Traffic Solutions

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Maya Zankoul

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Now if this gets boring, you can push the challenge to level 2 by combining Y.A.S.’ song in the background “wa7ad, tnein, tleteh, arb3a, setteh, tna3sh, setteh, tna3sh… (it can get really confusing!) Yea so I have really exhausted all the possible ways of passing time in traffic, and yesterday evening, from Beirut to Jounieh, was HELL! Hope the weekend will make it up. Have a lovely weekend all 🙂

Comments

21 responses to “Traffic Solutions”

  1. Mustapha Avatar
    Mustapha

    I have 3 hours on the road everyday. The way I deal with it? Audio books and podcasts.

    This way, the more traffic, the smarter I get 🙂

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  2. Liliane Avatar
    Liliane

    haha amazing! yesterday I was going to my spanish class (towards downtown), and then 6 km took me half an hour (I am that impatient) I turned back and went home, I was like through spanish (but the thing here was that I had a choice) I pity the people who while going home get stuck in traffic, I’d rather park do something in the neighborhood and wait the traffic off.

    Ridiculous!

    So how many hairs do you have? 😛

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  3. Antoine Khater Avatar
    Antoine Khater

    Oh I have found the solution to that a long time ago

    Get a twitter enabled mobile ;o)

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  4. Farah Avatar
    Farah

    Maya i recommend you to get Ziad El Rahbani’s plays and songs, time will pass and you will have a laugh all the way or have a pill of Lexotanil 😛 kidding!!! but i am used to tell angry people on the road to have one if they start shouting LOL but i don’t let them hear me !!!! 🙂

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  5. TY Avatar
    TY

    this won’t work me :S

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  6. Ahmad Osman Avatar
    Ahmad Osman

    My first suggestion would be not to use your own car, and to rely on public transportation instead (at least you rid yourself the guilt for contributing to the traffic and pollution by wanting to have an entire vehicle all for yourself). It’s what I do. You can even sleep in the buses (or vans, or cabs).

    To get to Jounié from Beirut, you take the number 4 van to Martyr Square. From there you take the van going towards Daoura, and from there you either take the van or the bus going towards Jounié. The entire thing costs 3,500 Thou max, and when there is daylight, you can even catch up on some valuable reading.

    My second suggestion would be to find yourself two or three neighbours who also work in Beirut, and who have similar timings. This way you would share the guilt with two or three other people (hence less guilt), and you would be quarelling over politics instead of counting your hair.

    My third suggestion would be that you buy audio books and listen to them while stuck in traffic.

    My fourth suggestion would be that you get yourself real books and read. Sure, you will have to interrupt your reading every now and then and press the gas peddle, but you would be surprised at how many books you can read in the car.

    Gorgeous entry, btw.

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  7. Tarek Avatar
    Tarek

    May I suggest getting internet on your phone and checking your e-mail and facebook on it!?!!

    My friends that use that route do the same!! :p

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  8. nahil Avatar
    nahil

    looooooooool i loveu 😀 3asartile albe when i read “its too much ” w u cryin so cute 😀 <3

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  9. nahil Avatar
    nahil

    loool interesting comments u got 😀 ana ma7alik i get a scooter.. cud be faster O_o

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  10. Joe the Friend of the Sister Avatar
    Joe the Friend of the Sister

    Why the hell is the traffic so badddddddd

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  11. Moustafa Avatar
    Moustafa

    A new top for every Friday, nice wardrobe 🙂

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  12. raed farhat Avatar
    raed farhat

    personnellement je dois compter mes cheveux plus que 2 fois… cz batalo ktir ktar… 😛

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  13. Xenathebee Avatar
    Xenathebee

    What i do , is sing :)….lalalalalalllllaaaaa

    yeah but i did memorize all my CD’s….i think i need a new set hehehehehe

    btw amazing blog Maya! i love it and i hope they will find a solution for this useless-time consuming issue in Lebanon. ….i dont want my life to go into waste 🙂

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  14. reine Avatar
    reine

    Traffic !! i still wish for a flying car

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  15. T. R. Affic Avatar
    T. R. Affic

    Carpools, public transport, and sidewalks safe to walk on (and people willing to walk on them!) That’s what Lebanon needs! Until then, it’s just going to get worse.

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  16. Zouzeta Avatar
    Zouzeta

    Audio books is not a bad idea, you also can start learning a new language 🙂
    it works, i am improving my german that way 🙂
    best of luck…

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  17. jobox Avatar
    jobox

    I suggest that the lebanese leaders should find a way for this traffic every Friday, it took me 3 hours from Beirut to jounieh, and for the people going from Beirut to leave it earlier before 6 PM thank you..
    halaktouna

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  18. Fadi Avatar
    Fadi

    Why don’t you rent a flat in Beirut?

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  19. EZ Avatar
    EZ

    hahaha TWICE kamen 😀

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  20. darinerachkidy Avatar
    darinerachkidy

    so what r ur plans to overcome the coming fridays in December??!!!!!

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  21. Karl Avatar
    Karl

    that’s Queen’s A Night at the Opera in your car!

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