2011 -My Year In Pictures

2011 has been one hell of an emotional roller coaster ride. So many life changing things happened to me this year. It's had it's ups and downs but in all, I feel blessed to be alive.

Some of the things I won't be able to ever forget are:

Graduating (June)
Traveling around (February, August, and September)
Getting my Hohner's Blues Harp harmonica from Germany
Driving (October)
Turning 18 (August)
Attending my first Film Festival (January)
Hosting my first art exhibition, this was something really big for me. (May)
Attending my first art exhibition in Kuwait (Mohammad Qambar's)
Walking in on a concert and getting to stay (February)
Taking a mini road trip around Kuwait with Maryoom. (One of the most epic memories of my life -November)
Got beat up at a street market.
Went parachuting (September)
Got lost in freaking China then hung out at this harbor where they were shipping ancient Chinese artifacts. (September)
Walking in on a band practicing and getting to stay for that too :D (August)
Lost a group of friends who once meant the world to me. And now are nothing :)
Getting the longest grounding of my life.
July was an extremely sucky month.
Read at a poetry reading. It taught me that I seriously need to work on my public speaking skills.
Got a pet cat called cat. Lasted for 3 days.
Walked around Mubarkiya in a thoub. The black and gold shiny one, and actually had fun.
Broke into that giant ship they keep on display at Sharg.
Made some amazing incredible new friends whom I love to death!
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Got my very own song! :D (August)
Started college (September)
Started writing for Gust Times which is something I love doing (November)
Went to the "Sounds of Love and Freedom" art exhibition
Motorcross show (February)
Had an accident, walked around looking like Freddy Kreuger for about a month.
My grandpa passed away (December)
Made my first bonfire.
Disney world.
Tested my wilderness skills for a good 2 days.
Helped out a literacy program and it was an amazing experience.
Got a puppy called Laura, Ariel, Chalba, and my little sister calls her The Little Mermaid. Yup, our dog has 4 names.
Mini Jalsahs with S. (Another unforgettable memory)
Tazered myself.

And that's basically 2011. Looking back, it sounds crazy and hectic. I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store! :D What about you my lovely readers? Anything unforgettable you'd like to share?

I'll leave you with the pictures:

Brida: A painting I made inspired by a book (Paulo Coelho)

My Order From 7061

I got my order from 7061 yesterday and i'm in love with it! The packaging, the product, the quality, everything! :D I wanted to share it with you guys so i'll leave you with the pictures I took:

The packaging, there's a mini 7061 bag inside that bag but the picture I took was blurry.

Little Red Riding Hood necklace

Blue Ribbon bracelet

And me wearing the Little Red Riding Hood necklace (Goes great with gold and pearls).

Kuwait: A Staring Nation

    
     You're walking. Minding you're own business. Then you feel someone staring at you. Their glare burning through your back. You turn around and no doubt you're being stared at by some random stranger who's gawking like you're running around the place doing cartwheels and backflips. When in reality you're just standing there. You stare at them. Staring at you. And before you know it, you find yourself engaged in a staring contest with a stranger. I'm pretty sure all my Kuwaiti and Kuwaiti residing readers are thinking "Been there. Done that." But why? Why's everyone so obsessed with being in each others business and staring till it gets awkward.
     Driving on the highway, and suddenly the road's blocked. An hour or so later, the cars in front of you start to move and the cause of traffic is revealed. Everyone decided to stop and stare at two people arguing on the street. Laish ya7afeth? Just drive on!
    Once upon a time.  When I was younger, and we'd go out to eat. If I ever caught someone staring, i'd open my mouth real wide and show whoever's staring what i'm eating. I quit that vulgar habit but sadly people haven't stopped the awkwardly obnoxious staring. Now I just smile creepily or go cross eyed depending on who's doing the staring. Tell me my lovely readers, been in any staring contests lately? Have a story you'd like to share?

7061 -A fashion line By Shaikha Al Houti

At university, sitting outside, I overheard two girls discussing a fashion related subject that sparked the ligafa side in me. I joined them, and listened to Shaikha Al Houti enthusiastically talk about her fashion line 7061. Not knowing what she was talking about, I asked her what "7061" is, and she explained her clothing line at 52 degrees and the services she offers. They officially launched their website on 11/11/11 and on the 11th of every month, a new collection is released. The snakeskin purses and dresses are my favorite items from the collection. She offers a service where you can arrange a meeting with her, and customize the dress, to have it fit you perfectly. The clothing is simple yet elegant. I'll leave you with some pictures to do the talking! 

Check out their official site 7061.co for more items from the collection, and their Twitter to find out about sales and new items.

*There's currently a 20%-50% sale!