My new Addiction.. BBT!

I have so many addictions and more obsession...
This is my most recent addiction..

This show has geek written all over it, but honestly with their 3rd season now, this might be the funniest sitcom I have ever seen!

The Big Bang Theory really works for me.. maybe I'm a geek at heart!

My two Favorite characters are Rajesh Koothrappali from India. An Astrophysicist who has a social anxiety that is suppressed by alcohol and cannot talk to women if not intoxicated. Then comes Sheldon Cooper, or should I say Dr. Sheldon Cooper MSc, PhD. from Texas Who works as a Theoretical physicist. His character is way too complicated to explain, must be observed to understand!

I give it 2 thumbs up!

I'm in Love......

I'm obsessed.. and my new obsession is Christian Louboutin Shoes..

Vibrant colors for his new Spring 2010 collection..

I think I'm in love.....

Tagged by Alia..

1- Available or Single: being single is being available! and in both cases.. hmmm.
2- Best friend: Naj
3- Cake or Pie: cheeseCake and may I say banana Chocolate cheese cake
4- Essential Items: my lip gloss
5- Favorite Color: Blue
6- Gummi bears or Worms: gummy bears
7- Home town: Florida.. and in rare occassions .. kuwait
8– Indulgence: shopping .. it runs in the family
9- January or February: December!
10– Kids: Love kids.. others kids.. I might kill my own that's why I don't have any
11– Life: Life is good
12- Marriage: If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married ;)
13- Number of siblings: two.. a girl and a boy
14- Orange or Apple: Strawberry or Mango
15– Phobias: will provide a list of 7 pages later!
16- Favorite Quote: The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
17- Reason to Smile: my friends and family
18– Season: Summer all the way.
19- Tag three people:
Spontaneousnessity
L's Brain
DR
20- Unknown fact about me: I'm dori from finding nemo.. I suffer from short-term memory loss!
21- Worst habit: I play with my hair alot that it gets on my dad's nerves
22- Your favorite food: Thai.. Green Curry Chicken
23- Zodiac: Sagittarius

Just Because..

So I'm still up to my word when it comes to my resolutions this year... it's April Already, so .. let me recap on the ones I actually accomplished and the ones I'm working on..

1- Catch up with old friends - I am .. walla I am!
2- Be a better person - "better than this?!..hehe"
3- Do a good dead - did, done and still doing !
4- Get fit - Brisk walking .. ain't it a pain!em>

5- Spend less time watching TV - Lately I've been sleeping without switching my TV on.. that's one HELL of an accomplishment for me .. I'm a TV ADDICT!
6- Read more books - I'm trying really hard to read.. alot of distractions though ;)
7- Spend more time with family - Wednesday nights !
8- Be happy - trying to get there ... I'm semi-happy.. does that count?



And..

More...

- Been to the Avenues.. since this seems like a BIG DEAL to some!

- Aloe Vera .. my new best friend

- Wanna do Yoga - fee wa7da kshetat feeni *

- In terms of music.. my latest addiction.. KT Tunstall

- Why is Chocolate ice-cream soooo irresistible?

- Dowloading 3rd Season of L Word.. - I'm still wondering why I can't stop watching it !!

- Back to Partying like there's no tomorrow ;)

This post was just because ..

A boring yet crucial post !

Aiming for a Stress-Free Lifestyle...


Meditate:

- Any activity, from walking to swimming, can be a form of active meditation as long as you make an effort to involve your mind, body and spirit.
- Decide in your mind that you are going to participate in active meditation, and determine for how long.
- Begin by focusing on the present. Acknowledge any thoughts of the future or past and allow them to pass.
- Be aware of your actions. Whether you're walking, eating, dancing or sitting, marvel at every aspect of what you're doing.
- Experience how your feet feel as they touch the ground. Appreciate your body as you move, noticing your arms as they sway, your legs as they extend, your shoulders as they relax.
- Notice the details of your surroundings - the smells, the vibrant colors, the sounds, the textures.
- Feel your rib cage and belly expanding and contracting as you breathe.
- Decide when the active meditation is over. It can end either at the completion of your activity or simply when you decide it's over.


A To Do List:

- Before going to bed jot a to-do list in your daily planner (I don't know how anyone can manage without one) for the next day.
- Try assigning tasks to hourly slots, even if exact timing isn't crucial.
- Fill in preset, mandatory appointments such as business meetings.
- Prioritize tasks in order of urgency, and write those down before less important ones.
- Figure out when, during the day, you are most productive and alert. Schedule the more demanding tasks during these times.
- Schedule an easy job after a difficult one or a long task after a short one to keep yourself stimulated.
- Indicate time for breaks and time to spend with family and friends. (it's a must!)
- In addition to your daily schedule, keep an ongoing list of projects that you need to accomplish, but haven't penciled into your daily list ' things to fix around the house, bills to pay, people to call.
- Update this list at least once a week.
- Try keeping a list of long-term goals.
- Make a running list for leisure or entertainment goals - books to read, videos to rent, restaurants to try, traveling, partying (this one is a must for me!).


Coping with Worry:

- Pinpoint the exact cause of your worries. If you feel vaguely uneasy or agitated, sort through your feelings to determine exactly what is troubling you.
- Tackle the worry straight on. Thinking about the worst possible outcome you could face.
- Reflect on your past..what you worried about, the sorts of bad things that happened. You may realize that even unexpected bad fortune didn't turn out as bad as you might imagine, and that you learned a great deal or somehow benefited from it.
- Realize that worrying will not improve the situation..you cannot prevent bad outcomes simply by fretting.
- Take action to better the situation. Do what is within your power to prevent undesirable turns of events.
- Have confidence in your personal ability against challenges. Review your strengths, the challenges you've overcome in the past and the people around you who can offer support.

wi bas!

I want a worry-free, stress-free easy going lifestyle.. what do you want??!

3abeeriyat

I was on a Bike hunt!!..been looking for a decent bike for the longest time, and I finely managed to find one..yaaay! my new 2007 trek 3500.
but the weather is not being very friendly lately, and I'm recovering from bronchitis..! can it get any worse??
Mother nature.. please have mercy!!.. enough with all the dust!! .. I make believe it's only fog! delusional .. aren't I?!

on a more interesting note...

Heard of the term Metrosexual ?!

man of any sexual orientation (usually heterosexual) who has a strong aesthetic sense and spends a great amount of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle. He has a sense of fashion and a taste for culture, who loves to shop and look good. Do you know anyone like that? I do ..hehe

I googled it.. and my favorite description was... " it cracked me up..hehehe"

"The typical metrosexual is a young man with money to spend, living in or within easy reach of a metropolis — because that's where all the best shops, clubs, gyms and hairdressers are. He might be officially gay, straight or bisexual, but this is utterly immaterial because he has clearly taken himself as his own love object and pleasure as his sexual preference. Particular professions, such as modeling, waiting tables, media, pop music and, nowadays, sport, seem to attract them but, truth be told, like male vanity products and herpes, they're pretty much everywhere.
—Mark Simpson, "Meet the metrosexual," Salon.com, July 22, 2002



question....
is it ok to have icecream when you have bronchitis??..if not.. what do you do with such a craving ?!

Bored..bored..bored... enough with the bed rest!!! I'm hyper by nature and this bed rest thing is KILLING me.


oh.. and one more thing... color me sick
Note: Alia.. Rome was very helpful.. merci darling
.. and a little thank you note for a certain blogger (you know who you are) thanks for your sweet gesture and offer for help.. it did help.

Adventures in another cooking show

I think we established the fact that I'm into culinary arts and gastronomy, which makes me get drawn to Tv shows that resembles a kitchen and food in any way.
So my recent obsession is this



Based on the memoir of chef Anthony Bourdain, it capture the insanity that goes on out of the customer's sight, in the Kitchen of a top restaurant. In one episode; on Nolita's opening night, a worker's fingertip goes missing, and a food critic gets seated next to a bathroom door!

I'm loving it.. it's very funny.

Review ( link)

Golden Globe moment..

I stayed up last night, all night until early hours of the morning watching the golden globe's live..alot of winners and alot of exceptance speeches.... but this one takes the cake!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j339HVDLXA



Note: I'm not down.. I'm just recharging



Color my mood..

Today..it's purple.. and a little trivia for you..

Purple represents royalty, spirituality, nobility, ceremony, mystery, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning. Purple is considered an exotic color.

Purple dye was made from the mucous gland of a snail. It required thousands of snails to yield 1 gram of dye causing it to be a color only nobles could afford. Today purple is a trendy color targeting creative types.

.....أُحِبُها

Freaked out!!

Flying freaks me out

airplane disasters on the news & terrorism have made flying an experience I dread everyday! .. my lifestyle and work requires me to travel almost twice a month.. but everytime I start organizing a trip..either for work or leasure.. I tend to lose focus on the purpose of the trip itself and put all my energy on whether or not I will survive it this time! sounds odd for some people ..I know! but many may relate to those feelings...

this started out when I was young and my aunte used to make it her favorite hobby to freak me out from flying and high-rised buildings, to her..at that time..it was pure entertainment to see the horror on my face when she tells me while we're in mid air on the way to the U.S and back .."guess what.. we're going to crash sooner or later" and I can't really blame her.. I had the goofiest expressions when she said that.. plus how would she know that this could scar me for life! anyways.. my situation didn't get worse over the years and I sorta numbed it by time

..until the day in the year 2000.. in the State.. was winter season and I had to take a flight from one state to another... There was a storm and it was a small plane... it was a very bumpy ride and we were almost going to crash..I was traveling alone .. and I was terrified from all that drama... the guy next to me was crying!! I'm serious he was praying and crying... I felt my entire body shaking and I blacked out for a few minutes. when I came to, my life literally flashed before my eyes. I could picture my body in the rubble of the crash!

Over time my mild anxiety turned into exaggerated fear and that fear had a name ..Aviophobia.. fear of flying and planes! , the news, the terrorist's attacks, planes crashing .. all I could think about before I board a plane is that is this going to be it? what about the plane? .. is this an old aging plane? is it safe? is the pilot sane? is he drunk? are there maniacs on board that will kidnap our plane..?? my brain draws scenario of what could happen..ridiculous scenarios.. ideas that make no sense .. I lose focus and I become numb again... I pop a pill..or two.. just to able to deal with it! how silly and ludicrous my imagination is !! and it's just annoying and exhausting ...I'm using up all my energy ..over what??? seriously..

So I resorted to therapy.. I started taking courses to cope with this dreadful condition... my concern with safety has gotten out of control!

I'm much better now.. I'm more calm when I fly.. I'm still taking those sessions..

I feel better about planes and heights... it's a learning process.. and I'm doing my best.