Grad School, Student Teaching, Life, and Love but still I make time for 50 in 2
Monday, November 8, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
50 in 2
Ok peeps I know your reading but just not making comments (because the number ticker keeps going up on my profile looks) but that's alright. You have to do what's comfortable for you but for your 411 i've started on my 50 in 2 list!!
3 of the 50 i've already completed: 3, 9, & 34. (I'm on a roll, 3 is the sunnah so I'm feeling GREAT!!!)
Flicks will be up soon!
Oh and I know this didn't make the list I don't know why but I stood in line for 2hrs for Georgetown cupcakes and might I add you should to.
My fav cupcake that i will be trying to duplicate is the Cherry Cheesecake Cupcake. Ommmmmggggg Orgasmic.
3 of the 50 i've already completed: 3, 9, & 34. (I'm on a roll, 3 is the sunnah so I'm feeling GREAT!!!)
Flicks will be up soon!
Oh and I know this didn't make the list I don't know why but I stood in line for 2hrs for Georgetown cupcakes and might I add you should to.
My fav cupcake that i will be trying to duplicate is the Cherry Cheesecake Cupcake. Ommmmmggggg Orgasmic.
'Eat, Pray, Love'
So I wanted to dedicate a post to a book and movie ( comes out 8.13.10) that just sent sparks through my soul. I mean the book was just deep and helped shape 50 in 2.
As I embark on a new phase of my life it was just someting I needed to read, something to feel, words to hear that will help heal.
Did i mention i may be one of the Julia's biggest fans??? Well mentioning it again i'm one of Julia's biggest fans. I've only loved her since 5yrs old watching "Pretty Woman" that came in a red VCR box. I absolutely adore her so I'm allowed to call her Julia.
Anywho I'm thinking about doing my own Eat. Pray. Love session after NYU of course but my countries will be (Italy, Mecca, & Dubai or Morroco(well lets say I will decide firmly when the time comes.) maybe I will do a mini one for now in NYC lol.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
50 in 2 (Doing Epic $hiT)
So this list was brought about by a plethora of things that are going on in my life. I mean I've always been adventerous and willing to try any and everything but I just needed to structuralize (probably not a word but so what it's my blog and I like it) my wants.
See my problem (i don't like the word problem- so let's say difficulty) well difficulty is I need help focusing. I'm like a kid in a candy store(chocolate candy store-that has only brownies, reesse's, fruit and nut cadbury bars, godiva almond truffels,and oreo's with no cream feeling just the cookie part) that I go crazy can't chose which one I love. So whenever I think of new ideas I kind lose the 1st thing I want to do.
So cheer's to structuralizing my dreams, buckelist, my things to do in life.
So here goes the list:
1. Make Hajj (Insha'Allah I'm invited by Allah(swt)
2. Visit Coney Island (I want to be like Brittany Murphy and Dakota in Uptown Girls)
3. Go to a Rodeo at a State or county Fair - I missed the one in Houston :( & yes i'm big on small town tradtions like rodeo, pie eating contest, while country folks dance-isn't that just exciting like the town in Steel Magnolia's ugh such a great town and movie.
4. Become fluent in arabic, i'd love to say more than As Salaamu Alaikum uhkti, naam miskeenah lol (ok so i probably know more than that but hey enough is not enough)
5. Visit the 4 continents that I have lremaining ( Australlia, Asia, Antartica, South America)
6. Climb the Great wall of China- (man two of the 50 would be taken care of if I did this- knock them down)
7. Eat a Gryo in Greece ( It's the only temptation of unhalal meat eating that I have something about those things that drive me insane)
8. Get hennah done in Morrocco (which brings me to 1 thing i have done and that was get hennah done on my ankle in a nubian house by a nubian woman- while an alligator chased around the floor bc some fool let him out)
9. Visit Niagra Falls both the US & Canadian Side
10. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge (this is a big one for me, I will jump out of planes, zipline across trees, swim to the bottom of the ocean, but i'm absolutely terrified of bridges- I'm hoping this will cure it)
11. Fast as many Monday and Thursdays as possible and make at least 2 sunnah rakah's daily
12. Play Frisbee in Bryant Park
13. Fly kite's on a beach (any beach)
14. Take a gourmet/dessert cooking class (u know how they did on Hitch)
15. Take my Little Hearts out of the country and have sushi with them in Japan and then we dress up as Geisha's
16. Teach English in a foreign country to students.
17. Graduate from NYU
18. Become a fulbright scholar
19. Visit Saint Tropez (this one is more of I want to be like the stars more than anything)
20. Run a 1/2 marathon : hey in order to meet the moon u must start out with the stars 1st.
21. Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
22. Visit the Golden Gate Bridge, ride on Cable Cars and visit Steiner Street(location of Full House)
23. Ski in Aspen
24. Take a horseback riding lesson
25. Swim with dolphins at disney's Sea World (i wonder if the one in Paris has it???)
26. Stay in a BB in some small quaint town and then
27. drive across the country
28. Go to switzerland to eat swiss cheese.
29. Watch the fireworks over Sydney Harbor Australia on New Year's Eve.
30. Attend a film festival (sundance, tribeca either one will do but I'm really hoping it's sundance)
31. See cherry blossoms in DC.
32. Climb the Eiffel Tower and then eat at the restaurant.
33. Visit Martha's Vineyard and stay the weekend ( i swear I'm apart of the rich and famous-they are going to tell me to get my Black-Muslim behind out lol)
34. Go see Maroon 5 or John Meyer in concert
35. Want to go white water rafting
36. Learn to Belly Dance
37. Have at least 1 Juz down
38. Go water skiing.
39. Cook an elegant meal
40. Visit Forks Washington and take a Twilight tour
41. Have a mommy & me wknd some place we've both never been (man she's really my bff)
42. Go to Rio during Carnival
43. Skinny Dip ( this probably won't happen but hey maybe I will find a private lake or something)
44. Go to Vegas
45. Visit the Grand canyon
46. Go to a bon-fire! (i always wanted to go to a high school where they went to the beach and did that lol- boy do i watch too much tv)
47. Eat at RJ's in DC
48. Sell organic cupcakes at a farmer's market.
49. Eat a different course in all burroughs of NY.
50. Ask someone have i made them a better person in some way shape or from.
So accomplishing these things on this list would be amazing and I plan to do it but realizing that at the very least things may be added so look out.
Catch me if you can...
See my problem (i don't like the word problem- so let's say difficulty) well difficulty is I need help focusing. I'm like a kid in a candy store(chocolate candy store-that has only brownies, reesse's, fruit and nut cadbury bars, godiva almond truffels,and oreo's with no cream feeling just the cookie part) that I go crazy can't chose which one I love. So whenever I think of new ideas I kind lose the 1st thing I want to do.
So cheer's to structuralizing my dreams, buckelist, my things to do in life.
So here goes the list:
1. Make Hajj (Insha'Allah I'm invited by Allah(swt)
2. Visit Coney Island (I want to be like Brittany Murphy and Dakota in Uptown Girls)
3. Go to a Rodeo at a State or county Fair - I missed the one in Houston :( & yes i'm big on small town tradtions like rodeo, pie eating contest, while country folks dance-isn't that just exciting like the town in Steel Magnolia's ugh such a great town and movie.
4. Become fluent in arabic, i'd love to say more than As Salaamu Alaikum uhkti, naam miskeenah lol (ok so i probably know more than that but hey enough is not enough)
5. Visit the 4 continents that I have lremaining ( Australlia, Asia, Antartica, South America)
6. Climb the Great wall of China- (man two of the 50 would be taken care of if I did this- knock them down)
7. Eat a Gryo in Greece ( It's the only temptation of unhalal meat eating that I have something about those things that drive me insane)
8. Get hennah done in Morrocco (which brings me to 1 thing i have done and that was get hennah done on my ankle in a nubian house by a nubian woman- while an alligator chased around the floor bc some fool let him out)
9. Visit Niagra Falls both the US & Canadian Side
10. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge (this is a big one for me, I will jump out of planes, zipline across trees, swim to the bottom of the ocean, but i'm absolutely terrified of bridges- I'm hoping this will cure it)
11. Fast as many Monday and Thursdays as possible and make at least 2 sunnah rakah's daily
12. Play Frisbee in Bryant Park
13. Fly kite's on a beach (any beach)
14. Take a gourmet/dessert cooking class (u know how they did on Hitch)
15. Take my Little Hearts out of the country and have sushi with them in Japan and then we dress up as Geisha's
16. Teach English in a foreign country to students.
17. Graduate from NYU
18. Become a fulbright scholar
19. Visit Saint Tropez (this one is more of I want to be like the stars more than anything)
20. Run a 1/2 marathon : hey in order to meet the moon u must start out with the stars 1st.
21. Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
22. Visit the Golden Gate Bridge, ride on Cable Cars and visit Steiner Street(location of Full House)
23. Ski in Aspen
24. Take a horseback riding lesson
25. Swim with dolphins at disney's Sea World (i wonder if the one in Paris has it???)
26. Stay in a BB in some small quaint town and then
27. drive across the country
28. Go to switzerland to eat swiss cheese.
29. Watch the fireworks over Sydney Harbor Australia on New Year's Eve.
30. Attend a film festival (sundance, tribeca either one will do but I'm really hoping it's sundance)
31. See cherry blossoms in DC.
32. Climb the Eiffel Tower and then eat at the restaurant.
33. Visit Martha's Vineyard and stay the weekend ( i swear I'm apart of the rich and famous-they are going to tell me to get my Black-Muslim behind out lol)
34. Go see Maroon 5 or John Meyer in concert
35. Want to go white water rafting
36. Learn to Belly Dance
37. Have at least 1 Juz down
38. Go water skiing.
39. Cook an elegant meal
40. Visit Forks Washington and take a Twilight tour
41. Have a mommy & me wknd some place we've both never been (man she's really my bff)
42. Go to Rio during Carnival
43. Skinny Dip ( this probably won't happen but hey maybe I will find a private lake or something)
44. Go to Vegas
45. Visit the Grand canyon
46. Go to a bon-fire! (i always wanted to go to a high school where they went to the beach and did that lol- boy do i watch too much tv)
47. Eat at RJ's in DC
48. Sell organic cupcakes at a farmer's market.
49. Eat a different course in all burroughs of NY.
50. Ask someone have i made them a better person in some way shape or from.
So accomplishing these things on this list would be amazing and I plan to do it but realizing that at the very least things may be added so look out.
Catch me if you can...
So 50 in 2
So i've always had a list of things that i've wanted to see by certain time limits but never had any structure on making it happen.
So I decided to create a bucket list that would have 50 to do things listed and i would limit myself to accomplishing each thing on the list to 2yrs.
Things i've already done Already:
1. Hot air ballooned across the Kings Pyramids.
2. Saw Giza Pyramids (the only one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World that still exists today)
3. Lived in London for more than 3 months
4. Got a French Pedicure in France (lol by asians they don't care where they set-up)
5. Ate a shrimps head
6. Went sky-diving
7. Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower (twice-3rd time i guess i will climb it)
8. Have Visited the Coliseum in Rome
9. Have had a slice of Pizza right outside of the Vatican
10. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and had to sneak a picture of it b4 the kicked me out (idk why ppl make a big deal of her).
11. I've been to Disney world over 3times ( would go back 100times even without a child-secretly want to pre-honeymoon there)
12. Have been to the Vatican (seen the Sistine Chapel- boy that Michangelo was good)
13. Went on a Ghost walk in London
14. Took a ferry to france
15. Ate the best cheese in my life in Holland
16. Took a cruise down the Nile and visited a Nubian Village(No nubian Prince there what a bummer)
17. Jumped off my mini cruise ship into the Nile (that was cool)
18. Took a train from Aswan back to Cairo (it was my 1st sleeper train)
19. Took a train to Florence (they have the best markets)
20. Ate the best Italian food in my life in Rome.
21. Went Snuba (mix of snorkeling and scuba )diving in Puerto Rico (swam like a fish for 3hrs with no floating devicesand then almost drowned when i had the gare on that should've helped me- Go Figure-only me!)
22. Almost fell off my camel in Nubia by a cliff (well at least i thought I was-I'm kind of drammatic- he went to stand up silly me ignoring the fact that camels get up on their front feet first. I thought i was a goner forreal)
23. Went Ziplining on 3 lines one being the longest zipline in Puerto Rico (Just call me Kevin from now on. I wanted my own tree-house so bad after I watched Home Alone-ugh u try having one in the hood)
24. Have lived in 3 metropolitan cities & 1 more on the way in my life thus far- Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta. New York is next
25. Stood outside of Moulin Rouge in Paris but was with a friend who didn't want to see a show- i guess it was to risque for her lol (which means now I have to go back in and catch a show)
26. Rode the Eurostar from London to Paris (I was able to catch it from Waterloo Station before they moved it to St. Pancras- Holla)
27. Have rode a bull
28. Have shot a gun b4 (Lethal Sista don't test me)
29. Have Kayaked
30. Have pole danced (wink wink-recreational of course)
31. Seen Carmen the Opera in London and snoozed for part of it hahahhahaha
32. Went to a football game in Dallas (Eagles got murdered maybe I should stop going)
33. Snagged a Hot white Guy from Ohio in Puerto Rico- (you do the math I must've looked exotic-and got the stare that I've always wanted from a black-couple)
34.Went to Brussels with complete strangers and stayed in a 5* hotel
35. Had a Gaufre in Belgium
36. Ate Belgian chocolates in Belgium (my insides melted-Chocolate lover)
37. Stayed in a Hostel in Rome that housed 20ppl and only had 2 showers for 6days (what the hell was I trying to prove)
38. Purchased a pair of authentic italian leather shoes in italy .
39. have cooked a 5-course meal and dressed as a server (wink)
40. Have gained close friends that i've never seen face to face before (pen pal's at it's best- and u thought they didn't exist anymore)
41. Worked for a fortune 500 company
42. Accepted into what's called one of the most "dream schools"
43. Lived with two host families in London and learned to like their cat for the time that I stayed there (I'm terrified of them again)
44. Been to the Yunque Rain forest
45. Went on the London Eye with my Ummi
46. Purchased a pair of Dutch clogs from Amsterdam
47. Been to the "Red-light district" (those girls were torched)
48. Went to Anne Franks house in Amsterdam (poor Anne)
49. Been to the Van Goh musuem ( I must admit I go because it's like a must do-must see but these artist were crazy ppl)
50. Been on 3 continents (the other 4 will make the upcoming list)
Well this sums up my life for these last 4-5yrs i'm sure there is tons but these make the list.
So I decided to create a bucket list that would have 50 to do things listed and i would limit myself to accomplishing each thing on the list to 2yrs.
Things i've already done Already:
1. Hot air ballooned across the Kings Pyramids.
2. Saw Giza Pyramids (the only one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World that still exists today)
3. Lived in London for more than 3 months
4. Got a French Pedicure in France (lol by asians they don't care where they set-up)
5. Ate a shrimps head
6. Went sky-diving
7. Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower (twice-3rd time i guess i will climb it)
8. Have Visited the Coliseum in Rome
9. Have had a slice of Pizza right outside of the Vatican
10. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and had to sneak a picture of it b4 the kicked me out (idk why ppl make a big deal of her).
11. I've been to Disney world over 3times ( would go back 100times even without a child-secretly want to pre-honeymoon there)
12. Have been to the Vatican (seen the Sistine Chapel- boy that Michangelo was good)
13. Went on a Ghost walk in London
14. Took a ferry to france
15. Ate the best cheese in my life in Holland
16. Took a cruise down the Nile and visited a Nubian Village(No nubian Prince there what a bummer)
17. Jumped off my mini cruise ship into the Nile (that was cool)
18. Took a train from Aswan back to Cairo (it was my 1st sleeper train)
19. Took a train to Florence (they have the best markets)
20. Ate the best Italian food in my life in Rome.
21. Went Snuba (mix of snorkeling and scuba )diving in Puerto Rico (swam like a fish for 3hrs with no floating devicesand then almost drowned when i had the gare on that should've helped me- Go Figure-only me!)
22. Almost fell off my camel in Nubia by a cliff (well at least i thought I was-I'm kind of drammatic- he went to stand up silly me ignoring the fact that camels get up on their front feet first. I thought i was a goner forreal)
23. Went Ziplining on 3 lines one being the longest zipline in Puerto Rico (Just call me Kevin from now on. I wanted my own tree-house so bad after I watched Home Alone-ugh u try having one in the hood)
24. Have lived in 3 metropolitan cities & 1 more on the way in my life thus far- Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta. New York is next
25. Stood outside of Moulin Rouge in Paris but was with a friend who didn't want to see a show- i guess it was to risque for her lol (which means now I have to go back in and catch a show)
26. Rode the Eurostar from London to Paris (I was able to catch it from Waterloo Station before they moved it to St. Pancras- Holla)
27. Have rode a bull
28. Have shot a gun b4 (Lethal Sista don't test me)
29. Have Kayaked
30. Have pole danced (wink wink-recreational of course)
31. Seen Carmen the Opera in London and snoozed for part of it hahahhahaha
32. Went to a football game in Dallas (Eagles got murdered maybe I should stop going)
33. Snagged a Hot white Guy from Ohio in Puerto Rico- (you do the math I must've looked exotic-and got the stare that I've always wanted from a black-couple)
34.Went to Brussels with complete strangers and stayed in a 5* hotel
35. Had a Gaufre in Belgium
36. Ate Belgian chocolates in Belgium (my insides melted-Chocolate lover)
37. Stayed in a Hostel in Rome that housed 20ppl and only had 2 showers for 6days (what the hell was I trying to prove)
38. Purchased a pair of authentic italian leather shoes in italy .
39. have cooked a 5-course meal and dressed as a server (wink)
40. Have gained close friends that i've never seen face to face before (pen pal's at it's best- and u thought they didn't exist anymore)
41. Worked for a fortune 500 company
42. Accepted into what's called one of the most "dream schools"
43. Lived with two host families in London and learned to like their cat for the time that I stayed there (I'm terrified of them again)
44. Been to the Yunque Rain forest
45. Went on the London Eye with my Ummi
46. Purchased a pair of Dutch clogs from Amsterdam
47. Been to the "Red-light district" (those girls were torched)
48. Went to Anne Franks house in Amsterdam (poor Anne)
49. Been to the Van Goh musuem ( I must admit I go because it's like a must do-must see but these artist were crazy ppl)
50. Been on 3 continents (the other 4 will make the upcoming list)
Well this sums up my life for these last 4-5yrs i'm sure there is tons but these make the list.
I'm Back!!!
So i don't know why it takes me forever to blog. It seems like it should be so easy since I have so much to say and often I'm alone so this would be a good way to get my thoughts out. NOT SOO!!!
Anywho I think i would change focus a little bit tired of blogging about love, marriage and all the other Bullshit that comes with it.
And so the catepillar came out of the cacoon as a butterfly.
Anywho I think i would change focus a little bit tired of blogging about love, marriage and all the other Bullshit that comes with it.
And so the catepillar came out of the cacoon as a butterfly.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Forgiveness for the Sake of Allah
Wow, i haven't blogged on here in a very long time... These past few months have truly been a test for me.. I've seen deaths, divorces, and dreams deferred... etc.. but one thing stood out recently.. a friend of mine asked me do you forgive the ones that you thought wronged you? do you forgive people that you don't think deserve it? And so I immediately pondered on the question before answering... while pondering this verse and hadith came to my mind...
"Those who avoid major sins and acts of indecenecies, and when they are angry they forgive" (42:37) and,
The Prophet Muhammad (sws) said: "Those who are merciful have mercy shown to them by the All Merciful One"
finally I answered if you would have asked me this 4months ago I would have probably said no I don't forgive; however, today for the sake of my own soul I've learned to accept the will of Allah (swt) and forgive alhumdulilah.. This has increased my "pusuit of happyness." I now SMILE more, I Now Laugh more, and i've learned to enjoy my time here while I have it... if it's one thing I have learned these past few months is that you never no when your time will end..and this has allowed me to prepare for this a little better...
With recent events that occurred in my life... people come up to me and ask you're not angry? You still love them? I say No and Yes all for the sake of Allah (swt)... They continue to say man you're better than me... I say to them and "Which of The Blessings of Your Raab will you deny?" I continue by adding I asked for Allah (swt) for this.. I asked Him to remove the things that were distracting me from my deen, remove the things that I had put so much focus on.... so why be angry about Allah (swt) answering my dua's no matter how hard they may seem to deal with now... I know Allah is the Best of Planners....
After that they still say but.. but... but.. look at what has happened.. it's like the love never existed... you're not angry about how things are turning out or what's currently going on?? I say about a few months ago yes indeed.... but now I continue to make dua for them everyday... asking Allah to heal their Hearts, and allow them to return back to this perfect deen as soon as possible.. and remove the things that they are enaged in that keeps them from focusing on Al-Islam whole-heartedly as well... I say this is how I show that I care..what does being angry show or do for me....
Alhumdulilah it took me a long time to get to this point in my life..,. May Allah (swt) continue to heal my heart and allow it to be softened and full of light, increase my Iman daily, and icrease the characteristic of showing mercy so on the day of judgement I too will be shown Mercy... Ameen
"Those who avoid major sins and acts of indecenecies, and when they are angry they forgive" (42:37) and,
The Prophet Muhammad (sws) said: "Those who are merciful have mercy shown to them by the All Merciful One"
finally I answered if you would have asked me this 4months ago I would have probably said no I don't forgive; however, today for the sake of my own soul I've learned to accept the will of Allah (swt) and forgive alhumdulilah.. This has increased my "pusuit of happyness." I now SMILE more, I Now Laugh more, and i've learned to enjoy my time here while I have it... if it's one thing I have learned these past few months is that you never no when your time will end..and this has allowed me to prepare for this a little better...
With recent events that occurred in my life... people come up to me and ask you're not angry? You still love them? I say No and Yes all for the sake of Allah (swt)... They continue to say man you're better than me... I say to them and "Which of The Blessings of Your Raab will you deny?" I continue by adding I asked for Allah (swt) for this.. I asked Him to remove the things that were distracting me from my deen, remove the things that I had put so much focus on.... so why be angry about Allah (swt) answering my dua's no matter how hard they may seem to deal with now... I know Allah is the Best of Planners....
After that they still say but.. but... but.. look at what has happened.. it's like the love never existed... you're not angry about how things are turning out or what's currently going on?? I say about a few months ago yes indeed.... but now I continue to make dua for them everyday... asking Allah to heal their Hearts, and allow them to return back to this perfect deen as soon as possible.. and remove the things that they are enaged in that keeps them from focusing on Al-Islam whole-heartedly as well... I say this is how I show that I care..what does being angry show or do for me....
Alhumdulilah it took me a long time to get to this point in my life..,. May Allah (swt) continue to heal my heart and allow it to be softened and full of light, increase my Iman daily, and icrease the characteristic of showing mercy so on the day of judgement I too will be shown Mercy... Ameen
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