You know those moments when you wish that life would move just a bit faster? Or those other moments when you wish life could just slow down so you could catch up? Forget about Einstein and relativity of time, but think about those moments that are in between; when life falls through the cracks. You […]

Naseem is…sorta…kinda…just a little bit, starting to understand the addiction of Facebook.
but Naseem wishes he knew the source of its seductive powers.
Naseem also wishes he could stop referring to himself in the third person
but that seems to be the first of many signs.

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So last night, thanks to Tambi, I got to watch Michael Moore’s “Sicko”, which is just starting to make some waves. Sicko is to the American Health industry what Fahrenheit 911 was to the Bush administration. Come to think of it, Bush and his cronies still manage to make an appearance in Sicko; in fact, […]

The GAM launched the second phase of its master plan, calling it the “Corridor Intensification Strategy”. Essentially it focuses on 10 major streets in Jordan that are being targeted for development. Zahran street, running between the 1st and 8th circle, seems to be the center of attention; with the corridor between the 5th and 8th […]

A recent poll has revealed that while a high voter turnout for next month’s municipal elections, political parties will do poorly as most people are destined to vote for “independent candidates”, i.e. their relatives. And this is how you press the repeat button.
The poll, conducted by the Jordan Centre for Social Research, found that […]

It’s been a great past 5 days for me. Work has been great. Going to Dubai was pretty sweet. But I have to say that the highlight was spending Thursday night and Friday morning in Wadi Rum. It’s good to get away from all the metal and glass, air conditioned, bubble of a city […]

….it’s hot
I mean it’s really, really hot.

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You never really understand the plight of Jordan until you actually try and make a living here and experience just how quickly your monthly salary disappears.
It’s absolutely terrible. The difficulty of attempting to save anything at all. What’s worse is where it goes. I have absolutely no idea.
I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I […]