this is dedicated to a person who shall remain nameless ... we were six people in a room ... and i can guarantee you that this is what all five of us felt like telling him ... all together at the same time ... too bad we couldn't ...
February 28, 2011
the project
as i mentioned in an earlier post ... we are in the midst of launching our WMS ... here's what the past few workdays looked like ...
thursday ... from 7:30 am until about 7 or 8 pm i can't remember ...
friday ... from about 2 pm until around midnight ...
saturday ... from 7:30 am until about 4 am in the morning ... that's right ... 4 am ...
yesterday ... from 7:30 am until 8:00 pm ...
today we went home on time ... we finally finished ...
and thank God it was successful ... it actually got off to a bad start and things looked doubtful for a while ... some people raised the possibility of scrapping the whole thing and relaunching in a month ... but we did it ...
needless to say ...
i'm exhausted ...
thursday ... from 7:30 am until about 7 or 8 pm i can't remember ...
friday ... from about 2 pm until around midnight ...
saturday ... from 7:30 am until about 4 am in the morning ... that's right ... 4 am ...
yesterday ... from 7:30 am until 8:00 pm ...
today we went home on time ... we finally finished ...
and thank God it was successful ... it actually got off to a bad start and things looked doubtful for a while ... some people raised the possibility of scrapping the whole thing and relaunching in a month ... but we did it ...
needless to say ...
i'm exhausted ...
song of the day
this song is at least ten years old ... i remember it was on the same album as semi-charmed life ... that was a great album ...
February 25, 2011
February 24, 2011
to nobody in particular
the first time i laid eyes on you i couldn't help thinking ... man ... God invested a lot of beauty in that face ...
diary of a disgruntled employee
i work six days a week ... although thursday is a half day ... but this week there is no weekend because it's the launch of our new WMS ... that stands for warehouse management system ... which is really just a fancy word for computer software that deals with warehouse management ... it is the same one we had at my previous company ... anyway so it's kind of a big deal ... a huge deal really ... the group logistics manager is here from dubai ... as well as the group IT manager ... there's also this IT guy who is british ... i like him ... he's short and pudgy and bald but he has this british wit that i find endearing ... anyway i don't have to tell you everyone who is part of the project but my point is it's a big deal ... so anyway ... we are currently in the process of launching ... today was day 1 ... normally on thursdays we work half days like i said at the beginning ... but today was more than a full day ... it was twelve hours of non-stop work ... yesterday was also twelve hours ... and guess what ... we have to come in friday ... oh joy ... we're going to start at two and i think we're going to stay until midnight ... so there goes the weekend ... oh well ... it's for a good cause right ... not really ... oh and king abdullah is scheduled to come back on saturday ... he'd been on medical leave for quite some time ... anyway the government is going to get the day off on that day ... we won't ... but that's life ... anyway i'm truly exhausted ... this has been a long week ... and i can't wait for it to end ... oh right it did ... no weekend ... looking forward to another week of work ... not ...
February 23, 2011
well said
Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking. - Khalil Gibran
February 22, 2011
if i didn't know any better i would have thought that this is a description of a bizarre acid trip that someone had ...
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At times the camera panned back to show the outside of the building and its towering monument of a gold-colored fist crushing an American fighter jet. But the view also gave a surreal image of Gadhafi, shouting and waving his arms wildly all alone in a broken-down lobby with no audience, surrounded by torn tiles dangling from the ceiling, shattered concrete pillars and bare plumbing pipes.
"Libya wants glory, Libya wants to be at the pinnacle, at the pinnacle of the world," he proclaimed, pounding his fist on the podium. "I am a fighter, a revolutionary from tents ... I will die as a martyr at the end," he said, vowing to fight "to my last drop of blood."
Gadhafi depicted the protesters as misguided youths, who had been given drugs and money by a "small, sick group" to attack police and government buildings. He said the uprising was fomented by "bearded men" — a reference to Islamic fundamentalists — and Libyans living abroad. He called on supporters to take to the streets to attack protesters.
"You men and women who love Gadhafi ... get out of your homes and fill the streets," he said. "Leave your homes and attack them in their lairs."
"The police cordons will be lifted, go out and fight them," he said, urging youth to form local committees across the country "for the defense of the revolution and the defense of Gadhafi."
"Forward, forward, forward!" he barked at the speech's conclusion, pumping both fists in the air as he stormed away from the podium. He was kissed by about a dozen supporters, some in security force uniforms. Then he climbed into a golf cart-like vehicle and puttered away.
source
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At times the camera panned back to show the outside of the building and its towering monument of a gold-colored fist crushing an American fighter jet. But the view also gave a surreal image of Gadhafi, shouting and waving his arms wildly all alone in a broken-down lobby with no audience, surrounded by torn tiles dangling from the ceiling, shattered concrete pillars and bare plumbing pipes.
"Libya wants glory, Libya wants to be at the pinnacle, at the pinnacle of the world," he proclaimed, pounding his fist on the podium. "I am a fighter, a revolutionary from tents ... I will die as a martyr at the end," he said, vowing to fight "to my last drop of blood."
Gadhafi depicted the protesters as misguided youths, who had been given drugs and money by a "small, sick group" to attack police and government buildings. He said the uprising was fomented by "bearded men" — a reference to Islamic fundamentalists — and Libyans living abroad. He called on supporters to take to the streets to attack protesters.
"You men and women who love Gadhafi ... get out of your homes and fill the streets," he said. "Leave your homes and attack them in their lairs."
"The police cordons will be lifted, go out and fight them," he said, urging youth to form local committees across the country "for the defense of the revolution and the defense of Gadhafi."
"Forward, forward, forward!" he barked at the speech's conclusion, pumping both fists in the air as he stormed away from the podium. He was kissed by about a dozen supporters, some in security force uniforms. Then he climbed into a golf cart-like vehicle and puttered away.
source
February 21, 2011
بلاش
this person i know on facebook has a new profile picture which i thought was nice so i wanted to "like" it ... that was when i learned that i was a restricted friend and did not have access to their photos ...
February 19, 2011
February 18, 2011
February 17, 2011
February 16, 2011
i hate
people who kiss ass ... people who are pretentious ... people who cannot stop talking ... inconsiderate people ... loud people ... touchy people ... people who are mfazlakeen ... people with bad hygiene ... people who think they're funny when they're really not ... snobby people ... jealous people ... mean people ... perfect people ... i think that covers it ...
political analysis
you read this article and you can't but come away with the impression that bahrain is basically a US naval base ... so the conclusion is the people should be protesting ...
staying strong
underneath everything
and i do mean everything
there is something
and underneath that
there is nothing
and i do mean everything
there is something
and underneath that
there is nothing
psychobabble
the spirit is a beast ... if you do not grab it by the reins it will run wild ... like a beast should ... religion is the reins in that metaphor ... well ... religion is not the only reins available on the market ... there is also money ...
you know philosophy is falsafe in arabic ... well i thought of a new word ... philosaphe ...
you know philosophy is falsafe in arabic ... well i thought of a new word ... philosaphe ...
chef jundi
the last time i went home i took back a ton of cheese pastries ... they're sort of finger size croissants with jibne baida inside ... so i've been eating a lot of them ... but then it got boring ... so i started eating them with dip ... i tried barbecue sauce ... mustard ... strawberry jam ... all delicious ...
in other news ... my car should be ready tomorrow ... inshala ...
in other news ... my car should be ready tomorrow ... inshala ...
February 15, 2011
freudians
they often speak of the hooker with the heart of gold ... well i'm the asshole with the heart of gold ...
February 14, 2011
cooler talk
i was talking to a syrian guy at work ... we were discussing if syria would catch tunis fever ... and he said no and we don't hate our president and so on ... and i was like bullshit you guys have the same problems as egypt one party one ruler police state emergency laws corrupt politicians and so on and so on ... and he was like no no now under bashar there is so much more freedom ... and i was like how so ... and he said in hafez el asad days nobody would dare grow a beard but now it's not such a big deal ... and i was like oh wow big whoop you can grow beards now you're obviously free ... he wasn't amused ...
prison blues
sitting in a cell
while the warden stands guard
staring out of the window
at my house
across the street
while the warden stands guard
staring out of the window
at my house
across the street
unblocking the past
sitting at choices
talking about choices
it was ramadan
she sprayed cologne on her wrists
her hair looked beautiful
we had a nice talk
i was such a fool back then
but i digress
what was i talking about
ah yes
choices
we narrowed it down to two
the fun bad
and the peace of mind
rare wisdom from such a shallow person
such a fool
talking about choices
it was ramadan
she sprayed cologne on her wrists
her hair looked beautiful
we had a nice talk
i was such a fool back then
but i digress
what was i talking about
ah yes
choices
we narrowed it down to two
the fun bad
and the peace of mind
rare wisdom from such a shallow person
such a fool
he can move
chris brown was the musical guest on snl this week ... the dance they did was pretty cool ... check out the video ...
February 13, 2011
song of the day
something i read today reminded me of this song .. it's a nice blast from the past ...
looking back on the day
today was truly a hectic day at work ... busy busy busy ... we had a chanel order that had to ship to riyadh today ... there is some kind of new launch happening and we had to ship all this store display material there ... it was my responsibility to make sure that the order got sent ... we already started preparing it yesterday but we didn't finish ... so we had to finish today ... so from 7:30 am until 4:15 pm i was running around making sure the job got done ... phew ... also this other department was up my ass about this other order which wasn't as important as the riyadh one ... but they felt it was ... but who cares what they think ... so anyway ... it was exhausting ... but we got the job done and the order shipped on time and everything worked out ... so let's hear a round of applause for the supervisor ... takes a bow ... so that was my day at work basically ... if i had to summarize it in two words i would say chanel order ... obviously the only reason i told you the story is so i could have an excuse for posting a picture of the beautiful blake lively ... no it wasn't ...
have you ever felt truly disgusted ... i mean genuinely disgusted by something ... and have to endure it ... like there's no escaping it ... say like a disgusting plane trip ... anyway ... i had an experience like that today ... i won't tell you what it was because i don't want to disgust you ... but suffice to say it put me in a state of complete and utter disgust ... and i learned something about myself in that moment ... that i become extremely hostile when i am disgusted ... i damn near bit the guy's head off ... but i'll never go back there again ...
have you ever had a conversation with yourself in the mirror when you're alone in an elevator ... yes you have ... i had such a conversation with myself today ... it was rather short ... i only said one sentence ... you're so hot ...
window reflections
it glows with every breath
a bright orange flame
he exhales the smoke
clouds of happiness
making him feel more alive
while bringing him closer to death
a bright orange flame
he exhales the smoke
clouds of happiness
making him feel more alive
while bringing him closer to death
the general's daughter
a simple card ... a gift ... and some cake ...
that was all it took ...
to leave an eternal mark on the wall ...
to bring light into an otherwise dark place ...
to turn black into white ...
but alas ...
society can be truly cruel sometimes ...
that was all it took ...
to leave an eternal mark on the wall ...
to bring light into an otherwise dark place ...
to turn black into white ...
but alas ...
society can be truly cruel sometimes ...
حسبي الله و نعم الوكيل
well there was a chance my car would be ready today but apparently it needs at least another two days ... tanheedeh ...
i'm just saying
i was having dinner with soon to be ex-boss and current acting boss and a client representative ... it wasn't like a business meeting .. very casual .. we had albaik at work .. lol .. anyway .. so they got to talking about egypt and i said look what they did was awesome and mubarak deserved to go but ok they removed mubarak now what .. i mean the army is in control and the egyptian army shares very close ties with the americans .. soooooo?
February 11, 2011
February 10, 2011
suck on this shakespeare
here is another poem i wrote ... i call it inside the sunshine ...
the perfect moment
black as midnight
flickering neon lights
fluttering curtains
it's raining outside
a banging noise
or is it a rattling noise
perhaps both
two becoming one
fulfilling the dream
the perfect moment
black as midnight
flickering neon lights
fluttering curtains
it's raining outside
a banging noise
or is it a rattling noise
perhaps both
two becoming one
fulfilling the dream
once upon a time
a guy and a girl met ... for her ... he was just another name to add to the list of people she will date in her lifetime ... for him ... it was a life changing experience ... the end ...
poor baby
my car is almost back ... i got the call that it was ready on tuesday ... went with my friend to go see it ... it was running now ... the engine had been replaced ... however ... the windshield was still broken ... the car was still very much wet and now there were mosquitoes living inside ... also there were some electrical problems ... not so bad that you couldn't drive it ... but so bad that you shouldn't drive it ... anyway so i paid the guy and left ... funny story about the shop where i got the engine replaced ... the man who manages the place goes by abu hassan ... as does my dad ... so i like to think that was a good omen ... it was fate ... a sign ... no coincidence ... but i digress ... anyway i drove it for less than a kilometer then decided to park because i wasn't comfortable driving it in this condition ... called my friend who was driving ahead of me and told him to pull over ... we agreed to call a tow truck to take it to the electrician instead of driving it there ... it was late so we called him the next morning ... the electrician said it needed some parts ... lovely ... anyway he fixed it ... now it's at the cleaners ... it will be there for another three days ... yes it needs that much cleaning ... then it's back to the electrician ... for some final touches ... and then it's mine ... i plan on taking it to a mechanic once it's ready for a full check just to make sure everything has been taken care of ... then it will be just like old days ... me and my car back together ... but once the rush of being reunited with my precious baby wears off ... then it's merely a countdown to the day i sell it ... which i'm guessing will occur within the year ... and then i buy a brand new one ... i've already started thinking of what i might get ... the new hyundais are pretty slick ... maybe it's time to go japanese ... we will see ...
February 8, 2011
quote of the day
"He can't believe it is over. He is a very stubborn man."
Afaf Naged, 71, a former member of the board of directors of the state-owned National Bank of Egypt.
source
Afaf Naged, 71, a former member of the board of directors of the state-owned National Bank of Egypt.
source
February 5, 2011
crumbling regime
the leadership of egypt's national party all resigned ... which is great but there is a slight problem ... mubarak is still president ... the leadership posed together for a group photo after announcing the resignation ... it was an emotional moment as this could be the last time they ever see each other as each one of them prepares to flee the country ... aljazeera was able to obtain said photo ... click here to see it ...
mumblings
first there was that insecure chick ... then that psycho one ... then the arrogant one ... then the weird one ... but one thing they had in common ... well except for miss psycho ... they were all gorgeous ... another thing they all had in common ... much hotter sisters ... except for the weird one ... she just had an ugly brother ...
tales from the automobile
well i turned in the rental car yesterday ... it was the last day on the lease ... hated it ... don't miss it at all ... though i'm without a car now so that kind of sucks ... still i hated that car ... so weak ...
i dropped my car off at the shop on wednesday ... finally replacing the engine ... my car was half flooded in the rains ... it wasn't even working at the time ... the engine got busted in the first rain ... so anyway yeah a lot of water got inside ... to give you an idea just how much ... you know the compartment between the driver seat and the passenger seat ... there was water inside the fricking thing ... also the windshield is broken ... apparently got hit by a rock or something ... perfect ... man it was such a sad sight when we towed it ... we couldn't even load it on the flatbed ... so we got a winch to just tow it ... so there was my car being dragged across jeddah at a 45 degree angle ... heartbreaking i tell you ... so yeah after the engine gets replaced and it's running again ... i need to take it to the cleaners and also replace the windshield ... oh well ... the reason it took me so long to fix it is because there was a chance the insurance might pay for the repair ... but they requested a report from the civil defense ... which is VERY difficult to obtain ... which is why the insurance is insisting on getting it ... well played insurance dicks ... but yeah i was like fuck it i'll fix it myself ... how i miss it ... my carla ... i'm thinking of fixing it ... using it for the rest of the year ... then sell it around christmas time ... but we'll see ... anyway ... it sucks but a lot of people are suffering like me so that makes me feel a little better knowing i'm not alone ... one of my friends has a mini cooper the thing got totally submerged in water ... poor guy ... a lot of other people suffered similar fates ... i was told of one fellow who recently purchased a porsche cayenne and it got flooded inside ... terrible ... coincidentally thanks to facebook i also know that one of my "friends" who lives in dallas wrecked her car driving on an icy road ... so it seems to be world wide phenomenon ... anyway really looking forward to reuniting with my baby ... i dedicate this song to her ... my car that is ...
poetry hour
here is a nonsense poem i wrote ... well on the surface it's nonsense ... but it's actually really deep and thoughtful ...
i call it volcanoes in the dark ...
your aztec song calls my soul
the bubble puts me in a trance
with its mesmerizing movement
i cannot look away
such a beautiful color
the color of peanut butter
the creamy kind
i must cross the canyon
to reach the woods
i call it volcanoes in the dark ...
your aztec song calls my soul
the bubble puts me in a trance
with its mesmerizing movement
i cannot look away
such a beautiful color
the color of peanut butter
the creamy kind
i must cross the canyon
to reach the woods
February 4, 2011
the good die young
i envy those that died in tunisia for the sake of freedom ... i envy those that are dying for the sake of egypt's freedom right now ... i really do envy them ... truly madly deeply do ... heck i even envy the ones who are still alive and protesting ...
song of the day
there was this shi3a lebanese fellow i knew a long time ago ... we had mutual friends but never actually became friends ... anyway ... that was a really really long time ago and i had forgotten he existed ... anyway randomly enough he added me on facebook the other day ... took me a while to figure out who he was to be honest ... so anyway turns out he is in canada now and is an aspiring rapper ... he is pleaing with people to support him ... so here's my small deed of charity ... i'm going to post his song on my blog ... now THAT'S exposure lol ... anyway that's him in the video as well ...
February 3, 2011
Politics FM
i nominate this song as the anthem for the egyptian protests ... given the violent turn things are taking ...
February 2, 2011
this is a pretty intense photo
A man tries to calm down an Egyptian army captain atop an armored personnel carrier, who fired live rounds into the air to disperse anti-government demonstrators, who charged to clash with pro-government protesters in Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government protesters as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn.
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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