Here I come: Oman & Jordan

By ~jordanians and ~buthy-13

I was supposed to post this on the 26th but a lot of things happened so I ended up forgetting about it and blogging about R instead =\

Anywho, exactly what the title says. My family and I are going to be traveling from NZ all they way to sweet sweet but HOT (=\) Oman and Jordan. Honestly I've got these mixed feelings in me about this whole trip. Like, I'm excited and all but at the same time, I'm like =S this is big. Haven't travelled in while. Things have changed...so on.

We're going to see relatives (Jordan) who we (bros and I) haven't seen for a really long while (since 2003 =\). Go around Jordan and visit all its historical places, and so on. Plus there's Oman...I MISS OMAN!!! I'm actually more excited for Oman than Jordan, which is funny because I'm staying longer in Jordan than in Oman (5 days out of 23...I think it's 23 days). Last time I was in Oman was on January 2006. So I'm sure it's all changed and stuff.

Distribution of days as follows:

~ First stop Oman #Days = 2
~ Second stop Jordan #Days = 16
~ Third stop back to Oman #Days = 3
~ Fourth and final stop NZ -_____-

What am I going to do in Oman for the first stop? Buy a Phone (and burn my 6630 xD), a camera, visit a beach (!), eat Ista6ambooli shawarma (!), a Supreme Zinger, BBQ-ed 7abbar with tamerin sauce (<3) (!) and most importantly meet up with some close friends who I haven't seen since 2006 =( I'd like to go to the cinema but maybe there's not much time for that..who knows *eyeing Faith =P* Also I gotta get as much rest as possible...going to be so jet lagged. The trip is direct from Aussie to Dubai; 14 hour flight. I'm so not looking forward to that >.< but I am looking forward to all the movies I could possibly watch *huge smile*

As for Jordan...things will just happen by themselves...there's no specific plan really. But we know where we want to go, see, visit and what we want to eat! lol.

I've decided to stay away from the net/laptop for the entire duration I'm overseas, especially in Jordan...internet tech is not so WOW there, and I've also decided to buy a little book to write everything I do and happens in it so that when I'm back in NZ I'd update this blog about the trip.

Yaay! I seriously don't know what to expect, what I'll see...WHO I'll see, so on. So this is the "thrill" of it all =D

Countdown: 28 Days to go

Shot by: ~inspelad

From "Plan A" to "Plan B"

So I finally handed in the massively hectic, annoying, and mean assignment today for COMP451 and I have to say, I'm happy and not so happy. Happy because some pressure has been lifted off and I can squish movies and playing on the guitar now, not happy because I feel that this is the worst assignment out of the whole semester and I'm not sure if I'm going to get good marks. All I can say is Allah Yustur!

Since R is with "us" (as in Sara, J, H and Me) in this paper, one can just imagine the amount of bull she's given us for the past days. She is the first person, in my 21 years of life, who I come to know to be the most disrespectful, stubborn, selfish, annoying, undignified...and the list could most definitely go on. Apparently, she hasn't been getting what she wants from us, because we don't want to/can't help since we also have to deal with the crap loads of work we got, so she started using "Plan B" with us. YES! All along this little piece of...e7m e7m...has had a "Plan B" just in case "Plan A" stopped working. "Plan B" took place on Monday...with none other than yours truly (for sure I'm unlucky). Oh, the things I go through and put myself into =S It's not enough I have other things on my mind + uni and now her with her damn "Plan B".

What is "Plan B" one might ask? "Plan B" is when asking for help no longer works. When everyone seems to ignore you and try to avoid you where ever you are and/or go. "Plan B" is...drum roll....CRYING! Yes! EFFIN' CRYING! What the FUDGE!?!!!!

I was the first to experience "Plan B". Unfortunately for R it failed. It's the first time (again) in my life, where a crying person does not affect me. Honestly, she has turned me into this heartless, mean monster that's filled with rage and anger.

N.B. I don't get angry quickly. I basically collect my anger and then when my "anger box" reaches it's limit...KABOOM!! ENTER ANGRY-CHAN xD 3anjad (honest).

I never thought I could treat anyone so badly....and actually mean it.

R: "I don't know what to do...please tell me what to do" *sob sob* *wiping tears*
G: *heartless face on* "I don't know" *cold tone voice*
R: "I really don't know what to do. How do I create assertions?"
G: "O.O....AssertThat takes 2 arguments and you're only giving it one. Look in your previous assignment you used it there." *walks away angry*
R: "...." *cries*
G: *ignores and sits back in place*

After 3 minutes she moves from the computer she was on (which was far away from where I was sitting) to the computer RIGHT next to ME! I got up immediately, as she was logging in to her computer, and told Sarz let's get out of her to have lunch and change labs. I won't be able to work with her in the same room -____-

She followed us into the lab that we moved to after lunch, and that's where the ignoring kicked in. I can hear her calling my name but I just ignored her and talked to Sarz or worked on my assignment. Eventually I got tired of hearing my name being called 10 times, in just 30 seconds, and "gave her face" where she asked a stupid question and where I answer with a cold voice "I don't know".

I don't understand why a person doesn't understand from the 3 simple words "I DON'T KNOW"...how hard can't it be?!!

Sadly the crying seemed to have worked on H...I wanted to kill him for loosing to it. He spent 3 whole hours with her explaining and helping her out with the assignment. She turned him into a mean (not + heartless like me...just mean) monster as well. We all know him to be a nice person who never treats anyone badly. We were proven wrong and till now Sarz and I are shocked by him. Sarz was more shocked though lol.

This is what he did. He started packing his stuff up while explaining the last few bits (in a hurry) and as soon as he closed his bag he walked away. Then you hear R calling out loudly to him as he walks away...we thought he'd go back and help her...but to our surprise (xD) just continued walking. He flippin' ignored her loud callings. Wow! WAY TO GO H!!! xD

It continued like this yesterday and today *sigh* though she did get one lecture from me and another from H...but NOTHING WORKS WITH HER!!! NOTHING! Oh wow! I'm actually angry now!

Quote Sara:

She's like One in a Million except I mean this in a really bad way =S

I've started hating going to the labs (my second home) because of her =(

Anyways, I know the best thing to do is ignore her and tell her "I don't know"...but I know sooner or later I'm going to get tired (actually I'm already tired) of doing so...when will it end?! Ta3abt...ta3abna (I'm tired...we're tired) =(

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So today's lecture was boring beyond boring (as usaul) and since I just handed in a sick assignment I was basically tired and sleepy and just wanted to go home. So I killed time by drawing.

What boredom can do eh?! xD

Sorry about the quality, it's from my retarded Nokia 6630 phone lol.

No! I'm not thinking suicidal stuff so that I can go to the "Otherside". I was listening to the Red Hot Chilli Pepers song "Otherside" and I just felt like writing that word out. Did I ever say how much I LOVE that song?! I LOVE that song!

Okay...I haven't seen a movie in 11 days so I'm going to watch one now =D

Music: Staind - Nutshell (Acoustic Live)

I keep falling more and more in love with this person's voice/music. He's seriously one of the top favorites. I've recently discovered this song while looking through some person's channel on youtube (such a good channel...so many songs of different alt. rock bands) and I've just been listening to it for the past 2-3 days.

Great song, great voice, nice but sad lyrics...

We chase misprinted lies
We chase the tracks of time
And yet, I fight
And yet, I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home
Oooh...oooh...
Oooh...oooh...
My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet, I find
And yet, I find
Repeating in my head
If I can't be my own
I'd feel better dead
Oooh...oooh...
Oooh...oooh...

Youtube Channel: Wickedsin69

G'Night

[Art] Jester's Hat

Finally! It's complete...and thankfully titled "Jester's Hat".
According to Sarz this is what the drawing reminded her off when she first saw it. Hence, enter "Jester's Hat".

It's definitely one of the most detailed (I think =P) drawings I've ever done and repetitive too. I don't usually do repetitive...but changed with this one. Not much has been edited. I thought it looked good as it is. But I did change the background color and added a texture to it in "Jester's Hat Red".

Visit my gallery for a larger view.


I'm sure that the actual drawing needs some serious photoshop-ping, but it's definitely going to take a long time and I'm too tired. lol!

Comments appreciated =D

My Gallery

Not much....

It has been quite a hectic week...where I locked myself in my room studying for the test that I had today. Yet it's not even over till it's ALL over. Still got assignments + a project + a test.

Something funny happened today while working in the lab.
Sara dug her long nails into my hand a couple of times and giggled at every time she did so. I think she was trying to annoy me but it didn't work much. At one point it got intolerable so:

G: "STOP IT!!!!"

*Sara giggles*

Two guys sitting in front of us turn around to look at me thinking that I was referring to them. I immediately told them I didn't mean them and laughed...then they laughed. Sara was in hysterics by then! She achieved a better goal xD

Habla wa7da =P

I don't have much to say really....but check this out (H):

White Chocolate Keyboard <3

Hopefully, soon enough, I will come back with a proper G-chan-ee post...right now I'm just tired, sleepy, sad and list goes on...

^_^

Kitteh Challenges The Doggy!

Oh man! They're so cute! <3

I Can Has Cheezeburger? - Lolcats

Best part, is when the puppy turns his head slowly to look at the kitteh! lol.

Ninja cat

Tee-hee...I've been looking for this video for a while now.

Enjoy! =P

Wasabi Dare Part 2: Epic FAIL!

It was torture!
TORTURE!
You know TORTURE?!
It was TORTURE! T__T

Where do I begin...

Mashallah Sarz ma qa9arat (she went wild) with the amount of Wasabi I'm to eat T__T and I'm 100% sure that it was more than what she had to eat .

*Oh God I can taste/smell Wasabi right now*

Anyways, we found a nice place outside Memento cafe, so basically it was a public display -_____- I prepared my water (which I shouldn't have done, should've gotten Aloe Vera instead...water made it worse *yuk*) bottle, tissue, Sarz had camera ready and the spoon full of disgusting Wasabi.

I was so nervous! I put it in my mouth quick and started counting to 5. First second or two, I felt nothing...just a weak smell. But then it HIT! and it hit HARD! First I got this burn down my throat. Then it traveled up my nose. Basically I was burning. I start squealing with my mouth closed. Putting my hand to face. Chewed. Squealed some more, then it was time to swallow. I was ready...I'm going to do it...I'm going to get free stuff yaay!! But wait a minute, what the hell?! My brain is saying swallow...but my throat is not doing anything.

SWALLOW DAMMIT SWALLOW!!

.....nothing.

Then I couldn't hold it in anymore...and hence, gagging starts. Oh the misery T__T I gagged like 3 times + tearing so much + turning RED, then Sarz hands me loads of tissues and tells me to spit it all out! Yes this was all in public...I hope no one was watching *looks left and right* =P

I spat so much out...but I still had so much in my mouth. I drank water. BIG MISTAKE. The water was cold and it just mushed the Wasabi together and made it harder to swallow! YUUUK! Then I started the process of calming down...and Sarz just laughed at me the whole time...and only apologized for laughing and not for making me do such a scary thing.

It will never be the same again with me and Wasabi. I don't know if my love for sushi is still on the same level after today T__T Everything smells like Wasabi at the moment. I ate so much food to get rid of it...but nothing T__T

*sigh* It was the toughest and scariest thing I had to ever do...jumping out of an airplane is NOTHING compared to eating, actually not eating...more like SWALLOWING Wasabi. Horrible horrible thing T__T

And I still have to watch the video...lol.

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Apparently Sarz, J, H and myself aren't the only ones who are suffering and complaining from R. It is shocking how she's just ambushing everyone when she doesn't even know them.

Sarz and I ran away from her 3 times today.

1. She was in the lab that we found refuge in (-___-) so we ended up going into a lab that's for first and second year students (-___-)
2. We were leaving the lab for lunch, and there she was out in the entrance of R-block...so we rushed back in to the lab and waited for 5 minutes till we went out again.
3. When we finished from lunch and entered R-block...there she was sitting on a chair in the entrance as if waiting for us to see which lab we'll go in to. Again, as soon as we saw her *made eye contact too* we went back out and started planning on which lab to go to. Sarz was watching her through the window and said to me that she went into the lab that we were working in before lunch T__T We just waited outside watching people play chess on the floor and suddenly she comes out, walks right in front of us without saying anything. What does that supposed to mean?! =D =D =D
   

R-block Entrance Chess game

3aysheen be ro3ob (we're living in a nightmare)!

Okay, back to researching for my Wiki article assignment.

Updated from uni

2b || !2b

The title is just something random and has nothing to do with what I'm going to "talk" about but it has a meaning, and only programmers will get it ;-P

::: Lame...where should I start?! There is a time when a person can be lame, yet you still laugh because what they said/did was actually funny. But then there are times, where one says a joke that is lame beyond lame O_O to the point you just want to...you just want to...give them this disgusted look or a look that says "Laaame-eh =S"... *emphasis on the eh*

::: Wasabi Dare Part 2 is happening tomorrow, only I'M (Sarz is going to get her revenge lol) the one that's going to be eating the Wasabi. I'm actually nervous about it...but I KNOW I can do it! So wish me luck =P and from what I remember winner get's Frozen Coke (<3) and a Medium Popcorn (<3) to the next movie we go to (which hopefully will be on Friday).

::: Remember R?! Well she's still being a pain in the...e7m e7m. This creature will just not understand that we can't help her and yet she manages to ignore what we say and insist on us helping her. I truly feel I'm going to make her cry (by telling her the TRUTH) one day if she asks for help again. Believe it or not, she doesn't go to the effin' lectures and yet she's still has the courage to come and ask for help. HOW?!

And an example of her ignoring my cold "NO's":

R: "I will bring scarf tomorrow and you show me how to wear it ok!!"
G: "Sorry, but I'm really busy, got a lot of assignments to do."
R: "I will bring scarf and you show me how to wear it the same way you wear it ok!"
G: "-_____- I don't know, I'm busy...I have a lot of work to do."
R: "Okay. I will bring it anyway, and keep it in my bag and you show me when you free."
G: "Ummm...O....K! -______-"

I said the last line in a "what ever" kind of way.

So I've come to a conclusion where either my English sucks, or she doesn't understand me OR she doesn't want to listen to me! What the fudge! xD Haha...fudge *laugh's hysterically* @__@

::: Even though I'm busy with uni work, I still want to watch a kajillion things. I rented 5 movies:

• X-Men
• X-Men 2
• X-Men 3: The Last Stand
• Death Proof
  
• Dream Catcher -- Oooh yeah...that's one cool name =P

I also want to watch Dexter Season 3 (can't wait) and I'm going to start watching all the episodes of the Simpsons as well. Right now I have season 1 =D *Thanx Sarz*

::: I got this black pen for free from a shop where I bought my Mama's present (for Mother's day...which she loved...Yay T_T) from and I'm loving the pen. So I ended up leaving it for drawing only and hence comes my new drawing which I have no name for yet (I shall consult some people for this...you know who you are ;-D), because it doesn't necessarily represent something, and this time I'm going to finish this drawing! I haven't drawn for a really long time and I've been "craving" to draw since January or something. So hopefully it's something I'll be able to share soon enough.

That's all from me...if Wasabi dare part 2 goes as planned then there shall be an update of how it went! For the mean time I have to stuff my nose in some books and do some research for my 15% worth Wiki Article assignment.

Fantastico!

[What's this?] A Salam and a Smile

There is this saying that goes like..."a smile is contagious", right?! WRONG!!

So the Muslims, especially the Arabs, have this problem with smiling back when someone smiles at them AND...get this, when someone says "AL SALAMU ALAIKUM" to them also. I seriously don't get that @_@ This has been a "abnormality" since a long time, but it seems to get worse and worse as years go by.

So there are situations where I'm walking in one direction and a Muslim girl (particularly the Saudi's and Somalians) heading in the opposite direction. So basically we pass by each other. Us being "sisters" in Islam we should at least say Salam or if too lazy 8-\, then smile. But apparently, smiling has become a mission itself O.o In both cases, I get no reaction *fashla*. Once I said "Salamu alaikum" and smiled too. All I got was a long stare and no reply.

G: "O....K! What was that about?! O.o"

So after that, I just smiled to any Muslima I see, but still no use with some *don't want to generalize*

I remember another occasion that happened a while back, where Sara and I were at Bongo filling (=P) our containers with sushi, and there was this Muslima with her husband, looking around seeing what's there to eat. The place somehow got crowded and Sara and I stood against the wall waiting for people to clear the place so we can select the sushi we want. The girl passed RIGHT infront of us. She was looking at us hard out so I smiled and guess what?! She looks away =S Then Sara tells me...

Sara: "I just smiled at that lady and she ignored me O.o"
G: "Even me. I smiled and she ignored...how rude =S"

This is something I really don't like. Fine, if you don't want to smile back okay, but when someone says el salam, you should most probably reply back - rodoo el salam. Also, when they flippin stare it's as if it's the first time they see an Arab, Mu7ajaba (wearing a scarf), Muslim girl. That's just weird, because Mashallah there are many mu7ajabat at uni from all over the Middle East + Asia. So what's the problem exactly?

This doesn't happen with the majority of the non-Arabs/Muslims, it's more like they take the "first move" and they don't stare much either (and if they do stare, then it'd be because of the scarf - 7ejab, which in a way is understandable), which I find disappointing knowing that our fellow "sisters" (in our case) don't do that even though they don't take the "first move"!

(^______^)

Wasabi Dare!

Woochooooooooooooooooooooh!! ^o^

So I declared a dare sometime last week...ehm, ehm.
This dare involves Sara eating a SPOON full of Wasabi, keeping it in her mouth for 5 seconds, chew it, then swallow. If she clears all stages of the dare, I treat to her to unlimited sushi for a day and a medium (which is like HUGE) size pop-corn <3 to the next movie we go to.

One might ask, what is Wasabi?

Well Wikipedia says:

Wasabi is a member of the Brassicaceae (G: "ay?!") family, which includes cabbages, horseradish and mustard. Known as "Japanese horseradish", its root is used as a spice and has an extremely strong flavour. Its hotness is more related to that of a hot mustard than the capsaicin in a pepper, producing vapors that irritate the nasal passages more than the tongue.

So basically it burns the hell out of your nose lol.

Not very appetizing is it?! hehe...

I know what Wasabi tastes like. I don't mind it...I just have to be in the mood to eat it. Plus I can't stand it by itself, I have to mix it with Soy Sauce. But point being, I know how horrible it is to first timers =P

So the dare took place at lunch time today. Being the mean person I am, I took a HUGE amount of Wasabi from our favorite restaurant Bongo. I set the scene *Dexter* for Sara:

• Big Piece of Tissue - Check
• Aloe Vera Juice - Check
• Camera - Check
• Spoon full of Wasabi - CHECK!
  

And we waited....

Sara closes the gap between the spoon full of Wasabi and her mouth. The next second you know it, the Wasabi has reached it's destination xD

1.2.3.4.5 seconds pass. Sara goes to second stage! *She's actually doing this*

Chew chew chew......

Then it HITS! The vapors from the Wasabi has finally gotten to her nose. Sara grabs the tissue quickly and spits all the Wasabi out (though she swallowed the rest that was still in her mouth...but that doesn't count =P)...it was too much to handle. Then tears started coming, due to the effect of Wasabi on the nose. Then the "swearing at G" happened....

After Sara calmed down I declared victory, shook hands with Sara and told her I was proud of her for attempting such a hard/crazy dare T__T

I honestly thought she was going to be able to do it, complete the tasks...but I guess it was just too much Wasabi. One small bit in the mouth can do damage. Imagine a spoon full xD

*Applauds Sara*

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R came to ask for help about something stupid today. I swear it's either she's lucky, or I'm massively unlucky. As soon as I entered the doors of R-block, she comes out of one of the labs. My morning just went down the drain because of her...I was on the verge of tears after Sara saved (again) me.

One person can ruin your mood but then there is/are friend(s) that just make your whole flippin' DAY! T__T