knows where but it is there , that I have a long lost twin, not an actual long lost twin but a person who is a complete duplicate of me same features and is a copy of me both physically and mentally which also does the exact thing I do in the same exact time. Well, it hasn’t reached to the point where I would go to google in search for my duplicate’s blog or anything coz then I would be weird for real which I hope am not, umm actually I know am not :p. after all these stay thoughts which are a part of my wide imagination! 

The Experience

So its been  almost a week now since am back in school, and there is not much to say about it honestly.

Not gonna narrate minute to minute events coz that’s like a waste of time and energy ! Just the overall. So I am still stuck around the same circle of people, not that I can change it then and there right away it should take its time; however, some things did change.

All the gossip, not my thing anymore… trying my best to keep my pledge of no back biting about people. Specially the people who were a part of my life once coz no matter what they stay people I once knew and maybe even loved ! and some of them even helped in making me the person I am today. Good or bad they are who they are and it is what it is. 

Brothers Graduation

Since i thought its been a long time i haven't updated my blog though its only about five days and i still cant write about the new me and back to school experience since am still not back in school because i didn't want to start from the middle of the week i thought i would enjoy my weekend and then start fresh on Sunday which is tomorrow i thought i would share my brothers graduation with y'all .

So my older brother's, Momen, graduation took place in our school on Thursday since its his senior year and then he is heading off to university.

With all our fights and all the other crap we do to each other, you remain my older brother and that would never change no matter what.. every time i say i hate you its always my own way to say i love you..May god bless you my older brother and be with you in each step you take and guide you through the right path in life.

NEW BEGINNINGS- Now or Never

With all its beauty life brings us down at times. they say life is short so we have to enjoy it but is it really enjoyable all the time? .. this is where the question mark puts it self!

Recently I've lost control on all life's paths the straight ones and those with bumps.. I've been thinking of blogging since forever and been addicted to reading other bloggers pages, but the thing is haven't really had the guts to start one of my own; maybe it was just about not having the courage to do it or maybe just didn't know where to start from or how to, But now i found the perfect time and the perfect reason.

You may think mysterious.. but no i am not its just the experience in life (learnt it the hard way).. Well people say teens are still young not mature enough or whatever but we still do live our everyday life and gain experience which counts later on in life we may not appreciate it now but am sure we will all do so later.

2013 for me didn't start well its only 4 months though the year but a lot happened in those 99 days. Lost many friends learnt the different faces people wear knew that not every person with a smile is happy some just put it on to move on with life some people count every step they make and other live spontaneously but at the end of the road as Stephen Chbosky says “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.” 

Okay i will now tell you what this is for i just came back from Umrah and been thinking the way i  am living my life  and the people i spend my time with and whether they are all worth it i came with many answers and  i wouldn't stop thinking ... they say people come and go but best friends are forever but what if the so called best friends of yours by time drift away,, were you really meant to be or is it just another group of friends that fade away with time i am just wondering. With all the different people coming from all around the world for one reason no one feeling superior to the other coming for the one and only god the creator of heaven and earth ALLAH subhanahu wo taala that i met and the incidents that i encountered i figured that the all my life is wrong on wrong and my routine and my daily life and the people around me its time for a new life a whole new me its a matter of time but its now or never.

well i don't know if all what i wrote up there made sense but one thing i know its words coming out from my heart. i am ready now, don't know if i would be accepted as the new me or not but i don't care as long as i know i  am doing the right thing and i hope i don't regret this later in life and may Allah be with me ya rab.

well all this happened in the spring break and i went to saudi arabia for 8 days in which i learnt many new things school started on this past Sunday but since i was away i wasn't able to attend i still didn't go back to school and am not sure about what am going to do but i am sure i will be back here again to tell out my back to school experience and i hope i am strong enough to handle this a life changing decision is never easy you know ...

PS. i apologise for such a long post but its the only way i could free my heart :)

--Minni<3--