Tuesday, February 27, 2007

WE HAVE MOVED!!!!


Friends!


How about giving our lovely AeB a make over?!


In Content?

no ..no ..no..

we are still who we are!

A handful of Egyptian girls who want their voices to be heard!


so what's the make over is all about?


We have moved to a new neighborhood..

with a new look!

with more energy..

and more creative ideas to follow!


So please from now on..if you want to drop by jsut go to our new address!


You will find us there!

waiting on the doorstep..

talking..laughing..complaining..critisizing..as always!


See you there!
and tell us what you think!

Posted by Asrar El Banat at 2:03 PM | | Comments

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Early Pregnancy


I've noticed a new trend among many of my friends and aquaintences.
Young couples are getting married and they are getting pregnant RIGHT AWAY! Now since this has happened in over 5 cases recently ,I'm guessing it's no coincidence! I'm guessing this was intentional. Ofcourse they are entitled but I'm just trying to know why.
Personally, while in my college years , when the topic would be opened, my friends & I would talk about how we'd like to delay pregnancy for a couple of years after marriage. This is not in any way being ungrateful to a blessing such as children. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Children are such a precious gift that it deserves being prepared for. Be it financially, and/or psychologicaly, these few years are bound to give a young couple a chance to gain experience , responsibility & share time together.
Many of those same friends of mine changed their views & are now pregnant or trying to be..
Makes you wonder..
And also makes you wish them all the luck :)

Posted by Asrar El Banat at 2:53 PM | | Comments

Sunday, February 11, 2007

On Valentines

Valentine Day. A day to celebrate love. A day intitated by the death of a saint and hence in his honour each year lovers reaffirm their love for each other through going out to exclusive dinners/concerts, exchanging expensive gifts and spending fortunes on wrapping/flowers and all that which is red.

Capitalists have found this to be quite the lucrative endeavour and have in their turn played a part in the propogation of this "day of love" and marketing their products at the expense of the love sick or the show-offs till Cairo has become a truely red city by the 14th of February.

Yet again should love be limited to that one day a year. Do we really need a single day to celebrate love. For what is love? Feelings? Emotions? Expectations? Compromises? Heartache and perhaps even heartbreak? For the sake of the argument, let's claim love is good and desirable, do we want to limit the celebration of such a divine sentiment to a single day a year and go on being our bitter agressive selfish selves all year long. Or is it better to spread the love all year round and elimenate this man-made celebration of love.

You know what would be really practical? A day of forgiveness and forgetness. Now that is an emotion we don't have enough of. A sentiment that is highly needed yet an option that is seldom practiced. I call upon you all to set a date. It doesn't require the death of a saint, but the collective heart breaks and aches of all mankind. Let us please have a Letting go day.

Posted by Asrar El Banat at 1:25 PM | | Comments

Thursday, February 08, 2007

ShiSha


What do you think of Shisha (waterpipe)??
Apart from it being unhealthy.. & not that chic...
If you shisha..then you'd have reasons for shisha-ing...
Is it the shisha itself that's enjoyable.. or the atmosphere it brings.. or is it fashionable only ?????

Posted by Asrar El Banat at 2:08 PM | | Comments

Monday, February 05, 2007

My man.. The Thinker



We were not alone,
But we seldom are.
At least we were together,
At least he wasn't far.

He had this dreamy look;
Lost in thoughts.
He was staring into space,
So his hand I sought.

I knew he'll tell me something sweet;
Something romantic.
I couldn't wait to find out,
I was getting frantic!

Am I exaggerating?
Maybe.
But if you only knew,
The effect his words have on me!

He looked me in the eye,
I stopped breathing.
He was going to say something..
I was beaming!

"Oh honey,
I'm so tired."
So that's it?
Silly me. Shouldn't have gotten so wired.

PS: This is to demonstrate yet again that women read TOO much into men.

Posted by Asrar El Banat at 3:18 PM | | Comments

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