Iftaar & The Great Big Holiday Adventure!

Howdy guys 🤗

(I've no idea why I went all cowboy on you).

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Anyhoo so as most of you know or have gathered thus far I'm Muslim (I follow the religion of Islam) and it is our holy month of Ramadaan where we fast from before sunrise 🌅 to just after sunset 🌇. 

Every year my paternal family has a mass iftaar where all my dad's siblings and their children and now their children's children 😅 are invited for the evening . 

Growing up it was the most exciting iftaar ever and I mean EVER. It was at the designated children's table where we discovered  that pouring cooldrink into a glass, which had already been used for milkshake WASN'T such a good idea😂. It was the place of gathering for us cousins to mingle, experiment with our food, play jokes on eachother, gossip about the adults 🙊 (don't judge, you know you're guilty too!) and EAT. Us Khan girls may be slender, but do not be fooled we LOVE our food and can EAT 😏. It's as if we were born "foodies" rather than born "FREES".

(yeah another of my lame-jokes but hopefully you laughed!)

The mass iftaar is my favourite iftaar of the month. No matter our age we haven't changed our antics and that's the BEST part! I missed quite a few of these iftaars when I was in Johannesburg but nothing has changed except we've upgraded from our little table to a normal table which is still not invaded by the adults (Alhamdulillah 😂) and we kind of contribute to the menu by actually making stuff.

This year is going to be one of the FIRST to have almost ALL of our cousins they're all flying in this weekend, only excluding a few (marrying away from home is the problem) and I'm super excited. The problem however, is my stupid viral infection which should be completely gone by Sunday, but my mother seems to be sceptical 😒🔫 (thank you over protective mother).

Anyhow I plan to dodge my mother and attend even if I have to wear my germmask I'm going (insha-Allah -God willing)! I can't be in the city this year and NOT attend it's like totally "haraam" 😂 -okay I made that up, but you gather how wrong it is NOT to go.

So why is my mother so sceptical? 

Well I've just spent 4 nights in hospital because of it and it was my first ever hospitalisation... So yeah I get her point but enough about the iftaar. Let me tell you about my holiday adventure to the hospital 😄😁.

Me in my J-loop and mask

After complaining about SEVERE headaches where I couldn't even move an eyeball without any pain (this time I'm not exaggerating) and then finding a weird stuff, my mother was convinced I needed to go to the hospital. Believe it or not I was actually excited to go 😂.  I packed with enthusiasm and had everything ready to go after I got back from school. Yes, I went to school because I was the narrator and script writer of the play we were performing - it was a parody of fairy-tales with a Dementor (if you don't know what a Dementor is you're probably very young or very old 🙊 use Google). The play was worth all the pain! The performance went off almost as we planned it only differed in the amount of laughter 😀🙌, they got my lame jokes! #happydance - I love drama 🎭.

Back to the hospital now, the first day was strange I really didn't know what do... Had some tests done and X-rays. I had x-rays before but this was so cool with the moving base😂.  Bloods however weren't so exciting 6 viles so not cool!  I'd rather donate blood. There it's just one needle one tube and two bags that you don't really feel.

I expected to go in and get to sit and watch TV the entire day - I even took my hard-drive 😂. But it was just a daze of doctors, an uber cool j-loop that always creeped me out before I had my own and a never ending supply of drips.

I did get room service and my own room (all hail infectious viruses) 😎😂. 

Special shout out to my visitors, thank you for making my stay a lot more colourful than you think and thank you for not judging my extra dodgy appearance 😂. You know it's love when people still #love you when you're a sickling💗.

All in all, I had a weird but fun start to my holiday. Who can say "I went to hospital for my holiday" and actually be thrilled about it? I suppose it was much more exciting than visiting a place, and besides it's Ramadaan where can we actually go 😂 so guess it all worked out pretty well! 

That's it for now 😘

Please keep your fingers crossed so I can go for my iftaar and I promise to share some pictures 🌸

xxx

The UBG 

Saudaa 

Act I Scene |

Firstly thank you for the feedback on my first post 😄 please do subscribe and comment on the blog🙌

The anticipation and anxiety of having my words being open for anyone to read was quite daunting seeing as that English wasn't (and still isn't) my strongest suit, my Afrikaans mark was always higher 😂 (thank you 7de Laan).

Anyhoo a small disclaimer of sorts...

My blog is about ME it's my opinion... I don't mean to harbour any negativity to anyone or on any topic on purpose, UNLESS it is necessary or I personally feel negatively about it.

I have a tendency to easily get distracted in my writing and have a roundabout way of getting to the point (unfortunately 🙊), but I guess it makes me me! So let's hope you enjoy this merry-go-round ride with me.

Sooo back to it then... In the last blog my vocation was a mystery and I said I'd tell you eventually. Here it is...

I am currently a teacher/educator.

Yesss! me a teacher _ "Miss Khan"😶sounds weird right?! 😅

Yes it didn't ever cross my mind that I would EVER be a teacher, but God has His own plan for us.

Yes I loved what I studied and would still love to get into the field BUT I enjoy what I do!

And

YES I did study to teach😒...

So WHY did I choose to teach?

The question, however should be "HOW did I end up teaching?"

Long story short after honours I decided to get into industry and chose not to do my Masters. Getting into industry proved to be a frivolous task and so I went on holidays, enjoyed my free-time. Until I took a job for the sake of it - I was tired of being an unemployed statistic. Yes it paid fine but there was no job satisfaction... Before this I was always under the impression that if a job paid well, I didn't need "job satisfaction" boy was I wrong!?

So I decided to head back home.

From then it was kind of a Cindrella story minus the handsome prince (unfortunately).

My fairy God Mother was my ex-teacher, who graciously offered me an internship during my casual visit to the school. (I will always be grateful to her💗). I obliged thinking there is no harm in trying, as I tutored throughout campus and if she had the confidence in my abilities then so should I... So it began, my trip to the "palace ball"... I completed my studies with distinction (Alhamdulillah 😂yes I'm taking my moment of glory) and was then offered a post at the school.

To date I have no regrets, only the assurance that maybe this was meant to be. I often think that if all academics strayed away from teaching what would become of OUR FUTURE!? Economically speaking we rely on the "working sector" to support the elderly and youth. If WE do not invest in their academics who will?

This brings me to the saying I posted in keeping with youth day celebrations.

I thoroughly enjoy teaching and if people actually knew the amount of effort, patience and the number of hours we spend OUTSIDE of school in preparation for our learners, the profession would become as respected as any other.

The kids can either make your day or make you want to pull your hair off. But I can gladly say that each day is like a breath of fresh air...

Yes this may not be the piece of the puzzle I wanted to place in my puzzle of life. However, each piece of a puzzle is unique on its own accord, without which our lives would not be the perfect picture we try and build on a daily basis.

The lessons I have learnt thus far is that, our lives do not end when we come across a path that is unfamiliar or not the one we want, rather it's an opportunity to grow in other aspects and or lead us to greater paths.

Coming home each day knowing that I, me,  Saudaa has imparted some knowledge to a child who will use it as a step to achieve their dreams is truly remarkable...

I can see the bigger picture now and that is the greatest reward... I still do intend on following my passion but I've realised that life is a journey and I aim to maximise each and every opportunity I am awarded with.

Maybe, just maybe you may come to the same realisation and do the same!

Chin up subbie!

(Apologies for the delayed post🙈 it's being written with a J-looped hand from a hospital bed 🏥 details to follow)

xxx

The UBG

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