عيّدي يا بلادي

كل عام والكويت، وطن النهار، حرة عزيزة أبية

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Now no one denys that P2BK was a success. I mean come on, I heard that more than 13 thousand people came in the first day alone!! that is like major WOW!!

The fact they managed to organize such a fabulous event, initiating the most coveted place for young Kuwaiti businesses to show their stuff, getting this much attention.. is just AWESOME!

Hurray for them, o ya36eehom alf ALF 3afya.
Fikra o shoghol yestahloon 3alaih kel taqdeer..
Bravo!

But,
and there's always a but,
there were some things that annoyed me which could have been otherwise prevented.
Like for example:

*Why take on more than 120 participants?
The place was too small and we ended up with really tiny tiny booths, and even smaller hallways!

*The band was noisy, took up precious space, and was really unnecessary.

*I read in Reema's blog, here, about some clowns walking around in the crowd handing out tiny pieces of paper that read cheesy things like:
~Proud to be Kuwait that doesn't own a car <--- WTH??
~Proud to be Kuwaiti who is unmarried <--- Malah da3y killish!!

*I thought that asking some booths to pack up and close @ 7pm inorder to add some chairs was just rude, and utterly unprofessional. The event closes @ 10pm, and asking SOME to leave while visitors and buyers are still pouring in was an unforgivable mistake.

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On another completely different note:

A tasteless lier, you-can't-trust-your-purse-alone-with person, in-your-face copycat turns to a fashion stylist?!! @@

عجبي
!!!

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CAMP GLOW:

Now in Kuwait
"Beat the Beast"
A females only course by the famous Dr. Hana Shams

Release your emotions before they get stored in your organs and cause illness!

The workshop is a mix of new awareness wrapped in FUN!

9-12/3
5- 9pm

For details, pls call 99401916
Or visit their facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=50595733694

DON'T MISS IT!

AlRAYA BALLROOM

today @ 6- 10pm

&

tomorrow @ 10 am- 2pm, 5 - 9pm

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Over 100 brands will be participating,

such amazing talents, all special in their own way..

and many of them are my friends :-)

Come and show your support

See you all there ;-*

www.p2bk.com

If you do go there, pls come back here and tell me what you think, what booth you liked best, and if you got to buy anything at all.

Looking forward to your feedback :-*

100,000 again!

A few days back, when I found out I passed 100,000 hits, and no one claimed it bl comments section, I thought ya 7asafaa, khalaaaas... My record has gone with the wind :"(

So you can imagine how happy I was when I checked my email and found this picture:

The lovely Ansam was visitor # 100,000.
Luckily, she had liked how the numbers looked so she took a picture of it and sent it to me- God bless her heart :-)

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Later, that very same day,
I check my email again, and to my utter surprise,
I find this:

Another picture, from an old reader of mine!!

Oh dear God, how is that possible?!! @@

Funny, huh?!
Just a little while back I was afraid I lost this number forever, and now I have TWO ;-D

Oh well,

HF

You're in the List @ 100,000 mokarrar

HurraaaaaaaaaYYY

*Throws glitteri confetti over HF's head*

*Kisses her on both cheeks*

Welcome to the record sweetie :-)

The Glitter Award Ceremony

*Big lazer show. Spot lights circling. TV cameras rolling*

E7im e7im *clears throat*

After a little less than a year, a wonderful happy year, where you all had participated somehow in making it more joyful,

it is my pleasure to announce my Honorary List:

*Drum roll*

#1000

AMETHYST
..Got married o nisatna :-(..

#5000

TechnoGal

..Sweetest Gal ever..

#10,000

Hasan B.
..Got busy with his studies and disappeared..

#13,000

A Journal Entry

..A delicate soul..

#15,000

P.

..Where art thou?..

#20,000

Hesperus .

.. A lovely Bahraini bookworm..


#27,000
Bin3aGul

.. One of my favourite readers EVER ..

#29,000

N.

..loving comments that convey a kind heart..

#30,000

Ruby Woo

..Funny, bubbly, adorable character..

#50,000

Zon

..Za3lana minnah 7ail..

7ayyooooooooooooooooohom

*chak chak chak chal chak chak chak*

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And now,

Ladies and gentemen...

It is time to reveal

the name you've all been waiting for,

*A hush befalls the room as the crowd hold its breath in anticipation*

my

100,000

is

"ANSAM"

Put your hands together and give her a big round of applause

*Fireworks light up the sky in big colorful celebration, while loud music blasts off, in mix with the screams and cheers of the audience*

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Now,

to all of the above mentioned names:

7baaybee..

Aamraw, o tidallilaw..

Ask whatever you want,

But hey, mo tish6e7oon..

;-)

Love,

GG

WHO IS IT???

*Eyes popping out of their socket*

Over 100,000 hits?

Meta?
o ana wain kint?
Why wasn't I here to witness this historical event?


Over 100,000 hits in less than a year!!
I'm humbled!!


Oh no..
My record..
My list of honorees..

WHO IS MY 100,000 ???

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***Wonderful Update***

YiPPeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeYYY

MYSTERY RESOLVED!

:-D

If I'd only bothered to check my email before publishing this post!!!

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A Bubble Burst..

Dear Glitter,

I need to vent. And since you seem to have figured out what marriage is all about, I thought I'd write to you.

He was the love of my life. And I was his.

And Kuwait being so tiny, everybody knew about us. It was common knowledge that flan ye7eb flana, we flana itmoot 3la flan.

Finally the day came when we at last got married. And I remember thinking how lucky I am to have gotten my happy fairytale ending.

The first few years I actually glowed with happiness. Everything was better than perfect, better that i've ever imagined it would be.

But....

As the days rolled over, magic began to seep through the door, and everything seemed so ordinary..

I love him still, but there is no thrill. No excitement. Just plain BLAH!

I began to dread his touch. The touch only a few years ago I had fantasized about, stayed up at nights to end dreaming of. Now.... ??

Now I fake headaches.

Or .. Fake it all together, just to make him happy,

Only to run to the shower afterwards with the weight of a mountain over my heart, feeling all down and blue.

Sad, huh?

Oh how I remember our first kiss *goose bumps*

our first time together .. *sigh*

I know I know, mako shy yeg3ad 3ala 7alah..

I don't know why I'm writing this to you, I just needed to let it out before it suffocates me.

I'm not expecting any magical solutions cause i'm done believing in magic. It is what it is. Electrefying love evolved into beautiful friendship, mutual respect.

So yeah,

that's what I wanted to share..

I only hope I didn't cloud your skies with my dark thoughts.

Yours,

A.

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Dear A.

Thank you for allowing me to publish your letter.

I'm drafting a long hearty reply to you and it should be in your inbox any minute now.

Love,

G.G.

Flirt, Then Withhold.

"Friendly, outgoing, charming, whatever you want to call it, it still translates into 'available and desparate' when you're the one who initiates contact."


"You wait for him to make the first move....., then you reward him with a smile and some smoldering eyes. And then you turn away from him."


"If you do your job well, it will make him want you more. It's all about finding the balance of mysterious and unavailable and challenging with sensual and seductive and sexy. Make him work for it, and he'll love you forever."


"Give a little, and then ignore. Flirt, then withhold. He'll go crazy trying to pin you down."




- Chasing Harry Winston, by Lauren Weisber

wala bil a7laaaamm

***UPDATE***

--Check below--

Dreams?
I know nothing about them!
I would love to get to know them, but they don't like me very much as they seem to steer away from my blissful slumber for ages now.
And I'm really frustrated!
Why can't i dream?
Or maybe I do dream, but forget all abt them the moment I wake up?

Listen to this:

A7lahom had this dream of our late grandmother- Allah yer7amha. She said she saw her in a well- lit place, her face was glowing and she was wearing white. But,.... She looked sad :-(
So in the dream A7lahom approched her and asked her:
"Mama, why are you sad? Intay mo bl jannah? "
"Ana bl jannah 7beebti", she replied with a sad smile. "Bs illy emkaddirny inny ma sheft elrasool. Ana bl daraja el3ishreen o oho wayed foogy... ". She sighed and said: "I need more".

6ab3un needless to say that my mother upon hearing this, intensified her prayers and sadaqaat for my granny's soul.

Now why can't I ever dream of something so deep, so meaningful.
I'm so jealous!!
I'm my granny's favourite, why didn't she visit my dream?? :-/

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Oh and the other day, Sweetness was saying how her dreams are very powerful. And she told me about this dream she had where she was sitting with A7lahom at the beach admiring the sunrise when all of a sudden the sky turns black and the sun sinks in the sea again. The waves rise like an angry tornado and suddenly, a huge voice fills the agitated skies "ALLAHO AKBAR, ALLAHO AKBAR".

So she held tightly to A7lahom and they huddled close and started praying together until all was calm again.

Now that was scary @@

But can you see where i'm going with this, it's not only that I don't get to dream, I'm not even included in one!!

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And then, my bestie calls me up... She told me that she saw herself wearing a long green robe, happy and content walking on the clouds towards this big golden gates, only to be blocked by the gate's keeper. He told her she can't get through just yet. She has to go back down and fix herself up, tie up some loose ends, before she can cross to the other side!!

Now how deep is that?!!

O ana methel ilkharoof, anam o agoom o wala 7ilm ashooof :-/

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Now finally,
just today,
i woke up remembering a dream :-)

FINALLY!!

hehehehe

Tadro0n 3ad 7alamt ib mino?!!

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GEORGE CLOONEY !!!

Na3am ya3ny?!!!

La, o mino kanat ilba6ala bl film,
3afwan aqsed bl 7ilm ??!!

Ana???
No0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 !!!

Kanat Katherine Heigl- malat Grey's anatomy!!

SHAAAAKOO!!

O azeedkom mn il she3er bait,
the dream was in ENGLISH

He was looking at her with adoring eyes, as he was about to kiss her. But she pulls away from his embrace with tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong? " he asks her softly.
"I can't do this" She looks away and heaves herself on the sofa
"But I love you" and he kneels on the floor beside her.
"You deserve someone better" she says between her tears.

O bas.
Salamatkom.
Khallas il7ilm 3la chethee !!!




AY SHY!!
heffffffffffffffffffffff

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This morning, I was just about the check my blog and read comments when I realised that I do remember some dreams !!

I actually even wrote about this crazy dream back in June, the one that almost caused a fight between X and I, but thank God X 6awwafha le :-/

Mo ma3qo0la elnisyaan illy feeny!!

Sij elkobor shain :-(

wala bil aflaaaaam...

I was invited to go to two weddings that night, but I'm glad I went to that one. I had fun. I really did. It was.... ummm eventful ;-)

**Most shocking, jaw-dropping, really funny moment:
When this lady (kha66ain ta7at kilmat lady- ya3ni mo kid, not even a girl), shook her stuff at "Sawwa7" song. She started to dance elegantly, bs elthaher khathaha il7amas, o be tashjee3 mn shaksiya mash'hoora who was observing her, she CLIMBED the table and continued dancing barefoot fog il6awla @@


I love LOVE ilGassar. He's a complete show all by himself.
Love his enthusiasm
Love his colored bishts
Love his jewellery
Love his sparkly microphone


**Most enjoyable dance: When firqat ilGassar sat down bl qa3a after zaffat ilmi3res and two shabaab began dancing. Abbaaaih 7ABBAIT'HOM, kan rags'hom shy shy.


So I danced, ignoring X's instructions not to. And not just danced as in etmashait bil sa7a, No0o0o. I danced DANCED mn galb :-D
When I returned to my seat panting, I found a msg mn X:
"3ad sem3ay elkalam o ge3day tikana"
La wallah !!
" Too late 7beebi ;-) " , I texted back.


Abbaaaaaaaiih, eee... Listen to this:
**Aqwa salfa bil 3irs:
So when they announced that the bride was coming. All went quiet and looked with anticipation towards the door, willa shino, the bride walked in wearing PINK !!

Haw ghareeba!!
Shessalfa???

Willa shino, the day before her melcha her white wedding dress got BURNED!!

Ee, E7tarag @@

They had this electrician to hang decorative lights in their house, o madry aish sar but the house caught fire, and the bride's room got burned down and the white wedding dress turned to black ashes...

Waaaaaaaaiiii eksaraat kha6riiii maskeeeeeeenaaa

What a freak accident,
lo sawwo0ha movie chan ma saddagt!!

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Ok, so now most of you know which party I went to.
So tell me, 3asa ma 6afny shy bl 3irs ilthany?