i'm becoming 7ooLa !!!

i need glasses. i certainly need one! few days ago i started to see things blurred, maybe because of over-using my laptop and iPhone, i don't know. while Gizzing with my husband at the Avenues i thought i should check on my eyes if i'm really becoming 7ooLa .. and it was positive :\
i need to wear glasses .. i already feel nerdy so the glass will fit just right. "cries"!

no Sparkles !

i have noticed - at different occasions - that there is something weird going on between kuwaiti couples. i don't know if that thing goes on with every couple elsewhere but at kuwaiti restaurants mainly, it's very obvious!
the so-silent behavior , the no-looking-at-each-other phenomena, the blank nil-emotion weirdo features.. why ? i couldn't feel the love or the excitement at any of their eyes. i have a PhD in love, i sense it, i smell it, i see the sparkle of the eye when love is involved. i couldn't find any of that for a long time . all what i see is a "we-must-dine" or "it's our fixed family day" ... which is not healthy at all and makes things worse.
however, i tried to justify the situation, i said maybe because they live together and come along the same live experiences: the don't have things to say. simply because he knows what she saw and did today, and she knows what he saw and did yesterday, so what would they talk about !? BORING.
here, the benefit of "Dowaniya" rises , you know how? look at this senario: he goes out to his friends, she hangs out with hers, they talk alot and accumilate tons of new stories and when they're back together, they talk ! how's that for a solution?
LOL i couldn't compete with dr.Phil , could i ? :D

صدقت يا جبران

البعض نحبهم
لكن لا نقترب منهم ........ فهم في البعد أحلى
وهم في البعد أرقى .... وهم في البعد أغلى

والبعض نحبهم
ونسعى كي نقترب منهم
ونتقاسم تفاصيل الحياة معهم
ويؤلمنا الابتعاد عنهم
ويصعب علينا تصور الحياة حين تخلو منهم

والبعض نحبهم
ونتمنى أن نعيش حكاية جميله معهم
ونفتعل الصدف لكي نلتقي بهم
ونختلق الأسباب كي نراهم
ونعيش في الخيال أكثر من الواقع معهم

والبعض نحبهم
لكن بيننا وبين أنفسنا فقط
فنصمت برغم الم الصمت
فلا نجاهر بحبهم حتى لهم لان العوائق كثيرة
والعواقب مخيفه ومن الأفضل لنا ولهم أن تبقى
الأبواب بيننا وبينهم مغلقه...

والبعض نحبهم
فنملأ الأرض بحبهم ونحدث الدنيا عنهم
ونثرثر بهم في كل الأوقات
ونحتاج إلى وجودهم ....كالماء ..والهواء
ونختنق في غيابهم أو الابتعاد عنهم

والبعض نحبهم
لأننا لا نجد سواهم
وحاجتنا إلى الحب تدفعنا نحوهم
فالأيام تمضي
والعمر ينقضي
والزمن لا يقف
ويرعبنا بأن نبقى بلا رفيق

والبعض نحبهم
لان مثلهم لا يستحق سوى الحب
ولا نملك أمامهم سوى أن نحب
فنتعلم منهم أشياء جميله
ونرمم معهم أشياء كثيرة
ونعيد طلاء الحياة من جديد
ونسعى صادقين كي نمنحهم بعض السعادة

والبعض نحبهم
لكننا لا نجد صدى لهذا الحب في
قلوبهــم
فننهار و ننكسر
و نتخبط في حكايات فاشلة
فلا نكرههم
ولا ننساهم
ولا نحب سواهم
ونعود نبكيهم بعد كل محاوله فاشلة

.. والبعض نحبهم ..

.. ويبقى فقط أن يحبوننا..
.. مثلما نحبهم

Hope he get's her back

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away.

Wonder this time where she's gone,
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone,
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.


*photo by: Ali Ali

the GREETING issue !?

in a shopping mall, you pass by a someone you know, eye-contact, no greetings ! why is that ?
there is a phenomena going around with people not coming to you or even wave from distances because YOU SHOULD GO TO them NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. this problem is spreading very fast. the new generations are not paying any respect towards their friendship, family relationship or sometimes sisterhood ! why on earth would anyone want to ignore you ? let's discuss the probable reasons:
1) she didn't see you? Solution: you saw her, go say hi !
2) you are too young ? Solution: you go first !
3) you are too old? Solution: smile at her
4) you are not dressed properly? Solution: wave once from a distance
5) she's arrogant? solution: you are not !

whatever was the reason, you shouldn't be letting people change you to the worse, don't ignore anyone coz you'll be doing just as what they did.... it's either you bring them higher to your level of ethics or just remain as is and let them come to you .... its good to treat them from your well-behavior dictionary.

poems that touched my heart - 1

I know when he's been on your mind
That distant look is in your eyes
I thought with time you'd realize it's over, over
It's not the way I choose to live
Bit something somewhere's gotta give
As sharing in this relationship gets older, older

You know I'd fight for you but how could I fight someone who isn't even there
I've had the rest of you now I want the best of you I don't care if that's not
fair

Cuz I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
When you reach the bottom it's now or never
Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing at all

There are time it seems to me
I'm sharing you with memories
I feel it in my heart but I don't show it, show it
Then there's times you look at me
As though I'm all that you cN see
Those times I don't believe it's right I know it, know it

Don't make me promises baby you never did know how to keep them well
I had the rest of you now I want the best of you it's time to show and tell

Cuz I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
When you reach the bottom it's now or never
Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing at all

Cuz you and I
Could lose it all if you've got no more room
No more inside for me in your life

Cuz I want it all
Or Nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
It's now or never

Is it all
Or nothing at all
When you reach the bottom it's now or never
Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing

Cuz you and I
Could lose it all if you've got no more room
No more inside for me in your life

Cuz I want it all
Or nothing at all
There's nowhere left to fall
It's now or never

Is it all
Or nothing at all
When you reach the bottom it's now or never
Is it all
Or are we just friends
Is this how it ends
With a simple telephone call
You leave me here with nothing at all




whisper: special thanks to ALI ALI the photographer

Our Journey to Makka :)

last thursday: my husband, my sister, her husband and i went to the Holy lands of Makka to perform Umrah as ALLAH (saw) and prophet mohammed (pbuh) commanded. It was the best weekend ever :)
although we had some issues while getting our reservations complete, everything just vanished once we saw the PERFECT KA'ABA ... enjoy the pix:

first sight :) adorable :*

Safa and Marwa hills

at the Friday Prayer :)

Bu Ali and Zamzam towers :)

Bu Ali and Bu Ahmed :)

Last Tawaf before we leave, i was this close to Ka'aba .. really touched my heart :*

we have decided that we will come again and again Insha'Allah because two days are NEVER enough !

Off to the Holy Lands :)

oh Makka.. Here i come !
I really missed the heart-beat of looking to the Ka'aba !
Dedicated Omrah to my beloved grandfather AbdulAziz Al-Khaled
May Allah bless his soul and make him rest in peace

will be back on Saturday .. Insha'Allah ..

Talk about the GLOBAL BOILING in Kuwait !

"اللهم لا اعتراض"
Please Join and write your opinion :)

أتحبني وأنا ضريرة ؟

قالت لهُ...
أتحبني وأنا ضريرة ...
وفي الدُّنيا بناتُ كثيرة ...
الحلوةُ و الجميلةُ و المثيرة ...
ما أنت إلا بمجنون ...
أو مشفقٌ على عمياء العيون ...
قالَ ...
بل أنا عاشقٌ يا حلوتي ...
ولا أتمنى من دنيتي ...
إلا أن تصيري زوجتي ...
وقد رزقني الله المال ...
وما أظنُّ الشفاء مٌحال ...
قالت ...
إن أعدتّ إليّ بصري ...
سأرضى بكَ يا قدري ...
وسأقضي معك عمري ...
لكن ..
من يعطيني عينيه ...
وأيُّ ليلِ يبقى لديه ...
وفي يومٍ جاءها مُسرِعا ...
أبشري قد وجدّتُ المُتبرِّعا ...
وستبصرين ما خلق اللهُ وأبدعا ...
وستوفين بوعدكِ لي ...
وتكونين زوجةً لي ...
ويوم فتحت أعيُنها ...
كان واقفاَ يمسُك يدها ...
رأتهُ ...
فدوت صرختُها ...
أأنت أيضاً أعمى؟!!...
وبكت حظها الشُؤمَ ...
لا تحزني يا حبيبتي ...
ستكونين عيوني و دليلتي ...
فمتى تصيرين زوجتي ...
قالت ...
أأنا أتزوّجُ ضريرا ...
وقد أصبحتُ اليومَ بصيرا ...
فبكى ...
وقال سامحيني ...
من أنا لتتزوّجيني ...
ولكن ...
قبل أن تترُكيني ...
أريدُ منكِ أن تعديني ...
أن تعتني جيداً بعيوني ..


نزار قباني

Michael Sandel: What's the right thing to do?

View Video first: http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_sandel_what_s_the_right_thing_to_do.html

"thank you uncle Osama for telling me about the video"

it is a very interesting subject which i would love to hear or perhaps READ your comments and opinion on. i already posted the coment and i wrote:

first of all i would like to thank mr. Michael Sandel for his outstanding performance in this tough yet great argument. i couldn't -not for one second- be distracted from the video and my eyes were wide open on the screen.
as for the issue, i think that in all situations the decision was dependant on one man or let's say "mind" and this mind has lived years under certain circumstances that made up his sets of rights and wrongs which certainly varies from one society to another if not a house to another . it is not about outnumbering because racism, for instance, was built upon the hatred of thousands to a minority of only different skinned people. So is the number a reliable factor here?
The same applies to the "necessity demands" point of view. Who gets to decide what's necessary or not? Let's view the situations:
(1) the driver –unwilling to commit murder- gets to decide whether to kill 1 or 5 people in this tragic accident. Apparently, The value of one person is priceless to him because he –the driver- wants to survive. Otherwise he'd simply crash in between and save the 6. What makes his life worth a better chance than the one worker?
(2) The man on the bridge should NOT push the fat guy. Because the driver is the one who should decide. Getting involved in others decision may cause a worse consequence. What if he missed the car? he would have killed the fat man, the driver, and whoever was there to be dead. In politics we have tons of examples on how penetrating into a countries inner affairs would damage both societies.
(3) The tragic voyage. Even if the 17 yrs old sailor agreed to sacrifice himself to save the others it is not the right of anyone to take the life of a breathing human even when he's sick. The necessity here is justified only when they eat the flesh of the first man who dies among them. They wouldn't die all at the same time, would they?
(4) The doctor: if I was in this situation I would pick up the patients randomly because all of them have equal rights to be saved and survive. I'd let their bodies decide when to leave life.
(5) The organ donor: would the doctor donate his kidney if he's a positive donor to one of them? Would he do that to his daughter if she was the person lying down in peace next to his ER? I don't think so.
Again, I really enjoyed every split second of the lecture and I would want to be there whenever this issue is on :)

ORGAN DONATION.. with or against ?

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَلَقَدْ جَاء تْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي الأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ"
"005.032 On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land. "

imagine you were in a serious critical condition on a bed somewhere inside the ER surrounded by your friends and family waiting for a solution.. what's the problem? your liver, kidney or spleen suddenly stopped working!
what is the first poping idea to all?
CAN SOME ONE DONATE A KIDNEY ? or else you'd die.

if in this situation you accepted to recieve an organ, will you donate one of yours later on ? or perhaps when you die?

isn't it greedy to have the chance to re-live your life from others organs and not to pay the debt back ?

will you donate your organs after you die? why ? why not ?

PLZ DISCUSS :)

DEL SOL off to DUBAI !

بعد التوكل على الله



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ZAMZAM results analysis !

CONTAMINATED !!

Result analysis:
there are more than one reason for the growth to be as it shows up in the picture, one of which i think is true .
(1) Zamzam is a regular water and the spirtuality and curing features comes from Allah.
(2) zamzam sample was not pure or maybe mixed with other water at the time of filling the bottles in mekka
(2) incubation temperature (44 degrees) revived the bacterial cells in the sample. (direct filtration without incubation will confirm or deny this theory , so i will do it)
(3) zamzam loses its characterestics after a period of time
(4) ..... you write your opinion :)

ZAMZAM experiment ! part 2

goodmorning :)
back to phase two of our experiment . the samples were kept in the incubator for over 48 hours and a good growth is expected.


samples taken out and what we need: funnels, filter papers, growth media "food", and sample


funnel fixed in the "membrane filtration system"



take and fix the filter paper to the system


add sample and run the device.


remove the filter paper and place it in the media
note: i used ENDO agar for "total coliform count" and S&B media for "fecal streptococci"


put the plates in the incubator and wait for 24 hours :)