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Now if this gets boring, you can push the challenge to level 2 by combining Y.A.S.’ song in the background “wa7ad, tnein, tleteh, arb3a, setteh, tna3sh, setteh, tna3sh… (it can get really confusing!) Yea so I have really exhausted all the possible ways of passing time in traffic, and yesterday evening, from Beirut to Jounieh, was HELL! Hope the weekend will make it up. Have a lovely weekend all 
Mustapha
I have 3 hours on the road everyday. The way I deal with it? Audio books and podcasts.
This way, the more traffic, the smarter I get
Liliane
haha amazing! yesterday I was going to my spanish class (towards downtown), and then 6 km took me half an hour (I am that impatient) I turned back and went home, I was like through spanish (but the thing here was that I had a choice) I pity the people who while going home get stuck in traffic, I’d rather park do something in the neighborhood and wait the traffic off.
Ridiculous!
So how many hairs do you have?
Antoine Khater
Oh I have found the solution to that a long time ago
Get a twitter enabled mobile ;o)
Farah
Maya i recommend you to get Ziad El Rahbani’s plays and songs, time will pass and you will have a laugh all the way or have a pill of Lexotanil
kidding!!! but i am used to tell angry people on the road to have one if they start shouting LOL but i don’t let them hear me !!!! 
TY
this won’t work me :S
Ahmad Osman
My first suggestion would be not to use your own car, and to rely on public transportation instead (at least you rid yourself the guilt for contributing to the traffic and pollution by wanting to have an entire vehicle all for yourself). It’s what I do. You can even sleep in the buses (or vans, or cabs).
To get to Jounié from Beirut, you take the number 4 van to Martyr Square. From there you take the van going towards Daoura, and from there you either take the van or the bus going towards Jounié. The entire thing costs 3,500 Thou max, and when there is daylight, you can even catch up on some valuable reading.
My second suggestion would be to find yourself two or three neighbours who also work in Beirut, and who have similar timings. This way you would share the guilt with two or three other people (hence less guilt), and you would be quarelling over politics instead of counting your hair.
My third suggestion would be that you buy audio books and listen to them while stuck in traffic.
My fourth suggestion would be that you get yourself real books and read. Sure, you will have to interrupt your reading every now and then and press the gas peddle, but you would be surprised at how many books you can read in the car.
Gorgeous entry, btw.
Tarek
May I suggest getting internet on your phone and checking your e-mail and facebook on it!?!!
My friends that use that route do the same!! :p
nahil
looooooooool i loveu
3asartile albe when i read “its too much ” w u cryin so cute 
<3
nahil
loool interesting comments u got
ana ma7alik i get a scooter.. cud be faster O_o
Joe the Friend of the Sister
Why the hell is the traffic so badddddddd
Moustafa
A new top for every Friday, nice wardrobe
raed farhat
personnellement je dois compter mes cheveux plus que 2 fois… cz batalo ktir ktar…
Xenathebee
What i do , is sing
….lalalalalalllllaaaaa
yeah but i did memorize all my CD’s….i think i need a new set hehehehehe
btw amazing blog Maya! i love it and i hope they will find a solution for this useless-time consuming issue in Lebanon. ….i dont want my life to go into waste
reine
Traffic !! i still wish for a flying car
T. R. Affic
Carpools, public transport, and sidewalks safe to walk on (and people willing to walk on them!) That’s what Lebanon needs! Until then, it’s just going to get worse.
Zouzeta
Audio books is not a bad idea, you also can start learning a new language
it works, i am improving my german that way
best of luck…
jobox
I suggest that the lebanese leaders should find a way for this traffic every Friday, it took me 3 hours from Beirut to jounieh, and for the people going from Beirut to leave it earlier before 6 PM thank you..
halaktouna
Fadi
Why don’t you rent a flat in Beirut?
EZ
hahaha TWICE kamen
darinerachkidy
so what r ur plans to overcome the coming fridays in December??!!!!!
Karl
that’s Queen’s A Night at the Opera in your car!