Final set of questions. Phew.. I thought it would never end.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Anonymous asked the following questions:

What is ur name ?

Mona. Duh!

How old are you ?

28 years old.

Where are u originally from?

Palestine.

Where were you born ?

Saudi Arabia.

Raised ?

Saudi Arabia, USA, and Canada.

How long have u been living abroad?

Over 17 years.

what makes you happy?

Fudge.

What makes you sad?

Seeing others cry.

what are the things that annoy you?

People who don’t stop bragging about them selves.

What do u do when u r angry?

Pull hairs from my head.

How many languages do u master?

Arabic and English.

What are the things that u like about urself?

I am quiet, honest, and treat others very well.

Personality wise. What are the things that you hate about urself?

I am too nice. Way too nice, and I feel guilty real quick.

Do u consider urself a lucky person?

No, not at all.

What are the things that make you feel lucky?

I don’t know.

What are the things that make u feel unlucky?

I am not sure.

Do you have a phobia of any kind?

Coulrophobia. Fear of clowns.

Name your: -Favorite color -Favorite season -Favorite car -Favorite dish -Favorite hot drink -Favorite cold drink -Favorite makeup brand -Favorite designer -Favorite perfume -Favorite flower -Favorite singer -Favorite actor -Favorite song -Favorite movie -Favorite subject u studied at school -Favorite day of the week -Favorite month of the year -Favorite year up till now. -Favorite animal

color: purple
season: spring
car: Toyota 4×4
dish: spaghetti with Alfredo sauce
hot drink: chai tea
cold drink: fresh strawberries with ice
makeup brand: Estee Lauder
designer: don’t have one
perfume: Mariah Carey’s
flower: red roses
singer: Justin Timberlake
actor: Bruce Willis
movie: Armageddon
subject I studied in school: software requirements and project management
day of the week: Friday
month of the year: December
year: 1999
animal: cats

Your favorite childhood memory

I answered it before.

Your biggest fear

Rejection

Your dearest belonging

Nothing in particular.

Your proudest moment

Umm, cannot remember.

Your biggest addiction

Fudge.

Your saddest moment

Ohhh. I got several. I think my blog has plenty of those.

Your most embarrassing moment

I don’t remember. Maybe I never had one, or never thought something was embarrassing.

Your favorite saying, words you live by

There is still hope.

Where do you wish to live?

On an island with lots of palm trees and clean sand.

What do you do in your free time?

Read or watch TV.

What was the last book u read ?

Angels and Demons, again before watching the movie.

What are your hobbies?

Isn’t this blog enough?

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

If you could, What would be the one thing you would change about your life?

Being too nice and living life with very high morals and respect to others. I would want to sway a bit from that, be a bit more daring, and do things that I want to do without the fear of what others think of me.

Where did u meet ur ex and where is he from?

At University, through a friend, and he is Palestinian.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Would you consider dating non-Arab guy?

No.

Would you date someone you met online?

Yes.

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Anonymous asked the following question:

What computer language you use and what’s ur favorite IDE ?

Mostly PHP and HTML, and I try to be as simple as possible and use VIM.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

What is the one thing, you want to change in yourself and the World?

To stop being so damn picky! And accept things for just the way they are.

What are your dreams?

To own my own company or be one of the masterminds of a successful business venture.

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Yameen asked the following question:

To me rebellion is going out and doing something great, being your own boss, not letting people get to you, and making something of yourself as opposed to what a woman in our “arab community” is supposed to do. Don’t you think that you are somehow doing the exact opposite by giving up easily, and doing what is expected of an arab woman to do (stay at home) and that you’re only saying that you’re different?

Well, I asked my self that question a thousand times for the past few days. Then I realized that I am doing exactly the opposite so I would know how it feels to be one. So far, I am hating it, but I am trying really hard to think of “what I can possibly do” that I would really enjoy. So far, sitting at home and being a typical Arab girl is killing me.

So yes, truthfully, I am doing exactly the complete opposite of what I want to do, and I feel so bad, but at the same time, I am doing it in spite of what society wants me to do. To work because I have to. Why? So I have to work and earn money to keep in the bank and look at it. I did that for 6 years, so it is time to be different and not worry too much. You can tell I have so many thoughts in my head, and I am a Confused Arab Girl at the moment.

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Thanks everyone for your questions. That was fun, and I enjoyed it. Tomorrow I will pick the best question that I really enjoyed answering!

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Oh, the never ending questions. So so many, and all so so well thought of. Such a hard choice to pick the best one.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Anonymous asked the following question:

What is your opinion on space habitation?

Umm, I think it would be cool to live outside our norm for a while. However, I would feel home sick. I would feel that I belong somewhere else. I would feel restrained to living outside in a bubble. Earth is made for human life. Can humans sustain living outside of it? It would be damn hard to do so, and I don’t believe that in my lifetime, or any of our lifetimes, we would have the ability to live out there just yet. I think we still need a lot more will power, acceptance, and more advanced technology to reach that level of building colonies outside our planet earth.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Do you pray at all despite the fact that your rebellious?

Why does rebellious have to do with prayer? If I was rebellious, does that mean I should sway away from religion? I am rebelling against messed up cultural traditions, and not religion. So that question was totally pointless, and since I have been sitting at home all day, I became closer to my religion, and is seeing that is the only thing that is giving me hope. So to answer your questions, yes.

Have you ever had someone buy you flowers?

Yes.

Did you like some of the music i sent to you?

Of course! They were wonderful, especially the ones you custom made for me!

If you get married will you still keep up your blog?

Yes. Why would I get rid of it? If the guy does not accept it, why would I marry him to begin with?

Do you have stuffed animals in your room/s?

Yes. I got plenty. I will never out grow them.

candles or incense?

Both.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

What is your favourite memory?

Going to Disney world!!

Were you a tom boy or a girly girl growing up?

Girly girl. Very girly!

Are you left or right handed?

Right handed in writing. Everything else, I seem to use my left hand.

Do you like argileh/sheesha, if at least the smell?

Nop. I hate smoking or any type of it. I can stand it if I was forced to, but I do not like it at all.

Is it possible for people you meet on the blog or other places online to become your friends?

My best friend Lisa, I met her from my blog 3 years ago.

What do you look for in a friend?

Honesty, understanding, acceptance of my lifestyle and opinions, and does not ever think they are better than me or has pity on me regarding anything, ever.

How would you determine if you should marry someone or not?

That person has to accept me for who I am, personality wise, physically and intellectually. Also, has to be honest with me, and accepts my honesty all the time. I have to have the ability to look at him all the time, talk to him, and enjoy being with him. Finally, I like him to be different than your normal Arabic guy. He has to have a different perception of life other than the closed minded Arabic traditions that we were forced into that make no sense. I just want a guy who just wants to live life for himself, and not to please a million other people because he has to.

Have you ever considered marrying a non-Arab?

Nop. I feel like I am betraying my self if I do.

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Anonymous asked the following question:

What is one of your fondest memories of when you were a little girl?

Just to be a little different than Disney World, my other fondest memory was getting my first casset player. I still have it. It is red, and has a belt around it so I can carry it. So cheesy from the 80’s, but I love that thing. Would never part with it, and I don’t care if it is broken and does not work anymore. It’s the reason I love music!

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Anonymous asked the following question:

Hey Mona, I’d like to ask you what you feel your biggest achievement in life so far has been and how you feel about it now.

I have two biggest achievements so far. The first one may sound stupid, but it is a big deal for me, because I am the type of person that gets bored easily, or cannot maintain to keep anything for a long time. My first one is obviously this blog. It’s definitely a hobby and a good way to express my self, but I never kept anything alive or maintained something for such a long time. I thought it would be a blog that I would have fun with for a couple of months, but after a year, I grew to enjoy it a lot more and felt obligated that I must keep it and use it for something beyond writing a bunch of things about my daily life. My second biggest achievement is earning a University Degree, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, and looking at that framed piece of paper and telling my self, “God dammit Mona, what a waste of $40k, but looks good! It will become useful someday.”

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Anonymous asked the following question:

Let’s see… hmmm… lets keep it light.. What is the happiest moment of your life (so far)?

The happiest moment when I won a technology award in interior and exterior design in highschool. Can I go back to highschool and win several more?

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Is it true that in some Arab countries like Saudi’s will kick foreign guys out of the country when they turn 18 so they end up marrying their Arab girls?

I don’t know. I don’t think so.

What is your opinion on them Arab stars that do plastic surgery on their bodies when they were already beautiful and who is behind that idea?

I think those Arab stars have a fear that people would not like their voices or acting at all, and have to do it. It’s like a must to have a certain style of beauty that they don’t have to accompany their star power. Who is behind this idea? Ugly people that make everyone else think they are ugly and need to change.

Were you mad at Saudi’s for not helping the Palestine when they were attacked? Because I know I was.

I was mad at the entire Arab world who didn’t give two shits.

Where do you plan to live near the future?

I am not sure. Anywhere that God thinks I should.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Currently, are you unemployed?

Well, since I have been complaining about it on my blog for weeks, then yes, I am.

But do you have any way to get your income?

Well, since I have been telling people that this blog is my only solid income, then yes, I have a way.

If yes, how much do you earn for a month?

Umm, several dollars a day.

And lastly, are you not regret for stop working as computer programmer and graphic designer?

You mean do I regret quitting my old job? Then no. However, I don’t regret being a computer programmer and graphic designer. Never crossed my mind.

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Since I got so many questions, I have decided that I need to split some posts up to several parts. I will announce the best question tomorrow, and contact the winner.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Anonymous asked the following questions:

Where did you grow up at in USA?

Tennessee, I lived there 5 years. From grades 6 – 11 or 11yrs old to 16yrs old.

What is your favorite color?

Purple

What is your favorite movie?

Armageddon

Do you have a set schedule everyday or you just fly by the seat of your pants?

Fly by the seat of my pants? Umm, I would say that since I am free, I can do whatever I want without a schedule.

Are you more of a motivator or more of a procrastinator?

Procrastinator. It’s a bad habit I know, but that’s just the way I am.

How was your first kiss?

Umm, not bad. (I know, many people will say, OMG!! MONA??? YOU DID WHAT?)

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Gilang from Indonesia asked the following questions:

If your age of life are 5 years left, what will you do?

I would travel to Argentina and Chile. I would go on a cruise off the Gulf of Mexico. I would live on an island for 3 or 4 months. I would take a road trip all over the USA and Canada. I would go for a ride on a hot air balloon. I would visit New York city and stalk any celebrity I see and demand a picture with him or her. Go to the middle east and only speak Arabic and not a word of English all the time there. I would eat a lot of Knafe bil Jibni, an Arabic dessert with cheese that is so damn good!

What goals you want to achieve in that 5 years?

Well, I dream of being famous one day, and the only skill I have to achieve that is writing. So maybe publish a memoir of my life? Or a story of growing up between two cultures? I don’t know.

Do you have any big plan for your life?

Being successful in what I really want to do. So far, I am not 100% sure what it is, and that’s why I am always confused and irritated. I will think about this some more later.

And why do you want to achieve these goals?

Why not? To me it is more of a real dream that can be possible to achieve.

Can you tell it with your own story and experiences.

That’s what I do on my blog every day.

If you found a magical lamp of Aladdin, and met the Dzin who offer you 3 wishes, what could it be?

1. Live on an island and not suffer from -10c weather for 4 or 5 months a year. 2. Be very famous in whatever endeavor that I set my mind to. 3. Get married to someone that is willing to join my crazy life endeavor and be my partner in crime! Ooops, I meant marry that rebellious Arab guy..

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Is hate a purely human feature or can we observe similar behavioural patterns in fauna or flora, like a cat or a lioness playing with it’s prey for example (it is for pure amusement), or what does hate implicate, where does it start?

I think hate is a human derived feeling. I don’t think animals fight because of hatred. I think they do it because of power, hunger, or survival. Humans hate out of spite and dislike of those that are different than them. Or because someone did something horrible to them and can never forgive.

Assuming that the above question is answered with “YES, it is only a human feature “: As hate’s opposite, love could then only be found in human world, as love only exists while “hate” exists. But I can think of expressions of love and self-sacrifice in animal’s world…

Love is a human emotional but controlled inner feeling. I think because of our God given intellect to make wise choices, love is same as hate. A derived feeling from a situation. I think love in animals is something totally different than the way we love as humans. Animals love their own species or that they are surrounded by all the time, and they love their offspring to death. I am not sure how else animals would feel love, and we will never know.

So are there hateful animals or just a world without love, except in “our” world? Does hate exist or is it hunger?

I think hunger. Hate is too strong of a word, and needs a lot of intellect and deep emotional feelings to exist. And that’s why only in “our” world you can see such a thing.

What movies do you like?

I like action, suspense, romantic comedies, and Japanese animated movies that are really really good. Some stories are just wow. Love them.

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Anonymous asked the following questions:

Why you create this quiz?

Because someone gave me that idea to do so.

Are you celebrity?

No.. but since I got so many questions, I think people may think I am. lol Just kidden, but I have gotten a few messages from the past, that when I replied to them, I got a response back saying, “OMG. You actually replied back! I would have never thought a person with your popularity would.” Don’t worry people. I am not a celebrity, and I reply to almost everything, and interact with a lot of you.

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Rania from UAE asked the following questions:

How many siblings do you have?

I have an older brother (married), and a much younger sister. So yes, I am the middle child.

Ok so youre as much of a chocoholic (and icecreamoholic) as I am, whats your favourite flavour? (It would be so much fun if in some other world we can share a bucket of ice cream-unless you dont like vanilla, caramel and pecans whichever mixed together!!)

I like vanilla, and to put my own toppings on it. I like chocolate syrups, butterscotch or caramel. My second favorite flavour is pure chocolate milk ice cream with fudge pieces inside of it.

Before you sleep, after spending a good day on your blog, how do you feel? (Im asking cause I have a feeling it feels so damn good to actually say whats on your mind so freely!)

Without my blog, I would have totally gone insane by now. I do love to write and interact with many people. It’s the only way I can say what’s in my heart, and get some type of feedback. I don’t consider the feedback as advice, but I think of it more as someone out there is reading and actually cares. It’s a good feeling that someone out there actually cares even a tiny bit about you. So yes, I do feel great after I write my posts almost every day. If I don’t blog for the day, and I never announced anywhere that I won’t for the day, then assume I am in an overly bad mood that words cannot even be written.

As an intelligent-wise-open-minded Arab girl (and Muslim) living in Canada, do you believe that guys feel threatened by you? Do these men exist over there? (Cause if they dont, Im heading there as soon as I get a visa o_O!)

Guys are not threatened by me. They are just not used to the idea that a girl has a very stern opinion about life. A girl has the ability to question life, and they don’t like that. They just want a girl. I am not saying all of them are like this, but many that are so into their Arabiasm have one image of what an Arab girl should be. If she is not like that, then they don’t ever look at her. Not even if she is pretty or intelligent and educated.

I know you made it clear earlier, but if you get the choice between your blog and your relationships/work would you ever ditch your blog completely??

If my work is in jeopardy because of my blog, then I would try my best to limit the type of things that I discuss. There a lot of issues that I have never discussed on my blog, because I don’t feel it is appropriate. So, if my job says no, then I will say no as well.

Where are you exactly from in Palestine? (I cant remember whether or not you mentioned it from before)

I have it on my About Me page. I am from a town in the municipality of Akka (Acre) in northern Palestine. Very close to the Lebanese border. My mom is from an area that is closer to Akka, and my dad just a few kilometers away, more in the mountain area. Some of my mom’s relatives still live there, and didn’t leave in 1948.

Why did you make this blog? (Out of interest… Did you have other blogs? Where you always taking part in uni-newsletters or something..?)

I made this blog as a way to express my self and get some stuff off my chest that I couldn’t do verbally. So yah, certain people in the past, or maybe till now are still reading my blog, although I used it against them most of the time. I never had other “blogs,” but I had personal sites before. I was never involved in writing for anyone beyond this blog.

Your guilty pleasure…?

Hacking emails or snooping in other’s business. I don’t do it much anymore, but when I used it, it was the best feeling ever!

What happened to your e-magazine?!

Well, I cannot write 20 articles by my self every month. A lot of people said they would be involved and help out, but it was all bull shit. Once I asked them again, they came up with a million excuses. Typical.

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I am allowing an opportunity for each person to ask me as many questions as they want. I will answer them truthfully, and I will not be picky. I will answer each and every one of them. Even if they are stupid or way too personal, I will answer them! But be warned, my answers may not be pleasant!

Where to ask?

• You can use the contact me page.
• You can send me PM on Facebook.
• You can send me PM on Twitter.

Please, in your message say WTA or in the subject heading, so I know it is for tomorrow’s post. Thanks JouJou from Alberta, Canada for the suggestion!

Also, if you want me to post your name with the question, then please tell me. Otherwise, I won’t to keep it as anonymous as possible. The comments for this post are closed, because I want it to be anonymous!

Finally, if there are many questions, I will split the posts into parts. Just so I won’t have many long posts. I hate those! In the end, I will pick my favorite question out of all them, and reward the winner $15.00 US for the best interview style question. I will only send the money through Paypal! So, it is an easy way to make money! If you do not have a Paypal account or don’t want the money, then I will do a free review for your site on my blog, or create a sidebar banner for your site, and advertise it for one month. Your choice!

So, you got 24 hours from now, 11:00 am EST, to get your questions in. I will try my best to get the answers up after 5:00 pm EST tomorrow!

Updated: if you want to act stupid and only ask questions that are embarassing or beyond pathetic AND don’t provide a valid email address, cause you are chicken shit, then don’t think I will ever answer them! No valid email, no answers!

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I have decided that I need to share again some random visitor’s keyword searches and phrases. They are all from those that arrive to my site thinking they will get the “answer.” I will give them some answers alright! I could turn this to a monthly endeavor. Why not? So, what do I have in store for people today that I can share, but remain a decent well dignified honourable blog that your mother will be proud to read!?

The following are copy pasted search phrases from search engines to my blog, and my reply right under:

1. “how do you know if he wants a serious relationship”
He would definitely not visit this blog to find that answer.

2. “when a guy wants to make you happy”
Cliche answer, “he won’t make you ever cry!” My answer, “he will treat you like his equal!”

3. “capricorn man says he misses you”
Being a Capricorn my self, you need to believe the guy. We don’t utter a word unless we damn mean it!

4. “rebellious feeling psychological problem”
I am not sure exactly what they were searching for, but I do have that feeling all the time of being rebellious. I am not sure of any psychological problems that go along with it. However, I am sure some grad student out there is figuring that out right now!

5. “what woman should know about arab men”
Don’t even get me started on that one!

6. “what is aquarius not compatible with”
Definitely not compatible with a Capricorn. Total opposites! Stay away from us!

7. “how do you know they are the one”
Well, ask your self this, “can I stand the way this person treats others?”

8. “why do arab men keep everything from women”
Cause they are ashamed of their past, and the crap that they do every day that they know is wrong.

9. “arab men dont know how to make love”
Wow.. no comment!

10. “what arab people say about having a relation before marriage”
They say, “OH NO!! THEY ARE TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER AND KNOW EACH OTHER! THEY ARE DOING IT TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER! SINFUL!!! SINFUL!!!!”

11. “too many people are getting rebellious”
I KNOW! Copy cats!

12. “how do i know what arabs look like”
Well, we are kinda human like, with a bit of similar facial features to the rest of the world.

13. “i hate capricorns”
Why? What did we ever do to you AQUARIUS, PISCES, SAGITTARIUS and GEMINIS!

14. “what is wrong with rebellious arab girl blog”
Wow.. I can name a few problems. 1. It is run by an Arab girl. 2. It has the word rebellious in it. 3. She is totally awesome!

15. “i wana get married how long it takes to fix the papers the guy is in canada”
So the guy is importing you from back home? Bitch!

16. “the truth about arab men”
The truth is that they are mighty damn fine looking. That’s why I want one!

17. “how do you deal with rebellious people?”
Tell them that they are awesome, and they may change their minds about holding a rebellion against you!

18. “weird arab traditions”
Almost every other one!

19. “how can one be in love with some one and the other not feel the same?”
Maybe the other person has no feelings? I don’t know. It happens all the time to so many couples.

20. “what it means if a guy is always hugging you”
He is needy and you are cuddly like a fuzzy haired huge bear.

21. “how to say bitch to a girl in arabic”
Who wants to volunteer and tell this person how to say it in Arabic? Cause I don’t feel like it.

22. “how to get a job when you dont have experience”
Dude.. I can’t get a job and I have 6 years experience.

23. “why do arab girls wear too much eyeliner”
Cause we like it and we can get away with it!

24.”jobs where you dont have to deal with people”
My current job!

25. “i have realized that i just dont like you”
Me neither. What a coincidence!

26. “why do companies say they will keep your resume on file”
So when you apply to another position at their company, they will ignore you.

27. “what is the best way to break it off with someone”
Do what I did, create an online blog for that purpose.

28. “i thought the world was either black or white”
And you found out that there is a bit of grey? Didn’t you used to colour when you were little and learned that there are different gradients to each colour?

29. “what color eyes look best on arab girls?”
The common one! Brown!! Jeez.

30. ‘why do arabs gossip so much”
Because it is like a breath of fresh air to them!

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