Pizza and all things holy

' Someone once told me that the world would beat me, break me and belittle me but it shouldn't ever stop me from being the very best person I was ever meant to be', In my darkest hour I hold onto those words like the last light at the end of a tunnel. 

 I can clearly remember walking out the back entrance to that stone - walled Church on a rainy afternoon in May. It was the day a distant cousin from my father's side of the family met his creator. Death brings in people from all parts of the world. The day had begun by a shrill phone call at an ungodly hour of the morning. We were only just waking up, when we got the bad news. Soon preparations were made for a burial and having the body fly in from the States. The many years that have passed by and still I will remember that day being a life changer in my life. But for those simple words of a passing stranger it would have been a tragic, uneventful day. But those words strike a chord in my memory.

I've lived through earthquakes, a financial crisis, brutal breakups and more deaths of loved ones. The latter so dear to me that putting pen to paper and re-living those memories will not make any difference to my stream of emotions. I live in a tucked away little pocket of the world - Kuwait; where all days blend into each other. A swishing swirl of flavorsome Arabic coffee, Bukhoor (Arabic: بخور ), or Bakhoor, is the Arabic name given to wood-chips soaked in fragrant oils, the scorching heat and panoramic view of the Arabian Sea along the gulf road. The weekends are Friday and Saturdays which means we can't have our Monday blues when we jump start that wagon on a Sunday. It takes some getting used to if you haven't previously lived in the gulf.

While I write this post, Kuwait celebrates the beautiful holiday of  Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر‎ ʻĪd al-Fiṭr, IPA: [ʕiːd al fitˤr], "festival of breaking of the fast"), also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival or Hari Raya Puasa and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). While my friends all around me fasted. I feel like I did the same. The shopping centers and restaurants close business and re open only after the breaking of the fast at 1850 hours. This makes it easy for those who don't practice the same religion to begin testing their cooking skills and making it back in time to have a family meal.

It's a funny thing about being deprived of food. You end up having unusual cravings for every kind of junk food known to mankind. I've made a top 5 list of the food I have been mooning over until I finally decided to give into my whims and fancies and eat it. This is what tops the list:

1. Avocado and Date Milkshake ( 2 times a Day)

2. Pizza ( Cheese)

3. Rajaii Trifle ( A dream come true)

4. Mamons ( Little Filipino Cupcakes that taste like clouds in your mouth)

5. Chocolate Fudge

Now depending on the what part of the day it is. These were the top 5 things on my mind, all day - everyday. And let me tell you, I am the happiest celebrant there is today because it is Eid Al Fitr which only means one thing and one thing only - FREE HOME DELIVERY!