Eric: Are you planning on staying afterwards?
Me: Maybe for a year or two, I wanna intern at Amnesty International
Eric: They don’t have that in Kuwait?
Me: They do but most of the organizations back home aren’t as active as I would like them to be
Eric: There’s always AlQaeda
Me: Of course there’s always that, I still have the pamphlet they handed out back in high school asking for recruitments
Eric: wait.. are you serious?
Me: Eric chub.
My baby brother went to the match and I drew this flag with make-up. Don’t ask me why I had green and yellow eye-shadow.
This is a lizard
The insides of a Maghfar
There was a charity event at the Regency and I was asked to volunteer on the weekend but I only went on wednesday because I’m just way too busy. It wasn’t all that bad actually. I met a lot of interesting people.
We were selling this
And I got this
This is a couch in the middle of nowhere. It was looking out on mamsha 3dailiya.
This is a scar I inflicted on my friend’s arm
My friend’s scar after her operation. It’s pretty sad :
I had to go do the TV program thing tonight. They wouldn’t let me in at first! Then I used my charm (and showed them my tarkhees) and they let me in.
I was about to leave when I suddenly saw Tareq Al-3aryan. For those of you who don’t know him, he’s a presenter on KTV2 and I had the hugest crush on him when I was a kid. I blushed when I saw him and he even talked to me! My sister thinks he looks 40 but I think he’s in his late 20’s. Just the way I like them. We also rode the elevator together, I had half a mind to do something but like always, my better half got the best of me.
I had a very long eventful week and tomorrow is a very big day. Wish me luck
Word of the day: Extraneous. I am trying to get rid of all the extraneous thoughts in my head so that I can focus and do well tomorrow.
Disclaimer: long picture post below.
A relative of mine called me a week ago asking if I didn’t mind volunteering on a TV show answering calls. At first I was quite hesitant but I had nothing better to do so I decided to check it out. A friend of mine was also asked to come so we went together. Basically, what I had to do was work in the control room of the show which I thought would be freaking cool! The show airs on KTV1 from 9:30-10:30 but we were asked to arrive earlier just in case we got lost or needed anything.
When I first walked in, I was full of hope towards the studios at the ministry but to my (not really) surprise it looked like this in the hallway to Studio 800.
After entering the studio’s huge blue door, I saw the set. I’ve never been on a TV set before. It was actually quite exciting! Not that pretty though.
This is what the ceiling looked like. Neat huh?
This is one of the cameras, exactly like I imagined it, I wasn’t able to take pictures of all of them because the camera crew were staring at us :-p
Once we got to the control room. IT WAS SO GOD DAMN COOL!! All the TV’s with all the different previews. Of course, there were no women except for one. The smell was disgusting, it was a mix of cigarette smoke and cheap cologne. The place had a few scattered men at first but after a while it got more and more croweded, as the pictures will reveal in order. It was also very stuffy, not very comfortable and we were a bit early which made it even worse.
This was my job for the day. I was to answer callers with all of their questions and inquiries. At the same time, I had a list of bank account numbers to provide to people who wanted to make a donation towards the case on TV or in general. I was surprised at how many people actually wanted to donate. I got around 14 calls from Kuwait, 1 from France, a few from Saudi Arabia and 1 from Germany! If that doesn’t restore your faith in people, I don’t know what will. On the other hand, I got around 3 calls from people who lived in similar circumstances and needed help which broke my heart.
This is where the director was sitting. Through that mic, you would be able to talk to the presenters on TV. I had the urge to say something naughty and watch the presenter squirm on air but the better half of me decided against it.
And last but not least, picture of the day:
All in all, even though it was terrible and smelly and we were either ignored or pervertedly stared at, I think I might go again next week. It felt good helping out and it wasn’t all the bad watching what happens on TV unfold in front of my eyes.
A relative of mine is part of ‘majmoo3at wafaa’ that are trying to raise money for lebanon. There will be a charity concert and market at the sheraton on the 13th and 14th of August (the concert will start at 7:30). The tickets cost 15 kd and they are sold at Virgin and through the contact numbers below. Everything from the artist to the seats at the sheraton will be free of charge, so rest assured that the entire price of your ticket will go to lebanon. Please help make a difference and spread the word around. I hope to see you all there. :-)
ندعوكم للمشاركة معنا في هذا الحفل الخيري الذي يحييه الفنان اللبناني شربل روحانا
والذي يعود ريعه لجهود إغاثة النازحين في لبنان
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Today was the last day of my conference which was about marriage. The program was 4 days. I really enjoyed putting it together and watching it play out. Also, the cute couples that showed up made it all worth while. Especially the engaged ones! I don’t really remember what the first 3 days were about because I was at the registration table and dealing with forms and guests. Although what I do know is that on the first day, the speaker was Dr. Wajdi Ghnaim who spoke about marriage in a religious way? I guess. The second day was Iman Khalaf whom spoke about how to organize your spending and salary, and Dr. Mohammad Al-Kandary who spoke about something I don’t get. Third day was Dr. Moussa Al juwaiser who spoke about how married couples tend to think and how you can understand your spouse based on actions and expressions. There was also a Yoga setion!
The most important day of all was today, the 4th day. Our speaker was Dr. Heba Qo6ub who spoke about the sexual relationship between couples. I of course made sure to attend and write notes so that I can help my fellow bloggers and spread awareness. :P
First of all, I’d rather this be written in Arabic because the lecture was in Arabic and so are some of my notes but I guess I’ll just do the Arabic/English version because it takes me so long to type in Arabic. Sorry in advance.
Certain points she talked about:
-Men are selfish.
-Motherhood is an instinct while fatherhood comes with practice.
She also referred to the Quran, I will type that in Arabic then explain it the way she did.
نساؤكم حرث لكم فأتوا حرثكم أنى شئتم وقدموا لأنفسكم واتقوا الله واعلموا أنكم ملاقوه وبشر المؤمنين
The first part she talked about was the word {nisa’ekum} and explained how this has to do with men being possessive and how it was meant to show them that it’s talking about THEIR women. Then she says {7arth lakum} tyee min an ya7ruth mithil il zira3a, and that they produce babies? Or something like that. {Fa aatuu 7arthakum} is ina ya3ni bima anna the women are yours and intaw ta7rethonhum fa ya3ni ta3alaw ib hal 7arth or something very weird like that and it has to do with sex. {aanna shi’tum} this part was elaborated very well or maybe I was just paying attention. She says that this has to do with the way sex is understood in Muslim communities. And that in order for you to have sex, you have to have three basics: 1) Al makan 2) Al zaman 3) Al kayfeya.
Al makan: she kept saying ina we should change rooms and have sex in the kitchen and the shower. This enhances the marriage. We should also have sex in hotels and public bathrooms. Lol okay I added the public bathrooms bas ya3ni I guess if you’re gonna do it in the kitchen then you might as well!
Al zaman: she said that the reason people associate sex with ‘night’ is because of an old jewish understanding that men aren’t supposed to touch women in daylight and that also they shouldn’t touch them when they’re naked but have them wear something that covers their entire body with a hole in it. li’ana basically you only have sex for babies. Wth lol? The point is you should have sex at all times and wear whatever you want or lack of it.
Al kayfeya: she referred to sex positions and LOL she kept referring to ‘girl on top’ as the cowgirl position and I couldn’t help but laugh! 7asaitni 13 year old in Biology! =wa qademu li’anfusekum} itgool the reason it wasn’t wa qademu li nisa’ekum or lil nisa’ was because inrid wingool ina men are selfish and if that was how it was said then they wouldn’t have done it. Bas by qademu it means foreplay and ina kither ma zad il foreplay kither ma zad min the pleasure of the woman ooh fee hal 7ala yizeed min the pleasure of the man himself fa that’s what qademu li’anfesekum means. {wa itaqu allah wa3lamu anakum mulaquuh wa basher al mo’meneen} well its self explanatory bas ya3ni DO IT.
Other points:
-Women take longer to orgasm than men.
-Men need to be sweet-talked.
Now, The Q&A part of the lecture was by far the funniest and most interesting!
Q1: Hal al tafkeer bi imra’a ukhra athna’ al mo3ashara 7aram? Ay al khiyana al jinsiya?
A: Radat 3alaiha ooh galat that that is called sexual fantasy and that it is 100% 7alal.It enhances the sex life. Also, that as long as it’s a _FANTASTY_ there’s no problem.She also mentioned that masochism and foot fetish (lol refer to one of my previous posts) are also 7alal and should be done if the husband miyoola chithe ba3ad shinsawi ya3ni! :P
Q2: How do we turn on a man? LOL
A: Likul rajul 6areeqa mo3ayana and that we should ask the guy we’re with ‘what turns you on babe’ and then use it. Oh and we should talk during sex to understand what our spouse likes and to make him understand what WE like.
Q3: My husband likes to show public affection and likes to touch me in public and I always try to avoid it so will this affect our sex life?
A: Yes, and that we shouldn’t avoid it we should EMBRACE it. Nirja3 win3eed ina i7na 7idoodna il 7aram and as long as we’re both enjoying it and it’s not 7aram, mako moshkila.
Q4: How many sex positions are there? And what are they? LOL
A: Jawabha was that there are sites that illustrate them and that they are too many to mention or count. They depend on physicial fitness, height and weight. Also, some of them may be 7aram so we should always make sure to check what goes where! Oh and for the first 6 months of marriage we shouldn’t experiment with sex positions (this was new and helpful information to me) because the vagina at the beginning isn’t flexible and it might get ruptured or something. It needs practice and we should stick to ‘missionary’ and ‘cowgirl’ (lol her words)
Q5: How do we know if our fiance is sexually challenged? Dr. Heba Qotub for this informative lecture and if she’s ever in Kuwait again, I’ll let everyone know.
I hope I haven’t offended any readers, and I’m really glad that this lecture took place and that I helped make it happen because we really need sexual awareness in Kuwait. It’s finally becoming a topic that can be discussed freely in conferences and lectures without the need for couples to feel ashamed or disgraced by it.
P.S. There was a story about a married man who went around having sex with the paid help (maids) and his wife was complaining. It was funny. There was also a story about a couple who didn’t know that the woman was supposed to be pleasured or that there was such a thing as orgasm for her. That’s another post for another day!
