rahima academy =D February 21, 2008

its one of those things that everyone’s experienced…something everyone has been serious about…something that everyone SERIOUSLY wants to forget…but the thought of which still brings a smile to our face (probably because we’re glad about the long string of changes we’ve braved and excelled at today!)

for a while…just for the hell of it..and for the joy it brings…

rewind to that kiddie mode…when being 12 was *cool*…at least in my school it was…we got our own locker and felt really special swirling around those combination locks!

elementary : kg-4: the highlight of our lives was recess! our lunchboxes and choosing friends…kiddie cliques and cooties..rock paper scissors (yasmin always won there!)…loving your teachers…working on our science projects…fighting with the librarian to make sure that we got the newest books…hunting for treasures in the library…mrs fernandes..mrs valente…mrs taboy

5-6: the love hate relationship era…love hate ur family, girls, boys,teachers..EVERYTHING…preteens and puberty! my most distinct memory of this…dressing like the rest of my GIRLS…buying exactly the same overalls (black) and dressing alike with red shirts…and then we had the parallel clique which decided to wear blue…hehe…dumb kids we were…oh and getting told off by mrs marcos for chasing abbas around campus…playing basketball (even before kuch kuch hota hai)…seeing friends go thru their first crushes…do u remember sex ed and the strange looks we gave each other after coming back from those segregated classes! hehe…mrs vaz *and the way we threw her a baby shower*..mrs barrett and her resemblance to disney witches! kareem dabbagh and backstreet boys..and sana and divya! hehe..mrs sundar who made math so so enjoyable

7-8: getting together,dancing like freaks and spilling our souls *bonding*…shahrukh khan! (most people cant even understand this weird aspect of my personality..obsession with shahrukh khan…what can i say..a bit of my childhood is still alive in meee..hehe)…hira , yasmin, and sarah..do u remember how we fought about those posters zara got us…hehe…we wouldnt quite be the people we are today if we didnt (pretend to be) mature then! relationships and all the trash they bring…and about how pathetic it can be being in the middle of a relationship! making friends for life =) ….abbas…zeeshan..playing cricket…sneaking in class…cheating! (recall arabic culture and american history and algebra and *sigh* we cheated too much!)..flattering mrs oliveira…making fun of mrs khan and mrs james (she’s such a sweetheart she’s teaching my third brother Haseeb now and still remembers me!)…learning french and feeling sophistiqué!

and now this picture on facebook! life really does come full circle!

spot me if u can!

 

 

 

to abbas and the rest of my schoolhouse friends…from those i met in that trailer in mrs fernandes’ class till the ones i fought with next to the lockers! love u! wouldnt quite be the person i am today without u! and our secrets and memories stay in that group! hehe

hugs

think rewind January 30, 2008

so since i stopped blogging..i have…

interned at a great place! Shell Gas (LPG) Pakistan Ltd…where i got to intern in the HR department under the coolest boss (Raza Jamali) and the best coworker (Sabika) and the most enriching (some would say boring..but i enjoyed it a LOT) task…i revised the HR policies of the organization…most people dont get around to doing this task till they retire…but i was lucky enough to do it in my first job =)

required lotsa long hours…which meant lots of madness at work…

the bottom line is, if u get to work there ever… DO IT! it’ll be lots of fun…it may sound funny but i actually looked forward to going to work…office talk and random trips to ebco with sabika and the girls were the bomb! and the coffeee..uff..the sexiest coffee on earth!

and it was hilarious the way sabika always managed to scream at someone or do something naive and rj kitni take karta thaa…hehe

good memories =)

and then it was the beginning of the end..quite literally! my last year at IBA where i have spent 4 years of my life..spending even weekends with the same people, the same hospital green walls, the same 6 benches that we used to fight about and then those pillars…those ever changing,but never green lawns…

yes i will miss IBA

it didnt quite sink in till January when my testimonial chart went up…before that we were too busy handling evening classes..trying to get used to never being at home and still studying

but now that all of us have gotten used to skipping classes (even the best of us) and playing cards…or playing ludo…or even KINGs…i think im going to miss this place very much

so if a get very sentimental…its oki =)…i have good reason to!

sid’s tag June 10, 2007

something that i shdve read and done a log time ago!

three things that scare me:

1. being alone
2. being helpless…that is, not being able to be myself, losing control of my body
3. knowing too much

three people who make me laugh:

everything makes me laugh…but since the tag asks for three people specifically..the list is actually endless

1. ammar *i can always count on him to cheer me up*
2. sarah *suddenly we become giggly teens*
3. murtaxa *all that innuendo*

three things i love:

i know its vague of me…but thats how i’d put it..theres so much to each one!

1. life
2. friends
3. places

three things i hate:

1. people not realizing their potential
2. people not being able to mind their own business
3. hypocricy..in thought and action

three things i don’t understand:

1. why do things happen the way they do
2. why do people act the way they do…why do they treat themselves so badly and make life miserable
3. why arent people honest to themselves

three things on my desk:
too many things here

1. folder
2. cell phone
3. post its

three things i am doing right now:

1. talking to rafiqa online
2. filling out this tag
3. txting ammar

three things i want to do before i die:

1. make sure me and people around me are happy *naive, but thats been my dream forever*
2. make a difference in someone’s life (in a big way)
3. live my life to the max without causing too much collateral damage

three things i can do:

1. be creative
2. cook
3. connect with people *in some bizarre way*

three things you should listen to:

1. music *all kinds*
2. yourself
3. perspectives

three things i’d like to learn:

1. latin
2. salsa
3. how to draw *still cant make a circle*

three favourite foods:

1. ammi’s
2. mediterranean
3. bakery goods and desi junk

three beverages i drink regularly:

1. water
2. water
3. water

three tv shows/books i read as a child:

1. enid blyton
2. the smurfs
3. sesame street

three people i would like to tag:

1. sarah
2. yasir
3. mariam

although all my friends blogs seem to be dead!!

guess who’s back in blogging action May 1, 2007

*yayy*

my blog’s back after a friggin 5 months

pakistani servers are weird…anyway…i dont have much tiem to blog…have lots of updates….but here’s the bulletin for the time being:

• semester almost over. ends in a week….projects still pending! i submit my last one on Thursday!
• finals start Monday….and i have a really spread out schedule…so hopefully I’ll get lots of studying done
• i leave for Saudi on the 16th hopefully…going for just 10 days..to get my iqama paper work in order
• get back end may, start with my summer course *calculus…which i conveniently dropped last year*
• still haven’t got an internship…then again..I’m not the only one…about 90% of my batch *including the top 10%* don’t have jobs to their name….

and in other news: ADP had a great gig that i missed once again…courtesy of the 80’s themed farewell dinner at IBA* which was a resounding FLOP and a tribute to the 8 people in asad khalil’s life…yeesh! *i mean fine your the BASC (Business Administration Students Club…think of it as a student council) VP but hello, public servant, can u PLEASE stop harping about your friends, how you won in the elections, and how generally you and the rest of your outcast friends are ALL that..no one gives a crap!*

find gig reviews, and links to the gggrrrreeaaat Aunty Disco Project on my sidebar

today just happens to be Labour Day..and its a public holiday in Pakistan…its ironic that the white collared people get to enjoy this holiday, but the true laborers: the farmers in the rural areas, the domestic help, the drivers, the construction workers….all of them are still working!

updated January 21, 2007

it so happens that as soon as i had typed up this delayed blog below, my internet stopped working..thus the late post!

anyway…since then i’ve attended meetings and meetings and more meetings….some of them personal…others to do with my society..and yet others to do with conference work

yes its a crazy life!

also gave *and passed yayyy * the P&G test…inspite of the discouraging attitude of teachers and classmates, i’ve applied for an HR internship..according to the P&G HR Manager “dont let them discourage u…among the five most highly paid business professionals in the world, two of them are hr professionals..and its easier to get a jet in this line before any one else”..thank u mr saad something or the other for being a beacon of hope!

lets see if i get an interview call..there are set to be five interviews by the way…and personally ht bit i was most scared about was the test…i think i’ll do fine in the interviews

over confidence? or just plain KNOWING what im capable of? *sighs* time will tell

also im planning something large scale for my society…something along the lines of a regional social policy dialogue forum…lets see how that works out

and in other news: *randoommm*

warid has put a cap of 250 sms on *zoom unlimited* MAKING IT UNLIMITED NO MORE..and to add to misery has inflated the price a rupee *yes im whining about a rupee*

i like the new talkshawk ad…think its got this very chhaiya chhaiya-esque cuteness about it

i also love the soundtrack for salaam-e-ishq

the sajania song and video score high!! love them!! *yayy i learnt how to post videos on my blog!*

the olpers ad, and the bigg apple ad are *WTF is going on in pakistan!! wheres the authority thats supposed to regulate advertising!! and the sad bit is that BOTH products are homegrown, not MNC

shilpa shetty has been crying her heart out in big brother…her poise is admirable, and that other nasty female jade has been voted off the show…since its celebrity big brother, the nasty females have lost business and contracts
catfight

i have to do laundry

oh i had two days off…and did nothing but laze around and read uber bizarre stories from the Roald Dahl book “Someone Like You”…

i havent read today’s newspaper

hira left!! without meeting meee…but yeah sarah’s in town so we should have a nice girly meet up cum shopping spree

my khala had a baby girl! and we’re soooo happy for her..i’ve yet to see pictures of baby zarmeena but my taz hasnt sent them to me yet….oh and the irony is that i have a cousin named zarmeen *female* on my fathers side…and this new cousin is called zarmeena…how confusing!!

and then theres the very sad news of my papa’s best friend being diagnosed with last stage brain tumor…have been horribly upset about that and that deserves a post of its own really..i dont want ot joke about it and play around with it…he is a great man..and to know that his days are numbered is downright painful :’(

quizzes are easy to do :P December 24, 2006




Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 40%

It’s not likely you’ll become a multimillionaire, though could happen. You sometimes save money and work hard – but you don’t like to do it!

Will You Be a Multimillionaire?




Your Blog Should Be Yellow

You’re a cheerful, upbeat blogger who tends to make everyone laugh. You are a great storyteller, and the first to post the latest funny link. You’re also friendly and welcoming to everyone who comments on your blog.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?




People Envy Your Compassion

You have a kind heart and an unusual empathy for all living creatures. You tend to absorb others’ happiness and pain. People envy your compassion, and more importantly, the connections it helps you build. And compassionate as you are, you feel for them.

What Do People Envy About You?




You Are A Romantic Realist

You tend to be grounded when it comes to romance. Sure, you can fall hard… but only for someone you’ve gotten to know. And once you’re in love, you can be a total romantic goofball… But you’d never admit it to your friends!

Are You Romantic or Realistic?




You Are a Look At Me Blogger!

Cute pics, blog drama, whatever it takes to get traffic. You’re notorious … either loved or hated by all!

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

you know it only takes a couple of minutes to do the quiz thingy…it would be nice if i had people putting up their results…someone puhleeeezzzee commmennnttt

weird dream of tonite December 22, 2006

since im getting a lot of sleep , im dreaming aaj kal…last night’s dream was weird..i was at the orbit campus…where sidrat and naveen *of all people* were sitting and gossiping under a tree…so i went up to sid and sat down next to her…and asked her why she was looking for me…so she’s like…i actually took something from u and didnt return it…but i dont think u missed it much…so i asked her, what was it…and she takes out a *very thin* sheet of paper w/ words on it..its a spelling list…with absurd words like *eat* and *onomatopaiea*…and i remember laughing and telling her..i dont need this!! u can keep it hon!

*end of absurd dream*

any dream interpreters out there? would really want to know what this nonsense means..hehe

what art movement are you? December 21, 2006

okie last one..i promise uuu!

You Are Romanticism

You are likely to see the world as it should be, not as it is. You prefer to celebrate the great things people do... not the horrors they're capable of. For you, there is nothing more inspiring than a great hero. You believe that great art reflects the artist's imagination and true ideals.

What Art Movement Are You?

theme song December 21, 2006

Your Theme Song is Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf

"I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under" A total independent spirit, you can't be held down or fenced in. You crave the feeling of wind on your face... and totally freedom.

What's Your Theme Song?

power color? December 21, 2006




Your Power Color Is Magenta

At Your Highest: You energize yourself and push others to suceed. At Your Lowest: You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed. In Love: You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet. How You're Attractive: Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you. Your Eternal Question: "What is my next source of inspiration?"

What's Your Power Color?