Can't stop time!
Not Green Data - Fri, 2010-02-26 20:34 By Tarek
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- I removed the batteries from all the clocks at home, but I forget to remove that of my mobile.
- I went to the track and started to jog in the opposite direction, but they didn't allow me to continue.
- .ti daer ot uoy rof drah eb lliw ti tub ,sdrowkcab enil siht gnitirw ma I
- I asked them to throw away all the calendars on my desk at work, but my laptop and blackberry kept on tilling me the date.
- I asked God to make my birthday wait for a while, but I was born in a leap year, and I will just be 30 years old in two days, even without having a birthday!
In Memory of Sarah
Wandering Scarab - Wed, 2010-01-06 03:46 By Wandering Scarab
It's been four years and I am still in pain over losing you. This time of year is especially difficult, though one thing has changed. I am not only sad and hurt but also angry. They tell me that it gets less painful with time; that I will heal as time passes. It's not happening. I am getting angrier and sadder about your loss as the years pass. I am so consumed by sorrow and grief that I could not bring myself to visit you this year. I have a rage inside me that's been slowly brewing. I am incredibly upset at the thought of not having you in my life. I am enraged that they took you away from me before I could hug you.
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23 Books I've Read This Year
Not Green Data - Fri, 2009-12-18 01:27 By Tarek
I consider myself one of those people who prefer watching novels on the silver screen than reading them as a book. But I think I've read many books this year, they may be even more than those books that I've read during my entire life. I'll try to list them in a non chronicle order, along with my comments on them.
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Suicidal Mood
Not Green Data - Sun, 2009-11-29 12:35 By Tarek
Sometimes I get into a certain mood, and I like to call it suicidal mood. In fact, it has nothing to do with committing suicide, but it is a mood where I have enough courage - and sometimes carelessness - to do stuff I normally don't do in my other moods.
It's the suicidal mood that lets me get rid of stuff I used to store at home, although I never use them. It's also the mood that let's me say something to some girl that I'd never say in my other moods. It also lets me make crazy decisions and take uncalculated risks.
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It's the suicidal mood that lets me get rid of stuff I used to store at home, although I never use them. It's also the mood that let's me say something to some girl that I'd never say in my other moods. It also lets me make crazy decisions and take uncalculated risks.
The Future of Baralbait
Baralbait - Tue, 2009-11-24 22:51 By Tarek
Every now and then we see people coming out with cool startup, and we also sometimes see other people shutting their own startups down. And each time I see any of those startups being shut down I keep asking myself, why did they take such decision. Does it really cost them a lot of money, and they don't have any revenue streams to cover their expenses?
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Pontification
Wandering Scarab - Thu, 2009-11-05 01:09 By Wandering Scarab
The people who believe that dependence on men inherently gives women the upper hand in a relationship... are they intellectually challenged?
After being on your feet for 8 straight hours, can you declare a shoe comfortable when you are ache and pain free?
Do bugs have a biological clock, and is it malfunctioning if they are still flying around when it's minus 2?
Is it caring for the disadvantaged that distinguishes the civilized from the barbaric?
Are Dora and Diego encouraging all Hispanics to do nothing but produce babies?
Is it an attempt by evolution to protect our hearing by having our ears not recognize certain decibels that only a screaming child can produce?
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After being on your feet for 8 straight hours, can you declare a shoe comfortable when you are ache and pain free?
Do bugs have a biological clock, and is it malfunctioning if they are still flying around when it's minus 2?
Is it caring for the disadvantaged that distinguishes the civilized from the barbaric?
Are Dora and Diego encouraging all Hispanics to do nothing but produce babies?
Is it an attempt by evolution to protect our hearing by having our ears not recognize certain decibels that only a screaming child can produce?
Absent
Wandering Scarab - Mon, 2009-10-19 16:25 By Wandering Scarab
I know I have been absent lately, with good reason. Though I am currently not in the frame of mind to elaborate, I will say that I absolutely resent the fact that I have to fear the death of my child because, sadly, it's an experience I've been through before. I really, really, really hate the feeling that the odds are stacked against me, and I really fucking despise people who put my child's life in jeopardy, even if their actions are unintentional. Stupidity has no bounds.
It is a sick and horrifying feeling to watch your child lie in a hospital bed and think, what am I going to do this time if I lose her.
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It is a sick and horrifying feeling to watch your child lie in a hospital bed and think, what am I going to do this time if I lose her.
Apologies
Wandering Scarab - Sun, 2009-09-13 13:30 By Wandering Scarab
I know I have not been updating this blog regularly. Even worse, many good people have sent emails and I have not responded. I am not ignoring you I promise. There are mitigating factors, which I won't go into detail about right now. Suffice it to say that persistence, perseverance, and levelheadedness can sometimes keep you afloat, especially when things go awry. Those of you who are more familiar with my situation will appreciate the news that my uphill battle with the new place is finally starting to payoff. Sometimes people do not understand the severity of a situation until they witness the crisis first hand.
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Cockamamy with a cherry on top
Wandering Scarab - Tue, 2009-08-25 17:45 By Wandering Scarab
Yesterday was a horrid day. I had a situation at hand that progressed from a SNAFU to a TARFU and in no time became a FUBAR. Currently, investigation is taking place to determine what started it and how to prevent it from happening again.
In the meantime, what happens when you have a problem with no viable solutions?
Cack!
In the meantime, what happens when you have a problem with no viable solutions?
Cack!
The Race
Tololy's Box - Wed, 2009-08-19 22:06 By Tololy
In my race against the clock (or calendar), I’ve put myself in a state of mind which is exhausting to maintain. Since I will be leaving, and since I have a tower of unread books tucked safely away from dust and humidity in my closets and bookcase, I decided that I must read as many [...]
Flu
Wandering Scarab - Thu, 2009-07-02 15:54 By Wandering Scarab
Stomach Flu = becoming intimately familiar with the toilet
Conclusion: Flu shot is completely useless...
Conclusion: Flu shot is completely useless...
Fixation : Validation
Tololy's Box - Fri, 2009-06-26 23:19 By Tololy
My waiting is over. The taxing days of holding my breath, keeping my plans secret, humoring distant possibilities are over. Gone, at least for now.
I was awarded a full PhD studentship by a top UK university and now I embark on a wholly new adventure. I am set to receive my MA degree in August, [...]
The Weight Loss Plight
Wandering Scarab - Tue, 2009-06-23 20:24 By Wandering Scarab
In recent months, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight. Some of it weight that I have gained in the previous pregnancies, but most of it weight that I've gained in the past ten years. Those of you who follow the wandering waistline blog know that I've lost over 50 pounds and I continue to lose more. I document my progress there, as well as my ups and downs. I would like to lose another 50 pounds which would put me at an ideal weight for whatever charts or numbers they use at the doctor's office. Personally, I just want to reach a weight where my body is at a lower risk for heart disease. I'm not looking to wear a swimsuit any time soon; I just don't want to land on an operating table.
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Language Barrier of a Different Kind
Wandering Scarab - Fri, 2009-06-12 22:15 By Wandering Scarab
Setting: Our kitchen, right after grocery shopping.
Me: (opening the freezer) Would you hand me the meat please?
Him: You mmff iszz sho beeg?
Me: Say that again? (as I re arrange the shelves)
Him: Your bum is still big.
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Me: (opening the freezer) Would you hand me the meat please?
Him: You mmff iszz sho beeg?
Me: Say that again? (as I re arrange the shelves)
Him: Your bum is still big.
Bad News
Wandering Scarab - Mon, 2009-05-11 19:31 By Wandering Scarab
It is incredibly nerve wracking to wait for news that affects someone's life. And it is disappointing on so many levels when the news is bad. But it is even more annoying when the info provided is half ass. Bad news is bad enough. It doesn't need lack of information along with it to muddy things that much more. Isn't it the responsibility of the news bearer to provide full disclosure? And now I have to play the run around to get the information required.
What the fuck is wrong with people?
What the fuck is wrong with people?
Food for thought...
Wandering Scarab - Wed, 2009-05-06 19:13 By Wandering Scarab
Different people, different situations, at different times, this past week demand a new outlook. I've made a realization. The difference between someone who articulates their thoughts well on paper and a good writer, lies in the writer's ability to convey his/her full range of emotions through the written text, as if you are conversing with the writer. I am not a writer, and certainly not a good one; I belong to the other group. I articulate my thoughts well on paper but the buck stops here. In the past week I've written several different emails, comments, and other text, where people have completely misunderstood the conveyed emotion.
Note to self: It may be necessary to start using emoticons along with speech idioms.
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Note to self: It may be necessary to start using emoticons along with speech idioms.
Wandering Waistline
Wandering Scarab - Tue, 2009-04-21 13:59 By Wandering Scarab
UPDATE: wandering waistline is now open for those of you who are interested.
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UPDATE: wandering waistline is now open for those of you who are interested.Bimbo
Wandering Scarab - Fri, 2009-04-17 18:14 By Wandering Scarab
Setting: My parent's living room, in their house in Cairo.
Time: Shortly after supper.
Me: (hollering from the kitchen) I'm making tea. Does anyone want any? I hear mumbling voices of everyone agreeing.
As I put the tray on the table, my mother started handing out attractive looking chocolate biscuits wrapped in shiny golden foil. As I sipped my tea, I could hear roars of laughter from my husband and my brother.
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Time: Shortly after supper.
Me: (hollering from the kitchen) I'm making tea. Does anyone want any? I hear mumbling voices of everyone agreeing.
As I put the tray on the table, my mother started handing out attractive looking chocolate biscuits wrapped in shiny golden foil. As I sipped my tea, I could hear roars of laughter from my husband and my brother.
موسم الهجرة الي الجنوب
Manal and Alaa's bit bucket - free speech from the bletches - Thu, 2008-10-23 05:03 By alaa
فاضللي أسبوع واحد بس في البلد و بعد كده هنشد الرحال على جنوب أفريقيا. مش عارف لسه أستوعب الموضوع و بتصرف كأني فاضللي شهور.
من يومي و أنا واخد على السفر و السنة اللي تعدي علي مسافرش تلاقيني بقيت ملول و مش على بعضي. بس السفر كام يوم حاجة و الانتقال لمدة طويلة حاجة ثانية.
زمان أيام الصحوبية لما كنا صغيريين و عبط مكانش عندنا احساس بأن الواحد له مطرح و أن له علاقة خاصة بمطرحه ده (اللي هي بيجعلصوها و يسموها انتماء)، كان بالنسبة لنا نعيش فين ده قرار الواحد بياخده و ينفذه حسب امكانياته زي قرار ندخل كلية ايه و نشتغل ايه، و كل ما نزور أو نسمع عن بلد نتخيل نفسنا عايشين فيها و بنينا خطط كثييير عن الحياة في بلاد كثييير بما فيهم مصر طبعا لكن احساسنا بكل بلد كان محايد جدا.
على ما اتجوزنا و استقلينا و كبرنا (خدي بالك أنهم حصلوا بالترتيب ده عكس المعتاد)، كانت ابتدت الصورة الرومانسية عن العالم كرقعة مفتوحة لينا تتغير، الأخ بن لادن شقلب الدنيا و أحنا وعينا ابتدى ياخد باله من ملايين المهاجرين و البهدلة اللي بيمر بيها أغلبهم و ناخد بالنا من العنصرية و ابتدينا نشك أن فيه فعلا حاجة اسمها هوية و انتماء و ثقافة محلية بعيدا عن الخطابات القومية المفتعلة.
بس دي كانت عملية تدريجية اللي كان واضح لينا بشدة هو أن السفر مش سهل زي ما أحنا متخيلين، و أننا عندنا مستقبل و حياة كريمة في مصر و بالتالي مفيش داعي للبهدلة.
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