Prior revision

    I wish I could stop school just for two weeks so I can catch up on all the lessons I didn't understand properly and do the homeworks which will also help me understand better inshAllah.

Progress exams are in a week inshAllah and this time I'm aiming to get top inshAllah, so any kind of comment below will be twisted to motivate me, even if it's from a lawyer who's used to playing around with words and doesn't leave any loose words to be spun and rotated the way I want, or from Ibrahim Hani who can find good demoralizing arguments but is sure to leave loop-holes.

I understand that red tea stains my teeth brown but at least it stops me dreaming and brings me back to the book whenever I have a sip. It's a wizard drink when you stir condensed milk into it.

My friend Firas told me something funny the other day. Women mostly cover themselves fully down here, so it can be a bit confusing when you're trying to look for your mum coming out the masjid or in an ice-skating ring. He was shopping with his mum and went off a while then came up to her and put his arm through hers and his head on her shoulder; in the affectionate way of a big boy who wants to feel like a kid again or who wants new clothes.

The Lady stared at him. He could feel it. Sudden embarrassment like this usually flashes on like an old TV monitor when you turn it on and it buzzes illegible black and white. Too bad Firas.