Don’t grieve their charcoaled faces,

Your tears flow down in endless traces

At those lifeless eyes looking back at nowhere but places.

Before you even said your goodbyes and picked up your cases,

Look up at the sky and smile at their gazes,

Heaven doors are opening for them, everything erases.

Usually my eyelids start twitching when I’m really tired, but today and for the first time in my life my right eye-brow is twitching so fast like every 15 seconds. It’s so annoying … 

My baby turns one this Friday, inshallah. I’ve tried baking a carrot cake for him the other day but it didn’t turn out too good, I think I messed up with the ingredients but I’m not going to give up that easily. I’m going to try again today, only this time I’m going to have to be more careful. I’m going to look for other recipes online, and let’s hope I’ll have better luck this time. He never had cake before or anything sweet like candy so I can’t wait to see him have his first real dessert. I just remembered I’m suppose to introduce other things at one year like the regular full-cream milk. I hope he likes the taste of it.

Wishlist: 

1. Real Nokia cell phone with 10 KD credit.

2. Bottled mineral water, preferably a used empty one, rinsed out with soapy water, caps removed.

3. Fruit juice carton, if possible KDD because they’re very chewable.

4. Tv remote controls, especially the ones used for the TIVO. 

At long last Petra are a step ahead of KDD. I saw a leaflet a few weeks ago with Petra advertising their ice creams, it said something like ”buy one and get one free.” I thought to myself ‘it was about time and what took them so long?’

I remember back as a kid when I was in the UK, I’d buy an ice lolly from Forbuoys and I’d quickly gulp the whole thing just to see if I won anything. I’d be so happy to read “get one free lolly” on the wooden stick and if I saw “sorry, try again” I’d be so disappointed but I’d run again to the shop to buy more. I’ve always wondered why we didn’t have that in Kuwait. Now we do but it’s a bit too late for me.

How? There are no power lines, no shelters to go to, no planes to fly out, no proper roads out of this chaos and if you do find a taxi willing to take the risk it would cost around 500-1500 dollars or even more. Chances are very slim for those poor little kids!

BEST:
1. Male friend: my husband and dad.
2. Female friend: I don’t have one.
3. Vacation: Spain, Saragossa (buying freshly squeezed orange juice from the local vendor).
 

WORST:
1. Time of day: 2pm, when I have to leave work.
2. Day of the week: Saturday.
3. Color crayon: blue is my favourite and maroon is the worst colour ever because that’s what we had to wear to school.
 

LAST:
1. Person you talked to that goes/went to your school: Obsessive Compulsive.
2. Talked to on the phone: Wanetta
3. Text: I got an automated sms.
4. Person who Instant Messaged: no one.
 

TODAY:
1. What are you doing now: I’m at work, doing this tag. 
2. Wearing: black.
 

TOMORROW:
1. Is: Monday.
2. Got any plans: I need to pack my bags.
3. Goal: In general? My goal is to stay awake as long as possible. 
4. Dislikes about tomorrow: I have to wake up early to go to work.
 

FAVORITE:
1. Number: 4, I like even numbers.
2. Song: Seven seas, Babyface.
3. Color: Blue.
 

CURRENTLY:
1. Missing Someone: my dad and mom, they’re on a plane to the UK.
2. Mood: I feel down.
3. Wanting: My baby, I want to pinch his cheeks.
 

TRUE/FALSE:
I am a cuddler: T, to some extent.
I am a morning person: F, I’d like to be.
I am a perfectionist: F, I’ll go crazy if I was.
I am an only child: F, I’m glad I’m not.
I am currently in my pajamas: F, but I wish I was.
I am currently pregnant: F. I’m 11 months, 3 weeks, & 5 days postpartum. 
I am currently suffering from a broken heart: F, but I’m always suffering from other things!
I am left handed: I’m a rightie.
I am addicted to Blogging: I’m not sure.
I am online 24/7: F, though I could.
I am very shy around the opposite gender: F. Why should I?
I can be paranoid at times: T, especially when I’m late.
I currently have a crush on someone: T, my husband.
I currently regret something that I have done: T, I regret not having it done earlier.
I enjoy country music: T, I enjoy soft rock too.
I enjoy smoothies: T, I love strawberry smoothies.
I enjoy talking on the phone: T, it’s the only way to catch up with things going on.
I have a hard time paying attention at work: T, I have a problem paying attention always.
I have a hidden talent: T, I can sing lullabies.
I have a lot to learn: T, I want to learn how to tap dance.
I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal: F, I hate keeping secrets.
 

ANGER:
1. Are you currently mad at someone? Yes, at my co-worker!
2. Which of your friends has the worst temper? Reem.
3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone? I threw a book at my sister and one mineral bottle at a driver’s van, it missed both times. 
4. Ever had something thrown at you? I don’t remember.
5. When you’re mad do you prefer to stare angrily or yell and scream? Yell.
 

EXCITEMENT:
1. Has anyone ever thrown you a surprise party for you? Yes, I get them all the time.
2. Are you easily excited? Very.
3. What are you most excited about? Winning.
4. If you won a million dollars what would be your first thought? I won, I won!
5. If you could have anything right now what would it be? Ice-cream!
 

SELF-DISCOVERY:
1. Name: Pearls.
2. Where were you born? Kuwait.
3. What’s your main goal in life? Make a child’s dream come true.
4. How do you want to die? I want to die as far away as possible from anyone I care about.
 

OPINIONS:
1. Sex before marriage? I’m against it.
2. Gay Marriage? Yuck!
3. Lower the Drinking age? It’s wrong to drink in the first place.
4. Recycling? I’m 100 % for it.
1. What was your latest dream? I forgot.
2. Have any of your dreams come true? Nope.
3. What was the weirdest dream you’ve ever had? I don’t get weird dream.
Straight, Gay, Bi? Straight.
Do you have a bf/gf? I’m married?
Do you have a crush? My husband.
How many beds did you lay in yesterday? One.
What color shirt are you wearing? Black.
Name one thing that you do everyday? Checking blogs.
What color are your walls? yellow.
How much cash do you have on you right now? 70 Kd.
I can’t wait till…? I travel.
When was the last time you saw your dad? at mid-night.
What did you have for dinner last night? cheesesticks, burgers and baked potatoes.
What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from someone? my sister’s pajamas.
What website(s) do you visit the most during the day? my hotmail.
Does anything hurt on your body right now? my head.
 

HAVE YOU EVER:
1. Have you ever failed a class? yes, highschool.
2. Have you ever sung in front of a crowd? I danced.
3. Have you ever not taken a shower for 3 days? I take a shower everyday.
4. Have you ever slept with a night light? I won’t be able to sleep.
5. Have you ever danced in the rain? Never, it hardly rains here.
6. Have you ever lied? many times.
7. Have you ever had contacts? I’m wearing them right now.
8. Have you ever tripped over something stupid? a table.
 

PICK ONE:
1. Samosa, Pakora, Kebab: Pakora.
2. Bollywood, Lollywood, Hollywood: hollywood.
3. Love marriage, Arranged marriage: love.
4. Honeymoon, no moon: honey.
5. How many kids would u like 1,2, 3+: 4.
6. Kulfi, Ice cream: kulfi.
7. Shah ruk khan, Orlando Bloom: Bloom.
8. Meenar-e-Pakistan, Eiffel Tower: Eiffel.
9. Lahore, Khi, Islambad: I want to go to the Maldives.

Here are some pictures from yesterday’s fundraising event:

And what’s left of the cake I baked.

P.S. They had an auction too and I was so happy when a cake decorated with the Labanese flag was sold for 850 kd.