Happy Birthday Nossa!!

[Nightshade]

Nossa is 21 today so Happy birthday!
:bday_2::bday_2::bday_2:


have some cake

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/Night-D/Cheesecake-1.jpg

3bal 2lf senna!!

[Virgil]

Happy Birhtday dear friend!! :bday_2::bday_2:

Let's see. I googled "arabic happy birthday" and I hoep that's this says:

http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.59584492.jpg

http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/children/m/Childrens-Day-Happy-Birthday-697.jpg

And I hope this says something nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymBObHTSk4

I hope you have a great day Nossa!!

[Nossa]

Thanks Nighty and Virgil! :D:D And yup, that's the correct Arabic for happy birthday :D:D I had a pretty good day, some people, whom I thought didn't even knew my bday, came to wish me a happy birthday...I had some nice gifts too...:D Thanks for the video Virgil lol

[andave_ya]

:) all the best to you, Nossa! I hope you have a great day!

[Nightshade]

That reminds me of birthdays in my house because we have to go thrugh the proper english one then suqahsed tomatos and stew then that arabic one and the the other proper arbic one, then the jokey it was a day of distaers when you were born arbic one, it takes FOREVER, but I wouldnt change it! :D

Im glad you had a nice day Nossa!

[Nossa]

Thank you Andy :D And I'm sorry I wasn't here for your bday, happy birthday!! :D

@Nighty: Sounds like fun! You keep it in that particular order?! lol

[Nightshade]

Umm no now that I think about it its Senna hilwa, and then Heyya hallan balan and then kan Yom iswid and if we want to speed things up we each sing a differnt one ( barring halan balan ) whihc is a completly different tune at the same time. if we have non family people over they are expecting the candles to be blown out ages befroe they are the first time they are around for a birthday :lol:

[Nossa]

Umm no now that I think about it its Senna hilwa, and then Heyya hallan balan and then kan Yom iswid and if we want to speed things up we each sing a differnt one ( barring halan balan ) whihc is a completly different tune at the same time. if we have non family people over they are expecting the candles to be blown out ages befroe they are the first time they are around for a birthday :lol:

:lol::lol: I had people singing these three songs to me today, at the corridor in college :lol:, can't get more embarrassingly than that, esp. (yallan hallan balan) and (kan yom iswid) :lol:

[Nightshade]

which version of kan yom iswid?
wait Vocaroo!! oh its not working :(

Kan yom iswid yom ma gayt
mama baba saboo el bayt
wil sh3'lah gelha 7lah
we tuba7' 7aroo el bayat
that one?
And come on who but the egyptian would have a birthday song about abul fasad? seriously? its cool! :nod:
EDIT : I got it to work stupid mute button was on :rolleyes: http://vocaroo.com/?media=vCBqef2j95PKyYFsZ

[Niamh]

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu131/TIGGERALBUM/BIRTHDAY/TATTYBEAR1.jpg
http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu131/TIGGERALBUM/BIRTHDAY/FOREVERFRIEND22.jpg

[qimissung]

happy birthday nossa! May your day be filled with eternal sunshine, loving friends, and a long corridor of birthday wishes fulfilled!

[dramasnot6]

Happy Birthday,Nossa! Glad you had a good day! :)

[Janine]

HAPPY HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY, my good friend, NOSSA!

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http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/FlowersForBirthdays/PinkRoses.jpg

[Scheherazade]

Happy Birthday! :)

An interview with Nossa:

Why are we doing this interview thing?
Well, it's either this or studying :lol:
No seriously, it's fun! and I haven't been around much, so I feel I owe you guys this :D

Are you sure you want to do this?
Yup, I'm ready to sign a release if you want :p

Got milk?
Erm...I think we have some in the fridge lol

If you had a personal theme song what would it be?

Hello by Christina Aguilera maybe

Are you male or female?
Female and proud :p

What makes you keep coming back?
To the forum? Well, besides boredom..lol..j/k. I love the people here. And this is by far the best literature site/forum I've ever come across. I learned so much from the place and the people, so I always some back for more :D

Are you happy with the way things are here?
Pretty much yeah

Which countries have you visited?
France, Italy and Czech

If you could live somewhere different, where would it be and why?
Either London, New York or Dublin. London cuz I've always liked the idea of living in England, don't know why really since I've never been there before..lol. New York, cuz I love You've Got Mail, and there's someone living there whom I'd love to meet someday :D As for Dublin, I really like Irish people, so it'd be a good chance to actually meet some of them in real life :D

Do you have any pets?
I wish...

What makes you happy?
Pizza..:p

Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God?
Yup, or at least I'd like to think I am.

Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?
Though I look NOTHING like her, I'd love Keria Knightly to play me (I just like her as an actress :D)

Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
A bit cliche, but I'd love to be a bird :D

What were your favorite things to do the past? What about now?
I've always liked reading, it's a bit different now concerning the 'kind' of reading, but this has always been my fav thing to do. Writing and taking pictures with people has been added in recent years :D

What makes you feel great about yourself?
Generally the way people see me makes me feel pretty good about myself. When I'm creative I feel pretty good about myself too.

How did you meet your significant other?
Hopefully it'll be in a park...lol

Who inspires you most?
People around me

What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
I don't know, I think writing is something I'd like to think I'm good at. Though when it comes to social skills, people tend to tell me that I know how to make people feel comfortable around me, I make them smile :D:D (hence the smilie that's been popping up in all the questions lol)

What is the one thing you must do before you die?
Setting religious things aside, I'd love to have a bookcase full of first edition books...oh and get published if possible too lol

If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
Probably novel...not sure though.

What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
Not pursuing my university/writing career. I'll keep trying till people actually start slamming doors in my face :D

What method do you cherish above all others, as means to improving your life?
Spirituality...in all its forms, though for me it's always connected with my relationship with God.

What is your role in an emergency situation: the 911 dialer, the person who runs to the scene to help, the video recorder, or the person too overcome by shock to do anything?
The person who runs to the scene to help.

What song is in your head at the moment?
Satellite by Backstreet Boys.

Which book are you reading at the moment?
The Portrait of A Lady by Henry James

The last book you finished reading?
Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

What is your favourite quote?
Do you have time? lol I think for now I'll just settle for Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame'.

Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
Pizza and anything with cheese on it lol

What time of day do you most often find yourself on the LitNet?
When I'm back from college, so that'd be from 6pm and on

What are you wearing at the moment?
PJs

Favorite poem?
Shakespeare's "Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments" and Yeats' "No Second Troy"

First novel you remember reading on your own?
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

What era do you find most of the books you read are from?
I try as much as I can to read everything. Lately I've reading more modern than classics, but I like reading everything.

Favorite TV shows?
Again, do you have time? Well, off the top of my head, I love Top Gear, House, According to Jim, The Simpsons, ER, Brothers and Sisters, Numbers...oh and Gilmore Girls.

Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
LOL That's a nice question. There are TONS of people I'd love to meet.

Last food did you have?
Chicken and noodles

Last words you said out loud?
GIVE ME THE PHONE!!

Last person you hugged/kissed?
My mother

What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going? And are you happy with your chosen profession?
I'm a student, and I'm quite happy so far.

What question would you like to ask yourself?
'What the hell were you thinking?' has to be the catchy phrase of my life :D

What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
Since I don't have a 'profession' so far, I'll just stick to being a student.

Least favorite book/song/movie?
Book: A Farewell to Arms (so far)
Song: Any song by Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and people of that sort.
Movie: Saw movies.

The most generous thing you have done?
Me and three of my friends threw our staff members a farewell party last thursday where all the class was attending and all...it was amazing!! We had so much fun :D:D

What was your very favorite moment in your life so far?
I think last thursday was pretty awesome, so that's the one taking the lead now.

What scares you?
Illness.

What is your most outstanding feature?
Everyone says my eyes and my smile...some people like my laugh, say it's contagious...lol

If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?
Nothing really, I'd just work out some more, and get more in shape, but other than that I'm fine.

Which book do you wish you had written?
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

What is your favorite book cover?
The Name of the Rose

Most and least favorite characters from books?
Almost all the characters of Wuthering Heights.

What would your biography be titled?
The very boring (and kinda expected) life and trials of a hopeless student.

What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
Studying :D:D

Why the airplane window shields need to be lifted up during take off and landing?
They have to? I don't know, I always sit in an aisle seat..lol

Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
Neither...though I like Batman's car, so I'd take that if available

The most embarrassing moment in your life?
Hitting someone on the head cuz I thought he was my brother and he turned out to be a complete stranger :D

Which literary character (s) have you been told to resemble the most?
None so far, though I'd love to be Elizabeth Bennet. :D

List some of the things that annoy you immensely.
Smoking, people shouting, peopl

Anything that you want to forget but you never can?
That I have college early in the morning :sick:

Tell us about some amusing translation mistake you have heard or made yourself.
Translating Heels as feet I think..that was in last term's translation exam, and it was kinda stupid than funny, cuz I kept trying to remember what heels in Arabic was...so I wrote it feet lol

If you had to lose one of your senses, which would you choose and why?
Taste..lol...I can't lose my eyes cuz then I won't be able to read, I can't lose my ears cuz then I won't listen to music...tasting seems like a good choice..lol

What’s the first thing you’ll do in an embarrassing situation?
Be the first to laugh about it

Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit?
Still in pursuit, but not complaining too much about present really.

What gives your life meaning?
The feeling of self-fulfillment

What makes you laugh?
My friends.

What was the happiest period of your life and why?
So far it's college...met a lot of great people online and offline during it...read lots of amazing books...

Do those animated smilies ever get tired? Think of them day after day, dancing or crashing computers or laughing or crying till the end of time...
:lol::lol::lol::lol: I'd love to know who came up with this question!!! But yeah, you're right, esp. this smilie (:D) lol

One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
You're amazing, keep it up!! :D

[Nossa]

Thank you Niamh, Qimi, Drama and Janine :D:D

Thanks Scher for the interview :D, I just realized that some answers are missing, like my most favorite literary character, it's Mr. Darcy :D:D


which version of kan yom iswid?
wait Vocaroo!! oh its not working :(

Kan yom iswid yom ma gayt
mama baba saboo el bayt
wil sh3'lah gelha 7lah
we tuba7' 7aroo el bayat
that one?
And come on who but the egyptian would have a birthday song about abul fasad? seriously? its cool! :nod:
EDIT : I got it to work stupid mute button was on :rolleyes: http://vocaroo.com/?media=vCBqef2j95PKyYFsZ

Yup that's the one, though they were generous enough not to sing the whole thing lol

[mono]

I wish you a wonderful, joyful birthday, Nossa. A lovely interview! ;)

[Nossa]

Thank you so much, Mono! :D

[Virgil]

Oh what a great interview Nossa. I loved it. And it must be true, you love to laugh. I can always feel your laughter through your posts and messages. :) How did you find Lucky Jim? I thought that was one of the funniest novels ever. And yes one day we will meet, either you coming to New York or me making a trip to wonderful and exotic Egypt. :) Be well my friend. Sabah Alkhair (I hope that's appropriate, I looked it up.)

[motherhubbard]

Happy Birthday!

[Nightshade]

Sabah Alkhair (I hope that's appropriate, I looked it up.)
Good morning, virg?

[Virgil]

Good morning, virg?

Is that what that means? :lol: I thought it meant something like see you later. Sorry. :blush:

[tulysg1982]

Happy Birthday!:bday_2:

[Nossa]

Thank you Moth-Hub :D It's great to see you all again :D
Thank you Tulysg :D

@Virgil: Yup, that's what it means :lol: I thought "he mustb mean something else, or maybe it's an inside joke?" :lol:
I'm glad you liked the interview, and I knew you'd figure out whom I was talking about in New York :D And yeah, I'm always laughing, even when i don't even want to...lol
Lucky Jim was really funny, I liked Dixon a lot, though Amis's style was a bit difficult for me at first. I loved his description of Dixon's actions, the way he exaggerated even the silliest of actions, it made me laugh out loud.

[kiz_paws]

Nossa, sorry I missed your birthday. I hope that it was truly a memorable one, though!

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s122/kiz_paws/birthday%20LitNet/catswavinginwindow.gif

I very much enjoyed your interview!

Take care! ~~K♥zzo