Is it happening to me?!

I haven't been in the mood for posting here for a while now.. Too much going on.. So much uncertainty and instability going on and I'm frankly fed up with it all..

So I've been having an over active social life..Weekends getaways, weekdays karaoke nights, concerts, Jet Skiing and lazing by the pool, girls gatherings and much more.. everything and anything that would take my mind of whats going on career wise ..

I have great hope that it's all going to be ok.. it's just the not knowing part that bothers..

Anyways.. I'm off to plan my summer vacation...

When it rains here :)

I've lived and been to many parts of the world where ppl consider rain a gray and gloomy day that initiates complaints and grumpiness .... But not here.

Rain in this part of the world is prayed & hoped for and celebrated in a way like nowhere else..

Since rain is so rare kids would skip school and go out to play in the rain.. guys would find silly and obvious excuses to leave work or uni in order to enjoy the weather by taking their sand buggies to the desert.. girls would take long drives in their cars with Mohd Abdu music playing "Unshoodat Al Ma6ar" out laud with a cup of hot karak tea in their hands ... These are the rituals of "rainy days".

So although it took me over 2 hours to reach work today as I couldn't skip it I sat in my car with the music playing all those songs that makes me feel a teenager all over again and considered it as my own little rainy day trip just like the old days ..

Working in the DIFC is a treat for the eye

I normally come to work 1-2 hours before my work starts in order to avoid traffic, go to the gym and get my hair done or in some cases just have some quite me time alone in the nearly empty building..

Lately many of the designers boutiques, chic cafes and restaurants & world class art galleries in DIFC's Gate village has opened like Nina Ricci, Vivian Westwood, Tsumori Chisato, Anya Handmarch, Dries Van Noten, Issey Miyake, Jil Sanders, Marni, Zuma, Opera, Cuadro & Empty Quarter Art gallery and soon Prada, miu miu "& Laduree and many others..

To add on top of that the outdoor sculptures and and art pieces that makes you feel like you're in an outdoor museum..

So coming to work in itself has become like a short visit to a museum or a chic shopping district in one of the art and fashion capitals of the world .. I'm so blessed and I should never take that for granted.. ever..

Mother's Day...

I've always felt that Mother's Day has become another meaningless & overly commercialized holiday where kids pressure their fathers to get "something nice & expensive" for mummy and then mothers subtly mentioning it to other mothers so that the other mother would either try to compete by bragging about how much effort her kids put into making her feel so special or she'll withdraw and feel unloved and worthless because her family (who might be the most loving family) didn't do the same to her..

But hang on.. Now I have my own kids and they too will be pressured by their teachers and endless mother's day promotions displayed everywhere that makes them feel like a bunch of ungrateful and unloving children if they didn't get "something" for mummy ..

So I decided this..

I'll create a family's day tradition that doesn't involve material gifts nor flowers..

I want it to be a day where we spend it entirely together and where we could all sleep in one bed, stay up late, go out or any other memorable experience where we enjoy it as a family... Because the more and more I think about it I realize that these experiences and memories are what will last and mean the most to all of us..

Three months have passed so quickly

I'll go back to work tomorrow after three months of maternity.. I am not happy about it but I guess I should be lucky to even have a job to go back to in this messed up economy ..

I've recently been tagged by my sister on facebook to post 25 random things of myself ... so I thought to post them here too...

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1. I can only put perfumes thats color match my clothes!! ya3ny if I'm wearing purple I'll put a blue or purple colored perfume ..stupid I know

2. I can only increase the volume in even numbers and never odd

3. If I'm lieing or exaggerating I'll use the number 7 and anything with 7 ...for example I'll say I called you 17 times and you didn't pick up..thats an exaggeration ..lol

4. Whenever I travel and no matter what time it is... I must pass by the McDonalds in Dubai airport before boarding and have a cheeseburger ..

5. I fear going to the washroom without my mobile!! I feel I might get stuck or anything would happen and I need my mobile to get help.

6. I can put full make up lipstick, eye shadow, foundation ... Everything without looking in the mirror. I know my face well.

7. I vomit or almost vomit everyday whenever i brush my teeth

8. i mostly kiss babies,my husband, my son & daughter, my youngest sister & siblings and my mother (when she's asleep or sick) on their head and sniff their hair strongly when i'm kissing.

I only do it if I really love that person strongly.

9. If i'm sleeping on one side and want to change to the other I don't just turn . . I have to get my upper body up then turn to the other side.

10. If I'm in a meeting or listening to someone i discreetly write what they're saying or some words on my leg or chair with my finger

11. I was on a flight from Montreal wo Paris that had a Moroccan guy who attempted to hijack the plane but failed... best part is that i was asleep the entire flight and didn't know until i reached Dubai

12. My father won a 1997 SEL 500 Mercedes from Dubai airport but my mum made him sell it and donate the money for charity because it was 7araam :(

13. I was lost an entire day in Venice Italy when i was 9 years old

14. I always thought that when the groom kisses his bride on her forehead is one of the most romantic gestures ever.... so after my husband and I exchanged our wedding rings he stood there staring at me so I leaned forward and said in english (so pp won't lip read what I said): Kiss me on my forehead.. and he did while I was cracking up

15. I hit Zaid (my brother) on his head twice and opened it .. once with the coffee table's leg and once with a small rock

16. I used to believe (and still do sometimes) that I could lead Iraq and become Iraq's president and fix EVERYTHING ..

17. A few months back when i was heavily pregnant I discovered after returning from work that i was wearing one gold sandal and one silver sandal ... I was embarrassed for days every time i remembered

18. My daughter is now almost 3 months and still when ppl ask me how many kids do you have I answer 1 son... then i say and a daughter

19. I can easily lie to normal ppl but if I have to lie to an immigration officer, policeman, any authority figure or even a bus driver I feel sick and almost faint although I hide it very well and act so confidently

20. I cry allot when watching TV or movies...

21. I love sleeping on a sofa more than sleeping on a bed

22. I am able to speak fluently in so many Arabic accents and some english ones too

23. I love the smell of sheehsa although i don't smoke it

24. I find it almost impossible to swear in Arabic... a7is 3eeb

25. When I'm upset or angry or very emotional I tend to talk in english!!

Global Financial Crises makes my dream come true

Al7amdu lillah I'm (still) not one of those people that lost their job or life savings or any of that due to what is called the global financial crises, but all this instability has lead me to have this huge urge to be in control and in charge of my career through managing my own business... It might be the worst time to embark on such a matter but it just feels right to me to do it now and not postpone it any longer..

I'm not leaving my day job anytime soon so I thought to take things step by step and start by an online business that requires little capital and test the market and see how things go..

I'm spending allot of my time researching and going through similar businesses to get a better understanding in order to create a feasability study...

Ohhhhhhh... I'm so excited I can't wait to start and put my foot on the first step of making my dream come true...