Valentine dilemma

when it comes to valentine's day, people seem to be divided into 2 camps: the hopeless romantics who buy everything and anything red and heart-shaped; they pre-book way in advance for dinner, pre-order chocolates and roses, make a valentine's day music mix, stock up on aromatic candles, and send out greeting cards to everyone. some of them go as far as wearing red for the occasion.

then u have the cynics. they hate everything about 'hallmark day', think everyone is stupid and naive for buying into this evil carefully planned marketing war waged by greeting card makers, confectioners and florists every year to defraud the poor consumers out of their hard-earned money.

if you don't want to be bound to any of these 2 extremes, then join my camp. i don't believe in valentine's day per se, but i do believe in taking any opportunity to show that you care, including the 14th of feb. so if you feel like it, buy presents/flowers, go out to dinner, just don't overdo it.
my camp stands for moderation in love bahavior on valentine's day; it rejects extreme corny behaviors as well as extreme cynical attitudes on that day. it's for moderate people who don't like extremes, kind of like the new 11th of march political movement in lebanon ;)

so happy moderate love day everyone !

Googlicious

Free mp3 Downloads from Google. With this simple trick, you can get tons of mp3 download links using just Google

All you have to do is search for this..

"Band or Artist name here" last modified mp3 "index of" -html -htm -php -asp

For example i want to get some Aerosmith songs...

"Aerosmith" last modified mp3 "index of" -html -htm -php -asp

Ya'll can thank me lata ;)

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Tagged by Zed - 10 things u don't know about me

i asked zed not to tag me, and yet there was my name - in capital letters.

10 things u don't know about me:

1. i'm a cat person
2. i love brainless celebrity gossip magazines
3. i'm half lebanese
4. my favorite lebanese singer is carole samaha
5. i speak german
6. i genuinly believe in karma
7. if i tease u a lot it means i like u a lot
8. i secretly like some britney spears songs
9. i'm pro-choice
10. joud is not my real name

good night

10 Things You Don't Know About Me - Tagged by Kinan

This my first time being tagged, and since I'm a noob when it comes to the blogging game I'm taking (tagging) everyone down with me heheh

10 Things You Don't Know About Me

1. I am a licensed Scuba Diver (Advanced Open Water)
2. I have the middle child syndrome
3. I'm a major obsessive compulsive (comes with being a Virgo)
4. Neat Freak (my wife will love this side of me)also comes with being a Virgo
5. A movie buff (total movie addiction, I watch all movies & memorize them)
6. I love the outdoors (beaches, pools and il bar)
7. I have a tattoo
8. I'm the biggest grouch in the morning, specially before I have my first cup of coffee.
9. I can only smoke grape flavored shisha
10. I'm a very happy drunk

I tag JOUD and everyone on our blogroll (Chikapappi, Diigmaa, Enigma, Fonzy, Jewaira, Laialyq8, Elijah, The Critisizer, Maze, Moocherx, All the Ratlab Scientists, Serendipity, Tat the Don, Yazeed)

My first crush

i was about 6 years old.

his name is frank, and he's a cartoon.

recognize him ? he was flona's brother.

in case this is all jibberish to u, flona was a cartoon dubbed in arabic which ktv used to run in the mid 80's. more on flona (it turns out her real name is flone !)

Emarati humor

i love it ! and i wish more people would agree

* for non arabs, it roughly translates to "better a cute camry than an indebted range rover" - but it's much cooler in arabic 'cause it rhymes :)

Hopeless

More Fun Facts

1. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions. (or don't chop onions)
2. Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. (Indeed convenient!)
3. Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name. (I tried it on ppl, it works)
4. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite (damn bitches)
5. The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle.
6. To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe. (every arab knows that)
7. Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp. (WOOHOO)
8. Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.
9. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979. (apparently is snowed in Kuwait too)
10. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water. (osmosismisniss)

The Kingdom

More bad propaganda for the Ayerabs.

This looks like a good movie, but as usual the Arabs are the terrorists and the Americans are the Heroes.


The Kingdom
In theatres September 28th.

Why she shortens her skirt?

My favourite arabic song at the moment, till something new comes up.

Only in Kuwait

I think I'm gonna hurl

I saw the dishwasher soap at a friends place. (I'd love to meet the genius that branded this product)

40 Things That You Would Love To Say Out Loud At Work

1. I can see your point, but I still think you're full of shit.
2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
3. How about never? Is never good for you?
4. I see you've set aside this special time to publicly humiliate yourself.
5. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way.
6. Who lit the fuse on your tampon?
7. I'm out of my mind at the moment, but feel free to leave a message.
8. I don't work here - I'm a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I don't understand a damn word you're saying.
10. Ahhh. I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again.
11. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision; I just don't give a damn.
14. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you! We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you does not mean you're an artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks?
20. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
21. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. And your cry-baby whiny-ass opinion would be?
24. Do I look like a f **king people person to you?
25. This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
31. Oh, I get it. Like humour - only different.
32.A cubicle is just a padded cell without the door.
33.Can I trade this job for what's behind door number 1?
34.Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35.Nice perfume, but must you marinate in it?
36.Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is finally done
37. How do I set a laser printer to STUN?
38. I thought I wanted a career! It turns out I just wanted a salary.
39. I'll try being nicer if you try being smarter.
40. Wait a minute! I'm just trying to imagine you with a personality.

Single no more

al-waseet doesn't only solve your plumbing and electrical problems....

they should include this kind of wisdom in school curricula

* btw out of curiosity where is this phone number from ?

Vote for Petra

The New 7 Wonders Foundation has launched the first-ever global vote to choose 7 wonders out of 21 nominated ones. Petra is one of the nominees and therefore; this is a call to all of us to vote for our heritage to be one of the chosen 7 wonders.


The voting has already started and it will last for a full year. The results will be announced in July 2007, so do cast your votes now. YOU can help Petra Claim its place in history!
you can vote online through http://www.visitjordan.com/


Click on the picture for a little surprise.

Let me sleep

' they' say that adults need an average of 8h of sleep per day.

so why is it that no matter how much i sleep, i feel like it's mission impossible to get out of bed every morning ?

the people who get up all smiley and perky, how do they do it ? HOW ?

Before 30

Inspired by two things:

1. 30 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do Before Turning 30 (book)

2. bintbunaz's post (blog)

I decided to list some of the things I wanna learn & do before I'm 30, and since I'm running out of time, I have to get started soon.

1. Make a million Dinars
2. Have something named after me
3. Learn how to hotwire a car
4. Buy a motorbike (Yamaha R1)
5. hope that some of joud's wisdom rubs off on me
6. Get my DiveMaster Scuba Diving License (PADI)
7. Purchase a PowerKite and pick up Powerkiting as a hobby
8. Keep a plant alive for more than a year (not cannibus)
9. Discover my superpower
10. Go watch a live soccer game (World Cup)
11. Run a marathon
12. Get in shape (tone up abit) and maintain it
13. ..... I can't believe I'm drawing a blank at 13.....no i'm not superstitious, I don't believe in that crap and 13 isn't bad luck.

I know there's more I wanna do & learn, I will probably update this post a couple more times and I will keep everyone informed of my progress.

Chat lingo

here's a site which lists chat abbreviations / acronyms. there's a lot more than i thought.

my favorite one is YGBSM, and now i finally know what LMAO means !

the site also has a cool section on smileys, i thought these 2 were funny:

:-.) Cindy Crawford

(_8() Homer Simpson

cool huh :)

Whacked Moments

A while back I came up with is idea to take photos of the weird/funny things I encounter on the streets of Kuwait, and I did shoot a couple of things. however since I am currently using my 1.3mgpx phone cam (my digital cam isn't in its best shape), I never posted them....after reading The Criticizer post today, I was motivated to start what I'm calling "Whacked" Moments....why you ask??? 'cause some things are just WHACK

Today's Whacked:

Try to make out what the bumper sticker on the Envoy says.....

Iff u wer evar a fan uf TWO BACK Shakur, at lees tri to speel his naem corekly