Valencia

انتخابات 2012

2012-01-24T23:43:00.003+03:00

بعد الفيديو الرائع لشباب صوت الكويت المبدع

تفرق

وكوني من ناخبي الدائرة الثالثة

أحتار في من يستحق صوتي الرابع

الثلاثة الأوائل

أسيل العوضي

صالح الملا

محمد بوشهري

شتقولون؟ من له الصوت الرابع؟

Memories

2010-08-20T18:04:00.001+03:00

Robert Burn's Cottage (Ayr) - Niagara Falls (USA) - The Portuguese Discoveris Monument (Lisbon) - Nardini's Ice Cream (Largs) - Musee dÓrsay (Paris) - Dead Sea (Jordan) - Hotel de Bains (Lido - Venice) - Yolk (Chicago) - Modern Art Museum (Salzburg) - Pharao's Tombs (Luxor) - First Diving Experience (Mykonos) - Central Park (NY) - Ice Caves (Salzburg) - Flamingo Cave (Granada) - Orxata at Science Museum (Valencia) - Susan & Michael's Wedding (Paisley) - Zorba Dancers (Athens) - Colloseum (Rome) - Forbes Place (Paisley) - Firenze (Italy) - Stevie Wonder at Millenium Park (Chicago) - Frida Kahlo's (Berlin) - Gibran (Lebanon) - Stirling Castle (Scotland) - Amal & Bassim's Wedding (Egypt) - Jordan Lake (North Carolina) - Swimming in Red Sea (Hurgada)...

I can go on forever.... I love my memories

خالد الفضالة... كلنا معك

2010-07-01T14:01:00.005+03:00

خالد الفضالة بالتأكيد يستحق أفضل من ذلك

شاب لديه إحساس كبير بالوطنية

منا.. إلى كل مواطن شريف يهتم بهذا البلد

ما رأيك بالظلم الواقع على أمين عام التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي؟

ومني لبو سند: نحن معك للآخر
ساحة الصفاة

الحب والتملك والخيط الرفيع

2009-09-24T01:44:00.003+03:00

من الصعب أن نتبين الخيط الرفيع الذي يفصل بين الحب وغريزة التملك، فإن الحب مقرون دائمًا بحب التملك.. فكل من يحب يتمنى أن يمتلك من يحب، وقد تتحقق أمنيته، فتكتمل له عناصر الحب، فإذا لم تتحقق يبقى الحب ناقصًا أحد عناصره، ولكنه يبقى.. فالتملك عنصر من عناصر الحب.. لكن الحب ليس دائمًا عنصرًا من عناصر التملك، فإنك تستطيع أن تمتلك دون أن تحب.. كل ما هنالك أن غريزة التملك قد تشتد بك، وتعصف بنفسيتك حتى يخيل إليك أنك تحب! وهذا هو الخيط الرفيع

من مقدمة إحسان عبد القدوس لقصة الخيط الرفيع

شاهدت مؤخرا، وربما للمرة السبعين، فيلم المخرج بركات "الخيط الرفيع" لفاتن حمامة ومحمود ياسين، عن قصة الأديب إحسان عبد القدوس، إنتاج سنة 1971

:يتميز الفيلم بكتابة سيناريو رائعة للسيناريست يوسف فرنسيس، وهذا مشهد لأحد حوارات الفيلم التي طالما أعجبتني

منى: افتكرتك مت
عادل: أنا بموت كل يوم وكل ساعة بأقضيها بعيد عنك
منى: وليه ما ترجعش لدنيا الأحياء
عادل: ما بقاش عندي أمل فيها.. أنا قررت الانتحار
منى: حابقى أبعت ورد على قبرك
عادل: طيب قبل ما تبعتي الورد.. ابعتي الكفن، أقصد هدومي اللي عندك

Geoffrey Rush or David Helfgott

2009-08-14T13:27:00.003+03:00

SHINE is a 1996 movie which I just watched a couple of nights ago on FoxMovies.

A true story of a brilliant young pianist whose relationship with his father drives him to some sort of mental illness. Actor Geoffrey Rush stars as David Helfgott in a beautiful performance. If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't miss it.

Plot summary for Shine (taken from IMDB.com):

"Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the early and traumatic early years. Telling the story in flashback we see David as he grows up and into a child prodigy while his father abuses him and his siblings with the memory of his childhood in Europe and the loss of his family in the concentration camps. David finally breaks away from his father and goes away to study overseas, he later suffers a breakdown and returns to Australia and a life in an institution. Many years later he is released and through several twists of fate (in reality even more unlikely than film portrays) he starts playing a piano in a bar before finally returning to the concert hall."

The movie introduced me to the fabulous piano player Helfgott and made me google him, & this is one of the youtubes i found which I wanted to share with you. Enjoy...

أمة مباركة

2009-05-17T13:32:00.005+03:00

ألف مبروك للفائزَيْن

أسيل العوضي وصالح الملا

وكذلك نبارك ونفخر بدخول أخواتنا د. معصومة ود. رولا ود. سلوى ود. أسيل

كنساء إلى قبة البرلمان الكويتي لأول مرة في تاريخ الكويت

وهو انتصار كبير للمرأة

أرجو أن لا تخيب المرأة آمالنا

وأنا واثقة بأنهن

قدها وقدود

شكرا أخواتي النائبات

شكرا إخواني النائبين

ولا ننسى أن نذكر أن خسارة عبد الله النيباري هي غصة في القلب وخسارة لكل الكويت

تظل مكانتك في القلوب يا عم بو محمد

برلمان القبس يستضيف حمد الجوعان

2009-05-13T00:03:00.010+03:00

استضافت القبس اليوم مشكورة ابن الكويت البار وأحد القيادات السياسية المناضلة من أجل الكويت ومن أجل الدستور

العم حمد الجوعان

فكانت ليلة لن تنسى

لعلنا نستطيع دائما استذكار دور رجالات الكويت الأفاضل

فله وللقبس ورئيس تحريرها وليد النصف كل الشكر والاحترام والتقدير

وإليكم مقتطفات من ردود حمد الجوعان على بعض الأسئلة التي تلت كلمته أخذتها بكاميرتي البسيطة

واعذروني على التقصير

من كان وراء محاولة اغتيال حمد الجوعان؟

ماذا عن فتوى تحريم دخول المرأة الحياة السياسية؟

رد على سؤال د. محمد الفيلي

جلسات لجنة الدستور في 1962 كفكر سياسي قانوني

رئيس الوزراء والوزراء مسئولون أمام الأمير وأمام المجلس كما نص عليه الدستور

لم لا يتم تنظيم القوى الليبرالية المختلفة من قبل كبار الليبراليين للعمل كوحدة واحدة؟

أطال الله في عمرك يا عم حمد

وليلاً خرجنا لنفاجأ بالغبار

حمد الجوعان اليوم في الشيراتون

2009-05-12T17:38:00.000+03:00

HOPE

2009-04-17T12:30:00.003+03:00

My sweet brother sent me an email yesterday with this video, saying: "This is good". I think it was more than good, it was amazingly beautiful.

My tears came down when i was watching it. I was thinking, how long did this lady, Susan, had to wait for her dream to come true. And it did.

Never give up on your dream. It might come true after all.

Thank you Muhammad. That was something that is worth watching and thinking about.

Dear readers, let's all dream of a better country. Let's not give up.

يوم ضاع الحب منا في متاهات الدروب

2009-03-26T02:26:00.003+03:00

مزاجي

I Love Lebanon

2009-02-14T12:41:00.003+03:00

في الذكرى الرابعة لموت الحريري

قلوبنا معك يا لبنان

The 44th American President

2009-01-21T03:38:00.004+03:00

Congratulations Sir Obama...

President Barack Obama Inauguration Day January 20, 2009

FOX MOVIES channel was celebrating her own way, by showing movies like: The American President & Malcolm X...

What changes do you expect? Do you like Obama?

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-01T09:46:00.002+03:00

Wishing you all a year of joy, prosperity, happiness, health & wealth.

My first Figs Tree

2008-12-11T17:58:00.003+03:00

It might be a bit late but: عيدكم مبارك
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My mom got me my first Figs tree. I got so excited. Figs are my favourite fruit. I wonder if it will grow any good figs.

Any idea how long it would take? Doesn't matter. It looks good even with no figs, the leaves are beautiful.

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A few days back, my daughter celebrated her 12th birthday. I don't believe how grown up she is. She didn't want me to be around. She said it's a friends' gathering, no moms. :(

Not that I wanted to be there all the time, but I wanted to share some of these moments with her. (She thinks I'm too old for this).

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Winter recommendations: 2 amazing books I read recently (Thank you Shurouq for الطين):

11-11-2008

2008-11-10T03:02:00.004+03:00

الوعـــــــد 11 - 11 - 2008

السـاعة 5 مسـاءً

في ســـاحة الإرادة

دستــــــــــورنا ... حريتــــــــــنا

Viva Obama

2008-11-05T11:33:00.005+03:00

Congratulations

Watch This

& This

رابطة الأدباء

2008-10-13T04:47:00.008+03:00

علشان خاطر شروق وعالية

ومن يعز عليهم

....................

وأنا عن نفسي يسعدني الحضور

حياكم

Happy Birthday my dear

2008-09-28T08:59:00.003+03:00

اشتـقت إليـــه

احتفلت بعيد ميلاده... وحيـــدة في غرفتي

على صوت خالد الشيخ

لست نادمة

ولكن... هدني الولـــه

غبية... من تعتقد أن هناك من يستحق الحب

وغبي... من يعتقد أن بمقدوره أن يسلب حبيبته حريتها

فهي أغلى ما تملك... وليس هو

أغنية اليوم

Disaster

2008-09-06T14:29:00.003+03:00

تعازينا للشعب المصري بالكارثة التي حلت بهم

يا حكومة مصر، إلى متى؟

أغنية

Ramadan

2008-09-01T15:37:00.004+03:00

مبارك عليكم الشهر

والله لا ينقزكم إلا لطاعته

محمود درويش 1941 - 2008

2008-08-11T19:38:00.006+03:00

/هذا هُوَ اسمُكَ
قالتِ امرأةٌ،
...وغابتْ في المَمَرِّ اللولبيّ

.أَرى السماءَ هُناكَ في متناولِ الأَيدي

ويحملُني جناحُ حمامةٍ بيضاءَ صوبَ
طُفولةٍ أُخرى. ولم أَحلُمْ بأني
كنتُ أَحلُمُ. كُلُّ شيءٍ واقعيٌّ. كنتُ
...أعلمُ أَنني أُلقي بنفسي جانباً
وأَطيرُ. سوف أكونُ ما سأَصيرُ في
،الفَلَك الأَخير. وكُلُّ شيءٍ أَبيضُ
البحرُ المُعَلَّقُ فوق سقف غمامةٍ
بيضاءَ. واللاّ شيء أَبيضُ في
سماء المُطْلَق البيضاءِ. كنتُ، ولم
أَكُنْ. فأنا وحيدٌ في نواحي هذه
الأَبديَّة البيضاء. جئتُ قُبَيْل ميعادي
فلم يَظْهَرْ ملاكٌ واحدٌ ليقول لي:
«ماذا فعلتَ، هناك، في الدنيا؟»
ولم أَسمع هُتافَ الطيِّبينَ، ولا
،أَنينَ الخاطئينَ، أَنا وحيدٌ في البياض
...أَنا وحيدُ

.لا شيء يُوجِعُني على باب القيامةِ

لا الزمانُ ولا العواطفُ. لا
أُحِسُّ بخفَّةِ الأشياء أَو ثِقَلِ
:الهواجس. لم أَجد أَحداً لأسأل
أَين «أَيْني» الآن؟ أَين مدينةُ
الموتى، وأَين أَنا؟ فلا عَدَمٌ
،هنا في اللا هنا... في اللا زمان
ولا وُجودُ

...وكأنني قد متُّ قبل الآن
أَعرفُ هذه الرؤيا، وأَعرفُ أَنني
أَمضي إلى ما لَسْتُ أَعرفُ. رُبَّما
ما زلتُ حيّاً في مكانٍ ما، وأَعرفُ
...ما أُريدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً ما أُريدُ

سأَصير يوماً فكرةً. لا سَيْفَ يحملُها
...إلى الأرضِ اليبابِ ولا كتابَ
كأنَّها مَطَرٌ على جَبَلٍ تَصَدَّعَ من
،تَفَتُّح عُشْبَةٍ
لا القُوَّةُ انتصرتْ
ولا العَدْلُ الشريدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً ما أُريدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً طائراً، وأَسُلُّ من عَدَمي
وجودي. كُلَّما احتَرقَ الجناحانِ
اقتربتُ من الحقيقةِ، وانبعثتُ من
الرمادِ. أَنا حوارُ الحالمين، عَزَفْتُ
عن جَسَدي وعن نفسي لأُكْمِلَ
رحلتي الأولى إلى المعنى، فأَحْرَقَني
وغاب. أَنا الغيابُ. أَنا السَّماويُّ
.الطريدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً ما أُريدُ

،سأَصيرُ يوماً شاعراً
والماءُ رَهْنُ بصيرتي. لُغتي مجازٌ
للمجاز، فلا أَقولُ ولا أشيرُ
.إلى مكانٍ. فالمكان خطيئتي وذريعتي
أَنا من هناك. «هُنا»يَ يقفزُ
...من خُطايَ إلى مُخَيَّلتي
أَنا من كُنْتُ أَو سأكونُ
يَصْنَعُني ويَصْرعُني الفضاءُ اللاّنهائيُّ
.المديدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً ما أُريدُ

،سأَصيرُ يوماً كرمةً
،فَلْيَعْتَصِرني الصيفُ منذ الآن
وليشربْ نبيذي العابرونَ على
!ثُرَيّات المكان السُكَّريِّ
أَنا الرسالةُ والرسولُ
أَنا العناوينُ الصغيرةُ والبريدُ

سأصيرُ يوماً ما أُريدُ

/هذا هُوَ اسمُكَ
،قالتِ امرأةٌ
.وغابتْ في مَمَرِّ بياضها
!هذا هُوَ اسمُكَ، فاحفظِ اسْمَكَ جَيِّداً
لا تختلفْ مَعَهُ على حَرْفٍ
،ولا تَعْبَأْ براياتِ القبائلِ
كُنْ صديقاً لاسمك الأُفُقيِّ
جَرِّبْهُ مع الأحياء والموتى
ودَرِّبْهُ على النُّطق الصحيح برفقة الغرباء
،واكتُبْهُ على إحدى صُخور الكهف
يا اسمي: سوف تكبَرُ حين أَكبَرُ
سوف تحمِلُني وأَحملُكَ
الغريبُ أَخُ الغريب
سنأخُذُ الأُنثى بحرف العِلَّةِ المنذور للنايات
يا اسمي: أَين نحن الآن؟
قل: ما الآن، ما الغدُ؟
ما الزمانُ وما المكانُ
وما القديمُ وما الجديدُ؟

سنكون يوماً ما نريدُ

لا الرحلةُ ابتدأتْ، ولا الدربُ انتهى
لم يَبْلُغِ الحكماءُ غربتَهُمْ
كما لم يَبْلُغ الغرباءُ حكمتَهمْ
،ولم نعرف من الأزهار غيرَ شقائقِ النعمانِ
:فلنذهب إلى أَعلى الجداريات
،أَرضُ قصيدتي خضراءُ، عاليةٌ
كلامُ الله عند الفجر أَرضُ قصيدتي
وأَنا البعيدُ
أَنا البعيدُ

في كُلِّ ريحٍ تَعْبَثُ امرأةٌ بشاعرها
خُذِ الجهةَ التي أَهديتني-
،الجهةَ التي انكَسَرَتْ
،وهاتِ أُنوثتي
لم يَبْقَ لي إلاّ التأمُّلُ في
تجاعيد البُحَيْرَة. خُذْ غدي عنّي
وهاتِ الأمس، واتركنا معاً
لا شيءَ، بَعدَكَ، سوف يرحَلُ
أَو يعودُ

وخُذي القصيدةَ إن أَردتِ-
فليس لي فيها سواكِ
خُذي «أَنا» كِ. سأُكْملُ المنفى
.بما تركَتْ يداكِ من الرسائل لليمامِ
فأيُّنا منا «أَنا» لأكون آخرَها؟
ستسقطُ نجمةٌ بين الكتابةِ والكلامِ
وتَنْشُرُ الذكرى خواطرها: وُلِدْنا
في زمان السيف والمزمار بين
.التين والصُبَّار. كان الموتُ أَبطأَ
كان أَوْضَح. كان هُدْنة عابرين
،على مَصَبِّ النهر. أَما الآن
فالزرُّ الإلكترونيُّ يعمل وَحْدَهُ. لا
قاتلٌ يُصْغي إلى قتلى. ولا يتلو
وصيَّتَهُ شهيدُ

من أَيِّ ريح جئتِ؟
قولي ما اسمُ جُرْحِكِ أَعرفِ
!الطُرُقَ التي سنضيع قيها مَرّتيْنِ
وكُلُّ نَبْضٍ فيكِ يوجعُني، ويُرْجِعُني
إلى زَمَنٍ خرافيّ. ويوجعني دمي
والملحُ يوجعني... ويوجعني الوريدُ

من جدارية محمود درويش التي كتبها عام 1999

رحمه الله

Y.C.

2008-07-28T15:54:00.001+03:00

Yousif Chahine

R.I.P

(25/1/1926 - 27/7/2008)

Nothing special!!!

2008-06-12T19:05:00.007+03:00

UPDATE from CHICAGO

(29/6/2008)

Last night my friends and I enjoyd a walk in the Millenium Park in Chicago where they had the TASTE OF CHICAGO festival. A great weather, very good food AND STEVIE WONDER's live concert in the park... need I say more?

Enjoy the Video

Update 2

1. Sick of the ugly weather here in Kuwait. In 12 days, i'll be leaving the country for a business trip to Chicago, where the International Planetarium Society conference is being held this year. This might be a good change for the boring rythm of my life here, but not that good also. I am a bit excited to meet some other participants which I've met in previous trips and became sort of friends. A 2 nights stop in New York is what I can't wait for. What could you possibly do in New York in a day & a half? Never enough.

Adler Planetarium, Chicago

2. The last time I went to the beach here in Kuwait (I guess sometime in May) was at the marina crescent beach. The beach was disturbingly dirty. It really was so polluted by people, left over food and cans and whatever you can imagine but a clean spot. Don't people really care?

3. Well, i'm not sure if this is true but i think i just noticed that Kuwait TV is the only TV (in the Gulf at least) that reports who dies every day. Am I mistaken? No other TVs list the names of dead people day by day, right? Well, it's just a thought, I don't even know why I thought about it?

د. أحمد الربعي في ذمة الله

2008-03-06T17:27:00.004+03:00

رحل عن دنيانا وبقي في قلوبنا وسيبقى إلى الأبد

المعلم والساحر والحبيب الذي لن يُعوَض

وأحد خيرة الرجال في العالم

د. أحمد الربعي

كلماتي لن تفيه حقه أبدا

شوقنا له سيظل جمرة حارقة

تلهب قلوبنا التي تعلمت التفاؤل منه كما تعلمت الكثير والكثير

دكتوري العزيز

ارحل في أمان الله

ونعدك بأن تظل باقياً معنا إلى الأبد

كان آخر لقاء لي معه في 21-5-2007 أو ربما كان اللقاء قبل الأخير

عدت بعده دامعة القلب والعين

وكتبت وبقلبي غصة

واليوم وبعد رحيله أكتب ويكتب أبي وتكتب أختي وغيرنا الكثير

ويبقى في قلوبنا أبدا دون أن توفيه كلماتنا حقه

رحمه الله وألهمنا وأهله الصبر والسلوان

Alfred Gamil

2008-02-11T01:13:00.000+03:00

أثناء بحثي عن (لا شيء معين) في اليوتيوب وجدت تسجيلا جميلا للفنانين ألفرد جميل و محمد علي خلال عزفهما لدويت على آلة الكمان وتذكرت تعرفي بفرقة قيثارة برئاسة الفنان العظيم ألفرد جميل حيث كان لي شرف حضور أمسيتين من أحلى الأمسيات التي حضرتهافي الكويت، وذلك في عام 2004 خلال مهرجان القرين الثقافي الحادي عشر. قمت بعدها بالتعرف على بعض من أعضاء هذه الفرقة التي لا تزال تربطني صداقة جميلة ببعض منهم أعتز بها إلى اليوم.
ثم قمت بعدها بزيارة لمصر آملة أن أستطيع حضور إحدى حفلاتهم في دار الأوبرا المصرية، ولكن لسوء حظي تعارضت مواعيد عروضهم مع مواعيد وجودي في القاهرة. ولكنني لا زلت أذكر الشرف الذي منحه لي الدكتور ألفرد جميل بسماحه لي بحضور بروفات هذا العرض في شقته الخاصة والذي يقال عنه (أي عن ألفرد جميل)أنه لا يسمح لأحد من خارج أعضاء الفرقة أيا كان بحضور بروفاته. استمتعت يومها جدا وأعطيته نسخة من تسجيل صوتي لحفل مهرجان القرين، ولم يكن يملك هذا التسجيل، ولا أزال حتى اليوم أحلم بلقاء هذا الفنان الكبير مرة أخرى وبحضور أي من عروضهم في دار الأوبرا أو في أي مكان في العالم.

وإليكم هذا اليوتيوب الذي عثرت عليه اليوم

WATCH THIS & ENJOY

OFF- TOPIC

Upgrade:

In this one, called Longa Yorgho, Alfred Gamil plays the notes one time from right to left and the other from left to right. Absolutely amazing.

Cristiana Pegoraro

2007-11-01T08:49:00.000+03:00

One of the most beautiful concerts I’ve ever been to, is the one I attended at Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamiya on the 29th 0f October 2007. It was called: ITHAKA, the Journey of Ulysses A piano as a vessel for discovering the Mediterranean Cristiana Pegoraro, the Italian composer & pianist, entertained us with her amazing performance. She introduced each piece of music by her sweet words that described the composer or/and the music.

The concert started at 7:00 pm with one of her own, ITHAKA: Sailing Away, followed by Mozart’s Turkish March, Liszt’s Serenade, Chopin’s Revolutionary, ITHAKA: Colors of Love and 3 Piazzola/Pegoraro’s Tangos: Chau Paris – Milonga del angel – Violintango.

After a short break, the second part of the show started. She played Chick Corea’s music of Children’s Songs, followed by the piece that touched me most; ITHAKA: The Wind and the Sea. Then 3 Lecuona’s Spanish Dances: Andalucia – Gitanerias – Malaguena.

Her last in the program was ITHAKA: Now I know. But after a long applause by the audience she played one last piece which I couldn’t manage to get the name of, but was absolutely amazing. Her fingers were dancing, more like flying over the piano’s keyboards.

She then said she didn’t want this to end by her being on stage and the audience in their seats, so she decided to meet us outside and sign her albums for whoever wants to, and to have chit-chats with us. She was sooo sweet, passionate, adorable….I simply fell in love with her.

It was a real wonderful night that kept me thinking and wondering: why don’t we have more classical music nights in Kuwait that often? For those who missed it (and missed the other program -which I missed too- the next day), you might be able to go and see her in Bahrain soon (in November). Concert days are as follows:

Sat., 11/03/07, 8:00 PM MANAMA, BAHRAIN Novotel Al Dana Resort

Sun., 11/04/07, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM – MASTER CLASS MANAMA, BAHRAIN Cultural Hall of theBahrain National Museum

Tue., 11/06/07, 8:30 PM MANAMA, BAHRAIN Cultural Hall of theBahrain National Museum

Today, I turned 37. Still young, ha?

زلزال... وزلزال

2007-08-19T21:33:00.000+03:00

الزلزال اللي ضرب الكويت مساء السبت ما يخوف

الزلزال اللي حاشني وهزني هز هو التصرف المشين لأمن الدولة مع 2 من خيرة شباب الكويت

لمعرفة التفاصيل

اقرأ... ساحة الصفاة

ونحن نصرخ معكم

أطلقوا سراح بشار

وآه يا بلد آه

:وإلى جاسم نقول

الحمد لله على السلامة

وخطاك السو

Fun, Fun, Fun... Part 2

2007-08-01T00:22:00.000+03:00

A Day at

Kubbar

The last post was about Um Al-Maradim, So how about Kubbar now? come on , I know it's almost the same, but it's SUMMER. What am I supposed to write about? It's too hot to even think about something to write about... Ufff, I know I'm lazy. But here goes Kubbar...

Nunu with her friend Dana

Omar

and of course, the rest is Beedo

Fun, Fun, Fun

2007-07-19T20:59:00.000+03:00

No that's not the title, the title is Hanan's

oh, and the text also, i don't have time to write,

im going out for my coffee

ونبيها خمسة

ياسمين

نونو

أدري نونو بنتي بس ياسمين صورها أحلى

بدون تعليق

هم بعد بدون تعليق

ما عندي إلا أغنية

2007-07-08T13:22:00.000+03:00

أمنية

اتخاذ القرار شيء صعب جدا

مع حبي

2007-05-23T01:04:00.000+03:00

في 21-5-2007 حضرنا أمسية شعرية مع الدكتور الحبيب أحمد الربعي بمصاحبة أنغام العود الجميلة

استرجعت في هذه الليلة أحلى أيامي في الجامعة

عندما كان الدكتور يقرا لنا بعض الأشعار أحيانا بدلا من المحاضرة بإلقائه الجميل

في هذه الليلة وبمقر رابطة الأدباء كان الفرق أن بو قتيبة الذي كان بالنسبة لي رمزا للتفاؤل

فقد الكثير من هذه الصفة التي لازمته طوال حياته التي عرفناه بها

ولكن

لا يزال هو الشخص الأجمل

دكتوري العزيز

لا زلت أذكر كم هزني إلقاؤك لشعر أمل دنقل وبالذات

أوراق الغرفة 8 و ضد من

لقد حركت فيني مشاعر وأحاسيس كنت أخالها ماتت لدي

قد لا تسعفني لغتي للتعبير عما جاش بنفسي في هذه اللحظات القصيرة

أعتذر منك

فأي كلمات هنا لا يمكن أن تصف شعوري - وشعور جميع الحاضرين بالتأكيد

لك مني ومن كل محبيك تحية عطرة زكية

وتمنيات بالشفاء العاجل

مع حبي

i have 3 videos downloaded at my youtube account for that night so far.

i promise i'll download the rest as soon as possible.

Who's Nabila?

2007-04-29T21:02:00.000+03:00

Last night I met Ayya, Walladah & my sisters (Shurouq & Hanan) at Chocolate Bar AlBede3 for coffee (and chocolate dips of course).

I just want to mention how happy I was to see Ayya & Walladah, although I spent only a little time with Walladah (since i was late as usual), but still good to see them after a long time. Alia, you've been missed, get well soon dear. We had a great time there (Hey guys, why can't we always do those kinds of gatherings?) Ayya, Have a safe trip and good luck in your case(s).

Anyways, after we decided to leave I jumped into my car to meet another friend, one of my closest, when Shurouq called asking me if I knew who I was named after?!

Since I was a kid, my Dad told me that I was named (Nabila) after one of his students, which he liked very much. For a while, I thought she used to be an Egyptian classmate at Cairo University where he used to study, but very recently, i knew that he was her teacher at Kuwait University and just today i knew she's Bahraini (for all that long, i thought she was Egyptian- well the name sounds Egyptian, don't you think so?)

Well, she was in one Bahraini newspaper (Al-Ayyam) and this was going to be the first time for me to see her. (I couldn't wait till I get home to see it).

So here comes the other NABILA:

Nabila Al Khayyer

She is an artist and she's gorgeous, isn't she? :)
I mean for her age? Well if I was born in 1970 and she was a university student back then, how old do you think she is now?

Off-topic subject:

قرأت مما قرأته في كتاب ابنتي للتربية الإسلامية (والذي يدرس لفتيات في عمر الزهور) الكتاب هو الجزء الثاني للصف الخامس أي أن أعمار البنات اللاتي تدرسن هذا الكتاب لاتتجاوز الحادية عشر.

يقول الحديث المذكور في صفحة 73 من الكتاب

"إذا استيقظ أحدكم من نومه فلا يغمس يده في إناء حتى يغسلها ثلاثا، فإنه لا يدري أين باتت يده"

وبنتي تسألني

ماما يعني وين باتت يده؟

بالله عليكم، شارد عليها؟

Dr. Al-Rubei

2007-02-19T10:13:00.000+03:00

Dar Al-Athar al-Islamiyyah

Cordially invites you to a lecture

To be given by:

H.E. Dr. Ahmed al-Rubei

(Former Minister of Higher Education)

“The Beginning and Evolution of Arab Islamic Science... A Primary Reading”

[Lecture in Arabic]

Date: Monday, 19 February, 2007

Time: 7:00 pm

Place: Al-Maidan Cultural Centre – Abdullah al-Salem School,

Maidan Hawalli, Near al Sha’ab Leisure Park.

Tel: 5636528 / 5636561 Fax: 5653006

E-mail: membership@darmuseum.org.kw

Moderated by: Dr. Faisal al-Kanderi

Our New Year in Luxor

2007-01-11T10:32:00.000+03:00

Although it was first at Hanan, Alia & White Wings, but i guess I have to post more pictures from Luxor, as we enjoyed 3 - 4 days there starting from the very first hours of 2007.
It was so hard to choose some pictures out of 1500 pictures, so I'll leave you to Flickr, enjoy...

Shurouq, you were helarious, thanks for the great times you gave us there. Hanan, I wouldn't have been there if you weren't my sister, thank you too.

Beedo, you always make my day, love you.

أحلى الأماني بالعيد والعام الجديد

2006-12-30T13:12:00.000+03:00

عيدكم مبارك

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وكل عام وأنتم بخير

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وأخيرا مبروك

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ليش شوفة ناس من طرف الحبايب الغايبين تفرح القلب؟

B.L.A.C.K.

2006-12-11T00:41:00.000+03:00

It's not just a black shape,
It's a black wound in my heart, or a dark path into my future...
What is it for you?

نتريق مع خبر من القبس

2006-11-11T09:59:00.000+03:00

I was reading Al-Qabas this morning when i read this, but can anyone tell me what this related chart means?

Today's Song

صباحكم ورد

2006-11-07T08:02:00.000+03:00

الجو وايد حلو وايد تعالوا نتريق بره

أغنية اليوم

هذه تجربة لأني صار لي فترة مو قادرة أستعمل البلوغ سايت مالي

so is it working fine? i hope so

عيدكم مبارك

2006-10-23T14:03:00.000+03:00

الله يهداها حياة الفهد
خلت عيدنا أوله دموع
كنا البارحة في كبر
وطافتنا الحلقة الأخيرة من الفرية
شفنا التسجيل اليوم الصبح
وهات يا دموع
بس بصراحة
خوش مسلسل

شلون العيد وياكم؟

خبر حلو

2006-09-17T01:01:00.000+03:00

أحلى خبر سمعته أثناء سفرة العمل هذه إلى البرتغال

عودة حبيبنا الدكتور أحمد الربعي إلى الكويت سالما

وأسوأ ما في ذلك أنني لم أكن مع المستقبلين كي نحمله على أكتافنا فهذا أقل ما نستطيع فعله لهذا الرجل العظيم

بو قتيبة: الحمد لله على سلامتك
تو ما نورت الكويت

ذهب الليل... طلع الفجر

2006-09-08T22:07:00.000+03:00

Happy 2nd Birthday Beedo (9/9/2006)

My niece's first school days

2006-09-08T01:55:00.000+03:00

Did you ever wonder how kids feel on their first day(s) at school? Can you imagine what might they be thinking when sitting in a class and the teacher is speaking about something that is too boring for them?

Do you remember your first school days? i remember i loved going to school and making new friends (most of my friends were teachers not kids). I even went visiting some teachers at home, they used to take me with them, i guess i was adorable (blush). The thing is i don't remember how my daughter (an only child of mine) felt when i first took her to school!!! she was only 9 months and she went to a nursary in Scotland, as i was a student there (how bad can mothers be, huh?)

So, what was your worst day ever at school? Answers are valid for any school level...

Yasmeen's First School Days

Adieu Mahfouz

2006-08-31T02:38:00.000+03:00

Naguib Mahfouz

The only arabic winner of Nobel Prize for Literature is dead...
It's so sad, i almost cried when i heard the news...
Mahfouz's novels affected me as they did for so many other people
I don't think any writer can replace him in Egypt or in the whole Arabic region

Let's wish him mercy and happy ending...

My Diaries in Greece

2006-08-17T19:19:00.000+03:00

This post is dedicated to Pepsi-Guy.

Back to blogger's world after a short vacation. It feels good.
Well, I was on vacation in Greece (after my buisness trip to Australia had been cancelled for like 1000 reasons :-( )

So here comes a little diary of my days in Greece:

Aug. 5th Arrival to Athens, Greece.

Aug. 5th - 7th Plaza Resort Hotel- Anavyssos Beach in Sounio Ave. Quiet nice hotel but far from the down town, which is good for relaxation. Swimming and tanning was all i've done.

Aug. 7th Ferry to Mykonos Island.

Aug. 7th - 12th Mykonos Island.
Crazy... splendor... romantic... awsome... with beautiful half-naked guys (and girls). Full of life night and day.
I stayed in a hotel called Anastasia Village, which was like small challets on a sandy beach of Kalafatis. (I hope I got the name right). They had morning exercises inside the sea everymorning, followed by some other beach activities which include beach volley-ball, rowing, sail boats, in addition to some groups water games. Of course I was too lazy to participate in any of these (except rowing for 30 minutes - one day only). I preferred regular swimming and sun-tanning in their nice weather. Oh, and as a Kuwaiti, couldn't resist staring at the firm figures I'm surrounded with, wondering if I'll ever have a nice figure?!!! (in my dreams). They also had afternoon exercises on the outdoor swimming pool that overlooked the beach.
My accomodation was a room in one of those white and blue challets with a small sea view balcony, which I loved.

Amazing island... white houses with blue or red doors and window frames... I hired a motorbike to cruise around through the island, and visit other beaches there. One of wich was Paradise Beach... great activities as well... and some HOT italian guys... not to mention the very good DJ and the delicious food. It has an everynight party and crazy stuff (I'll leave details here to your own imagination). One of these was the Full Moon Party Night.

Well, if you're not a party-type person, you can go to the town. Shopping in the narrow streets with tiny cafeterias and restaurants and watching (or buying) some handcrafts, looking for souvenirs is also an enjoyment.I tried different restaurants with different cuizines there but I LOVED the Greek cuizine. It's sooo tasty.

Aug. 12th Ferry to Port of Piraeus, Athens. Center Athens this time.
Hotel: Athens Imperial.

Aug. 13th Morning: A visit to Acropoli to see the Acropolis - Great civilization... How could they build such things? with no sources of technology back then?! Always surprises me, whenever I go and see these temples, open theatres, sanctuaries and so. Thinking of God's capability of creating such people, i had my lunch at God's Restaurant. (The weather is tooo hot). Then I did some shopping in Plaka, the old town shops of antiques, T-shirts and handcrafts.
Afternoon: Athens By Night Tour. We visited some famous buildings and monuments and saw some towns... had a snack in a small cafe in the Port of Piraeus. It served some sea food, so the place was full of cats I could hardly leave my feet on the ground. (Yes, I do get scared of cats, so what?). At the end of the tour we had dinner in one of the Folklore Dancing restaurants. Do I need to say that I fell in love with the main dancer? the lead? Oh, I LOVED him.

Aug. 14th Full Day Tour To Delphi.
Delphi, North of Athens. 23 years ago, I went to that place in the mountains, but I couldn't remember anything but their special honey which they made and sell. I remember mom buying some and taking back with us to Kuwait. It was the best honey I ever tasted. Unfortunately, this honey factory does not exist anymore, but you know what? people don't come up here on this mountan to buy honey, they come to visit the Temple of Apollo. What's wrong with me? Anyway, monuments, historical sites, Apollo's Temple, open theatre, the view of the valley all looked wonderful although climbing to the top of the mountain was a pain in the ass in this hot weather.
Back to the hotel at 7:30 pm. It was too late for shopping and too early for bed, so what would you do? Go have a meal of course, even if you don't feel hungry. Someone who stays in the same hotel and went to the same tour suggested dinner at a cafe on the beach and so we it happened. The music and the food were undescribable.

Aug. 15th Day of Departure.
My flight was in the evening (6:00 pm). I was gonna go shopping (you know last day shopping is a must for us girls), but unfortunately, it was a bank's holiday, so all the shopping centers were closed. The only ones that were open were the ones in Plaka, the old town, so I thought: "why not?, it's shopping, after all".
At 4:00 pm I left to the Airport heading back to Kuwait via Dubai. Emirates Airlines are the best, no doubt. Oh, and since I work in a planetarium, what I most like about the plane (apart from the excellent service they have) is that they have lighting stars on the ceiling just as those you see in a planetarium, so that when the lights go off, you see a sky-like ceiling.

Aug. 16th 3:00 am Landed in Kuwait.

The best part about having a vacation though, is that when you come back to Bloggers'Land(even if you had your laptop with you, but since there was no time to be wasted on laptops) you get to read 3 posts with their comments of Shurouq's.
Sis, I love you.

PS. Did I mention that I had my first Diving experience in Mykonos Island? A hell of an experience. Can't wait till I do it again.

For more pictures see my Flickr account

Note: I tried so many times to upload pictures to this post but it's not happening.. sorry guys.

وقال الشعب كلمته

2006-07-09T01:58:00.000+03:00

بدون هذرة
بس صور

P.S.This post was in "Drafts" before I leave Kuwait to Greece, I just remembered it so I am posting it anyway. Sorry for the delay

كلنا معاك يا بوهلال

2006-07-07T16:30:00.001+03:00

VERY BAD NEWS
حرق سور منزل أمين عام التحالف الوطني الديموقراطي
07 / 07 / 2006 01:48

يا بعد جبدي يا بوهلال

خطاك السو

سر ونحن معك في طريق الإصلاح

ولا تهمك تصرفات الحثالة

وطني الكويت سلمت للمجد

ونشوفكم الليلة في ساحة الإرادة

لنسمعهم صوتنا

2006-07-05T23:53:00.000+03:00

لنسمعهم صوتنا

نبي حكومة بلا عناصر الفساد والتأزيم

نبي مجلس برئاسة وطنية تمثل الشعب ولا تمثل عليه

وهم نبيها خمسة

لنسمعهم صوتنا كما أسمعناهم من قبل

ساحة الإرادة - مقابل مجلس الأمة
الجمعة ٧ يوليو2006

الساعة الثامنة والنصف مساء

البس البرتقالي واحضر

After all Jamal wins? What a shame!!!

2006-06-30T21:31:00.000+03:00

بعد كل المعارضة والتظاهر ضد جمال العمر وشراء الأصوات

هم يفوز؟

والله ديرة بطيخ

شوفوا بعض الفيديوات اللي قدرت أصورها قبل دخولنا المخفر وداخل المخفر

To all of you guys who participated in this

I give all my love, and hope the sun will rise after all

Do not give up, we'll all be there for you, and for our beloved KUWAIT

بحر ... بحر ... بحر

2006-06-02T18:43:00.000+03:00

أبي شمس
أبي أسافر
أبي بحر
أبي أسافر
أبي طراد
أبي أسافر
أبي إجازة
أبي أسافر
أبي تخلص الانتخابات

أبي أسافر

أبي حكومة نظيفة
أبي أسافر
أبي أخفف وزني
أبي أسافر
أبي أحضر حفلات حلوة
أبي أسافر

وأخيرا هذا صيد إخواني اليوم من البحر
وبالتحديد من قارروه وامديره

4th Ring Road

2006-05-26T18:43:00.000+03:00

صحيح إن زحمة الدائري الرابع مو طبيعية

وتلوع الجبد، ولكن

العمال اللي يشتغلون على بناء الجسر الجديد هناك شغالين ليل نهار

بس حبيت أقول لهم

الله يعطيكم العافية

More Pictures?

2006-05-24T09:29:00.000+03:00

ليلة الإرادة -ب

كنا لاهيين بالهيصة وماكان فيه وقت ننزل الصور

والحين بطالية قلنا ياللا...

هذي صور ليالي الإرادة

ليلة الإرادة - أ

2006-05-16T18:04:00.000+03:00

صور من ليلة الإرادة

5 For Kuwait & Nawal

2006-05-06T01:29:00.000+03:00

بعد ما رحنا مسيرة
5

لأجل الكويت
وفاتني أهني 2 من أعز أصحابي وحبايبي بعيد ميلادهم اليوم
وبعد الوجوه الحلوة اللي شفناها واللي انشالله تكون بفايدة (من أجل دوائر 5)

مثل حبيبي عموري

وبعد ما خاب أملي في إني أفضفض وأقص كل شي صار لي اليوم لتوأم روحي

(يعني بعد ما اندقرت)

قعدت في البيت أشوف نوال وأحلام

على روتانا

Live

وسمعت أغنية وايد عجبتني لنوال

تقول:

إلا بازعل

لو تصد عني وترحل

هممم،،، ما أقدر أحب أحلام

نوال وايد غير

واللا انتوا شرايكم؟

آخر كلام

Stallion, iDip, Nunu, Papillona, Ayya, Walladah... it was nice meeting u all guys

(wasn't this something or what? So who'll make it to Diwan Al Sager tomorrow?)

2006-04-08T18:41:00.000+03:00

Today's Question:
How do you turn a "love" relationship into just a friendship?

A dedication to my special "FRIEND"

If you go away,
on this summer day
Then you might as well
take the sun away
All the birds that flew
in the summer sky
When our love was new
and our hearts were high
When the day was young
and the night was long
And the moon stood still
for the night birds' song
If you go away,
if you go away,
if you go away
But if you stay,
I'll make you a day
Like no day has been
or will be again
We'll sail the sun,
we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees
and worship the wind
Then if you go,
I'll understand
Leave me just enough love
to hold in my hand
If you go away,
if you go away,
if you go away...
If you go away,
as I know you will
You must tell the world
to stop turning till
You return again,
if you ever do
For what good is love
without loving you
Can I tell you now
as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly
till the next hello
If you go away,
if you go away,
if you go away...
But if you stay
I'll make you a night
Like no night has been
or will be again
I'll sail on your smile,
I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes
that I love so much
But if you go
I won't cry
Though the good is gone
from the word goodbye
If you go away,
if you go away,
if you go away...
If you go away
as I know you must
There'll be nothing left
in the world to trust
Just an empty room
full of empty space
Like the empty look
I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow
of your dog
If I thought you might have kept me
by your side
If you go away,
if you go away,
if you go away.....

(Shirley Bassey's, one of my favourite songs ever)

في ذمة الله

2006-03-28T11:35:00.000+03:00

خالد النفيسي 1937 - 2006

الله يرحمه

أمتعنا الفنان خالد النفيسي كثيرا في حياته

وبوفاته فقدنا أحد أعمدة الفن الخليجي

ما ننسى له

"إلى أبي وأمي مع التحية"

ولا مسرحياته

"بيت بو صالح"

"حرم سعادة الوزير"

"حامي الديار"

وغيرها الكثير

الله يرحمه ويغمد روحه الجنة

آمين

أوراق الغرفة 8

2006-02-20T15:04:00.000+03:00

هفت علي ذكرى أيام جامعة الكويت

أشهر قبل الغزو

سنة 1990

ومع إني كنت طالبة رياضيات

إلا أن أكثر المحاضرات اللي كنت أستلذ فيها

هي محاضرات الدكتور الشاعري أحمد الربعي

في إحدى هذه الجلسات الجميلة

اختار الدكتور أن يقرأ لنا أبيات من ديوان الشاعر

أمل دنقل

كتبها وهو على فراش الموت

ومن يومها وأنا مغرمة بهذا الشاعر

كما أغرمت بالربعي (مع أنني لم أكن من طلبته الممتازين)

قرأ لنا الدكتور بصوته الساحر قصيدتين عميقتي المعاني

إحداهما زهور من أوراق الغرفة 8:

وسلالٍ من الورد

ألمحها بين إغفاءةٍ وإفاقةْ

وعلى كل باقة

اسمُ حاملها في بطاقة

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تتحدث لي الزهراتُ الجميلةُ

أن أعينها اتسعت - دهشة

لحظة القطفِ

لحظة القصفِ

لحظة إعدامها في الخميلةْ

تتحدث لي

أنها سقطت من على عرشها في البساتين

ثم أفاقت على عَرضِها في زجاج الدكاكين

أو بين أيدي المنادين

حتى اشترتها اليدُ المتفضلةُ العابرةْ

تتحدث لي

كيف جاءت إليّ

وأحزانها الملكية ترفع أعناقها الخضرَ

كي تتمنى لي العمرَ

وهي تجود بأنفاسها الآخرةْ

كلُّ باقة

بين إغماءةٍ وإفاقة

تتنفس مثليَ بالكادِ ثانيةً ثانيةْ

وعلى صدرها حملت راضيةْ

اسمَ قاتلها في بطاقةْ

Tagged for the 1st time

2006-02-19T19:08:00.000+03:00

Tagged for the 1st time by SH64

7 things to do before I die:

1- Get my PhD in Maths
2- Get a well-paid job
3- See my daughter happy at all times
4- Go to New York with loads of money to spend
5- Buy a house in Canary Islands for my daughter
6- Meet Khaled al-Sheikh (Hey you, do NOT laugh)
7- Learn more languages

7 things I cannot do:

1- Be a good mother
2- Watch a movie in my bed without falling asleep (no matter how exciting the movie is)
3- Get my PhD in Maths :/
4- Say no to mom when she wants me to play cards with her (although i'm getting sick of it)
5- Loose weight and get in shape
6- Be rich
7- Be a well-organized person

7 things I say:

1- xxxxxx
2- xxxxxx
3- xxxxxx
4- xxxxxx
5- xxxxxx
6- xxxxxx
7- xxxxxx

(Sorry but i can't say the words i always say, أخلاقي ما تسمح لي )

7 films I have loved:

OK now this is a hard one 'cause there are sooooo many movies i love & i might not recall now, but i'll try)

1- Legends of the Fall
2- Munich
3- The Godfather
4- Saving Private Ryan
5- Awakenings
6- The Pianist (Amoot Feeh)
7- The English Patient

7 things that attract me:

1- Broadway Shows
2- Sandy Beaches
3- Nice movies
4- Piano music (even the not so good ones)
5- Ameen Ma'louf's books
6- Sex & the City
7- Sweets

Phuket, Noor & Pussy

2006-02-19T16:48:00.000+03:00

3 - 10 February 2006...
A one-week vacation in Phuket, Thailand... & the beautiful beaches was not a bad idea after all. I never thought I'd like it. I always prefer Europe or New York. But for a low-budget vacation Phuket was a reasonable choice. Nice sandy beaches... interesting tours to close-by islands... James Bond Island... Phi Phi Island.

Every morning we (my friend & I) decide to go a night show like one called "Phuket FantaSea Show" which I read that it's like a Vegas Style Show, but after a long day at the beach and neighboring islands, we can't make it and prefer to go for a walk in Patong beach streets, trying to figure out who's gay and who's not :) Or get a nice relaxing treatment in the Holiday Inn Spa.

Came back to Kuwait and got shocked by the local news, which i chose not to really care about during my vacation.

Trying Parasailing for the first time in my life. Awesome!!! (walla it's me)

وعلى صعيد آخر،،،
شصار على نور الشريف وبوسي؟
ترى أنا وايد زعلانة عليهم

ولا يطوفكم
بو مريوم 's post, i just loved it !!! (That's the one dated 18/2/2006)

الشفا من الله

2006-01-24T17:06:00.000+03:00

الله يشافيك يا شيخ سعد

بس ليش رسالة التنحية جاءت متأخرة؟

شالسالفة؟؟؟

2006-01-24T16:10:00.000+03:00

أنا من وفاة بابا جابر الله يرحمه وأنا مالي خلق أكتب شي، كل شي كئيب وبايخ ويعور في الكويت حاليا. لكن ودي أعرف الصاج من الكاذب في هالأخبار اللي تغلي في الكويت.

تقول أخبار العربية أن مجلس الوزراء عزل الشيخ سعد قبل وصول خطاب التنحي بدقيقة واحدة.
شالسالفة؟

أحد يفسر لي

Tata's Hair and Happy Eid to All

2006-01-09T13:56:00.000+03:00

I was reading Tata Botata's blog this morning when my niece Y -who has nice curly hair- came along and stared at the screen. She goes: "Why are you having half of my picture on your computer?" I laughed. She said: "I know because you love me , Sa7?"

Hsain Jassim

2005-12-30T12:55:00.000+03:00

Hsain Jassim (28-12-2005)

حضرت يوم الأربعاء الماضي حفل ختام مهرجان القرين الثاني عشر، وكانت ليلة الفنان القدير حسين جاسم مع الفرقة الوطنية الكويتية للموسيقى

حسين جاسم من مواليد 1944، حاصل على دبلوم معهد المعلمين - شعبة الموسيقى عام 1967، متزوج ولديه من الأبناء خمسة - ثلال بنات وولدان. عمل مدرسا للتربية الموسيقية من عام 1967 ولمدة 12 سنة ثم صار وكيلا لمدة 14 سنة. ثم ناظرا منذ 1994 حتى 2002، حيث تقاعد من الوظيفة

بدأ حياته الفنية في عام 1967من خلال مشاركته في الأنشطة الفنية والموسيقية التي كانت تقام في معهد المعلمين، فقدم الأغنية الدينية والوطنية، بالإضافة إلى الأدوار والموشحات وغيرها من فنون الطرب الأصيل

ثم اتجه إلى الإذاعة الكويتية وشارك في أوبريت غنائي بعنوان "المنبوذ"، وانطلق بعد ذلك منها كمطرب

:من أشهر أغانيه

يا إلــه الكون

أوبريت شعلة العلم

أيا غالي يا بو الموقة

الفرحة طابت

يا ناعم العود

توني عرفتك زين

يا معيريس

حكاية بحار

شاوصف فيك شاخللي منك

حلفت عمري

شمعة الجلاس

وغيرها الكثير

في عام 1974 اعتزل الغناء أو ابتعد عنه ثم عاد بعد تحرير الكويت بمجموعة من الأغاني الوطنية منها "هلت أعياد النصر يا كويت" كما أعاد تصوير أغنيته العاطفية "حلفت عمري". كما شارك في أوبريت "القادة" بمناسبة انعقاد مؤتمر قمة قادة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي في الكويت عام 1991

:غنى في هذه الليلة ثلاث أغنيات هي

حلفت عمري

(يا ناعم العود (مع ابنه أحمد حسين

صوت السهارى

"وختمها برابعة هي مقطع من أغنية عبد الوهاب "كل ده كان ليه

أقول بدع؟ شوية عليه

It was soooo good
For you guys who missed it: You did miss a unique night of authentic Kuwaiti art.

(I wanted to link a video clip of one of the songs but didn't know how to do it. Anyone can tell me how to have a URL for any clips saved on my computer and hence how to attach it?)

Happy New Year to all of you.
Any suggestions of where to spend New Year's Eve?

2005-12-10T01:26:00.000+03:00

My very best blogger

(& my best source of information)is back to posting. I'm soo happy to see her back.

It's almost 2 am and i feel like walking. The weather is so nice and i had a big meal at 6 pm. I'm stuffed, Do you think i should go walking now? I have an important meeting at work in 6 hours and i can't sleep now. I know i'll be sleepy around 4 or 5 and i won't have enough time to sleep. Eee shasawee? I'm too tensed i can't sleep. I've been working for 11 hours (of course i took a 45 min. break to chill and have my meal). And still i don't know if my boss will like the work done.

I'm sooo in love with this kid. Don't you think he's cute?

Last but not least: I went to a beautiful concert last Tuesday at al-Hashemi II - Radisson SAS. It was the Embassy of Belgium, in collaboration with the Kuwait Chamber Philharmonia, who presented a special Chamber Concert by:

The Simoens Trio

The Simoens Trio is represented by three sisters who, since 2002 have established and developed a fine reputation as young and talented musicians:

Katrijn Simoens - piano,

An Simoens - violin, and

Veerle Simoens - cello.

They well-played music from Hayden, Dvorak, Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich.Several prized were awarded to them and they released their first CD in September 2005 with work from Joseph Hayden, Robert Schumann, Bohuslav Martinu and Frederic Devreese.

Was a beautiful night. I just wished i had my sisters there with me.

The American Hospital

2005-12-04T18:26:00.000+03:00

"...These men! Who are they? Are they diplomats? Are they politicians? Merchants? No! These men have come here to teach us, and the Lord knows we are as ignorant as donkeys. They will build a hospital and take care of our sick. Everybody dies today. But when these men come, we shall have our sick attended to. The doctor wants something. I don't know what it is but I want to say publicly that whatever he wants, I am going to give it to him."

So spoke Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah - the 6th ruler of Kuwait (1896-1915), known as "Mubarak the Great" or "Mubarak Al Kabeer" - to his people, at the time the Arabian Mission of the Reformed Church of America was established in Kuwait.
Sheikh Mubarak prudently saw the advantages of setting up a hospital in Kuwait and was its greatest patron.
Although the original piece of land for the Mission compound was paid for by the Arabian Mission itself, Sheikh Mubarak donated an extra acre to square off the property.

Now despite his impolite speech, the man was GREAT. Could you imagine what could happen nowadays if such a mission was to do her job in Kuwait? I mean they would act as

لجنة التعريف بغير الإسلام

إذا كانوا المسلمين نفسهم مو بالعين بعض وكل واحد ينتقد دين الثاني وطقوسه. شراح يصير لو مثلا وجدت بعثة للتبشير باليهودية في الكويت؟

I've been quite busy lately preparing for Al Qurain Festival so I kinda swept away with the American Hospital thing. Preserving historical buildings is something we should thank the government for taking care of but ........ (Can you finish the sentence?)

After all it is a beautiful building

وحسافة فيه يظل بلا معنى

يا ريت المعرض يكون شي يسوى ويستاهل الافتتاح في مهرجان القرين

By the way, if any of you guys could get any information of where i might find any old pictures of the American Hospital. it would be much appreciated.

Tom & Jerry

2005-11-16T18:38:00.000+03:00

I still love this cartoon.
What would you say if I asked you which one is closer to you, Tom or Jerry?

I'm at work and Im bored. Any suggestions other than watching Tom & Jerry? (No TV at work).

Is it true that we are safe and Birds Flu is not affecting anyone in Kuwait?

My 35th Birthday

2005-11-02T21:32:00.000+03:00

Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 35 years old. I do not have those ugly feelings of growing old. But i realized that i didn't get my Masters degree yet. I was supposed to do so a long time ago, but i guess i've always been so lazy. Why? I always have reasons to come up with. When i first went to Scotland to get my University degree, I had a 9 months old daughter, and i did it. With all the troubles i had in my life, all the difficulties, and all the long lonely nights with a crying baby. I guess it was part of my stubborness. Some people who knew me kept telling me I might not be able to do it and that I'll get back to Kuwait after a short while. Well, maybe they did a good job letting me go, YO PEOPLE, GET LOST I CAN MAKE IT. Now I'm 35 and my daughter is almost 9. Is it too hard to get the Masters degree? Can I get rid of my lazyness? Am I prepared financially to do it? since I'm not sure if I can still take it through our Ministry of Higher Education. I lost my trust in them since they made me study one extra year after my BsC in science. I took the Honours degree when they told me that this would make elligible to get a scholarship for my Masters. Nonesence. I don't regret taking that extra year though. I loved Scotland and made good friends there. Studying Physics was not that bad also. but hey, I really want to do the Masters now.
Apart from this, I had a great birthday and was surrounded with my beloved family & friends all day long. At night we went to Khaimat Marina and had our (Ghabga) with the Eastern band. They were singing AbdelHaleem's (3o'balak youm meeladk) and i was swaying with the music and almost dancing (If you call the crab I did dancing). See? I'm still young and healthy and still can dance ;)
To you guys who were always there for me: Thank you and wish you all the best always...
(Sisters, Alia, Nida... I love you sooo much)

Eid

2005-10-22T13:15:00.000+03:00

EID is coming soon, & I hate social activities. I've been thinking where to hide during those 3 days, but -at the same time- feeling guilty about my daughter. Should I take her somewhere and act as a good mother? I know I'm not, but I like pretending. The thing is she has to see her dad at some point, since we're separated, divorced. I'm not sure if he'll have time to see her or not, but she's expecting him to take her out one day. He's good in giving promises, not in keeping them, though. I might have to be at work on EID so I hope he does his job of taking care of her, Any suggestions of where i can take her when i'm free?

The Mayonnaise Jar and Coffee

2005-09-09T05:47:00.000+03:00

THE MAYONNAIS JAR AND COFFEE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar… and the coffee…

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an infamous "yes".
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things. Your family, your children, your faith, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions.
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter. Your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the office represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Please share this with someone nice.

I JUST DID.

Einstein & Family

2005-09-01T18:37:00.000+03:00

"I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes FEEL that I am right. I do not KNOW that I am."
- Albert Einstein

Good FRIENDS are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.
Well that's what they say, but my friend says: there's nothing like gathering with your family whom you haven't seen in a long time. She broke my heart with her tears when she remembered them. She has to live in Kuwait while her family is in Lebanon. A short visit to them wasn't good enough. It actually made it worse, as she said.

Well, for you guys -who live with your families AND complain about it- try for once to appreciate it.
A word in your ears: "I wish i can live alone after all"

2005-08-24T16:49:00.000+03:00

Hello people,
This is my first post