School Days Tag

So many tags, I know. This one is from Ma-3lina. Thanks a lot for it, it really brought many nice memories of the good old days.

1. Did you use to be a good student at school?

Oh yeah! I was so good, but I didn't study as much as the others. Honestly, I only studied before exams, but I was very focused and I made good use of the time. Other than that, I was so organized. My copybooks were like works of art. I cared so much about keeping them neat and using the best handwriting. I also read A LOT, which I believe served me much better than reading the stupid curriculum.

However, I never showed off how good I am at class. I tried as hard as I can to keep the image of the average student, cause I was the leader of a gang.. oops, I mean group of friends (za3eemet elshella ya3ni) so it would have really shaken my image if they found out that I was in fact a bookworm.

2. What were your most loved and most hated subjects?

My favorite subject was English, but I also loved History and Geometry. My most hated subject was Algebra, I was never good at it. I didn't like Arabic either. Teachers also affected the way I feel about a subject. A bad teacher made me absolutely unable to like whatever he/she teaches. Teachers were either good or bad, nothing in between. And hence the subjects were also divided into white and black. Teachers either loved me or hated me, again nothing in between, cause I cared to let the bad ones know how I feel about them. I gave them this look (you know what I mean?) that said it all.

3. When young, what did you want to become?

I wanted more than anything else to become a teacher. There is nothing like communicating with children on a daily basis. I still believe it is the most rewarding job, of course not financially, but emotionally.

When I was very young I wanted to become lots of things: a doctor, a dance creographer, a waitress, an actress, a president, and a fashion desginer. But each of these dreams lasted for a limited period and I would always go back to the teacher thing. I loved writing on the blackboard and the traces of chalk on my hand.

Here you have it. Now I tag them:

Fadfadation

Myra

Nousha

Salama Moussa

Alina

Zeinobia

Juka

Constitutional Amendments Song

Got this on my email today. Don't know who wrote it but thought it would be the best way to celebrate the referendum day. Kol referendum wento taybeen :)

واتزحلق واجرى
ع الدستور
واللى يعاندنى
بالساطـــور
احسن لك طعنى
و عيش مستور
الورث ده ورثى
وابوك طرطور

عسكر حراميه
يا حلـــق حـــــوش
لا قضاء يحكمنى
وعـــرف فاشوش
اصل الشرعيه
كلام مغشوش
معنى الحريه
اهبش وأحوش
تفصيل ترزيه
صهينه من بوش
زغلله من كــــــوندا
يا أبو راس مهبوش
كلك طعميه
وبصل مدشوش

وانا حاكم امرى بالمظبوط
واللى يعاندنى اسجره فى تابوت
هــا ادى المعارضه بالشلوت
شـــارك اوقاطـــع يا هلفــــــوت
بردك هاتكلها وبالنبوت
جاهز فى صوانى العيش ملتوت
تطبيخ حلوانى انشاالله تموت
بالسم الهارى تقول بسكوت
انجزت مهامى وشح القوت
وبنيت فى مقامى هدمت بيوت
رتبت مكانى شوف الملكوت
ولا واحـــــد تانــــــــي
على ورثــــــــى يفــــــوت

وادحرج واجرى __يارمان
قال جاى يحاسبنى ابن التعبان
ويقول ياحقوقى
وياعدل كمان
فين نبضى وصوتى
يحييى الاوطان
فاكـــر له وزن بين الاوزان
يابن الحشرية ابوك عريان
ياسى بعجر متبعتر وجعان
ولا كان لك قيمه بين الرعيان
ومحدش غيرى يغنــــى آمان

حاكم فردانى_____ضانى
مين قال اه يانى____ يانى
افنيه فى ثوانى ____وانى

For a complete list of the "amendments" and their analysis please click here

Read the Egyptian Constitution?.. Anyone?

Here I am again after a series of personal posts, where I sought refuge from current political and social matters. I found out that my despression because of the news is doubled when I write about them, but it seems inevitable. Anyway, once again I delve into the whirlpool of Egyptian politics. Our parliament has recently approved the list of constitutinal "amendments" suggested by the president. Read more here

For those who don't know: Egypt has one of the oldest constitutions in the world. It has been subjected to several "amendments" always in favor of the ruler, till we finally reached the one we are "amending" nowadays. But this is by far the biggest one, targetting 34 constitutional articles, most of which have to do with the outdated and the unrealistic socialist nature of the state. After the mass privitization that Egyptians have been witnessing during the past few years, it became rediculous to consider Egypt as a socialist country. So the majority of the changes are for the sake of erasing the last trace of a time when the state was responsible for its citizens.

Despite the huge opposition that faced those "amendments," the parliament has managed to declare its approval of the whole suggested list earlier than orginally scheduled (Monday instead of Tuesday) , and the popular referendum is to take place also earlier than scheduled (26 March instead of 4 April). But of course you all know how we like accomplishing things fast, especially huge matters.. matters that shall define the future of our country and the coming generations. You know that time is highly valued in Egypt. You know we don't believe in sayings such as "Ya mesta3gel 3atalak Allah," ( It's no use being on a hurry) or "Fel 3agala elnadama," (You shall regret being on a hurry) or "Ya 7'bar enharda bfloos bokra yeb2a bblash," (Today's news will be known tomorrow) or the most famous "Foot 3aleena bokra" (Come back tomorrow).

It is sad to see that the only efficient oppositional force nowadays is the Muslim Brotherhood, whose members only care about the article which will deprive them from having an official political party. The Egyptian constitution originally states that there should be no differentiation between Egyptians, whether based on race, gender or religion. Now, they will add that there can be no religious parties; i.e. political parties that have a single religious ideology. To me, this is the only article that makes sense. It just came to fortify the rule of banning any kind of discrimination among Egyptians.

The other faint voices of the non-biased opposition call for what really matters: changing Article 77 which gives the president the right to stay in power forever, and changing Article 2 which states that Islam is the basic source for legislation. Both articles are left untouched by the "amendments". There are other demands that they share with the Brotherhood, and that is disapproving the articles which aim at invading people's privacy and abolishing their civil rights for security purposes, (for all opposition is treated the same by security forces, who make use of such rules and laws to conduct massive captures and carry on brutal acts against opposers,) and disapproving the absence of judical supervision over elections.

However, what I care most about is this: How many will go to the polls on Monday? How many of them will have an idea about what they are voting for? How many will not care to place their votes cause they already know the result? How many will stay oblivious of what's going on? How many have never ever read the constitution and don't even care to know what it says? How many give a damn about the future of their country?

I'm Hitler!

What Famous Leader Are You?
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I took the test 3 times (You have the option to choose the number of questions in the test) and I kept getting the same result. What can I say?

I'd like to thank Alina for this post.

To Luji, who is 6 months today

A giggle over the rainbow flies,
Gathering sunshine and fairies' lullabies,
To scatter hope and warmth,
To plant joy on earth.

Her delicate lips draw a lazy crescent,
That showers the world with a tender scent;
And cause the cherry to flee its stem,
To define her smile with a crimson rim.

Those eyes that glitter like happy stars,
Like a beam from heaven guarding her charms;
With angels envious at her grace,
They shyly stare upon her face.

A blossom caressed by butterflies,
With blushing petals delicately sighs,
And yields its fragrance in a flare,
To embrace the infancy they share.

Life dances to her rhythm with glee,
When she stretches her tiny hand to me;
Her curious fingers toying with the air,
As they make their way to my hair.

A giggle over the rainbow flies,
And carries me through the seven skies;
My heart melts like sugar in a pie,
Every time I see my daughter's smile.

I am The Empress

You are The Empress

Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.

The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.

The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.

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I'd like to thank Nousha for this post.

International Women's Day!

Happy Women's Day! Yes, it is today. March, 8th. Have you guys congratualted any female you know? Have you girls remembered this date, or even know about it? I bet not.

I don't think the Egyptian women nowadays are too marginalized to this extent. Why don't they seize this opportunity to take pride in their achievements and the bravey by which they are facing their challenges? Why don't we celebrate our women and make them feel how appreciated they are by members of their family, community, soceity and country?

This day also marks the pain I feel whenever I remember the fierce campaign that female judges are facing in Egypt, and how they are denied their rights by fellow male judges. Instead of pushing this experiment forward, the guradians of justice could not forget that they are males. They could not tolerate the idea that their chairs will soon be filled with their female colleagues, who were long deprived of their right in acquiring this position, although they have been serving justice as long and as sincerely as they have. I can't believe that those judges whom we all stood behind, men and women, in front of the injustice of authorities, are now standing against the rights of their own colleagues, only for being women. What a shame!

This world would not have been able to accomplish anything without its women. Let's at least not prevent them from having their basic rights as humans.

Tagged

Thanks Nousha for the tag. It's too long. Hope I did a good job.

SECTION 1 - Last 1s?
1. last beverage? Nescafe
2. last phone call? Abu Luji
3. last instant message? Yasmine
4. last cd played? Favorite Children Songs
5. last time you cried? Can't remember
6. last text message? "I'm at the supermarket. Do you need anything?" bardo Abu Luji

Section 2 - 6 Have You Evers:
1. dated someone twice? Ya3ni eih twice?
2. been cheated on? No
3. kissed someone & regretted it? No
4. lost someone special? No
5. been depressed? Yes
6. been drunk and threw up? No

Section 3 - List 3 Favourite Colors
1. Pink
2. Lilac
3. Baby Blue

Section 4 - This month have you
1. Made a new friend? Yes
2. Fallen out of love? No, God forbid.
3. Laughed until you cried? Yes
4. Met someone who changed your life? No
5. Found out who your true friends were? I already know
6. Is there something you want to tell someone? Yes
7. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends? What's up with the kissing?
8. How many people on your top friends do you know in real life? Most of them
9. How many kids do you want to have? 2 max.
10. Do you have any pets? No, but I used to have a dog.
11. Do you wanna change your name? No, I love it.
12. What did you do for your last birthday? I didn't do anything. Abu Luji threw me a surprise party.
13. What time did you wake up today? 8 am
14.What were you doing at midnight last night? Trying to get my baby to sleep
15. Name something you CANNOT wait for? Lose weight
16. Last time you saw your father? the 2nd of November
17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? I wanna workout more
18.What are you listening to right now? Luji playing
19. Have you ever talked to Tom? Who's Tom?
21. Have you ever talked about someone behind their back? Rarely. But never in a negative way.
22.What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from anyone? Abu Luji's jacket, when it was cold.
23. Who’s getting on your nerves right now? My maid! I wanna kill her.
24. Most visited webpage? Google mail.
25. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
26. Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week? Yadi elobssession with kissing! Yes. Moot b3'ezak ba2a :P
27. Mac or PC? PC

La2 mat2olesh.. It is over? Really? .. Sigh. Now I tag:
Ma3lina
Myra
Salama Moussa
Loulou
Saso
Alina