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Students in Jordan: Student Proof Certified Paper, How to!

Posted: January 31st, 2008 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Amman, Jordan | Tags: | 8 Comments »

This is a guide for Dummies (like myself) on how to do get this student proof paper, get it certified and use it for your GCC residencies.

Step by Step

  • First, you ask for the paper at your university’s student council, pay 5 JD (used to be 1 JD, thanks to the ministry it is 5 now).
  • Second, do not be stupid like me and head up to the Foreign Ministry on the airport road! NO, DO NOT DO THAT! Go to the Ministry of Education located in Jubaiha, behind Jordan University and Royal Scientific Society.
  • Inside, go to the right, room 104 to get it audited then go to room 4 to get it stamped and signed and pay 1 JD for that..
  • Third step, go to the Foreign Ministry located on the 1st circle, Jabal Amman. Get it certified, signed again and pay 5 JD for the stamp.

and you’re set, last step would be the embassy of the country you’re going to.

What did I do wrong? before doing all of that, I went to the Foreign Ministry on the airport road and paid a taxi 7 JD to go there!


Gadgets & Technology [2]

Posted: January 31st, 2008 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | 4 Comments »

Now, this is creative. Do not attempt to do it at home though, do it outside. . it’s hot and then you might drop it instinctively and it happens to land on the rug in your room, the lighter fluid has such a low flash point it’s easy to ignite and can be left near the skin longer since it burns cooler, but it can also drip, be absorbed, and catch easier.
DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME, OR WITHOUT A HELP OF PROFESSIONALS

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The pixelated “Icon Watch” has finally found it’s way into production. Congrats. Buy it here! ($82)addtofriends1.png

Finally something for facebook freaks, Add to friends t-shirt by Leon Oziel

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Much of Middle East, India Lose Internet Access: An under-the-Mediterranean cable was damaged today — they don’t know how — and much of the Middle East has LOST INTERNET ACCESS. Some 70 percent of Egyptian users can’t connect, and widespread outages are reported in Dubai (including Internet City and Knowledge Village), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. India has also “suffered a 60% disruption.

The new episode of You Suck At Photoshop on Paths and Masks, in which Donny works on an image for an eBay auction. As he says, you need to watch this “because you’ve only been using about $75.00 worth of Photoshop and this is going to open you up to at least, like, $250.00 worth.”


Review: I Am Legend

Posted: January 31st, 2008 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Amman, Jordan | Tags: , , , , , | 10 Comments »

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I wish that I could sum this movie up in one sentence, which is : WOW! WILL IS…

Will Smith is back with a hell of a good movie “I Am Legend“. His performance is impeccable. The movie starts with his alone in NYC, reminded me a bit of Tom Hanks in Cast Away, with a German Shepard named Sam also acted really good (hahaha, joking but the dog was well trained). With his basement which reminded me of LOST, the TV series but this is more of a high-tech lab to find a cure for the disease that has turned the population of the planet into zombies, even worse monsters. for some reason, Will is immune (I hope the novel explains it). Keeping the movie flowing are well placed flashbacks that show what happened to Robert’s family and why he is there. The movie contains wonderful cinematography and CG, I Am Legend is a spectacular film that I will be seeing again!

This film could easily have filled 2.5 hours of content.
Why did it only last 1.5? I want more story, more character development & I want to know more about what happened, and how Will Smith’s character is dealing with it. In short, I just want MORE. Gimme Gimme More (Britney spears attitude, anymore?).

All in all, this film left me feeling a lot but none of it was really EXPLAINED.

It’s a shame, really, because the concept is golden… I’ll just picked the novel from amazon, the Mass Market Paperback edition , I think this will improve my reading/writing skills & hopefully it will give me the depth that I want.

Scores: 4.5/5 on my scale (I wanted a longer movie)