The chef in me
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You won’t like it – You’ll Love it! 
All you need>>>
Patience——————– Two heaped cups
Love———————— One heartful
Generosity—————– Two handfuls
Understanding ———– One headful
Humor——————— a dash
Kindness——————- Two Pinches
Faith———————– Plenty / according to taste
Supplications———— the more the merrier
How it’s made>>>
- Mix together patience, love, generosity, understanding and beat it with humor until desired result is achieved.
- Sprinkle with kindness, add plenty of faith and mix well.
- Add supplications as much as you like.
- Spread over a period of a lifetime and serve to everyone you meet.
Courtesy >>> The Chef In Me
I’m writing this from kalabagh. Suite number 117 g, green spot. The top of the top location. Best of the best place.
I liki in here. Came here on Friday, now planning to go home (Lahore) tomorrow, insha Allah. It’s kinda too cold today but, no problemo, the heater is working 24/7, the geazer never stops pouring hot water out of the taps. This place is cozy, comfy and a something one would wish to go especially to get some break from the scorching summer heat in Lahore.
Mohammad is sleeping on the couch, sohail bhai and unaiza are tucked in, nice and comfyly on the other couch. While I, the royal highness is sitting in a chair with my feet rested on the glass table infront. As relaxed as one could wish for. And guess what we’re watching? Hehehehe
We’re watching madagascre. BBQ is on it’s way, hopefully coz I’m starving.
Having a good old time I am 
Plan A is going great. Plan B has yielded profitable results, and still going strong. Plan C is failing miserably, hmmm the deadline is approaching fast and I haven’t even started working on it. Plan D is also in a bad shape, not as bad as plan C but still not good enough!
Now you must be wondering what are these plans huh? ehehehe well
- Plan A>>> Potty train my two year old.
- Plan B>>> Lose a couple of Kgs and win a bet for losing more than my friend. And 21st of May was the deadline. So I won myself a brand-spanking-new three piece dress I won baby! on yeah!
- Plan C: Get a routine to get up for the morning prayer (Fajr).
- Plan D: Start studying for my Cost Accounting exam, which i happen to write on the 20th of June, 2009, God be willing!
Wish me luck people, wish me luck!
Challenges surely do bring out the BEST in me. Never fails me, Alhumdolillah. Got a worthy challenge? well bring it on
Sometimes, I get really surprised for my passion for cooking. Because, cooking “myself” never crossed my mind, say 4-5 years back. Well of course how could it. A tom boy like myself had all to do with gaming, sports, cycling and skating. Cooking? Not a chance.
It’s only 2-3 years back that I discovered the chef in me And then it just took over everything hehehe nah! just kidding, I still love cycling, wish my roller blades hadn’t broken, only if girls were not as sissy as they happen to be and didn’t suck at cricket as much they do, i would still love to bat/bowl. Kite flying wasn’t banned and gaming places were not oh-so-heavily crowded with men, I would love to do that too, do it all again. You know what, When i wrote my final FSC exam, my khala promised me to take where ever i wanted. Guess where I wanted to go, and eventually did go? Guess, you can never hahahahaha I went to “SinBad” in Fortress Stadium lol just to ride that red heavy bike hahahaha God I’ve always been a sucker for heavy bikes since i remember.
When Al-fatah was just a one room store and i was only 8-9 years old, early days, I went with my mom there. Saw a heavy bike there and fell for it instantaneously. Now i wanted to have it, and mom was not interested at all. So, while I was sitting on it, not letting it go, Al-fatah’s official photographer took a picture. And that picture got printed on their first calendar lol
Slap* Come back, oh oopsy! Okay where i was, oh yeah! Yesterday i made 5 time for my mom’s friends tea-party at her place. I made:
- Chicken and cheese sticks.
- Chicken and corn bake.
- Coffee delight.
- Cheese balls.
- Fresh cream pineapple cake.
Started off at 11 am and when everything was done, it was 4:30 pm stood in the kitchen all the freaking time hehe Oh well had to reach at mom’s place at 5 pm. All the food items were all set in the car, carefully wrapped in cling wrap, Mashaal was sitting in the passengers seat with her seat belt on, looking gorgeous as ever Masha Allah!
I told my servant, Jaleel (who is 12-13 years old) to simply hold the cake while I reverse the car. I specifically TOLD him to just sit tight and hold the cake close to him and don’t do anything else. And when I put my car’s automatic gear into R ( that’s for Reverse, if you don’t know :p ) i heard a sound i didn’t like and then i heard Jaleel say something.
Panicking a wee bit as i was now, i angrily said, WHAT? What he spoke in nervous tone of voice, made me break a flower pot, my thumb’s nail, bang some doors and shout at the top of my lungs .
He said, he dropped the cake because, he didn’t listen to me and was moving the platters on the side. Oohh i was furious! Under control but furious.
Gradually, I recited some Darood, some Aaozo-billah and God knows what for keeping my cool and not get frustrated. It helped, evil grin* But, now I’m smiling as I write about it, finally! It’ll be one of the humorous moments in my life.
I was searching for this video, which is posted below. When i stumbled upon another video. The video shoeing a death scene of a Saudi football player “during” the match. Man! it’s not only frighting but also thought provoking. It’s the truth, the truth that we never want to believe. The truth which is not given it’s due respect. The truth about ‘death” and that every soul on this planet will die, one day or the other. God I’m too scared to post the video here. It totally freaked me out. It’s on youtube, go check it out yourself.
This one right here is a commendable effort byAhmed Bukhatir. A thought provoking nasheed, whose words should always and always be mind in mind. It reminds us of Who we are and what lies ahead of us. Think about it and then decide. Because you’re actions will either direct you to Heaven or let you burn in Hell, God forbid!
Always remember – You reap what you sow!
So, have you given much time to the “death” concept? Are you satisfied with your performance? Preparing yourself for the afterlife. Are you one of the “Believers” or simply killing time, till it’s too late.
Who knows?
Tomorrow could be your Day,
At last, it comes to Heaven or Hell
Decide which now, Do NOT delay!
Come on my brothers let us pray
Decide which now, Do NOT delay!
Oh Allah, please guide us to the right path. To the path of the believers and let us be one of the “Momineen’s and the one’s on the “Sirat-ul-Mustakeem”.
Have mercy, have mercy on our soul!
Ameen!
Well, sorry it ain’t that easy to find. Instead, have these Rainbow Cupcakes. They are fun, easy and quickly made. And you don’t have to wait for the rain as well hehehehe :p
Courtesy: The Chef In Me
When you sleep at 2 am in the morning and except to wake up for the morning prayer.You’re wrong! Doesn’t it ring a bell to you or something like it huh? Well wake up! slap slap* what in earth were you thinking?
Having said that , I would like to welcome you to our clan, our clan of lazy people. People who don’t know where they are headed, who are ignorant of their actions, living in a fool’s paradise.
I don’t know about you, but when i get up at 11 in the morning, some part of me is guilty about getting up this late. I don’t wanna wake up with this feeling. I don’t want to be the ones who NEVER get hold of their routine. Oh no! Oh no! God be willing. People say that having a routine is a tough job to begin with. Well, I would like to disagree but then talking is cheap and I know that none of you will buy it. So, I need to go ahead and prove it to everyone and myself too that it ain’t THAT bigga deal. All you need is a dash of passion, wee bit of determination and lots and lots of supplications
Well, now that you know my secret recipe to getting hold of your routine, tell everyone about it and let them cook some change in their lives hehehe
Will get working on this new thing from tomorrow, God be willing! so all of you can say, “The day has been saved and thanks to the power puff girls leemz”
Wish me luck!
Meeaaoo.
And here it is, the painting on my wall hehehehehe
I started off on April 15th, 2009. Needed more orange paint for a slight change in plan, went to the paint shop around quarter past nine and the shop was unfortunately closed. The rest of the day just got wasted. Oh well!
Got up early next morning, excited about the design, rushed to the paint shop, got all the necessary stuff. Started working on the pattern at 11:15 am and the last brush stroke was recorded at 7:10 pm. Wooah! That’s a lot of time huh?
But the best thing is that i loved every sec. of it. Most of you may not like the color, or the design but i simply “enjoyed” painting every inch of it, rather cm khekhekekhe
I might just paint this wire covering thingy, orange as well. As the rest of the room still needs some denting and painting, ya’know.
Thadaaa!
The orange color that i used here is from, if I’m not wrong “color creations”. If you don’t find your desired color in a regular paint shop, you can go to this color creation section in “Arif paint shop” in Main-Market,Lahore and get your own color get made to order in just 5 minutes.
First you chose the color. They place an empty paint box into a machine. And the machine then throws some colored paint into the box. The person there takes it out of the machine, closes the lid tightly. And puts it into another machine. This second machine shakes it well and Viola!
You get your desired color in a matter of minutes
Yes, let’s start! Okay so what do you see in the image below. Well you don’t have to be a genius to know, ya’know 
It’s clear that you see three syringes lying side by side, filled with three different fluids, huh? right?
Wrong! hehe
These ain’t ANY regular syringes in front of you. These are pencils hehehehe yes, see for yourself. When you press from the back, the thin stick of pigment (usually graphite, but can also be colored pigment or charcoal) is pushed forward and Viola, you can write as much as you want.
Lemme write something for you It’s amazing how creative you can get with it.
How ingenious huh? Talk about creative thinking hey, I think it’s amazing, creative and captivating. God i love it! I gave it to my sister whose just about to finish her MBBS’s house job. Everyone i meet just love these pencils and they can never tell the difference.
If you want to buy them, well they are available at The Toy Shop. Each pack contains four syringe like pencils, with different fluids. And about the shop well, if you have kids, you must have been there a gazillion times. But, if you haven’t well it’s opposite Pizza Hut on M.M.Alam Road, Lahore.
I’m gonna get another pack for myself. You go get one for yourself too and put pen to paper.
Well a couple of minutes ago, i was feeling like a “mean green fighting machine”, not in a mood to do anything. With a heavy heart and low spirited i went from one room to another, read a novel (Stepsister), started a new one, but seemed like nothing could get me in the mood.
When suddenly, i realized, wait girl! why in earth all you letting yourself suffer and all and i said to myself, “Oooh yeah! you’re right! what in earth am i doing?” and you won’t believe it but in second, i could see myself smiling again, looking at the positive angels rather negative ones.
This is the power, the power that you can control. The power not many know it exists. The power to rule your moods, your actions, to rule each and every move. Everyone experiences ups and downs, depending on what is happening in their lives. No one feels great all the time, and it is normal to feel low sometimes, as long as it doesn’t stay that way for too long.
Realization is the first step. Then be open to yourself. Talking openly about how you really feel can be like opening a door. Talking puts you back in control and reveals the choices you have. Whilst it may not be possible to solve all the problems you are facing, you can find things to help you look after yourself day to day.
So next time when you’re in a bad mood for more than you want.
Don’t give in. Don’t let it get you!
Take charge of yourself!
An attack launched at the Manawan Police Training Center near Lahore by unknown terrorists has left 25 injured and 20 policemen have lost their lives. Some bulletproof vehicle, have been sent to the training institute to recover the dead bodies.
The Heavily armed terrorists, some wearing police uniforms are still inside the building. And the gun battle is still going on. Police and the Army Rangers have circled the building. Tear gas shells are being thrown inside the building.
Yes another attack on our Nation has left us dumbfounded, again! A sad sight! No need to feel crippled by the fear, we need to stand boldly and face the situation. We salute our Police, Army Rangers and all Armed forces, May God be with them.
Why all of this is happening, who are the dark forces behind it, what are the root causes is a different debate altogether. Now for the current situation that we’re into, people like me are just sitting at home, watching the news. So, the least we CAN do is make dua and never doubt it’s powers— seek help/protection from the Almighty Allah. The One with all the powers. He who is exalted in power, Wise.
Recite Aayat Kareema as much as possible.
Make 2 nafil Namaz-e-hajat.
Keep praying to Allah!
So, Pakistani’s can we do this?
Yes we can! Yes we can!
Do your bit!
Update:
26 have passed away, 90 injuired, and 4 Terrorists have been captured.
According to news correspondents who are inside premises of the Academy, commandos of elite force and army have captured the terrorists alive. After clearing the compound and arresting the terrorists, the commandos fired in jubilation and screams of “Allah Akber” and “Pakistan Zindabad” could be heard all over.
The gun-battle which begun at 7:30 in the morning came to an end at 3:30 pm. Our brave, praise worthy Police officers and other Law enforcement agencies have taken charge of the premises of the training center. 4 terrorists have been killed, some have been arrested and the rest committed suicide.
We have won the battle.
Jazak Allah khair, sun ker kushi hoee
Subhan Allah!
