tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77483581843468574422024-02-19T16:32:01.667+00:00A Random Iraqi DiaryDr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-61356916432709974422014-10-14T12:51:00.001+01:002014-11-22T16:37:25.552+00:00There is no life before coffee <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘How is your research work going ?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Nonexistent, I m finding it difficult to
concentrate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>…can we talk about something else please ! so .. I was listening to
Tim Winter the other day and he mentioned the book of genesis, in it….Am I on
speaker mom?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘What are you reading?!’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Hey dad …It’s quite interesting actually if you follow through till the end; I finally understood
the divergence between Islam and Christianity when it comes to the story of Abraham. Unlike Quran
, the book of genesis doesn’t look at Isaac and Ishmael the same way ….‘</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Are you ok?’ he interrupted , clearly not interested
in my recent indulgence into inter-faith dialogues ’ Listen I just want to tell
you I wish I was your age ; I wish I m a student in London..GO OUT NOW ’ he shouted over the phone </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Maybe he thought
I was getting suicidal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Note to self ; spare the parents from any future theology stuff<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>..you will get a weird version of them
otherwise‘ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Other than that ,being on speaker with the
parents was quite entertaining actually, .....I could clearly hear my mom hushing my
dad but he kept on talking/shouting enthusiastically probably as the phone was at a distance from him </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘ I have a brilliant idea for you .. Why don't you check <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>into a fancy hotel <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>on me ; you’ll be definitely be inspired afterwards …’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Inspired with what ! </span>I didn’t know what to say to this … he sounded serious
and was genuinely trying to help ''inspire'' me ..obviously to them , I needed a new source of inspiration following the aftermath that they had caused me to go through ...Wait ...actually there should be an expiry date on blaming the parents for any adverse events happening in my life ..and I think I have passed that date long time ago and ..I should really stop ranting ... ! just a thought !</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> ‘Hmmm dad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>...that’s… the Ritz maybe… it will be ...interesting ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I have a better idea; why don’t you go to a
fancy restaurant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>? No…. you don’t like
that ..you love Starbucks …why don’t you go to zone one ..you know this lady
writer ..I forgot her name ..she <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wrote
all her Harry Botter books <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a coffee
shop !’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">How did my mom come to know that ..She’d never
read any of Harry Potter books and she absolutely dreaded all his films <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Its <b>P-</b>otter mom ; and I have boycotted
Starbucks for 2 weeks now ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Oh dear me ; how are you living then ? ..why did
you do that ?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘social responsibility , Child labor , mom , plus its openly supporting
the war in the middle east ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘But you can not live without Starbucks...!!’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">That last statement is sadly true to a certain extent ! ‘ I don’t know mom
its my third week and I'm telling you <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>its
definitely not the best <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>timing to give
up something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like coffee’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Hmm try Costa then’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Here we go, like this didn’t cross my mind ! ‘I don’t like Costa
.. and the internet there is crap‘</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Any other coffee shop?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘there are many , but ...I don't know.It just isn't the same '</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Then don’t boycott Starbucks… your morning
coffee will not start a war or aggravate the suffering of African children ‘ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘South Americans actually ….’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
started feeling guilty by then as she had obviously declared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> it </span>her mission to find a solution to my coffee
dilemma !</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘..tell you what ...buy only the small size coffee for now so you won't be supporting wars that much ! ‘ </span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I found that real funny ' No serious , </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">boycott it next month '</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘that's really funny ...' I love this woman 'you know mom , I shouldn’t have told you …’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘hmm Why don’t you fly to Baghdad ?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘It was on my mind actually ..’ oops that was a
trick question..’ I’ll go now mom…to Starbucks ' </span></div>
<br /></div>
Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-28884099180138673502014-10-13T10:38:00.000+01:002015-12-27T07:33:30.717+00:00Flat mates drama <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Oh No, woman! not me… I have been raised better
than this ‘ I thought to myself. I would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>never give this woman the satisfaction of
going along with her gossiping about my new flat mate. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And oh boy, she tried to get me to talk about
him. I played as dumb as I could possibly muster. Finally, after a long 5
minutes she just gave up .</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just between you and me though, he is a bit of
a creep .I mean if you sneak in somewhere you shouldn’t be, to see something you
shouldn’t be seeing… you just shut up and pray that no one notices right!? Not
him .My new flat mate would tell you .Proudly .Weirdly. I’m glad I’m not
staying here for much longer. That all I’m saying.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
To be honest, when I finally
settled in that flat – after a period of homelessness ; I thought my issues
with flatmates were over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as I had initially
shared it with a writer and her boyfriend ; they were so annoyingly in love . But
I liked them both so much that I shed few tears when they moved to their own
house. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dealing with flat mates hasn’t always been easy,
I must admit. I’ve come a long way since I have landed in this country a little
less than 2 years now. I’ve changed address 6 times during that period and been
in shared flats during most of it. My attitude towards my flat mates has evolved
dramatically.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My first shared flat was in London; I remember giving
the warden a complaint letter on my second day about my flat mate even before
meeting him. And oh how nice he turned out to be … I stayed there for few weeks
only but we’re still in touch!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My next shared flat was in Hertfordshire –
England and this time I shared the flat with an adorably loud Spanish student majoring
in English. We bonded almost instantly no thanks to me. She used to knock on my
door and let herself in to my room and in her broken English she would chat and
chat until I could take it nomore but being the exotic girl she was, she
somehow got away with it every single time.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I m dating an Irani ‘ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She once told me ‘What do you think about Iranian
men?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I don’t really know dear. I haven’t been to Iran
and I don’t know any Iranis ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Well you should know something about Iran ,
you’re Iraqi ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After giving it a quick thought, I blurted ‘I know about the hot topic nowadays,
the nuclear program in Iran’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Tell me more ‘ you must be kidding !</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘About the nuclear program<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...its all over the news …why don’t <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you teach me a new Spanish dish?!’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘No tell me about middle eastern men! ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘ hmm … OK…!! ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Are they good ?’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t remember the exact conversation but I still
vividly remember that question </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Are Spanish men good ?’ was my answer</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She couldn’t answer and that was one of the
rare occasions that I managed to break free from her late night chit chats ….but
it was good ,we cooked </span>Tortilla Espanola later that night -I meant she ;). She eventually dropped out of uni, hang around for abit then went
back to Spain. I wouldn’t have chosen her as a flat mate tbh but she is another
person I missed alot when we parted.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Then I shared my flat with a
nurse ; same age as I am .Just came back from a year of ‘travelling around the
world with mates ’ .Only her version wasn’t <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>exactly what I refer to as a spiritual experience
but she later turned out to be one of most knowledgeable British people I’ve
known when it comes to world’s cultures. Most of my colleagues are clueless to
say the least. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also used to share my
cooking endeavours with her. Every time she finished her plate I can’t help to
wonder whether my cooking was actually nice or she was just starving after a long shift .Probably the latter!</div>
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I spent the following six months in a resident hall in south Wales with four crazy university students. My
room wasn’t too big but definitely the largest I’ve been since stepping <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>foot in the country and it was river facing, the
view was so soothing. One problem.Our flat aka – party flat – was never short
of banners. Birthday banners, party and Christmas banners...etc . Oh boy , my flat mates <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>loved partying . There were always random people
in the lounge, sleep bags in the kitchen (with people sleeping in them!) and
slumber parties every week (on week days). There were times when the music was
so loud I would fret and just leave the place aimlessly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I paid tickets for smoking and late night
partying because it was ‘my’ flat after all! . It was a hopeless situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So hopeless I didn’t even bother addressing it.
But like everything else in life it finally came to an end. sigh!</div>
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I needed to settle in for a life
of quietness after south wales experience. I stayed in a hospital accommodation
knowing that I would most probably encounter people who are a bit less into partying
... you’re not allowed any visitors in it and that was what I thought I was
looking for...</div>
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‘I m sorry but you can’t come
over...’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘why ?’ ‘One of my flat mates
is a lunatic ‘</div>
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<br /></div>
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Was all too familiar conversation
for the few weeks I spent in there ...On my last weekend I brought my sister to
stay in with me..I thought heck with it ...I was leaving that weekend anyway...</div>
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My sister was having a shower
when I heard the dreadful knock on my room door ... for a while I was too
scared to answer the door ..but I knew this woman wasn’t going to leave and I
was worried my sister would come out of the bathroom and say the wrong thing to
my flat mate ; a British born Kenyan , won’t –take- no- bull -sh’t -from -no
body kind of woman , probably had watched a bit too many black American movies , she fit very well into the stereotype of Hollywood depiction of black American
women...Only she was not American and well...she was half black ‘her words not mine’!
In all cases, you didn’t want to mess with her... </div>
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My other flatmates had managed a
low profile ...there was another nurse from Nigeria; I like to call her Angel –
partly because her name was so unfamiliar I couldn’t learn . I hardly saw her around.
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And then there was another male
nurse who was staying in our female only flat. I was puzzled a bit until I met
him and his partner as for a while I thought they were one! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a source of confusion for me from all
angles ... those people didn’t stay for long but Ms. America certainly did. Strangely
enough, I sometimes remember those dramatic knocks on my door and break
into a smile! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br />
That's it for me for now </div>
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You keep smiling loyal readers!</div>
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-8048683525162313952014-10-12T14:17:00.002+01:002014-11-22T16:51:50.413+00:00Chicken soup for the soul <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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through the curtains, giving the room an optimistic glow. I thought of the
first time I laid eyes on this city .Life couldn’t have been any better ….I
had just moved in to the UK, to glamorous London. In 4 weeks, I’d met more
friends that than all people I got to call friends in the two years that followed
my initially fab -turn-out- not- quite-so UK adventure.</span></div>
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interpreting heavenly signs .</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘At work ..Hmm…at this hour? Do you work in a nightclub
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘No, dumb I’m in Miami not Malaysia remember?!
..Its morning time here. I really think you should check yourself out for
Alzheimer or something...I m finishing in 2 hours can I call you back then?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I don’t know why I called you in the first place<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...those 3 years have made you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...so… American-ised ‘ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I meant to say rude!</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Two hours <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>later..</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘What’s up?’</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I worked my ars# <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for this job I can’t just quit ‘</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I don’t want to fight ‘<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sighed </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘And I don’t know what you want ‘</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I crashed my car today….’ I tried to be causal about it </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Is all ok ?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Yeah I am alright’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘No I meant the car?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘hmmm..How thoughtful of you …I have abandoned
the car in the hospital car park ..its a bit funny I somehow managed to end up <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a hospital even on my day off …Thanks to a
complete stranger, she helped me take a bus to the rail station and I came
down to London …’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘London? what <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Exactly ..I was asking myself the same
question on the train ..Going to London was the plan before the crash . Between
the hospital , the police and the car services ,I have missed what I supposed to be
doing ,yet <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>still ended up here .. I
don’t think there are any brain cells left in me ..I just wanted to forget about
the whole car accident ’ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I think your car is having a drink in the park
trying to forget about you ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘What a prick!’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Hey at least you ‘ve done 2 good things here ;
calling me obviously is the first one ....and going to London is the second
good thing … try shopping ..every woman’s painkiller …’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘You’re annoying me now ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Listen seriously , I have tasted the
bitterness of racism as well …But you have to give your boss a break ..See if I
haven’t been to the middle east I would be feeling <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, probably even behaving , the same as those
people ; maybe even worse’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘But <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for
weeks in a row , I’ve been punished for what ISIS is doing ...I was not going
to blame a random British or American citizen for all the craziness happening <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Baghdad...My boss is living in their own
bubble ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘And you’re bursting it for them …there has to
be a bang’ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘ and I can’t get him out of my head’ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I thought we talked about that few weeks back
.It was your decision , your choice, you know where I stand .There were 3
options in that scenario and you chose option 4’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘hmm..I can’t afford to think about it anymore….
it’s just so draining. ‘ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Then stop thinking …pick up the phone and fix it.’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘It’s beyond fixable now. It’s awful and I feel
guilty for some very good reasons <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Oh yeah?! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a thing for you, men and women are fundamentally
different .I can’t be bothered to even remember girls' names … and we,men, all the
same ..if you can't fix it then move on .. no guilt attached’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘ ‘We’! I like how you talk with such authority about
everybody else… I think you’re a je#k that's probably why …anyways , I took a
leave from work to write my thesis and I haven’t written a single word...I m
way too distracted and this’ move on’ business isn’t working so well with me ‘</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Okay..chill D …forget about everything<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>..try to focus on whats urgent. I know its hard….. ’ And then
the flow of his words had just abruptly stopped , I know my friend has never
been good at being nice so it wasn’t a surprise to hear him struggle with words
then a long silence followed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to fill the void myself but I didn’t know
what to say and my body felt heavy as a stone .… </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I thought that at the end of the day what I wanted
was to let go of everything that’d happened <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, but I also wanted to keep it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. I was torn like a child who has to throw
away her favorite but worn-out rag doll.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>No words
coming from other people would help me , the voices had to come from within ,I
thought. Its just too darn noisy in my head <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>right now.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘You still there ? are you falling asleep ?’</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘I think I am ..I need to go now ..thank you
ever so much for your time’ </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Anytime ‘</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Oceans of love best friends ..you keep smiling </span></div>
</div>
Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-42608916837080467002014-09-23T08:19:00.000+01:002015-12-27T08:02:09.453+00:0024 season 10 !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
20:33 British time ; 23:30 Jordanian time : over the phone with the mother <br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘I really feel
for him’ I truly did </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘And what about
me ?!! ‘ She was getting even more furious </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">Oops!That
needed to be reiterated right away <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Listen
doc , you gave him a management role , he felt responsible and he probably didn’t want to worry you …Now everybody is blaming
my brother ...That’s being said. He could 've possibly handled it better than he did‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Possiblly?!! Your
father and I still needed to be kept in the loop ….’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘if he was to let the staff bribe that corrupted officer once, what would
guarantee that the officer won’t keep coming back for more?’ </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Nothing …but this
is Baghdad for you that’s how it works …your brother didn’t only<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keep us in the dark ,he informed Baghdad intelligence
agency and a freaking undercover operation took place in my pharmacy with guns
and what have you. All five pharmacists resigned same day...I got no staff to
run the pharmacy now!!’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Ok…any gun
shots in ‘‘this undercover operation ‘’?’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Triggers were
pulled but no shots and no one got hurt …..Are you laughing Seriously?’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Sorry mom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...it’s not funny<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I know </span>… at least no damage was done’ I thought
it was hilarious to be honest…Probably because I’ve lived many of Baghdad’s wars
and unrests…I was there when the civil war started …Still it was <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>abit hard for me to imagine that this bond
easque style events could happen in a hospital in the city centre ‘But… We can
definitely send this to <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">24</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>don’t you think? my sister did say
they’re running out of ideas for their next series ‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘It’s a crap
show ‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘I totally agree<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...hey at least we agreed on one thing here’ </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘And your uncle
was like why your businesses were being targeted by <st1:place w:st="on">ISIS</st1:place>
and now this, there must be a reason … his remarks are making me more nervous…’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Just ignore him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...Why are you still in his place anyway?’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Oh dear, that’s
a whole different story ...me and your brother decided to paint our apartment
‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘But …it’s newly painted!!
‘ I blurted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>… why this tendency of creating
extra work for herself …I thought but didn’t say it out loud though my tone
gave it away</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘It’s a fancy
paint… Anyways this Jordanian painter was being irrational. And …‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">She went on and
on about the contractors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...I lost the
trail of events right after the paint story….</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">See what message
my brother was getting after being reprimanded for wanting to put a dishonest
police officer behind bars ..He’s a young man who still thinks that things can
be fixed…granted, he almost got himself killed on few occasions because he couldn’t
put up with crap ....the truth is I don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong
anymore …One thing I was sure about though , a huge part of me is feeling sorry
for him as I know too well how the parents can be sometimes , however the
selfish part of me is certainly relieved ..I’ve been off the hook from their ’help’
for awhile …</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘… so I fired him’ she said finally and with
those words I woke up again </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Aha...good
call’ was all I managed to say</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘And your dad is
losing it …’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Grief , I don’t
blame him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>...you and my brother are chilling/painting the apartment and he is left on his own in Baghdad ,the mad house…’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘He installed
more CCTVs, now you can’t miss a fly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Home or work?’</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Everywhere’ </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that irritating ‘I can’t understand
the point behind them tbh ..so say we catch the bad guys on camera then what
..Without law enforcement, these bloody cameras are just making you paranoids ‘<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as I was saying this I quickly realized that
probably wasn’t a great idea …I didn’t think she’d called me to hear my opinion
anyway ,She just wanted to talk. I thought I had to buffer the crap I’d <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>just said<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>...’but I guess they can help ! Mom! Why don’t you forget about <st1:city w:st="on">Baghdad</st1:city> for a sec and enjoy <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Amman</st1:place></st1:city>, go out maybe ?’ </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Ok ..Maybe..I m
sorry how are you?</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘see that was
easy ! I’m ok ‘</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">…a pause </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘I feel better
now thank you’ I didnt think she was saying the truth</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">‘Glad you do’ </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">And then ...as
she always does, she just hang up …</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">The few minutes
I spent on the phone were emotionally loaded…I would have thought that in their
forties , my parents would be able to at least not let things get to their head… I was definitely
wrong about that ! maybe I needed to put what happened <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in perspective ..Lives at stake and a lot of
uncomfortable decisions to be made … It isn’t easy … </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">You know what I
can go on and on about it but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll call
it a day here </span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">Keep smiling
best friends </span></div>
</div>
Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0Western Europe53.630045543104082 -0.70312533.57682204310408 -42.011719 73.683269043104076 40.605469tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-44118712025643174772014-09-14T00:41:00.001+01:002014-09-14T00:41:45.544+01:00The bluest eyes <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Place</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: work<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Time:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> late <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Date:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> quite
recent <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I was sitting in the doctor's office, door shut; in front of
the computer screen doing some paper work for the next day.
I’ve been under quite a bit of scrutiny recently so I was trying out some strategies
to achieve more work – nothing is working so far as it’s proven to be a bloody
vicious circle!!-. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I finished the very last bit of work that day....hallelujah!!
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... fished <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my blazer out of a heap
of coats hanging behind the door causing all the coats to fall over on the
floor (note to self ; apply for a locker next week!) then kneeled down to grab
my bag and laptop from under the desk and ...I think I must have taken a bit
longer than expected as my mind decided to wander off beyond the confined
little dark space from under my desk when I started thinking ‘again’ about the
little black girl ... I can’t seem to get this little black girl off my head
recently ...She who wanted to have the bluest eyes a human could possibly have.
The thought to me was absolutely sickening...I couldn’t sympathise with her
even though I knew exactly how unloved and unlovely she was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Prize winner, Toni Morrison, was probably my first book of this category. I
read it a while ago but this intriguing read is haunting me nowadays; the
characters were so vivid that it was a heavy and disturbing piece of literature
as well. When I first read the book I couldn’t comprehend why anyone would want
to be a freak just to fit in what defined beauty in their surroundings .I mean I
don’t know about you but very blue eyes with a very dark skin thank you very
much .However, that was all what Precola was asking Jesus for .And all she got
at the end was an utter and complete self destruction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Precola’s wish has evolved ... I now know exactly how she felt because for that
past couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling exactly the same way. I felt bullied and
discriminated against for things I have no control over... <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was so bad that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted those blue eyes so desperately as
well. I didn’t get to read the memo that trashed me but it was read to me as I
was sitting in the office of a very important chap who does an apparently very
important job covering <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a big chunk of
England ..The only thing I could think of at the time were those blue eyes..I wouldn’t
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to hang the pile of coats back ‘Yeah I am .. it’s been a busy day ... ‘ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shhhhh..deep breath<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘in a
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wasn’t too keen on talking bereavement stuff either <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>... I wanted to disappear right away but how... I wasn’t going
to talk to this lady about the panic I felt when Mrs P passed away earlier that
day ,I so wanted her to stay alive but that had nothing to do with anybody..It
had nothing to do with what I was pondering about under the desk anyway ‘I ..think
it was...oh god those bags are heavy ..Ok <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>see you tomorrow then <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-10052274903571657532014-08-18T05:34:00.000+01:002014-08-18T05:34:52.943+01:00The bro code <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Some eight years ago, just across our facade- Baghdad/Iraq </i><br />
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' If you ever come back here , I'll beat the $#%5 out of you ..you understand ' He shouted at the fourteen year old boy at the time ; <i>Shoshta </i>-that's how my brother likes to call him.<br />
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Of course , despite the fact that my father had literally chased <i>Shosta</i> with a brick that day and threw him out of the house (I can not recall another occasion when my old man was literally out of his mind apart from this one... because...drums please <i>Shoshta</i> was a bad influence on my little brother !) .<br />
After few years however I think my dad had come to realise who had been the bad influence on whom ! Looking back at it , its fairly apparent who hid the hookah in my bro's closet and where all the naughty stuff found in my brother's room came from .Shoshta!? <br />
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Despite all the trouble with the parents , Shoshta and le brother continued to be very good friends ..After all , they went to primary school together and well ...that's about it! Different high school ,different unis and now different jobs but you know what they say it is a true bromance ..not too easy for me to understand to be honest giving the fact they have got nothing in common apart from .. craziness maybe!<br />
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<i>Yesterday ; with everyone in the car on the way to the restaurant to break the fast ... Amman/Jordan ; Over the phone with le brother</i><br />
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'Ramadan Kareem dear '<br />
'so you did it ..you flew over to the parents .. '<br />
'I did..now you tell me how are things in Baghdad ? how are you managing alone ? where are you breaking your fast ?'<br />
'He's doing it the way you have been doing it when you were alone in London' said my uncle..Oh for god's sake , why did he have to speak now ..I can't even talk to my brother in peace.. 'can you not focus on driving uncle'...zero privacy at this place I m telling you ..<br />
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Laughters ..ok at this point I can't even hear my brother ..<br />
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'Sorry..did you say Shoshta ?! did you guys order anything ?'<br />
'No he cooked for both of us ..four different dishes ..they were lovely .Well apart from the rice ..it tasted abit like Chinese rice ..he still blames it on the brand '<br />
'Who were you with ?'<br />
'Ahmad had to leave ,so we broke the fast just the two of us'<br />
Right ! how romantic ! plus I don't know who Ahmad was ....To be fair, I think I tend to do this as well.. throwing random names and being less cohesive when I tell a story.It didn't matter ..<br />
Have you just heard what I heard! Shoshta was cooking in our kitchen and he was shouting over to me to say hi to the parents ..<br />
The weird thing is, all my mom was concerned about was how he dared criticise her posh rice ...<br />
Time can truly change some things !<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-60036830074841589002014-08-16T16:18:00.002+01:002014-08-18T04:41:16.333+01:00When the heart starts failing <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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like to have a zealous relationship with a rewarding lover? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was just a raw teen full
with optimism when we met. He took me under his aged arms for six years. I have
to say our first six years were of late nights that were nothing but exciting. Granted
there were some anxieties at first but he became the centre of my world .He was
without doubt my first love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two more years passed by,
when things started to crumble around me .When I couldn’t do anything about it,
he was always there, satisfying me in different other ways. But truth to be
said, I no longer found comfort in him. Even my parents who were initially uber
excited , very proud about how well we were doing , they started to be a bit
skeptical sometimes even synical of the way things were heading.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He took a lot of my time,
drained a lot of my energy. No matter how hard I tried, it was always a fight before
letting me spend quality time with my family. He didn’t even bother to support me. Few words of his
wisdom would have been enough but instead he engulfed all of mine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I felt bitter, almost aggrieved
by it. I decided that I didn’t have to put up with things the way there were. It
was about time for a break. Who would know maybe for the best of everybody.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But like all true lovers,
I couldn’t do it for long . Despite my resentment and the fears of going back to
the hands-on life of medical wards and unsociable style of its shifts. I’m back.
I have made a conscious decision to re-sparkle my relationship with clinical
medicine. The truth is I never intended to leave . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the past couple of years I’ve been a postgraduate student .Which is theoretically less demanding .Hmmm that’s a lie actually
it is probably as demanding but far more flexible . I m trying to write up my thesis
now… with virtually no time left .I was never good at multitasking.Add to it this growing urge
to leave everything behind and just bury my head in the sands .I was literally at some serious cross roads and was happy to finally decide on keeping it only to lose it a couple of days ago… which wouldn't be that bad (that's a lie :p)but I couldn't even look at a mirror (see <a href="http://dauntlessbaghdad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/eid-resolutions.html" target="_blank">here</a> to know why) … </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn't hit my one month target by the way I had to stop this cute challenge for various reasons.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> I know I promised to tell you all about it and few other things but..but has it ever occurred to you ? You have a pen , your lucky pen , your favourite pen .. you open up your heart to it , share all your worries and your concerns together with all your goals and desires . And for some reason , you become less and less fond of it . At first you start leaving it at home together with your journal then you no longer wish to tell it as much as you used to and before you realise you forget all about its existence. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But ,as good things always do, the idea of writing started haunting me again ..reminded me of all the satisfaction I get after pouring it all out of my chest. So I went back to my pen ... abit nervous , heart pounding , head full with stories I wanted to share with it ... I opened the box , got the pen out and the very first thing that made sense to me was feeling it's pulse..I tend to do that with every soul I care about ..it's instinctive for me but cry-out-loud weird for everybody else ... Nothing would have prepared me for what I came to realise .. I couldn't feel a pulse , the ink has dried ...I haven't left it for too long I thought plus I had all the good reasons /excuses to tell my favourite old friend why I'd left for that long .In the past few weeks I have successfully cried for England ..been homeless for a good week and dead worried about what's happening to family in Baghdad, I have starved a rabbit in the process and got myself in all sorts of trouble . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But guess what ; the pen didn’t say anything back ..I don't think it's dead rather I'm sure it doesn't care ..I left it long enough for the ink to dry ..I can no longer use it and that all it mattered . The truth is after what had happened I don't feel like writing in this diary anymore.</span><br />
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smiling best friends !<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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'Letters from the front line' will be a series of entries to my random diary . Its basically about my very last holiday as a student in the UK - July-August - . Though it was relatively short but quite few interesting, exciting, distressing and crappy things happened. Not necessarily in that order. </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Almost hit by a london bus -again!-(seriously whats wrong with them buses :P) if it wasn't for a law enforcement officer accidentally passing by -How romantic ! -</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Impersonating Sherlock Holmes in one of the most mysterious Arabian -ISIS flavoured - nights in Baghdad </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Blood pressure shoots up (for real) on any mentioning of rabbits .You'll know why !</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My story with A rabbit </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">A very special night in Baghdad - in a good way :)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">All about my ambitious to-do-list in Iraq </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">A couple of new friends </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My visit to the doctors'</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">My latest chick read</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Summer shopping ...anyone?</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">A follow up on my <a href="http://dauntlessbaghdad.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/eid-resolutions.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>Eid resolutions</b></i></span></a> </li>
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If you know that Ramadan to me is what Christmas time is to most people here ,so you would probably understand why I have this annual ritual of creating a list of resolutions just as its about to end and with the beginning of Eid . It's practically like new year resolutions as I have never had actually given the new year thing any seriousness.</div>
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Ramadan - Hospital Restaurant ;lunch time ; with le colleague<br />
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'I'm really sorry . I can come across as rude sometimes .I guess what I meant is simply that you have left your home country years ago and you are ..well you are basically an Italian now that was where you studied medicine and practised before coming here ..'<br />
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'Don't worry I'm only joking ...you're right .I am an Italian .. I'm just saying what had been told to you is not exactly true .'<br />
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'Not that. Christians are the same everywhere...I went to a Catholic high school there and ..'<br />
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Oh dear not another Carl story ! 'Oh really , so were all my aunts not there obviously ..back in Baghdad' I didn't want to argue further .I thought I've already done enough in terms of limiting my chances of getting a good reference from him .So I decided to shut up .<br />
On a separate note, It was very entertaining watching Carl talk about his teen years. His eyes lit up when he started telling stories about his school .He reminded me abit of my father . Anyways ,few minutes later , I just couldn't curb what was going in my head anymore. But to be honest looking back at that afternoon I probably shouldn't have
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canteen . But I did !<br />
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'So you're telling me that no Christian; absolutely no one, is still doing this back home now or in the past? ' <br />
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He stared at me ..looked slightly unsure of what to say next ,maybe a bit confused , possibly surprised I couldn't really decrypt his face ...and just when he was about to say something , I saw (something) from a distance..<br />
Oh what the h#^$?!..I really wanted to hear what Carl had to say 'this time!' .<br />
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'Hello hello hello .. ' here he came , the bundle of joy ; Sham , with his fish&chips+CURRY lunch tray ( yes people you read it right !) I have nothing against him but he tends to appear when he's least wanted.<br />
He put his tray down , grabbed a chair from the table next to ours and sat down.<br />
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'Heys, lunch time! ...you know coming down the restaurant when one's fasting isn't the most brilliant idea' better be nice I thought plus it's Ramadan spirit !<br />
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'Oh you're fasting .Why are you down here then?' That's Sham for you ! I didn't say that of course 'Well Carl was telling me all about FIFA ,Germany , Argentina and why his team's left the world cup so early ' I said<br />
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'Cameroon ; alright listen I know you're not fasting but me and my friends are breaking the fast in <i>Clay Oven</i> tomorrow night would you like to come ?'<br />
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'Great ' shoot..I said it out loud !<br />
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'see you then '<br />
'D remember it's like the world cup'<br />
Because we'd chatted quite a bit .I had no idea what Carl was referring to by that but yea what the heck ' Sure '<br />
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What happened next ?! well, I was too sick to go out that night and I still don't know what Carl wanted to say on that day. I totally believe that Sham has jinxed it all . Hope he won't be reading this !<br />
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Happy Eid to all who's celebrating it ! May this earth be guided to be more humane , peaceful and loving . And until next time, you keep smiling best friends :)<br />
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So I sat PACES (the rather nerve racking practical examination of the examination for Membership of the Royal College of Physicians) earlier this month(2014).With it out of the way , I have finished all the MRCP parts in 10 months and no I'm not that smart but I know quite few doctors who worked much harder than me in their preparation but didn't necessarily clear their MRCP as quickly as they planned.I think the main key is to be PACES-focused(rather than I want to know it all -focused! ) in your revision. For this I made a few notes on my experiences with this nasty exam, I thought I would put them up here in case they were of use to anyone.</div>
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A word of caution: these steps solely reflect my experiences and might not necessarily apply to you , it's maybe an idea to read through them and take what you think is useful and leave the rest .. you can always comment below to add what you think might benefit others ..so shall we start ...</div>
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<b>Step 1 - Start NOW</b> </div>
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Just because you haven't cleared the other parts ,it doesn't mean you can't start preparing for PACES now . Get a paces book ; <i>Cases for paces </i>and<i> Oxford pocketbook for paces</i> would be perfect for the wards . You know that patient with PSM on CCU that you heard about from the CCU cover ; finish up your break five minutes earlier and go and examine them and present them to a colleague if possible (even if you're planning to take the exam next year) .I tried to learn/refresh (a) paces skill everyday . </div>
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Get the PACES mark-sheets for different stations (from the MRCP UK website) and familiarise yourself with them early on .Now is not the time for Harrison's and Davidson's.You want a clear and focused study plan for the exam .Identify the points that still need improving in you and tackle them accordingly . You might think that you're slick enough in your examination skills but you kinda need a bit more in your clinical Judgment or the differential diagnosis and so forth.</div>
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As for me being an international medical graduate , I was told early on that my main focus should be working on my communication skills and history taking as stations and managing patients concerns and welfare as well as my presentation skills .I started working on those when I was still preparing for my part one.The key is to know that people do fail even in history taking be prepared for all the stations .</div>
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<b>Step 3 - Don't prepare for PACES alone !</b></div>
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For PACES you need feedback , apart from the differential diagnoses and theoretical knowledge which you have already covered in part 1 and 2 . You do need some form of feedback to make sure your examination and presentation skills are as good as good can be .If you can't find anyone , present in front of a camera then replay it and watch yourself .. try to identify ways to make your presentations better.</div>
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I didn't prepare with anyone who was planning to sit the exam as I was doing a full time academic placement at the time which meant that non of my colleagues were preparing for it . </div>
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But lots of colleagues have actually helped me prepare in so many ways .Examinations ,history taking scenarios , ethical scenarios and the hours I spent whining about it to them (literally hours) . I have been helped a lot by quite few colleagues at Ealing hospital especially in the last few days before the exam when my nerves started to get the best out of me.I would rather not mention names as surely I won't be able to cover them all here! I don't want to forget my sister here - a final year medical student , the poor thing was my slave .She did countless history and communication scenarios with me (whilst fasting) bless her . </div>
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<b>Step 4 - Take a PACES prep course </b></div>
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Now some people might think its a waste of money as attending your local teaching, group preparations and good PACES books should suffice but I did go to courses and I think they help .</div>
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Well , maybe I'm wrong .In fact according to study published rather recently , there isn't any significant difference between people who attend commercial courses and those who don't in terms of pass rate but here you go . I went to <i>PASSPACES </i>I think it helped me a lot . I also went to <i>EALING PACES</i> -you get a discount if you're staff- and both are well established , both are good .It's worth mentioning that I was broke afterwards (for a while) ! just plan your budget alright !Don't say I didn't warn you </div>
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<b>Step 5 - Invest in PACES BOOKS</b></div>
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Pastest website ; not exactly a book but it has quite useful tips and videos </div>
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Clinical medicine for MRCP PACES vol 1 for the clinical stations </div>
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<b>Step 6 - Meditate !</b></div>
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You come that far through the blog ;congratulations ! Seriously ..try to relax or at least look relaxed in front of the examiners,stethoscope off your neck ,hands behind your back when presenting ! Its easier said than done though . </div>
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I was absolutely horrendous when I started preparing for it and I m still not the best person to give advice about it .But I was advised to Google mindfulness and practice it , I prayed as well and listened to some final pep talk from friends which did help me a lot . surround your self with some positive energy (don't ask me how !). </div>
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This is an all too familiar conversation that I had with anyone who tried having my photographs taken!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Its been like this for as long as I can remember ..In fact if it wasn't compulsory at the time , I wouldn't even have any school photos...</span></span></span></div>
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-6312479849673652862014-07-23T18:19:00.000+01:002014-07-23T20:09:59.419+01:00Time for a break <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anyone who knows me knows I enjoy reading ...Recently I've got a kindle 4 which to me meant simply I can carry as many books as I want where I want ..Just the thought of that made feel overwhelmingly joyful ....OK that's a bit crossing the line here but its how I am like!</div>
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' Stop crying please ,stop it will you ?'<br />
I was sobbing like mad-and still am !-<br />
'You don't know what's best for you..this might be the best thing that ever happened to you . When things doesn't happen the way you want them to happen ..... '<br />
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She went on and on about some demonstration in a car park she and my dad had witnessed the other day in Amman , she talked about how difficult it was to dodge the demonstrators and how they thought probably it wasn't a good idea after all to settle in Jordan ( a bit too late given the fact that they've bought a place there already!) .<br />
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'Are you better ?' she asked ... Well I had stopped crying at that point mainly to try and understand why Palestinian refugees would want to create troubles in Jordan, a country that welcomed them in and made them part of it. This is the only freaking stable country in the region for heaven's sake , leave it alone !<br />
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So It's my day off today .I've decided to spend it revising using pastest website. To avoid distractions I left my mobile back home and headed to the library to study and here I am in the library unable to<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-26760384998747363422014-06-30T12:00:00.002+01:002014-06-30T12:00:37.704+01:00sisters on the run ! (not really)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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'So I took the metro and went alone to Dubai Mall..going with le parents to their business thingy didn't sound like a very attractive option' said sister no.1(I have more than one!) over the phone<br />
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So let's pause for a second and think about it ; a TV program promoting British Muslims healthy way of living to be Co hosted by (a Muslim looking)(female) doctor.....Hmmm ...Sounds like an interesting idea but do Muslims in this country have health issues that are so different from those in general public necessitating a separate program ?....Probably not to be honest ...maybe labelling it this way would attract the most conservative in the community; whom their families might have been denied access to more liberal programs ...<br />
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Ok back to the phone with this guy doctor ...<br />
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'Hello ..you still there ?..Can you please send me your CV asap?'<br />
Silence (this time I wasn't thinking !)<br />
'Hello .....you know you're going to be provided with a certificate that would count towards your specialty training application .Ms.K has told me about that'<br />
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'Okay'<br />
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'Fantastic Salam alakum '<br />
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You know what else is fantastic .. how he hung up after saying Salam Alakum which is so like saying 'Hello' then hanging up back home .. In English it's used as 'bye' as well which isn't wrong but it's not something I would normally say.<br />
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It would be interesting to know how many other bits and bobs of spoken English l still have to familiarise myself with ..and what about the funny accent I have and the countless grammar glitches I made on a daily basis ...<br />
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That's on top of my current funny mood , my visa and many other things that keep me busy nowadays.I don't think I need to embarrass myself on a national British TV at this moment in time ...Thank you very much.<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-81445607734952729582014-06-26T10:29:00.002+01:002014-06-26T19:44:24.337+01:00Late for my own funeral !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It sells fragrant soaps and bubble baths ..need I say more ! I had to stop... </div>
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(probably that's why I wasn't actually late :p) and they didn't have water bowl to try the soaps out and stuff but it was still fun...<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-79054979845761619182014-06-24T06:09:00.000+01:002014-06-24T06:09:06.758+01:00Found Things <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Out of curiosity sometimes , necessity most the time here are some of the things I found / found out about last week :<br />
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1- My visa card .. lost and found last week<br />
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2- It took me 2 years before I realised that my mid day Costa tea has got espresso, black pepper , orange peels , cloves , cream and cardamon .. I have never liked it and now I know why !<br />
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3- I resigned myself to the fact that the rest of this year is not going to be easy to say the least and no its not England in the world cup I'm talking about ..<br />
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4- There's nothing wrong with my memory .. There are actually 2 other people living in my flat (not one who likes to change hair colour) ... That's a relief as I was truly confused !<br />
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5- London is not an awful place to live in after all<br />
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6 - I like coconut<br />
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7- Seeing a Panda has officially made it to my wish list...<br />
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8- Starbucks is overrated .. I never thought I'd say that ! Probably all caffeine I m getting is causing me abit of trouble...<br />
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9- If you are a student in the UK , you can easily get away with something like 'I feel home sick ' to get a sick leave ! Try also "emotionally unstable"/"mentally tired" /"heartaches "and "worry about some issues" (no need to specify)... They all work I think !<br />
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10- If Passenger can succeed , so can I..seriously if you were to make it in entertainment business you have to have the voice and the looks or one of them at least ! ..no offence to fans . I like this one though :p<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-50383666248553454242014-06-23T05:40:00.001+01:002014-10-13T07:38:25.818+01:00Accident and Emergency Resus <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
'So this is where all the nasty things happen ' Announced a patient with a shoulder dislocation as she was wheeled down Resus for reduction under anaesthesia ..<br />
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'Don't you worry lovely, nothing nasty will happen to you ' said the health care assistant as she was handing the patient over to the resus staff ..</div>
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It was around 5 PM ; I have been in resus with a patient with a bad chest for abit more than an hour now ..at that point I was left only with the tedious documentation stuff and in all honesty I couldn't wait for my shift to be over ... Partly 'cos up until the surgeons brought in their patient ; the resus was completely empty ...it was only me and my patient with the staff (2 nurses and one a health care assistant ). I think I prefer to work around others !.<br />
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I was having a discussion with the patient's family when one of them nurses asked me to come over to the nurses' station.<br />
'Okay ... what is that ? ' I was mentally saying to myself "be nice,be nice to them ...I need those bloods taken for my patient"<br />
'I don't know '<br />
'How do you wear it ?'<br />
'I think it's one piece '<br />
'OMG it's £75 '<br />
'I know.. the bra is separate '<br />
'Click on it '<br />
'How much?'<br />
' another £75 '<br />
'It's so....brief '<br />
'It's quite sexy though'<br />
'You know this is probably the most expensive underwear brand in the UK'<br />
'It's a promotion doc ..and I think it's worth it '<br />
'So how much was it before the promotion ? '<br />
'I'm not too sure but you get a discount for a double room in the hotel I told you bout '<br />
'Is that the one ...oh so its included '<br />
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God I couldn't help but thinking ; are those women serious ! Why checking Agent Provocateur promotion in Resus! .. its past 5 PM I still have to hand over few things to the Registrar.But I need those tests first..<br />
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'So is a man included in the promotion ?'<br />
'You want men to wear this '<br />
'Why not ?'<br />
Ok now it's officially weird<br />
'I meant AP is going to take care of what you wear , and where , maybe you getta a guy with this promotion '<br />
They laughed OUT LOUD ..really loud .. I was slightly annoyed ..its resus after all .. I was officially fed up <br />
'Ladies ..' I was quite assertive and they understood .. 'theophylline level for my patient please '<br />
'On it doc '<br />
wait ....this is magic! I can't remember the last time a nurse has done what I said before arguing with me and everything else.. I guess making them laugh wasn't a bad idea after all....<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-58234648724911989652014-06-20T03:17:00.002+01:002014-06-20T06:27:33.816+01:00Racing heart <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ok I am genuinely not stressed , no caffeine since morning ,fever went away but my heart is still racing PHEW! and I am dizzy now #@$% , time to go to bed... actually I think I might need to see a doctor soon :P!</td></tr>
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-62903314273126480232014-06-20T03:07:00.004+01:002014-06-20T03:49:29.449+01:00Google drive camera update <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make happiness a habit they say ...we were a proper joke to other tourists 'parents in harem hats' a difficult time with a brief holiday spirit before going back to reality..Turkey 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first steps ; baby Ali ;Nephew..Sheffield 2014 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Have you ever biked with this before? ' hmmm why didnt he just shut up and fix it! London to Brighton bike ride 2014 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'why am I here again ?' I almost gave up on this evil hill (6 miles away from Brighton) but luckily or not ! I didn't :) London to Brighton bike ride 2014</td></tr>
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-59841062802439639042014-06-20T02:22:00.006+01:002014-06-23T15:52:55.593+01:00Empty your mind (and pockets) with Rush hair !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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'Can I get a lady to do it for me ?'<br />
'Sure , would you like a private space?'<br />
'yes please , thanks '<br />
'I am afraid , our female stylists are fully booked this afternoon,would you like to book an appointment on another date ?'<br />
'if I book tomorrow will I still get the discount ?'<br />
'its only on Wednesdays I am afraid'<br />
'next Wednesday then ?'<br />
'All booked in for you '<br />
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What a perfect mood lifting experience it would be I thought ...And I was right :) I think Rush is a exquisitely elegant hair salon with a very inviting staff. I had a quick chat with one of the girls and I felt everything was tailored to me.To be honest ,a trip to the hair salon has always been my ultimate way to relax and I
usually think its one of them things that was always been there for me.You know what hairdressers say' a great hair day is a great you day' :)..<br />
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That being said I was never charged for a lady stylist and having some privacy before .. I got the card with the details of payment and it was all there ... laughable to say the least... I left ..went to another Rush hair salon on my way back home ..got my hair done the same day with no extra charge for the privacy ! shouldn't it be the same everywhere ?! its the same company I mean.. Anyways I am happy !<br />
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I still need to cancel my appointment with the first Rush ...<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-83924028002166062332014-06-20T01:43:00.001+01:002014-06-20T03:53:23.600+01:00Tips to increase blog traffic <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I remember reading about 'how to blog' when I first started 'A random Iraqi diary' and what stuck in my mind till now was to blog at a regular, predicted intervals is one of the key things to increase the popularity of your page ... interesting yeah ?! its amazing how we often choose to ignore what we know too well !<br />
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To be honest , I don't think it matters very much . After all, this is not a commercial blog so if you are the only one reading my entries ..it makes them all the more special , don't you think ;) ?!<br />
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I feel exceptionally proliferative tonight ...that's my third blog in one day :P<br />
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oceans of love to you loyal reader<br />
sincerely x<br />
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Dr Danya Alihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789276285525158790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748358184346857442.post-2206251405187385622014-06-20T01:30:00.000+01:002014-06-20T03:55:47.526+01:00I had the blues but I shook them loose !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A doctor can not treat him/herself in Britain..it seems pretty natural to everyone , everyone except me ! ..So basically, you can not prescribe to your friends and family...and you certainly can not prescribe to yourself ..not very handy <i>innit </i>?<br />
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I am not too keen on going to the doctors' especially when I know what's going on with me ..it just doesn't seem fair..I know its not very logical but between home remedies and medication from overseas, ever since I've come to the UK I seem to get away with that ..not this time though :P<br />
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I am having a chest infection and because I didn't want to go to my GP 'n can't prescribe antibiotics to myself , I didn't take anything for it .Now , its not only getting worse , but my heart is fluttering - not uncommon with chest infections - and I am telling you this racing heart business is not very pleasant ..<br />
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The trouble is I'm too sick to do anything useful but still don't want to go to the GP... I wont work this weekend and it doesn't seem that I can study either...<br />
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On a separate note , I thought I share this video with you .I have actually shared it before...its a motivational video for athletes , not that I am one :P but I've listened to it quite few times before my charity bike ride (will blog about that at some point inshalla) its truly uplifting ..enjoy!<br />
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