Some Great Winter Products
10 Nov 2010 1 Comment
in Daily Thoughts Tags: Beauty, cold, dry, hair, Hair care, hands, lips, Prada, products, Shopping, static, winter
After having tried numerous different products I found a few that I’ve come to like and use on a daily basis. These particular products are great for use in the winter.
I usually get alot of static in my hair during the winter and nothing used to help until I laid my eyes on this awesome product, the Björn Axén leave-in conditioner. You can use it on wet or dry hair and it makes your hair feel very soft and smell great as well 
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Then, there’s the problem of dryness, of both lips and hands. The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector is amazing at keeping the hands soft and moisturized all day long, works way better than any other moisturizer I have ever tried. A little amount goes a long way, also don’t apply too much on the palms since they become a little oily. 
Finally, for the lips I would recommend the Agatha Ruiz De La Prada lip balm. This comes in about six delicious flavors and the little tins are absolutely adorable. These last quite a long time as well and they work quite well. I personally have only tried Cherry, which is one of my favorite flavors generally and I love it.
First Snow of the Year
22 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
in Daily Thoughts Tags: loud, morning, punjabi, snow
So, I woke up this morning to discover that it was snowing. How I discovered that you may wonder? Well, due to the chaos going on around my sleeping area with random shouts here and there of demands for winter jackets and gloves. I realized and came to terms with it a long time ago that we’re a loud family. I’d like to think it’s because we’re Punjabi, therefore it is out of our control. Although it might just be because that’s the kind of volume level we have become accustomed to, and that shouting actually gets the point across. Ok no, the Punjabi thing sounds better so I’m just going to stick to that. I was also informed that I will have to get up every morning and brush and scrape the snow off the car and start it to warm it up, regardless of whether we will be utilizing the car that particular day or not. I’m still wondering why exactly I’ve been blessed with this wonderful chore that can only brighten my day, but I’m too lazy to ask.
So, it’s officially the first snow of this year, although I think it will melt away after a few days and the ‘real’ snow will be arriving a few weeks later. By real I mean the one that stays permanently for the next few months and is only added to as time goes on.
The view from my living room this morning
I’m Back!
13 Oct 2010 3 Comments
in Daily Thoughts Tags: chicken, cooking, pakistani food, promises, sad, sewing
I am so bad at keeping promises, it’s not even funny. Ok, that’s it, I am going to post something every single…WEEK. Even if it’s just one word it’s going on this blog. But, I have to say, I had a pretty valid reason for not being able to post on this blog and it did occur in March. It was a sad occurrence in my life, but I’ve moved on from it (mostly) and it has made me stronger. I just try to keep everyone’s spirits high as much as possible because most things that happens to us are just not in our hands.
ANYWAY, I have learned so many things in the past few months, things I was adamant on never attempting to do, like cooking Pakistani food or cutting a chicken. I did both things, which were a success in one try only, thanks to YouTube of course. Apparently, I am really good at just about anything once I have watched how it’s done in a video.
Next on the list of things that I swore I would never do is Sewing. Yep, the thing that made me quit my Fashion Design degree after three terms, will be attempted soon. Honestly, I can’t wait, so we’ll see how it goes (or doesn’t).
Mmmmunkar…
08 Mar 2010 4 Comments
in Cravings, Daily Thoughts Tags: breakfast, delayed, donut holes, easy, munkar
I was writing my post for yesterday when our guests finally decided to show up. So, just in case someone’s actually reading my blog this is my post for yesterday:
I made munkar today, or as everyone else calls them donut holes, for breakfast. I finally figured out one of my childhood food smells, which one of them turned out to be these fresh, warm, sugar-coated donut holes. I looked through a bunch of recipes online, and found the simplest one and it turned out great.
Easy Donut Holes
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups flour
Dash of salt
2 tsp. baking powder
Cinnamon to taste
I’ve Realized
06 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
in Daily Thoughts Tags: cute, exams, ill, kitty, life, nightmares, positive, unwind, weird
So, I’ve realized my blog isn’t all that I wanted it to be, not even close, not just yet. Writing helps me unwind, but I haven’t given it a chance for quite sometime now. I’ve just been so caught up with everything else going on in my life. Good and bad. I overthink things which make it difficult for me to be creative or expressive. So, I’ve realized I need to make some changes. I am making a new goal of updating my blog everyday. No matter what I write, it’s going up.
So here it is, the past few days have been filled with worries of passing exams, I tend to get headaches, fever, even paranoid days before an exam. It doesn’t help me study harder, it actually makes it harder for me to study. I have been making many trips to the hospital as well, with my dad being there and all. Praying for him to get well soon. I know he’s in a lot of pain, which again makes everything so much more difficult.
When life gets really hard, I start thinking positively, which is really weird to me. In fact, I start having too much of a positive outlook on life. I keep getting this feeling that everything will be ok, even if I’ve been having nightmares every single night now. All I’m missing in my life right now is prayer. I really need to start praying because I feel like a big part of me is missing.
On a lighter note, how flippin adorable is this?? I want one NOW.
Birth Months
22 Jan 2010 2 Comments
in Daily Thoughts Tags: birthday, facebook, months, personality, qualities
Someone tagged me in a note about birth months on facebook, oddly enough all of it was true for me except being the hottest and sexiest of course, how can anyone be the judge of that? I do wonder if this thing is true for anyone else though..
JANUARY=PIMP
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the centre. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest.
FEBRUARY=THUG
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone.A real speed demon. Has more than one best friend. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous.
Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.
MARCH=GORGEOUS
Drop dead gorgeous!!! Attractive personality. Very! sexy. Affectionate & Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Chatterbox! Loves to talk alot! Loves to get their way! . Unbelievable kisser! Easily angered. Very stubborn in the most way possible! Loves to get noticed!
> >Willing to take risks for others. Makes good choices. Has a great fashion sense! Maybe a little too popular with others * wink wink*. Outgoing and crazy at times! Intelligent. Can sometimes be a heartbreaker! Can love as much as possible! Hates insults. Loves compliments! A very big flirt!
Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. The best in bed out of NE of these months!! Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.likes to keep theyre crushes kinda secret.pretty much flawless.
APRIL=SEXY
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer everyone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and travelling. Systematic. Hot but has brains.
“MAY=LOVER
Hella sexy, loves sex n making luv, tends to be SOOOOO hott!! Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.
JUNE = LUST
Fun to be with. Loves to try new things. Boy/girls LOVE you. You are very hott. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takesrep pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly.
Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times.Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and
sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.
JULY=GANGSTA
You’ve got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have a very attractive partner, a wicked hottie. Like somebody with a JUNE brithday. It is also more likely than that you have
a massive record collection. When it comes to films, you know how to pick them and may one day become a famous actor/actress yourself – heck, you’ve got the looks for it!!!
AUGUST=ATTITUDE
Outgoing personality. Takes risks. Feeds on attention. Self control. Kind hearted. Self confident. Easy to get along with and talk to. Likes talking and singing. loves music. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. Loves to be loved. Loves studying. In need of “that someone”. Longs for freedom. Rebellious when withheld or restricted. lives by “no pain no gain” caring. Always a suspect. Playful. Mysterious. “Charming” or “beautiful” to everyone. Stubborn. Beautiful physically and mentally. Curious. Independent. strong willed. A fighter.
SEPTEMBER=FINEASS PIMP
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the centre. Great in bed. Inner and physical beauty. Doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. A meaningful love life partner. Makes right choices. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Does not
harm others. It is all about love and fairness. Easily hurt and hard to recover. Daydreamer and does fullfill. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Knows what to do, to have fun. Unpredictable. Someone to have close to you. Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND
sexiest of them all.
OCTOBER=HOTTIE
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands
out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.
NOVEMBER=SWEETIE
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left
brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves travelling. Dislike being at home. Restless. having many children. Hardworking. High spirited.
DECEMBER=BEAUTY
This straight-up means ur the most good-looking Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision,
yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, Tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good
imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves travelling. Dislike being at home. Restless. having many children. Hardworking. High spirited
Long time No blog
22 Jan 2010 Leave a Comment
in Daily Thoughts Tags: 24, BBA, birthday, HP Pavilion, kanellängd
So much has happened since I last wrote so let’s begin:
1. Jan 7 & 12:Went for my exams, which turned out to be completely useless. Hate hate hate those courses! I’m really bad at math and the teacher isn’t all that great either..he’s the first teacher I know that dares the students to try and pass his exams..it’s sad really.
2. Jan 12 & 13: Celebrated my birthday, which I hadn’t intended to do at all. I had already decided that it would be like a completely normal day for me and on top of that I wished no one would remember it. It actually turned out to be pretty great, everyone else seemed to care more about the fact that it was my birthday than me..I did turn 24 so you can’t blame me for being a little sad..
Anyway, so I cut the cake about 2 hours before it was officially my birthday which means about 2 hours before midnight..I was really tired since I had had an exam the same day and been up since 5 am.
The next day, my mom prepared a birthday breakfast for me with all my favorite things: chocolate muffin, kanellängd , boiled egg (my mom always has to include that in everyone’s b-day breakfast lol), a glass of milk, but it’s usually a glass of orange juice.
Later on a friend called and said she wanted to take me out for lunch, or dinner whenever I was available, and since I had finished up whatever I had to do for the day I went for lunch. We had some delicious Lebanese food, which she paid for AND she even brought me gifts. The gifts were so thoughtful, a box of chocolates that she picked according to my taste, a book of chocolate dessert recipes (i love love love to cook, bake anything that has chocolate in it) and finally a really, really nice Lancome mascara and eyeliner (I am obsessed with my making my eyes look all pretty).
3. Got my new laptop 
:D:D, which I absolutely adore!
HP Pavilion dv-6
4. Watched 3 Idiots, which I have to say is one of the best movies I have seen in a loooong time..or maybe even my whole life. I honestly liked it that much. If you have a brain that works, AND you also have exceptional taste in movies, you’ll get what I mean once you watch it. The message that the movie sends is what I’ve been trying to tell everyone my whole life. It’s really difficult to get desis to understand this, all they think about is success and money (ok maybe I’m generalizing here, but this is pretty much everyone I’ve ever known or met) rather than happiness and passion.
5. Jan 20: My last semester of BBA has begun, time flies even when you’re not having fun.
