In My 19th Birthday

I must say that my birthday this year was...well not the best but it was better than last year. Well, last year I got my first strong shock since I've been in ZU. Mr. G told me that I had not past the TOEFL and I had to repeat level 7...this was a really sad memory for me.

This year I woke up early than usual...dressed all in my favorite color violet. My friend K was the first to congrate me and then she suggested walking around J building. Mr. K saw me and said that Mr. Do is looking for me because I took his glue and never give it back!! Really when was that!!

I went to see Mr. Do and ask him about this subject my friend K followed me along with question marks all over my head. I told Mr. Do about what Mr. K told me ....This time it was time for question marks to fly around his head..Obviously he did not know anything about that!!

"Mr. K must be joking with you" he said. In that moment Mr. K showed up and I said to him "You should feel honored because I put you in my black list in my birthday" when they know it was my birthday, they sang the birthday song for me

Even in my English class when Mr. D and my classmates knew about it they sang that song. I was really speechless but very happy. Besides, I knew about my 'Ways of Knowing' result..I GOT A!!!

In the following days other teachers and friends congrated me ... I'm glad to see that many people cares about me in this world, I know that I'm blessed because of that....

Majors Day.

We had to choose 4 different majors in order to study 2 of them next semester. When I discussed this subject with my Dad, he said that I must take off the idea of studying Media or Business. Since I am really attracted to the college of Communication and Media Sciences, I told him that I will make it one of my choices whether he liked it or not.

So my 4 choices where “Communication and Media Sciences”, “Information System”, “Health Sciences” and “International Studies”. I know slight information about the first two majors but I had no idea about the other 2, for that I choose them.

At 8:30 I went to N133 where the presentation of CCMS was held. I knew many teachers in that college and I was happy that they still remember me. The presentation made me opinion of the college grow stronger…

At 9:25 I went to N019 where the presentation of IS. Mr. T a teacher in that college recognized me saying “Hey!! I know that girl!!”…well that is the result of being famous. Looking at this college, I found out it was FUN to join it though I don’t like the techniques in it….

At 10:35 was the presentation of Health Sciences in N127. When I first got there, Mr. S, who is the Dean in ZU AD, greeted me with a chocolate basket. Then he said that it was a trick!! Because I was supposed to pick the fruit basket, which I did not see,. He explained some facts about health and stuffs like that…I have to admit that I liked the major but I am not sure YET if I really want to study it or not….

At 11:30 was the final presentation of International studies or what we can call it SBS. WOW!!! I loved this one …its related to history and its something I LOOVE to learn and know about…

Its so hard to choice between those majors but I have to ….the sooner the better.

Speech...II

She looked scared after she found out that I DID prepare for it!! In that moment I felt angry and said “who told you that I did not prepare!! Do you think that I don’t know what my responsibilities are??? Who told you that I did not prepare!! Who was it!!”

I looked at a practical part in the hall, and I saw two girls who looked familiar…one of them looked like the one who told the old woman that I did not prepared my speech. I went to her and told her the same things I told the old woman.

I went to the stage again; all audients admired me for what I did!! I told them that I can not continue but then I found myself on the stage reading my speech with all confident!

At the end the one who arranged all that, said his words!! And guess who was!! The president of US … I mean the one in 24 serial! He said couple of words in Japanese.. I smiled at him and said “Aregatoo” which means “Thank you” in Japanese

Speech...I

Ok, every time I write about a dream which I think is weird …. I dream about weirder than the pervious one. Is it because of watching 24? Is it because of many presentations I did? Is it because I am not in my best days lately? Is because… I don’t know…

Rehearsing for a speech with group of people who I don’t know …I just recognized my aunt!!! We were fife my aunt was the forth to go and I was the fifth and final…..

The place was in an auditorium some where… I was nervous but I was telling myself that I will do just fine…my aunt finished and it was my turn…I stood there and faced many people, I hold the paper and wanted to say something but I could not and I kept looking at it

Whenever I was trying to say something, I shack and I feel cold inside. I kept telling myself, Maryam you can do it, just more moments…when I gained my strength, I looked at the audience and smiled…

I opened my mouth to say something.. BUT an old woman from the audience came to me and took the paper away from my hand!!! She looked at it like she doubted that I prepared for my speech!!!

In the Day off...Football??!!!

At 8:30 pm, my younger brother A jumped on the couch near the TV. I was studying there but he did not care…it was the big day he was waiting for. My country’s football team Vs Brazil football team!

I hate Brazilian football players … they are so arrogant and cocky! So I was with my country’s sons…that were the first time I cheered them though I was 95% that Brazil will win but I had hope anyway.

“If Brazil will win, I expect “5:1” for brazil” I said. I heard A saying that he made a bet with his friend that Brazil will win with 5 and nothing for UAE. My Dad did not seem to care, he went to sleep while I stayed with my brothers.

The last time I watched a whole football game was in World Cup 2002 … the final match between Brazil and Germany. When the match started I was kind of shocked …my team was giving Brazilians hard time.

Not for a long time till KAKA scored the first goal!!! This goal was so cool and I liked it and I liked the player too…he is really good sure he is from Brazil. In the break, I told my granny who said “No way that Emirates will beat Brazil…Brazil is famous for its football” …then she turn on her radio to listen to the game.

2,3,4,5….every time they scored a goal my heart jump!! I don’t like those people and I hated to see them beating us…if it was Germany, Korea, Indian …any team but Brazil…

M wanted to watch “24” and A wanted to watch the game. So, A went to the second floor and I stayed with M. he was switching between Channel 4 and AD sports. 7!!!! That is unbearable!! I went to sleep after that ….

In the morning my grandma wondered why my father or brother A are up yet “maybe they are disappointed! Yes 8 goals are not easy” …. 8!!!my favorite number and KAKA’s number …. Well, no one can do anything about it.


The next morning in the bus and university….nobody had any other subject but the great event of the previous night

In the Day off...People misses me!!!

Someone is calling I picked up my phone, it was 6:13 am in the morning… Trouble Maker was written on the screen. That was my friend K, she called after she knew that I won’t be coming… I told her that I was not feeling well….

Then at 9:58 am, R called saying “ where are you? Don’t tell me that you are absent!” … how did she know I had no idea. At 1:09 pm, A&A called ….In the moment I was feeling happy that some people know that I am excites and misses me when I am not around…

I slept after that tell 1:45 pm when my Dad knocked on my door wondering “You must be kidding!! You are still a sleep till now!!”. I was feeling much better .. I had lunch or I can say lunch and breakfast at the same time.

I spent sometime with my brother M, he was playing and I was watching. At 3:19 pm, I went to continue my studies for my exam. I studied till 5:30 pm and I was almost finished. I had a shower and then I sent a whole hour chatting with my KIND & SWEET grandma. She was treating me nicely and never shouts or get angry! Since she knew that I was about to faint and she is good to me....

In the Day off ...NOT FEELING WELL!!

Friday 11th of November
Those events are taking place between 12 pm till 12 am


What I feared unfortunately happened …in Friday I was not feeling well. I told my Dad about the event in Wednesday and he got really shocked and extremely worried. He asked me “Why?” … I told him the truth that I don’t really know…but he could not buy that…

He said that I don’t eat very well for that I keep fainting. Well, a part of that is true… I eat right!! But I just concentrate on one kind of food which is something bad I KNOW!!

He scared me saying that he will tell granny if I won’t listen to him. He did not keep his promise anyways … afternoon he told my grandma!! I did not really get angry, I was smiling the way he told my grandma was SO funny.

At night, I was not feeling any better and I was studying for my “WON” exam but could not really concentrate. I was thinking “if I will go tomorrow – Saturday-, I may tire myself more…I guess its better to stay at home for one day”.

I called my friend KH and asked her to call the bus driver and tell him that I won’t be coming. That night, I could not sleep…I felt really tired though I did not do any activity or something.

Silence,Essay,Headache,Music

Its 11;50 pm Thursday and I just finished writing my first essay in English for this year. It kind of surprising!! I thought that I will write a lot of essays when I first get to GE, but I guess that I did not see anything from GE’s tough work yet. The essay is for “Ways of knowing” about problems in urban cities.

I was working on it from 6:14 pm till 11:39 pm; I took one hour relaxing during that time. I brainstormed, outlined and wrote the essay…I felt strange writing an essay…its been a while, the last essay I wrote was in my final exam in L8

In that 6 hours…everything was quiet, I was only working. The only sound was coming from clicking on my keyboard and the music I was listening to. I like to listen to music while I work though I don’t really listen to them … but I hate silence.

I listened to Arabic, Korean and English songs. I felt lonely working like that…my grandma was sleeping and when she gets up, she asks if my Dad and brothers are at home yet. My brothers came in later, as usual no word said and even my Dad…maybe he saw me working and did not want to disturb me.

I still have this headache since yesterday’s incident when I was in the university.. Another embarrassing situation as usual…I simply was about to faint somewhere but thanks to my friends A&A I was saved…I don’t know why that happened, though I had breakfast and all that….

If this headache will continue till Saturday. I don’t think that I will make it to the university … I hate this days when I am not myself.

Unusual Eid...C4

Chapter 4: Saturday, The Last Day

A woke me up saying that my granny`s sisters arrived. I got dressed and went to greet them. My aunt and her children arrived later, we all had lunch together. Aunty said that they will go to the City Center around the evening, so I asked her to count me in.

My grandma did not complain that much since her sisters will stay with her. So my aunt, her husband, her children, my brother A and I went to the trip --- M did not join, her went with his friend---.

First we went to the beach were we had a walk and bought things. We saw something interesting when we were looking for a parking. MAAAAAAAANNY cars and bikes were in the streets…they said that Shikh was around ,, it was so cool to see all kind of cars…my cousins videoed them

At the City Center, I asked them to go and have dinner and I will catch up with them later because I wanted to go and have a look at one of the shops. I saw my uncle, he told me about the location of the family. After moments I saw my aunt, she did not want to have dinner unless I was with her.

I did not find anything interesting to buy. So I went with her to the restaurants. And wow!! Many people were their and it was hard to spot my cousins and brother. I was surprised to know that F already ordered Happy Meal from McDonalds for me! I shut my mouth and did not complain.

A and my cousin KH went to walk. And my aunt went with little cousin to play with the games. I stayed with F and had a chat with till they came back. I bought some empty CDs and we went home…
The surprising thing though, is that I was not really sad because of this long vacation. I don’t remember the last time I had such a nice holiday. I was really tired of studying and I wanted to relax and reword myself. I feel good now and I am ready for ZU … I recharged my energy and I am near the university ..to be more specific near Al-Qusais Police Station….

Unusual Eid..C3

Chapter 3: Friday, A Trip with the Family

It did not feel like Eid, I woke up late. Before lunch I asked Dad to take us out somewhere. He said that I can go with my aunt, but I insisted to go with him. I thought nothing could change his mind, till my brothers got involved!

I was taking a nap, when M was knocking hard at my door! I expected that they convinced Daddy to go out. I got dressed and went to the car…we told granny for sure and she was mad as usual.

Dad asked if we want to go to a specific place. I told him that anywhere is fine with me. M and A wanted to go to the Central Souq in Sharjah and I knew way…to buy new video games!!!

We went their and they bought what they wanted. My Dad then took us to a place which I heard a lot about but never visited. We went to Mega Mall!! The mall was so cool and I enjoyed walking around there. When it was time to have dinner my brother wanted to eat from Pizza Hot but there was not any….

My Dad suggested that we could go and have a drink in a Coffee Shop and then to have dinner outside the mall. But those darlings beloved who are my brothers did not agree!! They did like the place at all!! I was shocked; I know that most guys like to go out and to discover things but my brothers as exceptions. Dad said that next time I must go out only with him if I want to know new places.

We went to Pizza Hot somewhere in Sharjah. We ordered and then it was my granny…she called FINALLY I said.. I was wondering was did not she call yet. It was 8 pm. So we went home and canceled the schedule of going to the City Center.
I took my father’s permission to go there in the next day if my aunt will go....

Unusual Eid...C2

Chapter 2: Thursday, In the First Day

At 12 I went to bed but I could not sleep till 2:20 am. I woke up at 7 am and prayed then I went to turn on the TV to see Al-Eid prayer in Mecca. I went to see my granny later to say “Eid Mobarak” for her. She was clam…that was good. I saw my father later and my bros were playing “Resident Evil” in the top of the morning!!!

We all got dressed and went to the Majles. I had a nice chat with my Dad and his children, then I started sending messages to all my friends and relatives. My bro M wanted to go to the old neighborhood to see his friend. I wanted to go with M to see his friend’s young sister and his other sisters but my Dad did not allow me…

My brothers went to the neighborhood but the unusual thing was that M drove the car!! It was his first time to drive without anybody to guide him. I was asking my God to protect those two…but they went back safe thanks to God…

Some regular visitors came and went, most of them were well-known by my grandma for sure. At night, I watched TV .. their was nothing special about it though I was waiting for Britny Spears’s Program which was supposed to be in that evening

Unusual Eid...C1

Chapter One: The Last Evening..

I did not write my blog for a while because of the connection at home. That is so distracting! I could not access for about 2 months, I am glad that I can use the internet in the university…whenever my Dad ask for Etisalat’s help, in times they say that there is a problem with the modem and in others they say that there is a problem with the connection!! I just cant wait to access the internet from home.

When the calling for praying and breakfasting started, I was so sad because it meant the final day of fasting… After having breakfast I went to the kitchen in order to prepare food for Eid. My dad bought many kinds of chocolates and sweets!

I was not really concerned about wearing henna for Eid! But my aunt wanted to do it for me and I could not refuse. She came around 7:30 pm to put it and after finishing with me, she started with my cousin F! Her brothers and mine did not stop teasing us about the henna we were wearing!

F and I felt bored doing nothing but staring at our hands. So I suggested going and watching the new Korean drama I watch “Full House” – I will talk about it later. We went to my brother M, who was playing PS2, and asked him to help us turning on my laptop

But what attracted us was the game he was playing “Resident Evil 4”!! My brothers and I were searching for news about this game for about 2 years and finally this year…this game saw the light…

We preferred to watch M playing and WOW!! The game was so cool, as the rest of resident evil collections. I jumped every time my bro explodes a zombie’s face and see blood going out his nick!!