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Party like it’s 1429

You bought a pack of cigarettes on January 2, took one look at the treadmill queue on January 3 and haven’t returned to gym since, you thought negative thoughts, you coveted your neighbour’s wife, you ate carbs after 7pm for the last four days, you blogcrastinated on company time, you still haven’t smsed/emailed your best friend from high school, you’re still on facebook and just added your 256th food fight application, you’re not reading more or eating less, you still fall asleep in front of the TV and wake up after four snooze cycles, you’re not any more self-actualised than you were on December 31st last year.

But hey, yesterday (or today, so much for ummah unity) marks (-ed) the first day of the Islamic new year 1429. Resolution re-run.

And if you still stuff up, there’s Chinese new year on February 7, Hola Mohalla on March 14, Nowruz around March 20, Bahá’í new year on March 21, Balinese new year on March 30, Assyrian new year on April 1, Punjabi new year on April 13, Thai, Nepali, Bengali, Tamil and Cambodian new year around mid-April, Rosh Hashanah after sunset on October 29 and Gujarati new year on October 29.

Here’s to personal progress.

13 Responses to “Party like it’s 1429”

  1. Muhammad says:

    so umm.. happy new year (pick one)… till next time :P

  2. Waseem says:

    Apparently April Fools day was created cos that was when New Year was celebrated, so when the change happened, people who didnt remember/ didnt know of the change were made a fool of.

    Just some useless info for you (which i would bet you already knew). How does it relate to your post? I think there is a slight hidden connotation.

  3. Ta^KiLLa says:

    Snooze.. aah yes.. The 2nd best button created by man..Only thing better is the x button on a PS3..

    resolution wise – get married.. seems like the trend for 2008 :)

    YNWA

  4. Prixie says:

    thanks slag…sorry to be anal ;p

  5. saaleha. bamjee. hyphen. says:

    I fixed it Pri:)

  6. M Junaid says:

    mj doesnt do the whole resolution thing – i have people pointing out my faults on a regular basis

    word verification – ohbtchh

  7. Prixie says:

    happy new year…again ;p

    diwali is on october 28 and the gujarati new year on oct 29.

  8. saaleha. bamjee. hyphen. says:

    Post-wed: Will continue to write to keep the rust at bay:)

  9. Anonymous says:

    Oh and hey are u still gonna blog after u tied the knot? Curious to know! Tata
    M

  10. Anonymous says:

    Hey hun! Funny post lol im SO looking forward to this yr coz im getting married!! Just like u! :-) all the best Saals.
    Maymoona

  11. Fatima says:

    lolllll

    i didn’t make any resolutions.
    forgot about them!!!!
    lol

  12. bb_aisha says:

    i’ll stick to my resolution of not making resolutions:-)

  13. ZK says:

    mmm do i hear a new resolution coming on ????
    I can vouch for your previous short failure hehehehehe
    mmm set the alarms ;)

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