.... I have spoken

* int
the other day i was telling Kareem eno i used to work in Java and i like Java and miss it blablabla (i am into Java as core programming not web programming).. fa he was like "ah so u claim you know java? whats the value of int?" so, without thinking i said "65536".. anyway, he said he never heard this number before and anyway he wasnt serious in his question, he was picking on me because he didnt know i would know it aslan... anyway, i looked it up, short int is the one i said.. Actually its the unsigned java short.. 0 to 65535.. (2^16).. the regular int is 2^32.. Anyway, am more of a nerd than one would think bardo :)

* An Iftar to Remember
I had the most beautiful iftar the other day... (its a day other than the "other day" thats in the previous point).. It was purely spontaneous and it was purely great... As a spur of the moment plan, I went with Kareem to Zamalek.. on the way there, we called Pizza Hut to prepare our order... We went to Zamalek, Kareem went in PH to get our pizzas and i went to Metro to get cokes and wet wipes aaaaaaand we went to a quiet area of Abul Fida Corniche to eat.... It was sooooooooo cool... the weather was simply amazing.. there were almost no people except for very few of those who decided to do the same, and they were scattered.. we had our pizzas then we sat on a "ahwa baladi" in 26th July Street for some tea with mint (and sheesha for Kareem).. then we went to the ultimate Diwan (got a Terry Pratchett book :)) and then we went to Cilantro and took hot chocolate with whipped cream... It was the best :) A great idea! :)

* Sinusitis
i woke up this morning with a severe case of runny/blocked nose.. its giving me a headache because i cannot breathe.. hope it gets better after a little sleep and soup.. (probably Maggi's asparagus soup)

* Babel Fish (no, not the altavista translator)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babel_fish

"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. Q.E.D."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly vanishes in a puff of logic.
"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.

~Douglas Adams, H2G2 (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

* Have a nice vacation everyone :)

Cheers,
N.

p.s. I just noticed that 2 entries are about Kareem... hmmmm i will make it up to everyone else around here :)