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Mai © Doha, 2006

The secret behind Mona Lisa's smile revealed...

Ramadan Kareem II

Finally moved into the new long awatied house....funny that im about to say this... but wala it was on a SHORT notice... well i guess coz its been postposed way too many times, that we didnt actually see it happening as soon as it did...but alhamdilla we did move , its our second day in the house..and im kinda loving my room esp ;-)...though i couldn't sleep the first night at all... havent got acquainted to the room yet i guess...my mom and I are slightly moving away from living out of boxes into living out of kinda descent closets... sounds like a couple of gypsies i know... a lot still needs to be done.. but we are enjoying it and my charm on convincing my mom with getting rid of certian classical pieces (too classical for my liking) is FINALLY working...mmmwahahaha (evil laugh)

Funny how we are all confused, or discombobulated shall i say, in this house at this point..including the helpers... we still dont know where everything belongs to or how our routines should be like or even where our everyday sitting area is...you just see a bunch of 4 crazy looking women running around the house aimlessly....bless!

As for ramadan rituals..not sure how they are to fit in with the move yet...but gosh i still have a few things to complain about... as i already started saying on my previous blog... ramdan comprises of sleep,food, prayers, sleep, food and sleep... two things i can add and that are getting to me by now ..its LACK of good nite sleep and traffic: when u think about it, of course there is gonna be mad traffic... everyone is rushing home afterwork at 1 pm...rejuvenation starts at 8pm and is limited to four/ five hours after that...

Today,I've taken a friend's advice, stayed a bit later at work, avoiding traffic & unnecessary naps...spending a couple of hours blogging, aint in the mood to pick me nose thw thanx...and lets see what happens next...

but for now, i say car, supermarket,TV, food, kerak tea, clearing boxes, Bed....

Ramadan Kareem

I didnt picture ramadan to be this challenging in Doha... at least not more than i thought it was in london...!! before i go on, i need to point out that there are a lot beautiful values and rituals that are still practiced here...
BUT, i cant get over the fact that ramadan is an exceptionally Sleepy month in this town....
People do get up and do their prayers, on time and in full... however there are other times in between that are completely dead! i can't take the long hours of the afternoon till iftar time, Everything is closed, u can barely see a cat in the streets and TV is just filled with sorrow and misery...what can u possibly do to kill time from 1 till 5 that doesnt involve food, public places or anything that doesnt require much thinking....even working hours are cut short to accomodate... not sure if thats a bonus for some of us or not...though my brain has been dead for the past two days... i still think people who dont have much commitments at home, should still be given the option to work overtime if they choose to...
Another hour that kills me, is the one between iftar and Isha....Again i cant stand getting depressed watching anything on TV, to top things up for me im running out of favorite/new TV shows reserves... and surely i dont want to nap...to wake up craving for sweets..
Having said all that, its the 3rd of ramadan, and yes i have snoozed a couple of times after iftar and yes i have watched a bit of TV and yes i have stuffed my face with syryp dripping sweets..hmm!
Though religous practices is set out well and just about right for now, there is still a desperate need for me to get proactive on other levels..
I cant get sucked into this cycle...No way...its time for me to wipe the dust off my camera (a common problem with every other object in our houses here) and cruise this town through its lifeless hours...

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Irwin fans may be behind stingray deaths

How weird & disturbing.... i just read this in the telegraph...what a twisted way of thinking some people have... Funny enough and on a different level, i dont see certain political groups far off from this retaliation approach..

The discovery of a dozen dead stingrays on Australian beaches has raised fears that angry fans of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin are taking revenge on the normally placid creatures for his death.
The rays were found with their tails cut off on beaches in Queensland, where Irwin died last week. He was speared in the heart by a stingray barb while filming on the Great Barrier Reef.
Irwin's supporters said he would have been appalled by any harm done to stingrays, which have accounted for only three or four deaths since Australian records began.
"We will not accept and not stand for anyone who's taken a form of retribution. That's the last thing Steve would want," said Michael Hornby, the executive director of Irwin's charity, Wildlife Warriors.
The desire for retaliation has not been confined to the natural world. An online game called Terri Irwin's Revenge depicts Irwin's widow firing darts at stingrays underwater. The aim of the game, which its creators claimed was a tribute to Irwin, is to kill as many stingrays as possible.
A private funeral for Irwin, 44, was held at his Australia Zoo wildlife park at the weekend, with a public memorial service due to be held in a sports stadium in Brisbane next week.

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