Isn't it Ironic?

Some of my friends from Abu Dhabi and Dubai wanted to come to my wedding in July. I just checked the website and it says that the processing time for a Pakistani visa is 12 weeks! (12 weeks?!). Some of them may not be able to make it :'(

I'm going through a really weird phase right now. It's like I'm not sure if I want to get married any more :S. Mr. F's being extra extra nice and very patient but I'm just being mean :P. I can't help it! I feel like my life will change forever after I'm married and I don't feel ready to let go... Like, I won't be able to travel alone and I don't like sharing and I'm such a private person as it is... Plus, I have to be all grown-up and responsible with lots of nephews and nieces (some of them are my age... yikes!). I'm going to turn into a fat desi aunty :(

If I could go back in time, I'd pick 2004 and stick with it... an idealistic freshman in college enjoying my new-found freedom in the US *sigh*.

Plan for the weekend: watching "It's Complicated" with my girlfriends... if the bijli doesn't ruin it :P

Have a great weekend!

Allama Iqbal

Hua hai go tand-o-tez lekin charagh apna jala raha hai

woh mard-o-derwesh jiss to haq ne diyay hain andaaz-o-khusrwanah

Adults Only

Dear People who stop by this blog,

I have a question of an ummm sensitive nature... Does the idea of being married/in-a-physical-relationship freak you out?

P.S. This is directed to those who generally have zero to limited prior "experience"

P.P.S. Keep it clean :P

I'm sitting in my office cubicle sipping mango Splash dreaming of times when I could just walk to the Wa at 2:00 am and buy Haagen Daaz or Ben Jerrys and finish the entire carton all by myself.

I'm missing a lot of people right now. My best friend forever can't come to my wedding because she's in the UK finishing up a Masters :'(. Another group of Pton buddies is meeting up in Dubai and I won't be there... *sigh* ash-uru-bil-huzn...

The weather's turned hot again. Add daily 4-hour power breakdowns to the equation and you have a sad, Gaia. On the bright side, at least I have ac in the office :). My boss is stuck in Germany thanks to the volcano... a gentle reminder that the All-Powerful Being is All-Powerful and we are all just menial creatures...

In other news, Americans are too fat to fight.

And it gets more complicated...

Mr. F wants me to visit Lahore and "meet the fam" but it's not "the done thing" in our family. The inevitable clash of cultures follows... sigh.

I'm tired of trying to keep both sides happy and seeing my parents upset makes me want to cry :'(

I need to figure out a way to make friends in Lahore so when I want to get away from the fam (and I will want to take a break every once in a while) I'll have a getaway...

I saw Ali Zafar in concert this past Saturday... he's soooo cute :)