The Lagging of the Jets

Well it's been exactly 12 days since I've been back in Saudi, and I have just gotten over my jet lag. Since i've been back, my sleep cycle has been in some cross between Saudi and Thai time or something, cause I've been getting about 4 hours of sleep in the afternoon, and 4 hours of sleep at night. Though, it's not that it will do me much good to finally get off jetlag, because all of my days involve either venturing into downtown Al-Kobar or Al-Rashid, me going golfing in insanely hot temperatures, or me sitting on my ass munching on the SEMIRAMIS shawermas or the Latif cheesebread.

We're planning on taking a trip to Dubai one weekend before my brother and I head off to St. Louis for classes. Seeing as i've never been outside of the airport in that country, i'm looking forward to hitting up the electronics souk and buying mad electronics and possibly seeing a new movie or two (Starwars?). If anyone knows what else there is to do in Dubai other than shop, let me know, cause I want to see it.

Sorry about the lack of pictures I promised earlier, but rest assured I have been taking them. The only thing is, since pictures are not allowed to be taken here, I 've been sneaking around taking them on my cameraphone, and I can't get these off my phone unless I have cellphone service, which I only have in the US. Maybe i'll risk it and bust out the real camera next time...


Al-Rashed Mall

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Really Long Survey (over 200)
Created by starsbleed2nite and taken 87189 times on bzoink!
What is your name?	Xtoph
Are you named after anyone?	St. Christopher
What's your screename?	if you know me, ask me
Would you name a child of yours after you?	Nah, "chris" is too generic
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?	Christina?
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?	hmmm
Are there any mispronounciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly?	not really, everybody knows "Chris"
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?	nah
Basics
Your gender:	Male
Straight/Gay/Bi:	Straight/40% Metrosexual
Single?	Nope
If not, do you want to be?	No way!
Birthdate:	9-14-1986
Your age:	18
Age you act:	10 :-(
Age you wish you were:	18
Your height:	5' 8"
Eye color:	Dark Brown
Happy with it?	yup
Hair color:	Jet black
Happy with it?	yup
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous:	Righty
Your living arrangement:	university dorm
Your family:	2 parents, 2 brothers, 1 sister
Have any pets?	turtle!
Whats your job?	professional student
Piercings?	welllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Tattoos?	nope
Obsessions?	saudi!
Addictions?	shawermas
Do you speak another language?	pig latin!
Have a favorite quote?	yup
Do you have a webpage?	do blogs count?
Deep Thoughts About Life and You in it
Do you live in the moment?	I try to
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?	for the most part
Do you have any secrets?	yes
Do you hate yourself?	nope
Do you like your handwriting?	not really
Do you have any bad habits?	AHH! PROCRASTINATION
What is the compliment you get from most people?	"OOOO YOUR HAIR IS SO PERFECT"
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?	dunno
What's your biggest fear?	inadequacy
Can you sing?	haven't in a while...
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?	no?
Are you a loner?	sometimes
What are your #1 priorities in life?	happiness, success
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?	fo sheezy
Are you a daredevil?	depends on how im feeling at the moment
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?	sometimes i don't speak up when i know i should
Are you passive or agressive?	a lil of both... prolly more passive though
Do you have a journal?	yes
What is your greatest strength and weakness?	strength: i think im pretty open minded; weakness: im kinda shy
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?	nothing big really
Do you think you are emotionally strong?	when i need to be...
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?	being mean to my parents when i was a kid
Do you think life has been good so far?	sure, could have been a LOT worse
What is the most important lesson you've learned from life?	Be respectful of others
What do you like the most about your body?	my hair!
And least?	my nose
Do you think you are good looking?	mmm so so
Are you confident?	not really :-(
What is the fictional character you are most like?	Aladdin!
Are you perceived wrongly?	sometimes
Do You...
Smoke?	hookah
Do drugs?	no
Read the newspaper?	yep
Pray?	yep
Go to church?	sometimes
Talk to strangers who IM you?	not really anymore
Sleep with stuffed animals?	nope... i just use 2 pillows
Take walks in the rain?	when i dont have an umbrella...
Talk to people even though you hate them?	not really
Drive?	when im in saudi
Like to drive fast?	oh yes
Would or Have You Ever?
Liked your voice?	nope
Hurt yourself?	yeah
Been out of the country?	i live out of the country!
Eaten something that made other people sick?	lol spiders!
Been in love?	dunno
Done drugs?	nope
Gone skinny dipping?	dont think so...
Had a medical emergency?	yes
Had surgery?	yes
Ran away from home?	nope
Played strip poker?	um, no
Gotten beaten up?	sorta
Beaten someone up?	nope
Been picked on?	of course
Been on stage?	yup
Slept outdoors?	mos def
Thought about suicide?	not seriously
Pulled an all nighter?	yes
If yes, what is your record?	just 1, im a wuss
Gone one day without food?	yup
Talked on the phone all night?	nahh
Slept together with the opposite sex w/o actually having sex?	yup
Slept all day?	actually, i dont think i have
Killed someone?	no!
Made out with a stranger?	nah
Had sex with a stranger?	nah
Thought you're going crazy?	sometimes
Kissed the same sex?	it was accidental!
Done anything sexual with the same sex?	no
Been betrayed?	mmm hmm
Had a dream that came true?	yeah
Broken the law?	yes
Met a famous person?	yup
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?	i think so :-(
On purpose?	only bugs...
Told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell?	yes :-( accidentally
Stolen anything?	when i was a kid
Been on radio/tv?	yeah
Been in a mosh-pit?	yup
Had a nervous breakdown?	i dont think so
Bungee jumped?	no, but i want to!
Had a dream that kept coming back?	naw
Beliefs
Belive in life on other planets?	mos def
Miracles?	yeah
Astrology?	nah
Magic?	like fireballs and stuff?? naw
God?	yup
Satan?	not as a single being, more like "temptation" in general
Santa?	duhhh where else would the presents come from???
Ghosts?	i guess
Luck?	yup
Love at first sight?	nope
Yin and yang (that good cant exist w/o bad)?	sure
Witches?	nope
Easter bunny?	nah
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?	yup
Believe theres a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?	ummmmmm
Do you wish on stars?	i have before
Deep Theological Questions
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?	kind of
Do you think God has a gender?	i always imagined him as man... its not really important though
Do you believe in organized religion?	sure
Where do you think we go when we die?	heaven?
Friends
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?	yeah
Who is your best friend?	i dont have any single best friend
Who's the one person that knows most about you?	hmmmm maybe Tyler, or one of the Bundus
What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you?	"DUUUCK!"
Your favourite inside joke?	HEY SEXY
Thing you're picked on most about?	the perfect symmetry of my hair
Who's your longest known friend?	hmm probably Muayyed
Newest?	can't remember
Shyest?	Mark
Funniest?	V
Sweetest?	Monica's pretty sweet ;-)
Closest?	I have too many close friends
Weirdest?	hmm its always my friends who think I'M weird
Smartest?	Omair
Ditziest?	Lindsay
Friends you miss being close to the most?	Everyone from Saudi!
Last person you talked to online?	Sexy
Who do you talk to most online?	Probably Sexy
Who are you on the phone with most?	Probably Sexy... or Tyler
Who do you trust most?	myself
Who listens to your problems?	mission problems? Tyler
Who do you fight most with?	hmm i don't get in that many fights with my friends
Who's the nicest?	jamese
Who's the most outgoing?	Hammad
Who's the best singer?	MUAYYED "There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold...."
Who's on your shit-list?	don't got one
Have you ever thought of having sex with a friend?	not for reals
Who's your second family?	My uncle's fam in Gizzarland
Do you always feel understood?	nah
Who's the loudest friend?	probably Tyler
Do you trust others easily?	too easily
Who's house were you last at?	Lufthansa Airbus A300
Name one person who's arms you feel safe in:	my parents'?
Do your friends know you?	I would say so
Friend that lives farthest away:	Most of my friends, whenever I'm in Saudi :-(
Love and All That
Do you consider love a mistake?	no way
What do you find romantic?	expressing your feelings
Turn-on?	cleanliness
Turn-off?	excessive body hair! Ahhhhh!
First kiss?	I dunno, when I was like 5
If someone u had no interest in had interest in dating u how would u feel?	flattered, but thats all
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them or going	ummmmmmmm yes.
Have u ever wished it was more socially acceptable 4 a girl 2 ask a guy out	HECK YEAH
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractiv	yup
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?	in my nerd glasses, lol
What is best about the opposite sex?	They know what they want... usually
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?	Girls' emotions can change quickly
What's the last present someone gave you?	can't remember
Are you in love?	i love everybody!
Do you consider your significant other hot?	nunya beezwax
Who Was the Last Person...
That haunted you?	haunted me? what?
You wanted to kill?	kill? im not a psychopath
That you laughed at?	My brother Mikey
That laughed at you?	My brother Mikey
That turned you on?	My brother Mikey ...wait what?
You went shopping with?	Monica, before I left Gizzarland
That broke your heart?	shes not worth mentioning
To disappoint you?	probably me
To ask you out?	lol, Sandra Knight!
To make you cry?	I haven't cried in a while
To brighten up your day?	probably Monica :-)
That you thought about?	Jay Leno, cause hes on TV
You saw a movie with?	myself
You talked to on the phone?	Monica, when I was on the plane
You talked to through IM/ICQ?	Sexy Omair
You saw?	My Moms
You lost?	My Grandpa
Right This Moment...
Are you going out?	naw
Will it be with your significant other?	---
Or some random person?	---
What are you wearing right now?	my PJs
Body part you're touching right now:	my ear
What are you worried about right now?	that I won't get to see the mavs play the suns :-(
What book are you reading?	Non
What's on your mousepad?	Don't got one
Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling:	fat, lazy, happy, worried, relaxed
Are you bored?	not really
Are you tired?	not really
Are you talking to anyone online?	nope
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?	nope
Are you lonely or content?	content off the nizzle
Are you listening to music?	watching a music video...
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AHH MOTHERLAND!!

So I'm back in Saudi!

For some reason, schools in Texas seem to get out way earlier than every other school in the civilized world, the final result being me chillin here all alone for about a month while my friends slave away taking final exams. This was actually one of the few school breaks where I haven't been itching to get back home and away from school. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love Saudi and everything, but its just not the same without the G-Unit being here.

I think I could have used at least another extra week or two in Gizzarland before coming back here. It's the NBA playoffs, and the Mavs are in the semifinals, and being in Saudi so far away from my Mavericks makes it hard to watch them and celebrate my newfound love of basketball.
Also, I miss a lot of the people from SMU! I kinda miss going to TACO BELL with the guys, making sexy music with Sexy, and I REALLY miss watching movies with a certain sheep!

Ah well, what can I do except sit on my ass and get FAT. The temptation to gorge on shawermas and zatar is great, and I fear for my belly. Maybe I should start getting back in the gym and in the pool maybe? Hmmmm

P.S. I'll be posting mad pics from here on my blog so stay tuned.