Henna - A tradition that worth trying

Henna , a part of our tradition in Pakistan.

Every wedding ceremony , Eid , Birthday parties mean everything is incomplete without henna. I adore this thing too much. We create designs & flowers on our hands , shoulders and feet.

My aunt is pro in it's designing. But there are something that you have to follow about it. Boys can't have it on their hands , plus young girls shouldn't have too much design on their little hands. But brides of course can have big designs.

I have tried three colours , black , brown and red. Red is the best. 

Do you ever tried this?

We'll always be together

You can't live without friends , it's true.

Born with a twin never let me feel of a need of a friend. We both were born together and we plan to marry together too ;)

Noori is never easy to handle. I can-be-called her older sister (10 minutes). But she never obeys me. Okay , I don't mind. We never say thanks or sorry to each other. If we fight , no one excuses , we just start talking .

She is my secret diary. One thing I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuv about her that she always safes me from Mum after every trouble that I cause.

We almost dress same. It's because our mum always made us wear same clothes when we were kids. We dress same , buy same & eat same. But now , some things are changed a bit. 

I talk a lot , she talks less.

I love rock , hip hop , party all night , noise & weird things. She loves peace & scented candles.

But we have same eating choices.

-Spices , Pepsi , Pizza , Mc Donald's, Potatoes and Pringles.

She is mum's girl.

I am dad's.

I know her wishes and she knows my dreams. We both love London. We both blog. Her celebrity crush is John Cena & I love Ryan Gosling. We love funny things & hate Bear Grylls.

"We'll always be together
Don't you worry, oh
I'll always be by your side
Don't you worry
Don't worry, no no no
The circle will never end
Just know that we'll meet again
And we'll always be together
Forever always, oh
I am here"

As I said , I know her wishes. So if I can complete her one wish, I am going to buy her an Ipod Touch 5.

After every word I said , I simply love her. She is a part of me.

A way that leads to school

It's sad that today's BEDM topic is not related to me.

(Walk to work)

I am unemployed. I never thought of doing a physical job.

So let me tell you about my journey to my school.

Waking up very early in the morning to get ready for school. It's not like your average preparation for school. We need to cover distance of more than 45 minutes to reach school. Our coaster is full with every kind of kids. Funny , weeping , sleeping and reading. 

In our way, we only see bushes , barren land & huge trucks. Sometimes some trucks thrum so loud that little sleepy kids wake up, crying. It's feels like a big sister when we all girls gather around them and tell them that it was a truck only.

We all have our groups , we sing songs if I left my USB at home. We tell stories and share experiences. Me, Noori and only few others are seniors and the rest of them are just kids.

It's very hard to control kids all the way long. All of them love to open windows wide and look around and wave their hands. It's dangerous for them. No one knows if a truck is coming from the back. But kids are kids , they never listen.

It's never peaceful , we all fight a lot. Sometimes on seats , songs & windows. But it's the best way to start our day :)

And in the last , when the way that leads to school comes . One by one , everyone tries to sleep. Because of all way chatting and doing homework , everyone reminds their self that they need some rest!

And that's an everyday story of our litttle (Maybe Big) journey to our schools.

Summer + Party - Do it!

Floor Length Party Dress

Summer dresses , cause it's finally summer. 

Turquoise colour , my favourite. It's so fresh that it cools eyes. I am sure that no-ones dislikes it.

If you have some turquoise stone jewellery to pair them with this dress , you rock!

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Tan-Tanna

Our class is giving farewell next week to seniors , so it's time to choose some dresses for a party!

I can't afford to wear hot colours as it's getting warmer here. And I know that it's going to be a crowd at the party hall!

So what about choosing white? It's something saintly.

Chiffon One shoulder

I searched to find some cheap formal dresses online so I ended up with - White formal One shoulder - again! ;)

I never had experience with whole white but we all should try new things . Plus I don't mind pairing it with peach or green. Still better combination than choosing black & gray like I did last year for  annual party!

Let's act like a queen

It's casual that I react like a queen on weekends. No work, pedicure and ice tea. 

Here's a simple treat to pamper yourself without any effort. Take a tub of warm water , put some salt and shampoo in it and then dunk your feet it in. It feels heaven. After a very-long-tiring weekend , it's awesome to feel this way ;)

PS : Sprinkle some rose water on your face to get relaxed ;)

Life teaches

Life is the best teacher -it's true.

In year 2009 when we moved to a little town , leaving our big lovely city Karachi behind. All luxuries were decreased. We didn't have our lovely Mc Donald's there neither our favourite shopping mall. We had to go to a small school with least facilities. In short , everything was screwed.
I felt so disappointed when my parents told me that they can't drive me 36 km away to reach a good school so I have to survive here. That was cardiac arrest for me. I never knew why my parents live like this saying "Life is never same , up and down comes but we have to live."
by 2011 , things changed. No we didn't move back , we are still there but I got admission in that "good" school and my parents arranged us a car first to reach school and then a coaster to cover the distance. We have a similar lifestyle like we had in Karachi back in 2009. Life is going well , except some of little problems that walks with us for the rest of our life. I know that back in years , life was teaching all of us to "live" in any any kind of situation , happy or sad , not just survive.

In the last words , I want to write Robert Frost's amazing saying

"In three words , I can sum up everything I've learned about life : it goes on"

The summer foodie

BEDM #14

The best thing you can find in Pakistan in summer is Mango. We have marvellous quality/quantity of mango every year. It's our national fruit ( For summer else guava is for winter )

We all love it (Yes we all! )

After that I was diagnose with Perioral Dermatitis , when I saw that I can eat mango & papaya as much as I want ( or I can!)  I couldn't wait. It's almost mango time , it's green now ready for pickles. But I can eat when it's lovely yellow.

Pinterest is my food friend. It provides me with such amazing recipes. Here we go :

Mango Yogurt Popsicles

I love yogurt popsicles with mango. The following recipe is with honey too. You will love if you made them by yourself. Summer love , feast , amazing ithing , call it whatever you want. 

Recipe here

Recipe here

I was told not to eat baked goods because of Dermatitis (again) , so I was given a recipe of no baked mango cheese cake , cheers! How cool. The recipe is above.

Do you share any summer-love-recipe?