Hiba's Blog of Thoughts

        I'm sitting on my couch right now, finally starting this blog-post after procrastinating the whole week. It's a bright Sunday morning. I can hear the birds chirping and the landscaper mowing the grass in my backyard. As I think of things I'm grateful for, I notice how almost everything I'm blessed with is beneficial to me in some way, from everything big like the roof over my head to everything tiny like the shoes I wear. Since I can't name everything I'm grateful for, I'll name my top 10.  I'm thankful for... 1. My parents, who have continued to care for me, no matter how annoyed I make them.  2. My brother and sister, who I can always go to for advice and when I'm bored. 3. My friends, who will always be there for me when nobody else can. 4. Food and water, which keeps me alive and well.  5. My health, which allows me to do everyday things like running and jumping.  6. School, which teaches me new things and prepares m...

        I can't think of only  one show that is a great binge, so I'll name a few. Just remember, these are only 3 shows of the many that could be named right now.         The first show, which a lot of people are probably writing about, is Stranger Things. Even though  I haven't had the time to watch Season Two of it yet, the first season was really good, and I expect Season Two to be better. The show is about a 12-year old boy, Will, who goes missing. His friends and his family try to find him and discover that the government and supernatural forces have something to do with his disappearance. I don't want to get into it too much because I'll probably give away spoilers, but it gets really good.         If you like crime TV shows, the next show is for you. My dad would always be watching Prison Break when I was around 9 years old, and I would always just watch along with him, but I never really understoo...

        I can't choose one character from the Outsiders that I relate to the most. I can't decide between two: Darry and Sodapop, two totally different people with totally different personalities, which is why I have totally different reasons I chose them.  Sodapop is one of Ponyboy's older brothers, and he is the one Pony usually goes to when he needs help. And Darry is Ponyboy's oldest brother, who Ponyboy doesn't really like in the first half of the book.         I have one older sister and one younger brother. Like Soda, who has Darry as his older brother and Ponyboy as his younger brother, I am the middle child.           In the Outsiders, it seems like Soda is the "glue" of the family because he is always the reason Darry and Pony don't tear each other apart. I feel like I play that role in my family as well since I feel like I'm the one who keeps the family together. I also get really annoyed b...

        It's 2017. By now prejudice and racism against other people should end in the U.S., but the very little progress we made had retreated.          Starting off with Colin Kaepernick, NFL players have been standing up (more like kneeling down) against this issue by taking a knee during the National Anthem instead of what is expected. The peaceful protest gained more popularity when  Donald Trump commented on it, saying that the NFL players that kneeled down should be kicked out of the stadium.          There are many different opinions on this. Some people are saying that kneeling before the flag is disrespectful, which is why they shouldn't do it. But I understand why they would, considering what is going on in the U.S. such as police brutality and the Charleston incident.          Going back to the tweet from Donald Trump, saying that NFL players like Kaepernick should ...

        10 years from now, when I'm 23 years old, I see myself very vaguely. I know that I'll be going to a college, working to be some kind of teacher, even though I don't know which kind of teacher I'll be, or what college I'll go to. I'll be somebody that has accomplished a lot of things in high school, and has gotten a scholarship to a college. Accomplishing my goals will be hard, and unfortunately, I haven't been doing much to help myself, even though I should.          I'll probably be living close to my family, but instead of living in the suburbs, I will probably be living in the city of Chicago. I would like living in the city because of the people, the tourists, and the sights to see, despite the continuous honking and burdensome traffic.          Like anybody else, my family and my friends will be very important to me, but I also will take my education very seriously. I want to avoid being unhappy, a...

        I am who I am because of a lot of things.  I have one younger brother, and one older sister, which means I am the middle child. I like being the middle child because I get to experience what it's like to have a younger sibling and an older sibling. I get to be an older sibling and a younger sibling.          My family is religious; we follow the religion of Islam. My family is also from Pakistan, a country wedged between India, Afghanistan, and Iran. I usually visit the country every 2 or so years because most of my family lives there.           I like playing sports, and I like being outside. I like spending time outside, even if whatever I'm doing is as simple reading or doing homework. For me, being outside is stress-relieving, and really relaxing.           These are some of the things that make me who I am, even though there are a lot more that defi...

                Do you remember the Backyardigans? Dora the Explorer? Teletubbies? These are some of the shows that were popular when I was younger, but there were a lot more I spent my time watching.          One of my favorite shows was Kim Possible. I fell in love with the show when I was around 6 or 7 years old, and I used to play a game where I acted like I was Kim Possible. I stopped evil villains in their tracks, and still attended "high-school" (which was only a couple minutes long).  But, I eventually got bored of this game because there was no one to play with and no evil villain  to defeat.         But I still loved the show and the characters. My favorite character was the main character, Kim Possible, because I thought she was really cool, and I kind of looked up to her.   A toy that reminds me of my childhood was my LeapFrog Explorer.  When I was 4 years old, ...