Khaki returns

Salaams to everyone!

my apologies for a long exit from the blogosphere...

alhamdulillah i had a baby girl (remember i was preggo?).... whew... i was in the USA for a few months... i put on weight (duh!) i've had nearly 40 articles in print so far... alhamdulillah... finally settling in.

i'm back where i started... my freelancing career seemed to have picked up immensely all of a sudden, only to land in one of the worst slumps ever. i missed blogging... hope u guys will keep frequenting my blog...

more details when i feel like it....

its goodbyeees for now!

Some witty jokes

THE SILENT TREATMENT

A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were givingeach other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that thenext day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an earlymorning business flight.
Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote ona piece of paper, 'Please wake me at 5:00 AM.' He left it where he knewshe would find it.The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM andhe had missed his flight.Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him,when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, 'It is 5:00AM. Wake up.'

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.

RELATIVES

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word.An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wantedto concede their position.As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband askedsarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?''Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws.'

WORDS

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use aday...women use 30,000 to a man's 15,000.The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeateverything to men...The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?'

CREATION

A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be so stupidand so beautiful all at the same time.' The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain.God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made mestupid so I would be attracted to you!

WHO DOES WHAT

A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew thecoffee each morning.The wife said, 'You should do it, because you get up first, and then wedon't have to wait as long to get our coffee.'The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and youshould do it, because that is your job and I can just wait for mycoffee.'
Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, its in the Bible thatthe man should do the coffee.'Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.' So she fetched theBible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of severalpages, that it indeed says..........'HEBREWS'

REVENGE'

Cash, check or charge?' shopkeeper asked, after folding items, thewoman wished to purchase.As she fumbled for her wallet, he noticed a remote control for atelevision set in her purse.
'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' he asked.'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me andI figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally!'

POLICY

Marriage is give and take.U better give it to her orshe'll take it anyway.

khaki goes to abu hail

Assalamualykum wa rahmatullah

There were more stores than I could count, and more abayahs than I've ever seem before. Alleys and corridoors full of abayahs.. yeesh... talk about overkill. I've been there a coupla times before, but I usually avoid going to such places.

They were gaudy, they were simple, they were shiny and blingy, they were sober and simple, they were ostentatious and cheap, they were quiet and commanding - but there was one thing common among them all - they were black. I browsed through row after row of black gowns and none seemed right. It seemed either too gaudy, or too simple, or too tight (considering full-term). I walked along the corridoors tense and praying to Allah to please help me find something right...

And then I saw it. There was only one word which could quiet describe it: elegant. It was long and flowing, and almost had something regal about it. Though the asking price was way more than I planned to pay initially, I decided to try it on.

I gasped. It fell into swirling folds near my toes and ... it felt... right? i examined myself in the mirror. Even I managed to look somehwat stylish... clearly the gown was special. And then I noticed something. A little bump... forget it... this would be no good in another couple of months. Useless, just like the whole trip was starting to feel.

I walked out of that store dejected... indeed in my desperation I was ready to cry. (I haaaate shopping). The clock ticked by and I started feeling exhausted and nauseous (of course!) I walked down an uninviting alley of abu Hail and something caught the corner of my eye.

The gleaming swarovskis on a display abayah- in neat little rows between pleats. PLeats! Go preggo! You can wear this full-term, I thought to myself. I tried it on, and it was too long and kinda loose and very expensive (drat!). So got the length altered and well... alhamdulillah- the search was over.

It still looks okay now that we're home... Insha Allah I have made the right purchase? What say you?

I need clothes!!!!

Assalamualykum wa rahmatullah!!!

I am craaazy! Youre never gonna believe what I just did! I just deleted an article I have to submit Sunday!!!!!!

Well, my little one was playing with the mouse n stuff and she accidentally clicked on something. so this msg popped up "exit word file, save changes?" i clicked NO. and then I realized that the article that I had completed 3/4th had been deleted. for good. crap!!

Well, there must be a reason, a maslehat for this. perhaps I may end writing better second time round? who knows? insha Allah.

Oh yeah.. I need a new wardrobe now. hardly anything fits. Just 3-4 dresses that aren't particularly wonderful. and gotta get some abayahs!!!! Man, I hate shopping. I never really know what to buy... I'm not exactly your Victoria Beckham. In fact I wish i dressed up a bit more and made more effort. My sisters think of me as a bad case of disinterest in clothes, shoes, bags and and have nearly given up on me. Nearly, because everytime we talk, they talk about how shoddy appearances are in fact unislamic... etc etc.

I have an appointment saturday, and i wish they'd tell me if its a boy or a girl. Personally think its a girl. Any guesses?

Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnn! I've been super-sleepy today. Gotta go do Asr. Ma'assalaam.

Eid in Dubai?

AssalamuAlykum Wa rahmatullah!

Four! I had four slices of pizza! omg!

They were medium sized and absolutely, drippingly, mouth-wateringly, aromatically delicious. (Naturally, I hadn't made the pizza! lol) So anyway, the guilt is kicking in, big time. I even had a drink to go with it (something I usually avoid). Oh heck! Its Ramadan. I can always... erm... fast it off. Insha Allah.

And for anyone who is reading this post (which incidentally is about food, again! God, I'm turning into such a foodie! Amazing, the effect fasting is having on me! And I was hoping I'd actually start praying more!) so back to what I was saying:

Anyone who has spent an Eed in Dubai, pls share your experience. Whats it like at chaand raat, whats it like on Eid day, etc etc. I have spent one Eid here, but it was totally boring. You guessed right, this is for a potential story that I may write for a Paki publication. Hope you guys will write in and share your experiences.

Gotta go, Allah Ma'ak!

Karachi Darbar: A Good Find!

Salaamu alykum.

I'm not making Haleem again. Ok, maybe my effort wasn't all bad and surely I can improve if I make it a few more times, but hey, why drive yourself up the wall when you have Karachi Darbar? Perhaps I should explain.

Imagine the yummiest and most Karachi (ish) haleem you can find in Dubai. Place it in a suitable location and against it, a very competitive price. what do you get? Karachi Darbar!!!! Seriously, it is truly amazing. The ambiance and stuff is nothing - its more of a dhaaba type place; but who cares when they make haleem to rival Karachi Haleem?

We ordered a haleem and a karahi (which by the way was mediocre). Once the haleem came, I was back in Karachi. We were sitting on the table placed in a supposedly 'family' area under the open skies and when a cat meandered out of of nowhere to check out the goodies, it was deja vu big time and we really were in Khi.

The husband got very little of the divine haleem as I polished it off - and promptly asked if we could please take one serving home since it was a craving... That meant I had haleem at suhoor too! So technically I was having haleem at noon (I wasn't fasting yesterday due to bad health, and had the leftovers of the concoction I had created), the night to follow at Khi Darbar and in the morning at suhoor! Whoa! I assure you this probably wouldn't have been the case had I not been P. Thats when the craving issue kicks in and you don't mind too much of something.

So anyway, its my birthday today. Surprisingly my hub and I share our bdays (what a coincidence! only the day, not the year) but we are both against actually celebrating it.

I have no idea what I'll cook today... sigh... any suggestions? I have lots of other things on my mind right now and I really haaave to get more religious!!

Take care all- Fee aman Illaah!

a bit about about evrything!

Assalamualykum wa Rahmatullah

We are four days into Ramadan and I'm loving it. There is something in the air, something special about it which you can just feel... like there's a chance for an absolute sinner like myself and I might just reform... insha Allah.

I fasted the first day and skipped one after that, and then fasted the next coupla days (by the grace of the Almighty), really, really hope I can fast easily the rest of the month.

I'm an absolute fan of Haleem (kinda like Harees, except its much chillier, and probably less healthy, lol) but the sad part is that I've never made it from scratch - the Shan or National easy haleem mix was always good for me. But it wasn't available today and it looks like I'm gonna have to try to make the thing myself! (horror! poor hub!)

Things reached an absolute dip on the writing front... but alhamdulillah sorta perked up a bit. Lets see what happens... I'm nervous - yet hopeful.

I feel like throwing up again (but thats coz I ate way too much at futoor)... cancelling out the whole purpose of fasting- ugh.

Oh I don't like Mc Cain at all. Dirty politics compared to Obama. I'm not too wild abt Obama either, but atleast he looks sincere. Who knows? Whoever it is, better be friggin wonderful for Pakistan and UAE!!!

Ciao all- its Ma'assalaamah