Tagged: Have You Ever…?

Hey friends,

I haven’t been tagged in the longest of time, and was so delighted to have been tagged by Jowhara’s Chamber. The original question goes:

“Have you ever . . . .?”

(X) Smoked a cigarette (way back in school..gasp gasp…do I hear my friends fainting in the background)
( ) Drank so much you threw up
( ) Crashed a friend’s car
( ) Stolen a car
(X) Been in love ( yes, yes, and yes)
( ) Set yourself on fire
( ) Been dumped
( ) Shoplifted
( ) Quit your job
( ) Been in a fist fight
(X) Snuck out of your parent’s house(don’t we all…don’t look at me as if I a criminal or something!)
( ) Been stabbed
(X) Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back (no comments)
( ) Been arrested
( ) Gone on a blind date
(X) Lied to a friend
(X) Skipped school
(X) seen someone die
( ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
(X) Been lost (worst was when I was about 8 and I got lost in Hamleys, the world’s largest toystore…it was pure heaven for me at the time and didn’t even realize my parents had forgotten me there for more than an hour!)
(X) Been on the opposite side of the country
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Felt like dying
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers (as well as doctor doctor)
( ) Recently coloured your hair
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (all the time!)
( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus (he even got me my present, which I later found out was a scam involving the school’s secret conversation with my parents!)
( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Made a bonfire on the beach
( ) Crashed a party
(X) Gone roller-skating
(X ) Ice-skating

So there you go. Some of you may know me on a more personal level now. Now, I will tag everyone you see on my Links section! You don’t have to, but if you have the time, would love to see what you have to reveal about yourself.

Mansur

Reciprocation

Hey friends,

My sister and her best friend from university left for London yesterday afternoon. I had an incredible time with them showing them around Dubai, going to the beaches, Ski Dubai, shopping, eating out, sheesha among other activities. They were such a fun group of people to hang out with. On top of that, my other friends MA and NR joined us couple of times for dinner. All in all, it was an incredible time spent together, so much so, I will have to get into the details.

I knew I would be a little sad when I would come back home to find that no one is there. However, to my surprise, I saw something amazing in my home. All the mess that was there in my house, which I had anticipated I would clean up, was more or less cleaned up. The bed was made, linen folded, kitchen cleared up. However, the sweetest thing the girls had done was leave something on my dining table.

There was a such a sweet letter from my sister, and a black gift bag from her friend. I took about 15 minutes taking in the moment, and then decided to open the gift. They were so wonderful about it, and it made the moment all the more special when I least expected anything like this from them.

More on our awesome time later when I get the pictures!

Mansur

Who Am I?- updated

Hey friends,

Most of you may have received an email from me asking you to describe me in ONE word, and I want to thank you all for participating in this little game in which the main aim is to get to know me better. Below are the one words I received from you. This list helps me understand how other people view me, and what qualities I have. Funnily enough, I asked everyone to describe me in ONE word and no one came up with any negative ones, even though I kept the question vague. Without further ado, here is the list:

Cooperative
Unpretentious
Enigmatic
Brave
Innocuous
Caring
Witty
Candid
Knowledgable
Sincere
Honorable
“Bhola!”

Adorable
Trustworthy
Cute
Human
Correct
Honest
Searching

So there you go. It’s a fun thing to do, and I urge you all to do it too. It helps to know who you are as a person and how others perceive you.

Mansur

Questionable Quotes

Hey friends,

I am starting up something which I have not yet seen anywhere. It’s a series called QQ: Questionable Quotes! Too often we read or hear a quote and start thinking to ourselves how cool it is, or how applicable it is to our lives. However, there are some quotes which famous people have said but somewhat makes no sense to us. My goal through QQ is to understand those quotes, phrases, paragraphs which may seem easy on the mind but is actually questionable. To start us off, here is a quote by Karan Johar, from Koffee With Karan.

“Everyday is a lifetime when you are with a woman.”

What kind of phrase is this?

Mansur

What Dessert Are You?

Hey friends,

SEE THE PICTURES OF DESSERTS FIRST, THEN READ ABOUT IT.

No cheating. If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of
you, which would you choose? Pick your dessert, then look to see what
Psychiatrists think about you!

OK – Now that you’ve made your choice, scroll down to see what research
says about you!

ANGEL FOOD CAKE … Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy
items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the
end of the day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at
times.

BROWNIES… You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of under
dogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your
sabre. You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and
direction. You tend to be very loyal.

LEMON MERINGUE… Smooth, sexy, & articulate with your hands, you are an
excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don’t try to walk
and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many
friends.

VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING… Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Not very
grounded in life; very indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys
being around you, but you are a practical joker. Others should be
cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for life.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE… Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people
and can be counted on in a pinch. You tend to melt. You can be overly
emotional and annoying at times.

CHOCOLATE ON CHOCOLATE… Sexy; always ready to give and receive. Very
creative, adventurous, ambitious, and passionate. You can appear to have a
cold exterior but are warm on the inside.Not afraid to take chances. Will
not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.

ICE CREAM… You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, basketball,
or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy
watching sports. You don’t like to give up the remote control. You tend to
be self-centered and high maintenance.

CARROT CAKE… You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You
are fun to be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm
hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.

Well, I no doubt chose the chocolate on chocolate and was impressed what the psyhciatrists had to say for people like me. I am not to sure about the ’sexy’ part though. But I do know some people think I have a cold exterior but in reality I am quite warm on the inside. I am creative, adventurous and not willing to settle for anything less than average in life.

Mansur