Barrf tabreek*

* Congratulating everyone on snow’s arrival. *grunt*
The snows are here! Kabuls mountains are decorated in white snow, i really can’t help but draft a similarity between a horrid ghost and the white kabul mountains drawing over us.

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Success and laughter! Happiness in the family home = happiness over all.

2. What is your greatest fear?
Good byes and losing a loved one.

3. Which living person do you most admire?
Does it have to be just one? I’d say Khalid Hosseini and Afghan village women! Yep, i admire their strength.

4. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Being too nice, impatient.

5. What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Bluffers/liars, lacking emotional security, hypocrisy.

6. What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Practising ‘good’ muslims who overtly practise ‘loudly’. You’d think there are so many- everyone claiming to be one!

7. On what occasion do you lie?
I suck at that! My face gives it away. Generally, i don’t lie. but if i really have to, it would be to save someones face.

8. What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Nothing really. I’m satisfied with the way i look.

9. What is your greatest regret?
No regrets in life, everything is a learning experience! If you regret certain things, chances are you will gain a guilty conscience and god help you with that!

10. What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Afghanistan and knowledge.

11. Which talent would you most like to have?
Being able to master Dari/ Persian poetry and literature. It’s such a profound and expressive language, perhaps broader than English.

12. What is your current state of mind?
Anticipation and excitement.

13. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
More patience. Does anyone have any to spare?

14. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being in Afghanistan!!! At the moment aiming to recieve international mental therapy assistance for the Afghans. It’s tough but most rewarding.

15. If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Lion or tiger. lol

16. What is your most treasured possession?
My intellect and potential. Tangible items: photo album, itty bitty pieces which trigger great memories.

17. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
I don’t let anyone put me down, so i wouldn’t know! 🙂

18. Where would you like to live?
in Kabul but with annual holidays to rejuvenate!

19. What is your most marked characteristic?
being too straightforward and strong personality.

20. Who are your favorite writers?
Due to my obsession with Afghanistan- Khalid Hosseini, there are so many more.

21. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Dana Evans.

22. Who are your heroes in real life?
Mum, dad and expatraite community in Afg,

23. What is it that you most dislike?
Poverty! i HATE it!

24. What is your motto?
What goes around, comes around.
Zindagee do rooz hast.
Dunya wafaa nadareh, ageh ashkaat bebareh, tanha memooni. Vali ageh bekhandi, dunya ba rooyet mekhandeh.

25. Favorite Journey?
Returning to Kabul from Panjshir- singing and clapping to Afghan songs.
Islamabad- Peshawar- it was even better!

26. What do you value most in your friends?
Loyalty

27. Which words or phrases do you must overuse?
Are you serious?
Mebakhsheen (i apologise automatically for any thing- even if it’s the other persons fault! E.g bumping into a person at the shops. I guess it’s an aussie thing)

28. Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Malalay, she has a strong personality just like me.

29. What is your greatest extravagance?
Clothes, perfumes and phone cards.

30. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
Nothing, I love them the way they are!

31. What is your favorite occupation?
Interior architect, lawyer, wedding planner!

32. What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Elegance and pride.

33. What is the quality you most like in a man?
Masculinity, security, strength, gentleman, decent, good heart, faithful, not pook…would you like me to continue?

34. How would you like to die?
What a pleasant question! But I want to die a martyr.

35. If you could chose what to come back as, what would it be?
Myself.

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More about me…

I got this from home in kabul who got it from I don’t know. I love these…

First
* First job: my dads service station when i was 12. ate chocolate and icecream all day.
* First screen name: ‘all my pride is all i have’ not much of a name, huh?
* First funeral: My cousin. He was 12 and i was 15
* First pet: it was my brothers. a budgerigar whom we named Parendah. Now we have a lovely but vicious dog, Tyson.
* First piercing: my ears.
* First tattoo: none, so trashy! sorry pplz, just had to say it.
* First credit card: my shopping ego tells me to get one but my brain tells me otherwise.
* First enemy: ouch! a bit too extreme! never had one, hate and enmity is a waste of energy.

Last

* Last car ride: on my way to work
* Last kiss: my cute baby sister.
* Last movie watched: wasn’t a movie. my family and i were watching family videos and laughing at the good old times.
* Last beverage drank: Water
* Last food consumed: coco pops
* Last phone call: Roshan (mobile phone company) operator.. trying to fix my international sms so i can get in contact with my girls. I’m going to have to change my number.
* Last time showered: This morning, yay, hot water… until it went cold on me.
* Last CD played: ‘Fall in love’ DONT LAUGH! *blush* it has oldies songs, lionel richie, diana ross and micheal bolton. My sister S was like ‘omg, i can’t believe you bought that. its them cds we used to see being advertised on TV and laugh at.’ oh well, first time for everything… hehe
* Last website visited: http://www.bbc.co.uk i like keeping up to date with ALL news.

Now

* Single or taken: neither… confused you huh?
* Gender: Female
* Birthday: 8 August
* Sign: Leo.. although it describes my characteristics perfectly, i’m still not convinced it’s true. Doubt i ever will be.
* Siblings: 1 brother and 5 gorgeous sisters.
* Hair color: brunette with a few blonde highlights… u can’t see em but u can. lol. i’m thinking of going dark brown.. sultry! but makes me look older 😦
* Eye color: medium brown
* Shoe size: 7.5… hey i am tall okay!
* Height: Why are local afghans so short? i’m 170cm and i like my height 🙂
* Wearing: black knit top, white blazer and black pants and chadar.
* Drinking: Water…
* Thinking about: how much work i have and…
* Listening to: believe it or not, INDIAN! Colleagues are playing it, not that bad.

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Your questions, my answers.

This is me addressing you live from Kabul.

do you get feedback re your blog?
Yes, all the time! I get emails when i dont update it. I have recieved feedback from Afghans all over the globe thanking me and appreciating what i do. The pleasure is all mine!

Last item you bought:
8 Dvds (it takes me forever to watch it, i like buying em), bed sheet/covers, boots, a classy woolen coat (Qaraqol) it only cost me $400!, music cds, home theatre system for my room.

describe your fashion sense:
classy, chic, elegant and stylish… fashion comes and goes but style is forever. simplicity is elegance- i hate it when girls go overboard. yes, i do buy designer BUT in proportion- i budget my money well.

quantity or quality?
quality! i’d rather have a few genuines than a whole heap of fakes in all aspects of life.

describe your bedroom:
ummm… a neat wardrobe (yes i’m still the same old perfectionist!, my bed, dresser, side tables, my sofa set, home theatre system… what else am i to say? oh yeah and it’s all classy!! lol i like interior designing!

your wardrobe:
neat, categorised!

how many pairs of shoes?
16. i just counted.hey, i have a sense of saving too. I manage my $$ well!

what are you wearing right now?
kalayeh afghani! jokes. i’m wearing my black designer suit and a grey shirt.

how’s the weather?
chilly

whats in your handbag right now?
uff such detailed questions. ID card (in case i forget who i am lol), wallet, lipgloss, foundation, eyeliner, perfume- ‘provocative woman’, moisturiser, wet cleansing tissues, digital camera, flash drive, phone, chocolate. i have a special place for each item… yes i know i’m a perfectionist.

can’t leave the house without…
my handbag and all the mentioned items. my bank card!!

how do ppl see you?
oh let me ask… lol. This is exactly whta A.A answered ‘strong personality/character, classy, decisive, u know exactly what u want! loyal, faithful, decent, mature- REPUTATION,CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE lol remember that, u hold urself wit a lotta pride but ur also v down 2 earth. and u dont treat ppl bad but at the same time u wont tolerate being mistreated.you know wat ur worth!’

last person who emailed you?
A.B, dad, S.A, P.W.

three things you like doing…
1) laughing n quality conversation
2) shopping
3) quality time at home

three things that annoy you…
1) dumb ppl/ immaturity/ blondes
2) fake ppl
3) ppl with no manners (especially at the dining table!!)

last movie you watched…
Meet Joe Black- depiction of elegance.

ba omideh deedaar, khuda negahdaar.

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