Funny Blonde Joke

Berina, this one's for you!!

Go To Joke

Taken from the blog of Romas MazeikaTM

Friends are Friends

That's What Friends Are For

I can't describe the feeling I had last night when I really needed a friend to talk to and the response I got made me extatic. In this day and age people rarely have any time for each other and what with the time difference and distances between friends, one thing remains consistent...as cliche as it sounds, a friend in need is a friend indeed. All it took was a simple request for some time and I got all the time i needed. No questions asked, all I requested for was time and I got it. No matter that the subject was a personal one, never mind that my friend had probably had enough of hearing about it, and never mind that there was nothing my friend could do about it except make me feel better...and that She did...You know who you are...THANK YOU, I can't wait to see you again........it's been a while.

Love,

Sherif

Films of DUBAI Celebrations

If you want to see videos of the people celebrating in Dubai after Egypt's victory, you can go to www.egyatuae.com

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Face Paint was the order of the day

Celebration on the streets of DUBAI

From here on - NO COMMENT - A picture says a thousand words

African Cup - HERE WE COME - Egypt 2 - Senegal 1

Being in Dubai makes it difficult to sometimes catch the atmosphere of the game when your home country is playing. Not only because it's so far from home, but because it's also so cosmopolitan that it's not easy to gather so many Egyptians in the same place to watch the game.

Yesterday was different.

We went to the cafe where we have watched all the games so far. The game was schedueled for 9:00pm, so I was there at 5:00pm to watch the first semi-final between Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast won a deserved 1-0 victory to reach the final and wait for the winner of the next anticipate game between hosts Egypt and Senegal. Between 5 and 9 I saw what was an empty cafe transform into a mini-stadium. People started flooding in, friends and random people that no one knew, all united by the same passion, the love for EGYPT.

The match started and with it the cheers, screams and chants from the "Stadium" in which we were sitting. Egypt scored first only for Senegal to later equalize and raise the tension until ten minutes before the end, when the winner was scored and crowd erupted. It was so loud and cheers were heard everywhere, i would imagin within a one mile radius. The last ten minutes of the game went by like 10 hours and with the referees whistles we took to the street outside the cafe where we were joined by passers by, people from other cafes around us and even the police. It was a scene last night with the flags waving, the people chanting "Masr, Masr, Masr" (Egypt, Egypt, Egypt).

Hugs all around, we parted, vowing to re-create this atmosphere to cheer for our country in the final on Friday.

Friday, 10th of Feb 2006

8:00 PM - UAE Time

Arabica Cafe, Sheikh Zayed Road

EGYPT vs. IVORY COAST

In and out of my cocoon, and back in again

Is it shyness, indifference, or guilt
that turns your eyes
from meeting others?
Does it matter in the big picture
if we do not make contact
with strangers?

Time is our own,
our space is our own -
why risk being vulnerable;
why let others
enter our world?

And then the magic moment comes
when you realize
that it is not destiny,
but free will,
that makes our life rich with
experience.

When we let another enter our world,
even for the fleeting moment
of a smile,
of a glance, that says,
"I acknowledge your existence,"
we create a spark of energy
a subtle affirmation of unity
a step towards peace.

Looks do not have to be predatory -
they can be an act of blessing.
We fear our desire
to possess
and be possessed.

In the act of recognition
one already has all,
without possessing.
It is so hard
to love without desire,
to appreciate without coveting.

How would our world become
if everyone met
in a confident and joyful greeting
rather than with downcast eyes?

And then you open up
You let down your guard
You let someone in
For the first time in years.

Only to realise that
you were probably better off
averting the eyes
ignoring the signs
keeping your guard
not feeling whole
or is it better
as someone once said
to have loved and lost,
than never to have loved
at all?

Death and the Impact of Footbal

VS


It's a weird title I know but it's all i can think of...

The news reads in my head:

"Yesterday, the 3rd of February 2006, over 1000 passengers of "Salam 98" died in the red sea as Egypt defeated DR Congo 4-1 to go through to the semi-finals of the African Nations Cup"

70,000,000 Egyptians grieved the loss of innocent souls to the tragic drowning accident of Salam 98 in the red sea while celebrating Egypt's large win over the DRC which set up an epic semi-final encounter with Senegal. 4 Goals by Ahmad Hassan (2), Emad Moteb (1) and 39 year old Hossam Hassan (1) helped the 70 million grievers forget,even if only for the 1 and a half hours of the match and the few celebratory hours that came after it the tragedy. The stadium was jam packed (over 100,000 people) and so were all the cafes.

Watching the game at a cafe here in Dubai felt like we're in the middle of the stadium with flags, face paints, guys and girls jumping and screaming with every goal and every nice flick of the ball. For 90 minutes those heroes took the minds of 70 million egyptians off not only this tragedy, but all other worries and troubles of life, and the patriotic focus was all at Cairo International Stadium, at the feet of the stars.

Never underestimate the impact of patriotism and football. Thank you and good luck to Egypt in their next match against the strong senegalese team in the semi-final.