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• شرح مبسط جداً لأزمة المال الأمريكية

  الاقتصادية السعودية الثلاثاء 23 سبتمبر 2008 7:38 ص د. أنس بن فيصل الحجي يعيش "سعيد أبو الحزن" مع عائلته في شقة مستأجرة وراتبه ينتهي دائما قبل نهاية الشهر. حلم سعيد أن يمتلك بيتاً في "أمرستان"... Posted Oct 10 2008, 12:48 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Awkward!

  I left home sooner than usual this morning. Which meant that I didn't have my morning caffeine fix! So I had to head to the cafeteria which sells Starbucks coffee. The crappy brand that I detest, but... Posted Oct 09 2008, 11:15 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Guidelines for writing a good article (by me)

  Below are a set of rules that I found to be useful to help me write an article about a chosen subject , that skill is important if you are trying to do a journalist piece or just write in your blog : Read... Posted Oct 09 2008, 07:32 AM by tajreed Filed under: Thoughts, Blogging, general discussion

• the art of manipulation

  is very widespread, i am inclined to believe its actually instinctive! (long psychobabble post ahead!) if you observe children, you find that they are masters at emotional blackmail, and so are parents... Posted Oct 09 2008, 03:40 AM by Pandima's Box Filed under: Thoughts, people, damdoumization, psychobabble, observations, theories

• Leading The Fighting-Girls Team :D

  OK, here we go :D As my boss is taking her vacation, and as I have to act on her behalf to manage the girls team (QA team is consisted only of girls, 5 girls :D ), I was charged to lead all the fights... Posted Oct 08 2008, 02:56 PM by Loza Filed under: Thoughts, my life, Diary, here and there

• Gracefully Old

  Read More... Posted Oct 08 2008, 05:56 AM by Be lost with me.... Filed under: Thoughts

• Thinking out loud of death and disease

  Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 01:17 PM by Be lost with me.... Filed under: Thoughts, Life

• If you read a single post today, Make sure it's this one!

  Go here: http://a-tale-of-three-beans.blogspot.com/2008/10/help-my-daughter-goes-to-madrassa.html And read! Read More... Posted Oct 07 2008, 11:01 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Homer Simpson voting Obama?

  LOL! Which raises the question, Who's going to make sure those machines are not "rigged"? Read More... Posted Oct 06 2008, 01:33 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• DSI with Music and Camera

  I owned a Ds since it came out. I sold the first generation then got the new Lite version. The Lite didn’t survive the destructive hands of my sister(picture below). Announced few days back, the... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:32 AM by Nekrif { Filed under: Thoughts, Entertainment, Crazy Stuff, Illustrations, gaming

• Bill, Bill, and more Bills...

  In the 90's I had three Bills in my life. President Bill Clinton, my old mailman Bill, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. I grew up during the prosperous years of the Clinton administration. Life wasn't... Posted Oct 06 2008, 08:30 AM by Unwritten Filed under: Thoughts, Nostalgia

• In global sense...

  While I was waiting for my Latte to get properly -burnt- by the underpaid, under-trained, over worked and over dressed barista at one of the "upscale" cafe's, a taste no Starbucks junkie... Posted Oct 05 2008, 11:58 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Euphemism

  Read More... Posted Oct 05 2008, 01:12 PM by Be lost with me.... Filed under: Thoughts

• Again. Happy Flu Holidays

  I mentioned earlier that whenever I have a vacation, I catch flu.. well, I caught a horrible flue this eid also! and damn it! I could not leave home but once! what is it? why is that happening to me? why... Posted Oct 05 2008, 10:49 AM by Loza Filed under: Thoughts, my life, here and there

• ramadan is over

  but the spirit hopefully will live on, i had such a magical month this year, it was the most peaceful ramadan i ever had to be honest. i felt closer to God than i ever were, and i intend to keep it that... Posted Oct 05 2008, 04:24 AM by Pandima's Box Filed under: Thoughts, Life, Rant, bla bla bla, ma7alli

• bad boy syndrome

  as opposed to common belief, good girls DONT always love bad boys, but MOST of them get attracted to one (at the very least) in their lifetime. why i hear you ask? i have noticed, after a lot of observation... Posted Oct 05 2008, 03:45 AM by Pandima's Box Filed under: Thoughts, Women, Life, people, Relationships, psychobabble, observations

• My first userstyles.org Style

  Just created my first userstyles.org Style for firefox. Userstyles gives the Firefox ( and other Mozilla stuff) a platform where CSS can be used to change the way a browser looks without themes or background... Posted Oct 04 2008, 11:54 AM by Nekrif { Filed under: Thoughts, Design, programming, web, Crazy Stuff

• Even shuffle needs its opening video

  This is what boredom does… you make videos with old music I got the Shuffle for walking purposes and when doing so, I wont get beaten up for the Ipod Touch. Life is no joke in London :( Read More... Posted Oct 04 2008, 08:16 AM by Nekrif { Filed under: Thoughts, Video, Entertainment, Crazy Stuff

• Feminists and Islamists agree, Palin is too HOT!

  In the most laughable piece of news I've heard in AGES, for the first time in history as it appears Feminists and Islamists agree that Pakistani president has "crossed the line" calling Gov... Posted Oct 03 2008, 11:57 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• My goodbye lunch

  Today, my old company where I spent the last 8 years of my life decided to honor me with a last meal. A ritual that has been passed on from generation to generation. As I look back at the ritual, I couldn't... Posted Oct 03 2008, 11:41 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• What is Haram? Why does it run our world!?

  I'm so disappointed with how loose we have become in branding everything that comes our way as Haram. When the origin of EVERYTHING is Halal according to Islamic Fiqh and Sharia . In fact, the tolerant... Posted Oct 02 2008, 03:17 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• My life in 44 years...

  I got a glimpse of it. I had just finished paying for some items at the card store by my house when I see an older woman, maybe in her her 60's looking at a glorious case of chocolate candies. It really... Posted Oct 02 2008, 05:15 AM by Unwritten Filed under: Thoughts

• My PC VS Mac … Start up

  Mac Wins …BTWRate Please Read More... Posted Oct 01 2008, 11:24 AM by Nekrif { Filed under: Thoughts, Video, web, Crazy Stuff, Illustrations

• العيد.. الوحدة.. و اشياء اخرى

  كل عام و الجميع بخير كما سلف ذكره.. و تقبل الله طاعتكم ------------------------------ العيد..أون أ سيكوند ثوت!0 عندما استهل الشيخ هليّل كلامه بايراد حقيقة ان الهلال لم تتم رؤيته الليلة الماضية ، شعرت بان... Posted Sep 30 2008, 06:51 AM by Loza Filed under: Thoughts, here and there, Greetings

• Bleak end of day results!

  On the eve of the Eid, today was one of the worst days for the technology sector where NO ONE was saved. The results were more than disappointing... Apple (down 17%) RIMM (Down 12%) Google (Down 11.6%... Posted Sep 29 2008, 11:28 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Eid Mubarak, for the rest of the world!

  I've talked about this a MILLION times already. Ok, here's my pre Eid rant once again... While almost half the Arab world celebrates Eid on Tuesday, the rest is going to have it on Wednesday! AGAIN... Posted Sep 29 2008, 12:41 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Eid Mubarik

  Just came back from Central London and mom calls me saying Eid has been confirmed for tomorrow. I want to wish everyone the best holiday with health and prosperity. Read More... Posted Sep 29 2008, 10:12 AM by Nekrif { Filed under: Thoughts, Video, Daily life

• Katie Couric Interviews Sarah Palin

  The scary thing is that this sketch is not really a parody... Part I Part II Read More... Posted Sep 28 2008, 11:15 AM by Unwritten Filed under: Thoughts, politics

• The wrong thing at the worst time

  Muslims everywhere know and understand that they're the target of a relentless campaign to undermine them and their religion. It doesn't matter if you believed the conspiracy theory or not, many... Posted Sep 28 2008, 10:15 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Alternative audience

  Do you think who else is watching you people watch "Bab el Hara", "Noor", "Sanawat el Daya3" and the rest of the shows that takes the Arab world by storm? In addition to media... Posted Sep 28 2008, 12:13 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• An Inbox, or a trash can?

  Every time I start checking my email, I find plenty , I mean PLENTY of FWD emails.. I dont check them usually, but sometimes I do it out of feeling bored :S It is unbelievable how much we are ignorants... Posted Sep 27 2008, 02:14 PM by Loza Filed under: Thoughts, here and there

• بنقرأ أخبار

  في الفترة الاخيرة.. قناة العربية ما قصرت في نقل الاكاذيب و اقتطاع الجمل من سياقها و عرضها كحقائق ..سواء على التلفزيون او على موقعها المشكوك بامره.. خاصة فيما يتعلق بعلماء الدين الاسلامي و تصويرهم و كأنهم... Posted Sep 27 2008, 01:32 AM by Loza Filed under: Thoughts, Diary, here and there

• Spontaneous

  Today as I was in Rainbow street I came across a group of young men dancing. They had spontaneously gathered with their music and started to dance. It was so much fun to watch the young men each taking... Posted Sep 26 2008, 04:33 PM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Life, Amman, Random, art, people, streets, self expression, dancing, youth

• westernized or not

  regardless of the lifestyle someone leads ,there is always the need to fit into the "mainstream" whatever that's suppose to be ,which in turn depends on how the collective people define their... Posted Sep 26 2008, 08:57 AM by tajreed Filed under: Thoughts, general discussion

• Smart Answer...

  Innocent newbie: Sir, I need to establish a parameter that tells me the acceptable error rate... Arrogant PM#1: Why do you need to know that? Arrogant PM#2: Can you give me an example of why you need that... Posted Sep 26 2008, 06:41 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• An Iftar to Remember

  Last week I had the privilege of dinning with the unprivileged. In a group iftar for some 200 kids from various orphanages and centers, five toastmasters (myself included) volunteered with Action Committee... Posted Sep 26 2008, 03:31 AM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Life, Family, community, people, Children, ramadan, iftar, story telling, orphans

• Paid for porn!

  You know, if it wasn't Ramadan, and I only recently got married. I would have been so excited about this news. You had to see my face as I heard this on my first day from a fellow at work! So, why... Posted Sep 25 2008, 06:42 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• I'm a PC, really, I AM!

  The new "aggressive" Microsoft ad campaign is really spectacular. Although, not very popular among the Mac fan boys. Check it out.. I always laughed at the "I'm a PC, and I'm a Mac"... Posted Sep 25 2008, 01:01 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• First day on the job

  Starting a new job is very exciting. Full of joy and anticipating. Everything smells new, everything feels great! But nothing better than your own personal space.. Welcome to my new office... In case you're... Posted Sep 24 2008, 12:16 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• What a Girl Wants

  Yet another epiphany… About an hour ago, drifted as usual in my own thoughts, I came to one sweet realization, something I knew subconsciously but now came face to face with it. A thought led to a thought... Posted Sep 23 2008, 02:32 PM by Cinnamon Zone Filed under: Thoughts, ramadan

• How to hack public figures

  The recent -successful- hack attack on Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account ( bbc | Wired | NetworkWorld ) made it very clear how simple if not trivial it is to hack the accounts of public figures. If... Posted Sep 22 2008, 11:47 AM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• 1999 OMG

  I was sorting out my family album which I haven’t seen in like 5 years. I was looking at my picture and how I changed across the years, I WAS SHOCKED.  I was bone skinny … and now all... Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:04 AM by Nekrif - Something different Filed under: Thoughts, Daily life, Crazy Stuff, Illustrations

• Hello There

  Hi...it has been a while since I blogged. I feel that I do not have the drive to blog about things in my life, although life is full of events. Ramadan has been going well...few more days and it will be... Posted Sep 21 2008, 03:10 PM by Life Thoughts Filed under: Thoughts, Life, Love, Cooking, Videos

• Looking After Baby H

  I never realized just how demanding looking after a baby can be. This past few months have been very educational for me as I have learned to truly appreciate what it takes to look after a baby. It has... Posted Sep 20 2008, 12:07 PM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Life, Family, people, Love, Children, Babies, commitment

• اللي دواه المصاري بطيب

  It never fails to amaze me how actually every single human has a price! And I mean the literal meaning of the saying, that is cash-money price, not the sort-of-speach meaning. Yes, people can be bought... Posted Sep 19 2008, 03:13 PM by Adoosh Filed under: Thoughts, Life stories

• Muslims in China...

  The following documentary is one of the most eye opening, fascinating pieces I've seen. The struggles our Muslim brothers and sisters in China endure because of their ethnicity and religion is wrong... Posted Sep 19 2008, 10:14 AM by Unwritten Filed under: Thoughts, Around The World

• More Intolerance in the Month of tolerance!

  When tolerenace only goes one way and is expected and cooreced from others closures happen… So for those that choose not to practice what few havens exist are slowly being mowed down by illegal closures... Posted Sep 18 2008, 04:07 AM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Amman, people, ramadan, religious freedoms, social freedoms

• Porn collection

  A bunch of ideas raced through my head as I was watching the very shocking "Towelhead" movie last night. One of them was "Why do people keep porn collections". I would understand single... Posted Sep 17 2008, 01:23 PM by Memories Documented - Qwaider Filed under: Thoughts

• Who stole Ramadan?

  It’s official. I hate Ramadan. It is my least favorite time of year. I know this now because I recognize a pattern of behavior and mood swings that comes with it every year, and this pertains to... Posted Sep 17 2008, 04:03 AM by Shalabieh's World Filed under: Thoughts, Life, people, traditions, ramadan, reflection,