http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:queenpixie&section=today deviantART RSS for by:queenpixie en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:46:41 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/15298418/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/15298418/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:06:41 PDT either that or dellusional
do we really see things differently to the rest of the world?
like today
i was at work...(wait X_O i still am..XD) and my boss's mums around 2day...and i'm supposed to be all PA like and get her tea and talk 2 her bla bla...and then i thought ...ok, im just sitting here, might aswell draw something...we had to do a portrait of an old lady during life drawing classes last night, so i thought id practice my portrait skills a bit XD neways the boss's mother was more than happy with sittin there while i drew her...and i swear to god...that was one of the best portraits id EVEER done like ever...i honestly thought i captured her really well- not just her face, but the things she was telling me about...i sort of etched it into her expression (hardship/depression etc) and i dnt know- i thought it was a really accurate depiction...
i must be lukin at it from a really odd angle tho cuz wen i showed it to her she laughed at it and ripped it into tiny pieces! 'god- this is horrible- u made me look so withered- and butch! like a man! hahahah!' ...i so badly wanted to say 'but aunty, thats wat u look like...' XD
i honestly thought it was a killer portrait tho- damn, i was soo pleased with myself...i dont know what made me think it was so much better than perhaps it really was...
ah well...*shrugs* i made it for her- guess its better to see it ripped up in ur face than come back the next day to find it in the bin ^^"

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/14918586/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/14918586/ Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:00:18 PDT my DA account is officially 'meaningless' again XD...for nw...

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/14168311/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/14168311/ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:01:21 PDT neways, yeah i've decided to get rid of all my shallow art on this thing...i call it shallow because i just feel like i've outgrown all the stuff i produced and it really is just ...rubbish, it has no concept to it at all...in my opinion- and i guess my opinion counts most so ha ^^
but yeah, as soon as i feel like any of my art is worth people spending time pondering over, i might just put it on here- but for now, only my poems remain...*cuz theyr not saved on Word u_u*

take care now anyone hus bored enough to read this XD
ttfn!
x

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/13098084/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/13098084/ Sat, 26 May 2007 07:54:32 PDT the only perk of the whole movie was that you got to see jack sparrow topless...and even then he was kinda flabby...
ps soni chan im sorry i didnt end up goin with u to see it in the end u_u i didnt even know my sister booked tickets for it till like 3hrs before we went!
but anyway- im trying 2 save your money here people...DONT MAKE MY MISTAKE! its such a crap ending...even the actors lost the plot- its not even an 'ending'...its jst....CRAP!
ok rant over ^^
and kira knightleys a slaag ¬¬ she kissed like 20 ppl in this one! ARGH! (hate hate hate)

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12912641/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12912641/ Thu, 10 May 2007 15:47:08 PDT ^___________________^
no more school ever ever- omg, im like never gonna see these peoples faces again...hmm, i think im kinda happy, you get sick of em after a while...and i think i really just have had enough of herschel now, and am totally ready to say sayonara suckers ^_^
-sigh- but i guess i could do with seeing a FEW faces round every now and again... i'll probz miss the baylis lot more than herschel! (yes, ur gang tani XD)

oh and ps- never try scheming against Curry's insurance policies ¬¬ dammit, i thought i could get a brand new ipod by breaking my old one and claiming on the stupid guarantee...i gues i really must suck at lying cuz they just didnt buy it! and now my ipods broken u_u
ah wel good thing i broke it juuuust 3 days before my birthday

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12618307/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12618307/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:13:40 PDT
I think it would be really nice for us to write a personal email to the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) expressing our support for the very courageous stance they have taken to boycott Israeli goods. No doubt, they will be receiving thousands of 'unfriendly' if not even threatening emails from Zionists and so its important that as many people as possible email them to show support.

It takes 2 second, just send a quick email saying congrat! thats it! they really need our support!

Please email the NUJ General Secretary, Jeremy Dear: jeremyd@nuj.org.uk

To find out more about the motion that was passed click on the link below:

[link]

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12505171/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12505171/ Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:22:43 PDT israeli-muslim? wat an oxymoron XXD

'Most Pathans use KHAN in their names which resembles COHEN used in Jewish names.Also in Israel there is a city called YOUNUS KHAN with the word KHAN in it.'

'TAKHT-E-SULEAMAN
This is the name of a place in the Pashtun area of Pakistan .It means the Throne of the Israeli King and also the Prophet Hazart Suleman (Alayhay Salam). This place is situated in the mountain ranges also named after King Solomon (Hazrat Suleman) as Koh-e-Suleman.'

source:
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of course the context of 'israel' isnt the CURRENT israel ...cuz that's only like 70 or so years old...but more like the bani-israel 'children of israel' from the time of Abraham's two sons Ishaaq and Ismael...wow, i guess Jews and Muslims can live in peace after all ^_^

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12431888/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12431888/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:22:49 PDT

Kathak is the only one of the seven classical dances of India that is from North India. This area is now partitioned into Pakistan as well as India; hence the dance lives on in both countries. Kathak is also one of the most famous dances of India, and is definitely one that can take credit (or blame) for the graceful ‘cultured’ touch to many of today’s modern Bollywood dances. Because the dance evolved in Northern India, it has fallen pray to most change under the Mughal rule.
The word ‘kathak’ literally means ‘story’, hence ‘kathaka’ means ‘story teller’. This title was bestowed upon these dancers in the 1500’s as they were known to dance from temple to temple, relating stories of the Hindu deities and bringing to life the movements related in the various Sanskrit texts. Dance forms a very important part of the overall Hindu religion. It is the fifth Veda of Hindu philosophy, and an entire section of the holy books have been dedicated to teaching the art of these sacred movements. The idols I saw in the British Museum and the V&A were all based on these movements, and in turn, dances such as Kathak, Odessi, and Bharatanatyum were all based on these statues. The inspiration has been turning in cycles for centuries.
Kathak however was taken out of this sacred scene sometime around the mid 1600s. The Mughals had invaded India and were now firmly fixated as the ruling class of the country. Muslim by religion, yet Persian by culture, they loathed the religious metaphors behind the sophisticated movements, and found the slow, graceful, and meaningful rendition of the holy stories rather tedious. Naturally, they were not brought up with the Hindu faith or customs, hence they could not relate to the dance. They brought with them however the sensuous art of belly dancing, which was created and maintained as a form of entertainment and enjoyment.
The Persians were originally Zoroastrians from the North; Iran, Iraq, and mostly desert lands. The culture there was very different to the refined, philosophical mindset of India. Although Islam had pacified a lot of the wild nature of the Persian and Arabian natives, traditions such as belly dancing and female entertainers did not die down. It is a mistake to associate this culture with Islam however, because Islam strictly discourages indulgence in women, whoring, and the sport of ‘female entertainment’, which the Mughlai Persian Princes so thoughtlessly indulged in. Many often say that Kathak is a mix of Muslim and Indian culture. This is incorrect. Islam is not a culture; it is a religion, just like Hinduism is not a culture, but a religion. Kathak is in fact a mixture of Persian and Indian culture. There is solid proof of this even today, as many of the older ‘tukras’ (cycles) I learn have Persian names (‘Salaami’ [greetings of peace], ‘Amaad’[to enter]).
As the Mughals came to know of local forms of entertainment, they learnt that the only form of dance in Northern India was in fact Kathak. Originally, it was only the men that were allowed to dance any sort of dance in ‘mandars’. This slowly changed as attitudes towards women in society gradually changed. The Mughals helped with this a great deal as far as kathak was concerned, because to them dancing was entertainment, and it was only women that entertained. Thus kathak was then mixed and mingled with the ‘art’ of belly dancing. Alluring expressions were added, moves became faster and more sensuous. Spins (originally a Sufi art) were also brought into the dance, known as Chakkar, and the lower back as well as graceful use of the wrists were added to intensify the grace and visual beauty of the dance. Of course, the more sensuous it became, the further away it drew from its original innocent start at the temples. It became a dance only fit for the ‘tawaifs’ (courtesans).
By the 1900s, kathak was exclusively a prostitute dance. When Bollywood came into business, stories of great tawaifs such as Umrao Jaan became the beginnings of a great way to exploit kathak as well as degrade the status of Muslims in the country (this was closer towards 1945, where tensions due to partition was higher between the Hindus and the Muslims). Kathak became something cheap and meaningless, something light hearted and merely ‘beautiful’, and something many people took for granted. It was degraded to such an extent that one could merely look at it on a big glossy screen and forget about it the next second, not for an instant remembering a single move the dancer performed, rather just the face of the dancer and the sound her bells made every time her meek feet placed a tentative step on the floor.
This is what kathak is even today. It is the face of classical Bollywood, and the art of prostitutes.... ]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12347883/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12347883/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:43:24 PDT the woman that interviewed me was really nice etc...i mean she even said theyd probably give me an offer...but she said my work was a) childish b) misleading and c) BLINDING...
she hated all the colour! and told me to punish myself everytime i used colour ...!!! god...but at least she was nice ^^ and french XD with such an awesome name... (stil dwellin on ur text frenchie ...haha)

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12102997/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/12102997/ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:51:22 PST
]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/11685057/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/11685057/ Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:57:23 PST 1.) oh crap. what are these six things again? oh crap! seriously...
2.) Bad habit? Uhh...i gave up all the crappy ones- like biting my nails- i have talons now wooo so proud XD na um i do have a crap habit- i dnt get obsessed...i get OBSESSED
3.) I'm gessin this is suposed to be embarassing secret or sumthing? wth kimi- that was not even a secret ¬¬ uuuuh...i wanted to be a boy wen i was younger...(it doesnt come as much of a surprise eh? XXXD) its only cuz ALL my frikin cuzins r guys! and htey jst used 2 go out doing guyish stuff and never let me join in! turds ¬¬
4.) Uhh...wths this suposed to be? Oh- wait, aparently ...i like the colour pink when ive spent half my life claiming i loath it? come on ppl- pink and magenta r NOT the same thing, what PLANET do u live on?! the colour blind one, thought so!
5.) Umm...something wierd happening to me? ive always bn scared of being left alone in theme parks after they close because my parents tuk me to golivers kingdom once and it was realy windy and no1 was there anyway and then they all went n i was stil on one of the rides n wen i came out i was like totaly on my own- taht was damn scary- i cudnt find em til like half n hour later! call themselves parents ¬¬ pft...PAKIIIIIS!!!!!!!! (only I can say taht ^_^)
6.) I . HATE . MCDONALDS. muah. hahaha. how cud u h8 carrots mehreen?!? f0r gods sakes woman- healthy food its GOOD FOR U!!!!!!

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/10927750/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/10927750/ Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:30:10 PST but 2day was the first time i got to see my dance teacher perform at a proper show....well actually, its the first khatak performance i've ever seen- so i really didnt know what to expect.
But it was the most inspirational thing i've ever ever been to i think...and i dont usualy say that unless i really mean it- but it really was amazing...i totally didnt even expect it
it took the whole day for me to get there cuz it was in central london (at the bharatiya vidya bhavan arts centre place...anyone heard of it?) but yea- it was definately worth it...cost a bomb and a half too ¬¬ still trying to figure out if it was worth THAT...
but anyways
the most amazing thing about it was Karen's dancing
Nakita (my teacher) was prety amazing too, but ive seen her dance before- the thing is, ive never seen a guy perform any kind of classical dance- and i really didnt think they could make it look good (yep- me and my judgemental stereotypes) but its pretty logical isnt it? i mean classical dance is all about grace- and when i think grace, i think elegance, beauty, femininity
i would have never thought grace could be captured just as well through strength, vigour and masculinity
i never knew all the classical dances of India were actually first created by and for men- it makes sense naturally, seeing as though they were created centuries back...and women didnt have the freedom nore the cultural mindset to do that kind of stuff back then...
i never thought they could make it look..beautiful...i mean, beauty is something women do!
but i saw a completely different side of beauty today
i didnt expect it at all
harsh- sharp, strong...and so solid, yet broken up by complex spins, delicate flexes of the wrists and back...and hte intricate footwork...making it look so much more elegant
it really was something totaly new for me
khatak is always performed with live musicians and a person to say the 'bhol'- abstract sounds that acompany the music...its all fitted around the dance, instead of the dance fitting hte music- which is why its such a unique art in its own right
there were 2 instruments they were playing 2day- one was the tablah, and the other...i dont know what its called- but it sounded like a sitar- both instruments contrasted alot, but sounded really well togethr- one so delicate, the other so strong
when Nikita and Karen did their duo, Nikita was grace- her movements worked with the sitar, and Karen was strength- his movements following hte tablah...just like the instruments- they contrasted eachother so perfoundly, but managed to sync just as perfectly
man
-sigh
i have so much to learn before i can be that good
but it really was pretty cool 2day
and hence ends my arty farty rant XD

]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9911243/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9911243/ Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:42:10 PDT SHES THAT SAD PEOPLE! ]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9896567/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9896567/ Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:41:32 PDT Im sorry but ive really had enough of people having a go at my homeland- namely, Pakistan. I knowwww a lot of people who do it are actualy from there themselves, which is the sad thing about it really, but i guess half the time when they do it, they dont mean much harm n theyr probably saying it for fun- i know i know i guess i just take everything too much to heart XD
but to every 'Paki' out there- IVE HAD ENOUGH!!! T_T
so what am i gna do? Im gonna tell you what Pakistan is really about ^_^
Uhuh- and guess what, any of you out there who call yourselves Pakistanis HAVE TO READ IT....
to educate urselves on your own HOME LAND!!
ahem
ok here i go, this is a beautiful beautiful beautiful poem by Allama Iqbal. Now if non of you have heard of him before, hes the most amazing poet- you cant call yourself a poet boff if you havent heard of him. He's writen poems in German, Urdu, Persian and English, he mastered Law in English and had an entire wing of a university in Germany (i forgot which one!) named after him. Plus his original language was Punjabi, but his 'shairi' (poems) were 10 times more amazing in Persian even than his own mother tongue. The reason why i chose this poem in particular is cuz well, its my favourite- ive been hearing it ever since i was like born and i even sang it in school when i was in karachi in year 2 as like an end of year play XD god the embarrassment...
Ok ill write the poem in my crappy attempt at romanian urdu first XD and then il translate it underneath...ps pleaaase be sympathetic to my poor poor attempt at trsanslating such a beyond amazing poem into english, i tried my best- obviously i had no hope of making it rhyme like it really does- but all of you that are blessed with understanding urdu (the realy hard kind!) can atleast get a taste of what its really about-ps a great knowledge of the urdu language isnt all thats needed to get this poem...you also need to know alot about world, asian (particularly south asian) history- so i gess im gna have to add a comentry like thing to it too...god this is gna b one long journal- HERE GOES!

Mera Watan Wahi Hai- By Allama Iqbal

Chusti nai jis zameen main
Paigham-e-haq sunaya
Naanak ney jis chaman main
Wehdat ka geet gaya

Taataryon ney jiss ko
Apna watan banaya
Jiss ney hijaazyon sey
Dasht-e-arab churaya

Mera watan wahi hai
Mera watan wahi hai

Yonanyon ko jiss ney
Hairan kar diya tha
Sarey jahaan ko jiss ney
'Ilm-o-henar deya tha

Mitti ko jiss kee haq ney
Zar ka asar diya tha
Turkon ka jiss ney daman
Heeron sey bhar diya tha

Mera watan wahi hai
Mera watan wahi hai

Totey they jo sitaarey
Faaras key asmaan sey
Phir taab dey key jiss ney
Chamkay kehkashaan sey

Wehdat kee ley suni thi
Dunya ney jiss medhan sey
Meer-e-arab ko aai
Thandhi hawa jehaan sey

Mera watan wahi hai
Mera watan wahi hai

Band-e-kaleem jiss key
Parbat jehan ke saina
Noh-e-nabi ka aaker
Thera jehan safeena

Raafat hey jiss zameen ki
Ba'm-e-falak ka zeena
Jannat ki zindagi hey
Jiss ke faza mei jeena

Mera watan wahi hai
Mera watan wahi hai

That is My Home- crappy translation by Arub Saqib!!!

The land in which Chusti*
Declared the Message of the Truth
The garden in which Naanak*
Sang the chorus of Unity

The place which the Tatars
Turned into their home
The lands for which the Hijaaz left
Theyr homes in Madinah

That is my Home
That is my Home

The people that amazed the Greeks
The minds which taught the World true knowledge and skill
Its soil was turned to gold
By the beauty of the Message it proclaimed*
The land which blessed the Turks
With endless jewels and treasures

That is my Home
That is my Home

The broken stars
Of the Persian skies
Were raised back to the galaxies
From our lands*

The cry of unity was heard
First from our lands
The lands from which the King of Arabia*
Received true support and loyalty

That is my Home
That is my Home

My people are like the man that that spoke to God*
And our mountains are like Saina
The blessed Ark of Noah
Rests on our shores

This land has no limits
It's blessed to reach endless heights
Living in these lands
Is like living in Heaven on Earth

That is my Home
That is my Home


***********************************... ]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9188221/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9188221/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:52:02 PDT =
stress
im soooooo o o o screwed
has ne1 out there ever taken a gap year?
i wana take one so bad- but im scared il totaly get out of hte working mode n wnt b able 2 handle the work wen i come back n try aplying 2 uni X_O
its so wierd- the whole uni thing
its like a whole diferent world! it doesnt seem ryt for me at all
omg luk at me talking all big- i dnt even no if i hav the grades yet!! *aaaaaaack god plz leme have the grades!!!!*
i had such a horrific dream last nyt
that like i got a O in art n like an M in maths n a G in english
n i was like wtf u cnt get os n ms n gs!
n then i was like o-m-g? huh? oh my god! it spells oh my god!!!
oh warped mind...heaven help me
xcuse my maladromaticisms *SP?!* ]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9014474/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/9014474/ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:12:27 PDT feel so dead
i think i jst wana complain 2day
complaint no.1) dads being lame ¬¬ hes not taking me 2 black parK!!! after he made me cancel my gym subscription aswel! now im gna get like NO exercise n im gna get fat and ugly and oh- the worlds crumbling around me....
compaint no.2) i am soooooooo damn sick n tired of this bride woman- the day she gives my money n gets it all doen and OVER with il breathe in peace. i spent 4hrs at her house ysterday- broke my back, perfected every single damn pattern i did on her AND put the lemon n sugar crap on her 2 make the colour come out n she STILL called me after 6hrs to complain that its stil orange
¬¬
it takes 24 feking hours!!! AARGH!!!!! so stressy....taking it all out on me aswell....T_T and now my own fingers r all orange and flaky frm holding that damn cone for so long
damn it all to hell

why me?!?! oh cruel world!
ok- end of dramatisms
X_O ]]> ~queenpixie http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/7936008/ http://queenpixie.deviantart.com/journal/7936008/ Sat, 18 Feb 2006 16:28:23 PST
oh god NO! CURSE MY CUZINS FOR PUTING THAT CRAP INTO MY HEAD!!!!
i dno y bt im loving sum indian songs atm- and arab stuff *gasp* arabs! hot hot hawwwwwwt!!!!
-slaps self back 2 sanity-
*sigh* im just missing them all man- jst got bak frm pakiland and aww it was only for a week bt it was so awesome
i wish i cud stay there forever! its so boring in england!!! and COLD! and DULL!!!! no wunder the lights go out over ther all the time...theyve got so much bright lightng in the streets like 24/7 its like woaaah...and eveyrthings open til like 3am!!! i wana go back T_T
i dnt wana start shitty 6th form agen
went in2 mega depression wen i got home bcuz i havnt done like any work
and then i saw tanis drawings
and mehreens sethXkimi stuff
adn went into further depression
and then i downloaded sum more old ooold stuf 4 memorys sake
'ase tu jaane billo de ghar- oh kine kine jaane billo de ghar...'
XD
no place like home!! ]]> ~queenpixie