{"id":2863,"date":"2010-02-01T01:00:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2010-02-01T01:13:36","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T23:13:36","slug":"freestyle-slalom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/freestyle-slalom\/","title":{"rendered":"Freestyle slalom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2866\" title=\"1-freestyle-slalom\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/1-freestyle-slalom.jpg\" alt=\"It's the season for... Freestyle Slalom!\" width=\"528\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/1-freestyle-slalom.jpg 528w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/1-freestyle-slalom-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2867\" title=\"2-ski-outfit\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2-ski-outfit.jpg\" alt=\"Maya appears in full ski outfit and holding ski sticks\" width=\"485\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2-ski-outfit.jpg 485w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/2-ski-outfit-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2868\" title=\"3-ski-glasses\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/3-ski-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"Let's do this thing! Maya puts on ski glasses\" width=\"541\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/3-ski-glasses.jpg 541w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/3-ski-glasses-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2869\" title=\"4-challenge\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/4-challenge.jpg\" alt=\"Our challenge today is to cross the 2 km from home to highway WITHOUT hitting the obstacles\" width=\"544\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/4-challenge.jpg 544w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/4-challenge-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2870\" title=\"5-pothole\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/5-pothole.jpg\" alt=\"The obstacles: 1- potholes (or &quot;joora&quot; for the experts)\" width=\"546\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/5-pothole.jpg 546w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/5-pothole-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2871\" title=\"6-fixed-pothole\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6-fixed-pothole.jpg\" alt=\"Obstacle 2: fixed potholes! (or &quot;mtabb&quot; for the pros)\" width=\"543\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6-fixed-pothole.jpg 543w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6-fixed-pothole-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2872\" title=\"7-car-slalom\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/7-car-slalom.jpg\" alt=\"Car shown from top view crossing road full of pothole. Depending on combination of pothole in an area, it is tagged &quot;difficulty level 1 or 2&quot; or even &quot;oops... trap!&quot;\" width=\"541\" height=\"1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/7-car-slalom.jpg 541w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/7-car-slalom-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/7-car-slalom-530x1024.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2873\" title=\"8-sucess\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-sucess.jpg\" alt=\"Success! (car crosses ribbon)\" width=\"546\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-sucess.jpg 546w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/8-sucess-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2874\" title=\"9-video-game-life\" src=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/9-video-game-life.jpg\" alt=\"What can I say? Living a video-game-life is such fun!\" width=\"545\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/9-video-game-life.jpg 545w, https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/9-video-game-life-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s how the daily pothole-crossing phenomenon is turned into fun! Any volunteers to turn this into a video or flash game? \ud83d\ude1b Oh and by the way, I&#8217;ve never skied in my life and don&#8217;t intend to learn \ud83d\ude00 Hope you all have a beauuuutiful Monday, and here&#8217;s another jazzy song by Lisa Ekdahl whose music has been making my days sweeter. &#8220;My Heart Belongs to Dadd<em>eh<\/em>!&#8221; Enjoy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"251\" height=\"40\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&amp;widgetID=19602231&amp;style=metal&amp;p=0\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/listen.grooveshark.com\/songWidget.swf\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"251\" height=\"40\" src=\"http:\/\/listen.grooveshark.com\/songWidget.swf\" flashvars=\"hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&amp;widgetID=19602231&amp;style=metal&amp;p=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" wmode=\"window\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And here&#8217;s how the daily pothole-crossing phenomenon is turned into fun! Any volunteers to turn this into a video or flash game? \ud83d\ude1b Oh and by the way, I&#8217;ve never [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[126,1346,675,1345,1342,981,1344,1343,1269],"class_list":["post-2863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-social-stories","tag-beirut","tag-freestyle","tag-lebanon","tag-obstacle","tag-pothole","tag-road","tag-ski","tag-slalom","tag-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2863"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5413,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2863\/revisions\/5413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayazankoul.com\/amalgam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}