Music is my mood-altering drug of choice. Even in school, when a teacher would occasionally assign students to memorize and recite a poem. I found the poetry boring by itself, and would take the poem home, come up with a tune to go with the words, then go to class the next day and sing [...]

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I am answering MMM’s tag by listing 6 of my quirks, but I’m going to restrict myself to one topic, television!
1. Viewing Time: On average I watch about 20 minutes of live TV per week, and even then only because I happen to be in the living room when one of my sisters is watching.
2. [...]

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I was napping when I heard a knock. I reluctantly got up, and opened the door only to find a total stranger. He introduced himself and explained he’s from out of town, and works with my sister. We shook hands and then without further introductions he asked me what I do, and who I work [...]

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One of the new words I learned when I started working in Amman is (Asfeen). My colleagues define it as (anyone who says something negative about another employee to their supervisor). Personally I would qualify that definition to (anyone who complains to the employee’s supervisor without first trying to work out the problem directly with [...]

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I was born in Jerusalem. My father was born in Hebron, and my mother in Nablus. I lived half my 31 years in Ramallah. My full name is Hani Yaser Amer Ali Ismaeil Obaid. The Ali Ismaeil part repeats 13 times. The last Ali-Ismaeil-Ali trio moved to Dubai a few years back. I have family [...]

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Yesterday, 3 colleagues and I were on lunch break and headed for a restaurant. It was 1PM and too hot for my taste. On the way, we saw a horse tied to a tree. The horse seemed to be looking directly at us. For a moment I could have sworn it said: Help!
Nearly 45 minutes [...]

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