Akhbar Valentines Issue 2015

THE AKHBAR A St u d en t Pu b l i c at i o n o f t h e A m er i c an Sc h o o l o f Du b ai

THE VALENTINE'SDAY ISSUE

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Learntomakeheartsout of Math!

Lovely InterviewsWithLovely Coupl es

Isit Worthit?

...and mor e!

LOVELYINTERVIEWSWITHLOVELYCOUPLES

Soph ia Syed, '15

Do you r em em ber a m ean i n gful thi n g you sai d to on e an other ?

Sh az: Sh e tol d m e sh e l oved m y toes wh il e h ol din g th em in h er h an ds Use on e w or d to descr i be hi m ?

Ch ey: M u ffin .

Use on e w or d to descr i be hi m ?

Natal ie: Th ou gh tfu l becau se h e al ways con sider s wh at I wan t an d wh at I l ik e, an d h e's al ways r eal l y awar e of th at, an d it's r eal l y gr eat.

W hat ar e som e en dear i n g qui r k s i n your r el ati on shi p?

Seb: W r estl in g. W e pl ay wr estl e. Sh e h its m e an d I h it h er back --wait, I don 't beat h er th ou gh , I swear !

Use on e w or d to descr i be her ?

Joh n : I don ?t th in k th er e is on e wor d to descr ibe h er, it won ?t do h er ju stice.

W hat ar e som e en dear i n g qui r k s i n your r el ati on shi p?

Cassidy: W h en we h an g ou t, we don ?t wear r eal peopl e cl oth es. W e wear pajam as. Lik e to th e m al l s, h e wear s pajam as an d it?s gr eat. ?Com for t is # 1? is th e m otto.

An y Val en ti n e's Day pl an s?

Abh i: I'm goin g to tak e h er ou t to din n er at a ?din n er -n -th e-dar k ?pl ace. Ju st som eth in g special an d a bu ck et-l ist th in g to do with h er.

Do you r em em ber the fi r st thi n g w e sai d to on e an other ?

Yar a: I was m ak in g fu n of h im abou t h ow m u ch h e ate, I was so m ean to h im .

Do you r em em ber the fi r st thi n g you sai d to her ?

W hat?s your favor i te m em or y of her ?

Keen an : Fir st tim e I saw h er in th e ban d r oom , we didn 't k n ow each oth er at al l , an d M r. Fox tol d al l th e gu ys to pick a gir l an d sin g to h er an d so I san g to h er.

W hat's your favor i te thi n g to do together ?

Paige: Peopl e watch in g an d sil en tl y ju dgin g ever yon e.

Kevin : It was th e fir st day of 7th gr ade an d I was l ate to cl ass.

As I r an , I h oped to see th e n ew gir l , Gr ace. I was com pl etel y ou t of br eath an d l ook ed for an open seat. Th e on l y on e th er e was n ext to Gr ace. I wal k ed over an d ask ed , ?Can I sit h er e?? It was a stu pid qu estion b/ c it was th e on l y seat avail abl e.

An y Val en ti n e?s Day pl an s?

Gr ace: Pr obabl y an im pr om ptu tr ip to Par is, or M cDon al ds....on e or th e oth er.

IS it Wor t h it ?

Kal ey Gar vey, '16

Datin g in h igh sch ool is k n own for th e dr am a th at com es with it. Fr esh m en cou pl es ar e al r eady pl an n in g wh at th ey?l l do wh en gr adu ation com es ar ou n d. I h ear peopl e tal k in g abou t m ar r iage after on l y a few m on th s in to a r el ation sh ip. H ow fast is too fast? W e?r e in h igh sch ool . Th er e?s so m u ch we?r e l ear n in g an d exper ien cin g. Sen ior s pr obabl y k n ow better th an m ost of u s: we ch an ge so m u ch over h igh sch ool . I th in k I?m a com pl etel y differ en t per son com par ed to wh o I was ju st l ast year. Do we even k n ow ou r sel ves wel l en ou gh to sh ar e it with an oth er per son ?

I?m n ot sayin g I?m again st h igh sch ool r el ation sh ips, wh at I?m ask in g for is r eal ism . W e?r e stil l so you n g an d yet I h ear cl assm ates wor r yin g abou t som eth in g l ik e m ar r iage, wh ich in th e 21st cen tu r y is con stan tl y bein g qu estion ed with som e peopl e won der in g, ?Is it stil l a good idea??

Again , I?m n ot sayin g br eak u p r igh t n ow becau se th er e?s n o poin t in h avin g a r el ation sh ip. I?m sayin g th at as you n g peopl e, we sh ou l d tak e som eth in g l ik e l ove m or e l igh t h ear tedl y, even th ou gh it can be h ar d to n ot l et ou r feel in gs get th e best of u s.

A l ot of tim es wh en we do l et ou r feel in gs get th e better of u s, we fin d ou r sel ves h ear tbr ok en . Bu t we can ?t l et som eth in g l ik e a h igh sch ool h ear tbr eak defin e u s. Too often som eon e is so u pset over a br eak u p or a figh t th ey sh u t th em sel ves ou t an d as a con sequ en ce, th eir oth er r el ation sh ips with fr ien ds an d fam il y su ffer. Of cou r se it h u r ts, bu t we n eed to k n ow wh at h u r t feel s l ik e in or der to feel an yth in g good in ou r l ives. If it h u r ts badl y en ou gh , th at m ean s th e r el ation sh ip r eal l y m ean t som eth in g to you . W e h ave to l ear n to appr eciate wh at did h appen , becau se th at per son stil l im pacted you r l ife, wh eth er th e m ajor ity of th e r el ation sh ip was good, an d you h ate th at it?s over or it was som eth in g th at n eeded to en d, an d you fin al l y feel l iber ated fr om som eth in g th at you r egr et l ettin g tie you down . Rel ation sh ips an d even fr ien dsh ips can be r eal l y h ar d. Bu t we m u st l ear n to tak e th ese exper ien ces as som eth in g th at wer e m ean t to h appen so th at we m ay l ear n an d gr ow fr om it.

H ear tbr eak is goin g to h appen , bu t on e gr eat tip to h el p pr even t it is to ask you r sel f on e im por tan t qu estion befor e en ter in g a r el ation sh ip: "Am I h eal th y en ou gh for on e?" I th in k a su ccessfu l r el ation sh ip is wh en two in depen den t peopl e fal l in l ove. Un for tu n atel y, peopl e ar e gettin g in to r el ation sh ips becau se th ey feel th ey n eed on e as a depen den t per son , in stead of wan tin g it as an in depen den t per son wh o h as fou n d a com m on l ik en ess with an oth er.

H igh sch ool is a tim e to fin d ou r sel ves, don ?t get too cau gh t u p in fin din g an oth er per son . Em br ace you r in dividu al ity wh eth er you ch oose to sh ar e it with an oth er or pr ou dl y ch oose to be sin gl e, wh ich is n ot som eth in g to be ash am ed of, even on Val en tin e's Day. Appr eciate th e r el ation sh ips th at pass th r ou gh you r l ife, becau se wh en th ey l eave it?s im por tan t to r em em ber th at for a tim e, th ey wer e th er e. Rem em ber to l ove you r sel f fir st th is Val en tin e?s Day.

When al l el se fail s? Try t hese essent ial pick up l ines t o get t he per f ect Val ent ine Nich ol as Leibm an , '15 M oh am ed Su l im an , '18 H avin g tr ou bl e pu l l in g in th e gir l s? W el l it?s th at tim e of year again wh en l ove is spr eadin g faster th an th e com m on col d an d you ?r e in som e tr ou bl e if you don ?t h ave a par tn er to cal l you r s. Gu ys, th ese ar e som e gu ar an teed pick -u p l in es th at wil l m ak e su r e you get th e gir l of you r dr eam s. (Discl aim er : M ay n ot wor k on al l gir l s.

W e ar e n ot r espon sibl e for an y em bar r assm en t or r ejection cau sed by u sin g th ese l in es.)

- Do you wan n a go ou t with m e? Sm il e for yes, Back -fl ip for n o.

- You can cal l m e [in ser t n am e h er e] bu t I can cal l you ton igh t.

- If I h ad to give a qu ar ter to th e 4 m ost beau tifu l gir l s in th e wor l d, you wou l d h ave a dol l ar.

- Can I h ave you r pictu r e so I can sh ow San ta wh at I wan t for Ch r istm as?

- Is you r n am e W iFi? Becau se I'm r eal l y feel in g a con n ection .

- I'l l be Bu r ger Kin g an d you be M cDon al d's. I'l l h ave it m y way, an d you 'l l be l ovin ' it.

- Lik e a br ok en pen cil , l ife with ou t you is poin tl ess - You m u st be Jam aican , becau se Jam aican m e cr azy - Can I fol l ow you h om e? Becau se m y par en ts al ways tol d m e to fol l ow m y dr eam s.

- I don 't h ave a l ibr ar y car d, bu t do you m in d if I... (pau se for effect) ch eck you ou t?

- Is you r n am e googl e? Becau se you 've got ever yth in g I'm sear ch in g for.

Pick up lines courtesy of: jokes4us.com, gotlines.com, cracked.com, urbanspoon.com Image courtesy of: Google.com

Val entine'sDay inDubai: ATabl eFor Two David Saba '15 I t i s that l ovey-dovey ti m e of the year agai n w her e you shoul d al r eady have or at l east shoul d be pl an n i n g a r om an ti c even i n g w i th that si gn i fi can t other . Ther e i s pl en ty to do an d I deas coul d r an ge fr om a r om an ti c di n n er date to a pi cn i c on the beach.

Bi CE Ri stor an te - H i l ton Dubai Jum ei r ah Resor t Th is Ital ian r estau r an t h as a cl assy yet r om an tic am bian ce.

Th e pl ace is often fil l ed so r eser vation s befor eh an d ar e a m u st especial l y on Val en tin e?s day. Th e ton e for r om an ce is set by th e pian o pl ayer an d is car r ied on by gr eat taste of th e food. I wen t an d wou l d defin itel y r ecom m en d or der in g on e of th e pastas. Th e on l y down side to th is r estau r an t is th at it can be a bit pr icey an d I wou l d see it aver agin g at ar ou n d 400-500 for two.

BiCe Ristor an te- H il ton Du bai Ju m eir ah Resor t

Fr evo - Fai r m on t The Pal m Fr evo is on e of th e best Ch u r r ascar ias in Du bai. A Ch u r r ascar ia is a Br azil ian th em ed r estau r an t wh ich ser ves m u l tipl e sel ection s of m eats fr om th eir Ch u r r asco Gr il l .

Fr evo is on Th e Pal m an d h as a gr eat view if you ch oose to eat ou tside. Al so in side of th e r estau r an t th ey h ave a ban d to pl ay an d al so a gr ou p of sal sa dan cer s th at even go as far as to ask in g you to com e dan ce with th em . I wou l d defin itel y r ecom m en d th is for th ose th at l ik e to eat a l ot of good food. It is an al l you can eat exper ien ce th at costs 250/ per son .

Pi cn i c on the Beach

Fr evo - Fair m on t Th e Pal m

If m on ey is r eal l y an issu e th er e ar e pl en ty of al ter n ative ways to sh ow th at you car e abou t som eon e el se. If th ese option s don ?t seem fittin g to you an d you ?r e m or e of a l aid back k in d of cou pl e I wou l d defin itel y r ecom m en d goin g to th e beach an d h avin g a picn ic. As l on g as you sh ow you r date th at you pu t effor t in to pl an n in g ou t th e date an d tr y you r best to m ak e it as r om an tic a n igh t as possibl e, it?s ver y u n l ik el y th at an yth in g wil l go wr on g.

Th e tr u e u n iver sal l an gu age of l ove is food, so m ak e su r e to r eser ve you r tabl es as soon as possibl e to m ak e val en tin es an u n for gettabl e even in g with you r sign ifican t oth er.

A n ice picn ic by th e beach Ph oto cr edit: www.googl e.com

Del ightful ly Romantic Deserts

An ah M al ik '15

Ar e you l ook in g for a way to win h im / h er over th is val en tin es day? To l eave a sweet taste in th eir m ou th , an d l on gin g for m or e? Tr y th is easy, an d del igh tfu l l y r om an tic l adybu g cook ie deser t! After al l , wh at says "I wan t you " better th an h ear t sh aped bu gs...

- Ingredients -

175g pl ain fl ou r r 100g ch il l ed bu tter, cu bed 85g icin g su gar 1 tsp van il l a extr act 1 egg yol k 500g r eady-to-r ol l fon dan t icin g r ed food col ou r in g 100g icin g su gar bl ack food col ou r in g edibl e pear l y bal l decor ation s 8cm h ear t-sh aped cu tter 6cm h ear t-sh aped cu tter

- Fi r st: M ix fl ou r, bu tter, su gar, van il l a an d egg yol k togeth er, dr ibbl e in 1 tbs water u n til th e m ixtu r e for m s a dou gh .

- Secon d: Kn ead dou gh br iefl y, yeah gir l , k n ead th at dou gh , th en ch il l for 20 m in u tes or so. H eat oven to 180/ 160 C fan / gas - Thi r d: Rol l ou t dou gh on fl at su r face. Use h ear t sh ape cook ie car ver, an d th en bak e cu t ou t cook ies for 12 m in u tes.

- Four th: Pr epar e you r col or ed icin g in cl in g fil m , an d tak e ou t cool ed cook ies to ice (DO NOT ice til l cool ed). Use bl ack icin g to m ak e th e h ead, th e poin ty en d, an d to dr aw a cen tr e l in e, th en add spots.

- Fi fth: Leave icin g to set , th en ser ve to you r l u u u u r r vee for th e per fect Val en tin e's desser t!!

For theLoveof Food

Joh n H en der son '15

W e al l l ove, n o m atter wh o you r ar e, food is wh er e its at. H owever, a u n iqu e few wh om h ave been bl essed with th e pr oper taste bu ds an d m in dset to l ove food m or e th an peopl e. Th ese few wh o su ffer th e in dign ation of a bu r n t m eal , th e tr agedy of m issin g br eak fast an d th e h or r or of l eavin g a m eal u n fin ish ed. Th e sym ptom s can be spotted at bir th , m y own br oth er, as a n ewbor n , wou l d cr y wh en h e was tak en away fr om an u n fin ish ed m eal . Sadl y h is con dition r em ain s u n ch an ged. I m ysel f r equ ir e food ever y h ou r or el se I can n o l on ger fu n ction as a h u m an bein g bu t r ath er as a vegetabl e an d I despise m y veggies. So if you h ave seen an y of th e fol l owin g sign s, k n ow you r ar en 't al o n e.

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Look at foodoninstagramevery cl ass.

If thefirst thingyounoticedabout thisarticl ewasthepictures.

Gotothestoretobuy val entinesday chocol atesfor yoursel f Themost attractivethingabout your significant other isthat they l ovefoodasmuchasyoudo.

Younever sharefood. ?My preciousssss.?

Never heardof the10secondrul ebecauseal l droppedfoodisgame.

Whenenteringrestaurants, youdon't hol dthedoor openfor other peopl ebecausethat woul dmeanal onger wait. Especial ly at Chipotl e.

Whenaskedout onadateyougonot becauseyoul iketheperson, but becauseyouget afreemeal .

First questionyouask at aparty is?where?sthefood??

Whenyou'rehungry, youbecomeanentirely different person.

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Val ent ineShout - Out s Sh az, wh at th e h el l did you ju st said..?

H i Ah m ed

Zu l fi, Pr otein ..

Layan : l ove you so m u ch ya k h er ieh

Zak M ou l sm an i I h ope Next New Year 's Eve we can fin ish wh at we star ted...

Lou l ya you ar e th e fu n n iest an d fu n n est per son on th is pl an et I l ove you so m u ch an d ever yon e wan ts to date you

Sh ou tou t to m y soph om or e l ove, Sou py <3

Taj you ar e som eth in g ou t of th is wor l d

M in a Rou k bi - Ever yth in g abou t you is so per fect.

Noor Sem aan : I l ove you so M u ch ;)

Al ain Ive secr etl y l ik ed you sin ce you fir st cam e to ASD an d its so h ot h ow you 've ch an ged in to th e stu d you ar e n ow x

Kim o, I'm better at you at Span ish

Ah eem - I can 't adm it to you h ow m u ch I've al ways been in l ove with you

Sh ou tou t to m y bts!!! Love u gir l s

M ik e S, you 'r e th e h ottest gu y to wal k th is ear th

Al ex M oazzam i - m eet m e at th e l ock er s at 11:41 on M ar ch th e 1st for a su r pr ise xxx

M aya K you don e goofed

Tal a Al Rajjal , is th er e an air por t n ear by? Becau se m y h ear t is tak in g off. Th at on e is you r s, an d on l y you r s. H er e's to m an y m or e wavel en gth s an d in fin itel y m or e in fin ities.

Roh an Val r an i is th e best per son in th e wor l d, h e is a God sen d

Tyl er , you 'r e m y fr esh m an cr u sh . - you r sen ior adm ir er

I l ove you Vin ay

0324 W il l you be m y val en tin e? I don 't r eal l y l ove you bu t I l ik e you a l ot. I don 't k n ow wh at I'm goin g to do with ou t you n ext year. I'm goin g to m iss you so m u ch I'l l go n u ts. Th an k you ; for bein g you ; for l ettin g m e l ean on you ; for l isten in g to m e, an d stayin g u p with m e; for bein g th er e for th e sad an d h appy days. I cou l dn 't h ave h an dl ed th e past 8 m on th s with ou t you r l ove an d su ppor t. Lots an d ton s of l ove, secr et adm ir er.

Don n y H an sen , you 'r e won der fu l . Keep bein g you ! Day of Days.

M ath , You 'r e ador abl e!

Roh an , I k n ow I tel l you th is ever y day, bu t I l ove you an d val u e you a l ot. Th an k s for bein g an exception al fr ien d, l ove you r otis <3

San dr a Rafail , you r th e best fr ien d a m oose cou l d ask for, I l ove you

Al l h ail ou r l or d an d saviou r 4Sn . Pl ease, if you fin d it fit, bl ess you r l oyal AP Ch em istr y stu den ts with good gr ades an d m er cy. Am en .

SETH Y BABAY!!!!!

M r. Nel son can I get a h el l yeah ?

Zu l fi, you ar e th e on l y r eason I com e to sch ool ever y day - secr et adm ir er xoxxooxoxxoxoxoxox

Lyn o you al ways m ak e m y day

"H ey Eden " I don 't k n ow wh y th at is so h ar d to say...

Gon cal o you ar e h on estl y th e cu test per son I h ave ever seen :P

Soph ia Syed u r gr 8 an d I l ove you r egar dl ess of you r in ter est in th e tool box.

Sar ah Lyn n : th an k s for bein g a stel l ar per son , I l ove you am iga

Lou l ya Bou k h al ed, i h ave a h u ge cr u sh on you ... wh at sh ou l d I do?

Tal a: dwar fs?

Ch ir in e Ch idiac, you r ock m y wor l d!!!!!

M r. Sch u bair , you 'r e sm ok in . En ou gh said.

Lyn e K, com e fin d m e, I'm you r secr et adm ir er ;)

An a, bah eb el im ar at

Sh ah zeb is so beau tifu l I wan t h im .

Lyn e you ar e beau tifu l in side ou t

Noor Sem aan , l ove u for ever r r r r

Zayd - I'm in you r top two

Fah r Kam al , u m I can 't stan d n ot bein g with you , wil l you be m in e??

-F

H ey Eden , you 'r e su ch a h ottie x l ove you

Al ex Aj, I m iss seein g you in Ap Cal c BC :/ wish we wer e in th e sam e cl ass th is sem ester too

Car ol yn Rose you 'r e th e M er edith to m y Ch r istin a, th e pin g to m y pon g, th e zaatar to m y zeit, th e soft to m y bal l , th e r ose in m y gar den of weeds, you 'r e th e l ove of m y l ife an d I h ope you r val en tin es doesn 't su ck !

San dr a, I r eal l y en joy you r com pan y an d th in k you 'r e on e of th e pr ettiest gir l s in th e sch ool . You 'r e fu n n y an d car in g an d sm ar t an d gor geou s; ever yth in g I wan t in a gir l fr ien d. So I'm ask in g n ow, wil l you be m in e th is val en tin es? I'm too scar ed to ask you face to face, bu t h opefu l l y th is m ak es you feel special an d l oved th is week .

H i Ah m ed

Ah m ed, i th in k we'r e m ean t to be tbh xoxoxoxo San jay/ Im adic- H appy Val en tin es Day, Ch ick en M ar k et! You deser ve al l th e ch ick en s in th e wor l d xoxo - Ku m ar / Ur adic

Gu s -- h i cu tiee!

Leo Ak er s- M y fr esh m an cr u sh , te am o <3 - Du l ce

ALEX.....stay

Dar by, baby, it's secon d sem ester. No h idin g an ym or e. EVERYONE, W E'RE IN LOVE! -Gr iffin

To wol fpack : you gu ys ar e su ch an am azin g gr ou p of fr ien ds an d I l ove you al l soosoo m u ch ? ? ?

Zayd S, i th in k we'r e per fect for each oth er.. -l t

San dr a, Val en tin e's Sh ou tou t..............................................................................................................................................

To th e Bch ach os I l ove you al l so m u ch an d I h on estl y don 't k n ow wh at I wou l d do with ou t you gu ys? ? ? ?

Dar by, I m iss you r cal ves h u n .

San jit, ador e you for ever babeee

M aia, com e to JBR ton igh t?

Zayd Sh eh adeh you 'r e m y gu y Em m a Gr ace Par k s, som etim es I star e at you r sil k y h air in AP Lan g.

M r. Sh u bair - Ou r l ove for you th aws even th e col dest of Ch icago win ter s. - Ever y Sen ior Gir l

Lays, I got th e l ast sl ap soz bu t I won

H i Kevin oppa!

Lyn e K, L^ 4 for ever r r r ? i th in k yeah ..

Noor Kad, wil l you be m y val en tin e? -H ar r y Styl es x

Zaydo m y fav sen ior for ever can 't wait til l n or th easter n

Tajom ajo l ove you so m u ch qooeyqr eatu r e

Far oos, th r ou gh th ick an d th in !!!!

Sar ah F: u da r eal M VP

Taj, you 'r e th e h ottest gir l in sch ool

Jal apen go, I l ove you for ever.