• Car trouble

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    2-monday-morning

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-interphone

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-what-is-it

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-steal-car

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-steal-car

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-out-of-bed

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-where

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9-car-door-open

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10-how

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    11-wait-a-minute

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12-not-parking

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    13-look-font

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    14-car-confusion

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    15-promising-week

     

     

     

    I still can’t believe what a story I had to wake up to this morning! The good thing is that it had a better effect in waking me up than the alarm I had already snoozed 10 times. But what I can’t understand is how our dear concierge was able to miss the car parked right in front of his door (as it is most of the days) and think that another Toyota Yaris was actually mine! I mean OK there are a lot of Yarises, but mine was in its right location all calm and waiting for me! Funny how UN-focused people can be sometimes … Keeps amazing me … With the hope that your mornings will be merrier than this one, I wish you a lovely day 😀

  • The joys of moving #2

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    2-hmm

     

     

     

     

     

    3-like-old-one

     

     

     

     

     

    4-jal-el-dib-map

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-sea-view

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-super-sea-view

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-extra-options

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-door-handle

     

     

    9-good-morning

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10-WC-mirror

     

     

     

    11-who-are-you

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12-most-importantly

     

     

     

     

    13-terrasse

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    14-got-it-figured-out

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    15-jane-tarzan

     

     

    Oh I forgot to mention a small detail: the office size is about double, and that’s the *real* reason why we moved. Anyway, I will be broadcasting to you from the new office starting this week! Things should get back on track in the coming days hopefully: we should get the phone, get internet… and get used to the new setting! With this, I wish you all a lovely week 🙂

  • The joys of moving #1

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    2-empty-boxes

     

     

     

     

     

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    get-boxes

     

     

     

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    ups

     

     

    As I told you before, we are moving office! Well, we’re not going far, I’ll tell you in the next post all about the new office, so stay tuned! 🙂 The whole experience of moving was a challenging procedure, to find bags, to empty everything and then to PACK the HEAVY stuff we have. I feel all in shape now 😛 . It’s funny how much stuff a room can accumulate over two years! Take some time to look around you and count what you have around you. You’ll realize how much you’re missing!
     
    With this, I wish you all a lovely sunny week-end  🙂 see you monday! 😉

  • Hack & Love

    hacked

    hacking

    But thanks to our dear developer, the website was restored, and people were posting their opinions again!

    Now I still have a lot to tell you, about the BOOK, and about the office moving (we’re currently moving our office, that’s why I might be a bit slow in posting) so stay tuned for more news! Have a wonderful day! 🙂

  • Maya's Amalgam BOOK

    To my huge surprise, my amazing colleagues at work created a book of all the blog posts as a birthday present. The book is currently being prepared in limited edition to be launched soon!

    To book your copy please send an email to maya.zankoul@gmail.com

    I guess this is quite timely with many requests I have received 😉

    Love you all, and thank you for your support 🙂

  • Shoot yourself

    pissed

    shooting

    I can’t hear about shootings in Beirut anymore. I can’t hear about the reasons behind the shootings anymore. We’re just going back to where we were few months ago. We keep going back to past situations. Will we ever learn from our mistakes? I had hope, but I’m starting to doubt it… Are the Lebanese really that STUPID? I’m sorry to start the week with such a pessimistic tone, but I’m really worried and depressed from the current situation in Lebanon. I bet I’m not the only one.

  • At the hairdresser's

    shampoo

     

    hairdresser

     

    On my way out from the hairdresser’s I was seized by a panic shock  when I bumped into a biiiig tall lady doing mèche and coloring her eyebrows in red at the same time, whatever they call it. I observed her for a while, wondering if we placed her exactly the way she looked in another setting, such as fancy party, how beautiful would she look? Funny if you think about the process it takes to “look beautiful” …

  • Just another deal

    miss-me

    freelance#2

    Don”t worry I don”t get the way some people think either! I wonder if it”s our profession that”s always underestimated, or if this is just the way Lebanese downlond free games do business. I also wonder why I still deal with the likes of her!! Need to draw a line at human rights infringements of the sort…

    In other news, go see what we”re cooking on Maw2af.org. We tested our election-meter on Iranian Election!! Click here to see the results…

    iranian-elections

  • Technology & Communication

    long-distance

    technology-communication

    I had trouble communicating during a skype meeting today which led to me naturally shouting as if this was the solution! It reminded me of the KSA days when I would wake up to my mom shouting on the phone while talking to family in Leb. As if shouting would get the voice more efficiently given the distance between the location 🙂

    Now go see on Maw2af.org if I’m there! We’re talking about Lebanese ants today!

    saba7o Click here for more. Ouhhh I wonder what this little ant is cooking! 🙂

    With this, I wish you a lovely day!


  • The truth about acetone

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    acetone

    Sorry Omar! 😀 Hahaha! Yes this is a true story, and it will teach all of you that acetone is NOT the best choice to clean your laptop (or your table, or anything else, except your nails!) And they say that women lack common sense! One thing is sure: some substances are much safer in the hands of women.

    Couldn’t resist to share this little story that happened today. Have a great day 🙂

  • Mafroukeh!

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    mafroukeh

    Hope my Mom got over the shock of scrambled mafroukeh, which actually is as delicious as the normal one!  But of course it wouldn”t have worked well enough to be served to -other- people! Still it”s a proof that our opinion of food lies greatly in its design as well as in its taste. It”s not my fault if the shop didn”t specify on its packaging that it should be held horizontally 😀 Anyway, with this small lecture I wish you all a lovely week!

  • Every person to her taste!

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    spanish-day

     

    It was very disappointing to attend the “Day of Spanish” so called and find a trance mode there! After endless centuries of beats, the band finally arrived. This caused most people to start chatting and expressing extreme annoyance to the beautiful, authentic music that was being played!! I mean, you’re not supposed to go to “day of spanish” if what you want is moving to repetitive beats. Some people probably confuse celebrating with partying. Anyway, as they say in spanish “sobre gustos y colores, nada han dicho los pintores”, meaning that no rules are written about tastes and colors, and everyone is free to enjoy what (s)he thinks is right!

    With this thought, I wish you all a lovely tasty week-end !  😀