2010

2010 has been a good year for me Elhamdulellah in so many ways.

Now that it's about to go, it brings a smile to my face to look back and remember the things i've experinced in this year:

1-I finished my MBA studies in AUC and graduated in Feb. 2010
2-I started my career as a trainer in Feb. 2010
3-My Katb Ketab and wedding cermony were in March 2010
4-I traveled to two beautiful countries in my honeymoon (Thailand-Malaysia)
5-I learned to be responible for a whole house ( Cooking, Cleaning, Entertaining, Saving....etc)
6-I traveled to Turkey in October 2010
7-I started crocheting in November 2010 and i really enjoy it
8-I am about to travel to KSA for the last week of the year for Umra so Elhamdulellah i believe it's a good ending for such beautiful year.

I am looking forward for more thrilling experiences in 2011 insha2 Allah:D

Person of the Year for 2010

Time magazine named Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO and founder, Time’s Person of the Year for 2010

Weather

It's finally cold in Cairo.....but it's also dusty :(

Memorable Quotes From "Meet Joe Black"

William Parrish: Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.

How to # 1

How to Clean an Electric Water Kettle

Because we can't submerge our electric tea kettle in water, or put it in the dishwasher, we want to use a basic solution of lemons and some water from our sink.

chop up 2 lemons (quarter them).

Fill the kettle up half way with cold water and put it back on base and fill it up with lemons

Go ahead and turn it on, and let it come to a boil and after it comes to a boil, we're going to let it sit for about ten to fifteen minutes.

Remove it from the base, and rinse out the water.

Add a little bit more water, just about a quarter of the way up, close it up, give it a good swirl to give it one final rinse.

Take out all the water, and now you've cleaned your tea kettle.

دعاء الطائف

دعاء سيدنا محمد عليه الصلاه و السلام

اللهم إنى أشكو إليك ضعف قوتى، وقلة حيلتى، وهوانى على الناس

يا أرحم الراحمين

يا أرحم الراحمين

يا أرحم الراحمين

أنت رب المستضعفين، وانت ربــى، إلى من تكلنى .. إلى بعيد يتجهمنى، أم إلى عدو ملكته أمرى,

إن لم يكن بك غضب علىَّ فلا أبالى ولكن عافيتك هى أوسع لى

أعوذ بنور وجهك الذى أشرقت به الظلمات، وصلح عليها أمر الدنيا والآخرة من أن تنزل بى غضبك، أو يحل على سخطك

ولك العتبى حتى ترضى لك العتبى حتى ترضى لك العتبى حتى ترضى ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلى العظيم

New Hijri Year

Today is the first day in the Hijri Year 1432 ... May this year brings us happiness and peace of mind and may we become better moslims year after year....Happy new year.

Reasons to be Cheerful: #6

Console :D

We are planning to get a console...these are the alternatives but i didn't make u my mind yet

I love Sarees

Look how beautiful they are

من اقوال عمر بن الخطاب

تعلموا العلم وتعلموا السكينة والوقار .

تفقهـــوا قبل أن تســـــودوا .

جالسوا التوابين فإنهم أرق أفئدة .

علموا اولادكم الرماية والسباحة وركوب الخيل .

لا تعتمد على خلق رجل حتى تجربه عند الغضب

ثلاث تثبت لك الود في صدر أخيك : أن تبدأه بالسلام وتوسع له في المجلس ، وتدعوه بأحب الأسماء إليه .

من كتم سره كان الخيار في يده.

رحم الله امرءا أهدى إلينا عيوبنا.

لو ماتت شاة على شط الفرات ضائعة لظننت أن الله تعالى سائلي عنها يوم القيامة.

أحذركم عاقبة الفراغ، فإنه أجمع للأبواب المكروهة من السُكْر.

من كثر ضحكه قلت هيبته , ومن مزح استخف به , ومن اكثر من شيء عرف به , ومن كثر كلامه كثر سقطه , وم كثر سقطه قل حياؤه , ومن قل حياؤه قل ورعه , ومن قل ورعه مات قلبه

نحن قوم أعزنا الله بلإسلام فإن ابتغينا العزة بغيره اذلنا الله

حاسبوا أنفسكم قبل أن تحاسبوا , وزنوا أنفسكم قبل أن توزنوا , أهون عليكم في الحساب غدا

متى استعبدتم الناس وقد ولدتهم أمهاتهم أحراراً

قال رجل لعمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه ، إن فلان رجل صدق . فقال له : هل سافرت معه ؟ قال : لا . قال : فهل كانت بينك وبينه معاملة ؟ قال : لا . قال : فهل ائتمنته على شيء ؟ قال : لا . قال : فأنت الذي لا علم لك به ، أراك رأيته يرفع رأسه ويخفضه في المسجد .

وصيته لابنه

كتب عمر إلى ابنه عبدالله – رضي الله عنهما – في غيبة غابها : أمّا بعد : (( فإن من اتقى الله وقاه ، ومن اتكل عليه كفاه ، ومن شكر له زاده ، ومن أقرضه جزاه . فاجعل التقوى عمارة قلبك ، وجلاء بصرك . فإنه لا عمل لمن لا نية له . ولا خير لمن لا خشية له . ولا جديد لمن لا خلق له . ))

If I Were...

If I were a month, I’d be August
If I were a day of the week, I’d be Friday
If I were a time of day, I’d be 6 pm
If I were a planet, I’d be Earth
If I were a sea animal, I’d be a Dolphine
If I were a direction, I’d be North
If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a Book Shelf
If I were a liquid, I’d be Water
If I were a gemstone, I’d be a Diamond
If I were a tree, I’d be a Coconut Tree
If I were a flower, I’d be a Cala or a Lily or a Tulip
If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a cool breeze on a sunny day
If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a Flute
If I were a color, I’d be Purple
If I were an emotion, I’d be Passion
If I were a fruit, I’d be Strawberry
If I were a car, I’d be a minivan
If I were a food, I’d be Vine leaves
If I were a place, I’d be a Masjid
If I were a taste, I’d be Nutella taste
If I were a scent, I’d be vanilla
If I were a facial expression, I’d be a Smile
If I were a song, I’d be "She"
If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be a boot

خايف أصحى مالاقيش مصر

ساعات بقلق بالليل

يعني بالليل شوية كده قبل الفجر

حسب الظروف كده بعد العصر

خايف يوم أصحي..

وأفتح الشباك.. مالاقيش مصر

ألاقيها لمت هدومها ومشيت

لمت هدومها علي نيلها علي هرمها وطفشت

وحلفت ميت يمين ماهي قاعدلنا

ماهي زهقت.. تعبت.. إتخنقت

أصلنا زودناها..

أكننا استعمرناها..

ورثناها

مصر البنوتة الحلوة اللي زي القمر

بقت عجوزة وشايبة

وبان عليها الكبر

خايف يوم أصحي..

وأفتح الشباك..

مالاقيش مصر

على سلامة

My Bucket List

I felt inspired to write my list after watching the movie for the second time :D

1-Go to Disney World (hopefully with my kids)
2-Attend a fashion show in Rome
3- Get into an air balloon
4-Dance in the rain with my love
5-Walk barefoot on the beach in the middle of the night
6-Attend Christmas ball drop in New York
7-Build a snow man
8-Buy a Chanel Necklace
9-Write a book; i don't have to publish it
10-Attend a festival in Brazil
11-Get a master degree
12-Go camping
13-Attend Cirque du Soleil Show
14-Make a difference in at least one person's life
15-Ride a cable car
16-Dance tango with my love
17-Visit Taj Mahal
18-Go into a fishing trip and actually catch a fish
19-Ride a gondola in Venice
20-Play guitar
21-Stay in a bungalow in the Maldives even for just one night
22-Ride an elephant
23-Visit Paris; the city of love
24-Go snorkeling
25-Take the Mediterranean Cruise
26-Watch a waterfall
I know these are too many but one can dream right :)
If I remember more stuff, I’ll keep adding...

Katb Ketab Chocolates

This is the photo of our Katb Ketab custom made Patchi chocolate, aren't they beautiful :D

This is the wrap design

Flickr Game

I got this from another blog cause i really liked the idea

a.Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker

1. What is your first name?

2. What is your favorite food?

3. What high school did you go to?

4. What is your favorite color?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?

6. Favorite drink?

7. Dream vacation?

8. Favorite dessert?

9. What you want to be when you grow up?

10. What do you love most in life?

11. One Word to describe you.

12. Your flickr name.

Poem From "Fracture"

"Do you dare stay out?

Do you dare go in?

And IF you go in -

Should you turn left or right?

Or right and three-quarters?

Or maybe not quite.

You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race,

Down long wiggled roads at break-

necking pace

And grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,

Headed I fear, toward a most useless place.

The Waiting Place...

For people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go

Or a bus to come, or a plane to go

Or the mail to come, or the rain to go

Or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow

Or waiting around for a Yes or No

Or waiting for their hair to grow.

Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite

Or waiting for wind to fly a kite

Or waiting around for Friday night

Or waiting perhaps for their Uncle Jake

Or a pot to boil, or a Better Break

Or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants

Or a wig with curls...

Or Another Chance."

Leading Lady

You are supposed to be the leading lady of your own life

Reo's Rainbow Of Favorite Perfumes

Flower Bomb : I got this perfume for my honeymoon...so whenever i use it now it brings all these special sweet memories with it :D

Euphoria: I just love it and it suits me...everytime i wear it, i receive comments on how lovely i smell :)

It also reminds me of sweet memories and special days i spent in Alexandria ;)

Pleasures: One of the first perfumes to use...it reminds me of high school and college days..it's so light and fresh





Royal Rouge: I got this perfume as a gift from a colleague at work and i fell in love with its smell since then



Incredible Me: this is the only perfume that i bought for 2 times..it's my current perfume and i like it so much...if i would be a perfume, i would be Incredible Me :D






Black Cashmere: this was a limited edition and i was lucky enough to get it...it has this arabic smell that can be hardly found in designer's perfumes...i only put it in very special occasions






Dolce Vita: Also one of my first perfumes and i just love it

Hope

Hope doll is over...it doesn't look like the original but i actually like it

Reasons to be Cheerful: #5

Cookies ---Yum Yum

My First Pizza

It was a bit hard from outside but overall it wasn't that bad :D

Reasons to be Cheerful: # 4

The Color Purple

The phone up here is actually my phone these days :D

Reasons to be Cheerful: #3

Flowers

There is so much beauty in flowers my heart can't take...

Annabel Lee

This is one of my favorite poems of all times. I remember the first time i read it; it was in AUC library in my freshman year and i fell in love with it.



It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

By:Edgar Allan Poe

مع جريدة

أخرج من معطفه الجريده..

وعلبة الثقاب

ودون أن يلاحظ اضطرابي..

ودونما اهتمام

تناول السكر من أمامي..

ذوب في الفنجان قطعتين

ذوبني.. ذوب قطعتين

وبعد لحظتين

ودون أن يراني

ويعرف الشوق الذي اعتراني..

تناول المعطف من أمامي

وغاب في الزحام

مخلفاً وراءه.. الجريده

وحيدةً

مثلي أنا.. وحيده

Reasons to be Cheerful: # 2

Body Shop Products

I just love the way they smell and i love my smell after using them.

They are sooooooo good i want to eat them