(Maybe I even danced like these guys...)
Mmm! (SIDENOTE: How cool is the plate?!)
Showing posts with label Food for thought. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food for thought. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Finished my exams!
I'm so happy right now! This is totally how I feel:
It just feels so good to be able to come home and do absolutely NOTHING, and not feel guilt about it. It calls for celebratory pancakes. HINT: Every occasion requires celebratory pancakes. I love cheese pancakes, mmm! I don't get why people think that it's weird.
Saturday, 4 January 2014
Interview with my 6 year old sister
Me: Hi B!
B: Hi.
Me: Tell me about yourself.
B: I'm 6 years old. And, um... [Long pause] I like pizza. Are you doing this for school or what?
Me: No, for my blog.
B: You are HILARIOUS.
Me: What do you wanna be when you grow up?
B: A doctor.
Me: Why?
B: Doctors get rich.
Me: Do you not care about helping people?
B: Well, I'd help people, and get a lot of money for my family.
Me: What else shall I ask you?
B: What food do I like? What drinks?
Me: Okay, B. What food and drink do you like?
B: Okay, I'll do drinks first. I like water. I like Vimto. And... I'm just gonna choose 3. I like... Apple juice.
Me: What about food?
B: My favourite foods are... pizza, macaroni and lasagne.
Me: Thanks, B. Do you wanna say anything else before we go?
B: [Thinks] Umm... No. All I like doing is playing X-Box, that's it.
Ahh. The youth these days. 6 years old, and already influenced by technology.
B: Hi.
Me: Tell me about yourself.
B: I'm 6 years old. And, um... [Long pause] I like pizza. Are you doing this for school or what?
Me: No, for my blog.
B: You are HILARIOUS.
Me: What do you wanna be when you grow up?
B: A doctor.
Me: Why?
B: Doctors get rich.
Me: Do you not care about helping people?
B: Well, I'd help people, and get a lot of money for my family.
Me: What else shall I ask you?
B: What food do I like? What drinks?
Me: Okay, B. What food and drink do you like?
B: Okay, I'll do drinks first. I like water. I like Vimto. And... I'm just gonna choose 3. I like... Apple juice.
Me: What about food?
B: My favourite foods are... pizza, macaroni and lasagne.
Me: Thanks, B. Do you wanna say anything else before we go?
B: [Thinks] Umm... No. All I like doing is playing X-Box, that's it.
Ahh. The youth these days. 6 years old, and already influenced by technology.
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
My new year's resolutions
Happy new year everyone! I hope 2014 is such an amazing year for you all :)
My new year's resolutions:
1) Meet my grades to get into university.
2) Have one really great adventure.
3) Do yoga at least 3 times a week.
4) Travel more.
5) Throw a kickass 18th party.
6) Learn to drive.
What are yours? Tell me in the comments.
My new year's resolutions:
1) Meet my grades to get into university.
2) Have one really great adventure.
3) Do yoga at least 3 times a week.
4) Travel more.
5) Throw a kickass 18th party.
6) Learn to drive.
What are yours? Tell me in the comments.
Friday, 27 December 2013
Places To Visit: Rome, Italy
I finally got to live my dream this summer and go to Rome. I've wanted to go ever since I was little. The apartment we rented was right next to the Coliseum - the first time I saw it was an amazing moment.
Here's a list of things to do if you ever visit the Eternal City:
1) Enjoy the local cuisine. There was a quaint little restaurant near our apartment - the spaghetti I had there was probably the best food I've ever tasted in my life. The ice cream is good, too, but be warned - it's expensive!
2) See the Trevi Fountain. The best time to go is at night, because the water is illuminated with little lights. It's so beautiful! Whenever you go, it'll be packed. Don't forget to make a wish - use your right hand to throw the coin over your left shoulder for it to come true.
3) Visit the Villa Borghese - the park is the perfect place to take pictures, and you can rent a boat in the lake. Very romantic!
4) Visit the Coliseum. The queues are very long, but it's definitely worth it! The Roman amphitheatre is an amazing sight. You can just imagine what it was like all those thousands of years ago.
5) See the Vatican. Again, expect long queues, but how else are you going to see the Sistine Chapel, with Michelangelo's intricate paintings all over it? Definitely worth a visit.
Of course, there's much more! Have you ever been to Rome? Or would you like to go? Tell me in the comments.
Here's a list of things to do if you ever visit the Eternal City:
1) Enjoy the local cuisine. There was a quaint little restaurant near our apartment - the spaghetti I had there was probably the best food I've ever tasted in my life. The ice cream is good, too, but be warned - it's expensive!
2) See the Trevi Fountain. The best time to go is at night, because the water is illuminated with little lights. It's so beautiful! Whenever you go, it'll be packed. Don't forget to make a wish - use your right hand to throw the coin over your left shoulder for it to come true.
3) Visit the Villa Borghese - the park is the perfect place to take pictures, and you can rent a boat in the lake. Very romantic!
4) Visit the Coliseum. The queues are very long, but it's definitely worth it! The Roman amphitheatre is an amazing sight. You can just imagine what it was like all those thousands of years ago.
5) See the Vatican. Again, expect long queues, but how else are you going to see the Sistine Chapel, with Michelangelo's intricate paintings all over it? Definitely worth a visit.
Of course, there's much more! Have you ever been to Rome? Or would you like to go? Tell me in the comments.
My favourite TV programmes
1) Pretty Little Liars - I love the suspense. Is he/she A, or are the producers lying to us (again)? Only time will tell.
2) The Vampire Diaries. Oh, Damon, how amazing you are! I loved you from the very first episode. But Stefan is getting better, now that he's slightly badass! Nina Dobrev has her hands full though - two main characters (and maybe more...)
3) Criminal Minds. Okay, MAYBE I've only watched the first episode, but it was AMAZING. And since I wanna be a forensic psychologist when I'm older, it's the perfect show for me.
4) Teen Wolf. I love Colton Haynes!
5) Awkward. Jenna, I totally understand your problems. Well, some of them.
2) The Vampire Diaries. Oh, Damon, how amazing you are! I loved you from the very first episode. But Stefan is getting better, now that he's slightly badass! Nina Dobrev has her hands full though - two main characters (and maybe more...)
Enjoy this... Sit back and enjoy.
3) Criminal Minds. Okay, MAYBE I've only watched the first episode, but it was AMAZING. And since I wanna be a forensic psychologist when I'm older, it's the perfect show for me.
4) Teen Wolf. I love Colton Haynes!
5) Awkward. Jenna, I totally understand your problems. Well, some of them.
Thursday, 26 December 2013
What I would tell a 7 year old me
Dear 7 year old me,
Hey there! I'm from the future. Yes, really. Don't freak out, it's okay. I'm here to give you some advice that I hope will help you.
1) Make an attempt to learn your mother tongue. Arabic is a beautiful language, and you won't really know it in 10 years time unless you do.
2) Pester Mum and Dad to get you piano lessons. Or guitar lessons, so 10 years from now, you'll be a master at said instrument.
3) Enjoy life. Keep dressing up in cute princess dresses and dancing around the house in the middle of the night (which is probably around 10pm...) You're only young once, mini me.
4) Stop trying so hard to get people to like you. You're amazing just as you are. Don't change for anyone.
With love,
You, in 10 years time
Hey there! I'm from the future. Yes, really. Don't freak out, it's okay. I'm here to give you some advice that I hope will help you.
1) Make an attempt to learn your mother tongue. Arabic is a beautiful language, and you won't really know it in 10 years time unless you do.
2) Pester Mum and Dad to get you piano lessons. Or guitar lessons, so 10 years from now, you'll be a master at said instrument.
3) Enjoy life. Keep dressing up in cute princess dresses and dancing around the house in the middle of the night (which is probably around 10pm...) You're only young once, mini me.
4) Stop trying so hard to get people to like you. You're amazing just as you are. Don't change for anyone.
With love,
You, in 10 years time
What would you tell yourself?
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Fact Of Life #1: Ultimate mind block
Whenever someone asks you to say three facts about yourself - on the first day of school or a new job, etc - it's harder than you imagine. Your mind just goes totally blank, as you think, "Who am I? What is my life?" You cannot remember anything about yourself, never mind anything remotely interesting.
Normally results in momentary embarrassment, which subsides after a few minutes of red cheeked self-annoyance. Which is usually when you think of something you could have said.
Normally results in momentary embarrassment, which subsides after a few minutes of red cheeked self-annoyance. Which is usually when you think of something you could have said.
My Top 4 Christmas Movies
Merry Christmas everyone. What better way to spread the festive cheer than to list my favourite Christmas movies of all time? What are yours? Tell me in the comments.
4) Home Alone. Kevin is so clever. If criminals tried to invade my house, I would hide out in my room clutching a baseball bat. I wouldn't know how to set up perfectly timed booby traps. Go Kevin!
3) The Polar Express - with amazing animations and lifelike characters, this film has it all!
2) The Grinch. Jim Carrey was AMAZING as the Christmas-loathing yet somewhat endearing Grinch.
1) Elf. I love this movie! The best part was definitely when Zooey Deschanel led the crowd in a rendition of 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'. Look how happy Buddy is!
4) Home Alone. Kevin is so clever. If criminals tried to invade my house, I would hide out in my room clutching a baseball bat. I wouldn't know how to set up perfectly timed booby traps. Go Kevin!
3) The Polar Express - with amazing animations and lifelike characters, this film has it all!
2) The Grinch. Jim Carrey was AMAZING as the Christmas-loathing yet somewhat endearing Grinch.
1) Elf. I love this movie! The best part was definitely when Zooey Deschanel led the crowd in a rendition of 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'. Look how happy Buddy is!
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
How would you spend your last day on Earth?
If you knew that you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?
My answer:
First, do all the boring/necessary things. Go around and say goodbye to everyone, and tell them how much they mean to me. Make amends with any enemies.
Then, I'd eat. A lot. Chocolate, chips, ice cream... all of the most wonderful foods on the planet. You know, so I have reserves...
I would then try to really LIVE. Maybe go skydiving, or bungee jumping. Do something really exciting so that I'd go out with a bang. (Hopefully not literally, you know... if the bungee cord breaks. Which is perfectly viable.)
That would totally exhaust me, so I'd eat again... ;D
Then, as I'm lying on my death bed surrounded by my loved ones, I would say, "I left one million pounds in the..."
*dies*
Way to leave behind a legacy.
My answer:
First, do all the boring/necessary things. Go around and say goodbye to everyone, and tell them how much they mean to me. Make amends with any enemies.
Then, I'd eat. A lot. Chocolate, chips, ice cream... all of the most wonderful foods on the planet. You know, so I have reserves...
I would then try to really LIVE. Maybe go skydiving, or bungee jumping. Do something really exciting so that I'd go out with a bang. (Hopefully not literally, you know... if the bungee cord breaks. Which is perfectly viable.)
That would totally exhaust me, so I'd eat again... ;D
Then, as I'm lying on my death bed surrounded by my loved ones, I would say, "I left one million pounds in the..."
*dies*
Way to leave behind a legacy.
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