Category Archives: Lock-down

Realizations during lock-down

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I would like to share with you all today a very important message. Even though the world is going through a tough time, there are still many positive aspects to this calamity. Just like everything else in this world, some people choose to use this opportunity and do something beneficial in it, while others just ignore, whine and waste this opportunity.

The first few weeks of quarantine were kind of hard and boring with no one knowing what to do or how long the quarantine would even last. However, soon enough I found lots of things lying around the house for years that I never had the time to do, and with so much spare time on my hands, what better to do than to complete a 1000 piece puzzle, am I right? I thought it would take ages to complete nevertheless it was completed in only 3 days, which I think is quite impressive.

After that, I completed a 500 piece puzzle in only 2 days. I quickly ran out of puzzles to complete so I began painting, something that I haven’t done in many years. I along with my siblings painted over 10 pictures before I finally ran out of paints and papers.

500 piece jigsaw puzzle
Acrylic painting of a tulip field in Holland

The final project I decided to do was baking several things including muffins and homemade bread as the whole world was in on this new trend. Surprisingly, both turned out great on the first attempt, hooray!!

Raspberry and banana oat muffins
Homemade bread

This quarantine also gave me an opportunity to spend quality time with my family, where I got to play lots of games. Finally, I am extremely grateful for the fact that I did not have to go to college in the scorching heat of summer (50+ degrees C).

Places I visited before lock-down part 2

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Picture this: turquoise crystal-clear waters, the sound of waves crashing the shore, laying in a hammock hung between two palm trees, while sipping on a chilled piña colada…

Now snap out of it, there isn’t such a picturesque beach like this that I have ever been to, however I love the beaches that we do have here. I usually try to go before dawn so I can enjoy seeing the sunrise.

On this particular morning, I spotted a starfish slowly making its way further into the sea. I took the opportunity to take some amazing photos, of which I am sharing one in this post.

Another moment that made this trip memorable was when I was walking on the bridge and saw the sun peeking through the railing. I also saw a cat sitting calmly on the bridge and was not scared or bothered at all with my presence, as it was engrossed in chowing down a fish.

Soon I had to return home as it was getting too hot. On the way to the car I noticed these aligned trees, which looked really nice. I also took a picture of the Kuwait towers with its reflection in the water.

Places I visited before lock-down part 1

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In today’s post I will be sharing with you all, a serene and peaceful place I had visited before the world turned into ‘you know what’! I will try my best not to use the very word everyone is more than tired of hearing about.
Before I begin, I hope and pray everyone is doing fine.

The very first place I would like to share with you all is the Aquamarine Exotic Farm Company, located in Al-Rai area. This place was fun to visit as it contains many exotic, beautiful and mesmerizing saltwater and freshwater fish, in addition to the colorful corals.

The place is huge, and I was really impressed with how well the store was laid out. I had not seen so many varieties of fish since I had visited the aquarium at the Scientific Center.

I enjoyed watching the koi fish since their movement is fascinating. Another thing that I liked was the blue tang fish (aka Dory) and the clown fish (aka Nemo), which reminded me of the cartoon, Finding Nemo.

Koi fish
Blue tang and clown fish

Another fish that caught my attention was this very peculiar looking fish with its translucent body and a highlighter/neon colored back. I have no idea what it is called and searched all over the internet for its name, so if you know what it is called, please share it with me in the comments.

For anyone out there who takes pleasure in admiring nature and all of its beauty with the numerous weird or cute looking fish, I highly recommend visiting this place, and who knows you might even end up buying a fish or two on your way out!