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Zimbabwe inflation tops 24,000 percent

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:56:03 GMT

CNN reports that Zimbabwe inflation tops 24,000 percent.

Zimbabwe reveals that its annual inflation has climbed to 24,470 percent
Figure is highest in world but short of independent estimates of 150,000 percent
Price of daily national newspaper has gone up 200,000 percent in past year
Cost of chicken rose more than 236,000 percent, eggs by 153,000 percent

Is this even humanly possible! I'm just glad I don't live there! Poor them!

sk8er boi

Snow in Amman

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:35:05 GMT

And it snowed in Amman...

It's been snowing since last night and it snowed like last week, so looks like my prayers where answered! If I have known, I would've blogged sooner

Too bad I'm not there to enjoy it

sk8er boi

Reflections on the Weather - Part II

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:28:01 GMT

Here is an article published in today's paper from Al-Rai. This is so how I feel:

http://www.alrai.com/pages.php?opinion_id=7459

It's in Arabic, so I don't know if you'll understand it or not; that's if anyone reads this blog

sk8er boi

Reflections on the Weather

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:17:23 GMT

To start, it's been a while since I've been here. I'm glad that the blog is still up

Have you noticed how is no longer the same in Amman? It doesn't snow anymore, and it barely rains. I hate this, I miss snow! Not that I would feel it living in Kuwait, but I would like to know that there is a realistic chance of catching some snow in Amman on one of my visits! Which doesn't look promising at all!

Hmmm, perhaps I should go to Baghdad to see the snow! Nah, I don't miss snow that much! Maybe Oslo or something. What do you think Hurryman?

Anywayz, just wanted to stop by for a bit and say HI! I'm still alive!

sk8er boi

Super excited

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:20:25 GMT

Man, I can't wait; I'll be in Amman tomorrow for a week, eid holiday :)

I am super excited that I'm going back home, I can't wait till I be there! I have so many things planned, with this one special thing that I'm particularly super excited about, I hope it will work out perfectly.

One other thing that I'm excited about is that today I've got a package that I've been waiting for for the past month. I've ordered a bunch of books from Amazon, and they are finally here. I can't wait till I get to read them. Will start doing that on the plane tomorrow night, and I'll let you know what I think about them.

sk8er boi

Meet My Daemon

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:09:57 GMT

Meet Bryanna

sk8er boi

The way it all ends

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:10:24 GMT

I was going over some old papers I have, when I found this piece of paper an old good friend of mine drew on a small sketch of me and what I'll be in the future. Anas, if you are out there, where the hell are you? 6ammena 3annak?

P.S. I have no current or future plans to do anything from the above (other than being the richest guy in the world), I've seen the ending and I'll miss life out, and I'll miss some of the people out, some more than others

sk8er boi

Quarter a century

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:10:55 GMT

Oh shit, I forgot to tell you that I became 25 yesterday!!!!

Anywayz, I don't mind late gifts

sk8er boi

Boycotting Dilbert

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:16:19 GMT

That's it, am not reading Dilbert anymore. Java App my ***

MS ROCKS,

sk8er boi

Quote of the day

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:31:05 GMT

Lawrence Clark Powell:

"Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow."

sk8er boi

My True Self Revealed

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:06:42 GMT

I came across yet another one of those personality tests, they say that I am an:

Animated Inventor

This is my full report

sk8er boi

I'm back

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:41:00 GMT

Yes, my laptop is back

I've had it with me since lastnight, and I can't believe how much I missed it!

sk8er boi

Laptopless

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:45:33 GMT

My beloved laptop crashed 5 days ago and I've been disconnected from the outside world (sort of) since then.

I've tried to blog how I really feel about it on thursday but due to technical difficulties I was unable to.

Anywayz, I can't believe how I survived this weekend and til my laptop comes out of its comma I'll probably be away from the cyber world.

See you soon,
sk8er bo

Assembled at last

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:26:47 GMT

Almost 7 months ago, while I was still in the process of moving to my current apartment, I bought a set of side tables for my apartment on the assumption that they are an essential piece of furniture. A couple of days later, I opened the box to assemble the side tables and make them usable. When I opened the box, I started taking the parts out only to find that the screws are missing, which renders the whole thing useless. So, I've put the parts back in the box and said to myself that I'll go and get the missing screws the next weekend. Four months later, I actually went and got them.

Today, after I ended up with nothing good on TV to watch and no one online to chat with, I decided to make the courageous move and assemble the side tables. And so I did. This is how the box looks like after I took out from under the couch where it lay still and out of sight for the past seven months:

After a boring process of putting the pieces together, and one tough job trying to make them tight and even, I managed to glue the pieces together and end up with this:

After I was all done I thought to myself: what the hell do I need side tables for?!!!!

sk8er boi

Lesson of the day

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:09:20 GMT

Lesson of the day: "Never Go Shopping During Sales!".

This is something that I have to keep reminding myself, so I thought maybe if I get it in writing I might not forget it this time.

Though this doesn't make much sense; if any, I've never been lucky shopping when stores have sales. I rarely find anything that I like, and when I do, it never fits and it's always the last piece that they have!

sk8erboi

Amman - Week One

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:07:11 GMT

So, I've been in Amman for a week now. So far it has been fun and nice to be here. Great weather, good company, and just being here; everything just feels right!

Amman looks great, great weather, great vibe, great people, but I need to go out more, I still didn't go to most of the places yet, I just felt like taking it slow at the first week. I need to tour more and see the latest openings and road detours to get the true feeling of Amman. It looks like that every couple of months, a tunnel and a bridge are finished, and 3 more are started. Some of them feel right, and some of them feel weird, like the new bridge near Bluefig in Abdoun, It just felt weird going from an open space to a cluttered bridge; on the other hand, it might just be me!

During this week, I got the chance to go and try out a couple of places I've never been to before in Amman, The Jordan Speed Center and the Jordanian Gliding Club.

The Jordan Speed Center was simply an amazing Go Kart place; great service, very good track, good for a getaway. But for JD12 per 10min ride, I'd except all cars to be at the same quality; if you are unlucky, you might end up getting a bad car that will make you finish last, even if you are Michael Schumacher. But there is a workaround for that, just buy your own Go Kart and store it there. I'd give it 8/10. If you are into cars and speed, then you have to go there.

On the other hand, the Royal Jordanian Gliding Club was pretty disappointing. We got there around 6:20pm; it was pretty late to go there, but thank god we were late and didn't get a chance to fly. They only have 1 air glider, and you have to wait in the queue for your turn to fly for 3 minutes! We were going there under the impression that you get 15 may be 30 minutes of fly time over Amman, but it turns out that you only get the 3 minutes over Marka airport; I'd give it a 3/10. Just the wrong place for me to be at, I have better ways to waste my money!

There are plenty of other places that I am interested in visiting over the next couple of weeks, like the Royal Automobile museum, Wadi Al-Mujeb Reserve, and whatever crosses my mind. I'll keep you posted.

sk8er boi

Amman, here I come!

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:42:43 GMT

At last, it's vacation time

Tomorrow, around this time, I'll be on the plane heading back home to Amman for a 3 week vacation.

Though the last time I was in Amman was in the end of April, I really can't find the words to describe how I feel about going back there. This time just feels special. Though some of my original plans were cancelled, I think am gonna enjoy the rest of them; fingers crossed

So, looking forward to seeing you all there.

sk8er boi

Quote of the Day

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:23:55 GMT

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

Don Marquis

sk8erboi

It ain't a sin to buy a Ferrari

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:33:08 GMT

For some reason, the Vatican issued a document listing its rules of the road. One of the rules warns against using cars "as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling of envy."

In response, Ferrari's GM said: "Unless having fun has become a sin, I don't believe it (to be wrong),". When asked if if buying a Ferrari is a sin, he said: "I hope not -- but you should commit at least one from time to time,".

Being the sinner I am, there is no way am removing the Ferrari from my shopping list for my 35th birthday

sk8er boi

Amman's hottest summer

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:13:43 GMT

I was just reading a headline on Al-Rai newspaper; which is a Jordanian paper, saying that Amman will face the hottest heat wave in 65 years. So, as a curious as I am, I clicked for details.

The news was that a heat wave is hitting Amman next week and the temperature will reach a whopping 39 degrees celsius; around 102 fahrenhite. So I thought, DAMN!!!

Living in Kuwait, the weather is still nice for this time of the year, with the temperature is still in the low 40s celsius. So am thinking, why did I move to Kuwait?!!!

sk8er boi

Photo Album: Me

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:53:04 GMT

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Photo Album: 2005: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:49:31 GMT

2005: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Amman

London

katrina

pakistan

tsunami

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