Archive for June, 2006

Ex-boss

June 29, 2006

Here I post excerpts from Kirk Hackenberg’s A Peace Corps Profile..it is about his experience as a volunteer in the Peace Corps.
Read..and tell me I wasn’t lucky to work with this man….although reading this book is not enough…Kirk himself was a book of endless # of pages.
He added a lot to me…both professionally and personally.
Chapter 7 “Lacking [...]

Starry, starry night…although it is 10 am

June 28, 2006

751px-VanGogh-starry_night
Originally uploaded by nerro285.
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer’s day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colours on the snowy linen land
Now I understand
What you [...]

The Kite Runner….Khaled Hosseini

June 26, 2006

One of the most touching and sincere novels I ever read…I highly recommend it….it is the author’s first novel, a beautiful and swift read…that leaves you with lots of questions to ponder upon. 
“There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Do you understand that?When you [...]

talk…talk…talk

June 25, 2006

- Today I realized that I sometimes “lots of times” mentions things here..and don’t mention them to people…and when time comes to refer to these certain events…people go like…what are u talking about?? and am like remember this story I told u about so and so…fa they are like no…u didn’t…and am like..come on…I did.  [...]

Back from Hurghada

June 25, 2006

The event is not over with yet…but honeslty-for me- it was over with since day 1….I loved the idea…loved what I was suppossed to do..yet how things went was kinda really disappointing.
The bright side of it is that I got to meet real nice people…
THE BIG ONE IS COMING….and……….
I finally had my butterfly tattoo…yaaaaaaaaaay….it is just [...]

Ha????

June 20, 2006

1.      Go to: http://www.google.com/translate_t
2.       Choose translation from (Arabic to English)
3.       Write ( شعب يباد) in the (Translate Text), then press (Translate)
4.       Now…what??!!!
Update: it is now fixed

Tahyeees

June 19, 2006

 Neutral
I am so nauseatingly neutral these days…I hate me when I am that neutral…why?? coz being neutral is like being dull keda….am neither anti…nor pro….not malicious or aggraveted…it is a silly phase..that am going thru. I have an easy way to go out of it…which is start a real ugly discussion with a someone with a [...]

The Hakeh Niswan Debate

June 17, 2006

After watching Eve Ensler’s “The vagina Monologue” on stage…Lina Khoury the director and playwright of Hikah Niswan or Women’s talk decided to shock the arab world with her own version..
Ready to take the heat….armed with enough guts, patience, and persistence…she worked on it….….”After five drafts and as many trips to the censors, Khoury finally got approval — [...]

If your love cannot BE moved

June 15, 2006

you can’t give up all and then take back all you give
you can’t live to die but you can die to live
or is that too much to ask of the you in you?
put a face to your somebody
can you say your name?
or would you rather stay unknown?
can you show your face?
or are you fearful of [...]

From Atlas Shrugged

June 14, 2006

“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it–that no substitute can do your thinking, as no pinch-hitter can live your life–that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of [...]

Work related issues++

June 13, 2006

Current boss has an issue with the x-boss…not work related, but it is sorta personal/social…the other one..was more into his staff…therefore..they were more into him.  But this one is like so nice..yet not into people awi…he is only close to me and another AN…fa he suffers shwaya.This morning Magued asked me to sent him K’s [...]

Physically and Emotionally unbalanced

June 9, 2006

Don’t know why exactly…but don’t mind blaming it on the antiallergic tablets that I’ve been on for a while now….seriously it is driving me crazy…neither sleepy…nor fully up and running…just blank….sooo drained..don’t have enough energy to do anything.
Things at work were quite crazy the past few weeks…with ………………………..and……………….too many fish to fry…well…exterminate the pond!! I tend [...]

عزلنا

June 8, 2006

نقلت البلوج الأنجليش لورد برس…لأسباب فنية :)

The move

June 7, 2006

I am just testing this new place…get a feel of it…looks and feels good..am generally flexible..I don’t mind new stuff…not pinky..yet I find it elegant.  Wanna call my name around and wait for the echo..as if it is a new empty apartment :D…Nermeen…eeen…eenn..een.. yeah..it works..
“Rolling eyes”…mafish emoticons hena?? There are lots of icons and fields [...]

Up @ 2 am…why not update my blog?!!

June 5, 2006

Since there is nothing else to be done right here right now…so…time for updates…
- Kinda lagging and drowsy…yet…can’t get myself to sleep for a long time…is there anything like seasonal insomnia?? :D…am serious…what’s it with this time of the year…no matter where am located…It is just I can’t sleep….I know am not a summer person [...]