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Michael Vick on an early work release program
Feb 24, 2009 Bonaire, Netherlands By Unknown Reporter Tourists on a small Caribbean island close to Aruba and even closer to Curacao, named Bonaire have reported that they may have come across Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons....
The Story Behind The Name Tanya
..... We wanted a name that is easy to pronounce and also a Muslim name. 2 syllables or less is my criteria. Tanya fits the bill. It has various meanings and origins. First off it is pronounced "Ton" that rhymes with "gone" and "ya" that rhymes with "fu"n or another...
Tanya’s 2nd Day of Life with the Family
Big sister Hibah holds her little sister Tanya for the first time. Day 2 and 3 were spent in the hospital as mom went through the normal hospital recovery along side Tanya. Everyone remained healthy and happy and waited patiently until the doctors gave us the approval...
The Birth of Tanya
Tanya Fatteh was born on December 22, 2008 at Ingham Regional Medical Center. She is healthy and lively. She was born about one month early similar to her big sister Hibah, at measured in at 18.75" and 5 3/4 lbs. Both mother and Tanya are doing well and will spend the...
Chronicles of Pakistan: Day 10
Sunday. July 13, 2008. Islamabad. With the heavy curtains closed all the time, I have no concept of day or night. In addition, I can pretend I am not in Pakistan. I wake up around 8am. I'm hoping nobody calls me today to go out so I can just relax and recuperate....
PK Day 9
Saturday July 12, 2008 Islamabad I woke up around 8am with a bad stomach ache. I knew this was not a good sign so I tried to sleep it off. Around 9am, I heard some grumbling in my stomach. I thought maybe I was hungry but it did not feel good. I high tailed it to the...
PK Day 8
Friday July 11, 2008 Islamabad The moment of truth has arrived. The embassy guy told me that the judge's document was the only issue preventing the visa. Before I came they said they had the right to do a special investigation even though the central office did one...
PK Day 7
Thursday July 10, 2008 Multan/Islamabad Grease rules for the cooking here. If it doesn't shine, it is not a meal. I mainly just eat fruits for breakfast. It appears in Pakistan, people here, including the working people, do not get up...
Chronicles of Pakistan: Day 6
Our flight at 8am is delayed an hour which is displayed clearing on the board. At 8am, they announce it is an hour late. The flight to Multan is an hour and a half. Jamal seems to enjoy it. Pretty uneventful. We are picked up by their driver at the airport and taken...
Day 5
Tuesday July 8th 2008 Islambad Jawad was going to arrange with somebody so we could drive directly to the US embassy instead of driving to the main public parking lot and taking the embassy bus which all in all takes approximately an hour. Unfortunately, because of...