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The Coffeeshop

June 17, 2009 | 1:39 am

I am almost halfway through my summer internship in this new town. One thing that I am glad about is that there is an Arabic/Middle-Eastern street in town with a bunch of Arabic shops, turkish restaurants, and some coffee-shops, something I deeply miss in my collegetown.

I’ve been diligent to eat my fair share (and a bit more) of falafel, shawirma, kifta, and your other normal Arabic restaurant food. Perhaps I am preparing for the upcoming drought I’ll experience when the internship ends and I’m back at my small isolated campus.

Today after going to the gym (yes I am surprised too) I went for my daily dose of falafel at a nice Turkish restaurant. On my way back I noticed a cafe called “rotana” with the smell of m3assel spilling out of the door seams. I immediately thought “trix & tarneeb”, something I haven’t had properly for almost two years now.

I walked inside and the owner recognized I was new. He insisted to treat me to a cup of tea even though it was late and mentioned I had to leave. Typical Arab :-). We were 3 Arab men; sitting in an Arabic coffee-shop with argeeleh, tea, cocktails, and cards served, a tv stood in the corner and nobody was lokng at it. The talk undoubtedly turned into politics even though we just met. Ahh how I missed hanging out with the guys in the 2ahawee. I haven’t had the chance to play tarneeb yet, there was no fourth! But I am happy, maybe because it reminds me of back home.

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Thoughts at 4:24 am

June 1, 2009 | 4:24 am

At first she was cute and fun to hang around with. Then as i got to know her i realized that woman had only two modes: off and crazy. The latter was more prominent than the former. I have had enough. My problem is that i can’t just switch off, i tend to overthink it. I hate to impose, so i keep my thoughts to myself, and just try to understand why would a person behave in her way.

But now i’ve decided. Enough is enough. I must disengage. Let the demons clear out of my head. Let me sleep the night again.

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In the grand scheme of things

May 25, 2009 | 1:10 am

… each of us is insignificant, but we are all important.

-OR-

… we are all insignificant.

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Spring is on the way

April 21, 2009 | 5:23 pm

.. and not a moment too soon. I am finally starting to see a few trees blooming. Vivid colors here and there. More moderate temperatures. And frisbees being thrown around. … Ahhh i love spring!

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مدن مصتنعة

April 19, 2009 | 4:30 pm

ماذا سيحدث إذا أخذت مجموعة من الناس وبنيت لهم منازل إسكان ممتازة في منطقة نائية وليست ضمن مدينة مكتملة. وقدمت لهم هذه المنازل مجاناً بشرط أنهم لا يستطيعون أن يبيعوا تلك المنازل وعليهم أن يسكنوا فيها. بالتأكيد هؤلاء السكان سيحتاجون لخدمات تمكنهم من الحياة. سيحتاجون إلى خبز ومواد غذائية وإستهلاكية، وسيحتاجون إلى خدمات إجتماعية كمدارس ومشافي لأطفالهم وغيرها من مرافق الحياة المختلفة. هذا سيحفز مجموعة أخرى من الناس إلى الإنتقال إلى تلك المنطقة لتوفير هذه الخدمات، وهؤلاء القادمين الجدد سيزيدون من الطلب على بعض الخدمات (مدارس أكثر ومحلات تجارية أكثر) وهذا سيحفز المزيد من الناس على الإنتقال والعمل هناك. .. يمكن أن يستمر الأمر على هذا الموال وقبل أن تدري، ستكون قد وفرت عملاً لمجموعة كبيرة من العاطلين على العمل وخففت الضغط السكاني في المدن الكبرى. وربما أهم من ذلك، ممكن أن يؤدي هذا إلى تحريك الإقتصاد قليلاً والتحسين من مستوى حياة شريحة من الناس (الناس التي كانت الفرصة المتاحة لهم في المدينة الجديدة أفضل مما كان لديهم في المدينة القديمة).

أمن الممكن لمثل هذه الفكرة أن تنجح ؟

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