La Verita
I am a half kuwaiti/half american girl living in Kuwait.
I am perpetually suspended in the granite hollow that fills the space between two worlds...
Not quite who I am, not quite who I want to be... Cat-lover, poet, music-nut.
I currently hold a PHD in both BS and Smartass. In short, I pitch my tent in the median of life..
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
La Vie Boheme
- Funny, but true...
I was online this afternoon, trying to get my f*cked-up DSL to work properly when my cell rings. I look at the ID and see a jumble of numbers. My mom is in the states so I'm thinking maybe its her. I pick up and its this guy.
Him: Salam 3alaikum ikhty...
Me: Wa 3alaikum i salam
Him: Lo sima7tay? so2aal? Intay kuwaitiya?
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! I'm thinking: "Int shakoo??" ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Me: Ee...
Him: So2al thany... hatha al-ahmidy?
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! I'm thinking: "Shi' salfa? Is he taking census or something?" ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Me: La2. nimr '3ala6. (I was starting to get pissed here so there was a clip of anger in my voice.. Plus he made me say it twice, which I hate)
Him: Inzain... aakhir so2al... Ishlon tabdee arqaam il ahmady?
?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Na3am?! Ish' shayifny?!?! badaala! ?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
Me: Ishdarani??
Him: Lo sima7tay ikhty.. mumkin as2ilich laish itkalmeeny ib ha 6areeqa??
Me: Ishlon?
Him: Abee a3arif into il kuwaitiyeen laish shayfeen roo7kum 3ala i so3oodiyeen chithi? Intay mo awal wala aakhir wa7da itkalim is3oody chithi.. Abee a3arif laish? chithi itridoon lina il jameel?
?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!? I am in shock at this point.. ?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
Me: Jameel shinoo bi thab6?!?! Shoof okhoy, int daag 3alay.. laat 3arifny wala it3arif thoroofy wala it3arif shay 3any! ana maanee fathiya ag3ad oo atnaqash wiyaak 6abi3 il kuwaitiyeen!
I shut the phone at this point.... Seriously, who the hell does this guy think he is?? Calling me out of the clear, blue sky AND he has the audacity to lecture me about the GCC-ness of my fellow kuwaities!? oo il mushkilla inna I wasn't even rude to him!! ya3ny ashkara daag oo ohwa mi7tar!
P.S. He was speaking with a thick Saudi accent... Its not recreated in the dialogue 'cos I'm not sure of most of the words, so I switched them with kuwaiti words.
P.P.S. My apologies to Skunk who can't understand this part of the post. If you really want to know what happened, ask me and I'll e-mail you the translated version. K? :)
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Pssssssssssssssst..... Come Closer.... I got a secret.........
I've figured out where all the hot guys in Kuwait go to hide.......
Are you ready for this? .......
This is where they are........
Don't ask me why? but I was there the other night.... chock full of hot guys... hot guys looking at lounge chairs... hot guys contemplating picture frames... hot guys testing out beds! (can you say yum?!) and best of all, none of the hot guys I saw were with girls who looked like they might be wives!!!
Note to self: Must find more reasons to go to IKEA.....
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No reason for this, but he's my favorite Rent character.....
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-Layla
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Comments:
6aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa3 haaaaaaaaaatha!
Wallah 7alaaaaaaaa!
IKEA ha? 3ad wallah i have a gazillion reasons to go to IKEA, what time did u say again? Wanna come along? 9era7a feny naq9 7anan & looking at hot guys my do the trick :P
lol yeah send me a translation:P.
i am happy to report that my arabic classes seem tobe working cos i think i got like 60% of it :P
just some weird words i didnt know how to read cos of the numbers thrown in :P
lol @ IKEA,... were they wellgroomed, fit, had nice hair, and dressed to the nines?
in any other country i'd say turn your gaydar on :P, here?,.. umm flip a coin i suppose :P
i normally just say rakam ghalat if theyre pleasant about it, but some get all pushy so i repeat myself and add sharmootah on the end :D
works well on guys and girls :P
IKEA huh? What worries me...is if these guys are actually buying furniture for their new bachelor "shaqa" that they plan to take the "desperately searching for hot guys" to!!!! Of course that's just me spoiling all the fun and thinking of worst case scenarios....but hey...if DR, Miya and you are up for an adventure...say...picking up a tape recorder pretending to be journalists and asking them why exactly are they buying furniture...I'm definately GAME babe!!!....Just say when!
Can I just say I am loving how all my girls are jumping at this IKEA idea! :P I love it! And hell yeah! agool miss cosmo maybe the bloggerette meeting should ben there? ;)
and I soooo enjoyed ur company as well hun!
DR> 7ananich mowjood ihnaak! ;)
Skunk> My gaydar works just fine thank you very much and they were sooooo not gay!!
60% is good! why you need translation too baba?? :P
7> honey, anyone who has seen you would say you belong there as well! ;) Go over there and check out the leather desk chairs or something :P
yeah, and I don't think the saudi guy is exactly my type... a little too "fuck the jews" for me, if you know what I'm saying! :P
and IKEA is gonna be off the hinges if us chickitas get over there!
as for ur PS... why not?! I hear there's a new shipment of SOS merchandise... ;)
lmao did you just call me baba?!
:|
ok that i'll need a translation of :P, cos that just sounds weird :|
lol
It's so funny that u mention ikea.. was headed that way this morning.. ended up at Diaso !! (Cheeeeeeaaap)
Toomz don't worry there's always tomorrow ;P
P.s. couldn't help but giggle at the "F*ck the jews" comment.. reminded me of a certain someone and a certain convo ;P
skunk> :P means :P ... clearer now? :P
toomz> Never turn down a trip to IKEA!
;)
diigmaa> min umma cheaaaaaaap! :P
hehehe and I knew u'd have a giggle at that part... we should make it a rule to bash a "certain someone" whenever we get the chance! :P
ok ... if u don't know where IKEA is, we have a problem! :P
as for store hours... i'm thinking prime hottie time is from 6-8 cos that's when i was there! :P
Oh my goodness!
This is the first time I have been to your blog in a while...I have been slacking off teh blog-o-sphere lately because it's summer and I want to just say I was being lazy. :-)
So when I clicked over to your blog, I thought I had gone to the wrong place! Orange? It's a very clean, new look. And I must say I love the caffeine motif ;-)
Now about this random call...I wonder if he was drunk dialing...because a long-distance poll doesn't sound like a normal thing to do! I think you were very nice to him. He had a chip on his shoulder and wanted to take it out on you (and perhaps others), and I think you handled it well. If he calls again, threaten to take him out!
lmfao not ":P" !
my fault tho cos my reply was typed to look like that :P.
i meant the "baba" bit, is it kinda like the "papi" in spanish?
directions: ikea is in shuwaikh, near the end of bank street, not near the banks. big ass blue building, you cant miss it :P
Lol, well when I get a weird phone call I just hang up.
So next time, just hang up with the exception of Italian accents ;P
And yeah! I actually know about the IKEA phenomenon! Well, I only know because my brother and some of his single friends trek to the place every once in a while when they want to pick up something cheap, simple, and easy to build at home.
And LOL at DR's first comment :P
caff> knew u'd go for the caffeine look! ;)
Skunk> hehehehe don't mention it! :D and baba is sort of like papy but more endearing :P
erzulie> hey! yeah apparently everyone has noticed this about IKEA... italian accents?? right on ;)
lmfao!
one reason not to date any of the ikea guys:
"...my brother and some of his single friends trek to the place every once in a while when they want to pick up something cheap, simple, and easy to build at home( program to do the dishes? :P )"
hahaha :P
sorry erzulie, couldnt help myself :P
:D
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6aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa3 haaaaaaaaaatha!
Wallah 7alaaaaaaaa!
IKEA ha? 3ad wallah i have a gazillion reasons to go to IKEA, what time did u say again? Wanna come along? 9era7a feny naq9 7anan & looking at hot guys my do the trick :P
lol yeah send me a translation:P.
i am happy to report that my arabic classes seem tobe working cos i think i got like 60% of it :P
just some weird words i didnt know how to read cos of the numbers thrown in :P
lol @ IKEA,... were they wellgroomed, fit, had nice hair, and dressed to the nines?
in any other country i'd say turn your gaydar on :P, here?,.. umm flip a coin i suppose :P
i normally just say rakam ghalat if theyre pleasant about it, but some get all pushy so i repeat myself and add sharmootah on the end :D
works well on guys and girls :P
IKEA huh? What worries me...is if these guys are actually buying furniture for their new bachelor "shaqa" that they plan to take the "desperately searching for hot guys" to!!!! Of course that's just me spoiling all the fun and thinking of worst case scenarios....but hey...if DR, Miya and you are up for an adventure...say...picking up a tape recorder pretending to be journalists and asking them why exactly are they buying furniture...I'm definately GAME babe!!!....Just say when!
Can I just say I am loving how all my girls are jumping at this IKEA idea! :P I love it! And hell yeah! agool miss cosmo maybe the bloggerette meeting should ben there? ;)
and I soooo enjoyed ur company as well hun!
DR> 7ananich mowjood ihnaak! ;)
Skunk> My gaydar works just fine thank you very much and they were sooooo not gay!!
60% is good! why you need translation too baba?? :P
7> honey, anyone who has seen you would say you belong there as well! ;) Go over there and check out the leather desk chairs or something :P
yeah, and I don't think the saudi guy is exactly my type... a little too "fuck the jews" for me, if you know what I'm saying! :P
and IKEA is gonna be off the hinges if us chickitas get over there!
as for ur PS... why not?! I hear there's a new shipment of SOS merchandise... ;)
lmao did you just call me baba?!
:|
ok that i'll need a translation of :P, cos that just sounds weird :|
lol
It's so funny that u mention ikea.. was headed that way this morning.. ended up at Diaso !! (Cheeeeeeaaap)
Toomz don't worry there's always tomorrow ;P
P.s. couldn't help but giggle at the "F*ck the jews" comment.. reminded me of a certain someone and a certain convo ;P
skunk> :P means :P ... clearer now? :P
toomz> Never turn down a trip to IKEA!
;)
diigmaa> min umma cheaaaaaaap! :P
hehehe and I knew u'd have a giggle at that part... we should make it a rule to bash a "certain someone" whenever we get the chance! :P
ok ... if u don't know where IKEA is, we have a problem! :P
as for store hours... i'm thinking prime hottie time is from 6-8 cos that's when i was there! :P
Oh my goodness!
This is the first time I have been to your blog in a while...I have been slacking off teh blog-o-sphere lately because it's summer and I want to just say I was being lazy. :-)
So when I clicked over to your blog, I thought I had gone to the wrong place! Orange? It's a very clean, new look. And I must say I love the caffeine motif ;-)
Now about this random call...I wonder if he was drunk dialing...because a long-distance poll doesn't sound like a normal thing to do! I think you were very nice to him. He had a chip on his shoulder and wanted to take it out on you (and perhaps others), and I think you handled it well. If he calls again, threaten to take him out!
lmfao not ":P" !
my fault tho cos my reply was typed to look like that :P.
i meant the "baba" bit, is it kinda like the "papi" in spanish?
directions: ikea is in shuwaikh, near the end of bank street, not near the banks. big ass blue building, you cant miss it :P
Lol, well when I get a weird phone call I just hang up.
So next time, just hang up with the exception of Italian accents ;P
And yeah! I actually know about the IKEA phenomenon! Well, I only know because my brother and some of his single friends trek to the place every once in a while when they want to pick up something cheap, simple, and easy to build at home.
And LOL at DR's first comment :P
caff> knew u'd go for the caffeine look! ;)
Skunk> hehehehe don't mention it! :D and baba is sort of like papy but more endearing :P
erzulie> hey! yeah apparently everyone has noticed this about IKEA... italian accents?? right on ;)
lmfao!
one reason not to date any of the ikea guys:
"...my brother and some of his single friends trek to the place every once in a while when they want to pick up something cheap, simple, and easy to build at home( program to do the dishes? :P )"
hahaha :P
sorry erzulie, couldnt help myself :P
:D