I did once with strangers. It's on a post on SOL-they were boys. Mostly it's been people I know, even got cut by a knife when I stood in the way.The other day I tried to diffuse a heated incident between a man and his boy of no more than 4 years of age. The boy threw a tantrum, refusing to wear his coat and the father went nuts. I told the boy to be good n wear his coat-hoping he wouldn't continue to aggravate the dad. He returned to the dad reluctantly and the father rewarded him with a wallop to the ear. Ranting n crying followed. I walked up to the father n said, Remember your fast brother. He looked at me and made a meal of zipping the boy in talking about the cold in Bengali. I talked a little to the boy and left. Do all parents hit their kids?! And that hard?

Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars. Let me see what Spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.

Lol Ibts u assume I had something more evolved than a pair of floating hands in mind? Tut. You know me too well.

Lol @ book. I can think of something else the book ought to come with. I am mostly over the weakness that plagued me alhamdullilah and managing fine. Had many dates xaley, someone left the box next to me and my hand kept wandering!

Hello folks. Ibts I was so knocked out by the feast I forgot to set the alarm for suhuur. I woke up at 8 and that too cause the rubbish men(is that what u call them?) were making a racket! Thank u and F. Still burping.

Uff. Thread to look at when hunger calls!

Che, u now want us to be blamed for natural terrorism. Let them blame Larry, harry n Mary. Ibts, no hilib in my house. Chicken n fish. Rice pudding rice is long grain which is slow-releasing. Horta, why is the woman who eats nothing advocating huuris and what-not to me?!

Lol Ibts @ salad. I had salmon n veg, fruit n 2 malawaxs. Cup of tea n water. For suxuur I had rice pudding, water, fruit. What more can I eat! Chicken tonight if I can resist left over salmon. Sayid the only proposals I'm expecting right now are matrimonial in nature. Somebody to cook, clean and give me a lift to Tarawih where I can sit on a chair like an old woman! Mid intaa ku qancaya ma heysa? Scary Qardho-types need not apply! LoL. Call me then when u have time. I can't guarantee I'll make sense.

Folks, this fast is like nothing before. Feel faint, no energy, can't make Tarawih; just about manage maghrib. When I move I feel like I'll crash into objects. Asked to come into work later. Can't sleep early can't go back to sleep easily. Rag doll in the house. Anyone else?

Ibts, you're eating too little. You need a little more protein and carbs. God wants ease for us not difficulty. It's a fast not a starve. Everything in moderation.

So many unknown words. Some made up- taantansan anyone?- and requiring intense concentration no one can spare in Ramadan, others sound like Qardho-speak. So where is Sayid? Shall we send out a search party to Q-town??

Ask about the prayer room now. Then decide. Juxa,yes I have 2 or 3 left but THEY ARE MINE, MINE I TELL U!! Pant, pant.

Lily, being the token EFFNIK has its perks.U can get away with more hehe.U can also make some seriously kooky stuff about ur people and they dare laugh!! Have fun with it.

Lol Ibts xaraam caleykum! I left Sayid a msg asking if u n he were puliing my lug.I said I would do it for charity if true. Smiling itself is a charity! Huh. There moral dilemma sorted. I am alright, Ibts, DD, having a two day old migrane BEFORE Ramadan started was bound to be a bummer(I took prescription migraine pills off a colleague n popped one last night. So floaty n pain-free, I am turning into Bill from Bill n Ted's excellent adventures. Or is it Ted? Kala daran.But I am mending..praise the Lord! Totally radical.

Has anyone's stomach shrunk yet? Couldn't annihilate the malawax in quite the same way xaley lol.I felt pathetic. I think Sayid may be ill. I couldn't reach him either. I am starting a good rumour to get bonus duca and guilt from juxa n ibts. Haha.

Too much xafish in a Som store!

I made malawax for the second time ever last night. First time was a disaster. I had fruit, 2 pieces of malawax, juice n tea in every order lool and it was bliss.I went to bed happy. Used butter. Where to buy saliid macsara, never tried it. Stop talking about food!!

thank you! Are u thinking of THAT place I never got to sample?

Originally posted by juxa: federation is the way to go miyaa yaa sayid! i never had the luxary of having a go at any particular qabiil. tickles my funny bone.

everything I typed gone. One last ***** before Rmdn. Please make duca for me whoever's left! I had a migraine yesterday so stayed home today to get over it as much as possible. Thank God it's a Sat tomorrow and I can hide under a duvet if it's bad. Looking forward to Ramadan finally; feels like Eid lol.

Bloody hell. I've invented a nasty word.

It's Ngonge's way of telling us he had his toe wucked by the office cat. Show off! That or gout.

I mean the picture, Norf! Sorry on am Blackberry n can't keep up with Troll pace!

Salam Sayid. Waan kugu riyoodey. U were wearing an earring and belonged to a tribe the Somalis dis. But u were happy. LoL.

I am not looking forward to hunger-enduced headaches. They r particularly nasty.In fact, I have a headache now; the kind where the eyeballs hurt when moved. Hopefully start on Sat to ease us in(for those of us in the West)! Norf,explain pls.