Boredom… What a pleasant feeling. But as pleasant as it is, I didn’t really experience it when I was younger. You see, when you have a brother called Yousuf, another one called Bassam and cousins like mine you’ll never have time for that kind of thing. I can sit all day and explain why that is but I think sharing this story would be more than enough.
It all started when my brother Yousuf gave me his signature sinister smile and asked me this question, “Fatima.. er.. Is it okay if I shampoo your hair using Fairy?” Me, being the obedient 5 year old little sister I was, replied with an innocent smile “Sure, why not?” He then took me by the hand and headed to the bathroom sink, tipped my head back and started shampooing my hair with the dishwashing soap. My brother Bassam came into the bathroom and saw Yousuf following the instructions you’d find in an actual shampoo bottle: rinse, lather and yes, repeat. He did not try to stop Yousuf because he really didn’t see anything wrong with the scenario. Instead, he just stood there watching Yousuf act like a barber and me being tortured. I say tortured because while Yousuf was having fun playing barber I was silently crying. My eyes were stinging me because the soap had gone into them. After a couple of minutes my dear brothers realized I was crying and immediately rinsed all the Fairy soap out of my hair fearing I had lost my sight.
Yousuf and I went back to our normal everyday activities but Bassam had other plans in mind. He kept playing with his car in front of my parents’ room waiting for one of them to come out. When my father finally came out Bassam cried (cried as in crying with actual tears not cried as in shouted), “BABAAAA! Fatima is blind!”
I never really knew what happened next but I do vaguely remember going to the emergency room. Anyway, I’m sure by now you got my not-having-time-for-boredom point.
See the sinister smile?
TTFN.
12 Comments
July 1, 2009 at 10:36 am
loooooool xD
your brothers and cousin remind me of my own brothers :@
July 1, 2009 at 11:23 am
hahahahahaaha
seriously??? your brothers are funny
i guess thats where you get your humor from.
but thank god they didnt blind you =)
cuz i wouldnt be laughing so much right now
July 1, 2009 at 11:31 am
Hahahahahahahahahahaa!!! Cuuutee!! I can imagine u crying silently.. Aahhh that’s too funny haha :p
July 1, 2009 at 12:20 pm
LOOOOOOOOOOL !!!! fa6ima :@ !!!
I remember that day going a bit differently but no worries the point’s there :p
ayaam walla ayaaam LOL , so fa6ima ,,, Fairy,,,Dana,,,any ideas ? (6)
J.K LOL
July 2, 2009 at 10:33 am
LOOOOOOOOL !!!! yousuf ma tb6l 7rkatkkk hahahaha tt’thkaar lama shrbna dana holsten oo gilnalha beer hahahahahaha !!!!! omg kant tbke bke
July 3, 2009 at 10:03 am
Hatha mob mkan n6al3 f’6ay7na 8-)…
July 1, 2009 at 8:23 pm
LMAO
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I swear I was sitting there la7aly bil layl reading then I started laughing ma3 nafsy. Super mwaswasa
and your brothers are HLIARIOUS! hahaha
Post something new, el7eeeeeeeeeen! yalla yalla go write
July 2, 2009 at 2:01 am
A beautiful Blog Fa6fa6. And a very nice audience too
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And that was indeed a day to remember. Among our many adventures (that didn’t involve animals) that one really does stick out.
Oh, and Mr.great we need to find new ideas for Dana (sometimes your diabolical mind comes in handy you know – remember the Tabasco & the Cucumber?)
Keep up the great work Fati
July 2, 2009 at 10:26 am
hahahahahhahahahahahahhahahaha !!!!!!!
omg seriuosly r7ty al ER ? la mn jdddd entooo to7faaaaa !!
i miss those days :’(
July 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm
LOL, so funny… I love brothers lol
July 3, 2009 at 6:22 pm
LOOOOOOOL
allah y5aleekoom el ba3ath 
Fa6ooma why haven’t i heard this one b4?!!!
The three of you were the epitome of crazy, a very entertaining bunch
July 4, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Oh my God, hahahahahahhahah! I would feel bad for you, but I went through the exact same thing as a child with an older brother like mine. Inshalla when I make my own blog I’ll post some of his devilish acts :p