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How to Seed a Pomegranate

2008-11-04T06:37:00.003+03:00

This is a post for my lovely girlfriends :)
One of the many things I learned in school, is how to seed a pomegranate with out the mess we usually do.
I know it's not much but I hope you get use of it as much as I did, that is if you like pomegranate :)

To get the seeds without spattering red juice everywhere, cut the pomegranate in half and submerge it in cool water. Pry out the seeds in handfuls, and transfer them to another bowl.

Well let me know how did it go and don't think that this is the only thing I'm learning in school ;)

RAINY DAY

2008-08-19T05:13:00.002+03:00

SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY as my dear friend A asked me once:
When are you going to blog again? Or are you saving it for a rainy day :)
Well dear A it is a rainy day and it is hitting so hard, as some of you might know that I have moved to Miami to finish my BA, and a Hurricane called FAY is hitting us, but fortunately I'm in NY with with my favorite person as SH would say .. so I really don't have any thing to blog about it's just that I remembered A and her rainy day comment and I miss her a ton & I miss my SH too.

Answer my question?

2007-04-10T19:20:00.000+03:00

Is LOVE a battle field?

Yehya

2006-10-23T01:56:00.000+03:00

Check this out.... amazingly funny... LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbFRfXUrNt0&eurl=

100%

2006-09-30T13:41:00.000+03:00

Tagged by Hanan
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+ 20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
And,
B-U-L-L- S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.
A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%
So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top!

How to talk dirty (in 3 languages)

2006-09-30T12:54:00.000+03:00

Can’t bring yourself to do it in English? Try Swahili!

French: “Fais-moi grimper au rideau.”

(Fay-mwah greem-pay oh ree-doh.)
Means:
“Make me feel good.”
Literal translation:
“Make me climb the curtain.”

Swahili: “Mapigo yako ni kiboko.”

(Mah-pee-go ya-ko nee ki-bo-ko.)
Means:
“You’re an animal in bed.”
Literal translation:
“Your hits are really hard.”

Italian: “M’attizzi.”

(Mah-tee-tzee.)
Means:
“You really turn me on.”
Literal translation:
“You stir me up”

New blogger

2006-09-30T12:11:00.000+03:00

Check it out guys and gals
http://whatever-q8tyinamman.blogspot.com

49 Things I Would Be...

2006-09-29T15:58:00.000+03:00

Tagged by Anumki

1.- If I were a fruit I'd be... A Peach
2.- If I were a color I'd be... Red
3.- If I were an animal I'd be... A Dolphin
4.- If I were a domestic appliance I'd be... A TV
5.- If I were a book I'd be... "Children of the alley" Nagib Mahfouz
6.- If I were a clothing item I'd be... A Skirt
7.- If I were a jewel / stone I'd be... Aqua Marine
8.- If I were an object I'd be... An IPOD
9.- If I were a car I'd be... A Austin Martin
10.- If I were an element I'd be... Water
11.- If I were a tree I'd be... A Palm Tree
12.- If I were a drink I'd be... Red Wine
13.- If I were an ice cream flavor I'd be... Vanilla
14.- If I were a person I'd be... Me
15.- If I were a planet I'd be... Pluto
16.- If I were an insect I'd be... A Butterfly
17.- If I were a form of public transport I'd be... A Train
18.- If I were a song I'd be... "Serat El-Hob" Om Kalthoum سيرة الحب
19.- If I were a movie I'd be... "Singing in the rain" Gene Kelly
20.- If I were a season I'd be... Spring
21.- If I were a flower I'd be... A Tulip
22.- If I were a job I'd be... A Chef
23.- If I were a cartoon I'd be... Bugs Bunny
24.- If I were a place I'd be... Spa
25.- If I were a gift I'd be... something the person receiving the gift wants..
26.- If I were a memory I'd be... A memory that makes me smile
27.- If I were a city I'd be... Barcelona
28.- If I were a sense I'd be... Sight
29.- If I were a game I'd be... Hide and Seek
30.- If I were a candy I'd be... I don't like candy..
31.- If I were a time of the day I'd be... Sunrise
32.- If I were an invention I'd be... Car
33.- If I were a body-part I'd be... Lips
34.- If I were a country I'd be... Italy
35.- If I were a flavor I'd be... Spicy
36.- If I were a sport I'd be... Swimming
37.- If I were a smell I'd be... Fresh
38.- If I were a subject I'd be... Music
39.- If I were a flag I'd be... One that's round.
40.- If I were a building I'd be... A museum of fine art
41.- If I were a month I'd be... March
42.- If I were a perfume I'd be... Cool Waters
43.- If I were a gummy candy I'd be... A Gummy Bear
44.- If I were a toy I'd be... don't know really..
45.- If I were a textile / fabric I'd be... Cotton
46.- If I were a shape I'd be... A circle
47.- If I were a answer I'd be... Yes or No
48.- If I were a store I'd be... Victoria's Secret
49.- If I were a word I'd be... Amazing

Dad wrote: To all parents.....

2006-08-30T11:48:00.000+03:00

The other day I watched an old home-film… In that film I saw my late mother, and that made me nostalgic to the old times, when I was young seeking her kindness and comfort... Those mothers, and fathers, who raised us, may be different human beings – Sometimes, I wonder if our generation of parents is as strong and kind as the generation of our parents. It is not easy for me to answer such a question, and I leave it to my children and others’, children to answer, however, we might not arrive at a specific conclusion.

On the other hand different generations might have certain sets of norms and behaviors that fit their specific era, and circumstances. Social and economic factors reflect on human attitudes and family relationships... Extended family form was the norm in Kuwait in the early decades of the 20th century. When I graduated from college in the late 60’s of last century, I found that my father built a new house with separate apartments or quarters, for each of us, the brothers. But then we moved in separate directions to different locations and separate houses…
I thought, then, that the concept of an extended family is done with in Kuwait.

It is true that brothers and sisters, along with their children, do meet occasionally, and communicate with family members, but is it the same? Anyway, one must always remember that it is hard to match his parents in their love and care. The level of love and care may differ according to time and place, but nothing can replace such love and care, especially if you were raised in a healthy social, and family environment.

This is dedicated to you Ali, with love..

Down

2006-08-30T09:19:00.000+03:00

Why do we wake up sometimes and feel down?
Is it the weather, hermones, or just a state of mind?
I don't know how long this is going to take, so please guys and gals HELP.
So do you think I should ditch work and go to BARCELONA :-)

Hair Combing

2006-08-23T15:44:00.000+03:00

Me, my sis and my bro don't comb our hair.
I just was wondering is that normal or abnormal?
Do a lot of people don't comb their hair and just leave it to nature to deal with it?

Conclusion

2006-08-21T13:20:00.000+03:00

Chocolate + Red bull = A long session of Editing!!

Dedicated to Beyond

Electricity and Love

2006-08-21T12:43:00.000+03:00

This is dedicated to you 3amo Saleem.

I was chatting to 3amo Saleem on the MSN, who is my mom’s cousin and at the same time my auntie’s husband, who lives in Iraq.

He was asking me how is the family doing and loved ones in Kuwait, well I told him simply trying to make it with this heat (how stupid of me), he replied well we are trying to SURVIVE THE HEAT back here in Baghdad, the electricity shuts off for 20 hours a day and they don’t have petrol to work the generators, how ironic could that be, Iraq with no petrol!! By the way they have a curfew also, so basically stay at home and die from heat.

Yesterday the electricity was shut off in different parts of Kuwait, some parts half an hour and some more, but the complains I heard from people were simply STUPID.

Any way to cut the story short, I asked him how are they doing after the death of his nephew who died a month ago, killed by some lunatics, followers of Muqtada Alsader, just because he is a Sunni who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I wondered how his mom was doing, he answered me that untie Iman is done with life, my eyes started filling up with tears, untie Iman who with all the difficulties in life, she kept on going, she has a PHD in biology, is now finally done with life. They have ran away from Baghdad to Mousel leaving all sorts of memories behind.

I didn’t know what to say to him, I asked him if he gets a chance to talk to her to give her my LOVE, I know that would not change a thing to her but at these difficult times we have only love to give.

My Dear Dad Wrote...

2006-08-17T21:29:00.000+03:00

After the devastating Arab defeat in the six-day war in June 1967, the late famous Nizzar Qabbani addressed, in one of his poems, the Arab children and asked them to redeem the “ Arab Nation “, and make it victorious in it’s coming battles. But, do you know who were among those children at that time?? Osama Bin Laden was 10 years old, Hassan Nasr Allah was 6 years old, Bashar Al-Assad was one year old and Moqtada Al-Sadder was not even born, in that year of Arab defeat.

Considering the death, misery and destruction of the last Lebanon war, which lasted for five weeks, and the results of September 11, 2001 and all the difficulties facing Iraq now, one may wonder whether Nizzar Qabbani foresaw the fate of the Arab Nation. One may also ponder if Nizzar expected those children to lead the nation under fanatical Islamic ideologies or whether he thought that they will lead toward modernization and secular rules.

Last but not least, Nizzar was famous for his advocation of women liberation and emancipation; did he think how some of those children treat women now, when they reached the forties and fifties of their age??

يا أيها الأطفال
من المحيط إلى الخليج، انتم سنابل الآمال
وأنتم الجيل الذي سيكسر الأغلال
ويقتل الأفيون في رؤوسنا
ويقتل الخيال
يا أيها الأطفال، أنتم بعد طيبون
وطاهرون كالندى والثلج طاهرون
لا تقرأوا عن جيلنا المهزوم يا أطفال
فنحن خائبون
ونحن مثل قشرة البطيخ تافهون
ونحن منخورون، منخورون.. كالنعال
لا تقرأوا أخبارنا
لا تقتفوا آثارنا
لا تقبلوا أفكارنا
فنحن جيل القيء والزهري والسعال
ونحن جيل الدجل، والرقص على الحبال
يا أيها الأطفال
يا مطر الربيع يا سنابل الآمال
أنتم بذور الخصب في حياتنا العقيمة
وأنتم الجيل الذي سيهزم الهزيمة

نزار قباني

12 things to stop waiting for in life!

2006-08-17T11:49:00.000+03:00

I was reading an article in Glamour magazine in the title of:
12 things to stop waiting for in life
Is it true that we are waiting for things to happen or should we go ahead and make them happen, this is not the case, the case is what took my attention was number 7 and number 12.
7. Your ex to say he’s really sorry. Don’t worry— karma will get him in the end.
12. A man to change everything in your life. Change it yourself now—he’ll catch up with you later.
So tell me Guys and Gals is that possible or impossible?????

Memories

2006-08-16T21:43:00.000+03:00

As my dear SH said, we were watching Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the question is:
Do we really want to erase some memories out of our mind?

New

2006-08-16T21:04:00.000+03:00

Well this is a new post in a new blog, I lost my old blog, don't know how the hell did i do that, any way this is a new blog and seriously i don't know when will my next post be!!