Upon my dearest friend, Lobna’s, recommendation, I watched the BBC’s mini -series adaptation for the novel “North and South” by Elizabeth Gaskell. Quoting Lobna, she said: Spectacular soundtrack of the BBC production mini-series (North & South) based on (Elizabeth Gaskell’s 1855 classic novel (North & south). May I say that the complexity of (John Thornton) [...]
Categories: Book,English,Movie
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- 20.08.2012 – 13:22
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
To me, sometimes I think may be the most romantic line not said yet is: “How about sharing our libraries together?”
Categories: English,في سطر
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- 14.07.2012 – 21:01
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
I’ll excuse you, today is my first exception in my Happiness Project. Although it’s not getting me anywhere so far, and it doesn’t looks like what I was looking for; but I’ll continue tomorrow anyway. I am looking forward to achieve something.. anything. I have a heavy heart tonight.. for everything and anything, inside and [...]
Categories: English,Feelings,Ramblings
- Published:
- 03.05.2012 – 22:26
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
Befuddled believer! If every Ramadan one fasts in the name of God and every Eid one sacrifices a sheep or a goat as an atonement for his sins, if all his life one strives to make the pilgrimage to Mecca and five times a day kneels on a prayer rug but at the same time [...]
Categories: Book,English,Islam,Quote
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- 27.03.2012 – 20:43
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
It’s been long since I wrote here, and it’s been long since I started a post by “It’s been long”. My life, and again it’s been long since I rambled about my life, has turned into a hollow roller coaster. And I am not afraid to admit it.. I’m depressed, for both personal and national [...]
Categories: English,Feelings,Ramblings
- Published:
- 10.03.2012 – 20:54
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
For some reason today I watched “Forrest Gump”; and throughout the film I was repeating to myself “It’s been a while.” The truth is I neither remember the last nor the first time I saw “Forrest Gump”. Like, I don’t remember the last time I heard a Back Street Boys song. I don’t remember the [...]
Categories: English,Feelings,Movie,Ramblings
- Published:
- 15.10.2011 – 23:12
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
Sometimes I’d be engaged in an interesting conversation, with interesting people, and all of a sudden I lose interest. All of a sudden I don’t want to talk anymore. I don’t want to share into such mumbo-jumbo.. What difference will it make if my opinion was right, or yours.. What will come out of hours [...]
Categories: English,Ramblings
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- 24.06.2011 – 22:10
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
Today was the second time for me to vote, but the first time in a democratic atmosphere.. As much as I am happy and proud of my Egyptianess today, as much as I am worried about the results. Somehow today beholds many significant meanings within, one of which, mixing religion with politics in the way [...]
Categories: English,Politics
- Published:
- 20.03.2011 – 01:24
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
I had a dream last night. Ten.. Twenty years from now, I was picking up my kids from school when I ran into Sheryos playing with his kids in a public garden. I asked my kids to join them, then, for the 100th time, we repeated the story of the most cherished 18 days in [...]
Categories: English,Ramblings
- Published:
- 23.02.2011 – 13:53
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
My country, oh my country, I adore you my country. Tell my mother not to be sad, please, don’t let her cry. Tell her, I am sorry my mother, I died for my country to be free. Please kiss her hands, and greet my country on my behalf. (Chorus) My country, oh my country, I [...]
Categories: English,Politics,Song,Video
- Published:
- 14.02.2011 – 01:00
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
Now that my biggest dream for 2011 has been marvelously accomplished. I dream that 2011 would also be the year I’d find a way to directly help in rebuilding my country.. I no longer want to work for a foreign organization. I no longer want to live as a mere spectator.. This land is mine.. [...]
Categories: English,Ramblings,To-Do
- Published:
- 13.02.2011 – 01:50
- Author:
- By Lasto adri
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