summer holidays are awfully boring. i can't wait for school to start so that i can get back to work. i can totally feel all my productive juices leaking out of my brain.
BUT THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS ACTUALLY FUN :D
my dad had suddenly decided that he wanted to show off his cooking skills to the entire family and make biryani, from scratch. since this has never happened before, my mum, brother and i jumped at the opportunity and made a plan to have some family time with my uncle and aunt (dad's brother and his wife) by hanging out in a mall, leaving my dad all alone (at my uncle's house) to cook.
LOL i just realized how mean that was of us.
anyway, we went to the mall. my brother and i barely ever hang out with my uncle and aunt (even though they are both in their 20s and not too uncool) so it was pretty nice roaming around and spending time together, as a family. the first stop we made was at the bookstore, where i got this:
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Duma Key by Stephen King. :D i was actually looking for some of his really popular books like 'Salems Lot, Firestarter, Carrie etc but this was the only Stephen King book they had (apart from Under The Dome which didn't appeal to me much). but whatever, IT'S A BOOK! I LOVE BOOKS! OM NOM NOM.
then, we went into this cool watch store where i passed a (truthful) remark about how it's been a whole year since i've worn a watch. this led my uncle to insist on my choosing a watch so that he could buy it for me. i chose this:
it's purple, yay! and it's a watch. i like purple, and i like watches. so, major win in that department.
after that we just roamed around aimlessly, doing what we know best: WINDOW SHOPPING. we looked at bags, shoes, clothes, jewelry and tons of other stuff but didn't buy anything apart from the book and watch.
then, it was time to go back to my uncle's place, where my dad was all alone, shedding sweat, blood and tears to create the perfect biryani. it looked pretty good (i forgot to take pictures of it, trust me to be so careless -.-). but since dinner time was a while away, i got to hang out with my aunt's moody yet super adorable kitty.
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my brother is holding her here. |
SHE'S TOO CUTE OMG.
finally, it was time to eat dinner. my dad wasn't nervous at all, considering it was the first time everyone was eating something that he cooked. he was like, "LOOK AT THE RICE! AND THE MEAT! AND THE POTATOES! IT'S ALL SO PERFECT!" and everyone else was like, "OKAYLET'SEATPLEASE" which we did, and it turned out to be pretty good. yay :D my dad was happy and wasn't modest at all about his achievement.
then, we ate some strawberry ice cream, and it was time to go home. i didn't expect a regular mid-vacation sunday to be much fun, but this was different. hurray!
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i wasn't going to add more to this post, but apparently some people think that making a blog about myself is the stupidest thing i could do.
whatever your preference is, i don't really believe in picking on someone specifically because they write about stuff that is none of your interest.
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in response to their lovely opinion:
i like talking about myself.
59 comments:
FIRST!
Lol it was good but you didn't mention about the taste of biryani and the jokes etc while having biryani :P btw the watch was good :P
Glad you had a great Sunday! I love the picture of the kitten when your brother is holding it. It's so cute but it's eyes look so funny hehe!
I've never read a Stehpen King book but I bought myself 'The Shining' yesterday. Well, actually I picked it out and my mom bought it for me,hehehe (^^,)
haha sounds ilke an aweosme weekend! I'm such a cave person. I've never read Stephen King's novels. Then again, I never really follow any writer, except. J.K.. oh wait. Yeah I don't.
IWUNTSBIRYANIANDICEDCOKE OMNOMNOMNOM
hey...which skl are u dying to re join?! as in where o u tyeach( i remember well u o teach rite?)
p.s. are u 4m abroad cuz u on't really have pakistani features or mayb its just the hairstyle.....
DEAL WITH IT, SISTA!
I laughed at thi quite a lot :P
PIG HUSBANDRY?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...(x a million)
I swear i rofl-ed while lmao-ing.
Omg, my dad can cook too! And I can too! Its k3!Lx man. Hahaha
Ooh, what mall did you go to? And I really want to buy 'It' by Stephen King. Is it good? I want to read '4 Past Midnight' too!
Glad you had fun!
And that Amna person, who trolled your blog needs a life :)
wow! haha sounds like you had a fun day! :)
and your watch does really look awesome.
hahha I LOLLLED out loud at PIG HUSBANDRY,
SWEET! :D Yay for cute cats, good food and purple watches :D I actually don't wear watches. I rely on my cell phone xD
And Steven King! WIN!
wait I dont get it. what is wrong with blogging about yourself? O_o
ROFL @ pig husbandry! WOOTNESS!
purple watch = awesome.
Your dad must be good. It takes a few tries to make GOOD biryani. or well maybe that applies only to me =p
Glad you had a good time. When is school reopening?
Sounds like a great Sunday :)
That kitty looks so fluffy and cute! Love it and love the pictures.
What's wrong with talking about yourself though? That's where the best inspiration comes from. And besides a blog is supposed to be narcissist. It's them that didn't get it right.
I want strawberry icecream right now, you should not write about foooooood... =(
you should keep blogging about yourself, I have no interest in pig husbandry. =p
I LOVE PURPLE TOO :D
And kitty <3
I love watches too. I am a sucker for a good watch, I never go out of the house without wearing one. There's just something about a good watch...
Analog too, I prefer oldschool over digital, for that extra bit of panache
I can't wait for school to reopen either. :D I love you
Love the cat!!!! So adorable! :-)
I LIKE IT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOURSELF because your life is interesting and your posts are funny :) :)
kitty is so cute! I wanna go shopping *pouts*
haha sounds like fun! :)
Ok that is one awesome looking cat. *feels like having one after this one *
that watch looks super cool ...suppa suppa cool....
you should get urself that cat. YOu both look the part :D furree katt and furry cat :D hehehe....
I love you, and your blog, and I love that Deal with it sista drawing too! ♥ ♥ I don't like watches, I don't ever wear any kind of accessories except earrings and my nosering. And I keep forgetting my nosering all the time too. BUT I LOVE YOUR NEW WATCH IT'S SO COOL LOOKING! Your aunt's moody cat looks EXACTLY like my friend's kitty! Except hers is black-grey-ish. Biryani is yummy, especially the dum variety.
I've seen baby pigs. Tiny ones. They're adorable and fuzzy. Pig husbandry does kind of sound intriguing. YOU'RE SO FUNNY LAWLZ ILY222MUCHxx :D :D
if my dad cooks, we end up spendin more time cleanin dan had v cooked it ourselves :o
u wid d kitten pic is adorablllle! <3
Haha duude, I love your blog BECAUSE you talk about yourself so much, it makes me relate to you in some way =)
Hahaha, I love how your dad was NOT modest at all. About watches, I only wear them to school/college but surprisingly I've NEVER worn a digital watch before.. I used to want one soooo badly but nvr got one =P
Now I feel like analogue watches have this higher "class" feeling =P
I LOVEEEE Biryani <3. Like it makes me wet. Your dad is just so awesome. When did he come back?
Sounds like an awesome day!
I have a few Stephen King books lying around. Want?
lol. Screw the haters. Your blog is amazing just the way you are ;). (See what I did there?)
:)
Exactly like my dad. He kept on telling everyone how awesome his cooking skills were though he only made chicken curry once ;P
Briyani cooked by you dad? hmmm .....
I am glad that you and your family were having a real good time last Sunday.
I love so many things about this post. First, I'm happy with the fact that you had a fun Sunday with your family. Saw a photo of Biryani in the Internet. Looks yummy. I've never tried any South Asian dish.
Secondly, I love your watch! I LOVE PURPLE, TOO! It's my favorite color. The watch looks great on your wrist. :D And I love books, too! I could spend hours in a bookstore. :D
And lastly, LOL at that pig husbandry cartoon! Who are those "haters"? What's amazing in blogs is that they let anyone express themselves and talk about what they want. Those "haters" are free to exit the window if they don't like what they're reading on their computer screens.
This post is fun to read. And I love the illustrations you made :D
Ooo I liked the watch. And the cat. :D And I absolutely LOVE biryani<3 My dad made daal once and it was seriously THE best daal I had ever eaten. No jokes. But he never went into the kitchen again haha :P
BIRYANIIIIIIIIIIII <3 Send me some the next time he cooks.
Also, there's nothing wrong with bloggin about yourself. Haters gonna hate ;) You're awesome :D
Omggg I died looking at that second pic of the cat. SO. FRIGGIN. CUTE. ARRRHGHGHGHG. >_<
I like your watch too, btw!
& I saw Under The Dome awhile ago in a bookstore. But there was no info on the inside/back of the book, so I didn't bother getting it. And it's ENORMOUS. Not that I mind reading a big book, but not one that has no info on it..
Haha your dad sounds funny. It's good he's confident in his cooking though!
the cat is so cute!
and i love that purple watch i had one just like it but that was when i was in 6th grade..i miss it!!!
your so lucky to have a biryani dinner made perfectly by your dad..my dad likes to add unknown and not-suppoesed-to-be-in-there-kind-of-ingredients!
lol
I LOVE PURPLE and I LOVE Biryani! the watch looks awesome, and now I want biryani [thanks a lot -_-]
Ugh! people are always gonna be snobby like that, coz they cant write as well as you! :P you keep going at it man, and soon I will make you appear on my dashboard! just you watch!!
Thanks for sharing x
That kitty is so cute.
Atleast your dad proved it to you guys by cooking. Mine only claims to be an excellent cook, I'm still to taste the evidence. = P
Blogs are SUPPOSED to be about yourself and things associated with you. = / I don't understand these people.
AND SHRIJA, This kitty looks NOTHING like Qoco!
you just got me in the mood for biryani!!! i have to call my grandma and beg her to make it for me.
what a sweet post incredible enjoy
Haha that was seriously funny xD Your dad slaving away in the kitchen :P lol I really love your picture thingys they crack me up! I love reading but I actually don't really like Stephen King novels, I post a lot of book reviews on my blog check them out if you have the time! :D
Hahah, awesome that you had a fun sunday :D
And lucky you, my vacations just ended :'(
And you should keep on blogging about yourself:
a) This is YOUR blog.
b) Your posts are funny.
c) They make my day :)
love the watch! can i, like, borrow it? hehehe
that kitty? she's adorable! i am a cat lover! (;
i love books too! i devour them! nom nom nom (;
i have read a stephen king. its called misery. after reading it, i swore i'll never read another stephen king again. ever. the novel put me in misery! he writes great thriller stuff but they're gorish ); i hope you enjoy reading duma key though..
why, we have so many things in common! (;
I haven't read any of Stephen King's book is it good? Your watch looks adorable. I also like purple..haha.. i like the deal with it sister part. I also love talking about myself.
OMGYOU'RESOPRETTAAYYO'SELF!!!
I'll assume that made sense and move forward. I reeeally like your scarf(s?).
Okay, scarfs is not even grammatically correct.
But.
Anywho.
STEPHEN KING IS OVERRATED, WOMAN! You should watch the movie adaptations of his books, especially Misery.
I hate purple (primarily 'cuz it's the color of the school I got rejected by and spent two days crying over) BUT I LOVE KAT! I have a Siamese. ^.^ Your Persian is insanely fabulous.
and narcissism, FTW-ing since forever. :D
P.S. the traffic on your blog is KRRRAAZAY. :O *insert-blagging-low-self-esteem-here*
my dad loves cooking for us, too! we're fine with it since his cooking is actually delicious. haha.
yay for Stephen King again! i haven't actually read Duma Key yet. sigh. :|
but oh, you also got a watch! a PURPLE watch! glorious! haha.
awww. your aunt's cat is really cute. haha. yay for your dad and his awesome biryani! haha. also, strawberry ice cream, mmm.
also, you have critics! you're getting mighty popular and they're getting mighty jealous. they should just stick to their pig farming blog and mind their own business. haha. xD
Your. Blog. Is. Very. Interesting.
Some days are expected to turn out boring but a little family time is all we need to make it fun!
love the colorful posts :-)
And thanks for the comment on my blog :-)
behind every successful blogger there is a pack of haters who try to bring her down all the time but remain unsuccessful because they apply the RIGHT method on the WRONG girl :p
Furreeee you rock.
and your blog rocks, too :D
I love the watch. I have owned many watches in my life, all of them given to me by someone or the other, but for some reason, i can't wear them for longer than a couple of days. I lose it or forget to wear it and eventually, it ends up at the back of a desk drawer. poor watch.
I know it has nothing to do with biryani, but this made me seriously crave chicken tikka :p
That looks like the evil cat from cats and dogs! :O
Whoa.. that cat's eyes are huge!! haha... Oh, a Stephen King book. I haven't read any book of Stephen.. I dunno if I ever will. LOL..
Seems like you really had a great Sunday! :)
Have fun eating up that book : )
{ Aha, eating that makes no sense.
NOM NOM ~ }
& What a pretty purple watch.
It sounds like it was a pretty awesome day. I'm happy that your summer is going well now then.
& Preach it at the end pictures ~
@uglyduckling91, YAY
@Fahad, thanks! and yes, i did. i said it turned out to be pretty good.
@Rebecca, thank you ♥ and yes i agree haha
@Dee, YOU MUST READ THE SHINING! it's awesome!
@BoogieMonsterMan, you really should read Stephen King! he's awesome. and hahaha *gives you biryani*
@maham, i'm sorry i can't reveal that for privacy reasons. and LOL no i'm Pakistani but my ancestors are Irani.
@ZoeWrites, thank you ♥ LOL!
@chocolatemilk, LOL THANKS glad you liiiike! and OMG, so cool that you and your dad can cook :O
i went to The Forum :D you must read It. and yes a wanna read 4 Past Midnight as welllll1!
sure thing :P
@Smokey_Cat, yes indeed :D thank you! and LOLOLOL
@Jodie-Ann, yay! ♥ and haha i used to rely on my cell phone too :P
@Delilah, exactly! and LOL :D
i think papa made good biryani by chance :P
and school is opening on August 20th (I THINK. i'm so bad with dates haha)
@InnocentlyGreen, indeed :D thank you! ♥
and yeah i totally agree haha.
@nZ!, i crave chocolate ice cream :(
and LOL sure thing :D
@y.hayat, YAY FOR PURPLE ♥ and the kitty!
@Ash, yes. watches are awesome. i shall treasure my purple watch forever :') and i do prefer analog as well!
@Russian Bear, I LOVE YOU TOO! ♥
@Komal, yay :D and thank you for following :D
@Hannah, thank you soooo much! ♥
hahaha let's go shopping together :D
@Eddie, haha she's cute but really moody. and anyway i have a cat of my own :D
LOL FURRY CAT AND FURREE KATT THAT'S REALLY CLEVER :D
@LionessWithoutAPride, I LOVE YOU too1 ♥ i don't wear any other accessories apart from my nose + ear piercings either!
thank you :D and i agree, the dum variety is awesome.
AWWWW BABY PIGGIES ♥ i wanna see too! ANDTHXALOTLAWLXLUVYA!
@Sadiya, hahah that is really funny! :D
@Twefrence, thank you! ♥ and yeah i have owned both digital and analog watched but analog ones RULEEE!
@Nas, LOL i did not need to know that ahaha.
HE CAME 5 MONTHS AGO HE WAS IN ISLAMABAD AND NOW HE'S HERE :D
yes i do want Stephen King waali kitabein please please ♥
and thank you sooo muchhh! ♥
@cricketfreak, LOL HILARIOUS!
@Multibrand, yes :D and thank you!
@Katherine, thank you so much! ♥ biryani is yummy and it's also very spicy :D
YAYYY for liking the watch! and i totally love book shopping as well.
hahaha there was some girl who wrote something mean about my blog on my chat box, i bet it's still there in the history :P
love youuu! ♥
@aaishah, yay :D AND OMG, LOL!
@Fatimaa, sure thing :D
and exactly. thank you! ♥
@Ashley, she really is cute! :D
and haha yes, Under The Dome has nothing written on it and it's huuuuge. :O one of these day i will buy it, though. i want to read all of Stephen King's books! :D
and yes my dad is funny LOL.
♥
@herenownotforever, yeah :D i always lost my watches in my elementary school days. LOLOLOL your dad sounds so cool hahaha
@Yours Truly, LOL here *gives biryani*
and aww, thank you so much that really means a lot to me ♥
YAY I'M ON YOUR DASHBOARD HURRAYYY
@Shrutilaya, yes! :D and you should ask your dad to cook, i bet it'll turn out awesome :D
i totally agreeee.
@Lea-Marie, aww, your grandmum makes biryani? so cute! ♥
@my innerfeeling, lol thanks
@r.alsharif, haha! yeah i swear he really was slaving away :P thank you :) and sure thing, i shall check your book reviews outtt!
@anas, :o YOUR VACATIONS JUST ENDED?! i think you're lucky, because i'm seriously wanting to go back to work.
and awww, thank you so much :D *hugs* ♥
@kayren, yes you can :D
hahah we really do have a lot in common! i think that's super cool.
LOL i like the gore in his books :D and i want to read Misery. ahaha.
♥
@mayen, YES, his books are awesome.
:D talking about ourselves RULES! ♥
@Mehwisky, AWWWTHANKSILOVEYOU ♥
i don't think King is overrated :o but to each her own :D i watched the movie adaptation of The Shining! imma read Dreamcatcher (recently borrowed it from a relative) and then watch the movie. and i have yet to buy Misery :o thanks a million for the suggestionssss!
rawr. thank you :D this is my aunt's cat, though. i have a Long Haired Manx (Cymric) :D
and LOL i love your blog, totally. ♥
@ishashime, yay for your cool dad! :D
and Duma Key is going pretty good, i'm reading it slowly so that i can enjoy it more. usually i gobble up everything of Stephen King's haha.
you called my watch glorious! awww. i love that adjective :D
LOL YES pig farming is what they should stick to :D
i love you! ♥
@Oz, thank you soooo muchhh! :D
and yes, i totally agree. family FTW!
thank you again :D and haha you're totally welcome, your post was worth commenting on :P
@ME, LOL thank you verrryyyy much :D ♥
@Vice Versa, you rock too! ♥
and so does your blog :D
lol seriously i had the same problem! all my watched used to get broken/lost/remain unused. but i like this purple one loads and imma wear it :D
I LOVE CHICKEN TIKKA (more than biryani) ♥
and hahaha LOLLLL
@Leah, they really are massive :D
you should read his books!
and yes, i did :)
@iZaynab, thank you! ♥
yes it really is pretty. and my day was awesome :D i'm happy, too!
and woohoo! thanks! *highfives*
Hahahaha your dad sure wasn't modest! :P
sounds like you had an awesome day :D I love days like this when you think its just going to be an ordinary day but you actually end up creating memories and having fun :D
You know, I used to think people talking about themselves in their blogs was boring. But that was before I really got into blogger and saw some of the amazing blogs on here (including yours!). Now I love reading about people's lives :D
:). Next time I go Pak, I'll try and fit in a few books for you to read ;).
I was gonna make this comment long but I'll save it for phir kabhi.
:)
i want biryani too now. i blame you!
because i am awesome! =p
@PurpleMist, yup :D and yes i totally agree! i love days like those.
hahah i understand what you mean. thanks for calling my blog amazing, yours is too :) and i love it when people talk about themselves on their blogs!
@Nas, THANK YOU! ♥ and okay :)
@Eirene, *gives biryani* ♥ :D
@Crimson Coral, LOL!
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA KEWL DAD!!
YAY FOR WATCH!! HAREZ A SEXIST JOKE FOR YOU:
Q: Why don’t women wear watches?
A: There’s a clock on the stove!
HAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOLOLOLOLOL JKZ
ABOUT COOKING: I do the reverse actually.. Whenever I cook, I instantaneously start complaining about it and other's go all sympathetic on ma foodz LOLZ
wow! aside from doing travels im reading stephen king too :)and sydney sheldon.. they are both great writers.. always got them in my backpacks :p kudos to you teacher!
Oh girl, jus teach me to how to apply tht eye liner of urs, 2 decades of Life worth writing a 100 books on. And i dont even know how to apply an eyeliner. :s
Shame, but i make up for it by being randomly awesome.
Oh, and we've had our biryani days with Dad. My Dad's awesome at cooking.. Did u guys end up clearing the whole kitchen later?? :p
@Danyal, THAT JOKE WAS THE BEST SEXIST JOKE I EVER HEARD LOLOLOLOL GUD 1 SON.
and at least you can cook! i can't cook to save my life. :(
@Kathleen, thanks! :) i don't like sidney sheldon much. his stories and plots are good but he's always soooo disgusting hahaha.
@Minya, hahah! i use Hashmi Kajal.
yes, you are awesome! and lol no, we didn't clean the kitchen up. the maid did it! hurrayyy
i have seen a pattern in past few posts, since I am going the other way round... seems ur summer break was 'really' boring..
but this post is definitely a mood swinger.. cool watch! Mai bhi apni nayi watch dikhaunga ab :P
aJ
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