I have a question!!!

The question that I never thought of asking myself...

Some of the things you have to take into serious considerations, as a dear friend told me before I came to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is that I have to understand the culture. The way the people live, their customs, even the smallest details I have to take extra care and try to notice everything around me. All of that so I can manage to get some good sales.

A lot of things this good friend seem to forget to tell me, such as how to look for a place to live in, and more importantly what to tell the real estate agent. One question struck me in the face the first time I went to a real estate agent: "Do y0u want it for singles or families?" (3uzzab willa 3awayel)!!!! When he asked the questions, my eyes went wide open and I knew that finding a place to live is going to be a 'little' bit more difficult than what I thought it would be. Then the question started to rise in my mind...

Every time I went into an agent he asked me the same question, the answer can only be one of the two, either singles or families. If I answered families the agent then continues to the next series of questions such as the budget, location etc.. BUT if I answered singles, well there could be many answers, such as 'Sorry I have nothing for you', or 'we don't provide such apartments', or he could just simply ignore you....

Today one of the agents I went to, not only did he ignore me and didn't answer my question, he waved his hand indicating that I should leave, this is when the question was clear...

هل أنا بعوضة؟

One Year

One year ago I was in Dubai, and I posted me very first post here.

A lot of memories pass my mind when I think of the last year, so many things have been done, and even more have been undone. I am thankful for every single thing that happened, especially the things that I still don't have an explanation for, because I know they happened for a greater benefit to me.

One of the things I am thankful for are this blog and the chance to meet new people, my 'virtual' friends. The people I enjoyed reading their posts when I was incapable to sleep at night and was living like a bat they are so many, mainly their blogs are 'dandooneh', 'things i like to whisper about', 'with passion', 'unwritten', and last but definitely not least, 'adigaXTR'.

Thank you all for your great posts, and for the friendly way you contacted me, it seems that this 'cyber-world' is not so bad after all!!!

Falling Ceiling

Two weeks now and things started to crumble around me!!

This is my first weekend alone here in the land of 'ghurbeh'. and its not exactly the way I wanted it to be!! The way I wanted to spend my only day of holiday, was to wake up later than usual, have a good breakfast, something that is considered 'food'. Then take a shower and head to the prayers, after wards lunch with couple of people, head back home and start reading either a good book or having a game online, but no.......

I woke up at the sound of thunder in my apartment, around 7:15 (here goes the wish of waking up late) I am freaked out by the sound so I went to see whats going on, the sitting room was OK, at least my PS3 (my only entertainer here) is fine... but when I headed to the bathroom... well see for yourself..

The crap on the floor and the hole in the roof, made all the wishes for a day-off, fade away...

After seeing this and realizing that its not going to be as I planned for it, I headed back to bed, and slept the morning through. now after waking up and since I have to deal with this situation sooner or later, I have to go down and make the reception understand I have a problem and I need another room, in the hindu-arabic-english- language!!!

bil-2ithin....

Happy new year to you all!

Happy new year to all, hope the coming year all of the wishes will come true, I knew mine did (at least some)!!!

Since I was always complaining that I don't have a job and i am tired of the nothingness that I was living, now I don't have the right to!! I have a job and tomorrow is my first day!! Hamdu lillah!!

Not only this is a new year to me, but it is also a new country, I have moved from Amman, my hometown that I have spent my whole life in, to our neighbors, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia!! I landed here 4 hours ago and I still don't know what the hell is going on, its still....blurry!!

But I know that I am very tired and that some man is going to come and pick me very early tomorrow morning, and they told me that it is really important to look like a human being the first day, I have to go sleep, and will try to share everything with you later on!!

Happy new year to everyone, and greetings from Khobar :)

That was LOUD!!

.....and it was music to my ears!!

The sound was overwhelming and since I am not used to it, and I somehow always wanted to know how i actually sounds, I was thrilled to hear it and to be very honest, I wasn't expecting it to be that good!! Every time that pilot took the aircraft away from my place I could feel the raw power of its engine, and for some reason, I was very happy, as if it was my lullaby.

I was not into the private jet section or the commercial airliners, I wanted to see the fighters, and I did. No matter how many times I try to describe the feeling, or tell you the amount of happiness I felt, its not enough. So I wont, but hope you enjoy the photos I took.

(I know I am a almost a week late, but I had no internet connection :) )

F-22 Raptor

F-18 Hornet (My Favorite)

AH-64 Apache

This pilot was good!!!

They were amazing!!!

My BEST 2 shots

445

...is the number of days of my unemployment. (Officially).

I am not going to lie at you and say that I am very happy about it, and neither I am going to say that it was bad. I have learnt a lot. and I mean a lot. Since I promised myself and whoever in the world is reading this place of mine that I will try my best not to be a pessemistic or a 'nikid' person, I will share a very few things from the many that I had the chance to learn.

I had the chance to travel. Most importantly, I had the chance to visit my brothers in UAE, and I got the chance to see Beirut. (No matter where you lived or where you came from, you have to love Beirut!! you just have to!!). I had the chance to enrich my photography skills and expertise after getting a brand new DSLR, which I thank god every time I hold it in hand that I have a great family and wonderful brothers. I am grateful for the family that I have, that no matter how things turned out to be, they never -at least, said anything about me being unemployed.

There are many things that I cant count I have learned in these 445 days, but the one I have to thank god for always and in god's will forever, is that I have (hamdilla) learned to keep my faith in god stronger.

I am thankful.

الحمد لله رب العالمين

Numb

I love this song. and it is somehow what I have been feeling for a while now. Even though the lyrics have no relation what so ever to anything I have in mind, but the video is somehow exactly what I have in mind. especially at the points where they use what they call 'time-lapse'.

Its where you feel is slowly moving when everything around you are just moving so fast that they seem to be like shadows passing by. I am sick of this. The other day I called everyone I know and is capable to go out with me; some were busy with their girls, other were 'can not be reached'! So I was forced to be back to the old 'me', the nikid!!! :)