RIP Villaggio Victimes

I know words would not help retain the souls lost in that catastrophic fire. I am still devastated for the accident. Death was cruel this time. It snatched the souls of kids, teachers, and two firefighters. I am a mom and I know how hard it is to see the bed of your child empty forever. No more hugs, kisses on the forehead of your child. No mor joy or laughter to fill the house. The scene of the kids crying and their teachers trying to calm them down is haunting me. Now, I hate going to any shopping mall here as I started to doubt the safety measures in each mall. They say that security and safety measures are being revised now. But no one realised that the price was the loss of such souls in one day. I am just wondering what is the next price to be paid to discover another fault? My prayers are with the families and loved ones of the victims. As I consider everyone on Qatar is part of Qatar itself.

Designing my own abayas

I have thought of designing my own abayas long time ago. As I would either find the fabrics and finishing not up to my taste or I would not find the design I want at a reasonbale price. I have went to local and GCC designers' showrooms. Yet, I would buy an expensive abaya that I will wear for several times . Eventually, it will be sent to retirement after couple times of being worn.

Yesterday, I went to the fabric market to buy some fabrics for my "designed-by-me abayas". Hope everything works out so well. Fingers crossed.

Here are the photos of yesterday's shopped fabrics:



The fabrics for the first abaya



The Brooch

  

Making the Impossible Possible

I have always had this dream of completing my higher studies and getting a Master degree. Given the fact I an a mother of five kids, I thought that I would pass this dream to my kids. At least if I did not make it, one of them would. I denied many golden chances so that I would be close to them like my mom. I did not want them to feel alone or missing me while being engaged in any of the responsibilities accompanying such uncomparable positions. However, the spark for education was still flickering. I did my best in educating myself . I took online courses, which I paid for them. I kept following up with the news of any official approval of distance learning Masters program in Qatar. Nothing was there. Suddenly, I felt an urge to take one of the Masters programs offered  by Qatar Foundation  in the educational city. I enrolled in QFIS Master in Public Policy in Islam program. I used to bring my materials with me to the office to study. It was a great challenge being a Mom for 4 kids under the age of six, an employee, and a student! In addition, I took one semester off to give birth to the fifth kid! I remember times when I would call my mom and tell her I would quit the whole program, as I cannot manage between family, study, job, and aspiring my dreams. Yet, the image of walking the stage on my graduation convocation kept haunting me. And here I am, a graduate of Class 2012 of QFIS. On the convocation occasion, held on the 8th May 2012, I walked the stage, and stood next to my graduate mates. I cannot forget the screaming shouts of my daughter. On that day, Josh Spear, an American entrepreneur and a founding partner and Chairman at Undercurrent, gave the commencement speech, in which he gave this advice. Such advice i will cherish all my life and I will transfer it to my kids. The advice is as follows " do what you love and the rest will follow;

 " Not to ignore your dreams,  learn to work with them find where those dreams come from and recreate those experiences you go back to and dream part as your daily routine truly never underestimate your imagination..."

I will leave you with photos of that day :

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Trend : Print Scarf

One of the hottest trends this season is the whimsical, sophistacted scarf prints. It reminds us of the great prints by Versace in the 90s. Such digitally-created patterns vary from bouquets to barouqes, and from premier designers to high-street brands. You can manage to find such trend in Qatar in D&G boutique in Villagio. D&G collection is rumoured to be the last one for good. As the designers Dolce and Gabbana are shutting the cheaper D&G label in order to concentrate on their main collection, according to the Guardian. You can find cheap scarf print pieces at Zara, and at River Island. I wish I could see this trend in abayas. I think they will be wonderful for ladies gatherings and to walk wearing them in the mall. I will leave you with my picks of hot print scarf items, ENJOY! :

Available at Zara

Available at Zara

River Island Pants available here

Vila dress available here

D&G dress availble here

D&G bag available here

Tibi dress available here

D&G shoes available here

Sisterly Love

27th April 2012 was a special day to me. On this day, I got my first graduation gift from my family.  We went to Cartier Boutique in Villagio. The boutique was well stocked this time . So I went directly towards the display section of the "Love Collection". And I picked the bracelet I have always dreamt about.  A Ten-"diamond yellow gold bracelet.My sisters ,also, shared my joy by purchasing for themselves the same bracelet in rose gold. YAY. I will leave you with the photos of that unforgettable day:

Villagio's Cartier Boutique 

(The spoilt graduate and princess (moi

My sister and I wearing our love bracelets at the Boutique

I decided to write in this shade of red, as it is the color associated with Cartier.

The Journey is the Reward

Hi .. my name is Sarah. I am known among my friends as Sarah Muhanna!  I am a Qatari translator, a mother, sister, friend, lover of life and fashionista. I will be graduating with a Master in Public Policy on 8th May 2012

 I love travelling, reading, and learning new things. 

I have always dreamt of having a blog of my own. The title of this post I got it from a biography  on  Steven Jobs .You can get it here. 

This blog is going to be about me , my thoughts and opinions. So, let's kick off