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  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #240 - June 28, 2014, 10:44 PM
    I found this from an old post about Ramadan
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      Where were we? Ahh ramandan. Excuses to get out of the house:
    - go to the nearest library to study
    - go to the local gym/swimming pool, there is usually a cafeteria
    - go to the nearest supermarket to get something (and eat on the way)
    - plan to meet up with a friend to do homework
    - plan to read a book in the park

    To freshen breath:
    - eat something coarse like flapjacks
    - chew a gum
    - brush your teeth as soon as you get home
    - use a light mouthwash
    - if desperate: breath in while talking

    Food to eat undercover (easy to eat, silent to eat, high carbohydrates):
    - bananas
    - cereal bars (choose wisely)
    - dates
    - BREAD!
    - biscuits (eat with water to soften them)

    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #241 - June 28, 2014, 10:46 PM
    So far I've got some belvita breakfast biscuits, crackers, a few crisp packets, haribos and a chocolate bar, all conveniently hidden in a shoebox in my closet,
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #242 - June 28, 2014, 10:50 PM
    I use my trusty school backpack that's hidden in my closet. Nobody searches a bag you don't use.
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #243 - June 28, 2014, 10:51 PM
    Lol, are you trying to say something about your study habits wiselyskeptical?  Tongue
    Quote from: yeezevee on February 11, 2016, 02:05 PM
    how fuck works without shit??


    Let's Play Chess!

    harakaat, friend, RIP
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #244 - June 28, 2014, 10:53 PM
    Been on honour role sir for the past three years.
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #245 - June 29, 2014, 02:16 AM
    Why don't Muslims all over the world just refer to Meccan fasting times or the Jerusalem times as a standard?? No matter where they live.  parrot
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #246 - June 29, 2014, 02:25 AM
    Quote from: ronald_odair on June 29, 2014, 02:16 AM
    Why don't Muslims all over the world just refer to Meccan fasting times or the Jerusalem times as a standard?? No matter where they live.  parrot


    Because in actuality, zealotry is standard instead of sense.
    Quote from: yeezevee on February 11, 2016, 02:05 PM
    how fuck works without shit??


    Let's Play Chess!

    harakaat, friend, RIP
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #247 - June 29, 2014, 02:28 AM
    Is that zelda on your avatar?
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #248 - June 29, 2014, 02:41 AM
    Its Sheik.
    Quote from: yeezevee on February 11, 2016, 02:05 PM
    how fuck works without shit??


    Let's Play Chess!

    harakaat, friend, RIP
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #249 - June 29, 2014, 02:45 AM
    4:45am and I am up for sehri  wacko
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #250 - June 29, 2014, 02:48 AM
    Quote from: asbie on June 29, 2014, 02:41 AM
    Its Sheik.

    As an old Zelda fan, I forgot that name...although  I know who Sheik is whistling2
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #251 - June 29, 2014, 03:30 AM
    So my dear older brother said this to us this morning:
    Drink water after Iftar, water drank at sehri time goes in the loo literally,
    Me: So water after iftaar stays inside of you?
    Him: It enters your system while you asleep, thats what the doctr said anyway

     Cheesy seriously this guy believes ANYTHING
    What fucking nonesense
    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #252 - June 29, 2014, 07:12 AM
    Wow and this is an older brother.
    I've been just awoken at the ungodly hour of two in the morning for this dumbass ritual I really just hate everything right now.
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #253 - June 29, 2014, 07:57 AM
    Lawl I just broke my fast not even ten minutes after Imsak
    Just like Johnny Flynn said, the breath I've taken and the one I must to go on.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #254 - June 29, 2014, 08:02 AM
    I didn't get a chance to read all of these posts, but I've been needing a place to vent about Ramadan....I've been dreading it the whole year! It will be my 4th year not fasting...but pretending to fast and it sucks! Although I'm 30 I still live with my family because I'm not married yet (still haven't gotten the courage to tell them I want to marry my Jewish BF that I've been hiding the past 2 years from them) and they won't let me leave.  Before that I've fasted every year since I was eight years old.

    I usually hide things in my room but last year I was hungry and think I got caught by my mom...she saw me chewing...you should have seen her face! But of course...she acted like nothing happened. I'm not gonna chance it this year and will try not to spend a lot of time at home....which will be another difficult task because last year I did that and my dad had a shit fit because I would come home an hour before Iftar....yesterday for the first day of Ramadan I went over to my BFs house and ate...then went back home a few hours before Iftar so my dad wouldn't be on my case.  It's so frustrating....I'm so sick of not living my life how I truly want just to shut my parents up. Sometimes I feel like the only way out is just to wait until they both die or I die...as horrible as that sounds.

    It's irritating cause I have to just smile and nod when they go on preaching about how Islam is the right path, and the purpose of life is a test...and last night the first night of Ramadan had to bite my tongue when my mom brought up an article about non Muslim people that talked about the health benefits of fasting to further justify this crap in her mind. I went to medical school...and before that majored in nutrition....I learned about what happens to the body during fasting for a certain length of time, and I absolutely know for the most part it is NOT healthy. But of course, tell that to my mom or something against Islam at all and she'll throw back in my face that there are so many well educated people that believe in Islam, etc etc....

    My mom is only half Lebanese and her Lebanese side has been in America for over a hundred years so they are pretty much Americanized (she doesn't acknowledge her "white side"). None of her family members fast except her of course...she also went as far as to wear the scarf...and again she is the only one in her immediate family that does. My dad is from Lebanon and is a Khoumeni loving Shia one....just the way my mom likes it....so the family member he brought over to America do fast and we have to go over there to eat delicacies like stomach during the month.

    I just want to be able to live my own life without having to do things like pretending to fast and pretending to believe in Islam...I don't know how much longer I can take...I feel like I'm going to explode. Sorry for the rant, I had to write this somewhere even if no one reads it. I think the only people that can understand are ones that grew up in a religious Islamic household that is strict about fasting. I just really don't know if I can handle it this time around....I feel like I'd on m at my breaking point with everything and if there wasn't Islam my life would be so much easier and my parents couldn't justify everything on what is written in the Quran. It's impossible to have an educated conversation with someone that's end argument is it's the word of God. They're always right in their mind. I feel like breaking something write now.
    "You're time is limited. Don't waste it by living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your own inner voice. -Steve Jobs
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #255 - June 29, 2014, 08:54 AM
    You're 30 and you live in America. You have every right to live your own life. If it's that bad, look for your own place or move in with your boyfriend's family, I know last time you said they offered.
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #256 - June 29, 2014, 09:01 AM
    Can you not just move out, get your own place, i moved out at 17 couldnt bear my mums partner..   fasting.. I dont think i ever did one successfully.. 
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #257 - June 29, 2014, 09:07 AM
    I'm happily sipping on a cup of tea and enjoying a cigar. Can't decide if I want a burger or a bacon sandwich. Smiley
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #258 - June 29, 2014, 09:37 AM
    I've talked about moving out to my mom again recently and it ended up in a huge argument and guilt trip...things were said like "I don't care about the family", etc. I've been feeling the situation with my parents a lot more closely the past few months and I really just cannot see a way out. I feel very trapped and I'm almost certain that if I moved out without their consent they would find me and bring me back...and if I move in with my BF they will find out where he lives (my brother goes to the same medical school as my BF and the students information is listed for them to see including where they live). I'm just really afraid of my father and after almost a year of therapy to get the courage to tell my parents about my BF I haven't progressed at all.

    So I suppose pretending to fast is the least of my worries.
    "You're time is limited. Don't waste it by living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your own inner voice. -Steve Jobs
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #259 - June 29, 2014, 09:40 AM
    My best advice is to leave, never mind the guilt trips. You're an adult of 30, not a child of 13.
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #260 - June 29, 2014, 09:43 AM
    I was on my period last week so I just prolonged that for a day. Grin Now I'm enjoying my coffee and a chicken sandwich in my room.

    I was in doubt on whether I should fast or not. I'm too scared my parents will find out so I'm just going to fast along and drink water whenever I can.

    I can handle 19 hours of fasting better than I can handle the sudden piety of people. -.-"
    The future is full of thrilling possibilities.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #261 - June 29, 2014, 09:44 AM
    Agree with Quod,

    I l;et them guilt trip me and hugely regret it. Working and saving for my next big move and as HARD as it is for me to hurt my fam and go against them , this time I need to
    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #262 - June 29, 2014, 09:45 AM
    LOl I didnt even bother fasting, I am pretending tho. I drank water straight after sehri and took some medz. Now my mum is gone out I had a glass of drinking yogurt and got a banana stashed in my room.

    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #263 - June 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

    I've talked about moving out to my mom again recently and it ended up in a huge argument and guilt trip...things were said like "I don't care about the family", etc. I've been feeling the situation with my parents a lot more closely the past few months and I really just cannot see a way out. I feel very trapped and I'm almost certain that if I moved out without their consent they would find me and bring me back...and if I move in with my BF they will find out where he lives (my brother goes to the same medical school as my BF and the students information is listed for them to see including where they live). I'm just really afraid of my father and after almost a year of therapy to get the courage to tell my parents about my BF I haven't progressed at all.

    So I suppose pretending to fast is the least of my worries.
    [/quote]

    Have you tried getting support from your mothers side of the family? Team up with her sisters, maybe you can live with them for a while. That could be an intermediate between moving out and living with your parents.
    The future is full of thrilling possibilities.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #264 - June 29, 2014, 10:03 AM
    You need to risk it though if it is causing you so much mental distress. Could you speak to the medical school to take down your boyfriend's details explaining your situation? Is part of the reason of staying due to need for funding?
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #265 - June 29, 2014, 10:05 AM
    Quote from: Trustworthy on June 29, 2014, 09:50 AM
    I've talked about moving out to my mom again recently and it ended up in a huge argument and guilt trip...things were said like "I don't care about the family", etc. I've been feeling the situation with my parents a lot more closely the past few months and I really just cannot see a way out. I feel very trapped and I'm almost certain that if I moved out without their consent they would find me and bring me back...and if I move in with my BF they will find out where he lives (my brother goes to the same medical school as my BF and the students information is listed for them to see including where they live). I'm just really afraid of my father and after almost a year of therapy to get the courage to tell my parents about my BF I haven't progressed at all.

    So I suppose pretending to fast is the least of my worries.


    Have you tried getting support from your mothers side of the family? Team up with her sisters, maybe you can live with them for a while. That could be an intermediate between moving out and living with your parents.


    This seems like a good option too.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #266 - June 29, 2014, 10:13 AM
    It's my second ramadhan as a non-muslim. I don't think it's all bad, but i don't want to starve for a month.

    20 y/o, still live with my family, college student, lebanese, Brazil.

    Studying hard to leave home and live my life far from family.

    Differential equations, here we go.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #267 - June 29, 2014, 10:43 AM
    Quote from: Leif on June 29, 2014, 10:13 AM
    It's my second ramadhan as a non-muslim. I don't think it's all bad, but i don't want to starve for a month.

    20 y/o, still live with my family, college student, lebanese, Brazil.

    Studying hard to leave home and live my life far from family.

    Differential equations, here we go.

    hello Leif.. Hmm Lief?? A Lebanese guy with  a  Scandinavian nick and living  in Brazil .. You are a lucky guy 

    yap.. Leave home., make new home,   live your life, be your own Prophet Leif., and welcome to CEMB..

    with best wishes
    yeezevee
    Do not let silence become your legacy.. Question everything   
    I renounced my faith to become a kafir, 
    the beloved betrayed me and turned in to  a Muslim     
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #268 - June 29, 2014, 10:50 AM
    Quote
    yap.. Leave home., make new home,   live your life, be your own Prophet Leif., and welcome to CEMB..


    HAHA, you sound like an antichrist  Cheesy. Thanks.

    I'm a huge fan of Scandinavian culture, that's why the nickname.

    Also, Brazil is a shithole, it's not like 'Straya or Canada, things here are terrible, but "good" enough to live a descent life.
  • Ramadhaan fever
     Reply #269 - June 29, 2014, 10:54 AM
    How do you mean?
    `But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.
     `Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad.  You're mad.'
     `How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.
     `You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'
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