Obviously I got the job! wo-ho!
been here since August 2008 and I love it.
eight years in foreign service.
its unbelievable.


Andkhoy, Afghanistan December 2008.
(Pic taken by Croatian MP)



Thank you for your duas and concerns (:

Shukar-al-hamdulliah!

Yesterday, after seven months I read namaz.

I felt like Nabeel in "ajayb ghar" (am not sure about the name because i watched it long time ago).

Before I started...I had this horrible, terrible terrifying feeling inside. I was scared to death. Scared of standing in front of God and ask for forgiveness for all those times I neglected him. Soch rehi thi ke kiss mouN se mafi mangon.

But when I started...oh!...

Al right. Lately I’ve been spending too much time online. On Wednesday I was unable to focus on work…just thinking about my job application and other random stuff you know…like: what if I get it? what if I don’t?...I told Heidi I couldn’t concentrate and asked her if I could take reports home. She gave me permission to do so.

So, I made 50 posts (was difficult). I feel this forum is already full of silly idiotic posts. And I do not want to unnecessary contribute to it. Kher, i downloaded...

What the F is a sorority girl?

They called me "sorority". I didn't knew the signification of this word and asked them its spelling so i could check in a dictionary later. They exchanged looks and bursted into laughter

One of them then asked me: do you know how many sorority girls it takes to change a light bulb?
(i said no) she holds on to it, and the world revolves around her.

Sounds like a blond joke no? (borrhe goreh) The...

I showed Doña Sandra (profesora de español) my blog - was a huge mistake. She gave us additional homework. fellow students hates me. Anyway, our task is: blog in Spanish *yayyy-my foot!*

Bueno, voy a escribir en espanol pero sin “è,ñ,à” …es porque no tengo timpo

Ayer, finalmentee fui al cine para ver Jumper. Fui con Joseph, Pepe y Beatrice. Cuando terminamos, fuimos a Casa del café. Despues de media hora, ellos fueron a Latinos y yo regrese a mi casa. ...

On the occasion of international women's day, some of our male workmates taped a plastic rose to a card and wrote funny (mostly lame) notes for us. I am sure they googled it. Here is a few lines Isaac wrote: why isn't there an International Men's Day? The punch line is that there is...every other 364 days of the year.

Our boss gave us (all 14 ladies in the organization) this:

He is ehum...imagine Adnan Sami Khan before he lost weight...that’s our boss physically,...

Why oh why do I keep browsing for Jensen Ackles on youtube?? A never ending obsession is what it is. Sigh.



Ohwell. Yesterday, I saw:

Rama Rama Kya hai Drama: waste of time. Rajpal overacted, but good acting by Neha Dupia though.

Sunday: Irfan Khan and Arshad Warsi’s part is worth watching. Rest is crap.

Welcome: whats all the fuss about? This movie is like every other masala bolly-movie. Nothing new,...

me kuriyan nu kar bulaiya, sochiya si ke o meri mdat kran diya Patrick de hilaf shazish karan di.

par afsos…

panjabi di qawat e: dasso sajja, mare khabba! bas etthe vi kuj effo i alat o ge ne...

ik PS2 te SIMS khed rei e

doji jerhi e onne POOL ich chal cha mari e

triji pSSari ich roti tukkar bnan lag pi e

ahri r’salah le ke LATRINE ich warh gi e…o pura r’sala iffaz kar ke i nikkle di...

to the living room

Last night: messy and dirty


(curtains sent to dry-clean)

Now: clean and peaceful

…arre yeh pocho kya nehi hoa!

(Note: If you blog just to blog, then blogging becomes dull. Here is an example of a dull blog)

Thursday morning, my dutch neighbour asked me to come over this weekend because they needed help for Queen’s day preparations. I said okay.

Then, I was stuck in traffic and came 30 min late to office meeting. *bummer*

In office meeting…I was informing our director about the upcoming field...

When I was born my mum named me Mishal (m(i)-shal). The origin is Arabic and its meaning is “torch”, “beacon”.

How did Mishal become Michelle? Well, to me it’s a jocular story and dad loves to tell it...amazingly he tells it with great enthusiasm each time. Unfortunately I don’t have that mastery so I’ll just cut it short and do it my way:

Me jdoN oi si, os-vele mere abbo yorrapp ich rehnde si…dou kamre de m’kkan ich panj orh bandeyaan nal…na te ko-le thelifon si te...

(I came, I saw, I stuck around)

I know…I did say I would NEVER ever spend my time bloging...so for all you out there, that laugh at me now - it's my pleasure to admit: I was wrong! I like it!

There. I said it!

Now, over to something embarrassing…

I talked to mum one hour this morning and then I skipped lunch just to talk to dad. I was so busy explaining him why I said what I said (ref. my earlier entry), that I completely forgot...

Meri ammi mennu kende ne ”ik tun le gi eN. Arr vele lokaN de masle le ke apna siRR vi khppani-e te sanu vi nal parshan karni e”

Ki karraN me? Apne vass-ich nei.

Assi chaviyan salaN tou ji-tthe rehnne pe-aN ose ma-llhe ich Aainaa orri vi rende ne. Aainaa chattiyaN salan di e. O apne maa piyo di kalli kalli tii e. Je koi mennu poche o kis t-ra di e te me a-kha di ke e kurri nirri allah miyan di gaaN e. Assi ni takiya onu kade vi apne maa piyo di na farmanii kardiya....

Among TV shows:

Prison break

Needless to say best show ever. Wentworth Miller is great actor and everybody in this show do complate justice to their role... especially T-bag’s acting is flawless!...

...a little everyday treat 


Beatrice bought green and purple colored tennis shoes for herself. Patrick gifted himself with Amour Pour Homme from Charachel. And I got these gorgeous shoes for Beautiful.





I love that kid. May Allah grant her long and healthy life. Ameen.