BEING A VEGETARIAN !!!

Well the debate about being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian has been goin on for ages now. Vegetarians can’t stand the idea of killing another life and consuming it. Non-vegetarian’s on the other hand believe that veggies may not be killing animals but they kill plants….Well well….that debate could go on forever. But personally for me it’s been kinda different. Being a Muslim I’ve been a non- vegetarian since the very beginning. But for the last 4 years I’ve changed to being a veggie. I thought it would be difficult. But not at all. I love it. I have been doing great but it seems except for me everyone else has a problem.

Everywhere I go people find it extremely difficult to believe that I m a vegetarian. My dad’s of the opinion that I should have been born in a Brahmin family. Well…that’s not it. Attending family get-togethers is the most difficult task these days with relatives thinking I m some alien. Mostly people assume I m doing this to lose weight which is highly intolerable. I mean I am not anti-non vegetarian. I just choose to b a veggie coz that’s wat I believe in. Why on earth is everyone so adamant at getting me back to being a non- vegetarian?

And yea we vegetarians supposedly eat “ghaas phus”. I mean what’s that all about. Vegetarian cuisine is awesome. The delicacies n varieties are unlimited. But we still happen to be the ghass phus people….Huh…

Like that’s not enough, my mom’s worries just seem to multiply everyday. Like all mom’s she’s into the daughter-marriage-mania. Well being a vegetarian n a muslim it’s actually not that easy to find a dulha. Lolz…I’ve lost all hope of trying to convince her that it’s not such a big deal after all. I guess I will just have to let her log on to shaadi.com and look for some veggie Muslim suitors. I m sure there would be a few somewhere on this Earth.

Basically my point is that I m a vegetarian….n its a choice I have made…. so ppl chillax … its my life …..lemme live it my way….will u plzzz?

INSOMNIAC^^^THE WAIT IS OVER

Name : Enrique Iglesias
Birth name : Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler
Born : May 8, 1975 (1975-05-08) (age 32)
Birth Place : Madrid, Spain

Enrique is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award winning Spanish-born, Miami-based singer and is of European and Asian ancestry. He has had 5 Billboard Chart #1s singles in English and holds the record for most ever Spanish language #1s on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks with Seventeen. He is also the best selling Latin act in the United Kingdom as well the Best Selling International Artist in India. Iglesias' album sales currently total over 40 million, making him one of the best-selling Spanish music artists in the world.

Enrique released his new album Insomniac on June 12, 2007. The first single is "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong) ". Airplay for the song is picking up as it has been recently added to Z100's playlist. It reached #2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart before making its 'Hot Shot' debut on the official singles chart at #33, and the song also made a 48-position leap jump from #49 to #1 on the Hot Latin Tracks. Some of the record's highlights include "Push", a hip-hop-flavored collaboration with rapper Lil’ Wayne, as well as "Ring My Bell", a moody track that Enrique wrote in Los Angeles together with two of his favorite songwriting partners, Swedish composer Kristian Lundin as well as Savan Kotecha. The album also contains a cover of Ringside's "Tired of Being Sorry". Enrique Iglesias fully launched his Insomniac promo tour in Los Angeles with a signing at the Virgin Megastore. On June 18th, 2007, Enrique confirmed on MIX 96's Mark Bergman show (CJFM), that "Somebody's Me" will be the next single released from the album. In other interviews, Iglesias has claimed that "Push" will be the next single from Insomniac.

TEENAGE

(Written on 15-2-03 at the age of 16)

Being a teenager is tough when things seem so rough.
So many restrictions to abide by, yet you want to fly high.
Problems begin to germinate and happiness seems to terminate.
Your parent’s interference bugs you and your behaviour seems so new.
All the time you get so irritated, perhaps you love to do what your parents hated.

But everything is not so bad, you know that when you are glad.
Sometimes you get adventurous and nothing then seems to be dangerous.
Your parents just want to protect you but this is understood by very few.
Sometimes they are right, sometimes they are wrong, but in times of despair you have to be strong.
To your friends there is nothing you can’t say for they feel the same way.

Being a teenager should be treasured because the value of this time cannot be measured.
Enjoy every second; create your own trend.
You’ll never know why your parents scolded you a ton until your child becomes one.
Then the story begins all over again as it is an endless chain.You should know you’ll never be free as the life of a teenager remains a mystery.

ALLAH’S THOUGHT AT ALL TIMES

When starting to do something::::::::::::::::::::: Say BIS-MILLAH
When intending to do something::::::::::::::::: Say INSHA-ALLAH
When something is being praised:::::::::::::::: Say SUBHAAN-ALLAH
When in pain and distress:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say YA- ALLAH
When expressing appreciation::::::::::::::::::::: Say MASHA- ALLAH
When thanking someone:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say JAZAK- ALLAH
When awakening from sleep:::::::::::::::::::::::: Say LA-ILAHA-ILLALLAH
When taking oath:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say WALLAH-BILLAH
When sneezing::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say ALHAMDO-LILLAH
When someone else sneezes:::::::::::::::::::::::: Say YAR-HAMOK-ALLAH
When repenting of a sin:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say ASTAGH-FERULAH
When giving to charity::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say FI-SABI-LILLAH
When having love for someone::::::::::::::::::: Say LIHUB-BULLAH
When getting married:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say AMAN-TO-BILLAH
When parting from someone:::::::::::::::::::::::: Say FI-AMAAN-ALLAH
When a problem appears:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say TAWAK-KALTO-AL-ALLAH
When unpleasantness occurs::::::::::::::::::::::: Say NA-UZO-BILLAH
When pleasantness appears::::::::::::::::::::::::: Say FATA-BARAK-ALLAH
When participating in prayer:::::::::::::::::::::::: Say AMEEN
When death message is received::::::::::::::: Say INNA-LILLAHI-WA-INNA-ILAIHI-RAJI-UN

REMEMBERING YOU…

(Written on 8-9-02 at the age of 16)

Remembering you at times tears fall down my eyes.
I wish you could come back, hold my hand and make me glad.
You were a friend, you were a guide, whatever you said was always right.

Walking down the memory lane makes me suffer and gives me pain.
Those times of laughter, those times of joy were always a moment to rejoice.
Now there is nothing to cherish, nothing to like, because nothing to me seems to be nice.

You came into my life like the waves in a sea and returned never to come back to me.
I wish you could come back, but you will never, for you have gone forever and ever.
But there is a feeling deep within me that someday you will come back to me.

HARD TO BELIEVE

(Written on 5-12-02 at the age of 16)

Its hard to believe that I made mistakes in spite of knowing I was wrong,
Its hard to believe that I pity myself for the wrongs I've done to my mom.
Its hard to believe that I’d been so stubborn and she had always cared,
Its hard to believe that the gap can never be bridged for I have failed and she has fared.
Its hard to believe that she never gave up and I took her for granted,
Its hard to believe that I always mistook her though she was the one I wanted.
Its hard to believe that she was sad but always pretended to be fine,
Its hard to believe that I’d been so selfish, I never knew where to draw a line.
Its hard to believe that she loved me so much and her place can never be taken by another,
Its hard to believe that after all that I did the one standing by me is my mother.