That's an old post that I wrote 3 weeks ago while on my way back to Egypt... Here I'm sharing it with you...
Going to London right now… I’m on my way to Egypt, and my transit is in London… I’ll stay at Heathrow airport for 3.5 hrs or something.
Well, I have my iPod, my laptop, Twix (Yes, the candy bar)…Those are to keep me busy during this very long boring flight! I got to say, I’m not a flying fan, I just wish there is a better way to go to other countries other than flying (And yes, other than driving or taking the train, I’m not going to Egypt by train!)
Anyway, I was sitting beside the flight attendant after switching my seat with a pregnant lady to have better room and to sit beside her husband. I noticed while we were preparing to take-off that the flight attendant seat has an extra seat belt over her shoulders, and when I asked how come you got this extra seat belts, :-) Her answer was somewhat convincing, is that if there is anything happened, she has to be safe in order to help us when needed!
Then I had to reply, :-) If we are not going to be safe, then saving you is not going to be useful!
I watched a little of Will Smith’s new movie, and then I have to admit I fell asleep, because really, come’ on, it’s now almost 3:30 am my local time in Seattle, and I’d have been asleep for a while now! Actually my eyes still kind of hurt because I didn’t sleep much.
The local time in Cairo right now should be 1:30 pm… I should arrive to Cairo at 12:20 am… :-( Still long way to go! And I’m already bored! Aaaah! I really have to go back to sleep, I’ll just listen to my iPod in my ears and try to sleep again! I’ll see you when I’m in Egypt, that’s if I have time to blog at all! ;-) I’m getting married you know?!
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What Famous Leader Am I?
Apr 12, 2007
Wohooo... 3-2 Win!
Wohoooo! We won the second game in MSSL. We won the game 3-2 and I scored 2 goals and got a yellow card!!
We started the game and they scored a goal in like the 10th minute of the game...
We then pulled ourselves together, then Sean scored our first goal... By then I was the right mid-fielder. We then changed posictions, made some subs, and I became the striker...
Nikola played a long ball, I ran to it, same did Ahmed but I was faster, the goal was coming out, I just chipped it over the keeper... It was a really nice goal...
They scored the 2nd goal in the second half... It’s now 2-2
We have a corner, I played the corner but it came back to me again, Ahmed was there alone in the box, I made a good cross, the keeper couldn't get hang of it and the ball goes directly into the goal! :-) I scored our 2nd goal! Wohooo!
The other team was too aggressive... They were committing a lot of fouls against me, some of the fouls the referee doesn’t even whistle for a foul... Again a long ball, I ran to it, the other team's D pushes me really hard, and the referee didn't whistle or anything!! So I just shouted at every one in the field "COME ON!!! HE DOESN'T EVEN PLAY ON THE BALL!! HE JUST RUNS TO HIT ME!!".
Their D cleared the ball out to be out of the field, by the time I got it and came back, I found out that the referee is running towards me to give me the yellow card asking me to calm down and to take it easy! I just smiled notching my head!
Thank god we have to wear shin guards; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to walk by now! Of course I was hurt all over my leg, but if it wasn’t for the shin guards, I think I wouldn’t have been able to walk at all! Especially my right leg, I hope it gets better by the next game, which is in 10 days from now… I'll try to go practice next Tuesday to keep myself in shape.
We started the game and they scored a goal in like the 10th minute of the game...
We then pulled ourselves together, then Sean scored our first goal... By then I was the right mid-fielder. We then changed posictions, made some subs, and I became the striker...
Nikola played a long ball, I ran to it, same did Ahmed but I was faster, the goal was coming out, I just chipped it over the keeper... It was a really nice goal...
They scored the 2nd goal in the second half... It’s now 2-2
We have a corner, I played the corner but it came back to me again, Ahmed was there alone in the box, I made a good cross, the keeper couldn't get hang of it and the ball goes directly into the goal! :-) I scored our 2nd goal! Wohooo!
The other team was too aggressive... They were committing a lot of fouls against me, some of the fouls the referee doesn’t even whistle for a foul... Again a long ball, I ran to it, the other team's D pushes me really hard, and the referee didn't whistle or anything!! So I just shouted at every one in the field "COME ON!!! HE DOESN'T EVEN PLAY ON THE BALL!! HE JUST RUNS TO HIT ME!!".
Their D cleared the ball out to be out of the field, by the time I got it and came back, I found out that the referee is running towards me to give me the yellow card asking me to calm down and to take it easy! I just smiled notching my head!
Thank god we have to wear shin guards; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to walk by now! Of course I was hurt all over my leg, but if it wasn’t for the shin guards, I think I wouldn’t have been able to walk at all! Especially my right leg, I hope it gets better by the next game, which is in 10 days from now… I'll try to go practice next Tuesday to keep myself in shape.
But of course, after scoring 2 goals, having a yellow card, plus hustling and causing problems to all their D, My team mates and the referee started to call me the "Naughty Player"!
The referee blew the final whistle, I shake hands with him and with the players from both teams, smiled at every single one of them, happy and proud by my performance in the game.
We were in a pretty good shape! I was doing well in the game. The referee took my name as one of the best players in the game! :-) Cool, I'm happy, excited and glad we won!
Apr 8, 2007
My First MSSL Match
This weekend, I played my first Microsoft Soccer League match. Before the official game we played two friendly games, :-) we lost the first game 6-2 and then lost 3-2 the second game! :-) We wear yellow jerseys, I’m hoping that I’ll be able to buy the Ismailia’s jersey when I’m visiting Egypt, I’m also hoping I’ll be able to buy Ahly’s red jersey and Egyptian’s national team red and white jersey! Anyone knows where to find these jerseys?
Anyway, we wear yellow jersey's, but really I'm the only one wearing Orange! I was very distinguished, the other team's goalie always used to shout at his D line to watch out from this orange guy!!
We started the first game in the league, I was a striker... I played most of the game, maybe more than 70 min of the game, during the game I changed positions from a striker to a right and then left mid-fielder.
During the game I've been told that I can control the ball pretty well, and I have some skills. The same comment was said about another mid-field player called Michael.
We were leading the first half 1-0 by a good shot by Ed, our team's striker... we started the second half, that's when they scored a goal by a follow up ball bounced from our goalie... We held our team back together; we scored our second goal from a very good shot by Scott, a defensive mid-fielder, maybe from more than 35 meters... We had another striker on the bench, He came into the game, and he took my position while I played as a right mid-fielder. We then scored the 3rd goal by the substitute striker. I then moved to be the left mid-fielder.
I got the ball, I took over two players, and then I changed the field by a crossing ball to the other side of the field to the left mid-fielder who was completely free, who passed it to a centre mid-field who was alone with the goal by then and scored our 4th goal. My team mates really encouraged me for the good field vision I had... Then one of the strikers got really tired, so he went out and a mid-fielder came into the game, he took over my position, while I played as a striker again.
I was in a very good position when Ian passed me the ball, my back was to the goal, I turned and shot, the ball hit the post, moved on the line and then went into the net! :-) I scored my first goal in the league, our fifth goal in the match. :-) Of course I had to score! We are only 10 players on the field, and we scored 5! I play in the forward line of the field, :-) which means that if each of us scored one, I had to be one of them; it really doesn’t mean that I have a talent or anything!
:-) It was a really nice game (since we won of course!). My next game is next Thursday, wish me luck! :-) And I’ll tell you about the next game, wish you guys can all come and watch it live ;-)
We started the first game in the league, I was a striker... I played most of the game, maybe more than 70 min of the game, during the game I changed positions from a striker to a right and then left mid-fielder.
During the game I've been told that I can control the ball pretty well, and I have some skills. The same comment was said about another mid-field player called Michael.
We were leading the first half 1-0 by a good shot by Ed, our team's striker... we started the second half, that's when they scored a goal by a follow up ball bounced from our goalie... We held our team back together; we scored our second goal from a very good shot by Scott, a defensive mid-fielder, maybe from more than 35 meters... We had another striker on the bench, He came into the game, and he took my position while I played as a right mid-fielder. We then scored the 3rd goal by the substitute striker. I then moved to be the left mid-fielder.
I got the ball, I took over two players, and then I changed the field by a crossing ball to the other side of the field to the left mid-fielder who was completely free, who passed it to a centre mid-field who was alone with the goal by then and scored our 4th goal. My team mates really encouraged me for the good field vision I had... Then one of the strikers got really tired, so he went out and a mid-fielder came into the game, he took over my position, while I played as a striker again.
I was in a very good position when Ian passed me the ball, my back was to the goal, I turned and shot, the ball hit the post, moved on the line and then went into the net! :-) I scored my first goal in the league, our fifth goal in the match. :-) Of course I had to score! We are only 10 players on the field, and we scored 5! I play in the forward line of the field, :-) which means that if each of us scored one, I had to be one of them; it really doesn’t mean that I have a talent or anything!
:-) It was a really nice game (since we won of course!). My next game is next Thursday, wish me luck! :-) And I’ll tell you about the next game, wish you guys can all come and watch it live ;-)
Mar 12, 2007
Tagged!
Thx Myra, although it's a shame that my last 2 posts are Tags, But hopefully I'll get my blog rolling with posts soon! Now here I'm...
SECTION 1 - Last 1s?
1. last beverage? Homemade lemon juice!
2. last phone call? Radwa
3. last instant message? Radwa
4. last cd played? I guess last album was… Music Now – 2nd Generation
5. last time you cried? I really can’t remember! Why’d I?!
6. last text message? Radwa! :-) Actually no one sends me anything except her now! She fills my life!
Section 2 - 6 Have You Evers:
1. dated someone twice? You mean have the same girlfriend after breaking up? Nope!
2. been cheated on? :-) No!
3. kissed someone & regretted it? Yes!
4. lost someone special? Akeed (Akeed is a big Yes)
5. been depressed? Akeed bardo!
6. been drunk and threw up? I don’t drink
Section 3 - List 3 Favorite Colors
1. Blue
2. Green
3. Maybe Grey, red…
Section 4 - This month have you
1. Made a new friend? Yes
2. Fallen out of love? Radwa would have killed me!
3. Laughed until you cried? Nop, I don’t think so
4. Met someone who changed your life? Nop
5. Found out who your true friends were? This month! Nope
6. Is there something you want to tell someone? Nothing in my mind now!
7. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends? :-) I’d kiss anyone, anywhere, anytime ;-)
8. How many people on your top friends do you know in real life? All
9. How many kids do you want to have? 2 be ezn Allah
10. Do you have any pets? A cat, Weby! I call him Otta!
11. Do you wanna change your name? :-) Why?! To confuse my friends?!
12. What did you do for your last birthday? That’s interesting! Well, on my last birthday, I went out with Radwa, I had my hair cut, I sold my PC, then I took a plane, left my home, my country, my fiancée, my friends… It was my first day in Seattle, my first day going to a new place, new life, new home, new everything!
13. What time did you wake up today? Round 11:00 am or something
14.What were you doing at midnight last night? I really can’t remember! But I guess I fell asleep
15. Name something you CANNOT wait for? Bringing Radwa to live with me, share our lives, live, laugh, cry, and hang out together!
16. Last time you saw your father? About two years ago. He passed away.
17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? I’m ok, thx for asking!
18.What are you listening to right now? Mahmoud El Essily – El Fostan Al Abyad (The white dress)
19. Have you ever talked to Tom? :-) Nop ,But I did talk to Nihal , till I was 6, then I moved on with my life with real people!
20. Have you ever talked about someone behind their back? Yes
21.What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from anyone? Can’t really remember anything!
22. Who’s getting on your nerves right now? No one, It’s just I have a lot of work load on me…
23. Most visited webpage? Not sure
24. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
25. Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week? Mmmmm… :-) Nope!! Are your trying to get me killed?!! Radwa honey, :-) I’d never do that! :-) You know that… Right?!
26. Mac or PC? :-) You are defiantly asking the wrong person here! :-) I’m in the Windows team!
Tagging... Rain, Ramy, Mohamed Nabil and Ali...
SECTION 1 - Last 1s?
1. last beverage? Homemade lemon juice!
2. last phone call? Radwa
3. last instant message? Radwa
4. last cd played? I guess last album was… Music Now – 2nd Generation
5. last time you cried? I really can’t remember! Why’d I?!
6. last text message? Radwa! :-) Actually no one sends me anything except her now! She fills my life!
Section 2 - 6 Have You Evers:
1. dated someone twice? You mean have the same girlfriend after breaking up? Nope!
2. been cheated on? :-) No!
3. kissed someone & regretted it? Yes!
4. lost someone special? Akeed (Akeed is a big Yes)
5. been depressed? Akeed bardo!
6. been drunk and threw up? I don’t drink
Section 3 - List 3 Favorite Colors
1. Blue
2. Green
3. Maybe Grey, red…
Section 4 - This month have you
1. Made a new friend? Yes
2. Fallen out of love? Radwa would have killed me!
3. Laughed until you cried? Nop, I don’t think so
4. Met someone who changed your life? Nop
5. Found out who your true friends were? This month! Nope
6. Is there something you want to tell someone? Nothing in my mind now!
7. Would you kiss anyone on your top friends? :-) I’d kiss anyone, anywhere, anytime ;-)
8. How many people on your top friends do you know in real life? All
9. How many kids do you want to have? 2 be ezn Allah
10. Do you have any pets? A cat, Weby! I call him Otta!
11. Do you wanna change your name? :-) Why?! To confuse my friends?!
12. What did you do for your last birthday? That’s interesting! Well, on my last birthday, I went out with Radwa, I had my hair cut, I sold my PC, then I took a plane, left my home, my country, my fiancée, my friends… It was my first day in Seattle, my first day going to a new place, new life, new home, new everything!
13. What time did you wake up today? Round 11:00 am or something
14.What were you doing at midnight last night? I really can’t remember! But I guess I fell asleep
15. Name something you CANNOT wait for? Bringing Radwa to live with me, share our lives, live, laugh, cry, and hang out together!
16. Last time you saw your father? About two years ago. He passed away.
17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? I’m ok, thx for asking!
18.What are you listening to right now? Mahmoud El Essily – El Fostan Al Abyad (The white dress)
19. Have you ever talked to Tom? :-) Nop ,But I did talk to Nihal , till I was 6, then I moved on with my life with real people!
20. Have you ever talked about someone behind their back? Yes
21.What’s the last piece of clothing you borrowed from anyone? Can’t really remember anything!
22. Who’s getting on your nerves right now? No one, It’s just I have a lot of work load on me…
23. Most visited webpage? Not sure
24. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
25. Have you kissed or been kissed by anyone in the past week? Mmmmm… :-) Nope!! Are your trying to get me killed?!! Radwa honey, :-) I’d never do that! :-) You know that… Right?!
26. Mac or PC? :-) You are defiantly asking the wrong person here! :-) I’m in the Windows team!
Tagging... Rain, Ramy, Mohamed Nabil and Ali...
Feb 11, 2007
:-) Aliiiiii... The Goaaaaaaaaaaaal!
:-) Well, that's a funny story! There is a big soccer tournament called "All Nations Cup" going to be held here in the Seattle area... We were planning to start a team with other Egyptians working also at MS... We even had a couple of practices all of us together, almost 10 Egyptians, one from Jordan and couple others from different countries... Anyway, we decided today to let it go and try to join a less competitive tournament...
The reason we let it go, is that a lot of the players are really not in the good form to play for a full game... :-) If that happened we would see a lot dropping dead from our side just in the middle of the game :-)... This actually almost happened today in the practice!
:-) So we were playing, we were 12 players, 6 players a team playing against each other... :-) Ali was in the opponent team and it was really not even a close competition... All of Ali's team got really really tired... So, we decided that Meshref (he was in Ali's team) and I to switch so that it might get a little better and be more as a competitive match!
Right after I joined the team, we were starting to look better, we were attacking but we lost the ball, it was a counter attack! Coz Ali had a tired muscle and he was really tired so he was our goal keeper... He was the last player in our team... There is no really a goalie coz no one is allowed to touch the ball with his hands, and we have to strike the ball low to count as a goal...
Back to the counter attack, the guy with the ball went direct to our goal, It was noway I could get him, but one of my team mates was at least trying to do so... So, it was all on Ali's shoulder to save the ball... OK, who's shoulder?! Ali! Aliiii!! Where are you maan!!! I thought for a sec that Ali just left us and went home... that's when I kind of noticed someone standing just beside the goal... Ooh! He's Ali, and he can see that we are under attack, he'll run and save the ball now...OK, maybe now... Ok really he can't wait any longer! Maybe now!!! No way, Ali was not moving... he was right there, standing just beside the goal... leaving it empty without a goal keeper... and drinking Juice!! :-D Yes! He was right there beside the goal drinking Juice! :-) Of course the guy with the ball scored, and Ali was still there drinking his juice! :-D
Of course there was nothing we could do, except making fun of Ali... What were u doing man?! Do u think this is a school trip! Do u need a chair or something? :-D Did you bring your sandwiches with you?! :-) Yes Ali was really tired and he has kind of a muscle cramp, but still, :-D at least drink the juice and stand in the goal! It's just small goals and we have to strike the ball low anyway to count as a goal!! :-D It was very funny... Most important even after deciding that we r not going to the tournament, is that we had fun, played, practiced and most important is that we met new people... Many of them were Egyptians... :-) Good game guys... I'll be joining a team in Microsoft Soccer League (MSSL)... :-) Hope we play better and have fun in this league!
The reason we let it go, is that a lot of the players are really not in the good form to play for a full game... :-) If that happened we would see a lot dropping dead from our side just in the middle of the game :-)... This actually almost happened today in the practice!
:-) So we were playing, we were 12 players, 6 players a team playing against each other... :-) Ali was in the opponent team and it was really not even a close competition... All of Ali's team got really really tired... So, we decided that Meshref (he was in Ali's team) and I to switch so that it might get a little better and be more as a competitive match!
Right after I joined the team, we were starting to look better, we were attacking but we lost the ball, it was a counter attack! Coz Ali had a tired muscle and he was really tired so he was our goal keeper... He was the last player in our team... There is no really a goalie coz no one is allowed to touch the ball with his hands, and we have to strike the ball low to count as a goal...
Back to the counter attack, the guy with the ball went direct to our goal, It was noway I could get him, but one of my team mates was at least trying to do so... So, it was all on Ali's shoulder to save the ball... OK, who's shoulder?! Ali! Aliiii!! Where are you maan!!! I thought for a sec that Ali just left us and went home... that's when I kind of noticed someone standing just beside the goal... Ooh! He's Ali, and he can see that we are under attack, he'll run and save the ball now...OK, maybe now... Ok really he can't wait any longer! Maybe now!!! No way, Ali was not moving... he was right there, standing just beside the goal... leaving it empty without a goal keeper... and drinking Juice!! :-D Yes! He was right there beside the goal drinking Juice! :-) Of course the guy with the ball scored, and Ali was still there drinking his juice! :-D
Of course there was nothing we could do, except making fun of Ali... What were u doing man?! Do u think this is a school trip! Do u need a chair or something? :-D Did you bring your sandwiches with you?! :-) Yes Ali was really tired and he has kind of a muscle cramp, but still, :-D at least drink the juice and stand in the goal! It's just small goals and we have to strike the ball low anyway to count as a goal!! :-D It was very funny... Most important even after deciding that we r not going to the tournament, is that we had fun, played, practiced and most important is that we met new people... Many of them were Egyptians... :-) Good game guys... I'll be joining a team in Microsoft Soccer League (MSSL)... :-) Hope we play better and have fun in this league!
Feb 10, 2007
Wondering!
I have been listening to Alanis Morissette’s song “Hand in my pocket” (I’m a fan of her songs) and I watched "In her Shoes" and they both touched me. I felt down in my heart a lot of the song’s words, sometimes I just feel that I’m just OK, thank god of what I have, I’m in a good position in a good place, I learn a lot of things every day, I just hope that I can transfer this knowledge to others... It’s kind of funny, weird... I don’t know! It's really OK that you say that you don't know... I believe one of the greatest things in life is to feel what others feel, to make someone else happy, to know that u r just a human with nothing to lose, and that u share this world with a lot others just like you, u r not better than anyone! U never are, everyone is just like you... U just need to go out, wander the streets, smile to everyone walking by, think about him, think what he’s doing, what he’s thinking, how is his life?
Everyone, no matter what his position is, no matter what he does, or how much he earns, is missing something always... that’s the human nature, no one is ever complete, no one will ever be... You are only OK when deep in your heart you feel that you have everything you want, there is nothing you are afraid of, nothing harm could ever happen; God is always around, really what could ever happen! Try to take a moment to look at yourself, look at your life, thank god for what you have, ask god to help u in what u fear. I was reading a friend's blog recently and everyone was talking like they all know it all! No you don't! No one will ever will, you are only OK when u admit that u still have a lot to learn and to know...
I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed, I'm lost but I'm hopeful, what it all comes down to… Is that everything is gonna be fine fine fine, I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is giving a high five… What it all comes down to, is that everything's gonna be quite alright… Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet… I've got one hand in my pocket, and the other one is giving the peace sign…
I'm free but I'm focused, I'm green but I'm wise, I'm hard but I'm friendly, I'm sad but I'm laughing, I'm brave but I'm chicken, I'm sick but I'm pretty… And what it all boils down to, Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet, I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is playing the piano… And what it all comes down to my friends, Is that everything's just fine fine fine… I've got one hand in my pocket and the other one is hailing a taxi cab.
Jan 25, 2007
Breaking News! A freind's interview on JobsBlog!
One of my friends had an interview with Priya ( An international recruiter in MS) published in MS JobsBlog... Mona was accepted in Microsoft interviews in Egypt last December... she posted a couple of comments here responding to my posts about MS interviews results...
What's really nice is, we have now more than 10 from the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences Ain Shams university have been offered positions in Microsoft! This faculty only graduated 7 generations! Each have an average of 150 student... it's almost a 1% from the graduates, but these 1% are just normal students in the faculty! I admit there are many better than me that didn't have luck with MS interviews (at least I know 3 of them)! My point I want to prove is, this is considered as a very healthy sign to all FCIS graduates, we are here, in the largest software company in the world! We can do it, any Computer science Ain Shams graduate can do it... btw I hardly passed my exams during college! I didn't like to study and I believe I only studied the last 3 days before the exams, sometimes in these 3 days I open books I've never seen before, I didn't attend lectures, I hardly go to labs! This doesn't mean u should do so; the reason I'm saying this is to encourage everyone to study programming and algorithms harder and harder, be practical, if your grades are not that good in school, u should know that this doesn't mean anything in terms of practical life! GO FCISers! Coz many of u really have talent!
Mona's Interview:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2007/01/25/meet-mona-from-egypt-to-seattle.aspx
What's really nice is, we have now more than 10 from the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences Ain Shams university have been offered positions in Microsoft! This faculty only graduated 7 generations! Each have an average of 150 student... it's almost a 1% from the graduates, but these 1% are just normal students in the faculty! I admit there are many better than me that didn't have luck with MS interviews (at least I know 3 of them)! My point I want to prove is, this is considered as a very healthy sign to all FCIS graduates, we are here, in the largest software company in the world! We can do it, any Computer science Ain Shams graduate can do it... btw I hardly passed my exams during college! I didn't like to study and I believe I only studied the last 3 days before the exams, sometimes in these 3 days I open books I've never seen before, I didn't attend lectures, I hardly go to labs! This doesn't mean u should do so; the reason I'm saying this is to encourage everyone to study programming and algorithms harder and harder, be practical, if your grades are not that good in school, u should know that this doesn't mean anything in terms of practical life! GO FCISers! Coz many of u really have talent!
Mona's Interview:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2007/01/25/meet-mona-from-egypt-to-seattle.aspx
Jan 12, 2007
Breaking News - Snow! and an Accident!
Last Wednesday, everyone got stuck in the office because of all the snow on the streets... Cars just get stuck climbing a very small hill, or just trying to turn around a corner or something!, wheels just keep on spinning without the car moving... a lot of people actually just leave their cars in the streets and walk; because cars just don’t move with all the snow that turns into ice on the roads!!. Here are some pics I have taken in Redmond.I stayed at work for more than 2 hours, just waiting for the traffic
to clear up a little bit... anyway we decided to go home me and Ali (we live in the same complex)... so he took his car, I took mine, he was driving in front of me... My car is kind of a small compact car, It’s not bad (thank god) actually it’s considered a very good car, but it’s just a small car... anyway It all started by having problems with climbing out of the building garage! I couldn't get any traction, I reached almost the rpm red line, and the wheels just keep on spinning without the car moving!... after a long struggle I managed to get out of the garage, Ali was driving in 
front of me coz he knew a shortcut to home... He says he was slowing down for a speed pump or something just before getting out of the MS campus, that's when he actually suddenly fully stopped! anyway, I was just behind him.. I pushed the brakes but the car kept on sliding towards him, I hardly turned to the other lane of the road which luckily was free of other cars! (Thank God)... But still, I didn't manage to completely avoid hitting Ali; I just slightly scratched both of our paintings... Oops, Ali went down to go to look for how much damage we made, in the meanwhile I was still under the shock that I couldn’t even open my car door! I asked him “Did we hit hard?”, “No, no everything is OK, it doesn’t look like there is anything” he replied (Thank God again).In the middle of the shortcut, we kind of figured out that it's moving so slow... really so slow!, so we decided to go on the normal regular way, so just turning to the other lane to head back, since the other lane was almost free (no cars actually was going on the other way), so snow was heavier on the road, so again, my car got stuck in this snow, and Again I tried to get the full car's horsepower to get out of this thing!... Anyway we went back to the MS campus, I parked my car in the garage, we took Ali's car to go back home, he and his wife spent some time with me and my Mom, we went down for a while to play in the snow... headed back, watched a little TV... and then they just went home...
Wow, What a day... How many times did this happen to u?!... It was kind of a cool day after all.
Jan 1, 2007
Seattle 2007
Happy Eid, Happy New Year and Merry Christmas everyone.. Yesterday we went (Me, Ali and his wife, Meshref and Ramy) to watch the fireworks beside the Space Needle down town Seattle.. 
It was pretty cool.. I had my camera with me, I took pics of us and for the fire works.. all these pics were taken by me in the event, I also took a couple of videos for the event.. before u watch the video, please turn ur volume down a little bit, there is a lot of people screaming and yelling all around me (They are really really excited!) :-) I was excited too, :-) but apparently not as much as they were!.
Video: Seattle 2007
There was a symphony playing, and the fire works were just like the equalizer for the music playing.. It was really interesting.. I'm kind of shy to post my personal pics, but this is the first time I'm gonna post any pics in my blog.. here is a pic of us.. Ali - Me - Meshref - Ramy.
As u all can c.. :-) it was really cold, we were all wearing all the clothes we have!..
In brief, It was fun and a cool event.. In the middle of all that, all what I miss, Is my Fiancee (Radwa).. I really do Miss u, hope u'll be with me soon.. Hope u all r having fun these days too. If not, don't worry about it, just do what u have to do now, finish it right, and then u'll have ur fun time soon.. untill then, just take care..
Sep 1, 2006
Alexandria Trip
I went 2day to Alex to see my best freind Emad.. we spent some time together, he ordered lunch for us, and we spend some good time.. I 'll go to visit him again soon n sha2 Allah before I go to the US with Ahmed Nada.. Anyway, I 'll tell u about this trip as soon as we do it.. while I was with Emad, we talked a little about Marina and how its a little different from Egypt, from us, and how people live there.. after I came back I found this mail sent to me.. An article written by Yousef Maa'ti...
كتب: يوسف معاطي حاضر.. خلاص.. فلقتوني.. و.. ذهبنا الي مارينا.. ولأنني لست مارينيا اصيلا كنت مضطرا الي التنكر في هيئة مارينية حتي لا أكسف المدام والاولاد أمام المارينز أعني المارينيين.. ارتديت شورت بلو بتلتميت جنيه( والنعمة الشريفة) علي تي شيرت روز.. مع شبشب ستايل ونضارة.. وكاسكيتة..باختصار الطقم الذي ارتديته هذا كلفني ما يوازي بالضبط راتبي في الاهرام عن كتابة مقالات لمدة سنة ونص.. كان الشاطيء الذي قبلني علي مضض شاطئا خاصا يقف علي بابه بودي جاردات يتأملون الداخلين.. ودخلت المدام بكل ألاطة.. وخلفها ابنتنا.. والاصدقاء.. وما ان جاء دوري أنا حتي وجدت يدا تنزل أمامي.. ويسألني صاحب الذراع القوية.. الباشا داخل لمين ؟!يبدو ان شكلي برغم التنكر كان يبدو عليه البيئة برضه.. الراجل ده عبيط ولا ايه هو مش شايف الشورت, ولم ينقذني من الموقف إلا البودي جارد الآخر الذي كان عنده خبر بي.. وقال لزميله سيب الباشا ده تبع شريف بيه.. وشريف بيه صديقي الذي عزمني هو ماريني قديم غارق في مارينيته يحب دائما ان يلم حوله صفوة المجتمع, ويبدو أنه اعتبرني ولا اعرف لماذا اعتبرني واحدا من الصفوة فدعاني إلي الشاطيء الخاص.. وسمعت البودي جارد الذي منعني من الدخول يقول لزميله مندهشا.. ده يوسف معاطي!! أنا معرفتوش.. يبدو أن تنكري الذي تصورت انه سينفعني هو الذي كان العقبة في دخولي..والحقيقة.. الشورت ما كانش بتلتميت جنيه هو كان في حدود متين وخمسين!! قالت لي المدام وهي سعيدة بالمكان كان بيقولك ايه البودي جارد, قلت لها لا بس كان عاوز يتصور معايا انتي عارفة المعجبين ورذلتهم بأه.. نظرت نحوي بغيظ ثم قالت.. طلع الفانلة برة الشورت.. قلت لها.. بس عشان ماركة الشورت تبان.. ده انا دافع دم قلبي فيه.. جلسنا تحت الشمسية وانخرطنا بسهولة بين المارينيين حتي لو انك كنت معنا لم تكن تستطيع مهما أوتيت من قوة الملاحظة ان تفرق بيني وبينهم..لا اريد أن أذكركم ان الشورت لوحده بمتين جنيه فهذه معلومة وصرتم تعرفونها جيدا.. كانت المايوهات البكيني تمر أمامنا.. كأسراب الحمام واحدة تلي الأخري في ايقاع متناغم وكأن جاد شويري هو اللي قال لهم يعملوا كده.. قالت زوجتنا( وهي مارينية التوجه) متأففة وهي تنظر حولها.. لأ.. الشاطيء ده لم خالص.. بأه بيئة قوي.. حدجتها بنظرة من طرف المبروكة( عيني) إذ لا أعرف لماذا شعرت انني المقصود بتلقيح الكلام ده.. واطمأن قلبي حينما وجدتها تنظر نحو بعضهم وقالت.. لبسهم رخيص قوي..قلت لها.. هو فين لبسهم ده.. أنا مش شايف حد لابس اي حاجة.. قالت.. ما انا باتكلم عن المايوهات.. مر بائع الفريسكا.. وهتفت ابنتنا كالعادة.. عاوزة فريسكا.. وجاء الرجل من نفسه كده دون ان أدعوه واعطاها للبنت كأنه بابا نويل.. و.. لكن بابا الحقيقي الذي هو أنا يجب ان يدفع.. كام يابابا ؟! ثلاثين جنيه.. قبل ان أهم بان افاصل الرجل الحرامي.. زغرت لي زوجتي وهمست في غيظ.. خللي بالك.. انت في مارينا.. حاضر.. ومر بائع البطاطس.. وعهتفت ابنتنا.. عاوزة بطاطس.. وفي ثانية كان من نفسه كده يدس قرطاس البطاطس في يد البنت.. و.. عشرة جنيه.. ثم ساندوتشات سوسيس.. وخمسين جنيه.. هكذا.. ولا تأكل ابنتنا سوي قضمة صغيرة من كل حاجة ثم تنفلت بحركة مارينية اصيلة وتترك كل هذا او تجري علي البحر.. وأنا كان دوري أن آكل بقايا المفعوصة مش نعمة دي!!فيه ناس مش لاقية العيش الحاف.. همست زوجتنا في اذني بحدة وطي صوتك.. أنت مش قاعد ع القهوة.. انت في مارينا.. وفجأة مرت أمامنا امرأة ومعها رجل ماريني.. قالت زوجتنا.. دي سوزي.. صاحبتي.. وما ان رأتها سوزي حتي عانقتها. وأزيك.. وعامله أيه.. وكله كويس.. وانجوي بأه.. وموبايلات والحاجات دي.. ثم قدمت لنا الرجل الماريني.. الذي كان مرتديا شورت نسخة طبق الاصل من شورتي ابو مية وخمسين جنيه وقالت لنا اشرف جوزي. ولما كانت سوزي في العام الماضي قد قدمت لنا رجلا آخر بنفس الصفة..همست لزوجتي.. هي مش كانت متجوزة واحد تاني طلع امتي ده.. فنظرت نحوي بغيظ وقامت.. وطي صوتك.. انت في مارينا.. جاءت ابنتنا تجري من البحر وخاطبتني بانجليزية سليمة متأثرة بالجو المحيط بها.. بابي آي ونت بي نت.. يعني عاوزة فول سوداني.. وردت عليها امها بانجليزية اغاظتني قليلا.. اوكيه دار لنج.. لاحظوا اني كل ده قافل بقي.. ثم فجأة مر بنا رجل ماريني ومعه امرأة رائعة.. وجاء نحوي وسلم بحرارة انت مش فاكرني.. أنا عصمت جوز سوزي.. اللي قابلتك السنة اللي فاتت اقدم لك هايدي مراتي..همست لزوجتي.. هو عصمت وسوزي بيصيفوا هما الاثنين في مارينا وكل واحد معاه فردة جديدة.. صرخت زوجتي وقالت.. وبعدين.. انا قلت أيه.. وطي صوتك.. انت في مارينا.. وأخيرا جاء الرجل بتاع البي نت اللي هوه السوداني ليأخذ حسابه.. كام ياعم.. قال أربعين جنيه.. صرخت فيه بأه ما انا كاتم في قلبي من الصبح شوية سوداني قد كف البت بأربعين جنيه ليه كيلو السوداني لما يضربه الدم يعمل كام ياعم الحاج!!والتف حولنا المصطافون وأنا كأني ماسورة وانفتحت.. توترت زوجتي.. وأخذت تشدني من الشورت ابو اربعين جنيه ولما فاض بها الكيل.. صرخت.. قائلة.. فضحتنا.. اقعد بأه ـ وامسك لسانك ده.. أنت ايه.. هنا.. همست لها بحدة.. وطي صوتك.. انتي في مارينا.. و.. عدنا. |
Aug 15, 2006
Ain Sokhna Trip
Yesterday, I was going to Ain El Sokhna, we started this trip at 5:30pm.. I just had my car battery replaced with a new one, so everything should be pretty fine.. Suddenly, on the middle of the road after 50 Kilos.. The car's battery indicator turned red.. These indicators don't turn on unless there is something wrong.. But it turned off after 5 min or something.. So, I was relieved... Then.. The ABS indicator turned on, then the Airbag system indicator turned on...
I pulled over by the side of the road, no one was really on road coz we were in the middle of the week, and no one actually take a vacation in the middle of the week. Anyway, I pulled over, turned off the car to take a look on the battery, maybe it has been installed in a wrong way or something, I took a look at the battery, everything is in place, everything is plugged in place. I came back into the car, turned it on.. And the engine doesn't start, its not turning on.
I tried to look again at the battery installation, but everything seems in place. I called my cousin, He's a mechanical engineer and very good at what he do, and me and his car have the same engine too. Anyway, he told me don't stop the car engine (He didn't know yet the I already stopped it). By this time, Another car pulled over to check on me, he asked if I need any help, Thank god one of them was actually a mechanic, he took a look at the battery, and he said its installed correctly, but since my car is automatic, we can't just give it a push and start the engine. I had wires so that we can connect my car battery with his, and we did, and I finally started the engine, my cousin told me to stop by the nearest gas station and check on the battery, and that there two options that could have done this, either the battery is bad, or the dynamo is not working.
I pulled over at the next gas station that I found, there were two guys at first who seemed didn't know much about anything, I told them not to touch anything, anyway the electrician in the gas station came, he checked it, over, and over, and over again.
And finally he came with the conclusion that the dynamo is not working. I called my cousin, he had the same opinion as the electrician, and they both told me that all we can do is, just charge the battery, then I have to drive all the way back to Cairo which is 60 Kilos away, without turning any lights on(it was almost 9pm), because all the electric of the car now is depending on the battery..
we charged it, I went on my way, took the first U turn, and headed back to Cairo, I turned off my lights, and I was going behind a microbus depending on his lights..
unfortunately, my car just dropped of battery, because the dynamo is not working, and it turned off by itself.
The bad and the good thing in all this was that my Mom was with me.. I called my cousin to tell him to call his friend who has those big cars to left our car all the way to Cairo, then I called 8000 (mobinil personal services) took the lifting car service of Mobil. I called them, they said they will send me one of their cars now. And they did.. The Mobil car arrived almost at 11:30, we lifted my car, drove to Cairo, sent the car to the mechanic, me and mom took all the stuff that we cant keep in the car (lots of stuff coz we were going in a vacation). Took a taxi back to home, and arrived home at 2:00 am. :-) WOW.. What a trip and a nice vacation!!.. Forgot to tell u, the sky was really clear while waiting for 3 hours in the desert, the stars where amazing, and only one car pulled over to check if we need anything or any help, only one car, all others just drove by!..
I pulled over by the side of the road, no one was really on road coz we were in the middle of the week, and no one actually take a vacation in the middle of the week. Anyway, I pulled over, turned off the car to take a look on the battery, maybe it has been installed in a wrong way or something, I took a look at the battery, everything is in place, everything is plugged in place. I came back into the car, turned it on.. And the engine doesn't start, its not turning on.
I tried to look again at the battery installation, but everything seems in place. I called my cousin, He's a mechanical engineer and very good at what he do, and me and his car have the same engine too. Anyway, he told me don't stop the car engine (He didn't know yet the I already stopped it). By this time, Another car pulled over to check on me, he asked if I need any help, Thank god one of them was actually a mechanic, he took a look at the battery, and he said its installed correctly, but since my car is automatic, we can't just give it a push and start the engine. I had wires so that we can connect my car battery with his, and we did, and I finally started the engine, my cousin told me to stop by the nearest gas station and check on the battery, and that there two options that could have done this, either the battery is bad, or the dynamo is not working.
I pulled over at the next gas station that I found, there were two guys at first who seemed didn't know much about anything, I told them not to touch anything, anyway the electrician in the gas station came, he checked it, over, and over, and over again.
And finally he came with the conclusion that the dynamo is not working. I called my cousin, he had the same opinion as the electrician, and they both told me that all we can do is, just charge the battery, then I have to drive all the way back to Cairo which is 60 Kilos away, without turning any lights on(it was almost 9pm), because all the electric of the car now is depending on the battery..
we charged it, I went on my way, took the first U turn, and headed back to Cairo, I turned off my lights, and I was going behind a microbus depending on his lights..
unfortunately, my car just dropped of battery, because the dynamo is not working, and it turned off by itself.
The bad and the good thing in all this was that my Mom was with me.. I called my cousin to tell him to call his friend who has those big cars to left our car all the way to Cairo, then I called 8000 (mobinil personal services) took the lifting car service of Mobil. I called them, they said they will send me one of their cars now. And they did.. The Mobil car arrived almost at 11:30, we lifted my car, drove to Cairo, sent the car to the mechanic, me and mom took all the stuff that we cant keep in the car (lots of stuff coz we were going in a vacation). Took a taxi back to home, and arrived home at 2:00 am. :-) WOW.. What a trip and a nice vacation!!.. Forgot to tell u, the sky was really clear while waiting for 3 hours in the desert, the stars where amazing, and only one car pulled over to check if we need anything or any help, only one car, all others just drove by!..
Jul 7, 2006
Wedding
There has been a lot going on lately.. Me leaving work at Harf, getting ready to my flight to the US.. Etc... Last Wednesday 5/7/2006, my best friend got married to a friend of ours.. ofcourse I'm so happy for them, I'm so happy for my best friend, but its kinda wired still, I feel something in me, part of me can't believe it..
Don't know y.. I'm not sad at all ofcourse, and I knew it was going to happen someday, but its just like a dream.. :-) my best friend is getting married!!.. May be coz we went throught a lot together.. And now... I don't know.. My be I just miss him.. miss all of us.. I do, really do.. I miss all my freinds.. God bless u Emad and Asmaa, and help all others to reach what they are dreaming of... I have 2 posts in the draft one about Microsoft's 3rd interview.. I 'll write 2 u later...
Don't know y.. I'm not sad at all ofcourse, and I knew it was going to happen someday, but its just like a dream.. :-) my best friend is getting married!!.. May be coz we went throught a lot together.. And now... I don't know.. My be I just miss him.. miss all of us.. I do, really do.. I miss all my freinds.. God bless u Emad and Asmaa, and help all others to reach what they are dreaming of... I have 2 posts in the draft one about Microsoft's 3rd interview.. I 'll write 2 u later...
Apr 2, 2006
Graduation ceremony
Yesterday evening.. We were all gathered again, me and all my friends from college (except for yasser, meshref and neri)..First of all, Mabroooook le m7mood w hebaaaaaaaa... (F)(F)(F)(F)(F).. w 32bal ya rab ma nfra7 be awladko ya raaaaaaab... back to the ceremony, actually I wont mention alot about it but when I was going home, I started thinking..
How didnt I notice that this might be the last time I see some of u!!.. could this be true!!.. Howcome we didnt spend more time together!!!.. how did we even dare to leave each other!!.. dont we know that we wont c eachother for quite a while!!!!.. I started thinking.. how will I be able to leave u and go to MS?!.. how will I live there without u all?!.. ur faces keeps on coming to my head.. I remember everyone.. I read ur comments in the year book.. I love u ya shbab.. here is a memory that we 'll all never forget... do u remember last day we all went to the bowling center together?.. :) how we all cried?!.. do u remember how touching this moment was?.. do u remember the best 4 years of our life together?.. can anyone imagine how fast it went?.. could any one of us have imagined that everybody else is a pearl to him.. and that he really cant forget him?.. did we ever imagine that everyone of us touched other's lifes?!.. I hope I have touched ur heart.. I hope that we 'll always be close even if I know that this could hardly happen.. I want u all, to start thinking about all of us, appreciate the moments, but don't forget to appreciate the moments that u r living now too.. coz it wont last just like college days... Enjoy it while it lasts.. Miss u all.. now spend the next 10 min dreaming about our moments together and try to hold ur tears, coz when u really think about it, we really might not c eachother for a long time...
How didnt I notice that this might be the last time I see some of u!!.. could this be true!!.. Howcome we didnt spend more time together!!!.. how did we even dare to leave each other!!.. dont we know that we wont c eachother for quite a while!!!!.. I started thinking.. how will I be able to leave u and go to MS?!.. how will I live there without u all?!.. ur faces keeps on coming to my head.. I remember everyone.. I read ur comments in the year book.. I love u ya shbab.. here is a memory that we 'll all never forget... do u remember last day we all went to the bowling center together?.. :) how we all cried?!.. do u remember how touching this moment was?.. do u remember the best 4 years of our life together?.. can anyone imagine how fast it went?.. could any one of us have imagined that everybody else is a pearl to him.. and that he really cant forget him?.. did we ever imagine that everyone of us touched other's lifes?!.. I hope I have touched ur heart.. I hope that we 'll always be close even if I know that this could hardly happen.. I want u all, to start thinking about all of us, appreciate the moments, but don't forget to appreciate the moments that u r living now too.. coz it wont last just like college days... Enjoy it while it lasts.. Miss u all.. now spend the next 10 min dreaming about our moments together and try to hold ur tears, coz when u really think about it, we really might not c eachother for a long time...
Feb 1, 2006
Fara7 Rania w A7mad
Be monasbet el comment elly a7mad katabo 3ala el post bta3y elly fat...A7mad.. :-) el fara7 n sha2 Allah ma3zom w hagy feeh.. :-) w enta t7med rabena asln en enta hategy :-P ( Ma3loma bs.. a7mad da el 3ares.. :-) aked bayen mn el 3nwan ya3ny a el nabaha de!! )... :-) w bema en el fara7 3ala el 3ares b2h ya a7mad.. :-) fa ya gama3a.. el da3wa 3ama.. w hatb2a lama... ;-) ay 7'edma ya handasa.. c u all next post..
Jan 28, 2006
No Subject
ana ba2aly noss sa3a msh la2y 7aga atklm 3nha bsra7a... fate7 el blog keda w 7ato odamy msh 3aref 22ol a... fa bs awel 7aga ha2olha.. mabrok le rania.. w 32bal ma nshof awladha heya w el walad a7mad ya rab.. Alf mabrook leko.. :-) de awel tahn2ea electronya leko... w kan nfys agelko katb el ketab wallahy bs ana mared.. w molazem le ferash :-(.. ab2a aglko fel fara7 b2h n sha2 Allah.. ( tab3an bayen gedan eny magetsh katb el ketab 3lshan mafehosh akl, w w3awez agy el fara7 3lshan howa da elly feeh el akl ;-) ).. Fa el mohem b2h.. elly 3awezny atklm 3n 7aga y2oly w atklm 3nha.. 3lshan ana msh la2y 7aga awy keda 22lha.. c u b2h.. w waiting for ur comments
Oct 6, 2005
Ramadan Karem
Ramadan elly fat, konna fel bnzaker lel ACM ana w 3emad w shaker... bsra7a.. kan mn a7la el ramadanat elly 3adet 3laya... konna nrga3 mn el kolya .. nro7 neftar.. w ntgma3 nesaly el tarawe7.. w ba3dein n3od nezaker lel acm kol yoom b3d el tarawe7 7awaly 5 hrs... :) wallahy konna bn3ml maghod 3lshan el ACM de... lw bt2ro el blog da ya 3yal.. w7shtony... w7shny gw ramadan fel kolya kman... l7d el nahrda msh momken ansa lamet el ACM elsana elyl fatet fel contest el local lama a3lano el fayzen... :) kan yom 7elw awy... tb 7d faker a7'er yom 7'rgna feh m3 b3d?.. konna fel bowling.. s3tha mshena wara ana w nada w mai w neri w nigo, w a3dt 22lhom eftkro el mawkef da awy.. el nas kolha mashya odamko.. w hanftker el mawkef da tool 3omrena... :) lesa fakro l7d dlw2ty... kol sana wento tayben ya rab
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