Oriental Coziness & Elegance

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- it's funny how finding a job nowadays is as important and as difficult as getting accepted into University!!! Everyone keeps asking about the what's happening with you? any luck? and then after that you get to hear all the congratulations, which are just as warm and just as sincere as the ones said when doing the biggest achievements in life. And then you get to feel so proud .. like so so proud. As if you've just won a Noble prize!! Well, it makes sense of course, when finding the right job takes a year these days.

- I am an expert when it comes to job interviews. I know what will be asked, and what is the best answer. I know how to stay calm and to get myself out of anything awkward .. but still, I wanted to blog about one of the weirdest, freakiest, most difficult job interviews I've ever had,- where no previous preparation, no self confidence, no whatever would have helped, and where there was no one best answer. It seriously made me dizzy... the kind of dizziness you get from all the confusion.

Some stuff should never be blogged, it shouldn't even be mentioned. I thank God I was smart enough not to blog about it. And now I know for a fact that good things do happen, and that's when you least expect them.

- When one door closes, a thousand new doors open. I know It sounds cliched. I would've hit anyone who came to me with such a phrase a month or so ago. But it's true! We all have our black and white days, the great things about going through the black ones, is knowing that the white days are yet to come.

- There was a time in my life where I used to pray for a 'major change' every single night. But now i know that was a big mistake. I am praying for a change now, it doesn't have to be major to a crazy extreme though. Just a change.

- I thought that you need to be looking at amazing nature and landscape in order to get the right shot, but I just realized that you can get the best shot regardless of where you are. You can brighten your lens and make the best of any surrounding environment- you just need enough determination.

- My fingers keep typing F A C E B OO K unconsciously, every time I open my Firefox window. I was this addicted to FB with all its fake Kodak moments. Now I feel that me being that addicted, and me having this strong determination to deal with that addiction, gave me the realization that I am not as weak as I used to think. It made me appreciate this inner determination that goes missing sometimes, but comes back stronger than ever when it is needed the most.

the tendency to complicate things

when I think of all the people I know, the way they live and deal with things, the way they solve their problems, the 'problems' they have .. whether big or small, their future plans and how they protect their families and homes.. I see a big difference. A huge difference in people's perspectives..

But one thing we all have in common, is the fact that no matter how happy we are.. and no matter how peaceful our life is, we always tend to complicate things.. we tend to look for perfection..
there will always be something missing no matter how fulfilling our life is, and there will always be something that is not right no matter how good our life is.
There is something missing. Why can't we just count our blessings and be content! Why can't we ever know the meaning of satisfaction?

It is really hard to complain about simple or silly things for those with bigger problems and more serious issues.. they're not the right people to talk to, they don't and won't understand, and you will not be getting the sympathy you are looking for... so you'd better go look for it somewhere else.
It is funny though how we seem to look at those as the lucky ones, because for them everything is just simple.. any problem and every problem can be solved. But nothing comes easy.. they went through all the difficult stages to get to where they are and to have this attitude towards life.

And the fact that we weigh problems differently makes life easier to bear .. because it simply makes us more aware of our inner strength and more in control of our emotions and actions.

do you believe in SiGNs?

Signs.. I believe that if we are lost, and we pray sincerely for guidance and direction we often get it.

Signs.. we ignore them 99.9% of the time, but we still end up with other valid ones that we can't neglect.

When I find it hard to sleep at night, and when my mind can't just rest, I end up having dreams which scare me because of their accurate reflection of my reality.

Last night I dreamt that as I walk I keep falling, but the last time I fell I was holding my younger sister's hand, and she managed to pull me and make me stand up again. As I stood up, I opened my eyes to realize that it was only a dream.

And then other nights when -in my head the 'maybe's' and the 'what if's' keep popping, I happen to get a sign that makes all my doubts vanish and I would wake up the next day feeling much better and more certain of my present.

As hard as some decisions seem to be, and as difficult it is to accept certain things that come our way.. there's always a sign that makes things easier, smoother, and more cheerful. All we need to do is to look closely, open our minds and eyes, and believe that a sign will eventually appear.

The warmest place ...

... in this whole wide world.

to live

We were raised hearing those sentences..
We are stronger because we believe in them..
We find peace of mind when we say them..
We learn to believe when we believe in them
We learn to hope because we know them

We learn not to give up.. we learn to accept and move on.. we learn to enjoy and look forward.. we learn to forgive and forget.. we learn to work hard because we will be rewarded .. we learn to be patient because our prayers will be answered..

we learn to live..

ورزقكم في السماء وما توعدون
اللهم أجرني في مصيبتي واخلف لي خيرأ منها
لو إضطلعتم على الغيب لإخترتم الواقع
حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل
تفائلوا بالخير تجدوه
وعلى الله فليتوكل المتوكلون

thoughts of the day

- people who are looking for jobs are the ones who know the real meaning of the economic crisis!

- Friendships.. the more I think Im getting closer to understanding the true meaning of this word, the more I realize that it is still ambiguous.. it is a puzzle that I will never be able to solve.

- I thought at some point people will get over the She said, I said kinda thing... but they still do, and more often than I thought

- Some people are never content! They keep looking at what others have or do, only to realise that happiness means different things for different people.. and living the life of someone else does not necessarily makes you happy

- Funny yet true, some people still get mad because of something they've heard from someone about you.. and you are the last one to know about it! and it happens that you know about it not because they told you but because you knew by coinsidence

- some people still do judge others even if they have no clue who you are!

- some people think that they can read your mind and know what's happening in your life from one or two lines on twitter

- Not giving up is a reflection of strength not weakness.

- Everything happens for a reason.. people keep saying this.. it's more than a sentence though. There is so much meaning behind it, and when you get to a point where you believe in it deeply and sincerely then you can act and move on

- Each stage in life prepares you for the next one.. and if you ever find yourself asking 'why did this happen', then think of the one and only answer, so that I can be right here doing what I am doing today

- Confrontation happens to be the first step to making up. Sadly, sometimes it won't be one of the possible options

- Not getting what you want is not always a bad thing. It often means that one day and at the right time you will look back and realise that it is simply beacuse God has a better plan for you!

- 'Challenge' is my recent favorite word.

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I'm so LOVIN' it

B E A U T I F U L

Crocodile or what?

Amman's Cats *&$@=@!$ Sydney's Birds

I have always thought that Amman's cats are rude. As in they don't move, they think the streets, gardens, cars belong to them.. and if they are resting under the car, they wouldn't move an inch no matter how hard you try.. so you end up waiting and waiting before going anywhere..

I heard of many things that Sydney's birds do.. Im used to them walking and flying in McDonald's or Hungry Jack's. And I often see waiters in outdoor cafes -especially those that are close to the Darling Harbour- telling people not to feed any, or the whole place would be attacked.. they come in groups, and it's not a joke..

But what happened today is just unbelievable. As we were eating french fries, I had this one half in my mouth and was holding the other half so close to my mouth.. a bird came from behind me and took it away.. just from between my fingers!!

it happened so fast, and all I saw was a shadow and felt something wet... but I didn't understand what happened or how it happened!

that was shocking!

I have always said that Sydney's birds are similar -or remind me - of Amman's cats. But now I seriously believe they are even worse..

I put the fries away.. no more for me!

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real and clear

Photo of the day - it was beautiful! A magical moment.. one to remember.

the light festival