Miracle World.. ~ Never ever.. BORING world =)

22nd|July|2008 5:28 PM bOoks again

Arabic Historical BOOKS

Right now I am reading راوي قرطبة which is about Andalusia :) I am traveling with my mind to SPAIN, so... I shall be far away for a while...

لقد اشتريت هذه الرواية قبل سنتين تقريبا... واليوم أقبلت عليها بشغف... وكأنني فجأة تذكرت أني أحبها حبا يسري سريان الدم في الأوردة والشرايين... أحببت هذه الرواية من قبل أن أقرأها... فأتمنى (إن شاء الله) أن تكون أجمل مما أتوقع....

Visit the main website of the novel and its author.

By the way you can get the electronic version

wow wow wow, it is amazing how I always change my plans at the very last moment!

at first I was thinking of

Madam Bovary..

Then I decided to read

The Kite Runner

Then I made up my mind to read something short and funny, but at last, I chose راوي قرطبة

I chose it because of two reasons,

1) I MISS READING ARABIC BOOKS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. unfortunately, I suffer to choose a good Arabic novel, and not every time it turns out to be of my type. Usually, the contemporary Arabic novels are so boring and lacking thrilling twists and action! However, one great ARABIC novel outweighs 100 foreign novels. ^_^ so I think it is always well worth the search for a good Arabic novel ^_^ & yum yum yum yummmmmmmmmmmy.

2) The second reason is that I miss SPAIN.. I miss Cordoba's Mosque.. I miss Granada... I miss its history... I have always loved SPAIN and its history.. I have always admired SPANISH and Spanish People...

Thank God, I rarely feel BORED. Do you know why? because I always have something to do... Once your soul craves READING, you will never ever feel bored... Whenever you'll have your leisure time, you'll think of readingggg...

To Change...

I remember that during the counseling classes we had at uni, we took several lessons which revolved around the steps of making a change... Such steps were also mentioned in Salah Alrashid's bOok (كيف تخطط لحياتك). By the way, it is a wonderful bOok that is a must for everyone who seeks HAPPINESS & SUCCESS in life... It is short and very easy to be read. The most wonderful thing about it is that it is a practical book of which you can add your highlights and scribbles on... Very beneficial.. Thanks to Aunt L & Mr. Katkoot who encouraged me to give it a try.. By the way, Aunt L read it more than two times, and Mr. Katkoot read it 7 times mashaAllah... I would like to read it again, but right now I am focusing on the history of Al Andalus.

Now, I would like to stop shopping for the things that I don't need, coz I do not want to remain extravagant and spendthrift for the rest of my life! This will absolutely make me the sister of the devils, for they love to see money being wasted... & I also have to start walking for 30 minutes every day...

6 steps towards "Change".

1) Pre-contemplation. Here you are not ready to change.. you don't feel that you need to change.

2) Contemplation. Here you admit that something is not going right and you would like to change it.

3) Preparation. Here you take the preparations to change. For instance, you ask those who can offer help, and you start planning to change.

I fall under the categories of CONTEMPLATION & PREPARATION...

4) Action.. here you apply and act upon what you have been planning... You're starting to change..

5) Maintenance. Now you maintain the things you've accomplished to change.. for example, if you have been trying to lose weight and you've already lost 5 KG, you will still follow a healthy life style to maintain the weight you've lost so that you won't put on weight again.

6) Termination. You got rid of the problem you had; and you're now adhering to the changes you've made and you'll never go back to your old phase..

19th|July|2008 12:48 PM BOOKS YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY

I love MANGO even though it brings me pimples...

The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a remarkable work of literature that is of outstanding beauty. It leaves the reader with a positive influence, ensuring that there will always be a light at the end of the tunnel no matter how the misfortune is deep and sorrowful.

Alexandre Dumas is a masterpiece who engaged me with his thrilling story which centered around EDMOND DANTES, the avenger who was severely wronged by being claimed that he was convicted of taking part in a serious conspiracy that he had no clue about. The results of such claims ended him up in a far away dungeon called Chateau d'If of which he had to spend 14 years in. Suddenly the ambitious and faithful young man of 19 years old had shuttered dreams, and the whole world caved in until he thought that God did not exist any more. Later in the dungeon, he discovered that his neighbor was and old man named Abbe Faria of whom everyone thought he was mad. Abbe Faria was a genius who taught DANTES sciences especially CHEMISTRY, philosophy, languages, the art of fighting, and lessons of life that helped DANTES to know that the ones who made him be caught in such a dreadful trap were DANGLARS, Fernard, and Villefort...

Later after Dantes was unleashed in a mysterious way, yet extremely CLEVER, he started taking his revenge slowly and unexpectedly, using the names of Sinbad the Sailor, Lord Wilmore, Abbe Busoni, & The Count of Monte Cristo.

This story is about betrayal, revenge, LOVE.. LOVE.. & LOVE, politics, adventure, history of countries and places, drama, & much more.

I felt that Alexandre Dumas's story was inspired by some Christian's beliefs. In short, it resembles the story of the prophet Joseph *which is also mentioned in our HOLY QURAN*. Joseph was betrayed by his own brothers who threw him in the well. After several years, he was locked in a dungeon, because of a crime that he did not commit. Fortunately, and after years of patience, he had a significant standing & role in EGYPT.

I'd like to read this book all over again...

I loved Dantes as a character... so noble... & tender hearted.

& I,

Suffered,

Rejoiced,

& Regretted with him.....

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