The Good Diet Philosophy

I used to eat everything, and I still do. But few months earlier I started -seriously- following a different diet approach. Last Ramadan, I took a decision to tighten my hands around my stomach’s neck. Since then, I lost around 6 kilos. It seems like I’m sticking to my new eating habit forever. The idea of following a healthy diet or an eating habit for a long time, without cheating, was first introduced to me by a friend who lived in the US for more than 20 years. He’s in his sixties. During the time he lived there, he followed a constant eating habit which didn’t change across the years. The energy he’s gotten in his hands, tongue, and mind are quite similar to that found in a young fresh man in his twenties –that’s me ;] - READ MORE ->

Lessa Faker?

Do you think I still trust you?
Your words won’t heal my wounds,
Nor will a glance from you stir my emotions.

Days were passing,
I was suffering;
You ignored my feeling.

Every time it happened,
It made me lose my patience,
And give up hope in your love.

These are the opening verses of “Lessa Faker” or “Do you still remember?”, a poem written by Abed Al-Fattah Mustafa, and sung by Um Kulthoum (actual illustration above). Born Egyptian, they both lived in the 20th century at a time when a revolution in Arabic music was taking place.

The lady in the coffee shop?

I was in a coffee shop yesterday in Ras Al Khaima when I noticed that most of the staff waiters are beautiful ladies (I would rather call them chicks). One of them came to my table to write down my order. The way she came, the way she talked to me, and the way she looked at me can kill a desperate a man in a desert! I should say that her “flirty way” in doing things penetrates the heart. My fellow made a funny comment on her unusual behavior saying: ”you occupied her”. I said: “no, she’s only doing business”. - READ MORE ->