Saturday, September 23, 2006

Inquiry on Ramadan and What Nut.

Ramadan...everyone's favourite month. My least favourite month! Ramadan is there to stay *twenty eight days* for good times' sake! I have to stop eating in the street, I cant even have a gum in my freakin' mouth. In university, I am the christian who doesnt have respect for muslims, OR the muslim who doesnt fast. Both are bad...
Today in the kitchen as I was preparing my breakfast my mo7agaba sister says: "hah, zay kol sana?". And I laughed. So she replies, "la2 begad, zay kol sana?"
"zay kol sana", I said.
"tab leh keda ya3ni, afham weg-het nazarek"
That puts me in a position that I hate. I promised my dad not to talk about religious views in this house. So, I have to shut up, or say something really really stupid. I chose the latter.
"Ana mat3awedtesh 3al seyam, w mesh fahma nazareyet el seyam kwayes. Mabasomsh".
At that point, she gave me the "La 7awl wala qowata ella bellah" look from the corner of her eyes and she left the kitchen.
What am I going to tell my youngest sister. My 7 year old sister now? Am I going to have to fake the me having all the diseases on earth again?

Twenty eight days of me, eating when no one else is. Twenty eight days I have to go to school earlier (7:30) which means I will have to wake up extremely early (6:00).

Twenty eight days of endless T.V shows on T.V, of people doing the things that they should do all year long. Twenty eight days of feeling left out!
I don't like this month.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't like this month either.
I fast.

N said...

I'm in France wondering whether or not to. i have lost touch with this month completely.

MechanicalCrowds said...

Brave woman!! I have similar problems though in a different context.