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And to think… that our Minister of Public Works Ghazi Aridi answered ‘Right’ to the above! *Facepalm* If I were in charge I’d sentence him to a couple of hours of ‘Torture by traffic‘. Because of his decision, it took me 90 minutes to cross a road that would otherwise take 15 minutes. For more info check out Blog Baladi‘s comment on this.
But anyway, here’s a sweeter tone on the ears. Enjoy and have a beautiful day! 🙂
In summary, it would be GREAT if the municipalities could set a quota (and enforce it) for building construction in residential areas according to market needs and nature preservation!
Today’s post was featured in Nowlebanon.com
If you’re around Beirut today at 6:30PM, I’ll be signing my book and participating to a debate in a pub in Gemmayze ‘Cheers & Wind‘. The debate is about: The Impact of Online Social Networking on the Lebanese Society’ followed by a Spanish light dinner for the hungry ones…
Today’s song is called Rhayader, it’s from Camel’s best masterpiece album that I LOVE: The Snow Goose. I love the flute in it, and I recommend you all to get the album 😀
Other than that, have a lovely day!
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And this poetry book belongs to the lovely Pascal Uccelli, for his upcoming book L’écriture sans calmants… Poésie Body Bags - Writing without sedatives. You can read his writings on his blog. And because you guys are amazing, you will get to see a snapshot before the book is out 😉
Another project I worked on is illustrating a brochure for KAFA - Enough Violence & Explotation for their Listening & Counceling Center.
Now I know this is no excuse for posting so scarcely... Now that summer is fading away (finally!) and taking with it laziness, heat, and annoying humidity, things should be getting back on track very soon... Until then, have a beautiful weekend, and enjoy this lovely tune! 🙂 (Pat Metheny, Airstream)
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It’s a shame how politicized religious parties in Lebanon have become. Making the most of every single chance to emphasize disparities; for example, making sure every single sect has a different Eid date. In all cases, let’s look at things from the bright side: the more festivities the better, so Eid Mubarak to all of you my darlings! Enjoy your long weekend!
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PS: If you’re around Le Mall, I was asked to mention their latest campaign, and I agreed as it supports Lebanon’s Children Cancer Center, so here goes:
Inspired by the latest irrational electricity cuts invading Lebanon... I present you, the September wallpapers!
Download sizes: 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1440×900,
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Check out this super cool project aiming at mapping electricity cuts in Lebanon. We should all report it and have evidence at how disastrous the situation has been. And they dare publish billboards promising "24/7" electrity soon. Pfff!
http://mafikahraba.crowdmap.com/
Here's U2's beautiful City of Blinding Lights. Enjoy, and have a beautiful day! 🙂
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I loved this recipe so much that I had to share it with you! Hope you"ll enjoy it too. Now, some updates.
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Have a relaxing weekend! 🙂
This is a sequel to this 1st part…
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It’s cool to relive the ‘tourist’ experience in Lebanon every once in a while. Makes you fall in love with the country all over again! I wish I had more time to elaborate… But it’s back to real life & deadlines!
In other news, I was at Virgin Megastore yesterday, and here’s what i saw!!!!!!
I should say thank you to all of you who made this happen! Amalgam 2 is #5 in Virgin Top 20, 2 weeks after the launch! Calls for a special song to celebrate 😉 Enjoy!
To be continued tomorrow! (I have tons and tons of work these days, so will post bit by bit rather than not posting at all…)
I consider myself very lucky to have a friend like Nadine and I wish her the best for the year to come in Montreal. Now it’s back to reality with the start of another working week… Good thing we have music to give us back the good memories. We listened to this during our road trip, and I, to certain extent, identify with the lyrics.
Enjoy, and most importantly, be yourself––no matter what they say! ♫ 😉
You can get it for 14$ only! from:
• Virgin Megastore (Lebanon, Qatar, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan…)
• Librairie Antoine (Lebanon)
• Malik’s Bookshop (Lebanon)
• Hopefully soon on Amazon.com…
A HUUUGE thank you & lots of love to all of you who made it to the signing and/or supported! Here are some pics, and you can see the complete set on Facebook. Go find yourselves!! 😀 If you missed it, worry not for other signings are planned in the near future… so stay tuned 😉
Please update the signatures you got at the event to the Facebook page, I’d love to keep them as a memory!
Have a lovely day! 🙂
It’s finally the day!! See you all at Art Lounge-Karantina at 6:30PM. Can’t wait, miss you guys a lot! 😀
Here are the details again:
• Time: Starting 6:30PM
• Place: Art Lounge – Karantina – +961 3 99 76 76
• Event on Facebook: http://bit.ly/cU8vKx
See you in a while 😉 Until then, today’s theme song is…
This month has a special event that themed its wallpaper! So download away! Hope to see you on August 4 😉
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And today’s song… Nick Drake <3
Have a beautiful, beautiful day! It’s a special day for me as my best friend Nadine who I haven’t seen in 5 years landed in Lebanon… Hope your days are filled with news as beautiful!
Finally time to officially announce it! Yesterday, I received the following… What? Looks like a.. Looks like……….
Let’s zoom in… Looks like… AMALGAM VOL. 2 BOOK!!!
THE BOOKS ARE FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!! 😀 As for the book launch……
My darlings, I’m so excited about the preparation of this event… There will be fresh summer drinks, cupcakes, posters & lots of fun, and I really really hope to see you all there! Here is the Location map for those of you who don’t know where Art Lounge is. And don’t forget to RSVP on Facebook!
To sum it up:
• Date: August 04, 2010
• Time: Starting 6:30PM
• Place: Art Lounge – Karantina – +961 3 99 76 76
• Event on Facebook: http://bit.ly/cU8vKx
Thank you to all of you who read the blog, comment & send support. I could not have done it without you & can’t wait to see you all in a week 😉
Here’s a happy song for you 😀 Have a lovely, lovely day!
