In life, you have a variety of stages and different expectations and i think you should be able to adapt to new environments. For me, one big change in my life, will be the sixth form that i'll be studying my A-Levels at. Most of you have already passed this stage or are leaving this stage. For some of you it may have been the most grilling and stressful time of your life and for others it could have been the best time of your life, for whatever reasons, whether that means making life long friends, simply enjoying the college or sixth form that you studied at or knowing that these two years set the foundations for what you want to achieve in life.

A wise man once said to me:

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth,
so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind.
To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again.
To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
 

So this got me thinking....

If I want my kids to be a certain way, I need to get them to think that that is the "norm"

Salaam guys!

Just wanted to raise awareness of the dire state of education in Pakistan. It is said that the cost of not educating Pakistan is equivalent of one flood per year. The Pakistani government currently spend a meagre 1.5% of their GDP on education.

Please take a look at the following websites for more information:

http://educationemergency.com.pk/

http://www.tcf-uk.org/

The Citizens Foundation exists to build and develop schools for Pakistan's most disadvantaged children. Their work is trully inspiring. They currently education 115,000 in 830 schools across Pakistan. Education really does save lives.

what do you do to calm down when you're stressed or when you're feeling down/like everything's getting too much?

when im at home, i like to brush my teeth when i feel like that.

how often do you feel like that? once a week? once a month? once a year? everyday?

how  come i need to have an infusion of camomile (amongst other plants) to calm down but the rest of the world (most of it) dont need to?

"Let me know when it's all ready and on the road, I want to take it to college one day." I thought it's a bit of a push, but if you don't ask - you don't get.

"You know who actually IS serious about wanting to borrow it - Darren. He actually thinks I'll trust him with it. I mean, I know it's only a Calibra, but it's the limited edition Turbo version" Zab had all the nice things. Latest cars, latest clothes, latest phones. I sometimes wondered how he paid for them all. He only worked alongside me as a pizza delivery bloke. Even if he worked all the hours under the sun, he still can't have a disposable income large enough to his life choices.

"Come on Zab. I was being serious too. You won't trust Darren, but you'll trust me right?"

I saw this on Tribune (posted by _Me_)and wanted to share it with those who haven't already viewed it!

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Two important polls going on today:

1. Greece.

The people are voting again after the last elections 6 weeks ago proved inconclusive.

The results could decide whether greece stays in the Euro, the EU both, either or none.

Very important european election where there are no guarantees and this could be the first nation to leave the eurozone and that is an unknown as the euro was not built for anyone to leave it ever. Questions exist if it could survive a state leaving and also how bad or good this would be for Greece.

2. Egypt.

It's the run off presidential elections the week after the old remnants have been making themselves felt.

“Why do people go to the zoo? What can possibly be entertaining or educational about going to the zoo? Why don’t we just go shopping instead?” I kept thinking to myself as we drove down the motorway towards the Zoo.

So we got there and saw the Lions and the Zebras. Then had an ice cream (99 with flake and strawberry sauce). My son had the one in a tub that has a bubble gum in the bottom. My daughter was in a buggy and too small to have an ice cream all to herself, so I gave her some of mine (even though I don’t normally like sharing). We went on to see the creepy crawly things like snakes and spiders.

The supreme court has called last years parliamentary elections unconstitutional and has also ruled thata former Prime Minister under Mubarak who was legally barred from being president could take part in the upcoming run off presidential elections that will take place this weekend.

This may hand all power (all instead of the 99% that it holds now) back to the military and once again lead the country to a place it is lead by people it doesnt want to be lead by.

Something to keep an eye on.

The Hijab is a BIG part of 'my' identity. It makes me who i am today and i feel proud and confident wearing one! For some, even the Niqab is a part of a womans identity and to some extent, shows piety and the personal sacrifices a person makes to ultimately please Allah and avoid showing their beauty and adornment in public.

Now, when a woman decides to wear one, it's her choice, and i believe that she has every right to wear one, and it should not be forced upon her, but she should wear it, out of her own choice. I dislike the idea that some countries decide to ban the Niqab or the Burkha. I feel everyone should be able to dress in a way that pleases them and they should not feel like society will deprive them from certain things, by wearing one!