Whatchamacallit. :)

My BP would be so under control if it wasn't for Facebook. I tell you, technology can be really ugly. Today was such a busy, busy Saturday. I woke up at 8:30 on a WEEKEND! After literally pushing breakfast down my esophagus, I decided to do myself a favor and start studying. Alhamdullilah, I managed to study a lot today, my head feels..giddy? =/ lol. Anyways, the SPECIAL part of the day was when I got a call from Saudi, from one of my favorite people- NAJWA. :) I seriously wanted to FLY all the way to RT and give her a bear hug for remembering me and calling me up just to check on how I was doing. Najwa, if you're reading this, I love you so much. We talked about our third grade issues, about old teachers, about the good old days and whenever her laughter would erupt through the phone, I'd feel like I was sitting next to her on the yellow benches that we used to sit on during recess back in school. It's incredible how a ten-twenty minute international call can make you smile through out your entire day, until your jaws start hurting from the exercise. Oh by the way, I broke a glass today. I know this sounds so abrupt and random, but currently I'm too sleepy to be making sense of anything. I did the most bizarre things today for real. I picked up so many grocery bags up and down until I felt my legs were going to revolt against me any minute. I watched news today after such a long time. I talked to my dad and my brother after a whole week or two. I bitched about people with my dad. I got into an argument with my brother over skype. I saw pictures of my Saudi home, my kitchen, my lounge, my dining room. I underlined more than half of my embryology book. I wrote down a whole nonsensical poem in 20 minutes in response to a classmate's note to cheer her up. I sacrificed a big box of cheesy-cheese flavored pringles by giving them to my kiddo cousin, who adorned the carpet with bits and pieces of them. I tripped over a box of detergent, TWICE. I read my wall-to-walls with old friends. I sat down and talk to myself a little bit. When I got the chance, I shed a few tears. Then I wiped them and felt better. I jumped on my bed until I was sure I was going to break the bed or myself into pieces. I went out on the terrace and looked down at the street, there was nothing interesting, just a grumpy guard who stared back. I stepped into a puddle of water on my freshly cleaned terrace and got myself wet. I opened up old emails and read them. They all brought a smile across my face and glint of moisture to my eye. But I decided to thank God for the wonderful times and the wonderful people He had put in my life.

I had a mad, mad day.

Vottay Day.

I have an off tomorrow! Thanks to Quaid-e-Azam Day! *all smiles* But I have to go back to college on Friday, which sorta sucks, since I have my foundation module assessment that day! This is going to be our "first" assessment in medical school and that's why I'm a little apprehensive about it. sighs. I hope all my scrawny notes come into use while I'm studying for the test, insh'Allah. Umm, today was interesting! We did communication skills with two professors, Dr. Fawad Qaiser & Dr. Mati-ur-Rehman, it was quite interesting in the beginning, but then seriously it dragged on a little too much. Both of them randomly picked students from the hall and dragged them onto stage for answering questions or role playing...haha, it scared the living daylights out of many! Thank God I was totally invisible to them! I'm so glad I have an off tomorrow! I just want to hibernate. I'm enjoying the winters, but getting up in the freezing cold is just pure torture. =/ Today Saneea, Ayla and I took a long, long walk in the Shifa lawns, while we discussed our hawt favorites from class. lol. It was amazing. I totally shocked Saneea with the amount of food I ate. "Moti ho jao gi!" she exclaimed when I declared my menu for both my breaks. haha. My canteen has all kinds of food, which becomes short a little too quickly.. I consume so many bottles of soft drinks, which is NOT healthy at all. I need to cut down on them. But I seriously can't digest food without some kind of a carbonated drink, especially pepsi! But I guess, it's time to change now, Sidra. I just had yellow m&ms, the ones with peanuts in them. I always found the peanuts in them stale and raw. Sometimes I feel like suing the company for it. But I eat them anyways, regardless. I guess, I've turned into this big, fat, grouchy potato that just complains and wants to do nothing about anything. Oh by the way, I was chewing on wrigley's chewing gum in class today. Something that I didn't do in the longest time. I think I chewed a little too much, 'cause even before I knew the gum had totally dissolved in my mouth and was now sticking to my lips! I was trying to get it off, so that I wouldn't look like a cow, but I was totally helpless 'cause I didn't have any mirror to see whether it was off or not. lol. I'm NEVER chewing gum in class again. I've learnt my lesson today! Lessons, that's what we got today. How to become a better listener, a better speaker, a better communicator etc. As Dr. Mati-ur-Rehman lectured us about good communication skills, I could see each and every flaw in my personal communication skills stick their tongue out at me. I talked too much, out of which only 3 % of the things made sense, I didn't give others the chance to talk, I just wanted people to hear me out and agree with me. Basically, I was being an unhealthy competitor. I almost got into an argument AGAIN with one of my friends, or should I say an msn contact that I become too concerned about at times. I don't know. *rolleyes* I guess, I fail at showing people how concerned I am and end up sounding too harsh and uptight. But then I don't need to go around publicising my intents either, so it's okay. Anyways, I will add more to this later, with spicier updates, insh'Allah.

100 Watters and much much more!

This world is SO small. That's what hits me between the eyes whenever I end up seeing so many mutual friends with different people on Facebook :P... I'm enjoying the signature-style Islamabadish winters. I like, I really like. Things are cool so far, alhamdullilah. We are doing airy fairy concepts in our foundation module, which I won't call "useless", but just a lil too overboard maybe. The only reason I go to college daily is to meet my friends. lol. I'm glad that I made a lot of good friends in such little time. It seems like we've all known each other since a pretty long time! At least that's what we wanna tell others :P haha. I guess it's because all of us are starting a new phase in our lives and we're all so very new to the whole "college experience"..it's nice actually, I didn't have to sit down in a corner and brainstorm about way to barge into cliques to make some space for myself :P Things just naturally fell into place instead of falling apart. So all's great, alhamdullilah. And I really hope it stays this way, insh'Allah.

Changing tracks, I installed a hardware device in my laptop for the first time in my 18 year old life. I can so imagine Haseeb laughing his guts out at this! But it's not all that hard as it seems :P I did have a hard time putting in the ink catridges. I was paranoid that I'd damage them in some way while trying to force them into the socket. I did a lot of important kaam yesterdayyy! I read through EBM, Evidence Based Medicine, I folded all my extra clothes, installed my printer AND talked to Naseeha on the phone! So I'm very happy with all my accomplishments! :P I got a lot done! The weather gets so nice around the afternoon. I really like it! It puts a 100-watter on my face :P the mornings and nights are TOO cold, you don't want to step out of the covers. I'm in my favorite pink sweatshirt with its hoodie and socks when I go to bed, it's THAT cold. I miss the way winters were back home. lol. Even the slightest drop in temperature was considered "COLD" and would force everyone to visit Rashid or Mall of Dhahran to update their winter wardrobe! And of course, who can forget to mention the countless photo sessions we conducted in the winters! And the garam garam spring rolls with pools of ketchup and chilli sauce from the canteen! And the nasty mile we had to run in the cold, which we tried to cheat at :P haha. I'm in the mood of writing a GOOD poem. I have a few ideas, but I'm just trying to put things together for a while. Sighs. When I mention to anyone over here that I've never seen snow in my life, they all give me THE look. I tell them that the only snow I saw was in "Snow World"...lol...a synthetic ice/snow arena in an amusement park back in Saudi...haha. I basically prove that I'm such a sad, sad person. =P I got off early today! Like around 12. It was just so cool. I came hope and took a much-needed power nap and enjoyed lazing around with no assignments to worry about. But honestly speaking, my minds craves some amount of stimulation, academically speaking. =/ Ah, enough bakwaas. I will add more later.

for my FRANDS. <3

each and every step we took...
we took it together...
hand in hand...
never letting go....
through thick and thin
and crazy times...
we laughed, we cried...
the fun never died...
the special bond we shared,
the way you all cared,
will never be forgotten,
i can still hear the laughter,
i can still see the smiles,
no matter what the distances,
whether inches or in miles..
the memories are etched,
deep in my heart,
from my mind,
you guys will never depart...
even after a million years,
we will remember the joys and tears,
on the shore of time,
we will count the tides.
i will cherish you all,
from the core of my heart,
may God never pull us apart...
you gave me wings,
you taught me to fly,
you taught how it feels,
to reach up the sky.
when i was down,
you picked me up,
when i felt low,
you gave me a hug.
no matter how tall or big i grow,
whereever i go,
one thing i know,
i never want to say good bye to you.
you were my circle of light,
you helped me decide wrong or right,
i turned to you in times of need,
special is what you made me feel.
i have had crazy times with you,
little did i realize, time just flew.
now here i am missing you,
the fun of it all and the times too.
i love you to bits,
and thank you too,
for every single thing,
your God's best blessing.

ps-

This is dedicated to all my friends from
school. =]

Anam, Naseeha, Nawal, Hibah,
Samir, Cherry, Imad Badran, Imad Patel,
Samir, Daliah, Nashwa, Yasmin Abduljawad,
Abdul Aziz, Kulsoom, Amir,
Nida, Najwa,
Luqman, Hina, Ahmad Zia, Hisham, Jumanah,
Samy, Jowel,
Ayesha Javed, Marilyn. Please
forgive me if I forgot any
names. =\

You all were family to me.

Thank you so much
for each and everything you guys did
to make
me whatever I am today.

I love you and miss
you all! <3