Monday, April 30, 2012

Amman

Things I liked about Amman
The houses - all built in white stone, no tall buildings.
The plants and the roses. Almost all balconies had roses and flowery plants. Huge roses. The city's soil is super fertile apparently.
The food, I miss this food in Cairo.


Things I did not like about Amman
The people. They barely smile and they're not very easy to communicate with as the Lebanese. The accent is very heavy and the tone is harsh.
The lack of true companionship during this trip.
The fact that shops and malls close real early especially that they're not keen on opening early at all.
The "knafeh" at Habiba (presumably the best knafeh in Amman!) that had curry powder added to it and I could swear on that.

I will give it another chance someday, but not soon.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

ذاكرة الأشياء

زمن متجمد في ذاكرة الاشياء، غير أن الاشياء بلونها، بطعمها، برائحتها، بصوتها أو صمتها، تستفزه فيستيقظ، ولا يكتفي بأيقاظ صاحبه، بل يؤرقه حتى يعيده الى الوراء عبر ذاكرة تنتظر أية حجة أو مبرر لتعود الى ماضيها الحميم
اعتقال الطائي، ذاكرة الأشياء