Misunderstandings

Vous croyez que vous les connaissez,

mais en fait vous n'avez pas la moindre idée de qui ils sont.

My Inner Child

ok now this is freaky, its 00:28 here and i havnt gone to sleep for days now. i feel so tired yet my eyes wont shut and i have tried everything. from sleepings pills to counting sheep. i just hate being like this. anyway, i have booked my ticket to Saudi Arabia and i leave inshallah in june. i am going to stay for 8 weeks before i have to be back to come and recieve my results.

i was in college today and all people could tlk about was the graduation party in May. i mean come on! its like months away and ppl r worried about wat they r going to wear.

i jst thought to myself that maybe i should get a hobby. i mean i sit here doing nothing everyday, well apart from homework and stuff and maybe belly dancing class but thats it really. i need something which will make the adrenaline in my body shoot up and bring me to life. i have tried things like horse riding and swimming but they dont do nothing much to me.

someone once said to me, "follow wat ur heart wants" and i havnt really taken it into account until now. wat my heart is telling me is to get in touch with my roots. i mean sure yes i am saudi but there is loads of things i dont knw about my homeland, or even jst seeing parts of it. i been to riyadh,jeddah,medinah and makkah but thats it really. oh yh and dammam. i jst wanna get up and leave, you knw. jst get up and go anywhere in the world. as long as i have some company then i dont giv a damn where i go, i jst want a change fromt his miserable life i live. same routine day in day out and to me i jst wanna live

i wanna feel the breeze in my hair and the smell of freshly baked cookies coming from my neighbours window. i wanna splash around in clear sea water and make a big sandcastle with some shells and a door. hehheeh, look at me, like some kinda little kid, well i guess its cause i didnt have one.

ciao xxx

A Poem Written From A Long Long Time Ago

My name is Ahlam
I was but three,
My eyes were swollen
I couldn't see,
I must have been stupid
I must have been bad,
What else could have made
My daddy so mad?
I wished I was better
I wished I wasn't ugly,
Then maybe my daddy
Would have still wanted to hug me.
I couldn't speak at all
I couldn't do a wrong
Or else I was locked up
All the day long.
When I awoke
I was all alone
The house was dark
My daddy wasn't home
When my daddy did come
I tried to be nice,
I thought maybe I'll get just
One whipping that tonight.
I didn't make a sound!
I had heard a car
My daddy was back
From his daily job.
I heared him curse
My name he called
I pressed myself
Against the wall
I tried and hid
From his evil eyes
I was so afraid
I started to cry
He found me weeping
He shouted ugly words,
He said it was my fault
That he suffered at work.
He slapped me and hit me
And yelled at me more,
I finally got free
And I ran for the door.
He'd already locked it
And I started to bawl,
He took me and threw me
Against the hard wall.
I fell to the floor
With my bones nearly broken,
And my daddy continued
With more bad words spoken.
"I'm sorry!", I screamed
But it was much too late
His face had been twisted
Into unimaginable hate
The hurt and the pain
Again and again
Oh please God, have mercy!
Oh please let it have ended!
And he finally stopped
And headed for the door,
While I lay there motionless
Sprawled on the floor
My name is Ahlam
And I was but three,
That night my daddy
Tried to murder me

ME, ME, ME

I am thinking about... how my last few days have been

I said... too little, i need to get my views heard by others.

I want to... stay longer here in Riyadh

I miss... my kittens.

I hear... my cousins music from the room above mine. Man his music is loud!!!

I wonder... what the future has in store for me

I regret... thinking that i was the reason why my father abused and neglected me, it was his twisted mind!

I am... 4 cms taller and 5 kg's heavier which for me is great news :D.

I dance... with the door closed and the curtain closed, i dont want ppl seeing me!!!

I sing... when doing housework like washing the dishes.

I cry... when my feelings are seriously hurt or when i feel very very happy.

I am not always... the happy person ppl expect when i go on MSN, sometimes i need a shoulder to cry on and all i get is " You've changed Ahlam","ur different" i mean give me a break!!!

I write... everything from wat i eat down to how i am feeling.

I confuse... the arabic language, god i am so bad at it right now! :'(

I need... a miracle and maybe a guardian angel. anyone knw any good ones? :P

I should try... socializing more, maybe i wont be so bored if i meet new ppl and learn about different cultures.

I finish... my camera batteries quickly, i should really buy rechargeable ones.

A Mans Dcitionary To How A Womans Mind Thinks

Alright everyone, i cant sleep so i jst thought i would put this on my blog, its wat women say and wat they trully mean :D enjoy, oh waleed i knw u will laugh wen u read this one loooooool.

Yes = No
No = Yes
Maybe = No
I'm sorry = You'll be sorry!
We need = I want
It's your decision = My correct decision should be obvious by now
Do what you want = You'll pay for this later
We need to talk = I need to complain
Sure go ahead = I don't want you to
I'm not upset = Of course I'm upset, you idiot!
You're so manly = You need a shave and you sweat a lot
Be romantic, turn out the lights = I have flabby thighs
This kitchen is so inconvenient = I want a new house
I want new curtains = carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper
I heard a noise = I noticed you were almost asleep
Do you love me? = I'm going to ask for something expensive
How much do you love me? = I did something today you're going to hate
I'll be ready in a minute = Kick off your shoes and find a good game on the PC
You have to learn to communicate = Just agree with me!
Are you listening to me!? =Too late, you're dead!!! :@

P.S. hope u laughed waleed, cause i sure did :D

As Life Goes On

Well right now here in riyadh it is 3:13 but my laptop is still set to London time. I couldnt be bothered to change it, even if i am using it here. I mean like i am here for a week and since Tuesday ( the day i landed) it has been kinda weird for me,, u knw i hav jst been meeting my millions of relatives who by the way I didnt even knw existed. Like my mums half sisters who by the way look great for women in their 40's!!! I mean they could easily pass for my sisters or something.

Well the whole point of this journey was to get my uni application sent in and hav my interview which was with a woman called Hajra Al-Qahtani who said she looked forward to meeting me again. i instantly went pink as i usually do at the sign of praise or fondness. I kinda just went along with wat i originally planned to say and she said that the uni would be happy to offer me a place :D

i must admit that this journey for me has been kinda emotionally challenged as i met my brothers adoptive family. A poor couple who took him in and raised him even though they had very little of wat we like to call luxuries to giv to him. it was fantastic meeting them as he showed me their little kids who they adopted as well.

The couple who could not hav kids of their own decided to look after orphans which to me was so breathtaking wen they invited me for dinner, i mean there they were with so much love to giv and these kids saw them as mum and dad, including my brother, but there was one person who stood out, a young shy girl called Ateeqa whos parents had died in a car accident back in 1994, leaving the only survivor to be her, at that time she was 6 mnths old.

i talked to Ateeqa and she had all these dreams of becoming a business woman who wanted a massive house full of orphan kids jst like she is growing up in. i couldnt help feeling that me and her in some way were linked emotionally and mentally as we both wanted to help ppl. me in a career related way and for her in a life long ambition.

i have promised to take Ateeqa out and spend time with her, jst getting to knw her, for a girl who is soon to turn 14, she is undoubtly brave as to think about wat she can do for others at such a young age, most girls her age are having enough problems to deal with like puberty and becoming a young woman, but for her, she seems to be the one the little ones look up to as a role model which for a 14 yr old is very difficult to keep with.

i think back to the times wen i was abused and neglected by my father and i say to myself that not many ppl can actually understand wat i went through, and there she was, a pretty young ambitious girl smiling at me and asking me questions about my lifestyle in the U.K. She was one of those ppl who could feel something for me for theyhad been through a similar ordeal. I knew from the beginning of this journey that it would change my perspective of life, and i was right it definitly has and will continue to as days go by.

New Beginnings

I woke up at 3 am and looked out of my window. I stood there and realised that my life was going to be better :D so i got ready and went to the airport to catch my flight to Riyadh, i was trully going home.

Well lets jst say Heathrow has tightened security a lot! i mean i was searched 5 times! sheeesh!
anyway, as i was on the plane i realised that saudi airline has improved a lot, except for the algerian male steward who ignored me wen i said i had to inject my self. all he did was look at me and wandered off. i then called a nice turkish stewardess who helped me with my equipment and checked up on me every 20 mins to make sure i was ok and satisfied. god bless that woman.

Before the plane left London, the prayer of travelling was said. First in arabic then in english. Here it is:

"الله أكبر , الله أكبر , الله أكبر , سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين، وإنا إلى ربنا لمنقلبون، اللهم إنا نسألك في سفرنا هذا البر والتقوى ومن العمل ما ترضى، اللهم هون علينا سفرنا هذا واطو عنا بعده. اللهم أنت الصاحب في السفر، والخليفة في الأهل، اللهم إني أعوذ بك من وعثاء السفر وكآبة المنقلب وسوء المنظر في الأهل والمال"

Anyway, as soon as i landed in riyadh i was met by a woman who helped me with my lugagge and made me feel so happy :) After my uncle picked me up, we went to his house and i met his family, including his new baby daughter Mona. Well i will keep a daily account of wat is happening .

Bye xxx