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Weddings? How would you like yours?

(Random Somali Couple, most somali weddings have the bride in a white wedding dress and she will have her hands and elsewhere decorated with Henna just like the bride above but with maybe less make-up :P)


So anyways Salaamz Everybody
this post is all about weddings, i think weddings are interesting as every culture plus religion etc has different very interesting customs, that i enjoy finding out about, so ill post about Somali weddings and maybe you guys can share info on weddings worldwide, :) (post inspired by something i attended last night)
Party number 1)
In the Typical somali wedding (typical depends on whatever is considered fashionable at the time) there is a islamic Nikaah and the men are like given their own sort of nikah party (that means given money from the groom and loads of food) sometimes people hold the ceremony in homes inviting a sheikh/imaam to do the neccesary ritual stuff , and the women wait in another room until someone tells them when the rituals have been completed then the grooms family hand over the dowry to someone of the brides family and give money to everybody in the place so to all the men, and then one of the men takes some money and gives it to all the women and kids and stuff, then after loads of eating of halwa and traiditional sweets and food they all go away, some families then rent a hotel or a hall and hold a party and some dont.
Party Number 2-Wedding Party
Some people throw their wedding party obviously after their nikaah , this is obviously a big occasion the bride wears a white wedding dress, and then later changes maybe to a dirac a somali thing and then a really traditional thing later a guntiino (looks sorta like a sari but its always red) , they get their hair done and decorate their arms and feet with Henna and the bride will be wearing lots of gold because somalis love gold, the party will be ina hotel decorated and everything food will come from a resturaunt and their is Music, hired people to sing, sometimes weddings are "segregated" theres no men there but the singer is a man and so is the camera man and the groom might be there and some of the brides brothers and stuff so not very segregated so i would cover if your invited to a "segregated" somali wedding. at the wedding theres a traditional thing called "baranbur" done its a fun sort of dance percussion is used and its like someone singing poetry which praises the bride and the groom and their families and stuff and then there is dancing to normal "pop" somali music and "Niiko" (whre you shake your ass youtube it) and depending on where from somalia the brides family are there may be other dances, its normally a lot of fun somali weddings start around 8 everybody turns up at 9 or 10 pm and the wedding ends at around 3 or 4 am the next morning.
Party Number 3
7 days after every wedding there is a tradition mostly from south somalia though everyone else follows it now too, called "todobo" which means seven, you knw seven days after a wedding etc, its basicaly when everyone brings this thing called a "shaash" you use to cover your hair with, because before in somalia they only covered their hair after hey got married, its sorta like a bandana or something but people still bring it for tradition , and the bride is showered with gifts from friends, given gold from the grooms family from her own family from her friends, and people give gifts of money and all the guests who are related to the bride or groom also give money this by the end adds up to thousands they are also given household apliances , duvets bed stuff etc
Last night i went to my Cousins wife's "todobo" and it was amazing there was music and dancing and live band and food and cameras and everything there was dances baranbur niiko and some traiditonal dances for south somaliz and traditional dances and songs for somalis from north, there was the gifts and the gold and money and stuff and this todobo was intresting because there was practiced a tradition for north somaliz which has been sorta changed now, there is absicaly this thing called a heedho and it was like a box and they fill it with gold and money and incense and candles and perfumes and jewelry and evrything they want and give it to the bride and some to the grooms sisters, and the bride last night got 8 of those (lucky her) , and at 3am everyone went home after a lot of fun.
how are weddings where you are from?
salaamz
Naz

Happy Birthday sweetheart









a Ring because i love rings and i love you





lovely fit for a princess necklace from debenhams :)





Gifts i would get you ^ Kate Moss awesome smelling perfume set with creams and everything for a princess like you



Heey-Happy Birthday My angel aqilah

you are a beautiful amazing person with

the kindest of hearts

you are fun, exciting,interesting, kind and helpful

as well as ambitious and religious and determined

and unique and loveable and cute and funny

and beautiful and graceful and polite and well mannered and

kind and the perfect sister, daughter,friend and inshallah Muslimah

a true princess

from sunshine city, in singapore

<3 i love you loads and loads and loads SAYANG :P (haha learnt malay for you)

Habibtii (arabic)

Macantoo (somali)

darling (english)

Alskling (swedish)

May Allah shower you with countless blessings may all your dreams come true may this year be amazing for you

loads of love

Naz (sadly on the other side of the world)

Guys & Girls-The Difference in the rules







Hey guys , Asalamu Aleikum
this is a post , about something which i have been noticing for a very long time and wondering exactly why, so i thought i would ask my experts (you guys instead), i keep noticing that guys are allowed to get away with so much more then their female counterparts.
example number 1
Recently my cousin moved into my grandmas really lovely apartment, because my grandma went away for ages to another country , however he actually normally lives with his mum and his dad my uncle who are actually very religious (when it comes to themselves) however my cousin is allowed to go to a flat, and invite women to the flat and "talk" and do whatever they want, however i cant imagine any female from like the entire family suggesting something like that to anybody ever, i think they would all have like a simultaneous heart attack or something similar, and be shocked and never peak to her again.

Example Number 2

noticed that at parties or anywhere, things are happening guys who are also muslim and who realise that alchohol is forbidden think its perfectly normal to drink and to smoke , however they are already to find it totally haram for any female to do the same.

example Number 3
boys in my family are perfectly able to talk about their girlfriends to everyone including the grandparents , but the grandparents think its weird if any of the girls even speak to a guy

example number 4

some of my cuzins and bro etc talk about weird things that happened to them in night clubs, yeah night clubs and theyd kill me if i walked past one.

*just so you all know i dont actually want to do any of the things mentioned above, just that i hate it that islamic rules seem to apply on to females (how people act), when the rules are the same for everybody.

and i actually dont understand, if dating is haram for me its haram for guys too and if qamr or alchohol is haram its haram for boys too and no they didnt make smoking halal for guys and haram for girls.

PS-yesterday i went shopping with my friend and went to a cafe where i learnt the art of becoming fatter, but found that ghost perfume set for half price with cream and everything and it smells amazing , also gok wan weird gay dude perfume set which is huge
for £20 each :)
salaamz
Naz

Hii, and Happy New Year -Soon






Asalaamu aleikum and Happy everything guys, it seems like the world is sorta celebrating lately, it was recently islamic new year as you all know and now its 1431 Muharram, may Allah make this new year a blessed year and help us become closer to him etc inshallah, and ofcourse a lo tof people have been celebrating christmas as you are all aware of , im enjoying the fact that christmas giving me a 2 week holiday i so needed that, and ofcourse its nearly the "official" new year as it is nearly 2010, so best wishes to everyone for this new year, may it bring peace and happiness to everyone throughout the world. as you all know this time last year , the great massacre took place in gaza , so inshallah dont forget the people who are less fortunate wherever they are in the world, especially our muslim brothers and sisters.
anyways today was boxing day and i dont know about you but over here it mostly means lovely sales and therefore shopping ,w hich ofcourse i can have loads of fun with but since its been so damn cold over here lately didnt even go shopping today and evryone else (like the entire country) went shopping to oxford street and the trains and everything was so packed i heard as the sales were huge, but i didnt go because the other day i went out ,when it was snowy and cold and bought some shoes which were lvoely btw and went to meet up with some friends and froze to death so even though i had fun i wasnt temted to go outside yet again (been lviing on pizzas and movies and the hills and stuff :P)but because i cant resist sales as well as a chance to meet up with some friends ill go out tomrorw and hope to get like loads of books and perfumes oh and i have a necklace which sorta broke that i need to fix, my mum went away to dubai and stuff and shes coming back soon :) so im excited about that inshallah as i will be able to go back HOME (that jus explains why i havent been posting lately)
i have kinda "celebrated" or remembered islamic new year twice im so proud of myself coz i never used to know when it is but year last year and this year i did lol, so this year i just went out with a friend we went out to eat and mess about in the snow and then went to her house and did like our own fashion show because of something that was going to happen at school on the last day and had loads of fun , im looking forward to the other new year because i love fireworks so ill probably go in the cold to central london and watch the fireworks by the river and evry year it looks totally spectacular. however i also have exams yet again so inshallah please make duas 4 me and if i see anything lvoely ona baragain ill let you know, btw if anyone lives in the UK boots and debenhams are having awesome sales
;)x
salaamz
Naz-Have a great new year everyone 2009, has been very intersting good things, bad things etc jst like every year hopefuly 2010 will bring excellent news because its a very important year for me i got loads of plans and inshallah kheyr :)xx happy fasting and ashura and everything that has been going on.

Latest Modern Hair Trends for Winter 2010

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In 2010 there will be more hairstyles to come. Women are cutting their hair shorter these days and more will do this in 2010.Having short hair helps to save time and look great as well. Most men are striving to look like Gerard Butler who is famous for starring in the hit film 300.


One of the best hairstyles out there is the fringe hairstyle. The bangs are going to be very prominent. Make sure that you have the right face shape for this style. If you have a smaller forehead, this style may not work for you. Those with longer foreheads will find the fringe style very useful.


Latest Modern Hair Trends for Winter 2010

The December Me

[Note: A real long post – 3 in 1 post. Also, this is a scheduled post, meaning that I blogged this on 23.12.09 and not today]

 

Before I am going to pack my luggage for the  Christmas trip, I wanna blog as much as I can especially about my overall December activities. Yes! You heard me? Christmas trip!

 

Whhhoooooooooooo hoooooooooooo!!!!!!!

 

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This time I am going with my family and relatives in quite a big group. Not going to tell you yet about the location. To some of you who have already read my shout out in Twitter & Facebook weeks ago, I am sure you know where I am heading. If not, just catch up with my twitter as I believe I will update it often while during in my trip. YEEEeaaaaaah haaaahhhhhhh!

 

Follow me: @curryegg

 

 

Or else, read my checklist and see how far you can do the Sherlock Holmes.

 

Checklist:

 

1) Sufficient clothes – I guess I need quite a lot as there will be water activities

2) Sun block – oh dear, I haven’t got any.

3) Lotion/olive oil – definitely.

4) Swimming wear – MUST HAVE!

5) N-eggie – nothing more important than my phone.

6) cash – emmm… not really because I will be sponsored by my parents. lol..

7) pinkeggie – Of course. How can I forget my camera? Silly me

8) Battery chargers – 1 for handphone, 1 for camera. Ok.

9) Facial care – yup.

10) Gosh, what else ya? Oh ya! Boarding pass!

 

 

 

Emm.. Whatever it is, I think I need to double check my list during in the evening before I off to bed. I tend to forget things (especially important ones) and regret desperately once on the plane. For sure, I can’t let this happen again. No… *pray hard*

 

I am thinking of blogging a few scheduled posts while I am having my holiday in you-soon-will know where but then, I am kinda…. lazy.

#1 Firstly, I am too fascinated by a Hong Kong drama called The Gem Of Life. Yes. I know it is kinda ‘old’ and I am out dated.

 

 

Well, I can’t really watch a long series like.. 80 episodes while I am still rushing for assignment, head-spinning for presentations and head-cracking for exam. No. I can’t. I am not good in multi-tasking.

 

Since I am watching the series now, I hardly concentrate on my inner voice. Thus, can’t really write much about what I want. Lol.. just ignore this.

 

#2 Secondly, my relatives will come over in another few hours and I have to entertain them since my family and I will be the host of the day. So, it is rude if I’m still facing my lappy and blog all day long, without much caring for them.

 

So, maybe it is good if I can blog those procrastinate posts which I suppose to blog them. long time ago. Ok lah.. not that long. Maybe 2 weeks? :P

 

*****

 

A Monday With Anne

 

Few weeks ago, I had met Anne, one of the blogger friends who I know for a year. She is a nice friend and we had dated each other out for a lunch and also, an art exhibition at her college. We met at Kinokuniya, a huge bookstore at KLCC before heading to lunch.

 

And guess what?

We had been to Sakae Sushi Restaurant, which is a new place for me. Well to be honest, Sakae Sushi looks so expensive from the outside, that’s the reason why I had never stepped into this restaurant. Well, I dare not play with my pocket money. Miskin-nya.. T.T

 

I didn’t tell Anne about my budget because I don’t wanna spoil the mood. Plus, I can’t find any cheaper meal other than eating at the food court. That’s why I agreed to go for Sakae Sushi after putting those considerations.

 

Lucky enough, it isn’t that expensive. Well, it’s still reasonable for good and fresh sushi like these!

 

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We share the cost and ended up paying around RM31 per person. Well, I still can afford.. :)

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Of course, it is a little more expensive if compare to Sushi King, but then, the food here is much better than Sushi King! Way better! Besides, more variety I would say. Talking about Sushi King, I don’t find their food appealing anymore. The quality of the sushi has reduced ever since a year ago. Maybe it is just at Midvalley. I don’t know but I hope they can improve and maintain their food quality.

 

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Maybe in future, I will visit Sakae Sushi more often especially for Mango Softshell Crab Maki, Salmon Shashimi, Chuka Wakame and Fruitti Maki. Gosh! I am hungry now. Well, who don’t when you keep on viewing their menu? Haha.. You got me. I can’t remember the name of the dishes especially when I am too eager to eat. Luckily that they still provided e-menu. Have a look here! :D

 

After lunch, Anne Marie walked me back to her college which is in the center of the city. We took like 40 minutes to reach there, just by walking. Seriously, it is tiring. It has been a long time I haven’t done any exercise, not even Yoga. I guess, it is time to get in touch with my… health again.. =_=

 

One of the main reasons why I am interested to follow her back to her college is mainly because of her masterpieces. There was an art exhibition in her college and Anne has invited me there. It is cool because I feel so alive once I stepped into the college. Everything there is about Art – dance, painting,  photography & etc. Isn’t it cool?

 

Sometimes I wonder, what will happen if I take Art instead of Counseling? Will I be a weird Artist? Because most of my family members told me, a real artist has this weird characteristics – from the way they speak, think, wear and etc.. Lol.. What do you think? :P

 

A few cam-whore moments using the large mirror (a fact about me: I love mirror and will always snap myself in front of it)..

 

Mirror pictures.

 

*****

 

Jien Hau’s Birthday @ 4 Happy Seasons

 

  

Just a week ago, Jien Hau has invited me to his birthday at 4 Happy Seasons at Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Didn’t have I know that Setapak has changed so much. New shop lots and malls monopolize the area. I just can’t imagine how fast it grows.. o_O

 

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4 Happy Seasons Restaurant’s concept is pretty cool. There are 4 different type designs – spring, summer, autumn and spring. So creative and innovative. I have never come across with any restaurant like this. Good! :)

 

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

 

Pictures from 4happyseasons.com

 

We were supposed in the Winter room, however it is tooooooooo cold. Extremely cold till I froze like an ice cube. Guess what? I am wearing thin singlet with a vest at that evening… =_=

 

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In the end, they had changed to Spring room which is much better. Or else, I will not be able to eat.

 

There were about 20 of us occupying almost half of the green-in-colour room. A huge party and I could see Jien Hau was so happy. However, he hardly sit on his seat. Lol.. I hope he really enjoyed the walking and talking from seat to seat.. =P

 

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Makiyo & Kok Wei

 

I love the environment plus they provide wi-fi which is quite strong for my N-eggie. Besides, I realized their service is quite good. However, I don’t really enjoy their food. Expensive and not that nice. Maybe I should say, the price doesn’t reflect the quality of the food. I expect something better if I would have to pay RM16++ (including service and tax charge) for a curry rice (forgotten the exact name for the dish) and RM22++ for a Lemon Chicken Spaghetti.

 

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Lemon Chicken Spaghetti

 

Anyway, Lemon Chicken Spaghetti which I ordered is still OK. I like the taste of the chicken.

 

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Well, I heard a few complains (both from my friends, twitter and facebook status reply) and mostly is regarding to the food and drink being served here. I hope the management of this restaurant will take note about this and improve if they really want to bring this business to further extent.

 

Unique food design:

 

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  Pineapple rice.

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Thanks again Jien Hau for inviting and I had a great time there. May you have a great year ahead. Welcome to the world of 22nd.. :P

 

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Merry Christmas everyone.. :D

*****

 

P/s: If you spotted me twiting about losing in the forest or fall off from canopi walk in my twitter, please do something for me. Call the police or ambulance. Or if you can’t see any twitter update, please call the police too ‘cos it is impossible for me to forget twitting because I have subscribed to Xpax twitter package! 

P/p/s: I can’t reply your tweet (which directed for me) because Xpax doesn’t provide the reply and browsing functions yet. I hope the service will improve.. :)

The Coincident Cousins

If you haven’t realized anything about me, you might be surprise if I told you I am going off to my Christmas trip, very very soon! Like.. emm.. another few hours?

 

Yeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

*dancing*

 

I just can’t wait for the trip since last night. I believe I am over excited that I woke up early this morning, like 7.30am? I have already packed my stuff and all I have to do now is to settle my thing online, blog a few more sentences and of course, to wish you all a ‘Merry Christmas’!

 

I can’t believe that I am going off for a Christmas trip, which is a real rare thing for me. The reason is because it cost higher for public holiday as well as school holiday and because of this, my family and I will rarely plan for a trip at this moment, if not going back to my hometown to visit my grandma.

 

Thus, this is clearly an extra-ordinary trip! Muaahahaha…

 

I am still thinking whether should I bring my laptop along to…. you-still-dunno-where place as I might be able to access the Internet if my uncle has rented rooms in the hotel with wi-fi services. But at the same time, I don’t want to waste my holiday just by facing in front of the laptop.

 

I believe I have spent a sufficient amount of time surfing the net. So, these 4 days trip should be use wisely, am I not right?

 

Plus, I don’t wanna burden myself with much luggage. Except if there is an ‘Ah Mat’ (servant or volunteer) who is willing to bring and take care of my stuff, I would definitely bring the bulky electronic device. Even the whole wardrobe if I want to. Lol.

 

My cousins, Ary and Alice are already here, staying a night at my house and they are still dreaming in their wonderlands (Alice in the wonderland? cool!).

 

I thought they are planning to wake up early to dive and swim at the pool, before facing the REAL SEA, wait.. or OCEAN? Whatever.

 

Sometimes I feel that the 3 of us are sharing some similarity whenever we go out. I remember, the very first time we went out together with Mac and Kevin to Penang Island, the 3 of us were wearing WHITE.

 

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And yesterday (after 3 months from the date of the above picture), I realized we were wearing the same brand t-shirt: FILA. Crazy man! Plus, the 3 of us have changed our hairstyle. Lol… Yes for changes and no for aging k? :P

 

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I have scheduled a post on Christmas, 25th December 2009 at 9am which I have blogged yesterday. I thought of posting it today but since I have an inspiration to blog about this, so it will be better to post it automatically tomorrow. At the same time, I want you to visit my blog during Christmas.. Cheeky me.. haha.. don’t care.. :D

 

Happy holiday everyone. Merry Christmas and may Santa comes to your house and place your ideal presents.. But first of all, be good first, ok? (hinting at Mac & Kevin who have to stayed home and not joining us….)

 

Salut!

How Can You Forget Me (comic)?

Actually, I should blog about something else but ended up playing with the pictures and design. I just so love the idea, though it is kinda silly. Haha.. Well, this is dedicated to those who understand the jokes and the person, personally. This is what they called, ‘private jokes’?

 

Hahaha…

 

I don’t know. What I know is, I have spent sometimes editing and making this so-called How-can-you-forget-me story in chronological form using photos and graphic. If you have start smiling, giggling or at least smirking (any facial movement will do)… I would be more than happy to know. Or else, FORCE YOURSELF TO LAUGH… Lol..

So this is it.

 

 

During at JH’s Birthday Party….

 

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And the birthday boy who doesn’t invite J (above) looks like this….

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Wuuuuuuoooooooooooooooooooohhh..

 

 

Ok lah. I know this isn’t funny. It is a cold joke. Just freeze and do nothing after reading this post. I believe you need this (especially the Asian) since the weather is hot and you definitely need this kind of post to chill you up – It’s December.. remember??? =P

 

Better off to bed before blogging about non-sense. lol.. nitez.. :)