A Blog of a Jordanian, blogging from the Middle East, known for being audacious and unafraid to express anything that does not conform to his mentality.
I keep saying this again and again… I hate leaving a place that I got attached to… the fact that I have to say goodbye to people is hard for me to get used to.
I feel lucky because I had the chance to meet all of you in this lifetime. It was extraordinary, and still is. If I did anything wrong, I’m sorry. Thank you for coming into my life, and letting me enjoy my life a little bit more with your company and friendship. I feel so grateful for what I achieved this year, awards at a local awards ceremony and a bronze at the Dubai Lynx. Also, designing the guideline for an international brand and working on nice clients/accounts and giving all I can while I’m still an undergraduate. El7amdellah! I never saw it coming! I think I have faith now, I really want to thank everyone for the good times and from the bottom of my heart, I will miss you guys.
I will miss all of you, especially the ones I got closer to recently. I wish you the best in life and I hope to see you again one day and visit me whenever you can, you’re welcome in your second home, Jordan (since I’m not planning to come back to Kuwait, not for the next 2 years at least).
I will also miss hanging out at the avenues, shopping with my friends, eating out at chili’s, having shisha at the most awkward cafes, cruising on the gulf road, fixing my hair at spaloon, sleeping over at friends’ places, going to sultan center and buying things I don’t need for no specific reason, watching censored movies at the cinemas, expensive rates for phone calls… no I’m kidding! I always miss Kuwait for reasons unknown.
I leave you with some documented memories as in images of what is going to be good ol’ times.
Christina Aguilera will perform in Abu Dhabi at the Emirates Palace Hotel on October 24th, and Beat FM 102.5 is exclusively giving 2 listeners, each with a friend, the chance to see her live in concert!
The winner will get VIP concert tickets, visas, return airline tickets, luxurious hotel accommodation and they’ll get to meet Christina in person!
To win this great prize, simply listen to Beat FM 102.5 and every time you hear a song by Christina Aguilera text your name and the song you’re listening to, to 0777-00-1025. Lines close October 11th.
Listeners were able to watch the biggest stars live in concert as Beat FM 102.5 gave all expenses paid trips to different cities around the world, big star name such as: Destiny’s Child, U2, Bryan Adams, Dubai Desert Rock Festival, Shakira, Aerosmith, Pink, Justin Timberlake, Tiesto and now Christina Aguilera.
What would you ask God if you had to narrow it down to one question? There’s so many things he needs to explain. Suffering. Human misery. Why he doesn’t do more for us. Which question would you put to him?
Would things suck as much as they do if God had to walk a mile in our shoes? What if HE had to ride the bus to his little apartment and sit there all alone like an old man. Would life be the way that it is if God had to be just a slob like the rest of us?
In an interview, Joan Osborne stated that the song was less about religion and how we view God, and more about how we see each other. She, in my opinion, is able to convincingly show us how poorly we treat each other by using disguising God in a human form.
This song is about the death of authority. People feel secure if there is some higher power informing them of their place in the world. If god is one of us he is no wiser than we are. We are alone in the world with no authority to guide us. With no higher power we must make our own choices. Not to be too Freudian, but this song is about reaching the age when our parents aren’t gods to us and we must find our own path. And the sadness the loss of absolute certainty entails.
I’ve always viewed this song as self-evident. Indeed God WAS one of us, he walked more than a mile in our shoes, he’s nearer than we perceive, and in touch, and understands our day-to-day joys and pains.
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We all think we’re going to be great. And we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But, sometimes, our expectations sell us short.
Sometimes, the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected.
You gotta wonder why we cling to our expectations. Because the expected is just what keeps us steady… standing… still. The expected is just the beginning.
The unexpected… is what changes our lives.”
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