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This was written-n in a f-famous Arabic magazine, under the title "tips to come over an emotional -failure":

 

Don't listen to sad songs. Instead, listen to the song "Ana Haifa"...

 

Why would a self-respecting devastated human being listen to "Ana Haifa ana" in order to feel better? How would it possible help?!!

 

(2)

 

Nada is my best friend from school days. She's not a blogger, she probably have never read my blog and will never read this entry. Anyways...

 

Nada was once coming home in a taxi after applying for a job, which didn't work out. She was all devastated after having been unemployed for several months, so she called her sister and started crying and whining. To get you in the mood, the song playing in the Taxi was "elwad 2alboh byowga3oh" While Nada cried and cried...

 

After hanging up, the Taxi driver asked her:

 

- May I ask you a question?

- Go ahead

- What did you study at college?

- Political sciences

- Oh, just like me!

 

You can imagine Nada's reaction, while "elwad 2alboh byewga3oh" played on...

 

(3)

It's funny how you see teenagers throwing themselves away, emotionally I mean. Always in a rush... No matter how you tell them that it's not about making a good or bad choice, you can always end up being hurt. You might say it's ok to get hurt. Well, not always. For us, or some of us, it's ok because we reached a stage where we can get hurt while keeping our self-confidence and self-esteem. We might get sad for a while, but our basic character remains intact. As for those poor things, it could be self-destructive... But you know they won't listen, because if you were in their place, you probably wouldn't listen either!

 

(4)

Translation could be really funny sometimes. Haroon Al Rasheed saying: Take it easy and a Mexicano with a poncho and a large straw hat saying: لا تنفكين تفاجئينني البتة

 

What else?

 



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z3tr from Canada
March, 09, 2007 6:10 PM
It's hard dealing with teenagers sometimes ... and we've been all there. You made an interesting point though about how youngsters are more fragile. So I guess we shouldn't push them too hard.
khawlah from Saudi Arabia
March, 09, 2007 11:44 PM
1) or ana hadaf
2)zakrteni, mara kunt fel 7aram 3am ad3i rabna shai (kamaleyat), ela mar mn janbi sha5as ma 3endo alasaseyat, 7aset nafsi sa5ifa, o hant moshkilti.
4) ٍSalut!
sharifo from Palestinian Territory, Occupied
March, 09, 2007 11:45 PM
wallah el wade3 se3eb,,
bas 3adi...
kolna ma r7 enla2i shoghol
we kolna konna moraheqeen
we kolna maseerna nesma3 ana haifa !!
Hala from United States
March, 10, 2007 2:03 AM
I have to ask ... What do you mean when you type 'Written-n' or 'F-famous'? I have been wondering for a while lol!

What happened to Nada?! :)
Abed Hamdan from Jordan
March, 10, 2007 9:52 AM
LOOOL @ el wad albo byewga3o!!

zakkarteeni, yoom el final exam taba3 el electrical circuits, awwal ma rkebna el bus eshta'3lat song "Allah ey3awwad 3alaina...allah ye3awwad 3alaina..." :D
Wedad from Jordan
March, 10, 2007 11:59 AM
6areeqoka masdoodon masdoodon masdoood

LOL at you :D

I agree with the second thought ...
Wedad from Jordan
March, 10, 2007 12:00 PM
la2 asdi el 3rd thought :P
ola from Jordan
March, 10, 2007 8:54 PM
Khawla: kaif ya3ni salut? bas ma tkoon masabbeh :D

Hala: LOOL that's my malfunctioning keyboard :s

Nada is fine :D
Maioush from United States
March, 10, 2007 11:25 PM
You know Ola.. I want to say a million things about this post but for some reason I can’t write any of it… :D
About the songs matter, believe it or not, as for me even when I’m a good mood, all you have to do is put a sad song, and u’ll find me all quit and calm, it effects me A LOT.
As fir its ok to be hurt.. honey.. it is ok, you don’t get stronger unless you get hurt, I agree that its weird for teenagers, but let them try so they would know “isn’t life after a;ll??” .. LIVE AND LEARN :D
Very cute post.. thank u :D
khawlah from Saudi Arabia
March, 11, 2007 1:56 PM
howa sa7i7 I was blue o moodi mehabib bs ma tewasl lal masaba..

it's French, I know mo labegli, 5alini 3al turkish a7sanli. :d

Salut = Hi, bye.
oeliwat from Jordan
March, 11, 2007 8:19 PM
Maioush: sad songs might make you feel better temporarily because they make you arouse your feelings of sorrow and vicitimization. But I recently discovered that it's a form of self-pity, which is a no-no!it's bad on the long run

Khawlah: LOL! ana ishtabaht feeha, bas fakkart.ha Turkish :D