Whiny or not whiny?

Hi guys,

So I wrote this long long, REALLY long post about why I was ghaib all this time and it turned out to be so whiny. Like SO SO WHINY! I don't like whiny tau I am not posting it!

I can tell you this though last week kaafi plans rahay humare aur if I sit for too long tau I get swollen feet and severe backache jiski waja se I HAVE to be on bedrest. Secondly, shopping IS a pain here. By here I mean with my family. Baray Bhaiyya ko time ka masla hota, ya driver, ya gari ya the simple fact that I don't wake up at 11a.m to go shopping -____- Chottay Bhaiyya don't have the patience to browse stuff.. he says list banao, khareedo, ghar ajao. Ammi darling gets tired because of her arthritis or she is worried about her food and guests and always rushes us back home. So, I was tired, car sick, uske ilawa bhi sick, low on sleep aur maine itnay jhagray kiye hain aur itni baatain suni hain ke I have literally started crying on little things. Koi zara sa daant de I start crying. On Monday, I cried so much ke Bhai gifted me this =P

500Gb External Hard Drive

Cool na? =D Mujhe itnay time se chahiye thi for my pictures and projects. Now, everyone is making fun of me ke tum tau motay motay aanson baha ke apne kaam nikalwa laiti ho. Just so you know, that is so not true I didn't ask him for this us ne khud di hai and I even offered to pay for it!

What can I say.. aur banao mujhe tag along =P Ab se tau I told Bhai I only want to see parks and  nature and stuff so I can click pictures baaki I'll show you online what I want you go and buy it for me paise mai de don gi =P

Waise I didn't even tell you guys about my Eid. Monday night ko all my cousins came to Kyiv to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with us. We were supposed to go to my Uncle's house in the afternoon (Tuesday) and spend the whole day there but weird issues kept creeping up and we got delayed. The worst one was the plumber (who is actually an electrician). Yehan pe logon ka bara masla hai, woh humara tarhan jugaru kaam nai karte. Bloody parhay likhay plumbers/electricians jarr se issue resolve kar ke hi jatay hain or they die trying. When I was in Moscow there was this slight crack in one of our bathroom tiles.. jinn ke bachay they ripped off all the tiles and jo bhi crack mrack fill karna tha kiya and put up new tiles -_- It took them a whole month and we didn't have a place to take a shower. For a month! CAN YOU IMAGINE? Woh tau acha hai yehan pe mausam achay hotay hain Karachi mai hon tau ek din mai paseenay ki smell se hi guzar jayen =P Jitne nit naye tareeqay humne nahane ke.. aur garam paani se nahane ke humne Moscow mai dhoondain thay shayad hi kisi ne sochain hon =P

Anyways, back to plumber in Kyiv. Ek tau maslay bhi saray mere saath hotay hain.. mere bathroom ka flush started leaking so this guy came a week before Eid to fix it. Pata nai kya kar ke gaya and said I'll have to come back after two days to fix it. Ek haftay baad aya woh bhi Eid pe.. subah 11 bajay jo shuru hua dopehar 3.30 tak laga hi raha. Everyone kept shouting at me ke I am not ready lekin woh paglola nikalta tau mai kuch karti my room wasn't free. I woke up, I had breakfast, I played with my nephew, maine khirki se nazaray dekhay, I watched TV, I TOOK A NAP woh phir bhi farigh nai hua tha =P

Baad mai namaz ki waja se nikala and also we were already almost 2 hours late! Khair mere hisaab se mai kaafi jhat phat tayyar hogayi - an hour =P I mean come on mujhe subah se bathroom naseeb nai hua tha.. you should understand =D Khair, we reached at my Uncle's around 5.30pm. While they were setting the table tau I went to pray Maghrib, wapas ayi tau pata chala khanay pe aisa hamla hua hai ke jaise kabhi kisi ne kuch khaya hi na ho o_O The reason I don't have any pictures! Dinner ke baad they had Karaoke Night. Also, we clicked ALOT of pictures .. I wish I could share but they are all family photos =( I think me, parents and my brothers got a family photo taken after like 10 years or something.. matlab all of us together. Is baar not only was I the photographer but I also forced my cousin to take our pictures (which reminds me I still haven't uploaded hers - yikes!). So, all the halla gulla was going on and ek dum se Daadi stands up and starts to leave :-/ Humko pata bhi nai chala. And the night came to an end.. zabardasti. My Aunt was very upset that our "company was broken" =P

Ek picture achi nai lagri mujhe so here are some random pictures:

I saw these phishies in a supermarket.. they are like super extra tiny! How is one even supposed to take care of them esp in an aquarium jis mai aur bhi macheeeees hoteen? Bari wali khaas taur pe!

One foggy morning in Kyiv. I absolutely LOVE the view. This is the first time I have seen fog and I mean like this. This is from my cell so it's not that good or clear.. Faizan/Farman fog ke liye what settings on Nikon?

I .. matlab we stayed the night at my Uncle's last weekend and this one was my room. Us din I was dog tired.. I had been sitting for almost 12 hours straight and my I could barely feel my legs and back. Irony, I know! Tau I could only manage to click pictures laitay laitay =P

Kid Grocery Cart or Trolley whateverrrr I love it =P

Super cute nai? =D I almost want to be a kid again.. humare time ye khurafaat kun nai theen yawr? I remember when I was a kid I used to go with Ammi just so I could push the regular trolley.. agar ye hoti tau shayad wapas hi na atay =P While I was taking this picture I almost expected this kid's Mom to freak out ... crazy wheelchair lady snapping pictures of little children when I only wanted to get the trolley or cart jo bhi =D

Ye post bhi lamba na karte karte kaafi ho hi gaya :-/ Oh yaad aya DJ invited us to dinner on Saturday. Sochri hoon Bhai se kahon ke please ask him to make Halwa Puri. I want Halwa Puri ='(

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Khaippy Burzzday Kheena!

I am not kidding that is how they wish Happy Birthday =P

Privet guys!

Sab se pehle maaaIiiiIiIinn (bakra style) ap sab ko moooOooo-habbat bhara Eid Mubarak wish karti hon =P

I am sorry is baar post kaafi late hogaya. I know you guys missed me (=^_^=) but it's not my fault okay? Birthday, Hajj Day, Eid Day, Family Day kind of overlapped and zabardast mash up chalra tha. My 82 (28) years old body could barely take it.. mai tau kahan kahan khud giri pari so rahi thi.. honestly. Pata nai kaun kaun se janmon ki neend puri kar rahi hon -_-

So, about my birthday and super awesome Sunday. It was a blast! First of all, it started off FAB thanks to Farman =) He was the first one to wish me on Pakistan Standard Time, with virtual card, tweets - the whole deal =D Here is another fun Russian tradition: these guys don't accept birthday wishes a SECOND before the actual day. They say it's bad luck. Why? Because it might imply ke something bad will happen and you won't be there to receive the wish on your actual birthday =P HA! And people call me khabti =^_^=

My Chotay Bhaiya was the first one to wish me on Firangi Standard Taime and my Baray Bhaiyya ACTUALLY jumped on me and hugged me and pata nai kya kya barbarata raha for like 5mins suffocating me in the process =P It was so sweet, I couldn't stop laughing!

Few days before my birthday I told Bhai to not order any cake because well, I won't eat it (Halal khabti and all =P ) so he asked a friend of his to bake it. Now, this friend is Indian Sikh and a chef. He too follows the Sikh rules of diet like no meat and stuff tau I don't know why but I was fine with that even though I've never met him. I mean jo apne religion ko samajhta hoga woh dosray ke religion ki bhi izzat karay ga na.. right? And Bhai told him no alcohol, no animal products - he got the gist =D

Humare koi zada oonchay plans nai thay (like my cousin sisters) just a simple family dinner. Bhai also invited Chef Diljeet (I am going to call him DJ) and his wife. They were such a nice couple and wonderful human beings. They met everyone with such warmth and DJ kept calling me Behna, Sister, Choti Behan .. it was so sweet =') And his cake was such a HUGE hit in both taste and look!

I know I know you have already seen it like a gazillion times but it's the first on this blog =P It was supposed to be a three tier cake.. chocolate, almond and pistachio but DJ he didn't find something for the pistachio one so he only made the other two. And you see those flowers? Here have a closer look:

These are NOT real. They are made from sugar or something and you can keep them upto three years or so and decorate them on different desserts. Cool na? Apart from that they also got me real flowers:

Yehan pe flower bouquets are like a BIG deal so you gotta know your flowers. Jitna acha aur jitnay mehngay aur khoobsurat apke flowers utni hi sincere apki niyat =P Ap koi present den na den if you get them a nice bouquet woh itnay khush ho jatay hain jaise pata nai kya teer maar dia ho! Humari maids itni khush ho gayeen fauran se they found a vase and put them in water:

Beautiful na? =') Bas is se upar mera haath nai ja raha tha for a better picture =P My Uncle's MIL also got me flowers but she came late night:

Unhon ne mujhe itna Khaippy Burzday bola, itni dua'in deen and she was like you are as beautiful as these flowers (the ones that she got). Igor, the bodyguard was like -_____- and he cut her in the middle and told my Bhai ke please tell Hina not to take her seriously she is much prettier than THESE flowers.. hahahahaha. Itna seriously le liya us becharay ne k jatay tak mujhe bar bar wohi baat bolta raha. Maine kaha ap pit wit jaye ga Aunty se =P

Oh and ye raha mera Birthday Dinner! Haleem, Daal Chawal, Shaami Kebabs. There was also pakoray, french fries and kheer. DJ and his wife LOVED the food and that's saying something kun ke unke matlab ka sirf daal chawal tha or other vegetarian stuff baaki sab beef dishes theen. Apparently, Sikhs also don't eat beef (DJ doesn't eat meat at ALL!!). Baar baar Ammi ko boltay rahay ke Maa ke haath ka khana, dil khush ho gaya ap ne tau desi cheezon ki yaad dila di =D Aur masalay wali chai pe tau bilkul fidaa jee hi ho gaye. I mean my Mom impressed a chef.. now THAT'S something!

 

Ye next two pictures esp for Farman. Maybe even for Faizan and Kashif since you guys don't eat spicy stuff =P

Btw, ye meri Ammi ka homemade chaat masala hai.. kha lo tau hosh thikanay ajayen =D

I know I know tum log soch rahay ho.. where are my gifts? Well, ajeeb baat. Is baar I didn't get many gifts. Mostly, everyone just gave me money. Hmm.. ya tau mai bari ho gayi hon ya phir logon ko mehnat nai karni thi to find me a present. I kind of saved up alot though kha ma kha, considering the currency =P Cake, flowers aur paison k ilawa I also got these:

 

My maid, Luda gave me this bracelet. She kept saying "Coorool" so I thought she meant if I like the color. I told her it's great but she kept repeating "Cooroool" baad mai meri samajh aya she meant Coral =D Ammi told me to wear it later at the dinner which I did. Waise mujh se bhi ziada Ammi loved it =P

Birthday "Card" made by my niece

I have no idea what it says so don't ask =P I told her to translate and she told me she wasn't in the mood -_-

Folding Bed Table from Abbu

I had wanted this table for soooooooooo long! It looks something like this (mere wale ke flowers thoray different hain). Waise tau I was going to pay for this myself but Abbu gifted it to me as a birthday and Eid present. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ITTTTTTTT esp. the little drawer!!! =D =D =D

Aur is tarhan mera burzday tamaam hua. It was a small dinner but it was filled with love, laughter and sincere wishes. Thank you guys for making it such a special case. In case you missed it, I already wrote a thank you post =)

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Super Sunday

Today, I learned two more things about Russians.

1. It's abshagun for a watch/clock to not tick (matlab band gharian ghar mai nai lagani chahiyeh =P);
2. They celebrate monthly birthdays (which my Abbu has named Mahgirah (you know instead of saalgirah).

I have a thing for Sundays. I like to laze around and do nothing. I don't know why. I hate making plans, going out, attending dawats or shaadis or whatever unless I am in the mood to do so on that particular day but otherwise no. Sunday is for lazing around bhalay pura week hi laze around kar k kun na guzara ho. I have a routine.. I eat scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast and then I eat a very very light dinner aur baaki din kuuuuuuch nai karti. In mai se ek cheez bhi idhar udhar ho jaye tau sara mood kharab ho jata hai mera! Yehan pe abhi tak mera EK bhi Sunday waisa nai guzra -_-

(Aaj maine socha susti chor ke I should finish this Super Sunday post, warna coming Super Awesome Sunday post ka kya hoga kun k.. kun keeeeee.. I know you know why this Sunday is ispechul. It's SOMEONE's ACTUAL birthday =P )

Last Sunday my Aunt came from Russia specially to meet us. She traveled 12 hours from Moscow to Kyiv and stayed for 8 hours and then back again to the 12 hour train ride o_O Wow! Mai tau marr hi na jaon 1-2 din mai itna travel karna paray tau.

Khair, she came around 12pm and she stayed till 7pm aur din kaisay guzra pata hi nai chala. We met her after almost 7 years! She brought us many gifts but I absolutely loved these:

Pretty na?

I didn't eat these because the ingredients were fishy but they look great =D My Aunt cannot speak English or Urdu so my brother had to stay home for translation. She is good friends with Ammi tau they went down memory lane and started talking about stuff when she used to live in Pakistan. My Aunt I mean. She said when she was leaving for Pakistan her friends told her that people there will sell her for a tractor (hahahaha!) =D but when she came here, it was nothing like she had imagined. She drank tea for the first time in Pakistan and behold! We had Coca Cola! =D

Back in those days USSR was in a really bad state. She once saw a rat in Pakistan and told my Uncle that look they have rats here. He replied that's because they have food here =P Maine Bhai ko bola ke tell her it's the opposite now. When my brother told her the state of Karachi right now.. she was shocked! She said I cannot ever imagine Karachi like that! She used to go shopping late night, everyone was kind and nice and they never had any security issues. I felt really bad and sad when she was saying all these things. I also remember my childhood Karachi and I miss it ='(

She asked Ammi to make cholay and zarda for her. She loves meethay chawal as she calls it! It was so nice to see her appreciate all our desi things: she would smell the tea and chaat masala. She loves the aroma! When Bhai asked if we should order something like sushi or german food.. she was like what??? Are you crazy? That over Pakistani homemade food.. noway! =P While we were having lunch she saw the grandfather clock next to the dining table that wasn't working and it bothered her. Like really really bothered her! She got up from the dining table, fixed the clock and didn't come back to eat till it was ticking away! =D

When she left, we quickly got ready because we had to go to my Uncle's place as my cousin sisters had their one month anniversary! I asked Bhai if it was anything special, he said no it's just family. Alright then. I had the camera in my hand throughout the 30mins ride in case I get to shoot something interesting (ofcourse not!). Just as we were close to my Uncle's house I packed it (in the dark) because well, it was a simple dinner, nothing special and camera pakar ke I can't walk. But just as we reached the gate.. I shouted "WHAT?" and our driver literally LOLed -_- Why? Ye dekho:

This is nothing special? Humari tau shaadiyon mai itni tayyari nai hoti! And it really truly was a simple dinner with JUST family!

Seriously? I MEAN COME ON!!! All my 28 birthdays combined I have never had such an extravagant party! Or rather decorations because this technically wasn't a party =P Although, my silver jubilee was quite interesting because I was in Ukraine and celebrated it in two different cities but THIS WAS AWESOME! They also had some sort of changing lights thing at the back but nobody took  me out so I could take a picture =(

Are you ready for the cake now?

 

My cousin sisters celebrated their first month with a Cabbage Cake! Now, these people do make beautiful cakes but ours definitely taste better. Bhai agreed. Although, I didn't try this one because well, I am never sure and I try to avoid when I am not really sure. Other than that it was quite a fun evening.

Apart from the celebrations, Bailka was being extremely cute that day! She jumped in my lap and sat there for like half an hour. I was still wearing my jacket, I had the camera in my hand and I sat in the same position for half an hour! Uske baad I asked Ammi ke bahi hatayen isay mai thora hilon tau =P When Ammi tried to hold her she dug her nails (claws?) in my jeans and udhair di saari -_- I think woh naraz ho gayi because after that whenever I tried to click her picture she would just turn around and leave. But I love her to death still =^_^=

Purring in my lap

We had to explain that it's not a morcha but a stroller =P

Go away, Kheena!

I am the Queen!

Ye madam ka mood tau off ho gaya tha but us din dosray mister zara mood mai thay. Waise tau zindagi mai kabhi lift nai karayi except my last two visits. Shakal pe matt jana iski.. His name is Crystal =D

In case you are wondering that is NOT part of the sofa =P

Tell me who Crystal reminds you of? =P

 Can someone please gift me a persian kitten for my birthday? No? Okay -_-

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Night Awaragardi

Dobroe Utro guys! Bolay tau a very good marning!

Kahan ho sab ke sab? *ghoors* Even my avid reader is ghaib!!! (are you reading Farman?)

Anyway, I know I still didn't tell you about my Super Sunday.. but I'll tell you about my awesome Tuesday and Wednesday =P (This is a rather short post as compared to the Super Sunday one.)

So, yesterday after my therapy we went shopping. Not exactly shopping shopping but we actually went to buy some stuff for the house, you know grocery and all. Lekin it is a big store and it just doesn't have grocery =^_^=

Apart from my bakarkhani biscuits and my favorite Walnut Icecream, I bought these:

Coffee mugs (or bowls?) and glasses!!! At least that's what I thought it was. Anyway, they were so pretty and they had butterflies and sunflowers and coffee love.. I mean I HAD to buy it right? =P I also like these:

but I didn't buy them because... well, I have no idea why I didn't o_O I should have! They almost look like the background of my blog =D Hum kaafi dair ghoomtay rahay but it was mostly Ammi who bought stuff. Ghar aa ke I had dinner and fell asleep. That's right! I was asleep almost by 8 because I was so frikkin exhausted (hint: I am getting old -_- ).

I was hoping to wake up in the morning but instead I was up by 11.30pm. Ammi Abbu ke saath baithi k Bhai called around 12.15am and asked if I wanted to go for a walk because the weather is really nice (11 degrees =P ). Aafkarse I said YES! =D Ammi was tired, Abbu was not in the mood so it was just me and Bhai. We got ready and left by 1 a.m.  I don't even remember the last time I was out on the roads at night. Humne koi 2km ki walk ki hogi ... in the middle of the night!!! Aisay time pe I wish and pray so much ke Karachi ki, Pakistan ki security bahaal ho jaye (ameen). It feels so weird being able to do these things in a strange land.. the kind of freedom you are robbed off in your own country, your home =(

Sigh. Khair, I took pictures but ziada nai my hands were cold -_-Waise itna kuch khainchne ko tha bhi nai. Everything was closed, there was barely any traffic or people around. Jo thoray bohat thay woh bhi soch rahay hon gay in ghailon ko dekho aadhi raat ko niklain hain =P

Cute na? =^_^=

Vokzal

Yep! It's the train station that I mentioned earlier. Maine phir Bhai ko bola mujhe ek bar travel kara de.. phir us ne mera mazaaq uraya -_-

Can you see the train?

 Woh peechay vaddi wali building dikhi? That's where I live =D

Ghoom phir ke Bhai insisted that we go for coffee. Maine bohat kaha I don't want to go lekin meri sunta kaun hai? Apparently, coffee houses here are open 24/7!

Phir he insisted that I eat something too. There was icecream, sorbets, cakes and other baked stuff. I said no to everything but kun k I had to have something I settled for this yummy delight (after confirming like a gazillion times that it had no alcohol):

Caramel Cappuccino

It was so pretty I honestly didn't have the heart to drink it. Bhai ne kaha photo lo apne twitter/blog ke liye aur wapas bhej do us banday k saath. Kehna bas photo hi leni thi dikhanay k liye =P

It was delicious waise. When we were sitting there I told Bhai it was really weird k Ammi Abbu didn't call to confirm if we are okay and 10mins later our phone rang =P hahaha We came back home around 2am. Aafkarse our very Pakistani parents were waiting for us =P Bahana tau unka ye tha ke Bhai forgot to take the keys lekin le bhi jatay na tab bhi intezaar kartay bechare Karachi k sataye huay. Smh!

Yehan pe halal food ka masla na ho tau I wouldn't mind staying for a bit with Bhai =) I had a greaaaaat time today alhumdulilah and hopefully I'll sleep soon now because I have therapy in the morning.

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Firangi Peer

Yep! You got that right!

Humari maid ne Bhai ko bataya ke she knew someone jo dekh k bata dega if I'll ever walk or not =P Aafkarse, I was not interested. Mai Pakistan mai nai karti ye sab tau! Lekin who can fight family? Bhai told her to bring him today. Maine kaafi roya peeta but he said that guy won't touch you or pray or do anything tumhain kya takleef hai karwane mai?

Khair, woh jinab aaj aye. True to his word, he did not touch me or pray or anything. I did not even have to leave my bed. Or wash my face. Or brush my teeth. Jess, mai usi waqt so k uthi thi =P

Sab se pehle he gave me a candle to hold so that my 'energy' gets transferred. No one else was supposed to touch it. Then, he lit it and kept it next to me. Phir he kept his hand between me and the candle (hawa mai) and recited or said something. I am pretty sure it was in Russian so it can't be a religious prayer. My brother stayed in the room for translation baaqi there was no one else.

Phir he sat at the edge of my bed, lit a firangi agarbatti (incense fragrance stick) and took out his prayers beads (tasbeeh).

That's Firangi Agarbatti =P

Mere room mai already Sir Jesus ka cross, Mother Mary ki picture aur pata nai kitnay hi saints rakhay hain. Kahin na kahin Bible bhi pari hogi and I was like chalo bahi iska tau full mahaul hi ban gaya hai =P Woh tau acha hua mere paas zikr aur dua'on ki kitaab barabar mai pari thi warna mera tau dharm hi bhrasht ho jana tha! o_O Oh wait ...

Acha tau uske baad, he looked straight at the candle and started predicting my future and guessing my past \o/

Things he said about my past:

- I got ill between the age of 14 and 16 (close enough it was 12 - 13)
- I have had several surgeries.
-  My illness is the result of my doctor's fault. (Not entirely true)
- The infection was at the wrong place in my system. (I think he meant serious or sensitive =P )
- Between the age of 13-16 I was the fantasy of some pervert guy :-/ ( I wouldn't know and I don't know what that had to do with my illness and that made me quite uncomfortable.)

Things he said about my present:

- I am scared of something that is why I am unable to walk. (Eh?)
- I usually have extreme pain in my lower back.
- My problem is more with my hamstring muscles than any other.
- Like any other girl, I want a husband and kids. (*shamam*)

Things he said about my future:

- Being in a wheelchair is not my fate. I have legs to walk, not to stay in bed =P (okay!)
- I will start walking like a normal person in 2 years.
- 3 years after that I will meet someone, get married and have two sons =P The first one would be very special to me (Son, not husband =D )
- I am going to be a very lucky person, have a good, fulfilling life and look back at this time as a nightmare that is now over.

He asked me if I have any questions, I said no. He told me that whatever religion I follow I should have faith in my God, believe in good things and have a strong will power. Whatever I dream of doing, I should have the courage to achieve and should settle for nothing less. He wished me luck before leaving. Woh alam channa wali candle was supposed to burn to death. Ek adh bajay jalayi hogi raat 8 bajay bujhi hai.. maine Amma ko bola bhi paray karain lekin meri sunta kaun hai -_-

Was I impressed? Ofcourse not! Islam mai it's not allowed to predict future or believe/go to people who do. This is the reason even horoscopes are not allowed. Mujhe tau laga tha he would perform some kind of experiment like candle bujh gayi ya gir gayi ya tairhi ho gayi tau iska kuch matlab hoga =P If I had known he was going to predict stuff tau mai ziada rona peetna machati. The only two things he was specific about was my back pain and hamstring muscles baaqi tau it was too general the kind of thing anybody would want or feel. Illness details bhi maybe he was told to some extent, stuff that he must've picked up. Many people misunderstand and think I don't walk or move at all, halan k I can walk a bit without support alhumdulillah. I think that guy got confused too =P He got focused on the wheelchair and probably missed the crutches in the back =D I am not 100% independent but I can take care of myself.

I kept thinking about Shawn from Psych =D I didn't ask any questions kun k a) I didn't want to know my future and b) You can guess alot about a person with the questions and/or comments. I wanted to see where he will go on his own =P

He said I wanted a family.. husband and kids. Sahi kaha. But more than that I want to take care of my parents esp. my Ammi. I want to share her responsibilities so she can give time to herself, her health. Am I curious about my future? Yes. But I am not scared kun k I know jo bhi hoga Allah acha hi karay ga.

Things like this they play with your hopes. I know, my parents know, everyone knows ke jo woh bol raha hai nai hi hoga ya exactly waise nai hoga like he said lekin at the back of their minds they are thinking "what if?".

I have another post lined up woh thora lengthy tha isliye pehle ye anoka experience post kar diya =D

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Хина К.

Faizan asked me what my nickname in Ukrainian is. Well..

Meri family mai kisi ko Ukrainian tau nai aati but almost everyone who lives here speaks Russian. Russian mai they don't have the "H" sound they instead pronounce it as "kh" like Urdu wala خ .. so my name becomes Kh-ina -_- Not only that they emphasize the 'i' part A LOT so it sounds like this: Kheeee-na -____- Mai jitna bhi correct kar lon it's still Khina!

 Stop laughing.. chappair paray ga!

Also, yehan pe log ek dosray ko bohat pyaar se bulatay hain. When they do that they add "-chik" at the end of a guy's name and "-ichka" for a girl's name, for example, Zain would become Zainchik and Zara would become Zarichka.

Erm, no. I am not Hinichka or Khinichka to be precise, they call me ... sigh... Khinny! This one I got in Moscow when I went there for treatment. Yehan pe bhi I think they did give me the the same nickname although mostly everyone takes my name. Or what they believe is my name =P

People have called me Hinny back home but oh well I don't mind nicknames no matter how bizarre. I have made my peace with it. Yep Faizan .. THAT is my nickname in Russian =P

Let the leg pulling begin!

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

PS. In case you are wondering, the title is my name in Russian =P

Astronaut - NOT!

Sooooo, my therapy has started.

Before I get into THAT detail.. IT SNOWED IN DONETSK! My Chotay Bhaiyya is there and he actually called to taunt me -_- As if that wasn't enough, pata chala Kyiv mai bhi it snowed last night but I was UP ALL NIGHT AND I DIDN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING!!! Baqaul Bhai k mamuli si thi, jo gaarion k upar nazar ati hai. Mujhe kun nai ayi? Kill me please? =(

Ghussa ho gaya. Back to my therapy. In case you know, I am keeping an eye out just to check if there is any snow. I don't even know what to expect -_-

(I started this post yesterday and at this point my net stopped working. I got really excited thinking that either it's raining or hopefully snowing but nothing -_- Upar se net bhi band! Sonay pe abhaga!)

Khair I continue, see this is the hospital I go to for my therapy:

Across the road - darakhat ke peechay

Yehan pe ilaaj is quite different from Pakistan. First, these people believe in natural healing and working hard unlike our doctors who love to prescribe medicines. Second, they are dedicated to their patients. Ye log kaam mai dandi nai martay. At all times at least one member of the staff gives you complete attention.

Sab se pehle I get a leg massage with this. Mujhe tau itna feel nai hota but Bhai said it's like koi ap ke paon daba raha ho. Alright, then! Machine-y khidmat it is =P Then I get magnetic stimulation with something like this. This is the new part! Now, I have had many treatments, exercises and therapies done but nothing like this. Iski awaaz is similar to something you hear in an MRI room. He just keeps the thingy on my lower back aur iska effect is like someone is giving you constant punches in the back! Nope, it's not painful just jhatke lagte hain =P Uske baad I walk wearing what is know as the ADELI Suit which takes about a gazillion years to wear. Okayyy fineeee.. it takes about 10-12 minutes and I just have to stand there while they fasten, pull, fix everything in place. Mai tau sochri thi if I buy the suit I have no idea isay mujhe pehannaye ga kaun? -_-

Even this is new for me. It definitely makes walking easier! Thora time ziada lagta hai because my posture is right mashaAllah but it helps with my balance ALOT! Aaj I had to walk for 15minutes. Ek floor bhi charh k gayi.. itni sardi mai garmi lagni shuru ho jaati hai and I have worked out for longer periods and in worst weathers tau socho me kintini mehnat kar rahi! Lots of dua's okay?

Ek mazay ki baat bataon? First time in Ukraine I saw a handsome guy. I mean REALLY handsome! Some doctor in the hospital. Not that guys are not good looking here, in fact, they are so good they almost look like girls =P but this one looked like a proper guy AND HE WAS WHEELING OUT A DEAD FRIKKIN BODY!!! -_- *dhachka*

Ek aur weird tradition bataon? Yehan pe you have to address elders with their full name as a sign of respect. Matlab if you are their age tau you are on first name basis, but if you are younger or in a formal setting then you have to take the full name otherwise they mind :-/ Batao! Ek tau itnay ajeeb naam upar se puray ke puray lo. My doctor's name is Alexander Petrovich. Nickname - Sasha. Ab Alexander Sasha kaise bana ye bhi meri samajh se bahar hai! Yehan pe road pe kharay ho ke if you yell SASHA or NATASHA or TATIANA or LENA tau pura mulk ek jaga jama ho jaye because apparently they don't know any other names! Driver bhi Sasha, doctor bhi Sasha, kutta bhi Sasha! Seriously!?

Oh well. My therapy ends with another massage on another machine which looks something like this.. yehan is se thori ziada advanced hai. Sun'ay mai it doesn't sound that much but when I am back home I am so famished I eat like a lunatic and then I sleep like one too because I am so so tired!

Mujhe abhi bhi neenu arahi! Check out some random pics I took:

Hello? Gari hai humari bahi apka drawing room nai!

We stopped to buy crutches for me and ye madam jump maar k agayeen! Phir humare driver ne horn maar ke bhaga dia. The only time I have seen him use it (after he waited for me to click a pic =P ).

Went to pick up Bhai from work

Until next time. Ciao! ♥

Chuk chuk chalay rail gaddi!

Privet guys!

I know I have been away. Therapy has started na tau abhi time table set nai hua. Waise, I have something for you guys. I finally took pictures of the view from my room. YAYY!!! =D Kulfi jam gayi meri.. literally. It was tooooooo cold today so you guys better like it or at least teach me something using my mistakes =P

That's Vokzal - Train Station. I love the chuk chuk sounds =D

Maine bhaiyyas ko bola is it possible that I sit in the train on one station and get off on the other? =D They told me bithanay ki zimedaari woh le lete hain, utarne ki nai len gay -___- Ye tau bhai hain aaj kal ke!

I have no idea what this is. First time I didn't pay much attention and all of a sudden I saw the smoke and I was like O Teri! Idhar bhi kuch phatt watt gaya o_O =P

So, Farman, Faizan, Ramiz - kaisi rahi? =^_^=

Until next time. Ciao! ♥