So Sick…Reminisce
Salaam (peace),
Today, I’m home from school because I’m sick. When you don’t have much to do, you find yourself trying to recapture everything you used to do. So, I just finished watching the first Spider-Man (awesome movie!), and earlier I watched the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (I think it only shows at 9Am now). Also, I took a look at some of the old websites I used to frequent (Maniac Muslim and his satirical articles, he’s still moving strong) and I came across my old blog. I decided to update it and link it to this new blog. In a reminiscent mood, I discovered one of my old posts, which was a satirical article I wrote on a day like this. I ask you all to reminisce on your past days, your childhood, as you read my 8th grade mind complain:
*The article below was posted on February 21, 2008 (funny, it was a year ago) at 7:29PM (funny, I’m in PM right now, too):
So Sick…
Salaam all,
Today, on a commercial for the news, it said they were gonna discuss, “6 signs to know if your child is too sick to go to school.”
After looking at the highlights shown in the commercial, I realize, if I’ve ever gotten sick, some person would come to my house for truancy. That’s when you’re absent too much, and they don’t like it. The reason I say this is because as a Muslim, I can’t afford to get sick…because I’m absent enough.
Think about it, we have Eid-ul-Adhaa, Eid-ul-Fitr, Jummah (which happens every Friday)…
In my county they now add up the hours that you are absent meaning when I leave early for Jummah and and come in late for dentist appointments…So basically, every Friday (most of the time I try…but I don’t get to go every Friday, though I plan…and Allah plans) I get taken off three hours. 5 absences per quarter are all that I’m allowed, though two Fridays is equal to one day, break that into a 9-week quarter and you got 4.5 days absent. That’s in addition to about three or four dentist appointments along with two or three orthodontist appointments (braces…:#….that’s me) and you got TRUANCY…
My Muslim cousin once lost the Perfect Attendance Award because he was absent twice, in simple terms, he didn’t get an award because of Eid1 and Eid2
My Jewish friend always gets the Perfect Attendance Award because the days he’d usually be absent are now school holidays, in simple terms, he gets the award because he gets off of school for Yom Kippur and Roshashana…
UNFAIR
Of course, my Christian friend automatically receives the Perfect Attendance Award because there’s school off for Christmas, and if he gets too sick from all the holiday-ness, then he can have an extra two weeks off from school to recover and then he can enjoy his new year, get sick again, and take an extra three weeks to recover…and then the week after when school begins, we spend the week discussing how we spent our Christmas vacation…
However, I must say Muslims are slowly progressing. This year in my school planner, I saw the days for Ramadan’s beginning, both Eid’s, and the beginning of Muharram (first month of Islamic Year)…Hopefully one day we’ll have the days off.
But seriously, for right now, the above is my list of grievances (you like that, huh? I learned that in American History when Americans had problems with Britain) and I do feel the right to start typing and creating satirical pictures as the one below.
*Older Jawaad here, click on the picture to enlarge
The school year according to religion…if you can’t read the key….Green is Christian Holidays (No School for Students and Teachers)…Blue is Jewish Holidays (No School for Students)…and Red is Muslim Holidays (Full School Day)
GO FIGURE..
I HAVE A WORD JUMBLE FOR YOU ALL…WHAT COULD THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLY MEAN?
RAINFU
HOW ABOUT….
FUNAIR
HOW ABOUT…
RUNFIA
HOW ABOUT…
NUFAIR
IF YOU DIDN’T GET IT BY NOW…GO TO THIS SITE
Til Next time…
W/salaamz…
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I ask you to reminisce and post a comment of any memory you may have. I know that posting this was like Chicken Soup for my sickness.
Wasalaamu Alaikum (Peace, and be well).
P.S. speaking of the Fresh Prince and Spider-Man:
