Tag: Lebanon

  • Beachin'

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    And those were my preliminary beach observations… Not very positive I must say. You can add to them the cleanliness of the water, the cleanliness of the shore, the cleanliness of the people, and the list goes on. Oh yes not to mention the ardent need for TRANCE ‘music’ for the mood to be “wel3aneh”… I just can’t stand trance, and don’t think that it’s the best choice for a beach setting where people are supposed to be relaxing! Anyway you’re welcome to add any beach annoyances you might have faced… Until then, have a great day! 🙂

  • Nag Sessions

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    3-coffee-sugar

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-nag-catalyst

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-identification

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-bank-nagging

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-bank-nag-again

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-miss-where-are-you

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9-stop-nagging

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10-lebanon-better-place

     

     

    Wherever I go, all I hear is nag, nag, nag.  What I would like to see more is act, act, act. It’s easy to complain about how life was so much better abroad. Well, then why are you here? Why don’t you just go back abroad if it was that much better? I must say it was somewhat fun to watch three middle-aged men sharing a nag session at the bank while waiting in a long queue. It was actually fun to the point that I turned off my iPod to watch them complain. The nag process usually starts with a catalyst: the first nagging element/person. All the other naggers naturally follow. I so wish it was the other way round. If for every person who acted, or tried to make a difference, the others followed, our situation would be so improved. But well, I guess a lot of us take the easy way out…

  • Ya Salwa Leysh 3am Tebki?

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    3-crying

     

     

    Click here to continue the story…

    (conceptualized by elie awad and illustrated by me)

    It’s the last week before elections, and people seem to be so politically charged and stressed. So, this week, we will be posting in the “election comics” section, until the E-day! When you’re just sick of all the elections propaganda, problems, billboards, campaigns, candidates etc. just go to maw2af.org and laugh about it 

    have a lovely day 🙂

  • Detektor 3 in 1

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    2-detekt

    Click here to continue the story!



    As I mentioned to you yesterday, this week I will be posting on maw2af.org.

    This post was created in collaboration with Elie Awad, conceptualized by him and illustrated by me! If you don’t know who he is, the pic below will remind you 😉

    elie-awad


    Thank you to all of you who sent me feedback about maw2af.org, please bear with us any minor bugs as we are finalizing it… Have a great day! 🙂

  • Sexy elections

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    2-belle

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-egale

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-sexay

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-contestants

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-identity-crisis

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-sois-belle-et-vote

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-sois-egale-et-vote

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    9-vote-for-me

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10-sexy-elections

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    11-cat-fight

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12-no-voting

     

     

     

     

    Poor Lebanese women, they are going through a terrible identity crisis… They are given a new perspective to the question “who am i” everyday! They don’t know if they’re pretty, equal (to we don’t know what, maybe to the pretty one), or simply sex objects using temptation as the only way to get attention… I mean slowly with the billboards.. And why do you feel that you have to answer every single billboard that is printed? Some questions are better left unanswered you know…Anyway the above was simply my “real-life” interpretation of this endless stupid billboard war. 
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  • A taxi story…

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    2-voting-elections-lebanon

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-holy-guacamole

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-i-don't-know

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-choose-relatives

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-really

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-they-do

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-memory-of-people

     

     

     

     

    Right after last week’s crazy lady adventure, this week-end I get ‘taxi adventure’. And because I don’t learn my lesson about how everyone knows everything in Lebanon, I had to undergo a panic attack before the driver explained to me the sequence of events that led to him knowing my family tree better than I do. I’m sure he thought I was lying, but I really don’t know my extended family tree. I can barely remember where I placed my phone 2 seconds ago, let alone remember the voting areas of every single family member of mine! I have to say the Lebanese are gifted on the memory level. Maybe that’s why they can’t get over the civil war…

  • Walking observations

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    2-slave-phenomenon

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-thirsty

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-cant-stand-it

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-walk-husband

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-sporty-lady

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-some-signity

     

    if you walk in public areas i’m sure you spotted one of those 2 scenarios…  First and foremost the maid abuse issue. I am against this whole system of bringing foreign people to work in such unfair conditions, let alone making her follow Mr. and Daughter while they jog, so that when they are thirsty the water is right behind them. Second, I really laugh at the way some women dress when they walk or jog in public places. I mean, easy on the sex-appeal! 
     
    Anyway, after all, walking is a way of self expression and each person’s interpretation is only subjective! 🙂

  • Sorry Descartes…

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    3-i-think-there14-i-am

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-what

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-not-getting-it

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-still-not

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-nope

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    9-no-sense

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    10-descartes

     

    I spent a good 2 hours in the traffic this morning from ashrafieh to jounieh… This gave me time to deeply contemplate the latest addition to our dear smart lebanese elections slogans… I think there14 i am… Am i missing something? Because I didn”t get it… When will this elections nightmare be over?

  • Let's talk about fanaticism…

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    3-extreme-fanatism

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-lebanese-elections

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-avoid-land-transport

     

     

     

     

    One picture is worth a thousand words, as they say. If this picture is one of a Lebanese politician, then it is worth a thousand @#$%^. So please, one picture is really enough to express your messages. Avoid the walking election advertisements, the static ones are already driving us nuts!

  • Extreme paranoia (or Lebanon is too small)

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    2-last-stop-surprise

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3-finally-home

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    4-vitesse-toyota-yaris

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    5-knock-door

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-can-you-drop-me‘

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    7-sure-no-thank-you

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    8-god-sent-you-to-me

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    10-what-is-name

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    11-maybe-burglary

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    12-maya-zankoul

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    13-may-chidiac-bomb

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    17-conclusion

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    So, ladies and gentlemen, that was my mini-adventure of the week-end. The story I just told you is true!! Two thing I have learned: 1- I am NEVER EVER taking another stranger on board… 2- I am NEVER EVER taking another stranger on board… And this whole ‘guessing your history from your family name’ is a skill I will never get! Wishing you all a lovely week! 🙂

  • Election Hunks

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    Well, it was about time we removed all those semi-nudes female ads from the streets. What a joy to see them replaced with… Male hunks! It’s funny how our dear politicians are acting as models now. I must admit I just can’t used to the idea of driving in the streets and seeing semi-photoshopped political figures around instead of the semi-nude super model females. How far will you go for those stupid elections?

  • Lost in Marina

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    3-mamma-mia

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    5-jack-nicholson

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    6-help-me

     

     

    I won’t tell you how I eventually got out of this labyrinth, but I clearly did because I’m telling you the story  right now… And as a conclusion, the following points need to be made: Marina area in Dbayeh needs SERIOUS re-designing. It took me exactly 32 min to get out of it and take the highway. At night the lighting is so weak you can barely see the parked, turned-off cars (which also explains the great amount of tragic car accidents that unfortunately happen there regularly, now I know why!).

    As a side note, to those of you who recognized my badly drawn Jack Nicholson character from the shining: Respect! 😉