Archive for May, 2006
I must admit, I never really cared for Arabic or Middle Eastern music until I left Bahrain for the first time, when I studied abroad in the States between 2000 and 2003. While I was there, I suddenly began to miss Middle Eastern music (Arabic and Persian music). I listened to everything Middle Eastern and […]
Since I started this diet I’m on three days ago; I’ve been having strange dreams. I don’t know if it’s the lack of food (or the actual lack of sleep I’m getting because of staying up so late TRYING to study). Here are some scenese that are playing through my head:
1. Scene 1: I’m driving […]
Here are the nightmares of a little boy, who has been terrified of school and other things for two decades of his life (mind you, he’s still a little boy).
1. Just realizes he has a big midterm exam TOMORROW.
2. Gets dissed for “not paying attention” to those around him, particularly those he should be paying attention to.
3. Wants […]
Things that blew my mind away today
0 Comments Published by hasan May 18th, 2006 in Haruki Murakami, Embarrassment, J. Robert Lennon, anti-Batelco-campaign.Here are some things that blew my mind away today, many times over:-
1. I finished reading a short story by J. Robert Lennon called “Eight Pieces for the the Left Hand” in the collection of stories in 2005’s “The Best American Short Stories” (Edited by Michael Chabon). It’s short stories like this particular one that […]
Example of Bahraini “A’ami-poetry” Garbage
0 Comments Published by hasan May 15th, 2006 in Bahrain, garbage, NOT art.I don’t usually get offended by “literature” or art of any kind.. But, when I read this so-called poem on an email forwarded to me, I started to fume. Basically, this “poem” (translating to “Girls of 2006″) in a way states that in our current time, GIRLS/WOMEN dress badly, misbehave and are very superficial and act […]
The Things I had to Go Through to Write this Entry!!!
0 Comments Published by hasan May 8th, 2006 in daily life.I haven’t made an entry on this blog for a while, so I thought I’d write today in the first chance I get. Here’s what I had to go through (today alone) to write this entry ~
I didn’t get much sleep; went to my sword class and trained for 6 hours. It was raining REALLY […]