They say that 12-12-12 is only once in a lifetime, and
literally, it’s true. This date is very unique and it will never happen again.
It ‘might’ happen again on December 12, 3012 but I am pretty sure no one who is
reading this could still be around and alive by then (not unless someone would
invent immortality pill, at last) so I come up with a unique list for the 12
Things You Can Do By 12/12/12.
1.
Party Like A
Rockstar
Personally, I think everyone should be
thankful that we are all still alive and existing ‘till this date so enjoy your
life to the maximum. By partying like a Rockstar doesn’t have to mean that you
should drunk yourself ‘till your bellies go blast, till your toilet bowls gets
embraced and filled and ‘till you’re crawling back to someone else’s flat.
Enjoying means you can have a wine or two while watching your favorite movies,
inviting friends in your house over tea and turkey with vodka or martini and/or
you can go to a bar and dance your stress and pressure at work ‘till it’s gone.
2.
Dance Like A
Belly Dancer
If partying is not your thing then why not
try just plain belly dancing? If you ain’t living in Dubai wherein Belly
Dancing is famous in our beautiful Safaris, then you can still dance like a
belly dancer, imitating an instructional video from YouTube or a DVD that you
can purchase on SALE over Carrefour or any leading supermarkets. Not only belly
dancing, boys who would complain and rather ‘watch’ the lady dancers can learn
other dance steps, I am not a dancer myself but learning something on 12-12-12
like easy, crazy dance steps can make yourself proud, even if it has to be that
Korean Gangnam Style Dance Craze which makes us all somehow chuckle-headed, yet
cool.
3.
Be A Little More
Stupid
If being chuckle-headed is not sufficient
and dancing Gangnam Style with all your might is not enough to make you
idiot-looking than you are then try something more foolish like post you’re
dramatic schemes on Facebook on ‘How Your Ex Had Your Heart Broken’ or post a Lady Gaga-like picture in Twitter
or cut your hair like Justin Bieber. You can go to the next level by sending an
email to your boss containing two words only “I RESIGN” with a smiley above
your signature and/or say he just can give you an increment (that everyone in
your office knows you deserve a little 12 months ago). There are actually so many foolishly funny
things that you can do without harming yourself like dye your hair blonde, put
heavy make up on you face, and put on a Santa Claus dress and ride the metro
back and forth Jebel Ali To Rashidiya Station . You can also eat white rice
with Heinz Tomato Catsup spread all over it, with mayonnaise and/or peanut
butter. Believe me, it’s thoughtlessly tasty.
4.
Experiment With
Foods
If you think that experimenting foods are
cool, try other stuffs and be proud to brag it to your office mates “Hi! Today
12-12-12, I ate something unique and special, I ate banana with hot sauce on
the top, I tried chocolate ice cream with apple cider vinegar, I ate bread with
plain coffee inside, I consumed Coke mixed with Pepsi (and found out the ‘big
mystery’ that nothing is really different, except the celebrity endorsers) and
I gobbled chicken breast stuffed with cherry bubble gum inside”
5.
Vanish Your
Boredom
This article is not biased and not only for
people who has work, what about for bummers or people whose passion is to stay
in the house but is now feeling something peculiar – being bored – and wants to
do something that takes time for this special 12-12-12 date. Try finding ants
in your house and follow where the hell are they going, if there are no ants,
try cockroaches (just be sure it won’t follow you after), or play hide and seek
with yourself, if not contented – play chess with yourself and the loser will
have to do the laundry (you can cheat but don’t make it obvious) if there is
still more time left until 12-12-12 finishes, then try buying a 3-in-1 coffee
and separate the coffee, creamer and sugar, which will consume your time for
sure.
6.
Have A Great Cup
of Coffee
If you are still not done separating the
3-in-1 coffee, try giving up and drink the coffee (mixed in hot water, you
silly) certain studies proves that creamy coffee energizes your body but
relaxes your senses, the aroma is also proven to make you think better. But If 3-in-1 coffee is ridiculously cheap for
you , get out and bring a friend or your loved ones to Starbucks, treat them to
Carrebou café or Costa, because a great
coffee may not be the most unique to do in 12-12-12, but treating your friends
will make this day more special to them.
7.
Try Fine Dining
If treating them to Starbucks is not enough
to make yours or their 12-12-12 special, treat them to a Fine Dining restaurant (or
better let them treat you). For heaven sake, please stop eating on fast-food
even for this day. Try Carino Italian’s Firesticks, PF Chang’s
Dynamite Shrimp, Johnny Rockets’ Strawberry Milkshake or Tony
Romas’ Steak with that delicious Rice Pilaf, or you can try the
buffet in 5-Star hotels like The Benjarong in Dusit Thani Hotel
or try Traditional Moroccan Dishes in Marrakech at Shangri-La Hotel,
Dubai.
8.
5-Star
Hotel-Hopping and Photo shoots
If you don’t have enough budget to eat , on
12-12-12, on 5-Star hotel’s famous restaurants, then just try visiting these
luxurious hotels, after all its free to enter in every hotel, you can go window
shop, see the menu, have pictures at all these hotels and post in your room so
these will be a great inspiration for you to save up and next time you can go
there again, you can really try their spectacular foods, you can check-in too
and stay at their stunning rooms overnight and this time you can post your
pictures on Facebook.
9.
Fix Your Facebook
Account
10.
Make Someone
Smile and/or Laugh
If a ‘Facebook Like’ is not enough, and
‘words of encouragement’ via ‘comment’ will not make your friend believe that
there is sunshine after the rain then you’ve got to exert a little more
effort. Get out of your seat, visit her
and bring her chocolate cake, it’s not expensive but the magic of chocolates
will always be ‘present’. You can also bring her some fresh flowers, not
waiting for Valentines; will surely make her ‘smile’. And for men, I am sure a
hug and a ‘romantic intimacy’ will always do the trick. Now If you are being a little bit thrifty, stingy
or ‘kanjus’ then just call her/him, crack a joke, just make sure it’s funny
enough to make him/her laugh not corny enough to make him/her hang the phone on
you.
11.
Be happy
Everyone knows that smiling and laughing is
different from ‘being happy’. Now how to make someone happy on this date is
just the second part of the story. The first is to be happy for you. This time,
you just need a moment. Be silent. Think
about how life has been good to you. Don’t think about negative things. Think
how lucky you are, like you can use a computer or laptop while a portion of the
world is struggling to have a piece of bread. Be thankful that you can read,
while some of our neighbors, particularly in Africa, were deprived of
education, and our brothers in Asia, have to cross bridges and mountains -
barefooted just to go to the city for their school classes. Be happy that we
have freedom to do what we want (and be responsible for that) while some
innocent children in Somalia and the likes have no choice but to undergone a
horrible “Female Genital Mutilation”. Be happy that we are still breathing
while the rest of the cancer patients in the world are still fighting for their
life and for the ‘lives’ of the loved ones that they could leave behind.
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| A Vulture Waiting For The Unfortunate Child To Starve To Death So The Bird Can Eat It. |
12.
Party Like A
Rockstar, Again.
Now, that you are happy and you know you
must be happy, I am sure being redundant will not be an issue. As I say,
partying doesn’t mean you have to get out and get drunk, doesn’t mean you have
to be naughty and be nasty. Partying Like A Rockstar is freeing yourself,
letting go and letting God in your life. It could be a night out, walking in
the beach, with your iPod tuning to J.Lo’s Dance Again or Pitbull’s International
Love or bringing someone you love in front of Dubai Mall’s illustrious
dancing fountain or enjoying with friends over fireworks display in The Walk,
Jumeirah. Or you can donate some money or food for the unfortunate children in Africa and/or other 3rd world Countries.The most important thing is to consider 12-12-12 - a gift of life; a
moment to cherish that will never come back. It should wake us up, either from
being so busy or being so lazy that life is so beautiful and should be special
and be appreciated. After all, like 12-12-12, we’ve only got one life,
literally and figuratively, to celebrate.
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