Manal and Alaa's bit bucket

It is almost 2 am, H is briefing me on his strees mgmnt course.  When I suddenly realized that I am so in need to hibernate, kinda reluctant about sharing my life, thoughts, and feelings at the moment.  I know am not that type of person, but need to hide for a while.  Get hold [...]

“A healthy person is someone who expresses what they feel - express, not repress”Wake up and celebrate yourself….I love when people are really content and proud with being themselves. Not in a snobbish way, but in a healthy way. Nobody is perfect, and no one will ever be, but when people realize that they need [...]

After a while you learnthe subtle difference betweenholding a hand and chaining a souland you learnthat love doesn’t mean leaningand company doesn’t always mean security.And you begin to learnthat kisses aren’t contractsand presents aren’t promisesand you begin to accept your defeatswith your head up and your eyes aheadwith the grace of woman, not the grief [...]

Originally uploaded by nerro285.“In my young years I took pride in the fact that luck was called a lady. In fact, there were so few public acknowledgments of the female presence that I felt personally honored whenever nature and large ships were referred to as feminine. But as I matured, I began to resent being [...]

Well, a lot of things, yet can’t keep track of everything….I am planning to take a break sometime around Sept, 20 till the beginning of Oct….well, actually I will be out and about…fa thought it is a good time to recharge and dump some of my regular “to do” stuff. Boss presented my new PD to [...]

Nothing is as good as a flawless Purchase Order.“Internal Audit phase”

It is a wonderful morning, it is getting cooler in Cairo, not all day long tab3an, but early mornings, and @ night…- Been to “The Lake House” yesterday, and was actually so massively determined to write a huge post about it…but am too lazy/busy to write it this morning…fa to cut the story short it [...]

Tuesday 29 Aug, @ 6:00 Drove mom to the airport, and enjoyed an early ride around Helio…it was awesome actually as the sun never rises these days before 6:15 or something…fa it was pretty inspiring ride….was afraid of getting emotional as I hate goodbyes w keda..bas cool..things went pretty smooth.Happy Thought, @ 6:45 For once [...]

“When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop, sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, How gracious, how benign, is Solitude”

The day started with a heated conversation with a cherished colleague, “cherished here should imply how handsome and sharp this colleague is”..so I kind of like to pull his nose every now and then…get him into longer conversations and stuff..just for the fun of it…he is like the most handsome guy in the organization…here bardo [...]

It is 8:23 am, am sitting in front of my PC with no intention to do anything except blogging.  I have to finish a few things up, yet don’t have the motive or energy to do them.  I kinda lost interest on what am doing.  Don’t know why though.  I am becoming more of a [...]

Weekened was generally cool…apart from Friday…it was kinda catastrophic….not really..but kind of :)..it was too hot…and I had to run so many errands…not only that..but had to spend a lot of time in ard el ma3ared doing nothing except waiting for that one guy who has the keys for “sala 3″..Yesterday was awesome..we had a [...]

Had a horrendous night…don’t know why..I mean…I know why..but this morning..I felt eno I kinda over-reacted to what was bothering me.  It was a message from M…regarding an outing w keda….he wanted kinda relaxed thing keda…and I said that I am so hyper these days…  I know he is not into me at all when I am [...]

- It is just I felt like rambling shwaya..I’ve been doing something since morning, that I didn’t want to do ..nevertheless…am stuck doing it. It all started with me asking about the legendary cross training plan  ”al ya3ni”…fa I got what I deserve..moral of the story…during extended staff meetings..one should keep his/her mouth shut…- Ay-a-yay…look who started a [...]

Originally uploaded by nerro285.The old tale of Pope Joan is just another intrigue in the mystifying history of the Vatican. Pope Joan is the name of a female pope who is regarded by most serious historians as a fiction, possibly originating as an anti-papal satire.The Myth:In the middle [...]

down at “Ard el Ma3ared”…to help in segregating and packing donated stuff.  “Everyday, anytime from 10 am - 10 pm”.  My personal advice is don’t go early “as in 10 sharp”….try to make it a bit late…around 12 wala 7aga. I’ve been there and they were recieving donations but the door wasn’t opened yet.  If you [...]

Ok…Just got the word“The Lebanese Embassy agreed to sponsor the T-shirts initiative. I.e. to print the T-shirts in the name of the Embassy and to give us permits to collect the money in the name of the embassy. The money will then go to the Relief  Fund that the Lebanese government and the Local and [...]

- You gotta go listen to the Audio in Eve’s last post “Fi Beirut”.  - From “French Kiss”:- Kate: A healthy person is someone who expresses what they feel - express, not repress. Luc: In that case, you must be one of the healthiest people alive”. - “Happy, smile. Sad, frown. Use the corresponding face with the [...]

“It’s all about clarity, a zone of sharpest focus.  The bigger the heart, the narrower the depth of field.         Who can concentrate on the background?    Who wants to see you lost in a clear landscape, small and bright?  Why do I need to keep you in perspective?”

Awkward Silence: When there is a lot to be said…but you decide to shut the @#$#$ up.Antisocial: last week, we were invited to a colleague’s BD party….well, I can tell it was a pity invite…or a save face kind of thing “not so many people were willing to attend”…anywayz…it was twelevish and we were supposed to gather at the [...]

From 18 April 2004 to 30 July 2006!!!NO COMMENT

From 18 April 2004 to 30 July 2006!!!NO COMMENTUpdate: “The Lebanese Red Cross said the airstrike in Qana, in which at least 34 children were killed, pushed the overall Lebanese death toll to more than 500″

Discovered that I missed documenting lots of things here the past few days…let me see if I can catch up with everything. I won’t I know…but will do my best.First…due thanks…..everyone who dropped a line and offered help re. the firewall issue…I really appreciate it..I asked the guys here to open a few sites for me..and they [...]

Discovered that I missed documenting lots of things here the past few days…let me see if I can catch up with everything. I won’t I know…but will do my best.First…due thanks…..everyone who dropped a line and offered help re. the firewall issue…I really appreciate it..I asked the guys here to open a few sites for me..and they [...]

- “although on the other side…i really would have liked your nearness througout the past time..cause i was not in the best of moods…and i felt like sharing…too bad..:)Yeah..sure too bad…but you know..I’ve sold my crystal ball like a couple of years ago!!! and as a sort of punishment I kinda lost my psychic abilities…fa I [...]

- “although on the other side…i really would have liked your nearness througout the past time..cause i was not in the best of moods…and i felt like sharing…too bad..:)Yeah..sure too bad…but you know..I’ve sold my crystal ball like a couple of years ago!!! and as a sort of punishment I kinda lost my psychic abilities…fa I [...]

Godddd….this new firewall thingie…..is driving me crazy….super annoying..but I really didn’t have enough time to whine yesterday…I can’t use the g-chat…I can’t read the comments section on blogger neither reply…I can’t read Alif’s blog…I can’t log in to my Arabic blog :(((…..grrrrrrrrrr.

Godddd….this new firewall thingie…..is driving me crazy….super annoying..but I really didn’t have enough time to whine yesterday…I can’t use the g-chat…I can’t read the comments section on blogger neither reply…I can’t read Alif’s blog…I can’t log in to my Arabic blog :(((…..grrrrrrrrrr

Just received the below e-mail from the Sandmonkey….“Hey all,Given our discussion yesterday, I figured I should put my money where my mouth is, and I contacted the Lebanese embassy and asked them how we can help. They informed me that they are open for donations, and sent me a Fax of the supplies that they [...]