Just saw this at the bottom of my Forever21 shopping bag. I googled John 3:16. This is what I found, from the Bible.

John 3:16 (New International Version)

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One of the most searched term on my blog is 'Fatema Yasmine Wedding Photos'. Funnily enough I only have about three photos form my wedding day shared online. So I have decided to post some up. There were three events during the day, registration, nikah and reception. My husband and I decided to get married on our anniversary, the 22nd of September. 

First: The Registry Office @ Islington Town Hall

Second: Nikah @ Regents Park Mosque 

Third: Reception @ Nottinghill.

This photo is from the Registration. Will upload a full Wedding album later.

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I have very few photos of when I was young. So I was super excited when my sister found this one, taken at school. I can hardly believe that it is me in this photo, baby teeth still in tact. Same annoying naturally tapering eye-brows. My face looks so young. Why the greasy hair? No I didn't have an accident with a tub of hair jell. I used to have super long hair that would tangle itself into a birds nest. To deal with this, my mother would cover me in coconut hair oil. This ritual continued even when my hair was cut shorter. Yes, that is right. Mother would send me to school with oil saturated hair. lol #DesiMumFail. 

Thank you Heps for sending me this photo.

Love you really Mum.

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"One click to invite them all."

If you want to invite your Facebook friends to a group, event or page and can't be bothered to select each friend individually - then you will love this little trick.

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xxxxx Begum June 23 at 3:28pm  

Thanks Fatema for writing back to me. I wish I had the writing skill. I have lot of abrasive thoughts but it's hard for me to put them on the paper. Reading from your blog I gathered you are from Bangladesh. Were you born there? Have you been there recently? The reason I asked there are so many social, political issues going on which you can write about. 

I also enjoyed the blog about how women shouldn't be afraid to put themselves out there. They should always be vocal about their expectations to men. One of my close friend who is pretty, attractive, career oriented woman lost the faith of meeting someone who she can settle down with. Not only her, I myself wonder is there such thing as The One!

Take care.

Fatema Yasmine June 23 at 4:44pm  Save

Hello XXXXX,

I am from Bangladesh. I was born in Nobigonj, Sylhet - I moved to London when I was three. Sadly I am not in touch with Bangladesh as much as I would like. I visit there every other year or so.  I like to support individuals who are looking to do good, rather then fixate on the bigger picture. I've tried that and hit brick walls a number of times. If there is a particular issue you would like me to give attention to, please let me know.

You know I started writing when I got out of a bad relationship. It helped me make sense of my emotions and the world around me. It kept me sane. Other then English GCSE, I've not had any formal training. If you want to write, just do it. Make notes on Facebook and share with your friends - that's how I became more confident. My friends really enjoyed my notes. You should do the same, it may pleasantly surprise you and give you a ton of confidence too. Then if you want to take it further, start a blog. If you're not sure about grammar, spelling etc - pick up a book. I used 'The Dummies Guide to English Grammar'. 

There is such a thing as The One. The One that will complete you. In fact I believe there are Many One's out there for each person. For me the definition of The One is; someone that is compatible to you. There are many that are compatible to you, as humans we are not that vastly different from one another. When you eliminate The Many and commit, you have chosen The One.

:)

Never give up hope, you're in a great place to start searching. You and your friend do it together - have fun! Giggle over the horror stories. Pine over the cute one's. Make it a fun activity. Join a few dating websites - Desi families are not as great as we would like them to be at introducing us to the type of people we would consider marrying. The arranged/assisted marriage system is running out of steam. Desi parents and extended family don't know enough people, to keep the flow of introductions continuous. And they don't truly know their children, because children raised in the west are forced to hide their multi-cultural identity. It's not the fault of the parents or the now adult children, it's an emerging problem from being Desi (raised in the West) but not  Deshi (raised in South Asia).

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A selection of some amazing could photos.

See the rest here: 

http://www.smashingcenter.com/2010/06/20-beautiful-examples-of-cloud.html

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Take a look for yourself:

"If you are one of those to whom people refer to as a “geek” then there is a high probability that they might also make some presumptions such as you take bath only once a week (or month), you wear clothes that have not been washed for days, and you are the worst example of a metro sexual male.".

Probably you are one of these kinds in real or your thick spectacles and fizzy uncombed hair provoke people to think of you as a filthy geek. However, they need not think of you as one anymore, especially after looking at your cool collection of geeky soaps." - Walyou.com

Not everyone that is a geek is a freak. Some of us geeks are super sexy and WAY more cooler then the 'cool kids'.

Aside from the dislike of Walyou's idea of geek, I do really like all the quirky funny soaps that were displayed. Here are a selection of my favourite soap bars from the article

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Photo from  Bridal Photoshoot - It's been almost a year since I dressed really really South Asian. 

*Smile*

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However in the rest of the trailer she looks terribly thin and dare I say it, not attractive. I have always supported Angelina's quirky beauty. She has a very unusual face - but immensely beautiful non the less. Jolie's atypical beauty gives hope to women everywhere - you don't need to conform to be beautiful. Her huge lips, square nose and small eyes - are not not typically  found in beauty pageant winners. What I am trying to say is that I find her to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, and saying she looks bad is VERY hard for me. 

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The Rules for Dating to get Married: Rule Two - Conduct

If you are ready to get married then you must be ready to take care of the person you want to marry. Yes, girls generally want a man that matches up to our fathers'. So with that in mind, you are going to have to bring out the two big guns - Being Attentive and Caring.

The best way to show your affections and good intentions is to : Stand out by being a Gentlemen.

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Fatema Yasmine Researching the GMAT (planning to go to business school) - what's the best way to prepare? Are there classes I can take?

Nayeem Hossain 

yes there are, but reading one of thousands of books like the Kaplan one is the best way to prepare. I believe Kaplan also offer classes.

Yesterday at 12:34pm · 

Zak Kabir 

Practice, practice, practice...

Yesterday at 12:48pm · 

Fatema Yasmine 

@Nayeen :)

Found the best website ever and ordering books. Also found a few classes in SF. Excited about studying again.

Yesterday at 1:12pm · 

Nayeem Hossain 

haha best of luck...hit high in the math section, good Business Schools look at analytical ability..have fun!!

Yesterday at 1:22pm · 

Paul S. Chun 

Manhattan GMAT is kind of pricy, but I hear those who enroll in it get amazing results. I believe they hold courses on Market St.

Yesterday at 1:32pm · 

Harunur Rashid 

You can classes at Kaplan but those are craps. The best way to get better score is to study and practice tests!

Yesterday at 1:33pm · 

Vijay Thirumalai 

Manhattan GMAT. I personally didnt take it, but enough smart people i know swear by it.

Yesterday at 2:26pm · 

Juthi Rahman 

are you planning for MBA? or MS degree?

Yesterday at 3:00pm · 

Juthi Rahman 

You will need GMAT for MBA
but some MS degree require GRE besides GMAT

Yesterday at 3:01pm · 

Raveen Owerie 

What is this amazing website you speak of?
Share the wealth!

Yesterday at 3:22pm · 

Fatema Yasmine 

Raveen: Website ishttp://www.beatthegmat.com/ :)

2 hours ago · 

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No I will not make any Rhianna references - although the song has been playing in my mind over and over and over again.

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Something Cool: Gabor is currently with Google. Google acquired his company, Remail a few months ago.

It was Gabor's birthday over the weekend. This blog post has a few photos from the night. Lots of fun was had.

The rest of the photos from the party are here: http://bit.ly/GaborBirthday  

More: Read Gabor's Blog: http://gaborcselle.posterous.com/ Follow him on Twitter:Twitter.com/Gabor

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Here is another Hair question that I received recently:

Fareha Jasmin Khan June 2 at 7:00am  Report

hiya - just had a browse through your prof via friend suggestions - loving the blog! ps: do u have extensions (personal question i know but im so sturggeling to grow my hair long again xx

Yasmine Fatema June 4 at 3:57pm

Hello - I have had extensions to make my hair longer (photo below). Now it's all just my hair. It's super hard to grow hair long, esp when it's in that yuk middle length. Extensions are a great way of dealing with the middle length problem.

Don't go for the horrible glued in hair extensions. They can cause your hair to fall out and look like big dandruff if your hair ever moves. 

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