Never Forget Him

Before the sunset today and after finishing writing my previous blog …. I signed remembering what happened exactly three years ago. January 26 is a sad memory for my family, it was the day I lost my second father, Uncle A ….

Uncle A is the kindest and sweetest Uncle in this world, I loved him so much…whenever he came to my home; the first person he looked for is me! He used to tease, joke and support me whenever I needed help…

He did not get married, so me and my brothers were like his children…he loved taking care of us…when he was around, I did not feel lonely at all…whenever he came to the house, I used to bring him some breakfast or anything…I remembered burning my right thumb when I was preparing breakfast for him…and till this day there is still a trace of that burn ….

I have many memories of him but I can not write about all of them…I can not see him in this life but sometimes he visits me in my dreams. If there is a way to see my uncle again ….there is one thing I want to tell him “I love you Uncle A!” I know that this will never happen …. I can’t say anything but “God give Uncle A your mercy ”

Not Useful but not Bad as Well!

This break is almost over, and when I think about it ….well, it went surprisingly faster than I expected! I did not do many useful things in it, but it was not bad at all! The thing that made my break better than the previous summer holiday is having the internet.

The thing I started doing and could not finish it till now, is writing a story in English!! “Come back to me” though I am not sure if I will keep this title. I am enjoying writing this story, and when I finish it I will ask some of my friend and teachers ---if they have time, to read it and tell me their opinion about it---.

In my daily days I write my blog when I am in the mood, watch Korean and Japanese dramas like Hotelier and Gokusen 2--- I will talk about those dramas later on my blog ---, listening to English, Korean and Japanese music and watching it videos….

Besides all that, I did not have much to do…ah well, nothing much is left till I release myself from this jail…one more day and I will be there with God’s well.

Phone calls!! One after Another!!!

3 days are left, and I will be in ZU again! I really can not wait to be there to see my friends and teachers! I really missed ZU and everyone in ZU. Today, I decided to call some of my friends who I did not hear anything from them since this break started.

The awful thing was that I could not call them from my cell phone because my Dad did not pay the bill yet. So, the home phone was my hope, I first called A but her sister told me that she was did not find her anywhere!! So, I called M to ask her what she did in her TOEFL but her sister told me that she was not at home.

I was to give it up when the phone rang and it was A!!!! I was so happy to hear her voice again, she told me that she passed L5 and I am so happy for her! We chatted about a lot of thing and remembered all our interesting days in ZU.

After one second of her hanging up, F called!! I really missed this girl though we chat all the time on the MSN but talking by voice is much better!! We talked or in other words she kept pulling my leg, I believe that she will be SOON in my blacklist.

When F was saying goodbye, my mobile phone RANG! And it was K!! Though we call each other most of the time but at that moment I really felt excited to talk to her!! Like I did not hear her voice for ages, the truth is that I called her 3 days ago…

I was delighted that my friends called me one after another, while other sends me messages …. That provide to me that my friends DO remember me and they don’t forget me even if we are parted by a holiday or something...

GOD BLESSES YOU ALL…. MY FRIEND!!!

Omar Al-Mukhtar

Last Friday, I saw an old movie which I hoped to see long time ago. It was Omar Al-Mukhtar, the Libyan man who fought the Italian occupancy on his land. I heard about this movie from my Dad, he really liked Omar’s story.

This movie was not made by Arab though the story is about an Arabian man. The actor is Antony Queen, unfortunately he is died. I liked the way he acted; it was like he was the real Al-Mukhtar. This movie touched my heart deeply! Especially when the Italian where about to hang Omar’s neck… Omar wore his glasses and read some of the Holy Quran. And when they put the robe around his neck, my heart started to beat fast and then in a second he was dead…and all the people who witness his death were happy for him because he was “Shaheed”.

The sentence which stock in my mind was, when he said to the Italian General “You have to fight the next generation and the generation after, and about me I think that my life will be longer than the one who will be hanged after me”

A Photo of My Sunglasses

As Mr. G requested this is a picture of my sunglasses. When I first saw it, I did not think it was that cool till I wore it...As you can see it have dark-violet color -- my favorite color must be involved even in my sunglasses --

So Mr. G what do you think? and what about you readers?

FINALLY!! Going out!!!

I hate taking naps! Because in my case it’s a different matter, usually a nap of mine takes 3 to 4 hours of my day for that I hate taking them. Yesterday, I was really tired because I did not sleep well in the night before besides; I woke up early in the morning in order to prepare lunch. Whether I liked it or not, I had to take a nap.

Around 5:00 pm my bro knocked on my door, saying that my aunt is on the phone and she wants to talk to me. I washed my face and went to talk to her. She said that she is going to Sharjah and asked me if I want to go with her. That was my chance, I did not go out UAQ since this break started because this poor girl, who is me, have nobody to take her out!

My father had no objections and my granny too, she was happy for me this time. At 6:30 my aunt arrived with her husband, children and their maid. We went to Sharjah and I was looking forward to buy new clothes to wear them at the university.

I found a lot of weird fashion things which I really admired. I bought some of them, and I was really happy! I can not wait to wear them in the university!! I just have to handle this miserable break for another 9 days….ok, I will survive! I am a good survivor!!!

Sunglasses!!!

More than one month ago, I was planning to buy sunglasses. My father wanted to take me to Mega Mall but he did not have time, so he asked me to go with my aunt. I got the chance to do so, in the last Sunday. I went to one of UAQ’s sunglasses shops which have a good repetition.

I asked the seller to show me the sunglasses he have. He showed a lot of them and I was confused …I did not know which one to choose. Every time I tried one, I feel it looks so weird on me. Until I found one with a square not fully framed, I thought it MAY look perfect and I tried it on…. And it suites me very well, and my aunt agreed with me!!

All that time and I was wondering where I saw that seller before…and when I figured it out, I was stunned!! He looked like Mr. T!!! Even that man reminds me with the university. Anyway, he said that it will be ready soon. Because I wanted to change the color of the glasses to Dark-Violet --- I really love violet---

Yesterday, I went with my brother M to get it. I tried it in the shop and I loved it! My brothers agreed with me and even my grandma and her sisters ---they were at home for a visit---. My granny tried it on!! She looked really funny with it. Dad liked it too though he don’t usually like sunglasses…finally I got my sunglasses, I believe it really looks good on me

After 1 year...Still Embarrased...C4

Chapter four: Back to my sences...people talks..

My ankle was not hearing me that much, and I was able to walk to the toilet. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a tomato face looking back at me! I recalled everything happened “Oh my!! I fall!! And in front of whom!!! Mr. Dn the one who was helping earlier in the exam….Maryam, how are you going to face him? To talk to him?” I was really embarrassed …..

I did not go to ZU in the day after ---Wednesday---. But in Saturday, when I was there I noticed that many of my friends knew ….till this day and everyone who knows about “the fall” did not stop pulling my leg!! Sometimes when I see Mr. Dn I remember, so my face turns red …and my friends get a wrong “thing” about that…but the others LOVE to tease me whenever they see him, they keep reminding me of that day. I thought that I will never talk to Mr. Dn again but I was wrong, he is a nice teacher and I don’t recall what happened whenever I see him like i used to do, which is something great!!!

That fall was not something I feel ashamed of like some people think!! It just happened and maybe I was overreacting with my embarrassment….I don’t think that I will be able to forget about it….it was embarrassing but I got over it --- I think---

After 1 year...Still Embarrased...C3

Chapter Three: It was like a... dream?

I could not continue, all I felt was the cold floor underneath me and not being able to move!! I did not know what exactly happened, but one a way or another I was on my knees kneeling … I simply fall!!! All I could see was Mr. Dn legs, “Can I help?” he said, I was speechless…I could not say yes or no….suddenly, I felt someone helping me to stand up. For a second, I thought it was Mr. Dn!! But it was Ms. F and Ms. M besides Ms. C who was following them…

“Her hand is already injured, take her to the students service” was another thing Mr. Dn said. At that moment, I felt a terrible pain on my wrist and ankle!! Ms. F said “ Oh you fall on his knees!!! And he could not help you”.. I did not know what to do…to laugh or to cry??

She took me to my class where all my classmates looked shocked to see me in that shape!! I was not really aware of what happened exactly, when Ms. E heard about it…she was worried but yet she laughed….well, all my classmates did. R came after moment because her teacher Ms. M and a friend told her that I fall!! When she knew I was feeling ok, she went back to her class… I looked at myself to see the dust covering me…I asked Ms. E if it is ok to go to the toilet.. she allowed me immediately.

After 1 year...Still Embarrased...C2

Chapter Two: TOEFL ends...Troubles begins...

The exam started and the listening section was the hardest, the tape was running normal but I felt it was faster than usual…when I was felling question #16 the tape was producing #18!!! The other sections were easier for me to follow because I felt like controlling my exam…

When it finished, Mr. Dn came to me in order to take my answer sheet and fell my name in it… I could not stand up quickly because I was looking for my shoes somewhere under the chair. He took my answer sheet and I could not thank him.

I went with R to the cafeteria to have lunch and then we went to J building to walk as we usually do. While we were walking, R said “Maryam I have a feeling that something wrong is going to happen”. After moment she suggested going back to our classes before it get started. I told her that there are still 10 minutes left and we can walk more. She could not walk anymore; she left me and went to her class --- that was the first time for her to leave me walking alone!!---.

After 2 minutes, I decided to go to class. I went to the stairs and when I was walking down, I noticed that someone was coming up…he was Mr. Dn!! “This is your chance to thank him properly for what he did” I opened my mouth “Hi Mr. D………….

After 1 year...Still Embarrased...C1

Chapter One: Before the even...at the TOEFL exam

11th of January, I can not believe that a whole year had been passed since that incident. The most embarrassing situation I got myself in to while I was living my first year at the university. I hesitated a lot to write about it, but since it already been a year and it’s not a secret anymore or something I am ashamed of…I am going to write about it…

It was the day when I was going to take the TOEFL for the forth time. I was double stressed about it because I injured my hand and I could not write well with it. When I went to the auditorium I started looking for my teacher Ms. E to ask her what to do if I found it hard felling the answer sheet. A friend of mine noticed Mr. G and asked me to go and ask him for help. I still remember how worried he was… he went to talk to Mr. Dn the testing man after he knew that I did not talk to him about my situation….

Mr. G came back with Mr. Dn who asked me about my injury and gave me some in structures and told that if I needed anything I should raise my… other hand. And when everyone was asked to write their names, Mr. Dn came to asked me not to write anything and to save my energy for my exam. I was glad when he said that he will fell the paper with my name later and all I have to do is to focus in the exam….I knew that saying thank you would not be enough.

Simple & Calm Eid!

“Someone is knocking…get up sleepyhead!!” is the first sentence I told myself in Al-Eid morning. My Dad and younger Bro where knocking to wake me up and I did with all that knocking!!

I had a shower then I prayed and I took my dress out the closet. It was a cool light greet dress and I loved it!! I went downstairs to where my father, grandma and brothers were sitting and having breakfast. I congratulated all of them and sat having breakfast.

Before noon, two Indian men came to slay the sheep. I could not be anywhere around that place. For that, I went to my room in the second floor. Without noticing what I was doing I looked outside the window to see….the sheep already been slayed!!! I was not really that shocked or something besides there was not much blood…it was the first time for me to see that!!!

Many people came to visit, nabgours and relatives…it was nice seeing them again. A cousin called from RAK and my uncle Y too!! I wish if I can see them anytime soon. The thing that I really enjoyed is taking care of our visitors’ children…those kids liked me!!!

The night was so calm, like any other night in UAQ. I was writing my blog and my brother was sinking in his fantasy world while the younger one was watching a football game….about my granny and Dad, I believe they were sleeping ….

Basketball...A New Game!!

I did not play sports since high school, except walking…but during the last term I started to learn playing sports which I did not play for a while. Like basketball and here is the story…

Once I was on my way to take the bus to my city, when I heard someone playing basketball. When I got closer, I saw Mr. S!! He was playing and playing very well!!! It was the first time I see someone playing basketball LIVE. I called him and what he did was throwing the ball toward me and asking me to try throwing it into the basket.

I was shocked for a moment, it was the first time in my life to hold a basketball and I doubted that I can put it inside the basket. I told Mr. S that I can do it but he said “Just try”. I hold the ball between my hands and jumped throwing it toward the basket and WOW!!! It got in!! I was really surprised, it was my first time playing and I did it…it was not that bad!!

Then Mr. S joined me, once I throw the ball and on other time he throw it to me and I score ….well, sometimes the ball did not get in. I wanted to play more with him but my bus was waiting, so I stopped playing….and thanked him for giving that chance to play that amazing game!! --- I wanted to post this topic a while ago but it needed some editing ---

Eid is Knocking on My Door!

Today is a special day for all Muslims, it’s the Arafat day. In this day all Muslims who go for Al-Hajj must stand on Arafa Mountain. It’s such an admirable sight for me to see. Today my family and I --- most of Muslim community--- were fasting, it is kind of supporting our brothers and sisters in Arafat.

Before my family and I have breakfast, I remembered the holy month Ramadan. We used to set together and eat….I felt in peace before having breakfast. So tomorrow is Eid and I am looking forward it. My dad bought two sheep today in order to slay them tomorrow. I can not see such a thing because my heart is so weak to see blood!!!

Couple of my friends messaged me today to congratulate me about Al-Eid, I hope it will be as good as the previous one.


Well, Happy Eid

Dreams Again..

Before this break starts, I knew that ZU will be in my mind all the time. When I go to sleep, it does not mean only closing my eyes and rest but also it means that I will go to ZU world.. How?? Because in every night I must have a dream related to ZU. Those dreams did not stop coming since this break started, and last night’s dream was not any different …

I was in class 14 in J building --- not a surprising thing though, that class was like an apartment where I used to stay in after finishing classes ---. I was studying in Readiness and General Education at the same time. L8 was my level, and guess who my teacher was…Mr. G!!!! The one and only who taught me in L7!! I was so happy that he was going to teach me in L8!!! F was with me too!!!

The thing that I did not expect that couple of guys where in my class.. not local guys but foreigners. At that time, another teacher was teaching it was Ms. C, she was yelling at one of the guys…I was shocked!! I knew that guy, he is a famous Japanese actor and a singer “Matsumoto Jun” … and I like his latest serials “Hana Yori Dango”

He looked pale and told her that he could not write his HW because he was sick!! She did not believe him and suddenly he fainted!!! No one seems interested in helping him…expect me I screamed “Jun!!!...Jun-kun!!” he was still at the floor…. “please someone bring a glass of water!!!” and a girl did…I was giving it to him and suddenly he opened his eyes


And so did I …..

Not Writing so much Lately..why?

Lately, I was not able to write that much on my blog. Usually when I am in a break or a holiday I write more…I believe that I write when I am in the mood to do so….

Maybe I don’t write many topics lately, but what can I do?....it depends on the mood sometimes. And at times, I don’t find anything interesting to write about. But when I really want to write, something must happen. For example, couple of days ago I wanted to write when I found an interesting article to read. Or sometimes my father asks me to do a favor for him when I am about to write. Or my aunt comes to visit; I like to talk with her and my cousins… and things like that…

Today, I was telling F about why I can not write like I used to do before. She said “why?? Do you have a husband or children to look after??” She is right I don’t have many responsibilities …not yet. Moreover, she told me that she read all of it!!! This is a thing which I really appreciate her to do…. So thank you Mysterious Girl.

"God Give Him Your Forgiveness"

In the first day of break, I heard the most astonishing news! My friend F called me in the morning; it was kind of weird because she usually doesn't call me at that time. She said "I'm afraid to tell you that Dubai’s Sheikh passed away…" first I thought that I was not hearing her very well, I called my Dad and he told me that what I heard was right..

My grandma was really sad and everybody who knew that great Sheikh. Thanks to him and the last leader of the UAE they made my country in the way we see it now. This is our second lost in two year…last year it was Sheikh Zayed and this time Sheikh Maktoom… we can not do anything for them but to ask God to give them his forgiveness…

I'm not good at writing about this kind of topics...but I wanted to mension it even in those few lines...

My Nicknames!!!

Yesterday, I was clicking on my keyboard feeling really bored. I wanted to write something but I did not know what exactly! First I got the idea of writing about the last in ZU before the break but I wanted something different. For my bright luck someone on the MSN suggested that I can write about NICKNAMES!! It is kind of weird topic but it sounded fun … so I am going to write it.

To think about it, I believe that most people like to use nicknames for fun. If I take myself as an example….I got MANY nicknames since I was a child. My brothers used to call me tomato when I were younger…you may wonder why?? Because they thought that is the nearest sound to my name Maryam!!

In the university my dear friends gave me a LOT of nicknames. Like my friend R, she calls me “Old Woman” why?? Because I went before her to General Education so I am OLD!!!

My first teacher Mr. G in the university called me “Secret Agent” because I know many people around the university. My second teacher Ms. E called me “Social Butterfly”, she called me that because of my social skills.

I like to give myself nicknames related to my favorite color “Violet”. As you can see my blog name is “Violet Rose”, some people like to call me “Violet Butterfly”. Lately, friends told me that this color reflects what inside me….they think that I feel lonely. Well, part of it is right…

In a way or another, most of us get nicknames!! I gave some of my friends many nicknames and my teachers too. It is known that we tease people who we like but… when we give them nicknames, some of them may not get it right ….so I believe that we should be careful using or giving nicknames. Thank you “Beauty” for giving me this topic to write about….

Bye Bye Exams

Today I finished my two last exams which are Arabic and Ways of Knowing. The Arabic exam was ok and I feel that I did a good job in it. On the other hand, the Ways of Knowing exam was nice too!! And I feel like I did better in this one more than in the Arabic exam.

At 11:30 am, I finished those two and went to J building to see how my dear friends did. My level 6 friends said it was good, my other friends on the other levels said that their exams were ok too. I hope that all of them will pass….

Today, I was about to cry saying my goodbyes to my friends whom I will not see till next term---God may help me tomorrow when I farewell my teacher and the rest of my friends---. Before I leave J building today, I felt my heart starts to ache … after tomorrow I will not be in the university and I will not hang around J anymore…..

So tomorrow is the last day though I will not have any exam but I must go to complete four missions. First, is to support my friends who have math final exam. Second, is to pay for the bus driver. Third, is to say my goodbyes to my teachers and friends. And the fourth mission is a secret…if things got clearer to me, I may write about fourth secret mission….

New Year Eve!!

It was around 6:00 pm when I arrived home, it was a cold night. I was planning to go straight to my room and sleep, I was out of energy. Nothing went as I was planning because my aunt came to visit, so I could not help but to stay up and keep her company.

She then suggested to go shopping in Lulu Center, since my brother was the one who will take us I agreed. I was really happy to go out even to a nearby Center. My aunt bought a lot of stuffs while I was just looking around to find something worthy to buy….well, I did not find any.

We went back at 9:15 pm, I was planning to stay awake till 12 o’clock. I did not success, I was really feeling tired, so I went to my bed at 11:19 pm. When I woke up in the morning I checked my cell phone to find a message from Mr. G congratulating me of the New Year!!!

Nothing interesting happened in the first day of the New Year, except studying and writing my blog nothing happened…ah well, WHAT A BORING BLOG I AM WRITING!!!

The First Fall of the Year!!!

Friday night at 11:49 pm, I waited for my laptop to turn off. Suddenly! I heard a familiar sound which I did not hear for a long time…without thinking twice, I run to my brothers’ study room and opened the window….I just smiled at the view, THE SKY WAS RAINING!!!

I looked at the dark night outside; no one was on the streets in that hour! I closed the window and put shoes on to go outside to feel the rain and to tell me grandma. My brother A went before me to do the same.

When I first went outside, I shivered because of the sudden wide that touched me. But I stayed still at my place, feeling the rain on my face ---Am I writing my blog or a poem???---.

I went to my granny’s bedroom and I told her about the big news!! But she new, she already heard it---what a fool I am!!---. She ordered me to go straight to my room before I catch cold and I obeyed because I had to go to the university in the day after. Later that night around 3:30 am or something, it rained again.

When I went to the university after that day, I notice that there was not a single drop of water in Dubai!!! It did not rain in Dubai that night. But at 11:00 am it rained and I was happy to see it with my friends….everyone was crazy about it, what did I expect?? Sure they were happy; it was the first fall of the year.

Final Exams!

Final exams started since last Wednesday, I did not mention anything about them because thank to God I am doing well so far. In Wednesday, it was my English exam at 3:00 pm and it was not that hard. The question was about describing one of the pictures given and it was a piece of cake. The thing that I most hated in that day was doing nothing between 8:00 am till 3:00 pm when my friends have classes…

I had to go to the university in Thursday, because I had to take my globalization exam. I was not really concerned about it, because I started to like this subject after studying the final unit which was about “Cultures”. The exam was in the auditorium at 8:15 am, it was not THAT hard and I finished it in 1 hour. When people asked me about my opinion about it, I keep telling that the “It was FUN!”.

So two are done and two to go…“Ways of Knowing” and “Arabic” will be on Monday, I hope that I will do well in both of them. I don’t have to go to the university on Saturday or Tuesday but will go!!! So next week will be the last in this semester…I will try to enjoy it as much as I can because after it I will not be in ZU for a whole three weeks!!!