Since my passion for cooking grew I hoped that one day I could go get my dish ingredients fresh from the market. My grandmother (Allah Yer7umha may her soul RIP) used to live that way, she used to shop every day for lunch :}. Fresh meat & veggies were the most important buy the rest is stored at home. Put aside that she was a great cook & a perfect house wife her cooking tasted like no other, fresh ingredients make the difference, especially that she bought local stuff, nothing stored or frozen!
So today morning my dream came true! Went with my brother to the fish market being totally clue less coz that was dad's mission ;p we never did it before... After we got into the fish market brother forgot to draw some cash & I had not much with me too! We both needed any ATM machine, so we ask around & there is none @@ I mean come one people this is the FISH & VEGGIES market ,,, no ATM??
Anyhow had to go to Sultan Center in Soug Sharg "right across the street" as if we were in hmmmm Alaska :D ? .. Reached Sultan Center dehydrated :D although to say the truth it was not that hot! But further than the distance we walked would have been torture :>
Back to the fishieeeees :D we took "Zbaidi" coz its easy to cook & I participated ONCE in cooking it, Shrimps .. Then veggies. A guy over there took the Shrimp to clean them, we took our stuff & back home. Being a shrimp cleaning expert I immediately after they washed them I dipped some into a sauce I pre-made to grill some of it,,, "LAAA" screamed "Dayya" actually we call her mama Daya coz she has been over here for looooooong ,, she told me that still he did not clean that black like a mini spinal cord thing in the shripms back .. Am like HUH @@ .. Then I discovered that shripms are brought the night before to clean them THEN the next day they would be cooked OR they should be at home by 8 am! .. It was around 11 am & we invited a cousin to join us for lunch since he too is home alone his wife & kids are not here.
Nevertheless its the desperate measures that make it more exciting :D So we finished a lot of work quickly ,, cooked the food & wean I got to the part where I want to make some deep fried shrimps (we got 5 kilos :D so we had a lot to do). Spiced up the shrimps LIGHTLY then eggs then flour to discover that we don't have a lot of bread crumbs LOL! How can I not check that?? So we had to reduce the amount of shrimps to be fried & just do it with two kinds of grilled & some fried , the rest of shripms will be cooked tomorrow :>
The main course Rice & stuffed Zbaidi "with: dill - onion - crushed loumi - bqdounes" was perfect :} the rest was ok but not as good.. But any way they "brother & cousin" ate a lot which indicated that my cooking was good provided that I warned them in advance that am not responsible for what's next :}
Status: they are still a ok :>
Friday, 5 August 2005
Ramblings + events
received two nice gifts today. First a gift from a deaaaaaaaaar friend, a key chain for my new car which I will get before the end of this year " I hope". Second; an e-mail from an old college colleague :) sent a "happy birthday" e-mail .. Its so sweet of him.
Although I miss my family, but this period made me very happy in other aspects :} I do miss them but its still fun around here :D
Although I miss my family, but this period made me very happy in other aspects :} I do miss them but its still fun around here :D
Thursday, 4 August 2005
Me the cook
Today woke up early, although its the weekend & I promised me that I will sleep, but I guess I got used to waking up early. So I decided to practice my long loved passion :: coking:: unfortunately due to my busy schedule I could not cook much.
today's dish was an easy quick one I wasn't in the mood for something complex, hotdogs macaroni with red sauce :> actually FAKE red sauce ;p ..
Ingredients:
1- chopped onion
2- 3 tomatoes cut into cubes
3- 1 pack of hot dogs (approx 12 pieces), chopped into what ever shape you like.
4- 1/2 tomato paste pack, the 1/4 litter pack.
5- ketchup ( either "proteins" because it has a nice SWEET flavor -or- "HP" intense & the tomato flavor is very strong)
6- Salt, pepper, Curry powder "if you like"
7- Macaroni, any shape you like.
How to?
1- A table spoon of oil, then add the onions. Cook till onions start to be a little see through.
2- Add the hotdogs pieces & mix with the onions till they are medium rare.
3- Add the tomatoes to the mix.
4- Add your spices, note: if you are planning to add curry to the mix add a small tea spoon so its flavor wont be very strong! Just a hint of curry.
5- Let them cook, set your macaroni to be cooked, the usual way! Water & salt to it then add the macaroni. When the water boils add a table spoon of oil.. Let it cook till smooth. It will take from 20-30 mins only. Take it out, dry it from water then wash it with cold water immediately so the pieces wont stick together.
6- back to the sauce! Add some tomato paste, just a liiiiiitle bit of water in case your tomatoes are still stiff, then add the ketchup "this is the fake part in it ;p the sauce is only 1/3 real the rest is ;p, but it does taste good :>). Let it cook for a while till the sauce is thick. Taste it to make sure you like it.
7- Add macaroni to the sauce & mix well. Or you can serve it on the side, your call :}
that's it :} serve it!
Also on the side I made Chibatta (not sure of the spelling!) bread with pepperoni mozzarella cheese on top. Simply cut the Chibatta piece into two halfs, spread ketchup or a red sauce that you make for pizza, put pepperoni on top, cheese then into the oven :D .. Till the cheese melts! You're done.
P.S: sorry for bad image ;p mobile phone.
today's dish was an easy quick one I wasn't in the mood for something complex, hotdogs macaroni with red sauce :> actually FAKE red sauce ;p ..
Ingredients:
1- chopped onion
2- 3 tomatoes cut into cubes
3- 1 pack of hot dogs (approx 12 pieces), chopped into what ever shape you like.
4- 1/2 tomato paste pack, the 1/4 litter pack.
5- ketchup ( either "proteins" because it has a nice SWEET flavor -or- "HP" intense & the tomato flavor is very strong)
6- Salt, pepper, Curry powder "if you like"
7- Macaroni, any shape you like.
How to?
1- A table spoon of oil, then add the onions. Cook till onions start to be a little see through.
2- Add the hotdogs pieces & mix with the onions till they are medium rare.
3- Add the tomatoes to the mix.
4- Add your spices, note: if you are planning to add curry to the mix add a small tea spoon so its flavor wont be very strong! Just a hint of curry.
5- Let them cook, set your macaroni to be cooked, the usual way! Water & salt to it then add the macaroni. When the water boils add a table spoon of oil.. Let it cook till smooth. It will take from 20-30 mins only. Take it out, dry it from water then wash it with cold water immediately so the pieces wont stick together.
6- back to the sauce! Add some tomato paste, just a liiiiiitle bit of water in case your tomatoes are still stiff, then add the ketchup "this is the fake part in it ;p the sauce is only 1/3 real the rest is ;p, but it does taste good :>). Let it cook for a while till the sauce is thick. Taste it to make sure you like it.
7- Add macaroni to the sauce & mix well. Or you can serve it on the side, your call :}
that's it :} serve it!
Also on the side I made Chibatta (not sure of the spelling!) bread with pepperoni mozzarella cheese on top. Simply cut the Chibatta piece into two halfs, spread ketchup or a red sauce that you make for pizza, put pepperoni on top, cheese then into the oven :D .. Till the cheese melts! You're done.
P.S: sorry for bad image ;p mobile phone.
Wednesday, 3 August 2005
Is that really me?
Today trying to kick back & be bloggingly-active again ,, so I went visiting neighbours :D & found this amazing blog which I will definatelly take an other loooong stop with :>
Any how, along with the highly attractive posts in that blog, I dropped on this one :} about ur blogging personality, in the post he explains that he got it from shosho :: Penguins in Purple .. SoooOOo I did the test twice, one is honest & the other is just plain playing ;p So which one am I? & where do you see the real me?
Note(1): their order in apperance could be right or wrong in comparison to whome I did caringly & careless-ly :}
Note(2): I can be just parts of one of them @!@
Note(2): I will not comment till midnight tonight :>
Any how, along with the highly attractive posts in that blog, I dropped on this one :} about ur blogging personality, in the post he explains that he got it from shosho :: Penguins in Purple .. SoooOOo I did the test twice, one is honest & the other is just plain playing ;p So which one am I? & where do you see the real me?
| Your Blogging Type is Social and Responsible |
 From helping friends set up blogs to getting rid of spam - you take a leadership role. A super blogger, you tend to blog regularly. You'd hate to disappoint your audience. And always appropriate, there's no way you'd blog something too personal! |
| Your Blogging Type Is the Private Performer |
 At least, that's how you write with your witty one liners. And while you like attention, you value your privacy. You're likely to have an anonymous blog - or turn off comments. |
Note(1): their order in apperance could be right or wrong in comparison to whome I did caringly & careless-ly :}
Note(2): I can be just parts of one of them @!@
Note(2): I will not comment till midnight tonight :>
Tuesday, 2 August 2005
A nice day :}
*cousin greeted me 1st of all people for the 3rd year in a row :> she always sends her SMS right at midnight before any one thinks of telling me Happy Birthday, this year she said it even earlier.. Its so nice of her.
*A happy birthday song made me so happy last night, although we are new to each other & only knew each other from the new work place am in :> but she cared so much to call & sing it for me even when she's on vacation.
*An other nice gift I got this year is a dedication via these mobile things that call you & stuff, she "also a new colleague at work" sent me this song which is totally 3abee6a & made me laugh like crazy & I felt the ppl around me in the parking are giving me the (what is wrong with her look@@) "heard it while parking in the morning" it really made me happy & laugh
* The same funny dedication girl :} brought me a cake, we shared it with our colleagues & also regular visitors of the department, we had lots of fun I was truly surprised & didn't think that this B-Day would be different from any other, but it turned out to be pretty special coz I was surrounded by special people
*When I came home & saw my blog @@ it really was just soooo overwhelming, Its amazing how a simple word would make you so happy
*A dear old friend whom I lost connection with for a year now, greeted me today :} it kinda made me cry "you know a few tears not like really cry" coz I miss my friend so much YET I got a greeting from that person in this day. Thank you :) very much!
*This Birthday was so special with the people that cared to say "happy birthday", to me no gift in the world would make me happier :} for all who cared to say it... "Screaming my head off" THANK YOU ALL :}
*Ok if your smart tell me how many thank you's I said ;p
*A happy birthday song made me so happy last night, although we are new to each other & only knew each other from the new work place am in :> but she cared so much to call & sing it for me even when she's on vacation.
*An other nice gift I got this year is a dedication via these mobile things that call you & stuff, she "also a new colleague at work" sent me this song which is totally 3abee6a & made me laugh like crazy & I felt the ppl around me in the parking are giving me the (what is wrong with her look@@) "heard it while parking in the morning" it really made me happy & laugh
* The same funny dedication girl :} brought me a cake, we shared it with our colleagues & also regular visitors of the department, we had lots of fun I was truly surprised & didn't think that this B-Day would be different from any other, but it turned out to be pretty special coz I was surrounded by special people
*When I came home & saw my blog @@ it really was just soooo overwhelming, Its amazing how a simple word would make you so happy
*A dear old friend whom I lost connection with for a year now, greeted me today :} it kinda made me cry "you know a few tears not like really cry" coz I miss my friend so much YET I got a greeting from that person in this day. Thank you :) very much!
*This Birthday was so special with the people that cared to say "happy birthday", to me no gift in the world would make me happier :} for all who cared to say it... "Screaming my head off" THANK YOU ALL :}
*Ok if your smart tell me how many thank you's I said ;p
25
Today am 25 years old :>
I hope I don't ever think that I have to hide my age, like a lady I know that from 10 years she has been 35 :D, why so? Is age that scary?
As for my wish! it shall remain a secret "daaaa" , but all I wish for you my dear wish is that you come true before am 26 I have been waiting for you for long....
P.S: there is something special "till this moment" in my blog :> ALL the comments are even :]
I hope I don't ever think that I have to hide my age, like a lady I know that from 10 years she has been 35 :D, why so? Is age that scary?
As for my wish! it shall remain a secret "daaaa" , but all I wish for you my dear wish is that you come true before am 26 I have been waiting for you for long....
P.S: there is something special "till this moment" in my blog :> ALL the comments are even :]
Monday, 1 August 2005
الخيانة
كم صعب أن تفقد الثقة بشخص أخلصت له .. وهبت له حياتك و شاطرته سنوات عمرك .. خذلان و اكثر سيقتل أحاسيسك .. فما بالك بالمرأة التي تمتاز بإحساس رقيق .. ليس أن لا لغيرها الإحساس ينتمي بل لأنها ابلغ مثال يتفشى به ما أريد أن أقوله بصخب.. فللكل حزنه على الخيانة .. رجل .. طفل .. أو كهل .. أنثى أو ذكر، فلا تمييز بالمشاعر البشرية.
أن تخلص بإحساسها تمنح كل ذاتها لرجل .. أن تكون ابتسامتها تلازم رؤيته .. أن يخفق ذلك الموجود بين الأضلع لمجرد دخوله للمكان .. أن تشاركه حياتها .. أن ترغب بحمل ثمار زواجهما بداخلها لتستنزف صحتها و مشاعرها لترضعهم الحب .. أن تحاول مرة و أخرى و أخرى لتفوز به .. و هو هناك بعيد .. أن تمنحه الثقة و تكون "عاقلة" .. أن تكون بعقلها تملّكت أساس الجنون .. و يتركها .. ليبحث عن متعة وقتية تقتات على كرامته .. صعب أن تتماسك امرأة كهذه .. لا ألومها إن انهارت و تركت الدنيا.
لكن "ماجدة الرومي" تبقى جميلة و لها رونق راقي .. حتى لو تركها وحيده .. فهي مكان و زمن بدون أحد .. أعجبت بها و بقوتها .. مقالة لتحيي تلك الأنثى أينما حلّت .. التي تشتري مالا يقدر بثمن .. و فعلا قنعت بالقليل ،، رضيت بالحب و الوفاء .. صاغ الناصر الكلمات و شدت بها ماجدة الرومي لتعود إلى عرشها الهادئ .. البسيط .. نعم من أجل الكرامة و الصدق يرخص يسهل التخلي عن من خان. و نعم هناك من يقنع بالقليل،، ليس فقط خيال لكاتب تسطر بصوت او صوره.
عجبت كثيرا بقصتها و بقوتها على أن تستمر و تعاود الحياة :} .. ملهمة
Sunday, 31 July 2005
Home alone
| Will be almost home alone for a short while .. I already made plans to fill my time mainly: Catching up with friends Catching up with reading Catching up with blogs Refreshing "the blog of the week" post Drawing Working on two projects that I prepared every thing for but the time to do them :} |
Friday, 29 July 2005
To my dear blog
Happy birthday :} you are 1 year old, its been so much fun with you & you have been the best of friends & brought me a lot of good friends too..
I started out with "Nothing meaningful will be written this is the first day ...… I will chill out :P" ..
Today after a year I learned that you don't have to sound meaningful to your self or to any one to blog :} simply because its ur blog & ur space, weather you want to be a philosopher or null headed its perfectly fine :> as long as you deep inside stay Y-O-U & not try to be some one else to please you or others :)
You will stay as my chill-out-of-life place although publicity suffocatedd me a little but I learned how to reduce it & keep a margin of free space for me :}
I started out with "Nothing meaningful will be written this is the first day ...… I will chill out :P" ..
Today after a year I learned that you don't have to sound meaningful to your self or to any one to blog :} simply because its ur blog & ur space, weather you want to be a philosopher or null headed its perfectly fine :> as long as you deep inside stay Y-O-U & not try to be some one else to please you or others :)
You will stay as my chill-out-of-life place although publicity suffocatedd me a little but I learned how to reduce it & keep a margin of free space for me :}
ODD e-mail
| Hello there ... I got an odd e-mail that I think would probably be sent by mistake! any how wont say much details about it except for one intresting thing @@ Alsace-Lorraine {: |
Monday, 25 July 2005
No weekend abroad
Well today its confirmed I can't travel for the weekend as planned due to serious time conflicts :} .. Still I will try to fix me an other one ;p might work out!!!
In 4 days my blog will be 1 year old :} ,, happy b-day blog-ggie :>
Don't have much to say today coz I exhausted my self so I can sleep early tonight, yesterday I commited the sin of sleeping in the after noon which extended from 5-8 PM @@ ,, I couldn't sleep till 4 AM ,, woke up early for work felt sleepy on the way there which is not so nice .. I had to raise the volume on some really noisy stuff ;p made the chillout CDs rest :} instead I got crazy with some dance remixes which did good it made me wake up a bit.
Oh one more thing occured to me today .. I would love a big campaign to start: dedicated to tell drivers in Kuwait
"The yellow light signal in both right & left sides of your car, they are for SIGNALLING & telling other people where you go ... Use it for a change"
:}
In 4 days my blog will be 1 year old :} ,, happy b-day blog-ggie :>
Don't have much to say today coz I exhausted my self so I can sleep early tonight, yesterday I commited the sin of sleeping in the after noon which extended from 5-8 PM @@ ,, I couldn't sleep till 4 AM ,, woke up early for work felt sleepy on the way there which is not so nice .. I had to raise the volume on some really noisy stuff ;p made the chillout CDs rest :} instead I got crazy with some dance remixes which did good it made me wake up a bit.
Oh one more thing occured to me today .. I would love a big campaign to start: dedicated to tell drivers in Kuwait
"The yellow light signal in both right & left sides of your car, they are for SIGNALLING & telling other people where you go ... Use it for a change"
:}
Sunday, 24 July 2005
W-0-r-K
There is this cute young girl around, that is extremely annoying .. Let me set an example if you say "Hi there" or any kind of greeting she would not only greet you back! NO .. She would get into your office stare into your PC "that you hid away from visitors hoping for privacy" to ask you:
What are you doing? ooooh work,,, is it hard? What does that or this mean!!
All I meant to do is a simple hi :} not to invite an army of curiosity into my office, actually qubic!. So now she is the queen of FEAR,,, If you see her @@ be ware of what your "hi" can drag to you. Don't get me wrong I like her but I hate the way she acts! she is making me ignore her but some how I can't stop smilling in her face or greet her. I think that is probably why she comes back,, still :(
There is some guy that wanted to be like "the so great hot shot" that knew every thing around even why ur father called you this or that name! So when it came to real work it became obvious day by day that he does not know how to tie his shoes (work wise). I don't like it when people brag about this or that! If your so damn good let other people see it :} not hear of it.
What are you doing? ooooh work,,, is it hard? What does that or this mean!!
All I meant to do is a simple hi :} not to invite an army of curiosity into my office, actually qubic!. So now she is the queen of FEAR,,, If you see her @@ be ware of what your "hi" can drag to you. Don't get me wrong I like her but I hate the way she acts! she is making me ignore her but some how I can't stop smilling in her face or greet her. I think that is probably why she comes back,, still :(
There is some guy that wanted to be like "the so great hot shot" that knew every thing around even why ur father called you this or that name! So when it came to real work it became obvious day by day that he does not know how to tie his shoes (work wise). I don't like it when people brag about this or that! If your so damn good let other people see it :} not hear of it.
Saturday, 23 July 2005
Weekend
* Possible weekend outside Kuwait :} not sure yet!
*lately It bothered me how easy it is for me to forget! I mean like for instance today in the car when I was out shopping I thought of several posts & did I write down these Ideas?
NO
Did I get use of the don's idea of using voice recording!
NO
:} So I ended up with the stated above useless nonsense :}
* On an other note! Tim Tim has a new adventure :D
* One more last thing, I wonder how do the people who made all the crazy bombings latelly think! ,, truelly am puzzled: what do they aim to?
*lately It bothered me how easy it is for me to forget! I mean like for instance today in the car when I was out shopping I thought of several posts & did I write down these Ideas?
NO
Did I get use of the don's idea of using voice recording!
NO
:} So I ended up with the stated above useless nonsense :}
* On an other note! Tim Tim has a new adventure :D
* One more last thing, I wonder how do the people who made all the crazy bombings latelly think! ,, truelly am puzzled: what do they aim to?
Thursday, 21 July 2005
News flash
Bits from here & there:
MOODLESS is back :}
DW has moved to his own domain :} , congrats & Insha2 Allah mayshof ro7a 3laina the "blogger" dot com'ers.. Not new news I know its been there since 11-7 ....
Neither the moodless comeback is but both are worth mentioning since I did lack off the net for a while :)
MOODLESS is back :}
DW has moved to his own domain :} , congrats & Insha2 Allah mayshof ro7a 3laina the "blogger" dot com'ers.. Not new news I know its been there since 11-7 ....
Neither the moodless comeback is but both are worth mentioning since I did lack off the net for a while :)
**
عندي كتب للحين ما قربت لها .. تنتظر الوقت اللي بقراها فيه .. الغريب ان مجموعه منهم "بالصدفه" لغازي القصيبي ((سحيم - سعادة السفير- حكاية حب)) .. يمكن ((الخليج يتحدث شعرا و نثرا)) حفزني اني بعد ارد اقرا له؟
الحلو بهالكتاب انه جامع للعديد من الكتب/ الكتّاب بنظره شعريه نقديه بنفس الوقت .. ما اقدر اكمل كتابه عن هالكتاب الا لما انتهي منه أهو الاول على القائمة .. بنفس الوقت شي شدني لاني اقرا لشخصيه يعجبني جداً اسلوبها اللفظي الراقي و المنطقية
Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Sunday, 17 July 2005
على غرار بوست بلو بوز -تي ام- "حجياتي الروسيات"..اقدم لكم حجياتي المبرقعات
Brother came from a short vacation & brought me a surprising GIFT :D
Its a mini-copy of the Russian dolls "Semyenov" I thought they were VERY CUTE :} totally loved them
How ever! When I looked into the mother's eyes she was a bit sad :(
Puss-In-Boots's "original" ones were happier!
As for the post title it was intended to go along with BloBoz's :} old post that was about the same kind of toys .. Cheers to Bloooo :}
Also I can not forget the dear Puss-In-Boots :} thank her for the information about the doll's name "Semyenov" since if not for her I would have called then hmm "Russian dolls" ;p ,, thank you dear
Its a mini-copy of the Russian dolls "Semyenov" I thought they were VERY CUTE :} totally loved them
How ever! When I looked into the mother's eyes she was a bit sad :(
Puss-In-Boots's "original" ones were happier!
As for the post title it was intended to go along with BloBoz's :} old post that was about the same kind of toys .. Cheers to Bloooo :}
Also I can not forget the dear Puss-In-Boots :} thank her for the information about the doll's name "Semyenov" since if not for her I would have called then hmm "Russian dolls" ;p ,, thank you dear
Wednesday, 13 July 2005
PHEEEW
LOOOOOONG week its been crazy & full of work although am still "UNDER DEVELOPMENT!!!" but am fine with it since its revealing a lot to me about work. The period of time that comes after work was full too I mean its bee sooooooooo FULL in one night I would go to 3-4 different places just to get things done when dad comes home.
Father came from a short medical trip.. Successful so far & Insha2 Allah will stay in good health.
TOMORROW will be the birth of the come back post entitled ::
Father came from a short medical trip.. Successful so far & Insha2 Allah will stay in good health.
TOMORROW will be the birth of the come back post entitled ::
حجياتي المبرقعات .. على غرار بوست بلو بووز "حجياتي الروسيات"
Thursday, 7 July 2005
MADAGASCAR all the way
GREAT MOVIE I advice every one to see it, & purg the penguins were AMAZINGLY funny! :D:D
truly worth going to ,, am thinking of watching it again...
truly worth going to ,, am thinking of watching it again...
Wednesday, 6 July 2005
Saturday, 2 July 2005
Actors
So life goes on & am dead busy with work which is good...
I was always amazed by people who have the ability to act the way they are not like :} for instance the "7alema boland" speaks-a-likers! Craze. Why do some pretend to be like some one else? I mean you should like your self the way you are right ?? You don't have to have a weird God knows from where made up language to communicate with people & send a hidden message "am dlo3a in a freaky way" .. One girl in this life all of a sudden when males come to have a talk with her turns out to be 180 degrees unlike her! I was very amazed how she could change so fast & move from: hey you! To hello, excuse me!
Stay natural & who ever don't accept you the way you are, doesn't have to :D
I was always amazed by people who have the ability to act the way they are not like :} for instance the "7alema boland" speaks-a-likers! Craze. Why do some pretend to be like some one else? I mean you should like your self the way you are right ?? You don't have to have a weird God knows from where made up language to communicate with people & send a hidden message "am dlo3a in a freaky way" .. One girl in this life all of a sudden when males come to have a talk with her turns out to be 180 degrees unlike her! I was very amazed how she could change so fast & move from: hey you! To hello, excuse me!
Stay natural & who ever don't accept you the way you are, doesn't have to :D
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