Wednesday, June 21, 2006

talking of many things...

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."


Sooooooooooooooo... i will not talk about all these.. but i will definitely talk about my life since the last post.. been writing points in a draft for this post for over 2-3 weeks now and now some of the points have expired but i will talk about them none the less..

* "Kanaba Thinking"

My latest "acquirement" (you required a "requirement", so u acquire what?).. it's a lovely wooden framed drawing that now lands on my desk... i called her "Kanaba Thinking".. why Kanaba, well for one, she really looks like a Kanaba.. and for two, its a story for another day ;)

So, what is Kanaba thinking about.. according to the latest resources (Kareem and myself) she is wondering about her lunch today.. or she is thinking "am staying late at work, how will i get home?" or she is pondering about the eternal question to "Life, the Universe and Everything" (we know the answer is 42, but what was the question?)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Kanaba Thinking.... (I *luv* the colors!)




And to get an idea about her in her natural habitat,




Thank you K. (where K is Kareem and not Kanaba) for this beautiful work of art :D


* Mayonaisa
Remember back in October (?) when i asked everyone who reads my blog to say a little prayer for Kareem's new job? Well, now we have a new candy-date, Mayonaisa, a.k.a Mai, Meyo, Da Wife (of Duke :)) and many others, who needs your prayers.. she is undergoing a career shift these days, and altho details are not yet clear at the time this goes to print, yet she really really really needs your prayers... so everyone, say a little prayer in your own language (even praw-praw-ish ya Tina!) that Mai can get what's best for her and be happy where she ends up..
*Note: too lazy to update this, but as of Sunday the 18th, she started her new job. Wish her luck.

* Dire Straits - Leonard Cohen
about Cohen, i just like the sound of his voice keda... and i like his lyrics,

Ah I don't believe you'd like it,
You wouldn't like it here.
There ain't no entertainment
and the judgements are severe.
The Maestro says it's Mozart
but it sounds like bubble gum
when you're waiting
for the miracle, for the miracle to come.

i believe Duke might like him if he tries it..

Dire Straits is another story :D i like him too.. and here lies the problem! its not a him, its a them :D the BAND is called Dire Straits and i thought it was a guy.. of course i had a very enlightening chat with Kareem about "Do you think a normal person would be called Dire Straits? are you for real?" :D el mohem, i now know he is not he.. he is they!


* The Universal Conspiracy
You know how Paulo Coelho goes on and on and on and on about this theory that "When someone really desires something, the whole universe conspires to help him/her achieve it"? Well, I'm starting the believe that the opposite is also true... Sometimes you _really_ desire something, just to find the whole existance conspiring to ruin it for you... I am not paranoid and I dont suffer from delusions of persecution, but i really sometimes get the feeling "Why are they ruining 'it' for me? Leave me alone!".. Sometimes a thing as silly as a question directed to someone else makes you go like "Get off of my cloud!"


* Tiramisu!
Discovered the BEST tiramisu in Cairo, Casper & Gambini's @ City Stars.. yes its a miniature portion, but thats the exact point.. it is the "right" portion... They're a bit over-priced for a mall hangout, but a must try.


So, la tantouna, here is the promised post :D


Cool,
N.

9 comments:

CurlyFatAngry said...

Aah. And I've been saying "acquisition" all these years. Dammit. No wonder I never made it to upper management. Just why is the phone cord cutting through the pic like that, what a stunt you got there, taking the photo with your mobile with one hand and holding the phone with the other, hmmm...multitasking Nag.

Good luck ya Mai, I'm sure you'll do just fine, and that step is something few people have the courage to take.

Yes Dire Straits AND Led Zeppelin are bands not people.

I think that Paulo is soo full of zallateya and mehalabeya most of time, but in some cases he has a point. And I think that if someone wants something so much and he/she did everything to get it and it didn't work, why just lay back and cool down and let time get it for you because sometimes too much trying backfires, and if you never get it then it was never meant to be yours in the first place.

Nag said...

LOL.. Acquisition! *shy face*
Just to get things straight, i took it using the Kodak at work, not my fone.. i was on the phone and couldnt wait until i was done! :D

About the "it was never meant to be yours in the first place", you dont actually believe that, do you?.. i mean look at something you _really_, as in REALLY, wanted.. and tell me, did it come easily your way? did you just give up and say "its not meant to be"? akeed la2! we do our best, and hope for the best to happen :D
The "sign system" is purely subjective... some people see an obstacle as a barrier, but i might see it as a call to prove how much i want this thing, a challenge..

and anyway, i wrote that point a couple of weeks ago anyway ;) Things must've changed, what was isnt anymore :D

Anonymous said...

So the fortune teller is wondering who's going to drive her home, or what she's having for lunch... :D Interesting take I have to say.

Tiramisu is one of the best things ever conceived.

Meyo...how's the new job? What is the new job? Where is the new job? Anything?

I always liked the name "Dire Straits", but I listened to snippets of a couple of songs on iTunes and I wasn't impressed.

Nag. I love your blog :) really!

Nag said...

fortune teller!! wow.. i never looked at her that way... i thought she was just a fellaha, but now that you said it, she has seashells around her and she appears to be trance-like!
btw, on the back of the frame is a label saying "Egyptian Fairy Tales" :)

Acquisition, fortune teller, you guys know EVERYTHING!

Tiramisu :D remember the one Cilantro did? not the cafe tiramisu, but the actual one, in a small round plastic container... it was good but too sweet and too "non-solid".. we tried it the first day we were visiting M&S @ their place :D

Meyo will ignore your wonderings about her new job just like i did/do about mine :D

Dire Straits is good.. i will send you a song and let me know what you think..

Anonymous said...

Leonerd Cohen, The Godfather of Gloom. Of Course I like the guy. Wouldn't have missed about that one.

You missed that Fear of the Dark bit

Anonymous said...

@Wonderful Alice just wonderful! ;)

@Karembu: Chapeau! i barely managed to see Kanaba shakhseyan! :D Gamed bardo Boo!

@Leonard Cohen: "So long Marianne" is one of my favorite songs of all times! :) Now try Tom Waits ba2a.

Anonymous said...

Nag...nag... *nudge* ...nag

Someone's winking at you.

Nag said...

yes yes i can see that...

well, to make a short story shorter, i wont tell it to you :P

Eman M said...

"Kanaba" I love el beta3a deh, sokkar!
I love its colors :)