ONE: The US version of the Make Poverty History campaign.
“WE RECOGNIZE that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional resources for basic needs
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Mohamed Marwen Meddah is a Tunisian-Canadian, web aficionado, software engineering leader, blogger, and amateur photographer.
Radiohead’s “OK Computer” Top Album of last 20 Years
Spin magazine named Radiohead’s “OK Computer” the top album of the past 20 years, praising a futuristic sound that manages to feel alive “even when its words are spoken by a robot.”
“Between Thom Yorke’s orange-alert worldview and the band’s meld of epic guitar rock and electronic glitch, (‘OK Computer’) not only forecast a decade of music but uncannily predicted our global culture of communal distress,” reads the editorial note.
The top 10 albums of the last 20 years, according to Spin Magazine, are:
1. “OK Computer,” Radiohead
2. “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back,” Public Enemy
3. “Nevermind,” Nirvana
4. “Slanted and Enchanted,” Pavement
5. “The Queen Is Dead,” Smiths
6. “Surfer Rosa,” Pixies
7. “3 Feet High and Rising,” De La Soul
8. “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” Prince
9. “Rid of Me,” PJ Harvey
10. “Straight Outta Compton,” N.W.A
[Source: CNN]
Back in Tunisia
We’re back in Tunisia…
We just got here a few hours ago.
Nothing has really changed; Nothing I’ve noticed at least.
We found a bunch of letters from the bank, the phone bill (Yikes!), useless brochures, a DB2 Magazine and a notification that I have something to pick up at the post office.
It turns out that thing I have to pick up is “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown, which I ordered online a week ago. Cool! Can’t wait to read it.
We’re going out for dinner at my parent’s place just after I take a shower for refreshment.
We’re expected back at work tomorrow morning…
That sucks big time of course!
I wish we could have a couple of days to get back in shape and mood for work, anyway I guess we’ll just have to manage.
Ciao…
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Last night, we had the pleasure of visiting and spending time with a great, great friend of mine. If you’ve been to my blog often, you’ll certainly have come across some comments by him under the name Saqf.
He told me beforehand that he was going to treat us to a Japanese Tea Ceremony, but honestly I didn’t think that would be much more than us sitting around drinking tea; When I saw him wearing full traditional Japanese clothing, I knew we were in for a much bigger surprise.
He was totally serious about giving us a full traditional Japanese Tea Party in all its glory, splendor and spirituality: from his clothes, to his room decoration, to the ceremony procedures, down to every single detail.
And what we thought was just about drinking tea turned out to be a full meal and dessert, that reached their climax with the whole tea preparation and drinking rituals.
It was really funny seeing Saqf suddenly flip into his Japanese persona, but it was so cool and nice. We truly enjoyed ourselves and relaxed.
I also learned how to use chopsticks at last, although I ended up with a small cramp in my hand afterwards.
We drank a lot of different teas with different exotic tastes from Saqf’s tea cupboard, one of his priceless possesions.
After the ceremony, Saqf switched back to his everyday self and clothes, and we were allowed to talk about worldly matters at last. It was great catching up, talking and simply having fun together. Time just flew by and if it didn’t get really late we would’ve surely stayed a lot longer.
A huge thank you to Saqf for a truly fun night and experience, for the gift books, and for being the amazing friend and brother he is 🙂
Here are some photos I took from last night:
Berlusconi Soap sells for $18,000
Perhaps the oddest piece of work at Art Basel is a bar of soap, displayed on a square of black velvet, purportedly made from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s fat, removed during liposuction.
Gianni Monti’s work called ‘Clean Hands’ sold in less than an hour for 15,000 euros ($18,000) to a private Swiss collector, according to Monti’s Galerie Nicola von Senger of Zurich.
This is both disgusting and crazy!!
Only a mad person would pay that much money for a bar of soap made out of human fat!
[Source: CNN]
Guess Who
A few days ago we went to see “Guess Who” featuring Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac.
We saw the trailer for this movie a number of times and it looked really cool and funny. It turned out it really was, although I expected it to be just a bit funnier.
The story is about a white guy and black girl who fall in love, and who want to announce their engagement to her parents while visiting and attending their vow renewals. It has some really hilarious moments, and it reminds me a lot of “Meet The Parents”.
Ashton Kutcher did an ok job in this movie too. I believe stuff like this is what suits him the most. Bernie Mac was very funny in this movie. I don’t like his sitcom, but he’s a lot better in movies.
All in all, it was a really nice and funny movie.
My score for it would be: 7/10
You’ve got to find what you love
“You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
I totally fully extremely agree!
I couldn’t have said it better if I wanted to.
Jordan Blogger Meetup
Tonight we attended a Jordan blogger meetup.
It was really great and so much fun meeting everyone, putting faces to the blogs and chatting with everyone.
It felt like we all knew each other really well but still were meeting for the first time, lol. Weird.
The meetup went on from 7PM to 11:15PM at Wild Jordan Caf
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Today, I finished reading “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon.
It’s such a light and great book, I just flew through it.
It is a murder mystery told by an autistic 15 year old boy who is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child’s quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and peers.
I loved the way the book was written and how simple it is. You really feel the boy telling the story and you go into his little world with all his quirks and thoughts and live it with him.
I highly recommend this book. It’s really fun and it will truly touch you too.
Tagged & Questioned…
I got tagged by Roba to do this. So here goes.
What is the one word you would use to describe your appearance?
Hmmm…
Favorite body part?
My face or my hands maybe.
Least favorite body part?
Love handles. Although I see nothing lovely about them. Oh and this slowly developing belly of mine.
Most often complimented on?
How nice and sweet I am.
Most often criticized for?
How I hold back and keep everything inside me.
Your romantic relationship?
I think I’m romantic in my own special way. Nobody agrees!