Friday, November 19, 2004
Return of the Waldo - Episode 1 - The Weekend
On Wednesday, the 6th of October I had my TOEFL in Dubai. I left on Tuesday night from Abu Dhabi and decided to go clubbing. Unfortunately, I was unable to spend much time there as I had to get up quite early for my exam. So I returned home, starved for some good music and great tequilla. In the morning, I was dropped off to the TOEFL center by my uncles. I finished the 4 hour exam in 2.5 hours! It was as easy as farting. I just...let go. In the end I got a 287 / 300, so I was satisfied. In fact, I was damn proud of myself! That afternoon, I went for Gitex with my uncles, which was really nice. And even later, was the first of the parties that were planned for that weekend: the Dubai Dandiya! It was great! I arrived there first, followed by Romie, Nikita, Pranav(my very old family friend and Niki's new boyfriend) and my brother. After MUCH waiting, Amita madame finally decided to waltz in with Murtaza on her arm and a whole army of AUDians behind her. Leading the pack were Ishrat, Rekha and Priya. The latter two are nice people who I met for the first time, although I've heard quite a lot from Amita and Romie about them. So, that was nice.On Thursday, the 7th of October I woke up early and had breakfast with my mom. Then we went shopping to the BurJuman extension. VERY NICE! Picked up this nice shirt from Saks Fifth Avenue. When my dad returned from work, we went phone shopping for me. Unfortunately, I wasn't unable to get the Sony Ericsson phone I wanted because it was for Dhs. 3000. Yes, only 2000 dirhams over my budget. So I got the Nokia 7610 instead. It's really nice!!! I then took the bus back to Abu Dhabi since my parents had to stay back longer to go for a dinner party. That was good, because that opened way for my grade 13 gathering and Rawan's friend's party. Unfortunately, the party was cancelled. So, we just had the gathering at Claire's house. Anyways, that was a night to remember. That was the night I got drunk for the VERY FIRST TIME!! It was not nice! For those of you who have no clue about drinking, here are the 3 cardinal rules:
1) Don't drink on an empty stomach.
2) Always have one person you know who isn't drinking, in case something goes wrong.
3) NEVER mix your drinks.
I, of course, mixed all my drinks, drank on an empty stomach and was surrounded by people drinking. I had a record-breaking 22 shots of Vodka. 2 glasses of wine. And the last, but not the least, a wine/whiskey/orange juice/vodka mix. In between all the alcohol, I was having too much pizza and chips. That was it. After that, everything was spinning, and I couldn't walk straight. I had to hitch a ride with my friend Verena's dad and when I reached my home I couldn't get the door open. Once I did, and reached my room I didn't know what to do. I would lie in my bed, stand up, sit on my chair, lie on the floor, lean against the cupboard and soo many attempts at getting comfortable. It was really bad. Eventually I went to the bathroom and sat on the floor. And then, it happened. I puked like never before. I decided to puke in my tub because it would be easier to clean up. It was really disgusting. There was a river of puke in my tub. It was flowing like the Nile! And all I could see were bits of mucasy tomato and capsicum. Yuck. But, I must say, I felt much, much better. I returned to my room, and fell to my bed. I finally changed my clothes and tucked myself into bed. The only thing I felt sorry for was my cat, Phoebe. She was just looking at me the whole time. I swear, at one point, I'm sure I heard her say "What a LOSER!" Must be all that alcohol.
On Friday, the 8th of October I woke up reallly late and had a late lunch. At lunch, I get the great news that my brother was pick-pocketed in Dubai while at a Dandiya party on Thursday. Along with the money and his stuff, our dandiya tickets for Friday were also stolen. So now, I was in a dilemma. I really wanted to go, but I didn't have the guts to tell my dad (who had just spent Dhs. 250 on dandiya tickets) that I needed another Dhs 100. Eventually, my mom gave it to me and I got them arranged for by Amita and her Geetu Aunty (LIFESAVERS!). Well, that was really nice too. Priya and Rekha came from Dubai, so that was fun. My mom came too, but didn't dance! Which bummed me out. So that's it. That was my magical weekend!
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Waldo! at 10:19 AM