Qwaider Planet : Life

What’s Up This Eid

my treasure — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:26:55 GMT

Since we returned, I had gotten used to every early morning being like a Friday: quiet and motionless. It was conducive to reflection and listening to creation’s song: sounds of birds, of gentle...(read more)

Eid al Fitr Mubarak!

my treasure — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:34:44 GMT

Have a blessed Ramadan finale. It has been a long month, but in spite of the long days, hot temps, keeping hungry kids happy, it was not what many seemed to fear. I fasted with you more than any other...(read more)

Eid and Beauty

Mariyah's Blog — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:54 GMT

…beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. It is not the image you would see nor the song...(read more)

Do We Ponder Life, Enough?

Haitham's Aerie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:41:00 GMT

We are born, and then... we are always in hurry! I do not know how it is done outside Jordan, but inside it is always very quick! Every important decision is made in the blink of an eye! As heretical as...(read more)

شعب الزُط

Sha3teely — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:35:13 GMT

تريدون معرفة من هم شعب الزط؟ ومن أين أتى الزُطّيون؟ شعب الزُط… أو بالإحرى.. شعوب الزُط، هم مخلوقات فضائية أتت من عدّة عوالم وكواكب مختلفة وهجّرتها الحروب الكونية المختلفة على مدار ملايين السنين الضوئية...(read more)

Poverty tells many stories

melicieuse — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:25:15 GMT

in this holy month of Ramadan where giving should be a quentissential part of any Muslim, I found it apropriate to share this video with you. In our constant habbit of waste and over spending let us not...(read more)

10 Days Off – 10 Things To DO

JanMania — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:11:34 GMT

As most of you already know, I’m changing careers/jobs. with this move I got 10 days vacation which I will be spending in town. (aka home aka bed) lol well, most of the time at least! My To Do List...(read more)

Rugsplosion?

7aki Fadi — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:30:11 GMT

So remember when I told you that Armageddon hit the 7aki household and everything turned into hell? One of the things that happened was that the washing machine broke down and to continue a tradition of...(read more)

..a thank you note..

aMaL — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:22:00 GMT

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Having Kids Changes You

my treasure — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:42:21 GMT

This article at Salon.com, “Having Kids Made me a Movie Wuss”, really struck home recently. We had never seen “Slumdog Millionaire” (oh, cultural illiterate that I am) and rented...(read more)

Nakhweh.com in its third beta version

Kermit the Blog — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:38:21 GMT

Amman – Nakhweh.com team launches the third beta version of the website dedicated to link volunteers with opportunities to volunteer. The new version comes a year after establishing the initiative under...(read more)

ماذا تفعل لو زارك ضيف متدين فى بيتك؟

LUNAR. — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:02:00 GMT

بقلم الدكتور مصطفى محمود - رحمه الله. ماذا تفعل لو زارك ضيف متدين فى بيتك؟ ..ربما لا تكون أنت متدينا بالمعنى المتعارف عليه فى مجتمعنا...ربما تكون غير ملتزم بالصلاة فى المسجد..أو صيام النوافل..بل ربما لا...(read more)

Maidless in Amman

my treasure — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:17:51 GMT

Got the text I had been dreading. My maid fired me. I knew it was coming.She typically works for diplomats who pay better and offer benes like residence and work permits and big bonuses. Further bonus...(read more)

A transcendent reality

My Interpretation — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:18:00 GMT

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Return V – The Walls Around Me

Mariyah's Blog — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:05:24 GMT

I remember sitting by a stream as a little girl and watching the world through it’s reflection. I could see the clouds there as they drifted by overhead, and smiled as the ripples in the water interrupted...(read more)

Is It the Evil Eye or The Begining of the END?

7aki Fadi — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:59:23 GMT

There was a series of unfortunate events that just bombarded me in the past 3 weeks. It’s like I had a lot of bad things piled up waiting to hit me and BOOM they came one after the other. - Started...(read more)

Miss Mexico Wins Miss Universe – Who Did Her Hair?

my treasure — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:41:40 GMT

Did you all know that Talaat, the man who manages my mane in Amman, is in Las Vegas doing hair for the Miss Universe pageant? Excuse me for causing some to gag, I don’t like to mention beauty pageants...(read more)

A Road So Well Traveled

Shalabieh's World — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:16:21 GMT

I keep running around myself in circles. Promising myself never again to take that thorny uneven road and yet I cant stop myself. I keep closing my eyes to what I can see clearly. I keep thinking this...(read more)

ممكن حدا يحكيلي؟

LUNAR. — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT

ممكن حدا يحكيلي عن الفرق بين المفاوضات المباشرة والغير مباشرة؟؟ مش من ناحية سياسة , بل من ناحية والله ماني عارف من ناحية ايش قصدي =D بس انه راح تفرق اذا كانت مباشرة او لأ اذا كان اليهود داعسين في حلوقنا...(read more)

Who do you want to be like when you grow up?

Shalabieh's World — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:28:54 GMT

So throughout my life as a child and as an adult I have been asked the question in numerous forms and shapes and ways: Who is your role model? This question has always made me anxious, always. Why? I never...(read more)

There Are No Role Models

Shalabieh's World — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:28:54 GMT

Through the Veil, by Lisa Ohlen Harris

my treasure — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:11:35 GMT

I am on page 205 of a book that is making me remember. I started it on the flight yesterday. Books read on planes during life-season changes become banners for the new, and this is one. This is a must...(read more)

The Story of The MOFO BIB-BIB

7aki Fadi — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:03:36 GMT

Alright, so as I mentioned in my previous post, little Buddha is a liiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit diva-isk, she wants what she wants and she wants it NOOOOOOOWWWW. It all started when we were on a mini two day...(read more)

Oh How The Universe Conspires to Make it So

Shalabieh's World — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:25:54 GMT

I am a strong believer in energies. The energy of places and people. And I strongly believe that when you move, when you meet people, when you let someone in or someone out that there is a shift. I have...(read more)

Work, Red Shoes And Stuff.

7aki Fadi — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:45:45 GMT

Man it feels I have not blogged for ages. Well I did not blog for ages. I have been really busy at work, no time to screw around busy. Oh, and in case you didn’t know I have 2 kids now. And nobody...(read more)

Electricity and Water, Which One Can You Do Without?

Shalabieh's World — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:15:15 GMT

Last night I was coming home from Hamra and passed through the Bshara Khoury intersection. What I saw was very disturbing. A police car was smashed up so badly, and not from a car accident. The proliferation...(read more)

An Everyday “To Do” List

Shalabieh's World — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:17:36 GMT

As a Time Management trainer I am constantly preaching for the use of “To Do” lists. And in fact not only do I preach but I practice too. But today I want to write a different kind of to do...(read more)

unpacking and about men plants

melicieuse — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:03:19 GMT

after a refreshingly busy holiday i am back, this is a big fat lie i have been back for a while but have had writer’s block and really still suffering from it. i have had a few sweet emails asking...(read more)

The power of a positive mind

5hadz — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:16:51 GMT

The power of a positive mind teaches self-fulfillment, the acceptance of who you are at any one time. Look at yourself at this point in time, forget the past and forget what you aspire to be; this is who...(read more)

The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Crème Caramel

Caledoniyya — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:54:05 GMT

Cruel? Perhaps. Wickedly funny? Oh, yes: Read More......(read more)

Boarding Pass Please?

Shalabieh's World — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:13:15 GMT

I’ve been traveling continuously since April 2009. My stay in any one place averages between two and three weeks. And in between all that travel I have moved countries. Why am I telling you all this? Because...(read more)

Is it really the first of Ramadan?

Shalabieh's World — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:41:36 GMT

So really I am not big on organized religion or religious rituals but there is something special for me about Ramadan. It is if anything a family time when my dysfunctional family puts most of its dysfunctionality...(read more)

Ramadan in Canada

Mariyah's Blog — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:35:12 GMT

Since I first returned to Damascus several years ago, my eldest brother has been very curious about Canada. Any chance he got, he bombarded me with questions. Not that I minded answering them, in fact...(read more)

..من ماء الى ماء..

aMaL — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:49:00 GMT

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One Last Ride

Shalabieh's World — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:19:30 GMT

Last week I heard the unfortunate news of Abu Firas’ passing. He died of a heart attack in his sleep. I was saddened and at the same time happy when I heard the news. You see Abu Firas was an amazing man...(read more)

Return – Introductions

Mariyah's Blog — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:56:25 GMT

I always marveled at how Adnan could easily capture the attention of women without trying. Not that I ever had a problem but it never felt effortless. Women seemed drawn to his quiet charm more easily...(read more)

"Israeli" Music in Bahrain

aMaL — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:05:00 GMT

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Greenies

Caledoniyya — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:50:39 GMT

With The Man away the past week I have hurled myself into the abyss of domesticity with wanton abandon. So relieved to be in an environment in which sweat, flies and hand-washed laundry is no longer par...(read more)

Bringing about CHANGE!

Khobbeizeh — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:55:00 GMT

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The Little Things

Caledoniyya — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:00:44 GMT

My head is pounding from the events of the past week and my hernia-inducing luggage is roaming airports unknown in search of its overly-biblio-obsessed owner. I have a hunch it is at Paris CDG, but I loathe...(read more)

Arg…The Mold Battle Continues

my treasure — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:03:45 GMT

Funny how you can become a quite the expert about something you knew nothing about so quickly. I know a lot about mold due to Jordan’s wet cold winters. I battle creeping black mold that grows on...(read more)

How Do You Spell Chaos?

my treasure — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:59:04 GMT

C – Cartons of our stuff, in Aunt Jane’s basement nearly 20 years, emerged and were transferred to our newly emptied basement storage. Fun to see old wedding gifts briefly before they get packed...(read more)

إنفجارأمام بوابة فندق الانتركونتيننتال في العقبة

Khobbeizeh — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:20:00 GMT

أنا حالياً في العقبة في فندق الإنتركونتيننتال لحضور برنامج تدريبي حيث وقع إنفجار مخيف قبل قليل على مدخل الفندق مما أثار الذعر لدى الجميع، أنا شخصياً فزعت بشدة ولم أعلم في البداية ماذا يحدث حيث أنّ غرفتي...(read more)

طنش تعش تنتعش

LUNAR. — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:06:00 GMT

حامد يسولف بسالفة لعابد ... وبنص السالفة يجيه اتصال .. وبعد انتهاء الاتصال ... أراد حامد أن يكمل السالفة لكنه نسي ما أراد أن يقوله لعابد .. *** حامد : يصفق جبهته .. ويبغا يتذكر الكلام . وعابد : بالموت...(read more)

Return – Knowing

Mariyah's Blog — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:29:48 GMT

“My fiancé?!” When I saw the look of panic on the face of my Lady, I knew that I should not have spoken. Her eyes always spoke so clearly of her thoughts and emotions. She could never hide...(read more)

..غدٌ ليس ببعيد ..

aMaL — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:14:00 GMT

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بدي أتعلّم الدخّان

LUNAR. — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:30:00 GMT

ماهو هيك هيك فش حدا مصدّق اني ما بدخّن في شب عنا بالشركة بحكيلي مستحيل انت ما بتدخن , انت بتكذب علينا :D ما بستغرب من الناس الغرب يحكو هيك , ماهو ابوي مرة حكاها قدام ناس كنت قاعد انا والوالد واخوي المدخن...(read more)

Last Day at the Ranch

my treasure — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:31:21 GMT

Today is my last day of writing from the ranch. I am overlooking five layers of mountain ranges, a preening peacock, and contented sheep grazing. If I wasn’t missing The Hub and kids (Aunt Jane and...(read more)

Return – Pain and Fear

Mariyah's Blog — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:05:15 GMT

The arrowhead had badly bruised my ribs and created a painful gash between them. The offending weapon had been removed immediately after the skirmish at Tripoli but the “surgeon’s” stitching...(read more)

The Entrepreneurship & Myself

Kermit the Blog — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:59:20 GMT

It has been ages since I wrote a blog post; it’s not because there is nothing to write about but it’s my claim of being so busy. Any way, June 6th 2010 marked the first anniversary to my startup...(read more)

Return

Mariyah's Blog — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:59:52 GMT

In the year 1181, six years before Salah al-Din captured Jerusalem from the Crusaders, the lands of the Levant and Egypt were in a constant state of political flux. The Islamic forces, lead by Salah al...(read more)

Not a crippled butterfly

Breath notes — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:58:57 GMT

A man rested his head against a tree…looked around and liked what he saw…a beautiful garden full of beautiful flowers…not so sharp sun rays finding its way through the branches and leaves…he...(read more)

Technology Is Cool, But Enough Is Enough

I'm Moe — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:45:54 GMT

The general form of technology is to provide better life and make it easier to people, to interact, benefit from their time and also to let them try out what technology is providing to all, no matter who...(read more)

مهرجان الأردن لن يُعتّب باب خبّيزة

Khobbeizeh — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:22:00 GMT

رداً على كثير من أسئلة القرّاء الأعزاء أقول بأن النية كانت فعلاً تغطية معظم فعاليات مهرجان الأردن، لكن ذلك لن يحدث أبدا بعد أن خضت أسوأ تجربه في عالم المناسبات الثقافية، في تجمع يفتقد للمصداقية! فبشكل...(read more)

إنفصام حضري بيوم الجمعة!

Sha3teely — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:20:05 GMT

كاميرا ١ اليوم الجمعة، خليني أطلع على بكّير قبل ما يصحوا الولاد وأصل هالسوق بركي لقيتلي بنطلون محرز أو كيلو بندورة نظيفه.. هلأ بركب باص عمّان صويلح وبنزلني على باب السوق.. كاميرا ٢ اليوم الجمعة، وزهقانة...(read more)

هل منا من يدرك قيمة الوعد؟

LUNAR. — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:36:00 GMT

بينما كنت اقلّب مدونات الاصدقاء من حولي قرأت هذا الإدراج للمبدع جبر ولا أخفيكم أعزائي , فقد انطلقت الذكريات مثل سيلٍ جارف بل مثل جنّي انطلق من قمقمٍ عتيقٍ صدئ ذكريات حسبت اني نسيتها وعود تبخرّت كالسراب...(read more)

what I scrubbed yesterday

my treasure — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:17:15 GMT

Following yesterday’s post, the rest of the scrubbing tale is here. You know I usually flake on the second half of such stories, getting caught up in the demands of a new day. Our dear tenant, at...(read more)

things i’ve been doing besides blogging

my treasure — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:56:02 GMT

I’ve been spending a lot of time on my knees. Maybe you are expecting me to say in prayer, but, although I was indeed praying in my head and heart, my hands were busy scrubbing. Like I learned with...(read more)

California’s Crazy, Illinois is Ill

my treasure — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:49:49 GMT

Chicago-style corruption trickles down, and it is time to pay the piper: For the last few years, California stood more or less unchallenged as a symbol of the fiscal collapse of states during the recession...(read more)

Immortality?

Haitham's Aerie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:24:00 GMT

[This will be, mainly, a discussion about current technologies that promise human immortality, so do not take it from a religious point of view, as I am avoiding that as much as I can] Four or three weeks...(read more)

هل نحن شعب يحب التنظير؟

LUNAR. — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:39:00 GMT

صباح الخير مرّات بحس انه احنا ك عرب , بنفهم بكللللللل اشي يعني مستحيل - الا ما ندر - انه واحد يقوللك والله ما مرت علي هالقصة او اني ما بفهم بهيك اشي يعني الصبح بعمل شاي قاعد بمطبخ الشركة كان في 2 شباب...(read more)

Today’s Post

Mariyah's Blog — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:44:45 GMT

Dear Readers, Please see my latest edition to the Welcome series – Welcome 3- on Abufares’s blog. I’ll be back here soon with another short story. Thank you and happy reading. Mariyah...(read more)

Just Another Blog Post

Tarakiyee — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:48:28 GMT

I just felt like writing a short blog post to release some thoughts that were lurking in the bottom of my brain. I had plans for this blog, and I’m horrible at planning. I wanted to write some posts...(read more)

Am I to despair?

My Interpretation — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:07:00 GMT

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thirty

melicieuse — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:46:15 GMT

a semiperfect number a harshad number a square pyramidal number Zinc’s atomic number is 30 between 29 and 31 the number of variations in Bach’s Goldberg Variations the second point won in a...(read more)

My New Toy

LUNAR. — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:08:00 GMT

مسا الخير كنت بالرياض الاسبوع اللي فات ولما جيت اسافر رحت اشتري العاب لأولاد اخواني , ولبنوتتي زينة بعد ما اشتريتلهم , حكيت للبياع اللي بالمحل انه ضايل لعبة الي اجيبها فا شفتهم عارضين موديلات سيارات بتيجي...(read more)

Yea-hea, Amreeka!

my treasure — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:49:33 GMT

Oh my. Who would have thought we’d get this far in futbol? When you have low expectations, everything is a success!!! In Jordan, we get up in the middle of the night to watch American sports. While...(read more)

Regime Outage !!

Egyptian Chronicles — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:59:02 GMT

If you live in Egypt , you know how much we suffer this week , a terrible hot weather with a temperature degree we have not seen for decades and frequent power outage across the country which goes for...(read more)

مواكب التخريج حضارة

MQabbani, Minds Talk — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:42:16 GMT

يعني واحد من الأمور الجديدة يلي بدائت بالانتشار بشكل ملحوظ مواكب التخريج يلي مش قادر افهم قصتها يعني مو صفيان غير يلي بخلص روضة و صف اول يطلعو كل اهلو و لاد عمو و خالاتو اخوانه وكل مين سمع عنو من بعيد...(read more)

Father’s Day Has Iraqi Roots

my treasure — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:58:35 GMT

We just finished an afternoon-long Father’s Day extravaganza for The Hub, The Other Hub (his bro, Jowz Aunt Jane) and another BIL. There are still dishes to do, but the happy chaos of a 17 person...(read more)