My Classic Summer

Summer 2012 is just around the corner. Well at least on the calendar, if not in the premises of our refrigerated house. And like every year, I am all pumped up to embrace the glory of the summer season. Since yesteryear my instincts were warning me about some misfortune to happen in the near future, its quite the contrary this time. Therefore I am making preparations for a magnificent summer experience!

My entire family will insha Allah be flying in and out, but one factor remains constant: that's me! I am not moving until late October. Thanks to my hectic clerkship that gives me no room for a brief getaway. Nevermind, as long as I have all the resources to myself, I am good.

Lately I've been hunting for a t-shirt in nautical stripes and the most comfy denim in which I shall be spending most of my midsummer nights. Online shopping isn't a solution to this, for I, am in the quest of comfort, nothing that would please me visually. Maybe the plush malls of la'whore might be hoarding some. Speaking of which, I remember the humongous NEXT store, that had an appealing collection of jeans! Yes. I remember now, NEXT it is. D O N E.

Also, I am paying visits to the stationery outlets since a couple of weeks now. I admit that I have always been bewitched with the exuberant display of colour pencils, paints, tags, sticky notes, chart papers and folders in a stationery shop. (That's why I never mind driving my baby-sister there, for my own pleasure) But this time I've been collecting things for the ultimate showdown. This summer, insha Allah, is all about books, therefore to make notes in the scorching June heat, I have been collecting my gadgets. Also a playlist is being worked on, that would keep me going forever. It features songs starting from the late 1960's to date. I am sure that will boost my confidence regularly. The material for my green-board is also assembled and now need to dedicate two straight hours to finalize it. (In case you are wondering, its some new form of therapy, sighs!)

What I really wish is a complete social boycott, for the next six months that would give me an opportunity to conquer all, what I have jotted down for myself. I want to live a Kolachi summer, whilst sitting miles away. I want to relive the days when life was at its best. There were minimal social disparities, had nil pressure from work, had long hours at my disposal to indulge into leisurely reads. I could spend all night walking on the beach, and no one would enquire. No matter how warm and saltier the air would get, every passing second would be an utter delight. Today, every night I retire to bed with the memories of my beloved city by the sea. And every morning I wake up with the ambition of struggling my way back to home.

Dreams that are endeavored for, do come true one day. And you will definitely live that day.

Now And Then

My world as seen from this flat-screen is in its festive mode nowadays. My bookmarks, fav blogs and subscriptions are all recommending me best places where I could get hold of some Christmas glitter, magnificent gift-wraps and a stunning holiday decor. Too bad the world as seen at the back of my uncomfortable computer chair is too austere to even embrace the glory of this festive month. To add to this misfortune, I am on a social boycott in my own house! I am not talking to my mum (yes my best friend) due to some lame but significant issue that took place lately. Neither have I ever been on great terms with Deeja, that today she provides me some company. Never mind, I am too comfortable in my own space, as long as it is not being intruded by anyone. The most I can avail out of these days is watch a couple holiday movies that grant me some amount of bliss for a virtual celebration. Together with a series of Nigella's delectable cooking can jazz it up for me. See, I am that easy to win.

Gladly I don't plan on spending all the Christmases on computer. As things begin to change, so will my Decembers, to come. I wish to visit every spot on this fascinating globe and experience the grandeur of God's creativity. But I exclusively want to experience in person the brilliance of holiday season in its true spirit. I wonder what would it be like to celebrate Christmas watching Manhattan's skyline at night, or sipping on a soothing mocha with the Eiffel tower in our visual field, or baking under the summer sun on a picturesque Australian beach. I am sure they are moments to relish and everyone should delve into them, irrespective of their religious and ethnic backgrounds. They are synonymous to the utter bliss we get when the Ramadan moon is first sighted. My another favorite month, which is far more magical than Decembers.

As I type this note down, my movies for the next three days, or perhaps tonight, are being downloaded fast. After eavesdropping on mom's conversation with my aunt, I think I shall be expecting a few guests to stay over. Just when I decided on lying low, I will have to brace myself up for some kitchen/cleaning time. That means I have eight hours to watch all the movies before I turn into Cinderella-after-midnight. I shall sign out to accomplish my holy mission! Until then take care,

Make a Wish

Dear Ratz,

I would like to take the honor of this momentous occasion to break the reality to you about your miserable life and say that you are the most unfortunate being ever born on the 4th of October. You were picked to be Meow's best friend of 7 billion population of the world. Yes, this is the utmost misfortune of your life. Sadly, you are stuck with the person who doesn't throw grand parties to commemorate the birth of her bestie, neither does she upload birthday songs and wish-you-long-life wishes on her statuses, nor does she call sharp at the strike of twelve. She is known to ditch the birthday person on his birthday and may make you the butt of her jokes with people like Harry, Hippo and Fiona. Your Bestie possesses the guts to accomplish any damn thing in this world (from playing with R's heart to overtly crushing it under her denim converse) but she would not do anything to let you know how much she loves you. Does it make any sense to you now? Had she done any of the aforementioned birthday tradition in the past, you would have known how much she adored you. This bitch is incomparably clever and it might take atleast 10 Rats like you to comprehend 1 Meow.
To world you might be 22 years old but to me you are just 3, cause for me you were born in 2009 only. I have some magnificent memories with you in these three years which are indeed the best episodes of my med-school. Be they the virtual dates we have been to in our minds or the actual ones, whether we laughed together at others or at each other, from sharing the best and the worst of times, we have come a long way. Many crises couldn't have been dealt alone had you not been there neither would many achievements have been as illustrious in your absence. You are truly one person who makes me feel so distinguished. With you I am a different person which is more like the actual me, 'cause I know you wouldn't ever judge me whatever I do, and by whatever i mean WHATEVER. No matter what the world says to me, regardless of what you say to me, I am always going to listen to my heart, which always always ALWAYS says to be with you, what come may. I am sorry for all those instances where I acutely hurt you, knowingly/unknowingly. I have always wished the best for you, irrespective of our discord. I salute you for bearing with me for all this time, you deserve some form of recognition for this noble service,

Happy Birthday

Love,
Gisele

p.s: please get engaged to Z, I have even prepared a dance for your Mehndi. ♥

Aloha Spring!

The birds chirp merrily to herald the arrival of Spring. The glorious aura of the season rejuvenates the hearts that had grown sombre with the austere winter. Its time to add a splash of color to our lives, which had gone all gray. Flora is budding rapidly to blossom into exotic species which are the real stunner of the Spring season. To add to this, people pull out a new closet featuring all the vibrant hues. Whereas the banquet tables are adorned with delectables comprising of sexy berries. All of this make it so much more splendorous. And one could only say: Life couldn't be any better!

I look around me and am delighted by the mere glance of it. Light-weight lawn is such a pleasant change to the body that had been over-burdened by the heavy parkas to mask the bitter winter-chills. I will finally manage to get rid of my sole pair of brown pumps I have worn EVERYWHERE in the last three months. And now I anticipate flip-flops in exuberant shades and hot gladiators. Make-up is transitioning to honey-suckle vine color; Pantone's and my favorite this year!

My folks have been eagerly looking forward to strawberries. For they, have never in their lives been this fond of the berries. It all traces back to last year's Prodigious Strawberry Pavalova. That was when I gained a massive fan following. When I say "massive" I don't mean in number, but size, as my only fans are Saad and Abs (its a nick for my friend =P ) who are huge in physique. I am waiting for the tumult in my house to settle down, so I can prepare a surprise pavalova-bash for the only-two-fans of mine, with some dignity.

Talking about yesteryear's pavalova, reminds me of the countdown to my upcoming birthday. Since I do not approve of birthday celebrations with acquaintances turning up en masse, I dream of my day at home with my immediate family, feasting on a fancy brunch and cocktails throughout the day. I like birthdays to be spent in elegance and I am a die-hard fan of chic dresses, pompadour hair-styles, exquisite jewelery and classy shoes; pretty much the French way: Elegance personified. But I am not very supportive of the idea of spending it with friends-I-don't-like-much with any exchange of gifts, as I loathe "receiving" gifts. Saad and company is insisting on not to waste this auspicious day, and utilize it to the max! And I fear that he wont keep himself from gifting me something BIG!

My senses are all numb on the thought of Saad's despicable nature and the hectic day I had earlier today. With the commencement of my birthday countdown, I hereby wish MYSELF all the very best. And with this note, I shall sign out, therefore,


Joyeux Anniversaire ♥

Drained

This weekend has been more of a challenge than an opportunity to unwind myself after a hectic week. Therefore, by Sunday midnight, I am no charged for the upcoming week. And doubt how I will endure the days coming up. I have been emotionally upset since Wednesday, because of a couple of things taking place in my life, simultaneously. And altogether they have conquered my senses so much that I have become feeble.

My scores in the recent modules have been highly disappointing mom and my conscience, not to forget. That is distressful when I consider its consequences in the long run. And by long I mean as long as the prof. Whatever the case is, there is no compromise on profs. They are a med student's worst nightmare! And unquestionably mine. How to get back on track and improve my performance, tops the list of things-on-my-mind-over-the-weekend.

My twisted love life didn't spare me much and I wasted a major fraction of my free time(which could be of great advantage if utilized wisely) thinking about it. But after contemplating so long, I have atleast gotten rid of it. And by the end of this weekend, the ghost of my imaginary boyfriend is dead. Now I have no one to date in my fantasy.

For me, depression and binge-eating work hand in hand. And it goes without saying that I have been gorging on alot of unhealthy things, so much that I have officially become a FOOD JUNKIE. And my mind is too exhausted to plan a detox this week. That means, there is going to be another week of unhealthy eating. GOD save me!

What can I do to let my hair down in a busy routine, is going to be my top search on google/bing this week. I expect activities that might fatigue me more. How about purely sleeping sessions? Well, if I type one more word, I will do doze off on this keyboard only. So I better sign out formally, and get my self into bed so that I shall wake up "fresh" in the morning. Yeah RIGHT!

XOXO ♥

Dazzled Me

I experience days when I have a craving for food. And days when I crave for accessories. Nowadays, its the latter that is nagging me for a few weeks and will continue for a couple more. I want to buy everything that pleases my senses nowadays. With the almighty wedding coming up, I have pressurized myself with so many things, that I am on the verge of falling apart. The diet, acne issues, hair-fall, shopping, dress designing, altogether are a little too much for a miserable soul like me.

I have been on a strict 7-day diet for four days. And have been solely existing on fruits and vegetables. With that said, I am naturally going to crave for all the delicacies on the kitchen counter or whatever pops straight out of the oven. The only thing that keeps me going on is the phenomenal reduction in my weight I will thereby achieve, by the end of this week. And I can honestly go to any extent to get that.

The gorgeous boots, cut-out gladiator heels and platforms I get to see and read about, have completely taken over my mind. And I am hunting for them in malls like we have, which have such a narrow range to select from. This gives me immense discomfort when I dont get exactly what I want.

The whining does not end as yet. When it comes to classy makeup, again we lag way behind. Lisa Eldridge kills me every time she comes out with a stunning make-up tutorial which features the use of breath-taking products. I have been pondering over the option of ordering some from my aunt who is merrily spending her vacation in the States. But sadly it will be to my utility not until June. Till then I will have to deal with the substandard products in desi markets out here.

My incredible passion for perfumes and colognes has to drop in every discussion I make. And before cosmetics, I will give a staggering preference to the fabulous perfumes. Thats why I have ordered an entire set of Estee Lauder's Beautiful Bouquet. That makes me anticipate summer 2011 more anxiously.

When we come to jewelery, I am looking for chunky yet elegant pieces. Be it beaded multi-layered necklaces or dainty hoops, statement rings or charming aviators, I want them all. Any where I go, it gives me a harsh reality check that I dwell in a second-world country when these things are nowhere to be seen, even in the most populated urban areas! Bummer.

I will keep you updated with all of my shopping in the coming weeks, if I ever succeed in this arduous task of finding the non-existing items. Until then, XOXO ♥

My 25 Things

Everything that we plan, does not end up the way we want. This is exactly what I feared today. And exactly what I got. After spending a sleepless night tossing in bed, with fascinating thoughts in my mind about what I will wear on our gorgeous hang-out, I was heavily disappointed. Sneaking out of the class quietly, was one hell of a task. But search of a gratifying luncheon, was unexpectedly a more difficult one. From finding plastic in Sheroo's Mufuletta to a strand of hair in the parmesan-cheese stuffed chicken, we had it all wrong. Maybe we got up from the wrong side of our beds today. Nothing went in synchrony with our superb planning.

But never mind. This is part of life- to expect the unexpected. Whilst, we were trying to locate Eclipse in F-10/2 (when it was actually situated in F-10/3) my mind was cluttered with the most random thoughts. Thoughts that have been nagging my conscience since long. And by 'random', I mean RANDOM, which have no good explanation. And till the time I wont pen it down, I know they will hide somewhere deep in my think-tank, and I would never get rid of them. So here is the list of MY 25 Things.

1. I fancy Christmases more than Eids.

2. I am not a fan of chocolate. That is, I neither like nor hate it.

3. I am utterly in love with the English language. I don't mind reading any script as long as it is in English, irrespective of the fact what subject is it on.

4. I lapse into major depression when I eat high-cal food.

5. I want a flawless skin with a glorious complexion, though my skin is fairly good right now too.

6. I am a perfectionist by nature.

7. I do NOT have a best friend.

8. My definition of home is a deluxe living. I can NOT survive in austere surroundings.

9. Estee Lauder has the most breathtaking fragrances ever, that make up my ultimate favourites.

10. I am a big Foodie!! I believe in fashionable cooking. And nigella lawson is my idol cook.

11. I don't like gifts.

12. But I can never say 'no' to sweet smelling exotic flowers and a fancy tin of Danish butter cookies.

13. I have to have 7-hours of sleep even on the night before an exam. No compromise on my beauty sleep.

14. I get high after listening to good English classics.

15. I love my mom to bits. And cannot imagine myself anywhere on earth without her.

16. I am madly in love with Paris. And want to vacation there once every year.

17. Despite all the picturesque destinations on this planet, I will always choose to live in Clifton, by the Arabian sea. Because thats my 'home'.

18. I don't like to text, but then I detest those, who don't reply back.

19. I amend my wish-list every week!

20. I have been doing yoga for one year and now I am geared up to take it to the next level- Hard-core yoga.

21. I usually do not like the people in my social circle, or the people I hangout with.

22. I want to become an acclaimed English writer one day.

23. I am very optimistic to life in general.

24. I am heavily pampered by my mom. -_-

25. I seldom get bored, but when I do, I love to spend time with my Oxford dictionary.