ayesha malik

Neglect

ayeshamalik — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:35:00 +0000

Good lord, I thought I would at least keep this a constant in my life, but good grief, I neglected blogging hella.

Hair: The Ongoing Struggle

ayeshamalik — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:25:54 +0000

  After I woke up at a record 5PM today, I decided to take a nice, refreshing shower because, quite frankly, sleeping in that long coats you in a icky layer of dirt and sweat. Despite being relaxed by the cool shower, I returned to my normal frantic-state because I realized the process of drying my hair, whether it be air-drying, blow-drying, or towel-drying, would make my hair pouf and frizz. It’s very unfortunate that I have very thick hair with unruly curls accompanied by pouf and frizz because it makes my head appear to be ten times larger than it actually is. I acknowledge the fact that I have HAM hair.
  I’ve tried different methods of styling the crow’s nest on my head. Those several methods include, but are not limited to straightening it, gelling it down, using products like Frizz-Ease, anti-pouf creme, mousse, hairspray, etc. You get the idea. I’ve lost all faith in styling my hair, or at least making it look presentable. Nick often refers to my hair as a dustball; Josh says it’s very weird that I have the hair texture of a half-black person.
  Don’t get me wrong; when styled properly, my hair looks very nice; it’s just the process is very hard. Often, the process takes several hours and the end result is not what I had in mind. Sometimes I’ll leave the house and my hair actually looks nice, but then tragedy strikes. The tragedy: humidity. Damn you, Texas weather. All my efforts go to waste. The two hours I spent straightening the monster or the two hours I spent reinforcing my curly locks with mousse/gel ruined within the five minutes I stand outside waiting for the school bus to arrive.

Why did God have to give me thick, curly hair that is plagued too much volume with too much frizz? WHY?!

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Toe

ayeshamalik — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:17:41 +0000

My toe is gross, end of story. (An ingrown toenail on my pinky toe was bent back and now it’s ripped out. This exposed my nailbed, which means my toe is sore.)

Oh and I’m going to a pool party today, yay! I wonder how my toe will handle this.

Diabetes…

ayeshamalik — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:22:11 +0000

…would suck. I’m glad I don’t have it because I enjoy sugar way too much, but my dad has it and I’m cutting back on sugar. Kind of like sympathy diabetes. Yes, I have a disorder. Sympathetic Type-2 Diabetes. So anyway, I made some good diabetic food today, Peach-and-Cantaloupe Soup. Yum. It doesn’t look very pretty because it’s just a puree (the fact that I can’t put an accented ‘e’ there bothers me.) of fruit, but it’s amazingly good.

Religious Awakening

ayeshamalik — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:52:26 +0000

In Austin this past week and a half, I had some time to think and I’m glad I did because it opened me up some more to my religion. I’m actually ashamed of myself because I didn’t realize it earlier. Apart from the fact that I called myself a Muslim, I didn’t practice my religion very well. I didn’t even practice the 5 basic pillars of Islam.
After talking to my cousins throughout a certain night of the week I was there, I arrived at a point of guilt. The guilt settled when we spoke about religion. At that point, I knew I hadn’t been a very good muslim; not praying, not remembering God throughout the day, etc. It was time for Fajr (morning prayer) and I even considered not praying, astaghfirullah. I’m glad I came to my senses and prayed because now, I’m trying to be a better Muslim. So, Zain, if you ever come across this, thank you.

Austin

ayeshamalik — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:33:28 +0000

So I’m in Austin right now and it’s the highlight of my summer. My cousin, Sonia’s wedding was yesterday and part of it made me ashamed to be related to them. I’ll explain. So if you’re hosting a wedding ceremony in front of little kids, old aunties/uncles, and teens, is it really appropriatee to bring out half-naked belly-dancers? My uncle sounded so proud when he announced them but as soon as they walked out the groom put his head down in shame. I was so embarrassed.
The day before the wedding was fun though. There’s a ceremony called a mehndi and it was held in the Texas Union Ballroom meaning I got to see Sonali! And then she had to leave so I went back inside and danced with my cousins, which is so exciting. I loved the adrenaline rush I got. Afterwards, all of my cousins from Tyler and Austin got together in one house. 5 other people slept in a bed with me. I slept on someone’s feet.
Today’s the wedding celebration called the Valima; it’s kind of like a wedding afterparty, held by the groom’s side. Tomorrow, the dinner cruise! I know 4 days of wedding sounds ludicrous, but whatever. At least I get to have fun, dress up and be with family! I’ll post pictures later.

Health

ayeshamalik — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:09:24 +0000

I’ve realized fitness is very important. Recently, I learned my dad’s health is not so good. He went to the doctor’s office, got a few blood tests done and they came back pretty bad. He has some type of problem developing with his thyroid gland and his sugar and cholesterol levels and blood pressure are through the roof. (Side note: He has Type 2 Diabetes, meaning sugar=bad.) In addition, he now has a cataract and his teeth are pretty bad. I have barked at my dad before to get healthier by improving his diet and exercise, but he refuses to listen. And now that his health is pretty poor, I’m buckling down and making him eat soups and salads, rather than the oily Indo-Pak food he normally eats and making him exercise at least 30 minutes a day. And to avoid looking like a hypocrite, I’m cutting back on sugary foods and doing cardio. (Coach Bailey would be pleased.) Any one know any good recipes for diabetic people? And does anyone have any tips on how to improve your health?

Must See Movies

ayeshamalik — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:01:53 +0000

Movies that I absolutely have to see:

Wall-E
Harold and Kumar 2: Escape from Guantanamo Bay (I still haven’t seen it! Ugh.)
The Bucket List
Tropic Thunder

I plan on going to the movies soon.

College

ayeshamalik — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:09:20 +0000

I know I’m a lowly sophomore right now, but it’s never too late to start thinking about it. I’m going to apply for a shitload of scholarships, but hopefully I get a job to start saving some money. As for where I want to go (in no particular order):

Baylor
U Chicago
UT Austin
UNT
UC Berkeley
UCLA
U Michigan – Ann Arbor
Northwestern
Rice (I wish)

I have to get my GPA up to get into a good school. I fucked up pretty bad freshman year. My GPA is bullshit. (Unweighted: 3, Weighted: 3.3) I r sad. But I calculated that if I get straight A’s next year, my weighted GPA will go up to a 3.8! Goodbye life. It is resolved then: I will be getting straight A’s next year.