Comments on: Why fast? http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/ Baking Until I Drop Tue, 24 May 2011 00:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Not Fasting in Ramadan | Trinidad and Tobago | Ramadan 2008 http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-222675 Not Fasting in Ramadan | Trinidad and Tobago | Ramadan 2008 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:09:50 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-222675 [...] You may think not fasting in Ramadan is nice. Like when the days come that you don’t have to fast, “wooohooo”. This isn’t really the case. For example, in your household, suppose one person isn’t fasting and everybody else is…you might feel a bit strange eating while other people aren’t. (Actually, growing up, people in school and such always apologized or wanted to hide their eating in front of me. It’s not necessary. I’m fasting, you’re not. Please … eat. The physical manifestation of fasting is abstaining from food and drink but if that’s all you ...). [...] [...] You may think not fasting in Ramadan is nice. Like when the days come that you don’t have to fast, “wooohooo”. This isn’t really the case. For example, in your household, suppose one person isn’t fasting and everybody else is…you might feel a bit strange eating while other people aren’t. (Actually, growing up, people in school and such always apologized or wanted to hide their eating in front of me. It’s not necessary. I’m fasting, you’re not. Please … eat. The physical manifestation of fasting is abstaining from food and drink but if that’s all you …). [...]

]]> By: Lily’s Blog, Dragon Absconded! » Not Fasting in Ramadan http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-222674 Lily’s Blog, Dragon Absconded! » Not Fasting in Ramadan Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:04:22 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-222674 [...] You may think not fasting in Ramadan is nice. Like when the days come that you don’t have to fast, “wooohooo”. This isn’t really the case. For example, in your household, suppose one person isn’t fasting and everybody else is…you might feel a bit strange eating while other people aren’t. (Actually, growing up, people in school and such always apologized or wanted to hide their eating in front of me. It’s not necessary. I’m fasting, you’re not. Please … eat. The physical manifestation of fasting is abstaining from food and drink but if that’s all you ...). [...] [...] You may think not fasting in Ramadan is nice. Like when the days come that you don’t have to fast, “wooohooo”. This isn’t really the case. For example, in your household, suppose one person isn’t fasting and everybody else is…you might feel a bit strange eating while other people aren’t. (Actually, growing up, people in school and such always apologized or wanted to hide their eating in front of me. It’s not necessary. I’m fasting, you’re not. Please … eat. The physical manifestation of fasting is abstaining from food and drink but if that’s all you …). [...]

]]> By: Lilandra http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-221567 Lilandra Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:34:09 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-221567 <b>@webjones:</b> thanks! but it doesn't seem so hard since i've been doing it since i was small...even if it were just a half-day fast, or start-late fast (i'm talking about primary school age). i'm more annoyed with myself when it's hard for me...which means in the last four years i've been annoyed with myself *alot* <b>@Brenda:</b> i've never heard of "Buy Nothing Day" but it sounds cool. saz linked to some BBC blogger who was going without plastic for August and sooo many comments were about it would be more eco-friendly to do this, or why are you getting caught up in the details? and i'm thinking, she must know that somethings might be better...but what's the point of an experiment, an eye-opening experiment if you don't go through with it properly. good luck with the fasting...it's cooler by you now, right? take it easy tho <b>@Umm Ibrahim:</b> Oh, I dream of a long cool drink of water. It's awesome. But man! You would mention the foods I don't eat. I loved milk but it makes me upset straight most times. I miss it though. I like dates but the ones mom has are like the fresh dates and my brother keeps bringing/sending for us...and I can't take them...I mean I try very hard. I'm a complainer, aren't I? That thing about "don't cook all day" is more a reminder to myself. I started this crazy baking all the time (well almost) and if you let me I'll just bake bake bake. Our neighbour sent us fish-stuffed pies yesterday. They were sooo good! Even though they were tinned sardines and I don't like/eat sardines. It's amazing what Ramadan will do to you and what it will make you eat :-) @webjones: thanks! but it doesn’t seem so hard since i’ve been doing it since i was small…even if it were just a half-day fast, or start-late fast (i’m talking about primary school age). i’m more annoyed with myself when it’s hard for me…which means in the last four years i’ve been annoyed with myself *alot*

@Brenda: i’ve never heard of “Buy Nothing Day” but it sounds cool. saz linked to some BBC blogger who was going without plastic for August and sooo many comments were about it would be more eco-friendly to do this, or why are you getting caught up in the details? and i’m thinking, she must know that somethings might be better…but what’s the point of an experiment, an eye-opening experiment if you don’t go through with it properly.

good luck with the fasting…it’s cooler by you now, right? take it easy tho

@Umm Ibrahim: Oh, I dream of a long cool drink of water. It’s awesome. But man! You would mention the foods I don’t eat. I loved milk but it makes me upset straight most times. I miss it though. I like dates but the ones mom has are like the fresh dates and my brother keeps bringing/sending for us…and I can’t take them…I mean I try very hard. I’m a complainer, aren’t I?

That thing about “don’t cook all day” is more a reminder to myself. I started this crazy baking all the time (well almost) and if you let me I’ll just bake bake bake.

Our neighbour sent us fish-stuffed pies yesterday. They were sooo good! Even though they were tinned sardines and I don’t like/eat sardines. It’s amazing what Ramadan will do to you and what it will make you eat :-)

]]> By: Umm Ibrahim http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-221566 Umm Ibrahim Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:23:36 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-221566 Salaam... it's true about not spending the entire cooking during Ramadan just so we can over-indulge in the evening but isn't that first mouthful of food or drink after a day of fasting just the best?! A date tastes like the best date you ever had and a mouthful of milk tastes like the creamiest, freshest milk you ever had! Salaam… it’s true about not spending the entire cooking during Ramadan just so we can over-indulge in the evening but isn’t that first mouthful of food or drink after a day of fasting just the best?! A date tastes like the best date you ever had and a mouthful of milk tastes like the creamiest, freshest milk you ever had!

]]> By: Brenda http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-221549 Brenda Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:56:41 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-221549 in the same tradition of Buy Nothing Day - to learn to plan ahead, or do without, or just to help you realise what you buy. I think i'll try this fasting thing. in the same tradition of Buy Nothing Day – to learn to plan ahead, or do without, or just to help you realise what you buy.

I think i’ll try this fasting thing.

]]> By: webjones http://lilandra.com/blog/archives/2008/09/05/why-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-221545 webjones Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:10:48 +0000 http://lilandra.com/blog/?p=854#comment-221545 Discipline and self-restraint are excellent qualities to cultivate. I admire your commitment. Especially since you are such a foodie. Discipline and self-restraint are excellent qualities to cultivate. I admire your commitment. Especially since you are such a foodie.

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