The poll on the new theme is now closed with 60% of voters liking the new theme… i would say it passed Now for the next few days i might be a bit slow on posting since i would be spending my time trying to customize my theme and make it more *me* and change [...]

I am still playing around with the new theme and trying out stuff… i think it looks pretty good but needs a bit of tweaking here and there… Now check the new theme out by clicking the picture above to enlarge or by going to the new site  (click here) then please come back and [...]

I am tired of feeling fat andbarrell like… i am looking in the mirror and i am NOT happy!!! Recently i have gotten too comfortable around food consuming and craving all kinds of sugary fatty concotions!!! I have decided to make each day in 2011 count and worthy… there is only one 2011 to live in [...]

The other day we were talking about marriages in q8. Particularly about couples moving into a wing, apartment, or a floor at the in laws residence… when a matter i found confusing arose… Many Q8ys build apartments in their houses for their sons to move in when they get married especially considering the current state [...]

On the first morning of the year 2011 we decided it was a fine day to go out for breakfast. I woke up with a sore throat but i thought what the heck a good breakfast would surely battle away the flu symptoms… To our surprise the place was PACKED! People were sitting outside in [...]

One thing i always wanted to try is Carluccio’s White Truffle Olive Oil… i actually always grabbed it and tried to sneak it in the cash register but my husband would catch me and lecture me on the fact that we cannot travel with a bottle of olive oil back to Q8. The bottle is [...]

Yesterday Afternoon my mother had some fresh coals burning on the portable dowwa to make some chai fa7am… So a thought had struck me… why don’t i try to make Qer9 Moqla?!  Of course all i needed was a moqla (pan)… some butter… and the qer9 moqla mix! So i got the ingredients out to [...]

1- The girl who is all over you when you have an upcoming family wedding/reception acting all sweet and friendly and your BFF… then when a family 3aza happens she disappears without even a 3atham Allah Ajrech 2- The girls ele when she laughs teg3ad tetka3ka3 ib a3la 9oot.ha regardless of her surroundings… laugh as [...]

I’m sick and bored and sitting on my couch this morning… i flip to alwatan TV and there is a man i don’t know talking about some financial thing i don’t understand. I was just about to change the channel when i noticed his glasses… They are SO COOL! I have never seen such glasses [...]

I am a big fan of the board game Monoply… We used to play it all the time when we were little kids although my brother would always lose most of the little items in the box and we had to buy new ones to play with… but now we hardly ever have the time [...]

After my Zerda post asking for zerda recipes my dear fellow blogger Bent El Deera contacted me to let me know she has a home made zerda for me!!! For those of you who do not know Bent El Deera… she is an AMAZING cook masha2 Allah la elaha ella Allah tabaraka il ra7man…her blog [...]

We took a quick road trip to Khafji in KSA for the sole purpose of two reasons: 1- Find the book Hind wal 3askar i am searching for and 2- Visit Hungry Bunny for a nostalgic childhood meal… Directions? Take 6reej el shalehat, road 30 or 40 i am not sure, go straight straight until [...]

I know i am 23 hours late… i should have posted this a long time ago… but i woke up this morning SICK! Lovely way to start the year eh?! Anyways since it’s 2011 i have decided to have 11 goals for this year… Danderma’s 2011 11 goals: Lose weight. At least 10 Kilos (11 [...]

I have decided to join the Post a Day 2011 Campaign! yes i have… this is part of my new year resolution… to be more active and to pay more attention to my blog. This way i can guarantee that i will have something to keep me going on this year… 2011 Therefore if you [...]

Where was i yesterday? Busy & Not posting?! A dinner gathering was held in honour of FourMe’s recovery from Cancer The dinner was hosted in her bestie Shoso‘s place and bloggerette Walladah brought over a Noon she had vowed to throw on FourMe when she goes into remission and she was true to her word [...]

I was feeling a bit cranky yesterday at 9:30… and i was also craving some frozen yoghurt… for some reason New Q8 Bride’s post kept popping into my head so i went to my mother and sister and asked if they want any frozen yoghurt? You should have seen my mother’s beam when i said [...]

I am a sucker for everything retro! This year as i was browsing in the basement of Selfridges i noticed a new store called Pedlars that sells the most exquisite funky & retro items! My kinda store! I am so glad i found it… let me show you my favorite pieces…   A pencil holder… [...]

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I was going through a box of old junk the other day when i found the above cartridges!I was immediately pulled back in time to my childhood… lazy summer mornings… us in Pajamas waking up to run downstairs and turn on the tiny TV and the MSX Sakhar computer… playing all day long while sipping [...]

Once upon a time in Q8… visiting someone who came back from abroad meant recieving a soo’3a (souvenir) was a guaranteed thing! People coming from the UK always brought flake and mini cadbury chocolates and sometimes M&S swiss chocolate coins. People coming from Mecca always brought some necklaces and something that looks like a little TV that you [...]

Once upon a time very long ago, we gathered in the tent in front of the dowwa in the then freezing Q8y winter… one of my aunts would bring a little pan (moqla)… mix some eggs milk saffron cardamom & flour with sugar, then pour the mix into the pan and over the coal she would make [...]

Whenever i see the dark green box of After 8 chocolate mints something comes over me and i grab my self a box for me to enjoy later. It is not the best tasting chocolate on earth but there is something different about it’s dark colors and posh feel and it’s tangy minty taste is [...]

With 4 days left to go i have absolutely no idea what to do this new year eve… i usually am in London this time of year celebrating by staying home and having a good meal and watching telly… i used to love the idea of celebrating in a restaurant that is until i realized [...]

I am not sure how new this novel is… what i know is it’s being sold in the big libraries in KSA… it’s about a woman named hind and the 3askar denotes the society keeping her oppressed or something. Many people are saying things about some controversial sentences that appeared in the story. Some say [...]

When we were young teenagers i heard about the Ouija Board and all the controversy surrounding it. To my surprise i heard about people from my age playing with it, some swear it’s a true thing and others disregard it as a mere game… and what surprised me even more is the fact that there [...]

The Bodouir commented on my Zerda Post the other day that Crismon Garden makes something similar to the dessert i described. I had to see for my self of course so on Friday i went with my mom and my husband to Crimson Garden Spoons… the weather was amazing and we sat outside, people watching and [...]

It’s christmas day in London today… which means all the roads are clear and free of traffic… all the buses and undergrounds are halted. All the shops are closed and all the restaurants are reserved for xmas lunch! You can walk in the middle of the road and not one car would intercept your way… [...]

I was in down town Kuwait the other day when i passed by the very strange parking entrance above! I have never seen such a parking entrance before.. eshda3wa?! Khara3ne ishwaya… i would feel a bit claustrophobic if i had to go through this entrance to be frank. Is there other places with similar parking [...]

I was introduced to this dessert for the first time last week when i had it at a family dinner… Apparently Zerdah is a rice based pudding thing like 7alwat 3aish… infused with cinnamon, sugar, and nuts… and it sits on top of a m7albiya like base that is sugar less… you would have to [...]

Buying a 3baya is not as easy as i thought it would be! Let me tell you what happened to my first bought abaya… it’s been a long time since i have written a long ranting post! Feels like the old blogging days… Anyways… The past week have been spent 3baya hunting… first i went to hawalli to a [...]