Eid Overview + Another Liebster Award

As the Eid holidays have come to an end, I'll give an overview of my Eid. I was looking forward to writing this post, mostly because this Eid, I planned to go out on a picnic with a good friend of mine. Most of my Eids are usually bland. I never get to do anything "fun" (It used to be fun when I was little). So I thought that this Eid would be different and the picnic would be the highlight of it. But then a family dinner invitation had to be scheduled on the same day thus ruining my excitement. Family dinners are all the same (except if the guests include your cousins, who are your age, and have the same idea of fun as you do). But this condition is a rarity, unfortunately. 
Okay now let's start with the overview of my Eid. 

{note: Boring entry alert}

First day...nothing fun. I didn't go anywhere. Instead I stayed home and watched a Korean drama named Unstoppable High Kick, all day with my sisters. The second day was partly a repeat of the first. On the third day, we went to MIA park. This day was disturbingly similar to the third day of Eid Ul Fitr. We went out for the sake of going out. Did nothing fun at all. While we were there, I clicked a few pictures (again, like the previous Eid ). When we got back home a while later, we skyped with cousins for a bit and then returned to watching Korean drama. The next two days aren't worth mentioning (because I don't remember what happened). On Thursday we had the dinner invitation colliding with my picnic plan and had to skip it because my mom said it might offend our host if I don't go.

Friday we watched some more of the Korean drama and finished all the episodes. So Saturday was a break. When I say break , I mean doing nothing useful. 

And that was how my Eid went.

When I was little, Eid felt like Eid and it was fun. Now that I've grown up, they don't seem fun anymore because I don't get to march around the neighborhood along with an ice cream-eating kiddo party. Back then slaughtering animals on Eid was common in residential areas (Nowadays, most of them get it done in slaughter houses). So we'd get out early to watch the slaughter. And before the slaughter, we'd take turns feeding them or touching their soft fur coats. I loved sheep. I enjoyed feeding them. Eid was one of the reasons I enjoyed childhood. 

Now I'm just another boring adult who doesn't anticipate special occasions. 

For the second part of the post: I have been nominated (the second time now) for the Liebster award by Babra  from Eve of my Life. Thank you for the nomination dear.

For the nomination, I'll answer the 11 questions she put forward.

 However, I won't nominate bloggers and put forward my 11 questions to them in this post, as I have already done so in the previous one.

1. If you had a chance to change your name to something else, what would you name yourself as?

A: I haven't ever thought of this. I like my name. 

BUT if I really had to change my name to something else for a huge reason (say, keeping my identity a secret and going under an alias because I'm hiding from the cops as I committed a crime or some bizarre reason), then I'd be A'isha عائشة meaning "She who lives". But I really hope they pronounce it right with the ع instead of massacring it like most people do.

2. What makes you happy and what makes you feel sad?

A: A lot of things make me happy. A lot of things make me sad. And if for this question I have to pick out what makes me the happiest and what makes me the saddest, I do not know. I am bad at measuring emotions. But I'll tell you something that I bet you'll agree with: We all lose track of the times and things that make us happy. Either we remember little, or we don't remember at all. I think it depends on what our mood is when we are contemplating these things. Happiness lasts for a very little while and very few of us know how to cherish those moments.

While sadness and depression last longer and sometimes we let it linger on too long that we let it consume our soul. WE let it scar us. There are things I've noticed that worry me for a little while but then there are the things that fling me into depression for days and then one day I wake up feeling light, blinking like a puppy woken from a nightmare, and grin foolishly at the realization that I'm not low anymore and then I start trying to enjoy the feeling before it's gone again. It's like being drugged. Things that make me sad: Ramadan 2014 was the longest period of uneasiness for me. This was during the recent Israel Gaza conflict. I indulged too much in it, trying to stay updated on what was going on. This was a period of intense exposure to graphic images and videos that emotionally affected me. I cannot stand the thought of innocent civilians, especially children, being slaughtered, literally mutilated for any reason at all. Even recalling it makes me giddy. I can't imagine how traumatized the survivors must be. Even now, trying to live ignorantly while having the knowledge that several countries around the world are facing the toughest of times right now, doesn't seem possible. If I were to narrow down the issue and state a problem  concerning me that makes me sad, I'll say, failing to accomplish something despite of working hard to make it come true. This is my situation right now (hint: university admission). But I pray Insha'Allah things will turn out fine. 

Things that make me happy: [I won't state it in any order]. Making others happy makes me happy... satisfied. Rainy days. Being outdoors on a not-so-hot-not-so-cold breezy day. See? I can't think of many...

3. Are you a hot headed person or cool minded person?

A: I am cool minded most of the time. But if someone tries to push all buttons on me, on purpose when I'm already upset about something, then they're definitely asking for it. 

I can be calm as the climbing of the moon, but if anyone tries to make me like the blaring of the sun, I may as well explode. That's what's negative about me. I can't be in between. I'm always unnecessarily extreme and I pray that I learn to control it.

4. What type of people do you like to hang out with?

A: Like minded. I've been around those different to me, and never found it comfortable. I like to be with people whom I know and whom I can understand even when they're silent and vice versa. I also like to be with those who remind me of Him and they're mostly the former type of people.

5. What is your favorite food?

A: Biriyani and Haleem share the position. I love spicy food.

6. What is your addiction?

A: Procrastinating. (someone help!)

7. If you had a chance to change anything in this world, what would it be?

A: I wish everyone worked for the better of humanity and didn't fight. (make sense?)

8. Which is your favorite sport and your favorite player?

A: I like football (You can't call me a CRAZY football fan though) It's the only sport I understand. Favorite player??? From the current ones, I can't think of any. Zidane used to be my fave when he still played. He still is awesome. 

9. Which moment of your life do you cherish the most?

A: Childhood. When I grew up, all the fun ended.

10. What is your ambition?

A: Had an ambition. Had. T'was, to become a doctor. Don't see it coming true anytime soon. But, Allah knows best.

11.If you had a space ship and you could take only one person with you to travel other planets, whom would you take and why?

A: If I can take only one with me, then I'd better go alone. If two, I'll take my two sisters. We're perfect as a trio.

Tadaa

P.S- next posts will be book reviews. I've been doing some reading.

Silhouette xx