i'm sure most of you have heard the story of jonah and the whale. well, here's a cliff noted version: god wanted jonah to go to ninevah and spread the word of god, but he didn't want to, so he went on a little trip that involved a boat. storms ensued. jonah knew the storms were a punishment therefore had to be thrown overboard and a fish swallowed him whole, saving him from an imminent death. jonah was in the whale's belly for three days and in those three days he prayed and asked god for forgiveness. why am i telling you this story you ask? well, some arabic folk fast for these three days. it started on monday, continued on tuesday and ends on wednesday. there's an old wives tale that says if a single woman fasts from meat on these three days and on the night of third day eats a nasty dry powder made from tahini (and is not allowed to drink water afterwards), she will dream of a man giving her a glass of water. that man is the man she is going to marry.
.....silence.
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa...!!!
so yeah, that's pretty funny. what's even funnier is that both michelle and i are doing it. we both think it's silly, but are both curious to see what will happen. my mom pleaded with me to do it because i have the craziest vivid dreams almost every night. so according to my dreams, i guarantee i will marry either a three headed zombie or a centaur.
and what is this arabic obsession with marriage? i've had many conversations on this subject with friends and relatives and it really bothers me that getting engaged or married is the best thing you can accomplish according to the arabic society. listen up people: ANYBODY CAN GET MARRIED.
don't get me wrong, i'm not against marriage and i would love to get married and start a family one day. but i think people should consider how serious it is and really ask themselves and each other important questions regarding their relationship, financial status, children, etc.
anywyayyyy...
here's an adorable picture i took of lucy yesterday. she's sitting in a box in my room:
and here is din din the other night fixing her hair:
6 comments:
That's hilarious. I think Koreans (or maybe it's just MY family) have the same weird obsession with money. My mom says that if you dream about shit - literally, shit - on New Year's Day, that means you're going to have a lot of money for the year...
Sweet dreamin'!
i can't wait to be there when you eat that dry shit. better yet can't wait to talk to you tomorrow morning! Hopefully no one will wake you up asking for car keys right before your about to dream of prince charming handing you a class of water!! damn cliff! i was just about to see his face...I'm still mad!
and candice, did u dream of shit on new years day?
our traditions are so silly but yet funny. i can't believe we've been suckered into doing them!
Don't forget to say the dream over a toilet and flush so it comes true!
It's nice to know that my mom isn't the only one who is insane, you're all nuts.
by the way, if anyone wants a fabulous hairstyle like mine...just let me know. i can do that for anyone anytime! ;)
hahah i'm fasting too!! but not for the same reason u girlies are! i didn't know that the water stuff was during this time! hahaha! i really want to know who gives you water!!
Bitch, I told you guys to tell me when the night was that you would have that dream...I already know who I'm marrying, but I still wanted the dream!!!
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