Thoughts from here and there .. things that goes in this crazy mind of mine!
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تقطر النفس كلمات ، قد تكون مجرد هذيان فتاة تعشق الحزن، فتاة بقدر ما تحلم بقدر ما تبكي ، هذا الهذيان يولد ما
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Nice to see you posted! Next Sunday I'll look in to see if you've had a chance to put up the English yet! :)
as salam alaikum umm qusai. Mabrook for ur pregnancy. May Allah bless u both ameen. I was searching here in blogger for an expat wifes community for women who are married to omani men..maybe u would know of anything? would be grt to hear from u. hiyyak Allah. mariam zawja ahmed
March 24, Easter Monday:
Hey! You seem to be an infrequent visitor here these days...getting busy and preoccupied, I guess! :)
March 25, Easter Tuesday:
"I promise I will come with an english post soon :) "
Uh-huh... :p
You doing okay? You're worrying me a bit.
March 25, Easter Wednesday:
This is Billy's spring break and he is going away to see his Nana in Memphis for a few days...
The house will be lonely without him!
March 26, Easter Thursday:
Hmm. I'm running out of things to say about this post.
I could ask, "What was the book exhibition?"
How's that? :)
March 27, Easter Friday:
I guess I'll have to ask another question:
WHERE was the book exhibition?This post has been removed by the author.
سعيده جدا جدا بمروري في مدونتك الجميله
واطلاعي على صورك
تمنياتي لقصي وام قصي بتمام الصحة :))
salamu 3alaycom
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حياك الله
Just missed the blog, so I thought I'd come by and leave a message, Arby! :)
In Al Mar'a
Nice! Congrats! :D.. that's really cool.
I remember muscati saying awhile back that Al-Mar'a magazine was looking for female Omani bloggers to interview them...
BTW, you mean Al-Mar'a magazine and not TV, right? :P
Congrats once again!
loooool Amjad, that shows how excited I was :p
I will correct it :)
Friday, January 25:
VERY COOL! I don't know Al Mar'a magazine. But it is thrilling to see you up there. Let's hope it brings you some readers! :)
But then...you will have to update more frequently! :p
Saturday, January 26:
I hope the "Storehouse of Creativity" idea will be able to come to fruition.
You have no idea until you are actually taking care of your own every day how much trouble a baby is. They are all consuming. You think you will have spare time here and there, but so often it seems like there is nothing! :p
Still, there are little cracks. And I hope you will be able to post a little about your experiences, that it will spur your "creativity". :)
^ I remember when one of my friends had a baby, she was so busy we wouldn't hear from her for months. Then when we find her online at last, she would suddenly have the 'Away' status on with a message saying: Baby woke up!
Gaaah! >_<
But still cute ^_^
Great to see you on Al-Mar'a! I hope your scanner works soon. :(
Sunday, January 26:
Just a wave!
Jeff, I know .. I am hoping that the new life will not take over the existing one .. I dont want to be those kind of mothers who cant go anywhere because of thier kids. I just pray I can do it!!
um khalid, inshallah will post more about pregnancy .. but I dont want this to turn into a pregnancy blog :p
Monday, January 27:
Oh, heck let it turn into a pregnancy blog for a while! It's what you are thinking about. And we read because we are interested in what's on your mind! :)
There's always time to do other things when you're thinking about them.
Tuesday, January 28:
So have you had any ultrasounds yet? If that's not prying too much...
Jeff,
I did an ultrasound when I was in week 9 .. last week I did one but the one my Dr had wasnt clear. She set for my an appointment on March 4th of the big colored one. I cant wait for that :D
Wednesday, January 29:
They are really neat aren't they? I remember when they were brand-new and really unbelievable. But they are still so cool...
Thursday, January 30:
Just a wave!
Friday, January 31:
So what is Al Mar'a magazine anyway?
Its a women's magazine :)
Wow mashalla congratulations..
great to hear that ;)
Monday, February 3:
Golly, I don't know what happened to my weekend comments!
Maybe they didn't register somehow. I need to remember to check and make sure they get properly received...
I THINK I might decide to give up the internet for Lent. That would mean that I would only be around on Sundays...just to let you know! :p
Tuesday, February 4:
Well, if you only see me around on Sundays for a few weeks, you will know why! :)
I hope they are good and blessed weeks for you...
ooh easter is back .. alright all the best in lent :)
Sunday, February 10:
Thanks!
Just popping by on my Sunday run.
Who knows? Maybe next week, I'll see a new post on UmQusai's Thoughts? :)
Sunday, February 17:
Golly! No action here all week..
Hope you're okay, Arby.
Greetings from Lent Land in any case! :)
Sunday, February 24:
Ol' Faithful, that's what you can call me. Ol' Faithful!
Wassup? Have you gotten discouraged with your blog? Hope you're just busy and nothing's wrong...
Sunday, March 2:
Welll...
...seems empty around here.
Hope you're okay.
Hi there I don't know if you have seen this article
very good one.
Nine Months, and still confused!!
Monday, January 21:
Lol! You are OBSESSED!
But who can blame you? :)
Haha, pregnant women are funny :p
I've stayed with 8 of them for three days once.One word best to describe them: ANNNNGRYYYYY!
Allah Yqer 3ainich beh/a ^_^
Mashallah. A gift from god.
Inshallah everything goes smoothly with you =)
Would be nice to blog about how the father acts while you are pregnant =p (for future fathers to know what they will be facing =p)
Tuesday, January 22:
Ha, ha...I remember UmKhalid's angry pregnant moms! :p
But UmQusai is not angry, I don't think...just obsessed... ;)
Okay
Yeah..She is obsessed a little bit with that!
come on!! it is just extraordinary period of her life. So, she must write a diary about this period...day after day...week after week....month after month.
We are waiting for more MOM-TO-BE
loool Jeff, common I am not obssessed :p I am excited :D
Um khalid, I am not angry but yah I realised I loose my temper easily .. so imagine how my BP goes at work .. I feel bad for the employees working with me lool
A7madino, Indeed its a gift. Beleive me, whenever I am happy and I am excited I try to stop and thank Allah .. because without his blessings I would never been here!
ok my next topic would be about fathers to be .. wala yhimak.
Sama, I didnt want to do a diary .. but with my mind being away and absent these days .. I guess my posts will be about pregnancy more and more :p
Wednesday, January 23:
Yes, I was just teasing about your being obsessed. ;)
Anyway, I hope you don't lose your temper with me! :p
Thursday, January 24:
Well, reading all this stuff about pregnancy and newborns should certainly give you lost of material for your blog: hint, hint! :p
There you go, I updated .. something different than pregnancy :p
Plz plz blog about pregnancy, it's so cuuuute ^_^
Congrats! I have been absent from your blog for along time. I really missed a lot it seems O.o
Anyway I hope you have a blessing child who can always draw happy smiles in your face. Yetraba fe 3ezkom :)
you still didnt blog about my request =p
ساحر عشق جنية
It reads "this audio file is no longer available"... 7amasteena, I wanna hear it, do something please!
Sunday, December 30:
Back again... Hi! :)
Does this help?
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=80259
Monday, December 31:
New Year's Eve! Almost finished with this one.
By the end of 2008, Qusai will be a strong and growing healthy baby girl (I assume she's a girl, since she's not a boy)! :)
I spent quite a bit of time walking and bouncing my sister-in-law's baby over Christmas vacation. It's tiring but fun! :p
Tuesday, January 1, 2008:
Happy New Year, UmBabyGirl! :)
Wednesday, January 2:
:)
What's that music all about? Can't quite catch the lyrics but the rhythms are cerainly snappy!
lool Jeff, its about a magician who fell in love with a female Jin. I said in the post that the song makes me laugh :)
I think its a tradition song or something from Dhofar. Not sure though.
Thursday, January 3:
Ah hah, falls in love with a jinn, does he? Aren't they made of fire? That's an ouchy, it seems to me.
"Look, but don't touch."
Friday, January 4:
Dinner tonight with a half-Arab and some quarter-Arabs.
Tomorrow, a Twelfth Night party.
Saturday, January 5:
Twelfth Night party. Scrambling around to clean and make things ready. Lots of guests and lots of children. But we didn't invite any jinns: we didn't want trouble! :p
Sunday, January 6:
And the party went very well, I thought. Everyone seemed to have lots of fun and left late.
سلااااااااااااااااااام والله ما أدري شو أوصف ؟؟ غريبة هالاغاني بصراحة ما أسمع و لا اتابع أغاني الا فيما ندر وعرفت ان فيه أغنية حلوة ممكن حينها أسمعها بس هذي عاااااااد عجبت لما أنزلتها و سمعتها كنت مندهشة أكثر بس منو اللي يغني؟؟؟
شو أخبارك أنتي؟ ان شاء الله تمام
بالتوفيق
Monday, January 7:
Come back, Princess. You've abandoned us... :(
Tuesday, January 8:
Just a wave!
Wednesday, January 9:
So where did you first find this song?
Thursday, January 10:
So...how are you? You're not being a very enthusiastic blogger. That must either mean you are having lots of fun preparing to be a Mom or else you're not feeling too well...
Health update! :)
Friday, January 11:
I think your poor blog is becoming an orphan! :'(
Just teasing: take your time and come back when you have leisure...
Heeey all I am very sorry for abondoning my blog .. it wasnt intentional at all.. its just that the past week was a very busy one .. I had a course that lasted until 4:30 every day . and after that I went to abudhabi on wenesday and just came back today.
Sama, I dont know who sings it .. but I guess a man from dhofar .. this is what I got from the accent. I am fine alhamdulilah :) thanks for asking.
Jeff, I am fine dont worry .. alhamdulilah things are alright so far .. its life thats making me busy .. not the lil baby :p
Saturday, January 12:
Who is the little, yellow blob with the blue shoes and how come he fell over and died?
Sunday, January 13:
He seems to have eyebrows, but no eyes...
Monday, January 14:
Just a wave! :)
Tuesday, January 15:
Maybe he fainted because the girl with the flowers rejected him...
Wednesday, January 16:
Semper fidelis!
Looool Jeff, I am terribly sorry for making you alone here :p
I was sick with the past week :( the flu wanted to visit me again!!
Thursday, January 17:
Well, I'm glad you're feeling better. :)
Poor Qusai, I hope he didn't feel bad too...
كل سنة وانتي طيبة و كل عام واني بألف خير اختي
اخوش ... روسونيرو
Happy Birthday, may all your wishes come true.
Rossonero
Friday, January 18:
Yes, indeed. Happy Birthday! You're a pretty good blogger for a 65-year-old! :p
Happpy Birthdday princessaa... 7oal 7oal Wish God bless u and protect u min kul shar in shaa allah..
i should come with a poem next time for such event..
Saturday, January 19:
What do you know? It's Saturday, January 19!
Hope you had a happy day...
Rosso, thanks bro :)
Brain, I will be waiting for the poem :p
Jeff, it was a quite birthday .. you know when you are 65 you just want to sit at home :p naah, had dinner with family and they surprised me with a cake :D
Sunday, January 20:
Well, good. A cake is always good. I hope you blew out all the candles with one breath! :p
Soon you'll be teaching Qusai that trick. :)
Lil Qusai on the way!!
Really :) That's a great news, I did not know you are pregnant. I wish you a safe delivery and wish the baby a blessed life.
:)
This was the dream I talked about here .. after 5 years of praying and dreamin :) : http://umqusai.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-post.html
Thanks Catsim.
Saturday, December 15:
So will you call him Qusai if it IS a boy? :p
Mubarak sister. Very happy for you and your family. May Allah bless the baby and give you the strength and health.
Al7amd li-Allah.
Sunday, December 16:
I'm glad all is still going well! :p
Jeff, I am hoping, but my husband is not keen on the name. I guess he is bored of it already :p
Bu Tayma,
Thanks brofor your prayers Ameen. :) and I am glad you passed by :)
Mabroooooooook!! This is so cute! And LOL at how you're calling him Qusai and your husband doesn't like the name! Hahahaha That's sweet actually.
I hope everything goes perfectly! I heard that once that kid is out, it's like nothing ever happened. Think of it as.. hmm.. constipation? :D Lol! But I don't know.
Anyways, I wish you and "Qusai" all the best and yetraba fi 3zkm inshallah! :)
Alf mabrook Arby. Bil Barak inshallah and wish u a safe pregnancy.
Anan,
Allah yibarik feesh and thanks for the wishes :)
Yah people tell me that once you have the baby in your hands you forget all the pain .. dont know really bas inshallah khair!
Kay, Allah Yibarek feesh :) Ameen.
الف مبروك والله ينقلج ايها ليه تمامه :-)
Hi Jeff happy X-mas :-) in advance
Monday, December 17:
Well, you can NAME him Flibbertygibbet, or whatever your husband likes, but you can still CALL him Qusai!
That's how several women I know from your area of the world handled it! :p
Layal,
أمين ومشكورة :)
Jeff,
oh no, Qusai will have two names .. I dont like that :p I will work on softening my husband's heart .. no problem :) and this all will be eaiser if it turned out to be a girl :D
Tuesday, December 18:
Ah, going to use your feminine wiles on him, eh? :p
Here's what you do. Get him to stay in the delivery room with you til after the baby is born. Afterward, you can turn to him, exhausted and covered in sweat, and say, "Darling, after all that misery, don't you think we could call him Qusai?"
Game, set, and match! ;)
Wednesday, December 19:
You haven't told us how you've been feeling through all this. How are you doing?
WoW .. A great news dear =)
Really happy for you .. May it be a easy delivery inshallah ^_^
Eat well, your baby needs to be the ever cutest baby in the world =)
Beslamah inshallah
Eid Mubarak ^_^
الله
شو هالخبر السعيد والله ما صدقت فرحتك لك واااااااااااااااااجد صار العيد عيدين ان شاء الله صبرتي ونلتي يا حلوة الله يوفقك ويسعدك ويرزقك الذرية الصالحة سواء بنت او ولد كل شيء من رب العالمين خير وبركة وافينا بأخر التطورات عندك ونحن ندعو لك من قلبنا الله يسهل دربك وتكون هالمرحلة أجمل مرحلة تمري بها وفعلاً بتنسي كل تعب والم وهوان لما تحملي طفلك بين ذراعيك قبلاتي لك
عيد سعيد وكل عام والجميع بخير
Mabroooooooook Princess
May Allah bless you inshallah with a lovely baby
Thursday, December 20:
I'll be away between Christmas and New Years and not posting here probably... :(
الالاف المبروكات يا اميرتنا العربية :)))))) و سمعوني سلام كبير للامير او الاميرة " ما تفرق وايد " اللي ياي بالطريج
mabrook thats such exciting news - due when exactly?? (cant be bothered to count the 188 days so humour me)
Jeff,
I am feeling alright, nausated from time to time but not very bad :)
Sweetness, Thanks dear, yah I know I should eat well .. I dont even need that advice since I am taking it litraly :p
Sama,
مشكورة حبيبتي .. بس محتاجة لدعواتكم .. لا تنسينا :)
Stormy, Thanks dear :)
Jeff, merry christman in advance .. enjoy your time and dont worry about my blog :)
بحرينية تسلمين خويتي
3anoooda, Thanks, I am due end of june inshallah.
make it 3rd of July <---- my birthday. LOL
Mabrook! :-)
Sorry it came a bit late (or too late? :-p) Congrats once again!
MAAAABBBROOOOOOOKKKKKK PRINCESSA!!!! So glad to hear the good news :):):) mashalla.. hope its a smooth one ..
PS. Okay its my first time writing in ur blog. Remeber during the pre-ramadhan gathering/talk at ur mom's house.. I was with Bimi and u and i had a lil ride together back home .. ;)
Mashallah Am very happy for you
3anooooda, if its up to me I want it 1st of June .. the earlier the better loool yallah who knows maybe lil qusai would decide to to come on 3rd of July :)
Amjad, its never late unless you wish me after I give birth :p
Anyon, loooooooooooooooooooooooool wooooooooow I am flattered .. the amazing I vists my blog!!.. thanks :)
Balqis,
Thanks dear :)
I'll just settle with: Miracles do happen and dreams do come true :D
Alf mabrook to the greatest sister in the world, Ok the greatest eldest sister in the world 3shan Um Mohammed matiz3al (although I doubt she'll ever read this, if she even knows what a blog means, lol maskeena (joking <- this's just in case she reads this :p)
Omg, this is the greatest newa I have heard/read all day. You actually made my day and I am genuinely happy for you because I know how much you wanted children.
Alf Alf mabrook Ya Um Qusay o 3oqbalna ;)
Shahrazad,
Exactly, everything is in Allah's hands and having patience and beleiving in ALlah is the only way miricles happen.
Lym, Mashkora dear :)
and yesssssssssssss 3uqbalik too!! :)
Mashallaaaah! Mabrooook AP! Inshallah it all goes well :)! Congraultions once again.
Alf mabrook 7abibty... Thanks ya Allah
Fisha
حفل التخرج
Short and Sweet :) أسلوبك جزل وجميل، أنتظر لك المزيد من القصص ;)
تحياتي
Friday, December 7:
Short and sweet and totally incomprehensible! :p
Well, I'm very glad to see you posted, even if I can't understand it... :)
مشكورة قطوية :)
وإن شاء الله أتمنى أن أكتب المزيد حالما أخرج من فترة القحط الفكري الذي أمر به :p
Jeff, dont worry jeff I cant let you this way :) I will translate it: Its about a graduation party, where the girls were very happy that they've graduated from collage and thier parents were also very proud of them. One family got my attention. They were very simple parents, an old man, his old wife and a man in his thirties. I kept on imagining what they might be thinking, the man must be very proud of his daughter since she was taught in a language different than hers. The mother would think that the nights that she spent supporting her daughter while she is studying with an old lamp has paid off. The brother who didnt have the chance to complete his studies is happy his sister is getting the chance to get one now.
I imagined all this and a tear wanted to come, but I stopped it remmbering that its all in my imagination. But then, I saw the daughter coming to her parents kissing her father's forehead and hugging her mom and I realised it wasnt from my imagination and a hot tear dropped.
Dedicated to you :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/catism/2095901184/
Saturday, December 8, Feast of The Immaculate Conception:
Wow, that's really, really nice! :)
هي لحظات انتصار لهذه العائله قد يكون اكبر الحلامهم تحقق برؤيه ابنتهم ترتقي المنصه وتصل لما حاربوا سنين طويله لاجله هذه الحفله تعني لهم رحله عمر اختصرت في لحظات تحياتي يا الغاليه
Sunday, December 9:
Good to see Loyal Layal again! :)
Thanks Catsim, I commented on the pic.
Jeff, Thanks :)
Layal, صدقت، مشاوير التعب والسهر إختصرت في لحظة تسليم الشهادة :)
Monday, December 10:
What is the job situation for someone like that girl today in Oman? Do you meet people like that at your work?
ذكرتيني بيوم حفل التخرج اه كم كانت الفرحة جميلة بعيون أبي ..
Tuesday, December 11:
A passing wave...
Wednesday, December 12:
How was it you were attending a graduation party?
الزرقاء وندى الجنة ألف مبروك على التخرج :)
Jeff,
The work situation is ok I think generally for pharmacist is good (it was pharmacy collage graduation). It was my sister's graduation too. :)
Thursday, December 13:
I was trying to think if I ever attended a graduation party...I don't think I ever did! :p
You Omanis seem like great partiers and celebrators. Do you think that's true or just an impression I get from my online reading? :)
Friday, December 14:
It's really starting to seem Christmassy around here now...it's just that time of year.
I was interesting to read about how much Christmas decoration and things like that there is in Oman...
من الجميل ان نكتب ونحن نسكن الابراج العاجية ولكن الاجمل ان نصنع قصة الكفاح بدموعنا وسهرنا . دمتم بود
Happy 37th National Day
Sunday, November 18:
Yay! Happy National Day to His Majesty and Omanis.
Thanks Jeff fot the wishes :)
Monday, November 19:
It's interesting that the National Day is so close to Thanksgiving! Are there customs that are followed on that day?
Tuesday, November 20:
I guess I don't know how old your Sultan is. Do you know?
Wednesday, November 21:
Guess who!
It's...
JEFF!!!
Thanksgiving tomorrow! :)
Thursday, November 22:
Happy Thanksgiving!
God bless. I don't know if I'll have the opportunity to get back a lot, so here's today's footprint. :)
Jeff,
No real customs are followed except a militry show .. in every 5 years there is a student show done. Ofcourse fireworks are done yearly in major cities.
Sultan Qaboos is 67 years old :)
Happy thanks giving to you :)
Friday, November 23:
Thanks for the wishes and the info! :)
Saturday, November 24:
A wave...
Sunday, November 25:
How often does the Sultan speak in public?
at least once a year .. in Oman's council. He goes in his road trips to the regions and sometimes he give a small speach there which is informal.
Hi Dear Happy National Day to all of us. I was planning to write myself about it, but :( Nice to see you around. Take Care PS/What a pretty pic!! :)
Monday, September 26:
Thanks! :)
Tuesday, November 27:
Wonder if there will be another post by UmQusai sometime... ;)
Wednesday, November 28:
Does the Sultan have palaces in the different provincial capitals? Or does he just have one in Muscat?
And where is that one?
Thursday, November 29:
When the Sultan first took over, I remember reading that he really like Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
Did you ever see one?
Sama, I know, I loved the pic too :)
Jeff, I will write one soon, when I have the time :p
the sultan has few palaces in somether places .. but usually in his regional trips he stays in camps (tents). No I dont even know what are Gilbert and Sullivan operettas :p
Friday, November 30:
Don't worry, I wasn't pushing. I know you are busy! :) I was just letting you know I am eager to hear more from you.
Thanks for the info. Tents! Like the bedouin, hmmm...
You know what I would like to see? A family tree. It would be interesting to see who his brothers and sister are, who his first cousins, etc...
I'm not asking you to make one, but it would be interesting if there were one to look at.
Saturday, December 1:
The last month of 2007! How fast time flies...
Sunday, December 2:
What do you think the Sultan is doing in the picture you posted?
Monday, December 3:
Just a wave... :)
Tuesday, December 4:
I'm running out of questions and comments on His Majesty!
I guess I should read a biograpahy or something and get back to you... :p
Wednesday, December 5:
Does the Sultan wear dishdasha? And when does he wear military uniform?
Thursday, December 6:
Here's what happens when I try to log on to Sabla:
"This Account Has Been Suspended
There are a number of reasons the site might be suspended. We have noted the most common below:
1) resource usage impacts server performance 2) compromised outdated script or compromised website 3) site is running illegal or banned processes or software 4) non-payment 5) This site has been canceled and is pending delete
Account owners are notified ahead of time if at all possible before suspending an account, however if the problem is impacting the server performance, we frequently have no recourse other than immediate suspension. In this case, account owners are notified as soon as possible once we have stabalized the server.
Please contact your hosting provider for more information."
Heavens! I wonder what that's all about...
Maybe its about sabla fundrasing thread :p
I was offline the past days and now its working perfectly with me!Jeff:
I'm not sure if there's an official family tree online of His Majesty's family, but his family's members are very well known - first cousins, uncles and so on. You can search for the Omani Royal Family on the net, I'm sure you will find some information and also search for the history of Al-Busaid family.
In the picture in this post I guess His Majesty was checking on one of the schools back in the 70s when he first held the leadership of the country. Back then he used to make sure himself that everything in the country was going alright, especially education & health services.
His Majesty usually wears dishdasha. He rarely wears a military uniform. Nowadays he only wears a military uniform in the military parade held in the National Days or in certain events.
oooooh, i can't wait to show this to my husband. we're in new mexico but his dream is to move to Oman one day and maybe retire their. I'm not sure how this will happen. I checked the housing market and it seems pretty expensive and I know we have to really get our Arabic together.
Every time he see the Sultan he feels proud for some reason and I don't know why. We're not Arab but something about a King in the Gulf that looks like a guy from washington dc makes him happy.
lol
Hijab,
Woow .. its very nice to know that people across the world admire Oman and HM. I hope you can realise his dreams one day :)
They truly do Princess. There is something about your country that makes people fill like home. His Majesty is a great leader.
I have a friend who is a painter, and became fascinated with your country also; she has just finished painting portrait of "Arabian Princess" and now is going to paint portrait of His Majesty . O Arby, you should see the “Arabian Princess “, it looks marvellous. By the way Princess do you think it is appropriate to paint a portrait of His Majesty without His permit ion? Elisabeth is going to give this portrait to His Majesty when visiting Oman next time.
What I know, that few painters do paint him and then give the paintings as gifts .. so I think it should be ok.
