Silence - March 24, 2007 1:17 PM
She visited us after she read about his passing away in the newspaper. Fatima was her name. A soft-featured pretty girl whom he had wanted to marry. She visited...
- February 28, 2007 10:18 PM
Apologies for being away for so long. Lately, my health has been deteriorating i.e. back/neck/arm pain and numbness & the past months' weight-loss has made it all...
Venice - Part II - January 26, 2007 12:03 PM
Venice Part I: [link] She stood staring at the laptop infront of her - his laptop. Should I go through his mails?No..I can't do that.Why not??He's playing a game.But the girl...
- January 12, 2007 10:59 AM
I'm not able to type as much as I would like to {in pain =/}...so I guess this will be a somewhat word-less post. New year celebrations in Dubai: snapshots & a...
2007 - December 29, 2006 11:24 PM
This year has passed so quickly, it just amazes me..Life moves on, rapidly changing, and with the way things are going - who knows what will happen? I wish I was where I...
- December 23, 2006 9:14 AM
It's been some time - I know. So much is going on; professionally and personally. Changes. The 'supervisor' left our UAE premises and headed off to Cairo - as the new...
Illusion - November 28, 2006 8:18 PM
"How do you pick up the threads of an old life?How do you go on when in your heartyou begin to understand there is no going back?There are some things that time cannot mend,some...
ICU - October 31, 2006 5:56 PM
It was a good fifteen minutes of leaning against the cold corridor's wall before the nurse approached me, clothed in green: 'You can go in now.' - she quietly said. I...
B'day - October 17, 2006 6:41 PM
[Typed: October 15, 2006] Once again it's the mid of October and I'm a year older. Doesn't seem all that long ago since my last birthday post. I thought of typing about...
Street Wanderer - October 9, 2006 1:14 AM
"I watch himknock on the car windowshis hand outstretched,begging. He is very young,dirty,and wearing filthy clothes. He is there everyday;from morning to evening.Some...
Whirlwind - September 29, 2006 3:24 PM
I'll begin this post with the same words I ended the previous one: I've missed blogging.&I've missed you all. Lots had happened during my blog-post-less days; it's been an...
Forgotten - September 9, 2006 6:16 PM
"They cursed us.They cursed us and drove us away...And we wept.We wept, to be so alone...And we forgot the taste of bread,the sound of trees,the softness of the wind.We even...
Flower Girl - August 22, 2006 1:15 AM
Dreams of aFrilly tulle dressfrosted rows of laceheadband with white flowersflowing satin ribbons..It was all she ever wantedbutNever was she the girlwho carried...
Traveling?? - August 13, 2006 7:35 PM
The next few days will be my last before I fly away for a long-awaited vacation. Well, not actually a vacation in the whole context of the word but rather, time off to...
Mirror - August 2, 2006 11:38 AM
I stare at the mirrorNot recognizing the person staring backShe looks like me;similar features butthe look in the eyes,seems differentfrom what I...
World of Wrapping - July 26, 2006 5:07 PM
[Commercial Break] My best friend recently started her own business: a gift wrapping store. She's forever wanted to own such a business - which is so much like her own...
Lebanon - July 20, 2006 10:46 PM
Whenever news spreads of yet another bombing in Lebanon, I pray for my colleagues' and family friends' safety. I have not been able to speak to any of my colleagues - Afif, in...
Change Is Coming - July 14, 2006 2:01 PM
How many times have we heard those words before?Statedby the newly awakened,andthose who have been awakened for some time.As if magic is coming back.. Change is coming.I can't...
Someday - June 30, 2006 1:57 AM
Alike yet different;I watch them silently.Taking in their features,body language,expressions as they listenand respond to one another.Their voices,& hearty laughsecho a past...
- June 21, 2006 8:54 PM
[Though we've met often in the past month, you & I, I haven't really updated with regards to how things are going with little me.] Singapore was great - definitely...
The Call - May 28, 2006 11:03 PM
"Bye." With that, the father ended the call. The man was with his wife & daughter when he received the call. His wife regarded him silently while he seemed to be...
Story: Venice - May 23, 2006 1:41 PM
[{She wrote: "Is this where we should go? Tell me what you think."Attached to the email was a presentation containing pictures of Venice.}] [{He wrote:...