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Welcome Back on a Tuesday
Posted by Umema Siddiqi
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Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Umrah Mubarak to dearest BiYA who is now safely back from Saudi Arabia. Last night she arrived and what a scene it was.
My parents were away, so I called them and told them about the tremor in Karachi. Till 2:30 am, they called me and made sure that we all were fine. BiYA's flight had to land at 4 am. But due to I-don't-know-what reason, it landed at 3 am - one hour early! So, she called me up and...
Me: Assalam-o-Alaikum
BiYA: Walaikum Assalam. Where are you?
Me: In my room, trying to sleep. And you?
BiYA: On the runway!!!
Me: Whoa! What time is it?
BiYA: Almost 3.
Me: *confirming* You had to come at 4, right?
BiYA: You're right. But now as I am here, do one thing. Make a call to my home and ask them to come and pick us up.
Me: Awight.
BiYA: And where's Amma and Papa?
Me: They called me 2 minutes ago and said that they are leaving for the airport. So they'll be there in some 15-20 minutes. But don't forget, my estimation is always wrong.
BiYA: Oooooo...I see. Don't forget to call, awight?
Me: Yeah, I remember. Tata
BiYA: Tata.
I then called at her place, but nobody picked up. They had left.
Got back to sleep mode, but couldn't sleep.
At 4 am, Famma gave me a wakeup call. I was almost awake, cuz I had set my alarm for 4:10 am. Prepared Sehri. Watched the earthquake news. Studied a bit of BusEng.
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Tuesday's usually a busy day for me, as I come back home from the university at 3 pm, and then go for my 3:30 pm French class. So, in short, I didn't sleep yesterday.
Cheerio folks.
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My parents were away, so I called them and told them about the tremor in Karachi. Till 2:30 am, they called me and made sure that we all were fine. BiYA's flight had to land at 4 am. But due to I-don't-know-what reason, it landed at 3 am - one hour early! So, she called me up and...
Me: Assalam-o-Alaikum
BiYA: Walaikum Assalam. Where are you?
Me: In my room, trying to sleep. And you?
BiYA: On the runway!!!
Me: Whoa! What time is it?
BiYA: Almost 3.
Me: *confirming* You had to come at 4, right?
BiYA: You're right. But now as I am here, do one thing. Make a call to my home and ask them to come and pick us up.
Me: Awight.
BiYA: And where's Amma and Papa?
Me: They called me 2 minutes ago and said that they are leaving for the airport. So they'll be there in some 15-20 minutes. But don't forget, my estimation is always wrong.
BiYA: Oooooo...I see. Don't forget to call, awight?
Me: Yeah, I remember. Tata
BiYA: Tata.
I then called at her place, but nobody picked up. They had left.
Got back to sleep mode, but couldn't sleep.
At 4 am, Famma gave me a wakeup call. I was almost awake, cuz I had set my alarm for 4:10 am. Prepared Sehri. Watched the earthquake news. Studied a bit of BusEng.
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Tuesday's usually a busy day for me, as I come back home from the university at 3 pm, and then go for my 3:30 pm French class. So, in short, I didn't sleep yesterday.
Cheerio folks.
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