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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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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,
1680×1050, 1920x1080, 1920×1200, iPhone, iPhone retina, iPad
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! 🙂
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! ♫ 😉
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…
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We love the tourists that visit our beloved Lebanon in the summer… but when they bring their own cars with them they become less tourists and more traffic causes––not to mention they don’t help the economy that much either by bringing their own cars and spending less on transportation. It’s been very, very hard dealing with this. In all cases, have a lovely week and stay tuned for a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow 😉
Here’s a nice song for you:
Nothing like an outdoor Lebanese village-summer. You can download the wallpaper in the following sizes:
800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024,
1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, iPhone, iPad
My lovely readers, today, I turn 24. I’d like to make a wish [that I won’t reveal so as not to spoil it] and share a piece of cake with you. Thank you so much for all your support! In the hope that this year will bring more fun, interactions and projects!
Have a lovely day 🙂
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Looks like ‘green‘ is the trend these days. No, not the Marada green, the other environment protection one. After UNESCO threatened to drop the Qadisha Valley from World Heritage List, the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon felt compelled to bombard us with radio ads about the preservation of Environment. Oh and I got stopped in the street by Greenpeace activists. Let’s hope all of this will last or at least give effect!
Here’s the amazing amazing ‘Fever’ sang by Peggy Lee.
Have a great weekend everyone 🙂
The latest collaboration with the amazing Qifa Nabki! See what he says about the latest law aiming at stopping all VoIP [voice over IP] in Lebanon.
The good news is that this law has been postponed for a month. Now we need to act on modifying it properly. Let us not lose hope… I can see clearly now, the rain has gone 🙂
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So this law is supposed to get signed tomorrow, and we have to stop it! How can you help?
• More info about it on SMEX website [they are working very actively to stop this law]
• Follow #stopthislaw hashtag on Twitter
• Spread the word!
• Oh and check the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications website to balance the importance/need of a new law/ vs. Internet quality and presence improvement urgency, in the 4th slowest country in the world in upload speed.
You can see previous Internet naggings I’ve done here & here.
Other than that, I wish you a beautiful week. Here’s U2’s Stuck In a Moment. Enjoy 🙂
