515) Managing Egypt !

Despite the fact that many things are going in the wrong direction or in no direction in this country, I have to admit that managing Egypt is not an easy job at all. However, it is not impossible as well. 

I really wanna spend a whole week with Mubarak and see how does he think, plan, & react regarding internal and external issues. Does he really have Egypt prosperity as priority no.1? who has the real power, what are the stuff that he can't do, and why? how does he see his accomplishments and mistakes? and what are his real plans for the future?

howa e7na leeh maynfa3sh ne2abel mubarak, mesh howa el rayes bet3na bardo?!!

Mohaly

514) Marriage, Top Reasons - Part II !

Now, can you list at least 5 top reasons for guys, and 5 top reasons for girls to stay single?

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513) Marriage, Top Reasons - Part I !

So can you list at least 5 top reasons for guys, and 5 top reasons for girls to get married?

P.S. there can be common stuff between the two lists.

Mohaly

512) Zah2an menhom kolohom!

I have a feeling that I am ashamed of but I have always been trying to be honest with myself...

I am fed up with both Israel and Palestine and the whole issue, I don't have any desire to even watch what is happened, happening, or will happen!

I don't know why I am feeling this way, but that is the truth!

and ya ret yer7amo masr, e7na eli beneshrab kol el balawy dayman!!

Mohaly

511) Happy New Year 2009!

I am a new begining....

More than 31 million new seconds..

More than 525 thousand new minutes..

More than 8,700 hours..

whole new 365 days..

I am 2009...welcoming who decide to take the chance and make the best out of me, and advising those who are pessimistic before I start to re-think, may be they are the ones who need to work on themselves first before blaming it on me..

Happy New Year :)

Mohaly

(optimistic about 2009 and 2010)

510) Good Bye 2008 !

2008 is leaving tonight. Help me in listing the top 10 good and bad events in Egypt in 2008. I have written 5 good and 7 bad so far. I will update the post with the stuff you will add in comments till we have our (blog team) own list.

Top Events in 2008:

Good:
1. Terminal 3 in the Airport is inaugurated (at last we have a real airport)
2. Rate of Growth has increased to 7%
3. Egypt & Ahly Won African Cups.
4. Bush is finally leaving :)
5. Mostafa El Sayed won a prestigious International Science Award.

Bad:
1. Death of many prominent intellectual and cultural figures (who died in 2008 = who died in the last 4 years all together!)
2. Many incidents of landmark and properties burning (Shura, National Theatre,..etc)
3. Democracy has deteriorated and freedom of speech has lost its meaning.
4. Global financial crisis and its effect on Egypt.
5. Ahly lost all matches in World cup.
6. We came up with only 1 bronze medal in the Olympics after 5 medals in 2004.
7. Prices has increased more than 30% (inflation rate sky rocketing).

Mohaly

509) Cruelty in Gaza >:-(

No Comment!

2ena le-Allah we 2ena elayh rag3oun!

Mohaly

508) EgyTalks ... Zehe2t!

Is it only me who is feeling that, or the Egyptian talk-shows became extremely boring and repetitive. 10pm need lubrication, 90 mins needs less of the Moatazic show, Qahira Al Youm needs some seriousness, and el-beit beitak needs innovation, and all of them need less ads. I suggest having it twice a week instead of everyday.

"El beit betkom", you are invited at "el-3ashera msaa2an" lemodet "tes3een de2ee2a" 3ashan netfarrag 3ala "El Kahira El Youm" :)

Mohaly

507) Killing Me Hardly!

The killing incidents in 2008 -the public cases in specific- are increasing, and I am fed up with their coverage specially Heba/Nadeen case. Tooooo much talks and bla bla. I don't know if it really deserves all this or it is just a distraction from Talaat Mostafa's case?!

Mohaly

506) Please Stop the Music !!

RIHANNA - DON'T STOP THE MUSIC remix
Uploaded by magicguigui

I like "please don't stop the music" song a lot, but everytime I hear it, it keeps sticking in my head for days.. any help?!

Mohaly

505) The Good-Bye Shoe!

President George W. Bush ducked a pair of shoes hurled at his head — one shoe after the other — in the middle of a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Both shoes narrowly missed their target and thumped loudly against the wall behind the leaders.

I have never seen or read about a president who had all of these accidents in his lifetime not only in 8 years. This man was stupid enough to unite the whole world against him. By the end of his term his party lost its presidential candidate, senate, and house, his country and world entered a severe financial and economic crisis, his army is facing trouble everywhere, and he is finally having his farewell kiss by an Iraqi shoe!!

Well done and deserved Mr.W!!

Mohaly

504) When the Sun Rises!

When I watch the sunrise everyday, I remember that the sequence of dark and light is part of the universal system, and hence life. I tell myself that no matter there is darkness in life, sunrise is coming, and when it comes, I enjoy it till the last minute.

Mohaly

503) Vacation Ahhhh at last :)

Begad this Eid Vacation comes at the right time, I really need a good vacation after this loooooong year of working and al-hamullah success..

I wish you all a happy and non-stressful vacation, and you can check 451,452,&453 for tips about optimum usage of vacation.

Yalla Let's enjoy it to the max. :))))

Mohaly

502) Egyptians' Dignity in Arabia!

What is happening to Egyptians in Saudi Arabia is really unacceptable. I am not only talking about the 2 physicians but Egyptians in general starting from this un-human "Kafeel" system till marrying low class girls and having them as their families servants.

I will not talk about the ex-glory of Egypt and how we reached such stage, but what I wanna say is if we really are looking forward to have dignity (which is the threshold of glory), then we have to reconsider our attitude towards Khalijis in general inside and outside Egypt. I am saying this because the way we treat them in Egypt (beggars attitude) encourages them to treat us like that in their country.

Even if the Saudi's are totally wrong, I won't blame them for now... We have to work on ourselves first, because then we can stand on a solid ground and talk head-to-head with dignity. 

Please don't tell me it is all about the money! there are many poor countries in the world but they still have dignity. We are just letting go of our diginity in Egypt so inturn we are loosing it abroad!

Mohaly

501) Happy Birthday Tamer :)

Today marks the 31st birthday of a very dear friend: TAMER MOKHTAR (Titi)

:)

I wish you titi all the best and to keep your enthusiasm and happiness as you were always :)

Mohaly

500) Tribute to .... My unknown family!!

Every 100 post, I tribute the post to someone ...

I was so confused whom I should dedicate this post to, specially after dedicating the last one (400) to my late father!! Then I found out that I want to dedicate it to people whom I have been longing sooo much for ... the only people who have enough impact to change my busy life ... some of the very few people that I can put as a priority in my life even before myself ... people who make me enjoy giving ... people who make me enjoy life.. (ya3nee at least so far...)

I am dedicating this post to my lovely wife and beautiful kids!!

May Allah bless my wife wherever she is (if someone knows, please tell me ;), and the yet un-born kids..

Mohaly

499) Egyptains & Food !

Last week, the Egyptian government released a study stating that Egyptians -on average- are spending 45% of their monthly income on food. 

I was just wondering: Is such a high percentage of expenditure because Egyptians eat too much? or because the income is too low that almost half of it is spent on people's most basic need, Food?!

Mohaly

498) The Soul-Mate; Is it a Myth?!

Why are we always in a search for our "soul-mate"? Did God create us this way so that we don't rest unless we find each other, or is it just a big myth?!

Mohaly

497) Ben Affleck & Arabs!

Interesting, & respected point of view. I hope that we can think the same about "the others".
Mohaly

496) Three in One!!

7ad fahem 7aga!!

Mohaly

495) Will Egyptians accept it?!

I’ve just realized that the percentage of African Americans in the US is almost equal to the percentage of Copts in Egypt... so the question is: Will Egyptians ever have (or accept) a Coptic President after the US has elected/accepted an African American from Muslim roots?

Mohaly

494) The Two-way Mirror: Watch-out !

Some interesting info I thought of sharing with you especially that the majority of blog audience are females.

Mohaly

HOW TO DETECT A 2-WAY MIRROR

When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, r actually a 2-way mirror i.e., they cansee you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE TEST:

Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR! (there is someone  seeing you from the other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do. This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirror UNDER the glass. Whereas with a two-way mirror, the silver is on the Surface. Keep it in mind! Make sure and check every time you enter in hotel rooms. May be someone is making a film on you.

493) Obama: The Dream & Reality !

I am not dreaming that US president will care about us, coz it is all about benefits in politics. But I am really happy that Obama won the presidency because he is a symbol of someone who challenged everyone, came over taboos and granted stuff, and was persistent enough to plan and reach his goals.

I respect the American people who had the guts to know that they were wrong for the last 8 years and it is about time to fix their mistake (67% of states voted for change)!

Obama is really an international president, born in Hawaii, has african father, had his childhood in Asia, and is an American citizen.... black father, white mother.... Muslim father, secular mother, and Christian child... it is rare to find all these stuff in one person.

I dream one day I can see in Egypt competing candidates from different parties, among which are women and coptic candidates as well.

Sobort we Nelot ya Obama we 3o2bal 3andena :)

Mohaly

492) Disappointing!

It is really disappointing when you realize that the elements that people considered the essence of your success are the same elements that people take against you after you help them reaching what they want!

Mohaly

491) Swingers in Cairo!

I was shocked when I read that the police has discovered a swinging club in Cairo where 40 couples (Egyptians and Arabs) are members in swapping their wives and "enjoying" each other's spouses!!

The rate of moral deterioration is really beyond expectations!

Mohaly