27.12.05
مش حأقدر أنسى
23.12.05
Winds of change
I have heard this question many times from every new comer to my company, but this time it sounded different. This time I would tell him/her the period I spent... with no hope of making it longer. This time I am counting the years, and knowing they will never increase another year.
"Three years. In January I will complete three years in eSmart."
OH MY GOD! Three years. Three years have passed that quick? Three years passed and I'm supposed to be older, wiser and more experienced.... (I doubt the second;-) )
I loved this company the moment I walked in. I still remember this day... It was before new year's eve of 2002-2003. I couldn't find the building, it was dark & cold, and my car was burning! I have forgotten to check on the radiator water as usual :D
This is all what the secretary told me. This secretary was later my so good friend Noura... but she was so brief in describing the address and i wasn't that good in the streets of masr el gedida... Anyway, I kept searching the Hegaz street from Roxy to el Hegaz!
All of a sudden I saw a tall building and I had a feeling it was it! And it was right building ...
Too much of good luck, and I had my first interview. Well, after negociations and refusing then another interview and negociating again... all in all it took me one week to decide to move to eSmart with a salary LESS than what I was earning in the first job. I just loved the place & people. And my 3 wonderful hard working years started. I began on the 20th of January 2003.
"Which desk do you want to sit on?"
YES! I actually chose the desk I sat on. I joined the company when it was only 3 months old, and there weren't any young engineers then, only 3 managers & 2 senior developers. I chose the desk i sat on out of 6 desks ready for the new engineers. It was fun! Though the work wasn't so appealing at first, but I had fun. It was my first real job, my first job was in a amateur small company.
I have lots & lots of memories there.... we were many working there from our class of handaza. It was like my section at college :) I had many friends working with me, and after few weeks we became family. I still remember how I used to go on Saturdays to a super market to buy grocery for the new week :D yeah we used to collect money every week & buy food. We would call (beta3 el 3eesh) from the balcony and buy (be 2 geneh 3eesh) everyday :-D
"Who didn't pay you this week ya Lilo?"
We had this Excel sheet to show who paid how much, and I would check it everyday with Sally :) We made a very cooperative team Sally & me, but we would fight like cats at times :)
"We have a presentation tomorrow. Get ready."
We used to go make presentations, Sally & me, and we had so much fun doing it. We went to many different places all over Cairo, and even outside Cairo. I enjoyed those presentations cause I learnt a lot from them. I developed more self confidence & self esteem. I learnt to face people, and not ordinary people, but ones who are experts in the IT world, and I had to convince them with our dear tool Smart Reports .
Not to mention that I liked going out of the office too;)
Years passed, and every few months someone would leave or a new one would come. We had a high employee turn over. But I loved them all, and i find it hard now to leave. eSmart now is not a company to me, it's a home. I can come and go any time or day. I can come at night to find colleagues still working. I would come on a Saturday to find colleagues working harder than weekdays. We would go together and play basket ball at club :D and then go eat by the swimming pool. We would gather every Ramadan on one table and have break-fast together. We would share each others news, laughs and cries. But most of our times were laughter.
Three years have passed and then came a time when I have to make the decision that i've been dreading most: leave eSmart !!! I couldn't imagine at first how i can do it... and I thought I would refuse the new offer as I did with all the previous offers I got during my stay in eSmart. But this time I just couldn't! All sane people agree that I cannot refuse my new offer. And I had to make this decision: leave. Leave home, and try to make a new one.
"You are leaving?!!!?! You are kidding, right? You can't be leaving. You can't leave aslan!"
Without talking about all the tears, all the worries and all the sadness that the decision implied, i am now in my final few days in eSmart. I can't talk about how my friends and colleagues took the news. They all thought i was kidding, and that seeing me leave was the last thing they ever expected. I am the oldest engineer now and people took it for granted that I'll always stay. I did too. I tried explaining why I took the decision, but no use. I felt trapped! So I really can't leave?!
For a few days everybody was awaiting me to change my mind. I was suspecting that I might do too. But I didn't. I am leaving. When everyone realized it was really happening, they began giving me this sad look of disappoinment, love and "we'll miss you". Oh God, I can't take it! It's really ripping my heart apart. Should I leave a good career opportunity for the sake of people I love & am attached to? Or should I go and try as hard as I can to keep in touch with them? I had many tough days thinking it over. Finally I realized I'm a career girl. I can never forgive myself for a mistake in my career. I'll go and may God help me keep those wonderful people in touch.
"We will miss you ya abou el Leel (as Mario liked to call me:))."
"And I will too. I cannot describe well how I feel, but I will miss you all dear friends, brothers, sisters, and mentors. I will always remeber every single one I met here. Wish me luck in my new job, and try as hard as I'll do to keep in touch."
20.12.05
!مش أنا قـلـت
Solitaire
Have you ever played Solitaire? This simple game we all play on our computers when we are really bored. I have noticed things while playing it that i was amazed to realize. Solitaire actually gives you ideas for your life! I'm not halucinating, i mean it! Just read my remarks... and if you take those remarks and apply them to life, you can get what i meant ;)
1- Sometimes it seems blocked & no way out, but a small move can open a new way for winning.
2- Sometimes it seems so easy and winning is a must, but it might get blocked in the very last step.
3- Every step counts, one tiny step can make the whole game go wrong and u have to start all over again.
4- The best way to win is to focus on the goal, do not do any move unless it helps u win. Don't do it because it can be done, but u must have a point in doing it.
5- If you skip a good card, you can always scroll all the cards untill you get back to your lucky card again. It doesn't go away.
6- You must wait for the perfect moment to play the card. If it's used in the wrong time, it's useless.
7- You can never win all games. There are unwinnable games no matter how much you try and you cannot do anything about it.
8- Cards might look alike to you, but in fact if you look closer, each one is completely different from any other. Two red aces are not the same: one is a diamond, the other a heart.
9- Sometimes the solution is right infront of your eyes, but you cannot see it, because you think it's sometning else.
12.12.05
Anger
This what happens when we get angry. We get angry and try to act in the midest of our anger: the fatal mistake we do. At times of anger the person is not sane enough to make actions or take decisions. Never attempt to do that while you are angry.
If you watch yourself , you will find a thin line that when you cross you get into this state of anger and temporary insanity. The best thing is to avoid stepping over that line from the start. Do not let yourself reach the point where you have no control over your words &actions. You are the only one who will be harmed, or say the first one. The high blood presure, the hot flush, the headache and all the irritability &annoyance are affecting no one else but yourself.
Do yourself this favor and try to control your anger. Just try to do it once, you will find that you can REALLY control your temper. Do not step over the thin line and stay on the sane side of life :D
11.12.05
Today's Quote
-Father Joseph
10.12.05
Still worth while
Today i decided to wake up.
Today i decided to go one with my dream.
Today i decided that it's still worth while.
I'll get up once again.
I'll give my life another chance.
I'll confess my worth to myself.
Dreams are dreams and beautiful being just dreams.
Dreams can be more beautiful when they become real.
Dreams were never destructive or illusionary.
I will work harder, there are people who are waiting for my work.
I will be nicer, there are people who need a pat on the shoulder.
I will have more Faith, there is a great Savior offering his true Love.
Never give up, for this will be the end.
Never hate your reality, because what you can do to change it is what matters.
Never lose faith in Love, it is what keeps us alive.
8.12.05
6.12.05
الناس مش طايقة روحها
السواق: (يهز دماغه دليل الموافقه - هو راجل عجوز وبدقن بيضا)...... أمشى من التحرير ولا الكورنيش؟
أنا: زى ما تحب، اللى تشوفه
(مشينا شوية فى اتجاه التحرير، ثم فى آخر لحظة جاله هاتف داعى انه يطلع على الكورنيش، فمن وسط الاشارة قدام المجمع، راح ضارب شمال لولبى وكسر على تلات اربع عربيات كده وانطلق ناحية عمر مكرم وطالع عالكورنيش وهو فى منتهى السعاده)
أنا: (بصوت واطى مش قاصدة اسمعهوله) بس دى كده لفة كبيرة
السواق:(بحدة) ايه؟ نعم بتقولى ايه؟
أنا: (ايه انا عكيت ولا ايه!) لا أبدا يااسطه دانا بقول كدة حتبقى لفة
السواق: لفة! لفة ايه، مين قال اتها لفة، دى كدة أقصر، بدل ما نقف فى ميت اشارة، قال لفة قال.....واتفتح ومش عايز يقفل
أنا: طب خلاص، مادام حضرتك عارف (آه صدقونى بقوله حضرتك)، أصل أنا معرفش الطريق ده
السواق: طب انتى متعرفيش، أنا عارفه، ولو اللفة أطول دى تبقى عليا، مش حادفعك أزيد، دى عليا أنا (الحدة عماله تزيد - يادى النيلة، ماركبش غير مع سواق سايكو مش طايق روحه)
ثم سكت أنا .. هو بقى ماسكتش، لما وصلنا عبد المنعم رياض بسرعة من الطريق بتاعه، شمت فيا!! وأصر يوضحلى قد ايه هو ناصح
السواق: شفتى بقى، لا لفة ولا حاجة، ادينا وصلنا، قعدتى بس تقولى لفة ومش لفة!! ادينا وصلنا
أنا: (نسيت أقول انى كنت راجعه من جاردن سيتى من عند الجدع بتاع تقرير الاكسل و واخدة جرعة فقع مش بطالة) أنا قلت لحضرتك أول ما ركبت سوق من الطريق اللى يريحك
السواق: مانتى قعدتى تقولى لفة و..... وقعد يبرطم
أنا: (ابتاديت اتنرفز) مانا سكت خلاص
السواق: ماهو كان مفروض تسكتى من الأول
!!!!!!!!!!!!
أنا: انت حتربينى ولا ايه
السواق: انتى اللى حتربينى عشان راكبة بفلوسك
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أمال يعنى حركب تاكسى وأدفع لب وسودانى، ولا انت عامله عمل تطوعى
وسكت تانى عشان هو راجل كبير وقلت أكيد فى راكب قبلى طلع عينه أو عنده مشاكل عائلية.... والحمد لله كنا وصلنا، ودفعتله الفلوس بمنتهى الأدب ومشيت وأنا بقول: لا حول الله يا رب، الناس مش طايقة نفسها
4.12.05
بعد العاشرة مساء
نظرت هناء للساعة فوجدتها العاشرة والثلث، لقد تأخرت بالفعل، وبعد أن وعدها بأن يوصلها إلى منزلها ها هو قد خلى بوعده ويريدها أن تذهب بمفردها. اغتاظت منه كثيراً، لقد وافقت أن تتأخر عن موعدها المعتاد وتسهر قليلاً فى المحل على وعد بأن يوصلها... وها هى الآن عليها أن تركب المواصلات فى هذه الساعة
خلاص يا أستاذ أحمد، أنا حامشى بقى، على الله ألاقى الميكروباص اللى بيودى على البيت طوالى لحسن الوقت إتأخر قوى، سلام
أما راجل عيل صحيح، بعد ما أتلطع لغاية عشرة ونص يقولى روّحى لوحدك، خلاص يعنى الفاتورتين دول كانوا حايطيروا لو ماقيدهمش الليلادى
أخذت تتمتم بكلمات تذمر مثل هذه طوال الطريق إلى المحطة. هى تعرف أنها تستطيع التصرف بمفردها، تستطيع أن تذهب إلى أى مكان وحدها ولا تخشى شيئاً، ولكن المشكلة ليست بها، المشكلة فى
العواطلية اللى ماليين الشوارع دول، اللى معندهمش شغلة ولا مشغلة غير الفرجة على البنات والستات فى الرايحة والجاية، أى واحدة ماشية ياخدوها من فوق لتحت وياخدوا راحتهم فى البص، حاجة تقرف!! ويا ويلها بقى اللى تمشى فى الشارع بعد الساعة عشرة، دى بقى أكيد ماشية على حل شعرها وما فيش مانع من كلمة كدة ولا كدة، ماهى فاجرة بقى، ماتعرفوش انى شقيانة وبشتغل شغلانتين علشات أكفى مصاريف البيت ....... جتكوا خيبة قاعدين علقهاوى بتحرقوا فى فلوس فى الهوا، تلاقى مراتاتكوا هى اللى بتصرف عليكو
عشان يتبسط أستاذ أحمد، أصلوا اشترانى بال350 جنيه العمى اللى بيديهملى، دانا باعمل مجهود 3 موظفين فى المحل
كانت فى قمة الضيق، تتذكر الأفكار السخيفة الواحدة تلو الأخرى، تتمنى لو وجدت ميكروباص الذى يأخذها إلى منزلها مباشرة حتى تصل منزلها سريعاً وتنسى هذه الأفكار المزعجه، ولكن فكرة ركوب الميكروباص فى حد ذاتها تضايقهأ
اللى حيتلزق عشان يقعد حنبى، واللى يفضل يدندنلى أغنية لعبد الحليم فى ودانى، واللى يحاول يحط ايده على كتفى قال يعنى ماخدش باله... شيل ايدك كسر ايدك ورجلك و رقبتك كمان
كانت تتمرن على الجمل والألفاظ التى سوف تغرق بها من يحاول الإقتراب منها، هى تعرف "الأشكال دى" وتعرف كيف تتصدى لهم، فهم يتراجعون ويتحولون لجبناء اذا ما وجدوا منها الرفض، وربما ادعوا أنها تفترى عليهم ايضاً
احنا قربنالك ولا كلمناكى، انتى حتجبيلنا مصيبة عالمسا، استغفر الله العظيم يا رب
وتحس هى بالرثاء لنفسها على تعرضها لهذه المهانة، وتطلب من الله ألا يسمع منه هذا الدعاء بالمغفرة
خده يا رب
بعد نصف ساعة كانت على أول الشارع التى تقطنه، كان الهدوء يسود الشارع والإضاءة خافته، تسرع الخطا حتى تصل لمنزلها بأقصى سرعة، تحلم بعشاء ساخن ثم النوم العميق، تتمنى لو وجدت عملاً أقرب لمنزلها، تتمنى زوجاً طيباً وأسرة سعيدة، كل أمانيها جاءت الآن على فكرها.. هى لا تدرى أهو عدم رضا أم مجرد تذمر وقتى سيزول حالما تأكل وتستريح، كل ما يعنيها الآن هو الوصول للمنزل
أوصل بس بيتنا على خير وبكره أفكر وأحلم وأخطط، بس المهم ماما تكون عاملة عشا كويس
فى طريقها تسمع تعليق من بعيد من "عاطل من إياهم" يقول رأيه فى مسألة تأخيرها
ما بدرى يا ست البنات
بما أنه من المنطقة فلابد وأن كل "حريم" المنطقة تحت نظره وله رأى فى كل سلوكياتهن، وهذه الآراء لا تقال إلا ليلاً على القهوة مع باقى شباب المنطقة وهم يدخنون الممنوعات، فيبدأون بتأليف ونسج قصص من خيالهم حول بنات المنطقة، يألفونها ويصدقونها، هى مجرد تسلية وشغل للوقت، لا أكثر ولا أقل
شوف ياختى البت راجعه آخر الليل لوحدها، عنده حق الواد حسين فى اللى قاله، قال وأنا كنت عايزه أخطبهاله، اخص
كانت هناء على وشك البكاء من احساسها بالظلم
حرام عليكى يا ولية يا مفترية، دانا راجعه مالشغل هلكانة
كان المنزل على بعد أمتار، عندما أحست بمن يمشى وراءها، احساسها لا يخطئ، هناك من يتبعها، من هو الذى يتربص بها؟ انها على بعد خطوات من منزلها، لكنها تموت رعبأً
يا رب عدى الليلة دى على خير، لو قربلى حصوت بعلو حسى
خطواته تقترب، قلبها يدق بعنف، أسرعت خطواتها أكثر حتى قاربت العدو، أحست به يسرع وراءها أيضاً، أحست بأن اليلة لن تنتهى على خير، هو يريد بها سوءاً، يستغل ضعف موقفها، فهى وحدها فى الشارع شبه المظلم، والوقت متأخر، هو يقترب، قلبها يكاد يتوقف عن الدق من فرط رعبها
ثم شعرت بيد تمسك بكتفها
آآآآآآآآآآآآآآآه
إيه يا هناء مالك بتجرى كده ليه، مالك يا بت، أنا عمال أقول هى ولا مش هيه، الدنيا ضلمة، وأنا واقف مستنيكى تيجى، دا ماما قلقانة عليكى قوى
اتأخرتى كده ليه بس؟
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3.12.05
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2.12.05
and she finally realized...
30.11.05
مثلى الأعلى فى الحياة
طول النهار أكل وشرب ودلع فى وسط الشجر والخضرة، لا شغله ولا مشغله
شكلها جميل وكل الناس بتحبها وتحب شكلها وبتخاف عليها عشان مسالمة وطيبة ومعرضة للإنقراض، فبيدلعوها آخر دلع
تاكل وتتخن براحتها ولا حد بيهمها ولا حد يقولها اعملى ريجيم عشان بقيتى بطوطة، دا حتى كل ما تتخن تحلوّ
الأطفال بيموتوا فيها
شعرها غزير وناعم من غير مجهود
أنا عايزة أبقى بانداااااااااا
28.11.05
أمام المرآة
26.11.05
مثل الوزنات
14"ويُشبِهُ مَلكوتُ السَّماواتِ رجُلاً أرادَ السَّفَرَ، فدَعا خدَمَهُ وسَلَّمَ إلَيهِم أموالَهُ، 15كُلُّ واحدٍ مِنهُم على قَدْرِ طاقَتِهِ. فأعطى الأوّلَ خمسَ وزَناتٍ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، والثّاني وزْنَــتَينِ، والثّالثَ وزنَةً واحدةً وسافرَ. 16فأسرَعَ الَّذي أخذَ الوَزَناتِ الخَمسَ إلى المتُاجَرةِ بِها، فربِـحَ خَمسَ وزَناتٍ. 17وكذلِكَ الَّذي أخذَ الوَزْنَتينِ، فرَبِـحَ وزْنَتينِ. 18وأمّا الَّذي أخذَ الوَزْنَة الواحدَةَ، فذهَبَ وحفَرَ حُفْرةً في الأرضِ ودفَنَ مالَ سيَّدِهِ. 19وبَعدَ مُدّةٍ طويلةٍ، رجَعَ سيَّدُ هؤُلاءِ الخَدَمِ وحاسَبَهُم. 20فجاءَ الَّذي أخَذَ الوَزَناتِ الخَمسَ، فدَفَعَ خَمسَ وزَناتٍ مَعَها وقالَ: يا سيَّدي، أعطيتَني خَمسَ وَزَناتٍ، فخُذْ خَمسَ وزَناتٍ رَبِحتُها. 21فقالَ لَه سيَّدُهُ: أحسَنتَ، أيٌّها الخادمُ الصالِـحُ الأمينُ! كُنتَ أمينًا على القليلِ، فسَأُقيمُكَ على الكَثيرِ: اَدخُلْ نَعيمَ سيَّدِكَ. 22 وجاءَ الَّذي أخَذَ الوَزْنتَينِ، فقالَ: يا سيَّدي، أعطَيتَني وزْنَــتَينِ، فخُذْ معَهُما وزْنتَينِ رَبِحتُهُما. 23فَقالَ لَه سيَّدُهُ: أحسنتَ، أيٌّها الخادِمُ الصّالِـحُ الأمينُ! كُنتَ أمينًا على القَليلِ، فسأُقيمُكَ على الكَثيرِ: اَدخُلْ نَعيمَ سيَّدك
َ24وجاءَ الَّذي أخَذَ الوَزْنةَ الواحِدَةَ، فقالَ: يا سيَّدُ، عَرَفْتُكَ رجُلاً قاسِيًا، تحصِدُ حيثُ لا تَزرَعُ، وتَجمَعُ حيث لا تَبذُرُ، 25فخِفتُ. فذَهبتُ ودفَنْتُ مالَكَ في الأرضِ، وها هوَ مالُكَ. 26فأجابَهُ سيَّدُهُ: يا لَكَ من خادِمِ شِرّيرٍ كَسلانَ! عَرَفتَني أحصِدُ حَيثُ لا أزرَعُ وأجمَعُ حيثُ لا أبذُرُ، 27فكانَ علَيكَ أنْ تضَعَ مالي عِندَ الصَّيارِفَةِ، وكُنتُ في عَودتي أستَرِدٌّهُ معَ الفائِدَةِ. 28وقالَ لخَدَمِه: خُذوا مِنهُ الوَزْنَةَ واَدْفَعوها إلى صاحِبِ الوَزَناتِ العَشْرِ، 29لأنَّ مَنْ كانَ لَه شيءٌ، يُزادُ فيَفيضُ. ومَنْ لا شيءَ لَه، يُؤخذُ مِنهُ حتى الَّذي لَه. 30وهذا الخادِمُ الَّذي لا نَفْعَ مِنهُ، اَطرَحوهُ خارِجًا في الظّلامِ. فهُناكَ البُكاءُ وصَرير الأسنانِ.
Just be yourself...
24.11.05
اضحك
إضحك عشان تريح بالك
إضحك وفرفش حتى وسط المحنة
إضحك تلاقى نفسك ارتحت حبه
إضحك عشان ربنا يكرمك
إضحك يا عم دى أيامنا مش كتيره
23.11.05
نظراً لظروفى الصحية
22.11.05
Who knows you best
Then we heard his mother's voice asking the cousin what's wrong. She told her how much he kept crying without a break. Without more words, the mother held her baby in her arms, whispering words in his ears and pulling him close to her chest. She didn't take long before he was quiet again. He stopped crying. He felt safe and closed his eyes. I can imagine why he was crying. With his pure young heart he knew he had lost his dad, and when his mom was away, he was scared that he has lost her too. He thought he'd never see any of them again. He was crying the cruelty of life, that made him an orphan at the age of one. He was crying to God, asking him what was His purpose from taking away his dad from him, before he knew how to pronounce the word "baba". The little baby was crying, and only his mother knew how to make him stop crying.
21.11.05
النصائح الذهبية للبنت العصرية
النصيحة الأولى: الرجالة مش بيفهموا فى المكياج، فلو عايزة تفهميه ان جمالك ده وبشرتك التحفة دى كله طبيعى مفيش مشكلة، المهم اثبتى على شكل وألوان معينه ولا ون كبيره حيقولك ان شكلك متغير شوية لو عملتى أى حاجة جديدة
النصيحة الثانية: لو كنتى تعبانه أو عيانه متقوليلوش، لأنهم بيتخضوا ويتلبخوا ويتعصبوا عليكى من قلقهم عليكى وهما مش عارفين يتصرفوا، فريحى دماغك ودماغه ومتقوليش انك عيانه ، ولو لاحظ قوليله ماتخدش فبالك
النصيحة التالتة: أوعى ترغى كتير وهو تعبان أو راجع من الشغل مش طايق نفسه، حاولى تمسكى نفسك من الرغى ولا ونى عارفه انه صعب علينا، بعد ما يرتاح وياكل وينام ابقى ارغى براحتك يا ستى، حتى لو مكانش عاجبه رغيك ساعتها، فعلى الأقل مش حيتعصب عليكى
النصيحة الرابعة: لو عايزاه يبقى شيك قوى عشان مناسبة معينة، اختاريله انتى يلبس ايه ومتسيبيش الموضوع للمفآجأت، لأنك لو قولتيله مثلاً ان القميص مش لايق عالبنطلون ده، ممكن يقولك هو كده مش حغير هدومى، أو يقولك مش رايح خالص
النصيحة الخامسة: بلاش الغيرة اللى ملهاش لازمة عشان هو خلاص انتص فى نظره واختارك تكونى خطيبته أو مراته، مش لازم تفكريه كل ساعه بغلطته دى
19.11.05
Random organization of thoughts
يوم شغل عادى جداً
المشكلة اننا لا استفدنا من الوقت، ولا فهمنا حاجة من الراجل فى الحبه اللى قعدهم معانا، ولا رضيوا يدونا معلومات عن شكل قاعدة البيانات اللى مفروض نشتغل عليها
بحجة انها سرية!! ماااااااااشى
على المكاتب وكل حاجه، والعب مع كووكى، ومن باب السعادة بعودتى يشد الجاكيت بتاعى ويبقى خلاص حيقطعه، وأنا مبسوطة ولا هاممنى
18.11.05
VIVA RCG
17.11.05
سلام لأحلى بنات
14.11.05
The Tree (2)
No. The tree had doubts the whole time. Every inch the roots grew, the more its stem grew. And it would get worried more: will my weak roots hold me up? Are my roots dug deep enough in the soil?
And because of those doubts, it made more effort to dig itself more and more into the soil. It made its best to make its roots longer and stronger. It knew very well that if the roots grow weak, it will not get enough food. It will consume all the food and water in its leaves, and a time will come when she finds itself dry. The water will be running underneath and around it, but it wouldn't have the power to drink from it.
So every day and every night it would pay attention to its roots. Every time it finds food and water, it would make the best use of it.
It had never said: my roots are strong enough now, so I can stop their growth and pay more attention to my leaves now. In fact she never asked itself how long are they. It just kept growing them longer and stronger. It never trusted the wind to be mild. Sooner or later a storm will come roaring, and try to snatch it out of the soil. When the storm comes, it won't have time then to dig into the soil and save itself from the furious wind. The tree prepared for such a day from the day it knew about wind, sun and rain. It worked everyday, and never stopped. The strong tree you see have done a big effort, till that strong it could be!
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12.11.05
Chef Lillianna di Ashamalla
But i really love to write. People would think: "Why the heck is she making us read all that junk? Why doesn't she get another hobby." Well, i can't blame anyone. I myself hate to follow up on someone's writings whether on a blog or in books or whatever. Then why should i be angry if someone hates my writings.
Okay, for those who love it, what do u wanna read about?
Should i talk about wars and injustice everywhere? or about people's pains and depressions?
I think it's too hard to be compassinate with others pains now. Each one is carrying his own heavy bag of pains and problems. People need smiles and fun now. Getting away from problems not get into new ones.
And i won't write about men & women because i know in real situations, everyone does what his grandfather or grandmother would have done. Many times we r not brave enough to do what we think, and we tend to do the 'normal' or what's 'expected'.
Am running out of options. Why write at all? Why don't i just go get my nails done and go out with firends to any cafe! Maybe i'm just sick of cafes. Why not go shopping? Too bad i just did yesterday. Then it is writing. What else to do. Be brave and hold on with me for a while :)
What about i tell you about my options of alternative careers if i decide all of a sudden to quit Software engineering?!!
This idea has been haunting me for a while now. I love my job. I simpley enjoy working in a software house. I got to do many many different things, my duties were never constant, and I'm respected & trusted in my Company too.
But at times, i just feel like giving away all this and being free. I've always hated routine. The idea that i'm almost 3 years in the same company, same place, same desk, this idea is freaking me out!
Anyway, if i decide to quit.. what would i do?
I would be a chef.
Yes.
I've come to know that my real passion is cooking.
I love cooking. I love creating fancy meals out of regular things. The smell of the kitchen during cooking is enjoyable and peaceful. It gives the sense of security and home. I've always loved to be in the kitchen with my Mum while she prepared lunch. I remember well the (ta2leya) sandwiches she used to make me :) it was hot, pouring on my hand and burning it, but still i insisted on having one every time she cooks vegetables with tomato (ta2leya).
And without her intention, i learnt cooking form Mum. It would have been a scandal if i grow up to be a cooking ignorant in a family like mine, where all women are excellent cooks.
So if i get a chance to work as a cook in a hotel or resturant, i would gladly quit being a developer. Of course i will not be making the guests (ta2leya) sandwiches then ;) but I will learn the French cuisine and Italian pasta, and hot mexican tacos. I would make cakes for birthdays and weddings. I will be a caterer for parties and feasts. I would be a creative chef. The Chef Lillianna :D
The thing is i always think that any job is great only if it involves CREATING new things. That's why i love Software Engineering: we create, we innovate, and we r always looking for new solutions.
Cooking is the same, it's all about creating. If you watch any cooking show on TV, don't you notice how passionate the cook is about what he/she is cooking? It's not about hunger here, it's about enjoying what you do. It's about feeling creative.
Who knows, i might open my own resturant one day, and you are all invited to the opening :)
9.11.05
آه يا بلد
بيبدأ اليوم السعيد وأنا رايحة الشغل بمحاولة خطرة للطلوع على صلاح سالم، اللى هو من المفروض يكون طريق سريع، دول حتى كتر خيرهم شالوا كل الاشارات منه. طيب بقول المفروض انه طريق سريع بس موظفين الجهاز المركزى الاعزاء ماحدش قاللهم كده! كمية أتوبيسات وعربيات وتاكسيات واقفة فظيعه.. ده غير اللى يكسروا يمين فجأة عشان ينزلوا مدام عنايات بتاعت شئون العاملين، واستاذ شوكت جاى مع جوز بنت عمته فالازم برضو ينزل قدام باب الجهاز ذات نفسه، آه أمال ايههى طلعة صلاح سالم دى اللى بأبدأ بيها اليوم، حته ماتخدش غير ربع دقيقة أخدها أنا فى عشر دقايق، ماشى ... يا مسهل
طبعا فى حاجات تانية مفروغ منها زى التاكسيات اللى بتقف فى أى وقت فى أى حته فى أى منطقة فى الشارع، يعنى ممكن فى نص الشارع، أو على الشمال أو فى ملف، مافيش أى مشكلة، و لو هو راجل محترم شوية يشاورلك بايده بمعنى "اصبر شوية الدنيا ماطارتش" وعقبال ماتحاول تطلع منه، يكون هو ركب الزبون ومشى، لأن طبعا ماحدش حيديك فرصة تطلع منه
أنا عارفة ان مافيش حاجة حاتتغير لما أكتب ده، بس الشوارع فى مصر بقت فعلاً مرعبة ... الله يكون فى عونا
ذهاباً وإياباً
ذهبوا وجاءوا
دعنى أقترب لكى تشعر وترى
كل ذلك يحدث فى لحظات
6.11.05
A thought... from far
Everything is loud and fast.
We walk, then run.
We talk and laugh, then repent.
Nothing we are sure of.
Then in the mid of all troubles,
shines your face.
A memory of you.
I pump into an old picture.
Your far voice from a long way.
You make it different.
The noise subsides, and the smoke clears.
A clean place in the heart.
A sweet laugh on the phone.
A thought.
Comes from far.
Years pass by.
Smoke and clouds, and beautiful flowers.
A dream.
Troubles of the day, and everyday.
Then a sweet smile, a laugh on the phone.
A thought from far, from those old pictures.
There or not there, you are still here.
Not by face, not by breath.
By a hope and a misty dream.
Not for becoming real.
For getting through the clouds.
For the picture to keep its colors.
For the phone to have a ringing bell.
Go again into the crowd.
Inhale the smoke again.
While the picture is in your pocket.
And that thought, from far, is in your heart.
4.11.05
SERENDIPITY
3.11.05
2.11.05
Harder
31.10.05
Left or Right?
-"You fool," everyone tells you, "this star is not yours, it has stopped shining millions of years ago!"
But you know the star is still there, it cannot be dead. You know it in your heart that if you just fly up there and reach that star, it will be all yours.
-"You dream too much, that's your problem!" they go yelling again.
You want to take the right turn, you know the road is better if you go right. You want to go right!
-"Left you idiot!! LEFT. Can't you just know it is normal that you take the left. If you take the right turn you will end up lost. GO LEFT!"
But still, you like the right turn. You can see something in the horizon that they don't see. You know all the treasures you are looking for will be there: in the road on the right turn. You know if you walk right, you will reach your star.
-"Your stupid star, and your irrational right turn will make you get lost! We warned you. Don't come to us crying."
-"But you have to see what i saw; you have to feel what i felt when i gazed into that star. You have to walk with me in the road i chose so that you believe that i know what i am doing. Maybe i will get to my place, maybe i will grab that star in my hand. I will do what no body dared to do, and i will have this star in my hand one day."
-"Why a star? why not just light a match and save yourself all the
pain of walking through the empty road? Don't be stupid! Do what everyone else does..."
Maybe that's the point. You don't want to do just like everyone does. You want to be You. You want that star in your hand.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams