It has been 13 years
My dad pointed out that we have arrived to Canada 13 years ago today. Add that to the 5 years I lived in USA, and you got a legal age! Yep, I have been living outside of the Arab world officially for 18 years. I am officially legally westernized.
Oh dear, I cannot believe it. 13 years in this country and I spent around 12 years of it complaining. You have to realize that I had a personal website live on the inter-web back then. That’s how much of a loser I was. I wrote poems (complaining about my life), shared favourite actors pictures (Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Willis, etc), and the best thing of all, I was in still in highschool studying the process of photosynthesis and the detailed stages of meiosis.
Was I destined to be a programmer? Was I destined to complain all my life? I keep telling a lady at work that all I do is complain. I just love it, and I find fault in everything. I just love perfection and being super organized. I get a headache when there is chaos and disorganization.
Therefore, I should be thankful that a country accepted us as citizens. The funny thing that 13 years ago, when I arrived to this land, it was written in my immigration papers that my country of birth nationality was the following: Stateless. I was a gal without a country. Now, I got a second beautiful home, and a beautiful story and love of my Palestinian country and ancestors to share with the world.
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Have a nice weekend mona.
How fortunate you are… its really great to be part of this nice n beuteful country.There is no problem about complaining it helps us to grow emotionally i guess hhh anyways have a great weekend.
Warmest regards
Fatma
my qustion is do u want 13 more lol
n wheres all the pomes at ? lol
Alif mabrook Mona, btw, I prefer your older blog look its more colorful and vibrant like you. This one is dull and boring
I think a lot of us had the chance to write a poem or two.
Yeah, I used to complain a lot also. My complaints usually includes unorganized stacks of canned goods in the grocery, people who throw cigarette butts on the side walk, people who doesn’t know to fall in line, etc.
and yes, it is always great and important to look back and know our roots.
@Incandescent Chimera
I am sticking to this one.. it’s more of a the rebellious theme!
@Charlie
In a notebook I have now. I used to write things out first before I transferred them online.
@Promotional Printing
I like to complain about bigger things.. or just annoying people.
How time flies…………
@Oussama
3omer!
Great post. Not sure what is sadder that we live in a world where people can be called “stateless” or that the people who have experienced this don’t try to fix it!! Can I please get a copy of the document that said “stateless” because I want to start a collection and mayeb one day turn it into an exhibit to raise awareness?
@david
Why would I give you a document or my immigration papers to be exact that says stateless? Isn’t it easier for you to just search on Google? It’s everywhere online!
Here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statelessness
So 12 of those years you’ve been complaining huh…
I don’t mind your complaints– it makes us aware of the things that people want to hide.
Shakira has a song which a certain part of it reminds me of Palestinians:
Oh, you know I have seen
A sky without sun
A man with no nation
Saints, captive in chains
A song with no name
For lack of imagination
Ya he…
And I have seen
Darker than ebony