I Loose Control

I have 7 remote controls on my nightstand "Comodino"

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What does that say about me????

What fifa.com say about Aboutrika

FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006

Aboutrika the star as Al Ahly grab third

Opening

"Mohamed Aboutrika was the hero of a magical night for Egypt's Al Ahly Sporting Club at the International Stadium in Yokohama, as the reigning African champions clinched a 2-1 win over Mexico's Club America and with it an impressive third place at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006. "

"Starved of the ball, Aboutrika dropped back to link up with his midfield and the impact was almost immediate. Flavio served warning of what was about to come by warming Ochoa's hands with a couple of firm drives from distance before earning a dangerous free-kick in Aboutrika territory. The gifted midfielder did not disappoint, delightfully curling the ball home to give the Africans the lead. "

".... as that man Aboutrika showed yet again why he is on the shortlist for the African player of the year. After surging out of midfield and finding Flavio with a pinpoint pass, the mercurial playmaker latched on to the Angolan's return ball and calmly slotted the ball past Ochoa for his third goal of the tournament."

God Bless you AbouTrika , you are one of my personal heros

"You don't have to be a Jew
To disapprove my murder
Tears burn my eyes
Moslem or Christian Mullah or Pope
Preachers or poet who was it wrote
Give any one species too much rope
And they'll fuck it up"

Roger Waters - Too Much Rope

Top 5: Most Senseless Jobs

5- The Government employee that collects electricity money
50% of the time he doesn't find people at home and they end up paying by themselves. Not to mention he has to deal with children, maids and all sorts of people which is psychologically draining.

4-Guys who distribute flyers and adds in traffic stops
1st of all he’s distracting you with his movement back and forth, he probably hits the flyer in your face “I once had a paper cut from one of these jerks”, The principle is stupid because out of 100 flyers distributed to car drivers; while driving may I add, only 7-8 persons take a look, half of those are interested in the add itself, half of those will actually call the add owner.. So as far as strategic marketing goes, the owner of the add spent money for 100 flyers and the guy’s one day job salary to approach 1 client!!

3- The guy that parks your car "El menadi" a.k.a "El sayes"
The fastest growing occupation in Egypt, "El menadi" practically he's the guy that yells "left" and "right" and "that's it" when you park your car, meaning he "pretends" to help you park your car when 1- you didn't ask for his help, 2- he practically did nothing and 3- I won't give em a pound for a 30 seconds worth of "talk". But beware, he's not expecting a tip... he's expecting to be payed!

2-The guy that works on an elevator
For the Love of God, is it a profession to press buttons? The user of an elevator must be really stupid or really really lazy to actually need one. Not to mention he will grow to be a claustrophobic.

And finally... 1st runner up is

1-The guy/boy that works in a bathroom, handing you tissues!!
Only MEN can relate to that, The idea that a person is actually paying attention to you while you use the facility/urinal is creepy, not to mention that in his troubled mind he thinks that the faster he gives you a tissue, the better quality his services are...

plus he smiles at you after you do your business, I don't want to share a moment with you, you creepy creature, don't smile at me like I’ve just climbed the Everest, my sense of accomplishment does not include peeing or pooping !!

What kills me is that sometimes they wear formal cloth!!!!!

أنفاس

عارف ازاي تعيش؟


ظبط امورك
التظبيط حيخليك من واحد عبيط
لواحد نطيط
فتح دماغك
افتحها عالبحرى
دماغك دى هى الى متأله راسك

فضيها الاول علشان تعرف

عرفت؟

شفت ازاي دماغك خفت؟
شخشخ جيبك
لزوم التظبيط , مفيش حاجه ببلاش
امشى جنب الحيط
كتفك و الحيطة حاجه واحدة
قول حاضر
"تمام" و "طيب" و"ماشى" شغالين برده
اسمع الكلام
و ده مش أى كلام
دة الكلام التمام
مش عارف تنام؟
أه يااااا غلبان
ضميرك واجعك؟
هوا لسه ما متش؟
طب اجرى هات سكينه
شق صدرك
فتش بين ضلوعك
لقيت حاجه بتلعب؟ امسكها كده
ايه يا راجل السواد ده كله
طب منتا تمام اهو, امال ايه بس!
مش عارف تنام ليه بأه؟
ايه ده؟
ايه الى على قلبك ده؟
انا مش مصدق!!!
مالك يا راجل؟
ايه الى غرق عينيك كده؟
مالك بتتنفض كده لبه؟
العرق ده كله جه منين؟!
اجيبلك دكتور؟
لا
دنتا عايز دايه!
انا حاسيبك دلوقتى
بس انا راجعلك تاني
هوا أنا ورايا غيرك
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أقبلت عليك بلا إله إلا الله
الزمت فاك بلا حول و لا قوة إلا بالله
و قضيت حاجتى بعون الله
بسم الله الله أكبر
بسم الله الله أكبر
بسم الله الله أكبر
مما أخاف و أحذر

small things ..

• a "scrubs" episode
  
• a sunny morning on a cold day
  
• a well made cheese burger with all the works on it
  
• old pictures of me I find accidentally
  
• people smiling at me
  
• a drive back home at 4:00 am
  
• the 1st "inhale" of a perfect shisha
  
• reminiscing with friends
  
• a good nap in the afternoon
  
• wearing my soccer jerseys
  
• waking in the morning with nothing to do
  
• watching the English premier league on the Saturdays afternoon
  
• the smell of freshly made cookies
  
• receiving jesters of pure kindness & unselfishness
  
• singing Michael Jackson songs with a friend of mine “Chamon”
  
• a good conversation where both parties actually listen
  
• Gary Moore’s guitar sound
  
• Knowing that someone has a crush on me “actually, it’s both annoying and refreshing”
  
• traveling with my neighbor
  
• my grandma’s blessings
  

to be continued

Psychodelic funk overdrive

I don’t usually review my music, but I need to praise these guys for at least in one of my posts.

The red and very hot chili peppers (RHCP); one of my favorite bands of all time, released their most anticipated album “Stadium Arcadium” during the summer, a double CD named “Jupiter” & “Mars”.. a very risky move that proved later the status of where they stand in the history of music business.

It is funky, rockin' and rapping. I was a little skeptical about there being 28 songs. That is always a formula for disaster. For example - see Smashing Pumpkins. But I can honestly say there are only a couple snoozers on the 2 CDs. Most of the songs are fantastic. In summary, this is RHCP's best release in over a decade. It is a must buy if you are an old fan or are new to the RCHP's sound. I am really shocked they still had it in them to release something that sounds so good, they are 40+ something and they still rock.The main reason why I love this album though is because there's so much new sound mixed with so much old sound. It's like the Chili Peppers are evolving without losing what made us love them in the first place. And that's a hard thing for a band to do!.

I highly recommend watching their video “Danni California”on Youtube , they guys still got what it takes to dazzle minds.

when I counted out my demons ..

A very short list of what’s wrong "in one week period":

1- When your boss tells you to stay up late to supervise a lame ass event “talent show performed by 10 students !!!” and reassures you’ll have a ride back home “ my work is practically in the desert”, and you end up going home on your own anyways .. That’s crap.

2- When you go home to find out your cousin’s car has been smashed as a tin can because off some kid driving recklessly at 2 am in the morning... and he get’s away with it... that’s crap
“My cousin will get married next month, he bought his car after a 3 years saving for it”.

3- When you whole masters degree in on jeopardy because of some silly liable free paper that needs to be signed from the freakin university and they have been stalling it for monthes to date... that’s crap.

4- when your mother treats you like you are her 16 year old “daughter”, that’s whole lotta wrong...

5- when your don’t know where your career is heading to... that’s crap.

6- when a female friend asks your opinion on some guy who proposed to her, and flirts with you in the process... that’s crap.

7- when you carry out all the donkish work and not get appreciated while others advance because off their smiles and laughs... that’s crap.

8- when you are not in control anymore... that’s crap.

دقوا الصفاقس

The Year: 1999

Venue: Can't remmeber

Event: UEFA Champions League Final

Oppenents: ManUtd Vs Bayern Munchen

Miracle: ManUtd wins on stoppage time, Soleskjear 91 min, Sheringham at 93 min, Final Score 2:1, mind blowing turn of events

The Year: 2006

Venue: 7 November Stadium, Tunisia

Event: CAF Champions League Final

Oppenents: CSS Vs El-Ahly

Miracle: Abutrika strikes a vollyball with his left foot on the 93 min, Ahly wins CAF Cup for the fifth time, his 2nd in a row .. beating all the odds.

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أسالك الفاتحة للمغفور له باذن الله محمد عبد الوهاب

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Idioteque

Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both sides
Let me hear both

Ice age coming
Ice age coming
Throw it in the fire
Throw it in the fire
Throw it on the

We’re not scaremongering
This is really happening
Happening
We’re not scaremongering
This is really happening
Happening
Mobiles skwrking
Mobiles chirping
Take the money run
Take the money run
Take the money

Super talent turns commercial

Everyone knows he’s a spectacular player, but when the media and the billion dollar sports giants like Nike and other cooperates portraits him as superman, I highly disagree.

Since Maradona, No body has dazzled the football fans all around the world with such a high quality display of talent, skill and originality the way Ronaldinhio did. No doubt he’s the new magician of the number one sport of all times, but he’s going through a critical phase where his focus and concentration has been affected, the reason? Fame and Publicity. Super Rony has been occupied with commercials and media exposure that he lost track of what’s important, his quality and output has been deteriorating even before the World cup 2006 which was the solid proof of his current level of commitment to the game, he did practically nothing to Brazil, the myth of the “one man show” had lost to the giant name of Zinedin Zidane, who was the inspiration of France and took the French to the finals.

Every player has his ups and downs, but with Rony... you know exactly why he’s in this phase. Get back to the game, Rony. Go back to the time when you use to smiling after each foul instead of cursing when someone challenges you for the ball. Go back to the beautiful game and do what you do best, entertain us.


Here are some pics from the classico, he disappointed his fans once again, these comments are out of sarcasm, nothing more :)

P.s: Henry is by far a more comprehensive player than Rony; Zidane is my all time favorite.

Quote from a friend starting a career in Canada

"I know life in egypt is not easy. I also know how frustrating the work environment there could be. And the fact that no matter how hard you work, there is no money reward or even a small promise or a hint that your career could possibly improve somehow someday. . . this could really kill anyone. "

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"Here is not "The Heaven", bas wala masr kaman :( "

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That's How Egyptians Operate

In parallel with my last “mood” or “current state of mind” or whatever, I have came across this beautiful analysis or rather observations about how freaky and weird we “Egyptians” are, I admit that this country suck in many ways, what upsets me is that we have potentials to be the best nation ever to inhabit this earth, yet we choose to be lame, stupid, arrogant, inefficient, and ego-centric.

This was posted by Ahmed Shokier on Thursday, August 31, 2006 in his blogspot: http://shokeir.blogspot.com/ , I salute his perception on his very “fine details, sarcastic, yet very deep” observations on how Egyptians tend to operate “in other words, live”

المصري هو اللّي

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ممكن يعدي التلاتين ولسه عايش مع أمه وأبوه وماعندهومش مشكلة

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بيفهم في الطب ويشخص المرض ويوصفلك الدوا وبيفهم في النقاشة والكهربا وتصليح العربيات والطبيخ والسياسة والكورة وهو أبيض ياورد

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بيحط الريموت كونترول في كيس بلاستيك كعادة فرعونية

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يقف يتكلم على الباب نص ساعة بعد إنتهاء الزيارة والسلام

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لمّا تفتح نملية المطبخ هتلاقي عنده عشرين برطمان بتاع مربى فاضي بقالهم سنين ومازال مُصِر على جمع المزيد

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ييجي بعد معاده بساعتين ويفتكر إن ده عادي

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لسه عنده إصرار إنه يتكلم بصوت عالي في التليفون لما تكون المكالمة دولية عشان التاني يسمعه

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بيعتبر نفسه أفضل واحد في الشرا والفصال وبعد كده يكتشف إن الحاجة في المحل اللي جنبه أرخص من غير فصال

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بيحتفظ بأكياس محلات اللبس والأحذية وورق الهدايا تحت مرتبة السرير لسنوات ومابيستخدمهاش

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عنده صينية مكسرات متقسمة لتلات او أربع أقسام لزوم المزاج وعمره ماإستخدمها

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بيشتري قبل الفطار في رمضان مواد إستهلاكية أصلا موجود عنده في البيت لسه ماستخدمهاش

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بيكون عنده شواية لزوم الرحلات أقصى استخدام لها كان مرة واحدة في العيد

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بيشيل طابع البريد من على الظرف لو الختم ماكانش عليه

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بيفتكر إن أي حد بيشتغل في الخليج بيغرف فلوس من غير حساب

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لسه بيخلط بين أغنية بوس الواوا والواوا أح ، وبيفتكرهم أغنية واحدة

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بيكون مشغول بقيمة التيبس أو البقشيش طول العشا ياترى ربع جنيه ولا نص جنيه

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برده بيتخانق ساعة دفع الحساب بحرارة شديدة على إنه هو اللي لازم يدفع

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سرقوا منه العربية بس مشكلته هي المايتي زينجر

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بيفرش ملاية سرير على طقم الأنتريه عشان يفضل نضيف لما ييجي ضيوف ومابيشيلهاش لما ييجوا

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والأهم إنه اللي بيحب يسخر من نفسه ومن بلده وحكامه بس مايطيقش حد تاني يسخر منهم ، وساعتها بيفرش له الملاية

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Screw it, I'm getting out

I don’t belong here, I have this suffocating feeling that I must get out of here; this country is so full of distress that makes me want to puke. I’ll have to change my perspective and see if I can live abroad, Canada, Australia, even the states... I’d rather be a foreigner in any country than live as a citizen in this shithole.

I'll go this weekend and sign some immigration applications in a couple of embassies, and no thanks to ben laden, the process had become more and more complicated.

My reasons?? I have tons of fundamental reasons, but that’s for another time...

Blogging as President

This is weird, I came across this blog that I strongly believe it’s of Ahmed nejad “Iran’s President”, No kidding... A Blogger President, I’m a big fan of the guy cuz he’s modest and pure but his bold statements sometimes come off as “funny”.

Does anybody know if our president blogs? I wonder what’s the name of his blog .. so many names crossing my mind that I’d better shut up.

Anyways, check it out
http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/

The Most beautifull Woman alive !!!!!

I loved her as a child in her early movies "North" and "Home Alone 3" , I thought she was the cuteset thing I've ever seen .. Now look at her .. she's dubbed "the sexiest woman Alive"!!

Scarllet , will you marry me?

Light a candle for the Sinners

I admit that I'm not a very good person, I'm great by Comparison but this is not always an objective valid self assessment. But as I go through this life... I don’t just meet people who are bad, but they are also are most likely to go to hell when they die... I know that most of us like to think that he will go to heaven when he dies and that god will grant us his mercy, but if those sons of bitches won’t go to hell... I don’t know who will

I was teasing my mum, telling her” can hell occupy all these sinners?” remarking that there are too many sinners “hell-forever resident” grade, she sighed and told me... “they are its fuel “

Bottom line, do something in this lifetime that can get you out of this horrible finale... cuz judgment day is coming very soon, and we are everything but prepared!

The Highlight of a Crapy Day

Today I had an off campus assignment to do, on my way back to campus I took a taxi who was bold enough to give me a ride to el sherook city at 2 pm on a Ramadan hot summer day. We agreed on 50 L.E … but when we actually got there, I had this compelling desire to give em more, I gave em a single 100 L.E banknote and I wished him a blessed day. He was shocked and replied “bas dah keteer awy ya beh” = that’s too much, sir... I smiled back at him and I kept walking to the entrance.


The thing is, I hate cap drivers, Truck drivers, bus drivers and above all the micro-bus drivers... but for a moment I had this weird notion that I should give the guy a break, he didn’t beg for it or anything... it’s not the spirit of Ramadan, but from time to time .. You have to make life easier for somebody else, you must spread the idea that free kindness do exist, and it happens in the weirdest situations. I was planning to take what I paid from the university, but I guess I’m happy with this jester and I won’t do anything to degrade that thought.

It doesn't make a bit of sense ...
When you're on my mind
you stole my heart

Chapter 2

Well , it's semi-official .. I'm quitting my job , quitting industry may raise a lot of eyebrows especially when many at work see that I have potentials. Screw that, I ain't happy. First I didn't "mind" the type of work I'm in, then it it became unsatisfactory .. Then, unpleasant .. Finally, Boring and unmotivational .. I chose another line of career "my last resort I may add" and I hope I can achieve and succeed in a very tough and competitive field, Academics.

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Farewell GSK, this is officially Chapter 2 in my career, some major decisions to make throughout the next year .. "I hope you're reading this".

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Afraid? offcourse.. Confident? Don't know .. But I'm excited to take this challenge and see whether my stream of goodluck still flows . Thank you God , Thank you for not failing me not even once in my life.

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