Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Gigi's Q- part 2
The day we met.
I was tired and wanted to call off my dinner with my friend "S", but since i hate last minute cancellations, i decided to go. I put on a red skirt with a white cardigan, and flats. I applied my 3 minute make-up, and went down to my friend who was waiting for 15 minutes. Yeah i tend to do that a lot. We parked at Lorenzo and I was relieved to see that it wasn't crammed. The guy seated us at our table, and i faced the window. After we ordered, i was looking out the window as my friend went babbling away. I heard a semi-loud "S!!!! Intay ihny!?!". I turned around to see who it was, and realized that it was S's mom's friend, whom i've seen several times. She then looked at me and got the "Ms. Milk!! Shakhbaarich? Shemsawyaa!? Haaa min mita intaw ihny??!". S answered all her questions, since all i was thinking of was my food, coz i was starving. Out of the blue, the woman introduced us to a guy i didn't even know was with her coz he was standing so far away from her! "Hatha weld okhoy, Mr. Tea...ya7laila 3azemny 3ala il 3asha oo imlazzim illa iyee ihny". We politely smiled as he muttered " ahlain, hala wala". I was thinking " ya7laila im6alli3 3amita...u dont see that a lot nowadays".
A few minutes of chit chat and they left to sit at their table. "Waaaaay yshawwig!!" thats exactly what i told S and she still teases me about it! The guy looked HOT! Imdashdish oo imghatter, asmarany, very kind eyes, perfect nose with the cutest little mole on the side, pearly white smile. The whole package! We had our dinner and got up to leave. We passed next to their table on our way out, and being Kuwaitis that we are, we had to stop and have another chit chat session. I have no idea why this happens! Anyways, 10 minutes later we say good-bye, and Mr. Tea smiled and nodded. Adorable! I just love these little gestures!
The day i knew.
A few days later, my mom calls me into her room. "Mama 7abeebty tara 3indy lich khabar 7ilo", and after some 7anna she continued, " Mama tara ilyom dagatly om S oo gaylatly ena rfeejat'ha taby takh6ebich 7ag weld okhooha". It took me a few seconds to understand the riddle, and then i knew exactly who she's talking about...Mr. Tea! I told her, " weeeh ya7laailaa tawny shayfetaa!". She gave me a look oo kanat shwayya o btfla3ny coz she thought something was going on between us! I cleared it up as fast as i could, and she told me that S didn't know coz they knew she wouldn't keep her mouth shut. And because he wanted to see me "as i am". As if i would over do it with my make up and clothes..yeah right! My mom told me that 3amita was gonna call her later and work out the details of when they're coming.
I left her room thinking of how my whole life might change....it all depended on the next few days.
The day they came.
I couldn't sleep the night before, and i kept twisting and turning in my bed. I finally napped for a while. I got up, showered, and went down to have my coffee... and the whole house was upside down. Everyone was doing something. I still don't know what the changes were, coz when they came, our house looked exactly the same! The day went by soooo fast and when Mr. Tea's family arrived i still didn't feel "right". I came down wearing a baby pink dress and stilettos. I could feel my heart pounding more and more with each step i took. A million thoughts ran through my head..
"What if his mom didn't like me?"
"What if she thought he should be with another "type"?"
"What if i didn't like his family?"
but the most important thing that was on my mind was
"DON'T FALL FLAT ON YOUR FACE!" (as you know, i have a history of falling and tripping)
With a shivering voice and trembling hands, i greeted his mom, his aunts (khalta and 3amita), and his two sisters. My older sister was laughing her buttocks off coz my face tends to look weird when i'm nervous. And so i struggled to look "normal". They chatted and chatted and chatted about random and general things, then interrogating me about my life... and then...ta-daaaa!
They officially asked for my hand, and my mom replied, "eee hathy il sa3a limbarika..etc....!"
The day i talked to him.
After Mr. Tea and the men of his family met my uncles and my brother, and both sides agreed on the marriage, our engagement became official. Everything happened sooo fast...just a week after Lorenzo's meeting. Then the phone calls began, and the meetings too.
I gave his mom my number coz i wanted him to call me, and not vice versa. ya3ny msta7ya :P But she gave me his to save on my mobile. I remember i was in the living room with my mom and my brother when my phone rang, and it was flashing "Mr. Tea"!! I literally jumped from the couch silently screaming! My bro looked at my mom and said "hatha Mr. Tea dag". It took me a while to catch my breath, and sound calm.
"alo"
"alo?"
"alo"
"alo? Ms. Milk?"
"Eee...."
"Shlonich?"
"Il7amdilla"
"Shakhbaarich?"
"Tamam il7amdilla" (notice boroody! i'm soo rude i don't even ask how he's doing!)
"3arafteeny?"
"La'a!"
"Ana Mr. Tea."
"Adry!" (don't ask me what the hell i was thinking coz i mess up everything when im bloody nervous!)
He then gave out one of his unbelievably loud laughs, trying to cover up my embarrasment...whereas i was about to die!! Imagine what kind of impression i was making! fashlaa!!
"Ok 3ayal laish giltay ma 3arafteeny?"
"Madry!!"
Again.....laughter laughter laughter! The problem was that whenever i replied, my voice came out squeeking! So ashkara metwahga!
My speech skills evolved throughout the conversation..Thank God!
Afterwards...
We had many phone calls after that. Actually, we were constantly on the phone! He would come over for lunch with his family, or even alone sometimes. My family loved him, and they still do. He has the ability to talk about anything with each and every one of my family.
We disagreed about so many things, and its still that way today. Our personalities are somewhat different so sometimes it's hard to reach the meeting point where it's good for the both of us. The advantage is that Mr. Tea has a verry kind heart that holds no grudges at all. He forgets the problem sooo fast, and rarely gets mad. It helped a lot during our engagement, some sort of equalizer.
Day after day, i learned something new about Mr. Tea. I would see how he treats his family, the workers in the house and at the office. Even the little "thank yous" at the jam3eya. Going to the friday prayer. I swear people these things show you the real person from the inside! Little things.
I fell in love with him quickly, and couldn't wait to be with him. I admired his kindness, his sense of humor, everything! (for more on Mr. Tea's qualities go back to this! :P) And just like Mr. Tea already said, i always thought i'd marry someone after a love story, and not like this, but i guess there are things in life we have no hand in whatsoever.
I'm glad i didn't cancel my dinner with S that night.
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Gigi and Shan6a...i hope this was detailed enough :P if u need more details about anything tell me and i'll be glad to add on, coz i'm not a writer..i'm more of a talker, so i could've easily missed some points ;)
oo 7aram tara Mr. Tea is like that, he just says it as if a buzzer is gonna go off in 30 seconds! 7abeeby im sorry bs thats how it is with u! :**
Rimy and Dots.... i tried not to talk kuwaity coz this was a long post and i didn't want you to have a hard time translating it :P
Posted by Ms. Milk ::
2:11 PM ::
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Saturday, December 03, 2005
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Awal shay eb Lorenzo kent wayed dageeg kent ala7eth kel shay etsaweeh eshloon ga3dat'ha eshlon 6areegat sewalefha eshloon takel ya3nee ma6a7at 3ainee 3anha o ma3a tarkeezeee feeha beda eyoozlee shakelha o 6areegat'ha bel akel cute hahaha 6ab3an ma takel tel3ab bel akel bs wehya etsoolef wen kalat etshaweg wehya takel o lail7een agoolaha hahha el shaghla el aham elee shadatnee laha thegat'ha eb nafs'ha weshloon makhtha ra7t'ha ma3a ele ma3aha ya3nee mo emjabla elee ga3deen emrakza bs belee ma3aha o hatha men aham el shaghlat elee 7abait'ha feeha o shakelha madree 7asait enha 3alaleeya ya3nee mo men el noo3 elee etjabel el manthara alf sa3a gabel la te6la3 aslan ma te7taj :) fa hathee el shaghlat elee ejthebatnee laha we7na eb lorenzo radait el bait ma fakart wayed sara7a gelt bs abeeha dagait 3ala 3amiti o akadt 3alaiha o ba3dain laman gelt malekat jamal ma agsed bs bel shakel la eb6aregat'ha bel 7achee eb 6areegat akelha eeeeeeeh o gamazaaat'haaa hahahh ......ba3ad ma sarat el salfa rasmeee awal alo baina kan 3ajeeb ghareeb hahahah manee metkalem ehya enshallah etgolookom kan almost kela nejra o mako shay netefeg 3alaih kan the7ek chena met3amdeen en3aned ba3ad hahhahahaa o lail7een e7sa 3ala hal salfa so awal yemken 20 mins men el mokalama kanat teste7ee o mo makhtha ra7at'ha bs laman shafatnee elsanee falet o makheth ra7tee wa te6anaz 3alaiha la raaaaa7 el 7ayaaaaaaa hahhahah kan the7ek awal cham yoom kan wanasa ra7ah hmm she3oor 3ajeeb o 3araft'ha akthar o 7abait'ha akthar eb hal fatra kena so close kent 7eta wana bel 7amam actually lel7een asaweeha adesh 3alaiha (honey wain 7a6eeetay el shaghla leflaneeya elee sharainaha ams ) hahha .....
shenoo solafna hmmm wallah ma athker Ms.milk thakerat'ha wayed a7san menee so eb sewalef adg men hathee ask her !
Posted by Mr.Tea ::
8:34 PM ::
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