I was sitting on the chair today staring at the monitor for over 10 minutes, and wondering how routine my life has become. I feel like I am a robot of my own making. I really wanted to do something different, but I needed encouragement. I wanted not only me, but everyone else to have that feeling. The feeling of doing something that you are not used to doing at all, or haven’t done in a long time.

Sometimes life just runs by so fast, that we start forgetting our selves. We forget what we want, what we are able to do, and what we are supposed to do.

Therefore, this week, try to do something different. Pick up the phone and call an old friend. Clean behind your desk. Run around the block. Give money to a charity. Ask your friends if you would like to go out for dinner and a movie. Go out of your way and visit a friend or relative at their home without their knowledge just to say hi. Tell someone how you really feel about them instead of wondering why the sudden distance. Clean out your garage. Clean out your closet. Etc.

After you have done that odd thing you are not used to doing or never done before this week, ask your self this, “Shouldn’t I do this more often? Shouldn’t I try to do something different all the time and get out of this routine?

Tell me or tell others what you have done this week. Try to encourage them as well. You can comment about it here on my site, or blog about it on your own site.

Let’s all participate in this activity, and see what are the outcomes by next Sunday. I hope we can all learn from this, and try new things all the time.

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Cell phone earpieces … I hate them! I find them to be purely stupid, and people who wear them will seriously have a major wax buildup in only ONE ear! Also, people who drive with them are likely to cause an accident as a person holding a cell phone or using the head piece! Same thing! You are in a state of disruption and your brain is focused somewhere else!

That’s really not my problem. That’s just a rant about reckless drivers and inevitable wax buildups. My real rant is about people who walk around in the malls or grocery stores with that earpiece on. They look like lunatics talking to them selves. Not only that, they look like they are talking to me cause they are next to me and no one else is around!

Today, I was at the grocery store with my dad, and we obviously talk in Arabic only. Then all of a sudden, a guy near by was talking in Arabic to a female. I didn’t see anyone around. And this guy was talking in Arabic so loud! I was trying to find the person who he was talking to, because I had no idea how he knew me otherwise. Then he turns a bit around, and I see that stupid cellphone earpiece on his ear. I was like ARGH!! Stupid thing!

If you wear one and talk so loud with barely anyone around you or only one person around you, then expect a stare back with utter confusion! Those earpieces are misleading and annoying! I don’t like them, and I never did. I like my old technological ways of holding a phone in my hand. I am old school and proud!

All you Matrix wannabees!

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I am not that young! I keep getting the ladies at work calling me hon! Or dear! And asking if I still live at home! OMG! Yah, welcome to my life now. I work with all grownups. The only ones that look young, because they are young, are the technical people. Which is me and someone else! The rest of the office are middle aged or almost retirement age ladies. Some even got grand kids! I still need someone to take care of me. You think I do my own laundry?

Good thing I realized from the beginning that I cannot converse with them. I don’t even converse much with anyone because I am so busy all day long to do that. Anyways, I am single. I don’t wear the wedding ring that symbolizes the eternal attachment to some lunatic guy who will accept such a crazy girl like me. And worse, I look like a 20 or 21 year old!

Bohoo! I want to grow up! I know I will not get wrinkles till I am 50 like my mom, unlike such fair skinned people who get wrinkles when they are 30. Jeez! Also, I will not start using the phrase, “25 years ago I graduated from University” till much later in life, but dammit!!!! I am 28, almost 29 years old! I know I cannot engage in a conversation about a husband, kids, mortgage, house expenses, but I can talk about … hmm … I can talk about … hmm.. ok I give up. To be normal I got to get married ASAP. Where can I find such a loser Arab guy who will accept me working 8.5 hours a day, and getting home dead tired to do anything else? Who wants to do the chores!!

Ahh.. I feel like I am soon going to have to grow up to fit in into this grownup society. Maybe I will think about this blog post again when I am 30. Let me enjoy the rest of my 20′s for now!

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A lot of people in the past have asked me why am I always angry? Why am I always defensive? It really has nothing to do with my personality or anything. I kind of picked it up from other Arabs around me. Kind of thing that effects you from your culture and you just cannot help it.

Yes, us Arabs tend to get a bit overly angry at times. We are always triggered by the smallest things in life, and we cannot for the life of us learn to control our anger. We are just hot blooded people.

But, why?

You see, most of us Arabs came from ruined countries, wars, messed up political systems, and totalitarian states. So, Arabs that leave those countries have a reason to, but you cannot change their behaviour. So there is always something inside of them that is about to burst out!

If I ever meet a laid back Arab, I would say, “My brotha from another motha! What did you put in that sheesha!? Ah?”

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By the way, I don’t smoke anything, and I never in my life tried smoking sheesha. Maybe that’s my problem?

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Today is another one of those fun blog posts where I rip apart people’s Google search phrases to my site! Oh boy, I got some good ones today.

A typical search engine phrase coming to my site is porn related obviously. I get thousands of those a day. They are not interesting at all. However, some can be fun to read and comment on. Others, well, they bring shame to the meaning of being a conservative culture. Their culture messed them up so much, that they look for the BAD, and in return, they get the MONA!

Some phrases and a giggle or two!

1. Problems of loving an Arab

I understand your utter frustration and going through some hurdles in loving my people. However, think of the root of the problem. You are dealing with a brain washed culture. You need to penetrate through that barrier and try go deep within.

Actually, let me stop. That just sounded bad and sort of horny. Ok, hmm, good luck loving one of us if you are not one of us!

2. How to marry Arabian women

Why do you want to marry that many women? Are you insane!! One is enough. More than one and you won’t be dealing with multiple sleeping partners for only your sexual pleasures, but you will be dealing with 24 hour cat fights! Save your self now!!

3. I don’t like talking about sex in public

Really? Why do you search for it online then? Isn’t the interweb sort of a public thing? However, I do feel your frustration. Talking about human reproductive parts and intimacy in public is kind of hard. Try blogging about it instead! Like me!

4. Jealousy Arab men

I don’t mind the jealousy that much. I feel special that someone cares. However, too much jealousy is bad. Actually, Arab guys are super jealous sometimes. It does get annoying. Best solution? Hmm, try to be even more jealous than him, and see how he feels. That always works!

5. Time for a change girl

*Snapping my fingers* I know home girl! That’s what I try to do sista!

6. Girl stare at you

If you are a guy, then she is checking you out. If you are a girl, then she is cursing you in her head and wishing you will die, because you have something she does not have!

7. How to attract Arabic girl

Money and looks are not gonna cut it. Try having a personality first.

8. Have you ever had a feeling that you are so close

Close to what? Do I want to know? Should I stop thinking now of what this person means!

9. What’s the matter? Too spicy for you?

Nop! Just sizzling HOT! Meoow! And I have a very sick mind!

10. Why are girls so stupid?

Why are guys so stupid? This could be a never ending circle of stupidity you know.

11. Muslims are fair skinned

What bubble do you live in? Can I come over and burst it with a sharp knife?

12. Why everyone hates Capricorns?

Because we are pure evil and selfish. What kind of question is this?

13. If you had to describe the silliest thing people do what would it be?

Reading this blog. I feel sorry for you people. Tsk! Tsk!

14. What does “ya lahwi” mean?

It means, OH MY GOD!!! NO WAY!

15. How are Arab girls thoughts?

Messed up and all over the place. Ask me. I should know.

16. What do you think of Arabs?

Meh. They are ok.

17. I want to marry girls

Try one girl first. Why so many? One is enough to deal with.

18. How do you say dumb in Arabic for a girl?

Mastooly. Habla. Bala 3a2el. Etc.

19. How to kiss Arabic girl?

Umm. Hmm. Umm.

20. What’s the word for insanity?

Rebellious Arab Girl.

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