FairyBooks & Popcorn!

Bahrain, yesterday, Wednesday, December 10th,

with my 3 years younger literal twin—Khalid.

We reached the City Centre mall at 5 PM. I wanted to watch 'Interstellar' and Khalid wanted to watch 'Dumb and Dumber To'.

So, what is the natural thing to do?

Yes, that's right. Watch them both.

We saw the movies table and, as it turns out, we can only book the 5 o'clock 'Interstellar'—which has already started when we booked it—and the 9:15 'Dumb and Dumber To', because 'Interstellar' is three hours long.

I'll write two small reviews for both movies and then talk about what we—or, more accurately, I—did in the one hour in between the movies.

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1. 'Interstellar'

It. Was. Absolutely. Amazing.

It was completely different.

Of all the space-related stories/movies that I have seen, I can safely say that this is one of the best.

Plus the perfect actors and actresses.

The way the story unfolds throughout the movie is actually very, very captivating.

And the best thing about it is that you need to open your mind to understand it as well as you should.

For more details check Interstellar - IMDb

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2. 'Dumb and Dumber To'

It was really funny.. But it is not my kind of movie.

I laughed a lot during the movie but I don't know why their stupidity irritated me so much!

Hah!

It is called 'Dumb and Dumber' after all..

Nonetheless, it is a funny movie and I enjoyed watching it.

I recommend you watch the first one first though.. I bet it would be a thousand times better that way!
To see the ratings and any other information about the movie go to Dumb and Dumber 2 - IMDb

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I love Virgin Megastore way more that I can actually describe..
So, in the one hour break between the two movies, we went to Virgin Megastore. Guess what I bought?

Yes. BOOKS!

I bought the ones that I always can't find in our own bookstores. Either because their out of stock or because they don't have them in the first place.

So, here's a list of the names of the books that I have bought:

1. 'Love, Rosie' by Cecelia Ahern

I really want to watch the movie. But I made a promise to myself; I wouldn't ever watch a movie before its book. So, I spent A LOT of time searching for that book in no avail. Until yesterday. Yayy!!!

2. 'Anna and the French Kiss' by Stephanie Perkins

I honestly, honestly, honestly don't know what the story is about.
Yeahh..
I bought it because I've seen way too many snapshotted paragraphs from that book. And they were all really amazing.

3. 'Eleanor & Park' by Rainbow Rowell

So many people have recommended it to me.
Even the people working in bookstores.
And I think it is an interesting story and that it would be such a shame for me not to read it.

And last, but not least;

4. 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn

The story seems very interesting. And, same as, 'Love, Rosie', there is a movie for this book that came out months ago, and I don't want to watch it until I read the book.

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I just want to add this;

We saw this cap—which was the last piece—that says:

"Not only am I awesome, I'm SAUDI, too."

And I fell in love.

Yes, it was love at first sight.

But the cap was for kids.

Joke's on me. Ha ha!

One day..

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Fairy-lights.

I love fairy-lights.

The name is enough for you to love it to be honest..

No one knows how happy they make me feel..

I tried finding them here in different stores for a very long time. And I didn't find them anywhere.
So, since christmas is on the way and we were in Bahrain, after Virgin Megastore, when there was exactly 10 minutes left for the movie to start, we went to Home Center store. There was christmas decorations EVERYWHERE. And guess what was also everywhere? Fairy-lights.

I bought two. And this is how I decorated the room with them:

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Everything was amazing yesterday.

Even in college. (I had a presentation and it went perfectly well alhamdulillah)

It was full of accomplishments and enjoyable moments.

Those fairy-lights were literally the highlight of my day though... Nobody knows how much I'm still happy for finding them..

The song of that day was 'Blame' by Calvin Harris. And whenever I listen to it, it belongs to yesterday and yesterdays feelings along with it.

I love you, Khalid.

Thank you for being you. And thank you for an amazing day yesterday!!!

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"Believe it or not, you are in control of your own life.

You are the reason why you are happy.

So don't wait for happiness.

Go out and find it.

Right now.

And don't let anybody tell you otherwise."

❤️

The Weather Is Calling!

The weather's great, don't you think?

It's great enough for Mrs. Noor to decide that we won't be taking a lecture on Tuesday morning, and that we'll be taking a 'picnic' instead.

How cool is that!

It was two days ago; Tuesday, December 2nd.

We feared that it might rain or something, but the sky was absolutely clear.

The supposed lecture was at 8:00 AM so, lucky for us, the sun wasn't too hot.

All my classmates has brought something with them. And, not so surprisingly, the vast majority of the class has brought food. Figures.. (It is a picnic after all.)

Tea with Habaq!

Let me tell you something about the 'Habaq' tea;
It is a plant that looks (and, in my opinion, smells) like mint.

But it's not mint.

I never knew that until that day.

I can't even tell you how much they–they as in 4 or 5 girls at the same time–scolded me that day for not knowing what it was😂!

I really had to include that little anecdote in here!

We had a few card games, UNO, Scrabble and Mind Stretchers.

We were a lot. So the only two games that fitted our number were the card games and UNO.

I really wish I could've brought my camera so I can document the whole thing more beautifully and take more pictures to be fair to the amount of fun we had in our little picnic. But, unfortunately, college doesn't allow cameras inside campus..

Nonetheless, I took videos and photos from my mobile and they were enough!

Besides, I really, really, really miss making videos.. A lot.

So, that was a very good reason to make one!

We chatted, we ate, we played those card games, we even danced the short southern Saudi dance.. A little.

And we did all that, literally, in less than 90 minutes!

Morse so, that picnic actually made us get to know one another a little bit more.

'Cause when we're together, we always talk about college-related subjects. So, that day was a good day to be friends. Not just classmates.

Sometimes when you're doing something you really love, but always at the same pace, you'll end up either hating it or slacking off and away from it.

I really love college. But going everyday to the same classes and doing the same exact things could make me feel a bit sluggish towards it.

That day was exactly what I needed. (Along with all the Med students campaigns/field training that happens to be in our college–which I'll be talking about in a separate blog-post later in sha'a Allah)

Thank you Mrs. Noor! You have literally made our day that day.

It was great. And very, very freshening! ❤️

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Here's a good advice:

Break the routine.

Because, “The less of routine, the more of life.”

TMC!

Toastmasters Club!

A friend came to me in college approximately one month ago and she asked me how my english was. I told her I was okay thinking that maybe she needs my help with a homework or something, because I honestly did not know how good she was in english, and check out what she said, she said; "I'm the leader of...'something'...'something'...toastmasters." And I was like...Huh?

First, because I have no idea what she just said and what it was about.

Second, because I did not see THAT one coming. It was literally.. whoa!

It turns out that she is a member of a club called "Toastmasters" and she wanted to invite me to come to the meeting!

I was very flattered to be invited to something like that even when I didn't actually know what it was about at the time.. hehe *insert a sheepish smile here*

Ahem, anyway, I'll just tell you the semi-short version of the story; I couldn't attend the first meeting so I had to attend the one after that. Which happens to be the HUNDREDTH meeting! What! #MaShaaAllah

Cutting their 100th meeting cake!
(How cute is the polaroid photo though? Too cute.)

It was yesterday, November the 30th.
I attended the meeting with no expectations at all. Because, in all honesty, I didn't have the time to expect anything.

But let me tell you something, if I had expected anything? it would've still turned out better!

It's absolutely amazing! Very well organised, everything's easy on the eye, the women there were super friendly and easy going!

Believe it or not, I had SO MUCH FUN(learning)!

 There were so many things that have been said and done in that meeting. (For more information go to their twitter account: @WomenTmc)

All you need to know is that  these women are AMAZING! I have loved them all. They were really helpful, friendly and mostly really funny!

I am a visitor. Not a member.

Yeah, I just went their that day to see. Sam, the friend that told me about this whole thing, says that it's better to be a visitor for the first few meetings so I can get to know how they work and everything. And then I can register and be a member! (Cannot wait for that!)

The best thing about this whole thing?

It doesn't even take more than two hours!

So, you'd learn so much in so little time.

It doesn't take a lot of one's day, you know?

Especially when it's only twice a month..

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At the end of that day, it rained!

What better way to end the day?

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Thank you, Sam. And thank you to all the dear members of the Toastmasters Club!

Till next time!

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I am extremely happy about this whole thing; from getting invited to actually attending to...everything else.

It feels like I found something good, and something I'm good at at the same time!

Praise be to Allah, before everything and above all!❤️

Blog: "So, What Did I Miss?"

     Dear Blog,

I miss it here. A lot has happened in the past few days. I've been wanting to write everything day by day and blog-post by blog-post. But, unfortunately, I have a very bad time management skills.. Yeah..

Annnnyway, I'm just happy about last week and don't want the time to pass without talking about it.

So, let's get into it!

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First, on Tuesday, November 18th:

College always has a two-hours break on Tuesdays for college activities and stuff.

That day there was this 'lecture' called "A+" by a club called Yamam. I saw the posters in college and all the announcements on twitter and thought "I really need to attend that thing!"

So, I saved the date on my calendar and when the day came I attended the lecture with one of my good classmates.

It was REALLY amazing!

I can't even begin to tell you about all the motivational speeches that have been said that day!

I wanted to talk about it in a separate blog post so I can talk about it in Arabic and more thoroughly. I wanted to talk about all the women that have talked and shared their stories that day. But, as I said. Poor. Time. Management. 

That's a lesson to learn; MANAGE YOUR TIME, LULWAH!

One of the first lecturers/speakers that talked that day was an MIS graduate from our own college!

She said something observational about studying well and getting good grades. She said that;

“People that get good grades are the ones that do things beside studying. Because the busiest people are the ones that need to know how to manage their time and get a lot of things done. On the other hand, people who have nothing tend to be very good procrastinators. Always leaving stuff for the last minute.”

This was so obvious yet I was so oblivious to it..

They talked about so many beautifully motivational things.

At the end of the lecture, when I was leaving, they gave me a very beautiful and well organised agenda!

And I am so, very proud of them. I am proud of Yamam Club specifically for rising all the way here. And having all these different ideas. But mostly, I'm proud of the college's progress.

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The next day, Wednesday, November 19th, was fun.

 It's the best day of the week.
Wanna know why?
*whispers* Because Thursday is an off day.
Woo-hoo!

But that specific Wednesday was more special. Because, first:
The last lecture that day we had a lecture. But we didn't take an actual lecture.

Guess what we did instead?
Mrs. Noor decided we will play a game instead!
Yeah, we played a game.
And it. was. fun!

I don't know what's the name of the game, but, let's call it the 'No Words' game.

I will explain it as I originally know it:
There should be two teams and a judge. The judge chooses a word and one of the team's members–the one that will act it out it to their team–is the only one allowed to know it. Then he/she stands in front of their team and start acting it out and the rest of the team members need to guess it out before the timer ends!

Yeah, I guess you can picture the actual FUN of the whole thing...
We were laughing so hard all the way through the game!

P.s. I was on the winning team *does the happy dance*

Thank you, Mrs. Noor.

Thank you for being you and thank you for giving us this blissfulness of a lecture!

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And then later that day, I met with a girl that I have become very good friends with, Doaa!

She is already too sweet to start with. And then she went right ahead and bought me those two delicious looking books!!! Yeah, too sweet..

The first one is 'Not That Kind of Girl' by Lena Dunham
And the second is called 'I Am Malala' by Malala Yousafzai

She recommended me 'I Am Malala' once and I was planning on buying it but I didn't find it anywhere in our bookstores. And when she knew that I didn't buy it, she bought it for me.

Again, TOO SWEET!!!

The second one, she claims that is a good one and I honestly think that it will be!

Cannot wait to start reading them!

Thank you so much, Doaa. Love you!❤️

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The next few days were pouring rain.

They were perfect days.

Just wanted to include that in here..

That day, Sunday, November 23rd, I was in Aramco Library, studying for an exam, when the rain started pouring suddenly.

Yes, I did stop studying in case you were wondering.

Every rain drop was calling my name softly to go outside!

*Lulwah Lulwah Lulwah..*

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Tuesday, November 25th:

I didn't sleep well on Sunday. So that left a very weak-minded Lulu on Monday..

Which lead me to forgetting that the next day, Tuesday, my classes start at 8 NOT 9:30. 

To make a long story short? I woke up late. Very late. And missed my first class.

But because we have our good hearted teacher, Noor,  it was okay. She just laughed about it and gave me a ticket for the class. Yes, a ticket.

And it was so sweet!

There was a quote on the ticket that, to my astonishment, was exactly what I needed.

A very good advice for a better time management!

It said:

[ “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” –Pablo Picasso

Everyday, I devote my attention to the things that are actually important! ]

I actually have this paper hanged on the board on the wall right in from of my desk!

Thank you for that great idea Mrs. Noor :D

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I love video making.

And I love my camera. No mater how annoying it gets sometimes..

A few weeks ago I ordered a new lens–specifically for taking videos–online.

On Sunday I got a message that said that my package has arrived! Yay!!!!!

So, on Tuesday, November 25th, I received my package of love and happiness.

I am extremely happy about it!

And I miss making videos. TERRIBLY! :(

So, I cannot wait to get to know it and be friends with it.

Hello, Lens :D

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So, Dear Blog, that is the end of my slightly beautifully eventful week.
I enjoyed this week a lot!

I will summarise what I have learned in that week;

I have learned that:

If you want to be better, be better.

Going to lectures and listening to different stories actually help with a lot of things. And are NEVER a waste of time.

I have learned that people, CAN change.

And last but definitely not least, NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF TO ANYONE and you will feel more and more complacent everyday.

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 Count your blessings people!

What does beautiful look like?

Half-moon.

This time of the year, is the perfect time to go to half-moon!

As you all know, the weather is getting perfectly perfect each and every day since the end of October..

And it's this weather that switches everybody's bad mood to a very good one!

At least for me it does.

It was Saturday, November 15th, when my family suddenly decides to go out for a small day-trip to the half-moon (beach). –it's a a beach, but there is this sparse of dunes that people tend to go to in the cooler weather of the year.–

I had an exam to study for. But, I went anyway.

(I actually decided to go because I thought we wouldn't take long. I just took myself, my book and my mobile. But, as it turns out, they intended to stay a liiiiiiittle bit longer than I thought. Hah! Yeah right..)

Anyway, I was bummed when they told me that we were staying till sunset.

But, it didn't take long for me to actually realise how fun it is to be there. (It actually took me just a little bit longer than ten minutes..)

Every time we go there, we just sit together.

Sometimes we play a few sand games. Sometimes we just sit and each one of us is doing what they want. (Read, play with their mobile, sleep. Anything really..)

But this time, I actually felt the fun of going there.

This time, we lit a fire! *note the excitement in my mental voice*

And my father made us Arabic coffee and tea, using the same fire!!!

The process of doing all this, lighting the fire and making the coffee and the tea, that was the fun part–even though it wasn't me who did those things. I'm planning to be the one doing them next time in sha'a Allah!–.

By the time it was near sunset, the weather was getting more and more perfect by the minute. Literally!

It looked so good, that no matter what anybody uses to capture it, it will not do it justice!

In this picture the sun was like an orange ball falling from the sky, and at any minute would hit the ground–softly. This is exactly the way I saw it in my mind.

The sky was like an exquisite painting with its aesthetical colors! Subhan Allah.

I honestly could not take my eyes off of the window, looking at the sky.

This is a photo of my brother and sister as we were in the car heading home. (We were still on the sand, not yet near the street.)

I loved the way the sunset looked in the background.

Even though the photo does not do it justice, I had to capture it. 

I had to capture the ending of a beautiful day.

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Hello beautiful weather!

Birthday Joy!

Two days ago, November 9th, was my twenty second birthday!

How about we talk about birthdays?

Two days ago, I used to feel like birthdays are just 'fun'. And are just days to celebrate.

But, honestly? I never actually got the concept of celebrating one's birthday.

I'm not saying I wouldn't enjoy my—or others'—birthdays. I actually have so much FUN and feel EXTREMELY HAPPY when it comes to birthdays and celebrating and stuff, you know?

But on a deeper level? I just used to feel like "Why would I want to celebrate something that I didn't actually do? Why would I celebrate something that I did not choose?"

Yeah, that's just the way I am. I just always need something logical, I alway want reasons to analyze most things..

But, then..

Then, I realized, now I know why birthdays are such a big deal. Now I know why celebrating one's birthday is much deeper than a cake and birthday wishes.

A Birthday is so much more than that.

A birthday is the day that someone was BORN. It's the day someone was brought to this life.

That's what makes it so important.

A birthday is a progress in life.

Right now, I fully understand the actual joy of a birthday!

Birthdays are happiness. Not just for the birthday person. But for the people around them as well. Especially the close ones.

And it's a reminder that "You were born on this day, I am happy that were born. And I love you. And I am blessed to have you in my life."

Birthdays are about enjoying being brought to this life. And meeting all the people that you have met. And praising Allah for every bit of a moment that happened in your entire life.

My birthday was about praising Allah for the family and friends that I have. Praising Allah for everything that my life has turned out to be. But most of all, it was about enjoying being me.

Praise be to Allah❤️

 

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Two days ago, November 9th, I woke up, washed my face, brushed my teeth, got into my college clothes and went downstairs and said hi to Mom and Dad.

This was the beginning of my 23rd, and I couldn't even wish for a better way to have started my new year!

One hour later, I tweeted a thought:

And I can't even begin to tell you how happy everybody made me feel by wishing me a happy birthday!

They were everywhere. Not just twitter.

All the social networking apps were full of happy birthday wishes!

I am blessed in knowing the sweetest people ever!!!!

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When I finished my first class, at 12 pm, one of my friends, Marah, called my mobile and asked where I was so she could come to my class. I told her, and five minutes later she came. Along with this: Hershey's!!!

And she was actually being so sweet about it!

She was like "You just need to know that I just found out that it's your birthday and that you deserve more."

And I was literally so HAPPY about it. She doesn't even know how happy those two boxes of chocolate made me feel.

I don't think anything else would've made me happier than chocolate.

 

 

It is chocolate after all..

Marah, thank you! First one to make my day that day!

 

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After that I went home and everyone was wishing me a happy birthday and everythin, but, then, my mom goes; "So, which cake do you want?"

And I answer, "Kitkat cake from Saad AlDeen."

Yeah.. I chose the cake I want for my birthday. My Mom is that cool! Hahah!

 

Before I say anything else, the day after my birthday, I had a homework AND an exam.

So, when I got home, I spent most of the rest of the day in my 'studying area'. Studying.

I knew that there was a cake for me but I didn't know anything besides that.

While I was studying, they call me from our front yard.

And when I go outside there's this;

 

 

 

 

 

I find these balloons, along with the cake that I chose.

I can't go through the details, because it was dark and I couldn't take photos. (Besides the photo of the balloons.)

And thank God I couldn't take photos. If I could I wouldn't have enjoyed my time as much as I did.

It was really amazing.

I felt so happy and blessed with everything.

And what made me even happier is the birthday card.

 

 

This birthday card:

It says:

"It's your big day. Don't just think of it as having another birthday. Think of it as the anniversary of the day the world was graced with your presence! Happy Birthday"

And I am planning on it!

And my whole family wrote on it. To make it even more special.

 

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My little sister, Nourah–AKA the kitten of the house.–brought me this shoe box. She told me that it wasn't for me and it's nothing important. But she just needed me to open it.

And when I open the box, I find this 'letter' that was written by Mom with Nourah's own and literal words.

So she was telling Mom what to write.

And I thought this was actually the cutest thing. And the purest kind of feelings. Ever.

 

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The next day, which is yesterday, I had college very early in the morning. My first class starts at 8:00 am.

At 7:something am, when I was in the car heading to college, my very good friend, Arwa, called. She asked me where I was and when I was coming and I told her that I had an exam at 8 so I could meet her after class.

But, then she asked for my locker number and passcode. And I gave it to her.

After class I went to my locker to put my abaya only to find this; this huge explosions love.

Love In a bag.

I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved the idea! it's so creative and..affectionate.

Thank you, Arwa. I love you.

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Later that day, one of my new friends, in the new major, called me and told me that she wanted to ask me about something in one of our courses. I asked her if she wanted me to come and she said that she'd come to me. And when she came, a few more of my friends and classmates came with her.

Guess what they wanted? They wanted to wish me a happy birthday! They actually sang me 'Happy Birthday' right in the middle of the doorway of the college!

It was LITERALLY the sweetest thing! I wasn't expecting that. At all!

 

They were holding this paper with this beautiful birthday cake–that one of them, Nourah, has drew–and a 'Happy Birthday Lulwah' (with a tiara on top of my name!) right on top.

Each one of them has written a happy birthday wish for me. And it is really amazing it makes my heart swell with joy!

They also gave me this beautiful bag. There was a chocolate pop inside–which my sister ate–and a very beautiful sailor necklace.

And, 'Make a wish' written on the white bag which held a doughnut inside. YUM!

 

 

I am very happy to have met those girls. Not just because of the birthday stuff. But because they are also amazing! They're all such sweethearted and kind girls!

Girls, if any of you is reading this, THANK YOU!

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Now, this has nothing to do with my birthday–(almost)–but I want to share it here, since my family gave it to me on my birthday..

If any of you read one of my previous blog posts, then you might have read my (Farewell My Dear 5s!) post. The post where I bid my goodbyes to my previous iPhone.

If you haven't read it, here you go: (So you can know the story behind buying this one.)

http://lulwahsdiary.blogspot.com/2014/08/farewell-my-dear-5s.html

Ever since I lost my iPhone, in August, 2 months ago, I stayed iPhoneless.

I was going to save money so I can buy another one. But iPhone 6 just got released. And, well..

I decided waiting till I can buy the iPhone 6 is better than buying the same one that broke.. Right?

Anyway, the story of getting it is VERY long. So, I won't get into the details of that.

And, to make a very long story short?

 

Yesterday, they brought it to me.

It was my (kind-of) birthday present.

Why kind-of? Because I needed it. And because I was already planning on buying it.

It just happens that they–(they meaning my beloved family.)– surprised me with it yesterday.

I cannot even begin to tell you how happy that made me fell.

I was feeling so good about it, that I couldn't change out of my college clothes till I restored my previous iPhone's back-up to this one..

 

 

And just so you know, I am an Apple freak.

Yes, I am.

I love Apple products/devices endlessly.

So, you can just imagine how happy it made me feel.

Especially after spending two full months with a used blackberry..

 

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Plus, a new pair of the Apple headphones. The ones I had before, broke.

So this is a bonus for me! :D

 

 

 

 

 

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Praise be to Allah. Always, and for everything!❤️

 

Sometimes, it's the smallest things that make you realize how precious you are to some people.

 

Thank Allah. Every minutes of every hour of every day in your life!

I'd like to think of two days ago, as me being born again.. Hmm.. That sounds nice! How about we work on that? Without having to wait for our birthdays..

 

A new year, filled with new chances and opportunities, begins!

 

Be Happy!

today felt nice.

Today was going to be my 'off' day.

I wasn't planning on doing anything.

At all.

Well, to be completely honest here, I was planning on finishing some homeworks and stuff..

But at 2:something pm today, Motiur, the librarian from the recreation library called.

This is how the conversation went:

Motuir: Assalamu alaykom Lulwah! How are you?

Me: I'm fine, thank you. How are you?

Motuir: I'm fine! So, listen, are you coming to the library today?

Me: No, I don't think so.. I don't have anyone to bring me. Our driver is not here.

Motiur: Can you find someone to bring you here? Because today is the 70th year SAEA community anniversary and we think there'll be a lot of kids for the story and we don't have anyone to read it..

Me: Aha! Okay, I'll just go talk to my brother and see if he can take me there!

*asks Khalid if he could take her to the library*

*Khalid says yes*

*HOORAY*

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So, this is what happens when I go there:

The park is indeed very crowded for the anniversary celebration.

But, the library for the story time? Not so much.

Because this celebration is literally full of kids activities.

So, it is only logical for the kids library section to be semi-empty.

Nonetheless, I have enjoyed both the celebration and the story time. But I enjoyed the story time more.

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My younger brother, Abdullah, and I stayed very late today. We stayed till the library closed.

But before it closed, I walked by the children's section of the library. The lights were off. There were only two of the librarians arranging the shelves inside. And it looked so peaceful that I just had to capture it and share it along with my feelings. So, I asked them if I could take some photos and they told me to go ahead!

It's enough for me that it's fully stocked with books.

Sometimes, even if I'm not there to read the story, walking by this room and seeing those kids just losing themselves completely in a book —or a number of kids gathering around a book or a comic magazine— makes me feel so happy!

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Here, in this area, I read the story.

We gather all those small cushions/chairs and put them together in a line so I can sit in small blue chair right there by the books and read the story to whomever is sitting in front of me.

And right after that comes this area;

As soon as we finish the story we go to this section.

Every single kid sits on one of these chairs and starts the crafting/coloring of the day.

Sometimes it is coloring where we give them outlines pictures and all they have to do is color.

Some other times, it's crafting. Where they need to do more work. They need to use the glue and be more creative.

It is really fun. And if you actually imagine yourself in their place, you'd feel even more... Into it.

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And the most important thing that made the day even more perfect.. Is the weather.

Today's weather was literally perfect.

It was cold. Like, the coldest it's been since a very long time.

But, for me, It. Was. P. E. R. F. E. C. T.

The kind of weather that makes you want to pause everything and just inhale it. Not just the smell. Inhale the feeling of it as well.

I wish I could capture the actual weather, you know?

Anyway, I'm just happy the temperature is actually decreasing. It's going from 40s to 10s and 20s.

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I wasn't planning on posting anything about today. But, then again, why not?

It's been a great day.

I even saw some of my very good friends!

Today felt nice.

Today felt so good.

Today felt like it needed documenting. And I'm glad I did.

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Make something special and unique and..yours..out of every moment in your life.

Life

Is

Beautiful

If you want it to be.

And I'm sure you do.

 

Be Happy!

'I Wish'!

I Wish Grill & Café

HAHA! True enough about saudi people, huh?

Yeah, I loved that one, too!

Yesterday, November 6th, my family and I went to this new restaurant in Khobar.

It's called 'I Wish'.

The best thing about it is that it's a Saudi restaurant!

Let's take a walk through the restaurant, shall we?

I really loved the interior design of the restaurant. It's very.. Open.

I bet it would look even much, much better in daylight! (With it's high windows.)

Greetings!

I was so mad I didn't bring my camera.

I kept taking photos with my iPad though..

Anyway, here are the dining areas of the restaurant;

(One, very small observation; the tables are too small for the diners to be comfertable. It's like those table are big enough for two—three. Tops.—to fit each one's dish. But they have more chairs around the table to fit five people or more.)

But still, I need to be fair and say that this restaurant is still work in progress. Which means it's not officially done.

Now, to the next three creative areas in the rstaurant:

One is Café, the other is a Bakery and the third is a Grill,

The Café,

The Grill and the Bakery,

My brothers and I stood outside the Grill's window for a while. Just looking at them cooking/working.

And let me tell you soemthing; they work very well, they are very clean and they have a unique way of cooking.

I took a photo of our orders and put them together in a collage.

Their food tastes SO GOOD!

They have proved themselves as a new restaurant.

I talked about 'dynamite shrimp' in one of my previous blogs, and yesterday I found the 'dynamite shrimp' there in that restaurant. And it's a good compition to the one they serve in 'P.F.Chang's' restaurant.

I don't know what more to say. But I just want to say that, all in all, this restaurant takes 4.3/5

I recommend it!

If you ever decide on going there, ENJOY IT! :D

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Yeah, one more thing;

This is their instagram in case anyone wanted to check it out:

 

Be Happy!