A Pumkinlicious day

This Saturday has been revolved around a Pumpkin we bought, and no it was not for the occasion of Halloween Celebrations!

As you can see this is what was left over from the pumpkin, my father baked some for some sweet pumpkin pie, while I used a quarter of it for some pumpkin soup I have been craving for awhile now!





It didn't turn out as orangy as I'd hoped, because the Pumpkin itself was pretty brighter, but it tasted delicious! 

Detox Month (Holy Ramadan) is soon over!

   I do love fasting, and I do love the Holy month of Ramadan for a whole lot of reasons! A month is a tad too long!! I love this month because it gives me a sense of appreciation when I'm hungry, and also I tend to be a little more considerate in the way I dress, the language, and even in lifestyle, as I stay away from alcohol. Please do not consider me as a hypocrite here, I can 100% agree why someone would think that, however my reason for fasting is not for religious purposes what so ever! It is healthy for the body, and for my own sake, really connects me to myself (a sort of soul searching so to speak). I love the fact that religion (and I mean that every religion) has a whole specific month dedicated to fasting, followed by a celebration holiday! And when I say detox, I don't only mean from alcohol (I know that would be the first thing that came to the reader's mind), but from the junk I tend to snack on (just because I'm bored, not because I am hungry), my coffee consumption is limited to once a day (after Iftar in this case), I curse less because it is the right thing to do, I dress more appropriately in public (not that I don't usually! I absolutely do!! but it becomes a more aware/ respectful for the community - so doing good!), my dehydration restored by soup / water, no Sodas, frappacinos, sugar added juices, teas...etc....Working hours are less, so I have more time to be lazy (read, cook, or sleep since I am always overworking myself), and since the nightlife is pretty dead (unless you are one of those people who stay up toll 5 AM in Ramadan) my life is more with close friends / movies/ casual hang outs, than the need to go to where all of Amman's socials are found on a Thursday/Friday night, and where I have to always "bump into" someone I know! Plus I lose weight! 

   Why I am glad it's over!? I miss my morning coffees on the way to work. For a while I tried to limit my coffee consumption, for the sake of Ramadan, to try to get myself to get used to one cup of coffee day. and man is this not going to be in my favor, as I will sip, enjoy and refill my black filtered coffee everyday now!! Plus, I love my pink Starbucks mug - just looks cute and right! I miss omelette! For healthy diet purposes, I've been eating a small portion of whole grain cereals for god knows how long. Why did I ever do that to myself? I want toast + butter! I want jam + pancakes! I want omelette's and orange juice! I want Falafel! (preferably not all at once... or  maybe... all at once! Either way will do!).And I miss coffee / tea time, or lunch with friends at daylight! Man am I a much happier person when I am socializing in day light! Gives me so much more energy. I am not saying I am not a night person (man do I love dancing and going to pubs / bars), but not all the time! Once a week is good! 

   I think having so many restraints and keeping us from what we want / like to do, gives us a sense of who we are! And sometimes we take for granted what we can always do 24/7 which is when we stop appreciating life and what's around it, and start to say "Man I am bored of routine" instead of "Thank you for everything" (and suddenly ONE REPUBLIC's song "good life" is playing in the back of my head! .. OFF TOPIC & RANDOM....) - so once a year, no matter the religion / culture / or background, when we dedicate a month to fasting and purity, it is part of the plan to being a happier person. These practices exist for a reason! So, ONE DAY left~~~! and breakfast!!! 

What you'll see on my office desk...

Wednesday February 9th 2011 - 9:30 PM

Something a little funny to share after reading my last blog, the kind of boss lady in the office I want to be. This is what you will actually find on my current desk, I took of the pictures today.

Not sure if the color is clear, but this is Ami's pink (microwave friendly) mug that no one is allowed to use because I bought it! 

Another pink think you will find on my desk is:

Which in it you will find a bunch of paper clips and all in the color: 

PINK!!

Although they are finishing up. I actually took the time and went through all the color paper clips in the office, selected the pink ones to have in my box! The pretty box used to be filled with Pink Memo papers (which I finished and will be going soon to get some new ones soon, as I recently used white plain papers, and felt like there was no point labeling something when the label is so plain.... It's a LABEL, it should stand out!)

Besides these office essentials, there's always a lipstick or gloss laying around somewhere, a mirror, my iPod charging on the company's computer...etc. You can always find snacks (a box of digestives, cereal bars, or an apple)

As everything in the office is black and grey, My desk (hence the HR department) is always funky and lively with colors!

xx

Peculiar Ami

Angel wearing Prada

Tuesday February 8th 2011 - 10:46 PM

A little insight on the sort of person I want to be putting as little details as possible. I am a career oriented person. If I want anything, it is to be successful (by meaning and worth!) and professional.

No doubt that everyone who will read this blog have seen the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", a film reportedly based on Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour. I believe that most people who watch this movie, view the boss lady's character, Miranda, quite negatively,but apart from her cruelty and inability to set personal and work related issues aside (and the fact that she is moody), I want to be just like her!

I want that big space office with mirrors and my favorite flowers in a green vase. I want someone to pour my mineral water and fetch me Starbucks daily. I would like my newspaper to be ready on my desk when I walk in (No, I do not read the papers but thats what professional people do..)  oh wait, I take it back, I would like the company i pad to be sitting ready on my desk with it already open on current events (that's more like it!). 

Most importantly, I want all the bags in the world. I want all the brands. I want all the totes and leather briefcases, so expensive that it is a waste to put work material in it. I want an expensive laptop case. Always eat out because I can afford it, more because I know I will charge it to my corporate card as an entertainment expense. 

At the beginning, just like the movie, I wanted two assistants. However, I would not recruit someone who can't get an assistant's tasks done that needs yet another assistant. I would get the world's greatest assistant who will only operate on cellphones (no operator phones, it's the 21st century! ) to manage my schedule and meetings, travel arrangements, etc.......... but will never be the kind of person who asks her assistant to do my dry cleaning or book my facial appointments! Who does that? 

I have not decided yet if my assistant will be male or female, but women are always better organized as per my experience. Not being a feminist here, men are great, but hey if you have one at home, do you really need to bother understanding the male existence during work time and get a big headache because I don't understand how in the world they would reach such a dumb conclusion? Female, definitely. 

I like to be feared in the hallways though, not because I am mean or rude, but because work should be done right and there is no room for error. What are you getting paid for? To make errors? Go home. 

The impression I want to leave for my subordinates it this picture below:

But in general, I am a nice person. I do say "thank you" very often when a task I request is handed to me , or assistance is offered to me. I would take my assistant out for a good expensive meal (not an entertainment expense, all on me!) because she is a hard worker and send her to the spa for her loyalty. But remember, this is only for someone who gets the job done the way it is suppose to. I am not nice (even rude) when I have to repeat to something to someone twice or ask for something, and the bare minimum effort is put into the task. Just straight forward.

Disregarding the last part of when I am not being nice, I would see myself in a few years, playing the role of the upcoming movie, an Angel Wears Prada. Played by someone much younger and attractive (hence.. ME?). Who should I have play me? Any suggestions (No, not Lucy Liu!)

xx

Peculiar Ami

Tea Time

Sunday, February 6th 2011 - 9:00 PM

Been having trouble drinking 8 cups of water in winter, as water is an essence for a healthy life style and diet! So what I have been doing is making it up with warm decaffeinated tea.. Until the summer of 2010, was never really a big fan of tea. I have always been a coffee person, and like anyone else, Starbucks was almost an addiction.

Until coming across a lovely tea bar this summer where it has become a lovely simple hangout for my friends and I. In summer, however, we used to order ice cold tea drinks of various flavors, and most of them had mint leaves in them!! (^_^)

I have yet to try any of their warm drinks, sometime from now until before the end of winter season, this is one of the things I just have to try! If you live in Amman, you should definitely visit the place on Rainbow St.!

Meanwhile, in winter, as I am too lazy to go anywhere and loving the comfort of two things:

1. My bed
2. The couch

and coffee or any other source of caffeine is a definite "No No" for me at the evening time, I developed an interest in other kinds of caffeine free tea to keep me  warm in winter and a source of H2O Replacement! This is what I bought today:

Been drinking rose-hip peach for awhile now. Trying vanilla tea for the first time tonight! (^_^) 

Note: The Vanilla Tea : is a vanilla flavored black tea and has caffeine. Rose-Hip is the one that is caffeine free..

Love,

Peculiar Ami

it's always the little things..

February 4th 2011 - 8:34 PM
Recently I went to Dubai for work, an HR summit for the region took place, and it has again come to my attention that it is always small tiny details that catch my attention. My taste and the things I like, or that make my day always are minor details in things...

I cannot give a proper feedback about Dubai, as I have seen so little and mostly at night time, as we were in the offices working during the day. However, I did have excpectations, and from what I seen (which isn't necessarily true), Dubai is way overrated!

I did see the tallest building in the world, and I did visit the malls and did my part of the shopping (will never miss that out), but I will share here some pictures I have taken of what I liked most!

The painting and the furniture pictures were taken at a cute cafe we had dinner at, and when I was back in Amman, this is what I had to show people. "Look at this cute furniture in Dubai!!" (like it was not possible to find it anywhere else!). 

I rarely take pictures, but I always need one when I find things I like. So here is a first! and hopefully will be a habit, unlike the failed attempt (SO FAR!) to be a blogger!

Start blogging?

Ok, here goes...

I've opened this blog awhile back (really no clue why!) I have a lot of accounts here and there - twitter n what not that I never use. Only social network I use is facebook, and I don't even check that so often. However, recently I've discovered a lot of beauty bloggers that got me into buying make up and taking some sort of advice. "What an influence!" I thought, so here goes my first post, just about my first blog for now. I intend to take this seriously, hopefully another account after facebook that I will continue to update and check. Hopefully a method to chit chat with alot of interesting ad equally as peculiar as me.

An introduction to me: I am a half Japanese half Jordanian girl, living in Amman, Jordan for now. Peculiar is a word many of my friends would agree to describe me in if it was in one word. I am still not sure what this blog would focus mainly on. It definitely wont be a beauty blog, although it is something I do read and find most interesting, but I am not that of a girly girl!

Currently it seems the only person I am following on the blog is Tanya Burr. I have just went out and bought a bunch of MAC products and I'm loving it. However, her posts are never ending, and everytime I buy some products, there's yet another update. Now I want that damne Dior lip glow!

Hope more people will follow me on here

Peculiar Ami