The Baddest 16th Birthday Bash

Sunday, 30 April 2006 at 7:33 pm (Everyday ish)

Assalamualaikum,

As some of you children might know, today was Fairy’s birthday. She turned 16 today and even being in the midst of exam season, we did a little bit of celebrating. Oh yes, we had the baddest 16th birthday bash you can conjure up with that little brain of yours. So this is how it went…

The party began at 4:30 am. Crazy? I know. We’re such party animals. We all got up, got ready to head out the one place that we knew would be jamming even at the crack of dawn. It was no other place than Islamic Foundation. Damn Straight! We hit up Foundation for Fajr-ing purposes. It was the first time I’ve been to the masjid for Fajr in a long long LONG time. The last time I went was during Qiyam-ul-lail last year. It was beautiful, Glory be to Him.

After that, we went to a 24-7 restaurant called Markham Station that has all-day-breakfast. It was awesome! This place was referred to me by none other than Ibtissam who loves her pancakes and she assured me that this place has the best pancakes if you’re craving it in the middle of the night. Sure enough, the place was buzzing with people as early as 6 am on a Sunday morning. The amazing thing about this restaurant was that it wasn’t a trashy little restaurant that is struggling to stay open. It’s a ‘happening’ place and a sit-in restaurant..not fast food or Tim Horton’s style. They actually had one of those “Please wait to be seated” signs. We waited indeed.

I was really craving waffles but for some reason they didnt have any so I got some cheesy omelette thing and orange juice. Fairy got her pancakes and eggs, and Fahi (Fahad) got some Spanish Omelette. The parents got their caffeine and shared with us as well cause the portions were HUGE. Each order could feed 2-3 people comfortably. It was awesome!

SO we got home around 7 am, went to bed and woke up around 11 am. My parents went out for a while and came back with HELIUM BALLOONS and CHEESECAKE for my spoilt sister (see below). They took some pictures, gave her some gifts and ordered food from Federicks’. Fairy got the book “A Fine Balance” and body butter from Fahi. I can’t believe my brother has taste in BodyShop items. My parents gave her a whole buncha stuff and I…. have yet to go shopping. =) Overall, twas a beautiful day, Alhumdulillah.

balloons

They grow up so fast. *tear* I remember when I was 16… good times. May Allah shower my Fairy Berry with infinite blessings and strengthen her imaan with each passing day. Amen.

In other news, 4 more days. I cannot wait, can you? =D

pEACe,
Fuzzy

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My Multi-Vitamins Story

Saturday, 29 April 2006 at 10:03 pm (Educational, Entertaining, Everyday ish)

Assalamualaikum,

Before I begin, I just want to warn you children that this might be a disturbing post for some of you so if you’re at all uncomfortable with stories about washrooms and weird things like that…STOP READING NOW. Thanks.

For all you brave souls who are reading on, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Anyway, I’ve told some of you guys this story already but here it goes anyway.

For the past year or so, my mother had been on my case about taking Vitamin suppliments on a regular basis. She claimed that I looked weak and stressed and so on. So finally, a few months ago, after being persuaded by Ammu (ye, my mom), I started taking this multivitamin suppliment thing. On the first day, I took one caplet as recommended. I really didn’t feel any differently or anything. All was good and dandy…that is, till I used the washroom facilities.

The urine was BRIGHT YELLOW. Okay, not just yellow but neon yellow. Highlighter yellow. Shocking, I know. Okay sorry for being gross with the details but you have to understand how scared I was at this point. I thought I was dying. I thought my kidney stopped functioning. i didn’t know what was wrong.

Frantically, in order to find answers, I turned to the only source I could. Google. Yes, I googled it. I googled, “bright yellow urine” and found out that apparently, when your body has an excess of Vit. B12, it secretes it in urine. It was completely normal. Nothing to fret about. Phew, I was relieved. So, the reason I put this story up? It’s so that all you people taking Vitamins for the first time don’t get frightened and drag yourself to the emergency room only to discover that you’re normal. You can thank me later.

Okay, now wipe that grimace off your face. It wasn’t THAT gross. =)

In other news, I studied well today and so I rewarded myself with a longer break. BOOYA!

pEACe,
Fuzzy

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I Disbelieve!

Friday, 28 April 2006 at 7:28 pm (Educational)

Assalamualaikum,

The dreaded inevitable weekend has arrived. This weekend, it’s all about me, my organic chem text book, organic chem solutions manual, notes, tears & sweat and caffeine. Yes children, it’s time to cram for the Orgo exam. *dun dun dunnn* (hey, I rhyme!)

One thing that’s been lingering on my mind for a long time (well since starting university) was the wishy washy stuff that we are being taught in chemistry. Now, I understand this whole deal with elements, reactions and chemical changes and what not but one topic of chemistry that completely boggles my mind is molecular structure, orbitals etc.

In grade 10, when we were innocent young ‘uns, we were taught about the basics of the structures and how the electrons arrange around the atoms and so on. It was so simple, so beautiful. *sniff* And then came grade 11, we were exposed to a little bit more. Strange words were being introduced to us like: multivalencies. We sucked it all up and moved on.

Then came grade 12. I still remember the day all my dreams and everything I had previously learned about atomic structures came crashing down. They told us in grade 12 that there was no such thing as orbits…instead they were ORBITALS. Moreover, orbitals weren’t even ACTUAL orbit-like paths, instead they were the most probable places you’d find an electron. There were all these other quantum energy gibberish that was being presented to us. I was in total shock. What was this? First they spend three years of our highschool chem drilling into our heads the orbits and making us draw it over and over again and now all of a sudden…BAM! “Sorry children, we lied!” Why must it all be so complicated! We had to unlearn everything then learn it again. Oh, the tragedy!

So, based on all of this senseless chemistry that we’ve had to endure through the last few years of our science career, I’ve decided to reject chemistry all together. I am no longer a believer. Infact, i’m a disbeliever, an apostate, whatever else you want to call me. The fact is that I don’t believe any of the things we’re being taught now in chem. It all seems so far fetched and sketchy..Also I’ve noticed more and more that when there’s a law presented to us, there ends up being 8734587345 exceptions to it. How is it a ‘law’ then?!

So, I say it’s time to stand up against this injustice and total backwardness that is chemistry. It makes no sense to me and frankly, I’m frustrated. grrrr — see?

Absurd I tell you. Crazy chemists.

pEACe,
Fuzzy

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