Sit on a chainsaw and spin why don't you?

2010-10-07T11:39:00.001+02:00

Numbers & Signs! (and for my next trick I will attempt to walk on water!) :-D
by Walid Zou'bi on Monday, 16 August 2010 at 11:31
Numerology Reading Data for: Walid Zoubi

Name at birth: Walid Muwaffak Zoubi

Date of birth: November 26, 1966
Sagittarius/ Fire Horse/ Elder/ Black Mare/Arrow/ The hunter....

Destiny number: 78 / 6 Life Path number: 59 / 5

Physical Plane: 4

Mental Plane: 4

Emotional Plane: 8

Intuitive Plane: 2

Personality number: 45 / 9

Soul Urge number: 33 / 6

The influence of your Day of Birth; You were born on the 26th day of the month, which makes your birth number 8.

Although you're interested in power, authority and money, a career outside the home is not your ultimate goal in life. You're extremely grounded in your home life and likely to put family ahead of career.

You tend to be a very sentimental guy. Weddings, happy occasions, movies -- you feel it all at the deepest level!

Sometimes you even cry, but your tears aren't weak tears.

You're a tough-minded individual with a lively and intelligent character. You've got the talent, ability and, most important -- the DESIRE -- to realize large-scale plans. Best of all, those plans WILL succeed!

Your Destiny number; Responsible, dependable, loving, practical and traditional . . . these traits, my friend, are you all over! You're really a rather remarkable guy to be around.

You have "the call" to nurture and support others, you believe in an "honest day's work for an honest day's pay" and you're simply a friendly, naturally nice guy. The reason for all these traits-and no doubt the reason why you're ATTRACTED to the more conservative side of life -- is that you're under the influence of a 6 Destiny.

Most people with this Destiny have a remarkable ability to heal the physical and emotional hurts of others. They also believe in the high ideals of truth, beauty, justice and harmony. What a terrific way to go through life! In order to fulfill your destiny, it's important to accept that there are certain things you must be, do, and accomplish in your life. Your Life Path's influence; As a traveler on the 5 Lifepath, you're always striving to be better than you were before, and better than the OTHER guy. You take advantage of the freedom this Lifepath brings you to climb that next mountain, to cross that next raging river, and to face-and CONQUER-that next obstacle! When it comes to your life, opportunity doesn't just knock... ...it breaks the door down and brings you some wonderful options! Your Intuitive Plane; While life leaves other people standing by wondering what they missed, you find yourself in a starring role. Whether it's taking an active part in a political cause that's near and dear to you, or cheering for a favorite sports team, you live every moment to the hilt. Your convictions are so intense that some people may regard you as a bit of a fanatic. You are extremely sensitive to what's going on around you. In fact, you get so wrapped up in emotions experienced by others that you cry easily over people's tragedies. Since you take everything to heart so naturally, you can't help wondering why other people are not as INVOLVED with life as you are.

Potentially, you would make an excellent, emphatic counselor. First of all, though, you are going to have to learn to distance yourself from this overwhelming desire to solve other people's problems.

Your Personality number - how others see you; What a warm, tolerant and generous guy you appear to be! People can come to you for almost ANYTHING and be assured of a positive response. The reason for your warm nature and seemingly tolerant attitude toward life is that you're under the influence of a 9 Outer Personality. People with this Personality are idealistic, impressionable and EXTREMELY kind!

Because of your willingness to give so much of your time and energy, many people think you're a simply terrific guy.
With this 9 influence on your Personality, chances are good that you act and react intuitively rather than logically or intellectually. Being broad-minded, you tend to see all sides of an issue. Your Soul Urge influence - what truly makes you happy; What a marvel you are! Generous and caring, responsible, loving and affectionate and one heck of an all-around nice guy - that's YOU deep down, with a lot more added for good measure! Your natural sweetness results from your 6 Soul Urge. You're loyal to those you love, and are a firm believer in family values. No wonder you're probably well-respected in your family and community! Your main goal in life is to feel useful. You're always there to lend a helping hand with a project or to take responsibility in any situation where assistance is needed. In fact, your desire to be useful could bring responsibility right to your front door, whether you want it there or not (but deep down, you want it, right?) You also crave approval and affection. Life Changing Walid, the above was just a small taste of what I can tell you. But at a time like this, you also want answers about your future. It's depressing to spend so much time not knowing if what you want to happen will happen. Worse yet, not doing what you could to make it happen. You are a person who has many great things yet to come into their life. What I have to tell you will turn your life into the life you want - bringing you the things you deserve. What I tell you will be the most important information you will ever receive. Keep in mind that the path to happiness is more than just monetary riches. Think about a life in which you awaken each morning to greet the day with a smile because you KNOW good things will happen to you! Picture yourself experiencing such a day in which all your spiritual and emotional traffic lights are green, allowing you to sail through the day with no roadblocks!
Imagine yourself walking into a room and automatically being the focal point of attention because your serenity has become so attractive to others. Furthermore, picture yourself being able to WEATHER DIFFICULT TIMES WITH EASE because you know that better days are just around the corner!

2010-10-07T11:38:00.001+02:00

In the heat of the Aqaba nights I became one with the stars!
by Walid Zou'bi on Sunday, 01 August 2010 at 12:39
Actually I became a puddle of Mush! :-D

Damn I am proud of myself, I survived Distant Heat Aqaba and was out in sunlight, and did not have a single Hysterical Bitchy Fit! Hallelujah praise the lord and songs of glory Hosanna! :-D

Thank you to the wonderful people surrounding me who made this trip a fabulous retreat... :-D
Okay I had to sit in a car that kept on stalling so a 3 hour trip took 7+ hours but that was okay.

A special kudos goes out to Juliane who did an amazing job of pulling Distant heat together in just 3 days. And a kudos to the staff of Distant Heat who up until Thursday at 11:00 o'clock had no clue where the partay location was. Amazing job guys!
The purists were complaining that it just wasn't the same and that something was missing, and I would not know since it was my first time (only reason I went was because the venue changed to Aqaba) :-D
Not to mention the filthy port-a-loo's, I mean okay you might be drunk but to miss the hole and crap on the floor, and there's more which I will not go into details about, all I can say is thank God for "Hi-Geen"!
Music on the 1st night was amazing, 2nd night kick-ass more my style, but it was too hot couldn't stay long but it was nice to see everyone there...

We got an excellent sized room (Duplex Suite, 3 bedrooms etc, Thank you Maik) in the Movenpick, downside, someone needs to kick house-keeping's ass there the curtains filthy and full of holes, there was chips on the balcony from the previous occupants dirt on the floors. And general stuff like that, things that kick-start my OCD tendencies...
My friends had a room and housekeeping refused to clean the room and change the sheets WTF is up with that. They didn't replace the towels and the mini bar was empty etc... But on the whole we rose up above that and were determined to enjoy and we did.
And what's up with the hotels pretending to be fully booked, and when we ask for a late chek-out, they say we are fully booked, and when I phoned the reception and said you told us we could have one they say up until 14:30 free of charge, and if we want to stay longer they would charge us a day charge.... Wait a minute didn't you say you were fully booked then how come??????
O well. Then there was the leaky electric kettle, the over charging for the Nespresso caps and on and on, and still we had fun! :-D
And we celebrated Talin's Birthday and went to a Chinese restaurant the food was really good. So that was nice too.

On the way back from Aqaba Fadi's car started having trouble and stalling!(this has now become part of the whole road trip experience) which resulted in a 7+ hours trip back, but we survived thanks to a truck driver called Ali Zou'bi and Fadi's determination to keep going, Talin's sunny attitude and me shutting my cranky grumpy mouth and thinking this too shall pass! 3ady! :-D
I enjoyed myself and that is what counts so ignoring the few hiccups I dug deep within myself and found a well-spring of serenity and bliss (and some Valium)! :-D

Nice time had by all! Thank you Juliane & And my partners in crime!:-D

2010-10-07T11:37:00.000+02:00

Government Enforced Terrorism ( no nothing to do with rockets and such)...
by Walid Zou'bi on Wednesday, 04 August 2010 at 15:36
The title says it all....

So we approach Ramadan and all the hypocrites will be bleating "We are fasting" and announcing it to all asunder.

So here is my gripe with the whole thing, but first let us define what Ramadan is all about.

Ramadan is a month of fasting, which takes place every year at different times according to the appearance of a crescent moon, fasting starts from sunrise until sunset.

The month is supposed to be a month of religious contemplation and thanking God and for people to feel with the poor.

And here is where it goes wrong:

1) Feeling with the poor in the form of fasting, yes people fast but they also use it as an excuse for gluttony and greed when the fasting is broken at sunset, they spread out huge gigantic feasts, forgetting that they are supposed according to the scriptures to break their fast with a little bit of yoghurt and some date, a light meal.
2) The government enforces a "No Eating" in public law... Where's the free-will. The whole point of Ramadan is to feel with the poor and that the routine of your day should not be changed or manipulated to suit fragile souls. Things should resume as they normally do, because a poor persons life does not change.
3) Scoring points with God, so God is using a score card these days very interesting.
4) Hypocritical behaviour running riot, people who drink and screw around all year all of a sudden develop a mantle of holiness, really, who do they think they are fooling? Definitely not God who is after all "All-knowing!".
5) Bad tempered behaviour, you hear this constantly: "Don't bother/talk to me I am fasting!" So now you are using that excuse, well Sherlock newsflash by uttering such statements you have broken your fast, by behaving rudely you have broken your fast. BY shouting you have broken your fast.
6) Religion is also about behaviour and manners and racing towards home at demonic speeds cutting people off and swearing does two things: Breaks your fast, and is reckless endangerment, and all because you want to pig-out when the sun goes down.
7) Ramadan tents and entertainment are an abomination, greedy hotels set them up to make money, and you can be sure none of it reaches to the poor.
8) People start using their fasting as an excuse for being non-productive, so sorry you feel you have to use God as a scapegoat for your laziness, it is really not my problem. YOU CHOSE TO FAST AND NO ONE FORCED YOU! So get over your whining and get to work.
9) Behave with civility and manners, respect others.
10) Did you know that if someone is fasting and they receive a guest who is not, and they offer said guest something to drink and eat, the person doing the meal or serving the drink gets the cool points with God? Just a little extra information.

I have nothing against Ramadan, but I do have something against Hypocrites and liars, and I do object to the government interfering and making laws for something that is initially a matter of "Free-will", the choice of whether I want to fast or not, is mine alone, and if I happened to be thirsty I want to be able to take my drink whenever I want, and not risk being thrown in jail for a month, because of some draconian law that is not supposed to be there in the first place...

Hey but that is just my take on it!

2010-10-07T11:36:00.001+02:00

On the high moral ground or NOT!
by Walid Zou'bi on Monday, 26 July 2010 at 02:10
I was watching Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts...
And there was a scene where Julia asks a student of hers: What do you want to do when you graduate
Student: Married.
Julia: And after that.
Student: Married...

It encapsulated a lot of things I have been observing since I returned to Jordan.
1) Girls seem to be getting degrees so they can up the bridal price and their worth.
2) Getting a degree, then marrying and not practising whatever your trade or profession is, now THAT is a sin.
3) All the woman's movement has been for nothing because we still have THAT 1950's mentality and false morality.
4) Weddings in this town remind me of what I imagine an exclusive brothel in 1800's Paris were like, where important men could choose their mistresses, what do I mean by that. Okay here goes....
The parents dress their single unmarried daughters, who have just graduated from some prestigious university abroad, in the finest dresses, let them spend an indecent amount of time and money on hair and make-up, deck them out like Christmas trees in the finest jewellery, and then parade them in front of the men single or not doesn't matter. The girl goes to the highest bidder, and it doesn't matter if he is 20 something or 70 something... Now tell me I am wrong doesn't that just smack of what I mentioned earlier?
5) Our society is filled with socio-paths, people who behave despicably and get away with it time and time again....

So in conclusion we are living in an age where human dignity and ethics are slowly fading and our rights are being stripped away....

2010-10-07T11:35:00.002+02:00

It's just a bit of history repeating itself! :-D
by Walid Zou'bi on Saturday, 17 July 2010 at 20:36
How many times have we sworn:
Never again will I put my trust in ........ (fill in the space with deity, religion, person.)
This is the last time I will let somebody walk all over me.
I will not let anyone hurt me again.
Once bitten twice shy...
Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me!

And the list grows exponentially with your age and experience, here's the whole godammed stinking truth!

You WILL let it happen AGAIN and AGAIN! Why? Because you are human because you choose to believe in the goodness and best intentions! You just don't want to lose your faith in your fellow human beings!
Whatever lie you tell yourself at night so you can get some sleep, unfortunately I choose not to lie, I choose to confront yet I forgive (in most cases only to be burnt again, and yet I rise from the ashes not changed not different) and go on to do the same mistakes all over again....

Trust that horrible word that only brings misery and sleepless nights. Integrity which unfortunately everyone expects you to have but they do not even have a microcosm of it, and when you speak your mind (they reel in shock and are aghast.

And all you can say is:
O dear did I ruffle any feathers? Did I step on your feet (lucky I didn't stomp them flat)...
Move over dears cause I am living faster than you can grasp.
My picture never fit your limited frame.

So once more into this fray of life we march, with our battle song of praise and hymns of victory, yet how pallid is the colour of said victory.
And still fools of limited vision and scope antagonise me, and try to belittle me, but my enemies I have a surprise in store for you, bring on your best taunts, do your worst, my light shall burn further and longer than yours, why? Because I am a unique personality and I am creative and my mind can run circles around yours on any given day of the week!

O powers that be deliver me from mediocrity!

2010-10-07T11:35:00.001+02:00

2010-10-07T11:31:00.002+02:00

On the re-emergence of the stigma of AIDS/ Silence Equals DEATH! (Ignorance raises its ugly head!)
"Don’t drink from the same glass of an AIDS patient."
"AIDS may be able to spread by coughing or sneezing."
"Having AIDS means you’re dead in 5 years."
"AIDS meds can kill you quicker than AIDS."
"You can tell someone has AIDS just by looking at them."
"I can't get AIDS - it only happens to 'those people.'
" These are examples of statements and myths that were made back during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
The statements are also reflective of the derogatory language used during that time. No one would say these statements or use this language now, right?
Wrong. Myths like these continue to spread quicker than HIV itself. This is a very scary scenario. Over at http://www.thebody.com/index.html, a top HIV/AIDS online resource center for consumers and professionals, they field questions centered around myths on almost an hourly basis. Dr. Robert J. Frascino, aka "Dr.Bob" http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/index.html tackles these questions with the grace and utter snark of a true professional. Scroll down the list of questions posted by freaked out people from across the world and it becomes clear that there is still a lot of work to be done to combat these dangerous myths. (You can also read the posts and Dr. Bob's comments when you are in need of some serious belly laughs.)

Even popular culture and major cable networks are not immune to this flagrant display of HIV misinformation. Those who follow the Gay Rights cause no doubt remember the extensive coverage ( http://gayrights.change.org/blog?keyword=HIV+Myths+and+The+View) of The View debacle from a few months ago. To recap, Sherri Shepherd and guest host D.L. Hughley attempted to blame the spread of HIV in the black community on men who are on "the down low." This is utterly damaging and completely irresponsible behavior on the part all parties involved.

Stigma and discrimination toward those who are HIV+ can feed into the spreading of misinformation. Many of us have heard the line "that can't happen to me." Whether it's HIV, a car crash, or someone "defriending" you on Facebook (isn't that the worst?!), many people live in denial or somehow view their own life as superior to others to avoid what could very easily become a reality.

This stigma fuels the stereotypes around HIV, and it leaves persons living with HIV feeling isolated and fearful of their own reality. These are the very findings of a recent global survey of 2,035 people living with HIV conducted by the International Association for Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) http://www.iapac.org/ The results were presented (pdf) at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna back in July. Overall, respondents feel stigmatized and discriminated against.
To sum up some of the findings: 38% of respondents felt as if other people were judging them; almost 50% said they had encountered someone who was afraid to have casual contact with them; 25% said that someone would not share food or drink with them; and 24% said that someone would not kiss them. All of this terrible behavior due to someone believing in a myth rather than seeking out the truth.

Sometimes there is avoidance of the issue entirely. Back in May of this year, the National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter (NASW-NJ) held their annual meeting of the profession. During the conference, I conducted a workshop on HIV and the importance of keeping this issue relevant in the work we all do. To my surprise, the topic generated the interest of around 15 professionals (compared with the over 350 who were registered in attendance for the 3-day conference). Those who were in the room got it; I was hoping to reach more of the ones who aren't quite there yet. After the workshop, a lovely and more seasoned social worker approached me. She let me know that she had been coming to these conferences for "many years" and that this topic would've been the keynote address 15 or 20 years ago.

She seemed dismayed with the turnout as well. At the same time, we were all hopeful that with continued attention, the issue of HIV will not be silenced again as it was 20 years ago. This is the real fear — that HIV/AIDS will become something to be ignored in the larger world. This cannot happen. We must continue to be a voice for HIV awareness. We can all educate those who are not completely aware of what it means to be HIV+ today. We can laugh when someone says something ridiculous about HIV, then quickly correct them and never laugh with them again. If these myths and misinformation prevail, HIV will spread at even more alarming rates than it is today. Further, those living with HIV will be even more segregated than they already are. That is when we, as a society, would feel real fear and panic. Let's all try to live like it's 2010; not 1990.

2010-10-07T11:29:00.001+02:00

Unofficial Yellow pages & Strippers! :-D

Seriously Skin-lovers!

I don't when or how it happened but it seems I am the "go-to" person and Jordan's unofficial yellow pages....

I am seriously considering opening a "Talent" (or lack thereof) agency.
The amount of time wasted fielding calls from people asking me where can they find the (enter appropriate random object) and who do I know who can (enter random skill or talent)...
What The Falafel? :-D
Actually seriously I really do not mind, what I mind is that they then turn around and pretend like they were the ones who did all the work and not even a thank you!
O well that is the dance of life.
I seriously should charge people officially for any bit of information they ask for...

Anyways if there are any entertainers who are interested get in touch with me here on facebook.
Spread the word spread the wealth! :-D

2010-10-07T11:27:00.002+02:00

ON MUHAJABABES & MUHAJABITCHES! (From Ramadan but it applies all year round!) :-D

Hello Skinlovers....

You know them you've seen them and you've crashed into them ladies & germs, let me present to you the girls who drive you to apostasy, heresy, and blasphemy! The new breed of Muhajabbehs the Muhajababes & the Muhajabitches! :-D

Well the Muhajababes are those creatures who wear the hijab in the most unusual and "tres modernes" way, bearing in mind that the whole idea of the hijab is modesty! Let's start from the TOP: These girls wear the headscarves in brilliant colours and intricate fantastical drapings (nothing wrong with that), then you move slowly down and you see the tightest tops and blouses, then down further you see jeans painted on, so tight a deaf person could lip read! (yes this is vulgar but no other way to describe it), then on their feet they wear tight calf or hip length boots.
I don't know who they are kidding but it sure as hell doesn't fool me or God!

And the Muhajabitches: You've driven behind them you've crashed into them, they are the creatures who think that once they put on the headscarf, a divine power descends upon them and they are mystically transformed into Rally drivers who have a divine power of invincibility and entitlement, they are the ones who after causing a 5 car pile up because they are twits who do not follow the traffic rules, turn around and say I didn't do anything.

These two types of creatures are a blight and a bane of our existence. They have the impunity to do something wrong and then stare at you as if you had made the mistake , they are apostasy the Muhajababe because she is drawing attention to herself in complete opposite of the tenets of Islam, which state that a woman shouldn't draw attention to herself and be obvious (very discreet is the explosion in a paint factory that is going on her face.
The Muhajabitches are the spoiled brats, who by the power invested in the Hijab say This is all mine, I own the street and you better move away far...

I can rant on and on about them but you guys know them. And besides you will get bored . guaranteed you have come across 1 or 2 so I don't need to Explain in Detail...

Especially in Ramadan, it is as if the veil has imbued them with magical invincible powers and they can fly and drive with no regard to driving laws or respect for other drivers nor pedestrians!

2010-10-07T11:26:00.002+02:00

Hello Skinlovers!

Back again with a rant!

"WILL YOU MEN WHO ARE GETTING MARRIED BACK THE FUCK OFF FROM TELLING THE GIRLS HOW THEY SHOULD LOOK! AND KEEP YOUR ADVICE AND OPINIONS TO YOURSELVES!"

You are stressing them needlessly and what are you guys? Former DragQueens? Fashion Gurus? Arbiters of Style?
NO YOU ARE NOT! You are Joe Shmoes Mr averages who were lucky to snag some girls of quality.

Don't you guys realise that by questioning everything she does you are actually sending out a message which says the following:
1) I have more taste than you!
2) You are a silly little girl who has no personality!
3) You are clueless!

These things and more are really not the best way to solidify a marriage. When guys start interfering in the way girls wear their hair, what they are wearing of make-up, makes me wonder how "straight" they are!
Add to that it IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! It is up to the MOTHER and the daughter to decide, NOT YOU!

As for those of you who want the "Natural" look!
DO YOU EFFING REALISE HOW MUCH MAKE-UP IS INVOLVED IN THAT? NO YOU DON'T!
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EFFING MAKE-UP ARTISTS!

Leave the girls alone for Pete's sake let them do what they want and trust that they are mature enough to decide for themselves who and what they want!
THere's nothing that gets my goat as men who have an opinion about how a girl should look on her wedding day...
To put it bluntly: As long as you can recognise her that is all that counts!

End of Rant!

2010-10-07T11:25:00.000+02:00

Aspire to Conspire!

Hello Skinlovers!

Once upon a time in a kingdom not far away... O forget it!

Here we go let us add to the conspiracy theories (although this is not, or is it?)....

JOrdan a country very limited in its resources, yet we sit on one of the hugest pockets of naturally formed Uranium, and also Shale Rock (or Oil rocks, the stuff crude oil is made of given a few million years or some nifty gizmo that speeds the process up), and surrounding us are Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Now picture this Jordan want to make a line transporting water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea (we are told so we can generate power and desalinise so we can get water, both of which we need) to raise the levels of the Dead Sea, seriously only because of that here is why we need it and why the USA & Israel and yes Saudi do not want us to do it:
1) Water is needed for the nuclear power plant, which means if that happens we are independent of external energy sources.
2) Water (and unbelievable amounts of it) is needed to Turn Shale into crude oil, yet another independent source of income and energy.
3) Water is needed to bring down the radiation (which is very high and found naturally in the Disi water) supposedly you can bring down the radiation of the water by mixing it with other water.

Now the biggest fear of USA, Israel, & Saudi is that Jordan becomes self-sufficient on the water and energy front, this would sort of change the whole power balance in the region. THat is why they have tried to block the projects concerned with it. THe ISraeli's do not give a damn about the Dead Sea (hell they drained most of it), The USA doesn't give a damn about our welfare (the only reason they send us so much money is so they insure our servitude) they are afraid of losing control over us.
When Jordan said they would go elsewhere to get the project don, you should have seen how fast they mobilised themselves, suddenlly it was possible (this after stalling for so many years).

I forgot another thing, our desert is windy and even California has learnt you can generate a really good amount of electricity with windmills, and the windmills nowadays have moving heads to make the propellers move in the winds directional flow, so why haven't we got them yet (just asking?), kind of makes you wonder.

There are so many ways of generating power and yet we stand frustrated, and hands bound by those self-same "friends" who profess to aid us yet they restrict our every attempt to better our situation...

You think this is conspiracy? A Faerie-tale? Well look around you...
Here's a little note extra:
In the 90's a report/thesis/ study came out saying that the water we have in Jordan was (and I quote) "NOT FIT FOR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION" and someone immediately blocked its publication and threatened the writer with jail if he did!
Now all these years later and all the cancer patients later, they finally admitted to the irradiated water...
So conspiracy or not the facts are out there just dig for them, inquire, because there is no bigger danger to a society than ignorance based on complacency!

But hey what would I know! I'm just a normal citizen....

2010-10-07T11:24:00.000+02:00

MY friend Ruba wrote this and I agree with most of it! :-D

The BIG (NO NO’s) once you hit 30!!

by Ruba M. Abu-Laban on Sunday, 12 September 2010 at 18:02

Buying clothes from the (juniors) section. (honey unless your a size 0 or a 00, not a good idea)
Making out with your gay best friend at bars. (Why on earth would you do that ion the first place)
Making out with your boyfriend / girlfriend at bars for attention. (Get a room).
Filling your bed with stuffed animals (really, even one is too many).(I can imagine the psych. Analysis bills right there!)
Rebelling against your parents for the sake of rebelling against your parents. (What you still listening to them?)
Holding a grudge against anyone who wronged you in high school. (I disagree! NEVER FORGET NEVER FORGIVE GET EVEN AND RETALIATE!)
Going to bed without washing and moisturizing your face (you’re NOT young anymore and NO you will not get away with it … IT SHOWS) SO DAMNED TRUE!
Being “that person” who had a bit too much to drink at the office party. (That goes with the territory).
Crushing on Justin Bieber. (WHY?)
Thinking you’ve got it all figured out. (until life smacks you in the face).
Calling your father “Daddy” and you know what’s worse?! Guys calling their mothers “Mommy”! (Everyone is free to do what they want on that point, I personally call mine Dad, and my late mom Mom!)
Trying to get by on your looks. (BIG mistake)
Living paycheck to paycheck. (Yikes)
(This one’s for the ladies) - Expecting a man/knight in shining armor to swoop in and save you; reality check... HE DOESN’T EXIST!! Why just the ladies, everyone dreams of the perfect lover (true it is a work of fiction)...
Aimlessly jumping from job to job. (That is so bad for your resume unless your job is transient by nature!)

I so agree with the below except for one:
Using MySpace & Facebook to pick up guys / girls!
Wishing you had someone else’s life.
Expecting everyone to drop everything because it’s your birthday ... ...
Or because your “boyfriend / girlfriend” of two weeks dumped you.
Romanticizing your 20s.
Bragging about how “commitment phobic” you are.
Smoking a lot of pot – NOT cool! (This one’s for the guys) -
Catcalling women on the street, or loudly judging them if they are carrying McDonald’s home for dinner.
Living at home with your parents. (nothing wrong with that if the house is huge!)
Thinking about the One Who Got Away — and sending him/her text messages at 3 a.m., even though you haven’t seen them in years and you are engaged.
Playing mind games with the person you’re dating — STOP IT, no one has time for that.
Boasting about not being close to your family, or not going home for your grandfather’s funeral because he “was 85 anyway”.
Texting with someone else during a date — or taking a phone call. That’s just rude.
Wearing clothes that don’t fit.
Getting a share house on the Jersey Shore with 20 other strangers, and leaving your boyfriend / girlfriend alone on the weekends so you can party at said share house.

2010-10-07T11:21:00.002+02:00

Maudlin Snetimentality, Sorrow and Lamentation, Woe and Despair!

Hello skinlovers!

I was perusing a FB page from my old stomping ground the Hippodrome in London!

So many have passed, such talent lost, and it made me remember the things I experienced and the loves found and the loves lost, the loves passed by, and the loves discarded.

London 80's wild irreverent tragic bitter-sweet dramatic, I miss these days, I miss Michael it is not very often I think of him, but I do, when he died a part of me was ripped away, now you know the reason I left London, I couldn't live there walking down the streets seeing places we would go, every thing every little bit reminded me of him. Solution, leave London and never look back.

Life was good life was innocent life was easy...

After leaving London, I became a mythical creature, a self-invented fabulous monster (yes this was before Gaga), I transformed into a killer butterfly, I was vicious, cold unapproachable, and strangely enought popular, go figure humans and their capacity fo masochism.
I turned away from the useless emotion called love, I was living in an alternate universe of which I was the master, and no one was allowed in not even for a visit, I was unapproachable and beyond reproach, I lived by a set of rules that I created most importantly I lived.

I did not allow anyone to even say a negative word around me, and if they tried to mess with my friends the floodgates of hell wrath opened!

The years flew by too quickly, and thanks to my lifestyle I became more humanised, which I curse now, I wanted to remain numb, and locked away from anything called human emotion, and passion, and to some extent I still am, it might come of as insincere, but it is not. I do say what I feel, express my pleasure (when I do feel that emotion which is rare) and my displeasure (rather too often), but I say to myself well, well this is all fine to feel is good maybe but not too much.
I have never been what is considered the "typical" image of what was popular at the time, instead I looked around and found the time frame my type of looks were popular and modelled myself upon that era, and it worked, suddenlly I was so much more than what I was. I became a being of such exoticism that it sometimes boiled down to arrogance, but such it the folly of youth, where you think time will not pass you by, but it does and it did!

But this I tell and I tell you true, the good, the bad the bitter the sad, the happy the sad, the misery the joy all these things that I have experienced they are what make the core of me the essence! I am not different, I have been blessed with a life that has been if not to say the least, exciting and interesting. Life has been good! Yes, it has thrown me a few curveballs and some monkey wrenches in the works. But through it all I have succeeded to remain true to my essence and the things that make-up me.

So thus endeth the lesson: Be true to yourself, your visions and your dreams! Do not let people stay around you who will pull you down, but on the other hand do not believe your own press release and live in delusional grandeur (unfortunately there is a lot of that around!) be realistic but be brave, and fight for what you know to be right!

2010-10-07T11:20:00.001+02:00

Hello SkinLovers!

I was thinking in the last few days about brides in Jordan....

Yes those wondrous stressed creatures who are weird and short-circuited!

This note is not for them but to those around them...

A little point and a little note to the families out there, to the future husbands sisters and all.
A bride has to look fresh and glowing, innocent untainted and untouched. At least that is my preception of it, how come people want the girls to look like:
1) An explosion in a paint factory.
2) The bride of Dracula
3) A cheap pornstar from the 70's.
4) A Second rate Drag-Queen.

Black eyeliner and Red lipstick are NOT for brides, neither is are bright red Racing streaks on both cheeks, those colours look tacky cheap and vulgar especially on a bride.
One of the most frequent lines I hear is this: "She needs those colours so she can stand out in the pictures!" Really, So making a girl look like Bozo the Clown or Ronald Mc Donald is really attractive, or how about a dragqueen?
Really, when you make-up artists out there who like what we call the "Lebanese"/ "Khaliji" make up please realise we are not being flattering, this style of make-up only works for people on stage or singers, NOT brides.
I am sick and tired of this type of crap.

Girls on their wedding day should be recognisable and innocent looking, not like she's the whore of Babylon who has just serviced the whole of Sodom & Gomorrah!

2010-10-07T11:14:00.001+02:00

Hello skin lovers!

Just got back from the book fair, and I bought two books in arabic, one was by a writer/thinker called Adonis, in which he tackles how we are prohibited from thinking through fear, and we have a become a non questioning and avoidance culture (or lack thereof). He attacks the way fear is used to stop anyone from thinking and asking pertinent questions. (will fill you in on the details when I have finished the book.
The other book I bought because just reading the back cover it made me livid, I was literally shaking with anger I am posting the back-cover with this note so those of you who read Arabic can see what I mean! If this is the level of how low we as Arabs and Moslems have sunk things really look bleak for the future. How dare they allow such crap to be printed, well I guess it is a an eye for an eye thing for all the erroneous things printed about Islam in the west.

The Book is called:
الصفحه السوداء للكتاب المقدس
Scary stuff...
Amongst other things the author casts aspersions on the holiness of Old & New testament/Gospels, he claims the Nazarenes/ Nasara are idolaters and worshippers of Satan!

WTF!
Just reading the backcover made me shudder, and think to myself, how screwed up the Moslem/Arab world is if someone can say these things and get away with them.
I for one am a healthy sceptic when it comes to the Papal bulls and the Catholic doctrines, and their purveyance of sincerity!Mistranslated gospels or not (going on the premise that a lot of the things handed down to us via the Catholic church, some of it must have been lost in translation! From Aramaic, to Greek, to Latin & then to English, Chinese whispers anyone?). But to use language like this author does is unacceptable, he should be flogged thoroughly to a bloody pulp!
I believe in Egypt it is rife and rampant this intolerance, I overheard an Egyptian one day speaking about some christians and calling them Apostatic Sinners who are going to hell! My reaction was as follows: I told him off for being intolerant and ignorant, then I said their books were older than ours and in Islam we are adjured to respect "The people of the Books" which means Jews and Christians alike, I also informed him that by saying they were going to hell he actually insured his place there too, because he presumed to take on God mantle of power!

I hate Bigotry, intolerance, and most of all ignorance, whatever religion you are, whatever creed you follow, the main leveller in ALL religions is TOLERANCE! Learn it and live it!

2010-10-07T11:13:00.000+02:00

REASONS WHY WE ARE A MESS PART II
Here's another thing you guys should read, whomever wrote this in the Medina should be shipped back to the dark ages because that is where they belong.

Again I will not translate it because it is just ridiculous.

But suffice it to say it is to do with a law that actually gives women more rights, and the article is against it in the usual bigoted and chauvinistic way!

http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=506&id=57058

2010-09-03T12:36:00.001+03:00

"Don’t drink from the same glass of an AIDS patient."
"AIDS may be able to spread by coughing or sneezing."
"Having AIDS means you’re dead in 5 years."
"AIDS meds can kill you quicker than AIDS."
"You can tell someone has AIDS just by looking at them."
"I can't get AIDS - it only happens to 'those people.'
" These are examples of statements and myths that were made back during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
The statements are also reflective of the derogatory language used during that time. No one would say these statements or use this language now, right?
Wrong. Myths like these continue to spread quicker than HIV itself. This is a very scary scenario. Over at http://www.thebody.com/index.html, a top HIV/AIDS online resource center for consumers and professionals, they field questions centered around myths on almost an hourly basis. Dr. Robert J. Frascino, aka "Dr.Bob" http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/index.html tackles these questions with the grace and utter snark of a true professional. Scroll down the list of questions posted by freaked out people from across the world and it becomes clear that there is still a lot of work to be done to combat these dangerous myths. (You can also read the posts and Dr. Bob's comments when you are in need of some serious belly laughs.)

Even popular culture and major cable networks are not immune to this flagrant display of HIV misinformation. Those who follow the Gay Rights cause no doubt remember the extensive coverage ( http://gayrights.change.org/blog?keyword=HIV+Myths+and+The+View) of The View debacle from a few months ago. To recap, Sherri Shepherd and guest host D.L. Hughley attempted to blame the spread of HIV in the black community on men who are on "the down low." This is utterly damaging and completely irresponsible behavior on the part all parties involved.

Stigma and discrimination toward those who are HIV+ can feed into the spreading of misinformation. Many of us have heard the line "that can't happen to me." Whether it's HIV, a car crash, or someone "defriending" you on Facebook (isn't that the worst?!), many people live in denial or somehow view their own life as superior to others to avoid what could very easily become a reality.

This stigma fuels the stereotypes around HIV, and it leaves persons living with HIV feeling isolated and fearful of their own reality. These are the very findings of a recent global survey of 2,035 people living with HIV conducted by the International Association for Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC) http://www.iapac.org/ The results were presented (pdf) at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna back in July. Overall, respondents feel stigmatized and discriminated against.
To sum up some of the findings: 38% of respondents felt as if other people were judging them; almost 50% said they had encountered someone who was afraid to have casual contact with them; 25% said that someone would not share food or drink with them; and 24% said that someone would not kiss them. All of this terrible behavior due to someone believing in a myth rather than seeking out the truth.

Sometimes there is avoidance of the issue entirely. Back in May of this year, the National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter (NASW-NJ) held their annual meeting of the profession. During the conference, I conducted a workshop on HIV and the importance of keeping this issue relevant in the work we all do. To my surprise, the topic generated the interest of around 15 professionals (compared with the over 350 who were registered in attendance for the 3-day conference). Those who were in the room got it; I was hoping to reach more of the ones who aren't quite there yet. After the workshop, a lovely and more seasoned social worker approached me. She let me know that she had been coming to these conferences for "many years" and that this topic would've been the keynote address 15 or 20 years ago.

She seemed dismayed with the turnout as well. At the same time, we were all hopeful that with continued attention, the issue of HIV will not be silenced again as it was 20 years ago. This is the real fear — that HIV/AIDS will become something to be ignored in the larger world. This cannot happen. We must continue to be a voice for HIV awareness. We can all educate those who are not completely aware of what it means to be HIV+ today. We can laugh when someone says something ridiculous about HIV, then quickly correct them and never laugh with them again. If these myths and misinformation prevail, HIV will spread at even more alarming rates than it is today. Further, those living with HIV will be even more segregated than they already are. That is when we, as a society, would feel real fear and panic. Let's all try to live like it's 2010; not 1990.

2010-08-04T17:05:00.001+03:00

Government Enforced Terrorism ( no nothing to do with rockets and such)...

Government Enforced Terrorism ( no nothing to do with rockets and such)...
Government Enforced Terrorism ( no nothing to do with rockets and such)...
The title says it all....

So we approach Ramadan and all the hypocrites will be bleating "We are fasting" and announcing it to all asunder.

So here is my gripe with the whole thing, but first let us define what Ramadan is all about.

Ramadan is a month of fasting, which takes place every year at different times according to the appearance of a crescent moon, fasting starts from sunrise until sunset.

The month is supposed to be a month of religious contemplation and thanking God and for people to feel with the poor.

And here is where it goes wrong:

1) Feeling with the poor in the form of fasting, yes people fast but they also use it as an excuse for gluttony and greed when the fasting is broken at sunset, they spread out huge gigantic feasts, forgetting that they are supposed according to the scriptures to break their fast with a little bit of yoghurt and some date, a light meal.
2) The government enforces a "No Eating" in public law... Where's the free-will. The whole point of Ramadan is to feel with the poor and that the routine of your day should not be changed or manipulated to suit fragile souls. Things should resume as they normally do, because a poor persons life does not change.
3) Scoring points with God, so God is using a score card these days very interesting.
4) Hypocritical behaviour running riot, people who drink and screw around all year all of a sudden develop a mantle of holiness, really, who do they think they are fooling? Definitely not God who is after all "All-knowing!".
5) Bad tempered behaviour, you hear this constantly: "Don't bother/talk to me I am fasting!" So now you are using that excuse, well Sherlock newsflash by uttering such statements you have broken your fast, by behaving rudely you have broken your fast. BY shouting you have broken your fast.
6) Religion is also about behaviour and manners and racing towards home at demonic speeds cutting people off and swearing does two things: Breaks your fast, and is reckless endangerment, and all because you want to pig-out when the sun goes down.
7) Ramadan tents and entertainment are an abomination, greedy hotels set them up to make money, and you can be sure none of it reaches to the poor.
8) People start using their fasting as an excuse for being non-productive, so sorry you feel you have to use God as a scapegoat for your laziness, it is really not my problem. YOU CHOSE TO FAST AND NO ONE FORCED YOU! So get over your whining and get to work.
9) Behave with civility and manners, respect others.
10) Did you know that if someone is fasting and they receive a guest who is not, and they offer said guest something to drink and eat, the person doing the meal or serving the drink gets the cool points with God? Just a little extra information.

I have nothing against Ramadan, but I do have something against Hypocrites and liars, and I do object to the government interfering and making laws for something that is initially a matter of "Free-will", the choice of whether I want to fast or not, is mine alone, and if I happened to be thirsty I want to be able to take my drink whenever I want, and not risk being thrown in jail for a month, because of some draconian law that is not supposed to be there in the first place...

Hey but that is just my take on it!