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I keep receiving emails and messages asking why I’m not posting a lot. Well, here’s the explanation ๐ So, my darlings, I hope you will be more understanding! I still have a load of work that I am happily finishing; will keep you updated! Here’s a song to brighten up your day: Trouble is a friend, by Lenka
My Different Christmas is Exotica’s Christmas Blog that completes their whole Christmas campaign which encourages people to get creative this season! They approached me to prepare a guest post on their blog, and I was more then happy to participate ๐ CLick on the image below to view the submission:
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In case you don’t know, this saying means “run from him, he will follow you”.
So my darlings, I’ve missed you so much, and I’ve missed doing those posts that I just do for the fun of it! Since a lot of you has been asking me about the slowness in posting such posts, well, I have to tell you that it’s 4:30 am when I posting this, and I just had to do it after I finished the huge load of work that I had for the day. I have A LOT of work in the horizon, so I’m sorry if I don’t post as often as I used to. Have a bright day unstalked by taxi drivers! ๐ Grr can’t take a walk without at least 3 services honking to ask me if I want a ride. Well, NO! Because if I wanted one, I would be telling you! Uft!
โข Nowlebanon.com
Thank you to nowlebanon.com who have covered the CCF exhibition in their arts & culture page!
http://nowlebanon.com/Arabic/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=131881
โข TรฉlรฉLiban
Thank you to TรฉlรฉLiban who filmed at the exhibition and aired a report about it in their morning show “ุตุจุงุญ ุงูุฎูุฑ ูุง ูุจูุงู”
[youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1eipeO228E]
The exhibition is ongoing until Dec 22! So see you there ๐
And now… the project that has been keeping me just a little bit busy from you!
Live tweeting is a real-time interactive web application for multi-language live coverage, based on micro blogging service twitter. Dec 9 – 10 is “the” internet event of Europe, Le Web, and this application will allow Arabic speakers to follow the event live & translated! I will also be translating on Twitter tomorrow.
I got to design the livetweeting visual identity & website, and got to do some illustrations that you can discover throughout the website ๐
Here is a scoop for you my darlings:
Illustration to represent LiveTweeting from the floor of Le Web:
Illustration to represent Crowdsourced Arabic Translation:
Illustration for wrong URL page (404):
Illustration for Error page (500):
Now it’s true that I’ve overnighted a couple of times on this project ๐ , but the biggest credit is due to the team who worked on it, Samer Karam (who came up with the concept), Beshr Kayali (who developed the whole site! and in very very short time!), Mohammad Kayali (who did the amazing video you just watched!), and supporters, contributors: Meedan.net,ย Maroun Najm, Omar Christidis, Habib Haddad, Emile Cubeisy, Elie El Khoury… What do you guys think of the outcome?
See you tomorrow on www.livetweeting.com!
And last but not least, here’s a beautiful song to brighten up your day ๐ ‘Make Peace’ by Brad Mehldau & Pat Metheny (WHAT ย a combo!)
Click here to continue the story…
Once again, I get to enjoy illustrating for a blog that I admire big time, Qifa Nabki. Hope you’ll enjoy it ๐
A big thank you to Jenny Saleh for both features! Reminder: The exhibition at CCF in ongoing until Dec 22, so if you did not visit yet, it’s not too late! ๐ No posts today, as I am preparing you some “surprises” for the holiday season! Stay tuned!
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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow is Maxime’s book STEEP DREAMS’ signing, at Villa Audi, Sofil. From 10.00 am to 8:00 pm! Here’s the poster, click on it for more info, or just visit the website: www.MaximeChaya.com. A big thank you goes to Samer Karam (with whom I worked on the website), for giving me this chance ๐ Can’t wait to get my copy of Maxime’s book tomorrow! Hope to see you all there ๐ Have a great day!
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Translation of Arabic sentences:
“B3id el sharr: God forbid!
Sayer bi zahi2 hal TV: TV is so boring lately
Sketo Naji tole3 ma3o sida. la2to mnel philipiniyye: Rumour has it that Naji is HIV positive! He caught it from the domestic worker at his house.
Lah ya 7aram ya Rosanne. Shou hal ossa!: Oh no! Poor Rosanne.. What a disaster!”
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So, today is World Aids Day 2009. In Lebanon, sex and all its derivatives are still rather taboo subjects. Besides, the not-so-alarming numbers of HIV-positive people makes the issue not-so-alarming comparing to other political or social problems. However, why wait until it is spread like in some other countries? The increasing sex-tourism approach to Lebanon, combined with the very high lack of STD awareness in Lebanon (mainly due to non-secular school systems) AIDS is very vulnerable to spread, and to spread fast. Let us not forget to raise awareness about it everytime we get the chance.
Other Lebanese bloggers on World Aids Day:
โขย Cafรฉ Thawra
โขย Chantal
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It really bothered me seeing all those pieces of paper on the street in Jounieh (for a bank that I won’t name ๐ )! Usually when ATMs are inside the bank, they have a trash can next to them (which minimizes the thrown tickets), but when the ATM is on the street, it can get really messy! Good thing we have Ella to calm us down ๐ Here’s a song dedicated to you! ‘It’s Only A Paper Moon’ by Ella Fitzgerald. Have a lovely day ๐
Here are some photos from the preparation & organization of the CCF exhibition.
First, we went to Hamra & Gemmayze vandalizing the walls (with the help of Darine & Chantal)
Then, with the help of Julien Le Bot, was the time to put up the posters at the CCF couloir.
Last, but not least, the opening! Thanks to all who made it ๐
The exhibition is ongoing at the CCF until December 22! ๐
I’ll now leave you with some spanish guitar to brighten up your day! ‘Big Brother’ by The Stephane Wrembel Trio, from Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona soundtrack. Enjoy it ๐