tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46358578966114245792024-03-14T00:39:27.380-04:00This Life i Lead...<br>They say reach in yo' heart and you'll find your mind<br>
Every day in this life, got my foresight blindDentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-79531374623691982482015-10-22T00:58:00.001-04:002015-10-22T01:33:20.078-04:00Law of jungle.<div>The Following traffic laws in this country is starting to make me feel naive.</div><div><br></div><div>You stop front row at a red light, but by the time it turns green, you have at least three cars lurked in front of you.</div><div><br></div><div>It's extremely likely that you see people driving in the opposite direction in a public street with out any consequence. </div><div><br></div><div>Just yesterday, a traffic officer was issuing a ticket for someone for double parking, while completely ignoring a huge truck driving backwards against the traffic, it's that <i>irrelevant</i> law enforcements have become here. </div><div><br></div><div>This place doesn't reward the diligent, you come early to stand inline for a service, but who ever makes it to the counter once the door opens, gets served. </div><div><br></div><div>No body pays the toll of all this except the decent citizen who just want to live peacefully, for the rules here are but of a jungle, if you are not wolf among sheep, you'll be eaten by wolves.</div><div><br></div><div>It's <i>exhausting</i>.</div><div><br></div><div>An hour after I wrote the post, this happened, embodying what I just said. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqeSzH2ETkcv6cqZp4AttVqRS2nEikElm5k1CSetjrq6VjGi7unLx4FfmKCii57zJ0Q06cWZXB26TbvD_9y1SFQj2yRQMOv7Tqr5Hk7pQE85H3JGA4iU8Tdom6xA269C3zxfh7OEcuhE/s640/blogger-image--1156360447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqeSzH2ETkcv6cqZp4AttVqRS2nEikElm5k1CSetjrq6VjGi7unLx4FfmKCii57zJ0Q06cWZXB26TbvD_9y1SFQj2yRQMOv7Tqr5Hk7pQE85H3JGA4iU8Tdom6xA269C3zxfh7OEcuhE/s640/blogger-image--1156360447.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>He decided that a U-turn is due, but no need to reach the signal to make it, he just crossed the middle island.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEoMCanxMK6AAuWnvnsRNC7vBKAD7F1UufaglGRECiRja7eZpmsvwuu9cWyeW8y37g6l40ZP5_68XhbhoxeSCeNhPvGriDVaXfEzqBQUdNFvw2eYIbRA958XoTSdogmuLr29lOCVXzm8/s640/blogger-image-451863774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEoMCanxMK6AAuWnvnsRNC7vBKAD7F1UufaglGRECiRja7eZpmsvwuu9cWyeW8y37g6l40ZP5_68XhbhoxeSCeNhPvGriDVaXfEzqBQUdNFvw2eYIbRA958XoTSdogmuLr29lOCVXzm8/s640/blogger-image-451863774.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What did I tell ya?</div><br></div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0Ar Rahmaniyah Ar Rahmaniyah24.724705 46.653745tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-21290253498716678752012-02-03T09:45:00.009-05:002012-02-03T12:00:06.704-05:00Project #365Photo : First MonthOne of the goals i decided to work on this year is doing a photo a day project,which consists of taking a photo a day for an entire year,and submitting it online. as much fun as that sounds it turned out to be not a very easy thing to do,and i say this and i have been taking photographs since 2003.<br /><br />i must admit i knew this is going to be a hard task,but reading <a href="http://snapz.biz/starting-sunday-jan-1st-2012">this post</a> made me go ahead and take the challenge, as mentioned in the post,use your iPhone,and instagram, that sounded easy enough for me to go ahead and do it, i managed to pull it out to the end of January.<br /><br />The initial goal for me from this project was to train my self how to compose photographs that are not rectangular but rather square,which is used by instagram,the point from this goal is to give my self the ability to think outside of what i have learned from bigger cameras like My Nikon D300s, and the square frame by it self breaks many of the rules in photography that many consider fundamental in this hobby.<br /><br />i will be posting a monthly digest including what i have learned from the journey so far,and share the photos that i took in that particular month.<br /><br />What i realized so far includes:<br /><br />- The Second you think of doing something as a duty,it becomes a burden.<br /><br />- Deciding that i should use only iPhone camera in this project,was not the smartest idea,even though it sounded an easier way out in my head.<br /><br />- At the Beginning, my plan was to gather ideas for the photo until the end of the day,and take it when i am sure i won't come up with any other.<br /><br />-later through the month,i decided,if its a good photo,snap away and upload immediately,if you found another, and it can be taken another day,i can do that,if its not to be missed,then shoot it and upload it,it doesn't have to be part of the #365photo project.<br /><br />-Instagram,even though it was intended to make photography through iPhone easier,after awhile you realize how restrictive it makes you,especially if you are an avid SLR user. don't get me wrong,its an awesome app that makes taken an artistically looking photo a breeze,but some times you can't help it but to think of what you would have done if it was more capable.<br /><br />-the square frame,will definitely makes you think completely differently about you compose your photographs,its quite a challenge.<br /><br />-it does take you in a beautiful journey in rediscovering your surroundings.<br /><br />-if you wait until its really late in the day,you probably gonna end up with a horrible "let me just get it over with" kinda photo.<br /><br />-i reached a point many days,where my main object was not the photo,but rather for it to be shot in the same calendar day as it supposed to be,which came many times on the expense of the quality and composition of the photo.<br /><br />-Relax,take it easy,you will end up doing a lot better when you are.<br /><br />Now for the photos!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6a3cc7d834fb11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6a3cc7d834fb11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day2</div><a href="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/ce7037d835b111e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/ce7037d835b111e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day3</div><a href="http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/ba1344e6369311e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg%22" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/ba1344e6369311e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day4</div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/a49fe860373a11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/a49fe860373a11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day5</div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/373b095c37f911e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/373b095c37f911e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day6</div><a href="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/640d347038fb11e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/640d347038fb11e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day7</div><a href="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/14b8b2823a2c11e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/14b8b2823a2c11e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day8</div><a href="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/56fa5cb03a7f11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/56fa5cb03a7f11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day9</div><a href="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/1ad3f7f03b3811e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/1ad3f7f03b3811e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day10</div><a href="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/ef90715c3c1f11e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/ef90715c3c1f11e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day11</div><a href="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/b6bc4aa03cb911e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/b6bc4aa03cb911e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day12</div><a href="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/3138aa643d8f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/3138aa643d8f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day13</div><a href="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/303a881a3f1711e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/303a881a3f1711e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day14</div><a href="http://distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com/b9d19e0a3f1811e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com/b9d19e0a3f1811e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day15</div><a href="http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/e4575b14408111e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/e4575b14408111e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day16</div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/774bbeac40bd11e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/774bbeac40bd11e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day17</div><a href="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/45ae7344418511e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/45ae7344418511e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day18</div><a href="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/03469076425311e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/03469076425311e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day19</div><a href="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/5ba43c40430811e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/5ba43c40430811e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day20</div><a href="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/f81630a2445611e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/f81630a2445611e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day21</div><a href="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/3880afb044a111e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/3880afb044a111e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day22</div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6809d568457311e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/6809d568457311e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day23</div><a href="http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/a30c8472463f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/a30c8472463f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day24</div><a href="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/f25a7d3c471511e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/f25a7d3c471511e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day25</div><a href="http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/03c6ef62484511e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/03c6ef62484511e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day26</div><a href="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/0b519b24489f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/0b519b24489f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day27</div><a href="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/83f1ae60495911e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/83f1ae60495911e180c9123138016265_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day28</div><a href="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/aa879dbc4a3211e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/aa879dbc4a3211e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day29</div><a href="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/7dd74dac4af611e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/7dd74dac4af611e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day30</div><a href="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/63b335d64bc211e19896123138142014_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/63b335d64bc211e19896123138142014_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">#day31</div><a href="http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/9c6e99ce4c8511e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 612px; height: 612px;" src="http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/9c6e99ce4c8511e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />-Another thing i learned from this very post, iPhone Digital Zoom Sucks.<br /><br />i bet all of you who follow my photography think this is horrible compared to what i do with my Nikon,i can only say its a learning curve,and i hope with time things improve to better,so stay tuned!<br /><br />Which one is your favorite? any tips,advice?<br /><br /><br />P.S. we are aware that this year is a leap year,the hashtag was intentionally made into 365 to correlate with the whole concept of the project which many might miss in case they forgot its a leap year,the totally outcome of this project will be 366 photos after all.<br /><br />Enjoy 2012!Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-38006664735697209072012-01-19T22:44:00.007-05:002012-01-19T23:35:48.396-05:00Parenting impacts : A Short story.Reading through some parenting books,I've came across some advices that tell you how to treat your kid and how not.<br /><br />One of the things that rang a bell with me was "Never address a kids mistakes or short comes with titles "bad boy" or "Naughty" or anything that addresses HIM, but to address his <span style="font-weight:bold;">mistake,or behavior</span> as wrong,or inappropriate, this way the kid will understand that the shortcoming is with his behavior,which can be corrected,and not with him, addressing him with for his behavior will build up with time for him to believe that the problem is something he is born with,he cannot be fixed,which might lead to catastrophic results.<br /><br />A Memory that lives within me,a personal experience that was of affect on me for a long time.<br /><br />it was one of those big family barbecues, everyone is enjoying his shish kabob and basmati rice,everyone is socializing and having a good time, dinner is over, people are sitting and chitchatting,watching TV and enjoying dessert.<br />my father called my name,and asked me to pour water on the burning charcoal used for the grill.<br />his words were "pour the water on the charcoal and extinguish the flame"<br />i was 13-14 years old at that time,i nodded and brought a water filled jug and started to pour the water on the charcoal.<br /><br />A Shout : "NOT LIKE THAT YOU DUMB", a wave of cracking laughter followed,my father came and snatched the jug from my hand angrily and with a disappointed yet pissed tone he said,"i don't know when will you learn to do something right!"<br /><br />i was very embarrassed and stunned,i was wondering what did i do so wrongly,to deserve to be humiliated this way.<br /><br />my father holding the jug now,poured the water on the open palm of his left hand so that water gets dispersed fanned out with the fingers pattern so it covers all the charcoals while the water pours,and not as a single stream of water like we pour into a cup.<br /><br />looking at him,i understood what he meant,the charcoaled is no longer burning, and a teenage kid is wondering how the hell was i supposed to know this if i was not taught before?<br /><br />Sure,i know my father wants whats best for me,i love my father,he is the reason why i am who i am as we speak now,i bet dear dad doesn't even remembers that incident and probably will think i am making all this up.<br /><br />yet,what happened that day never left my memory,it became of those moments that perpetually came back to me to remind me of things i was not supposed to remember,it flashed in front of me the second i read that paragraph in the book,it was not an easily forgettable incident,especially when you are surrounded by a family that loves sarcasm,and roasting someone makes their day.<br /><br />its tiny moments like these,that you,parents (and i stand among you) do, without even thinking it would sink this deep into your kids mind,that shapes his emotional health.<br /><br />remember that,folks,and please think before you speak to your kid.Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-86616842148956610592011-12-08T10:39:00.004-05:002011-12-08T10:58:23.992-05:00The Sweetest Fruit<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">been listening to this song a lot lately,this part always catches my attention,very touching and meaningful.</span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></i></p><blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Inspiring how you're proud of your scars.</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Dark as night,you look out for the stars</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Beautiful,and you are proud of your flaws.</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">you don't ask for an approval or a round of applause </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">but my heart claps in rhythm and all </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Geeza Pro'; min-height: 17.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">and<span style="font: 12.0px 'Geeza Pro'"> </span>my<span style="font: 12.0px 'Geeza Pro'"> </span>eyes cooled by what they saw</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">beautiful just the way that you are, </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">and when i see you i remember Allah</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">who else could have been known but you.</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">like a pillar standing firm in truth </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">a tree with the deepest roots</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">the darkest berries and the sweetest juices</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">and the proof of your labor is your baring fruits</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">submission to the wind cause you graceful moves </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">and you are humble in your modest ways,</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">the arrogance stopped,the lower gaze,</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">you over speaks of the darker day</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">you made it through,</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">you are the proof we are gonna be okay</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">cause only struggle can produce strength </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">and your eyes i see it taking shape</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">like a current curves the river banks</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">once winding like a snake </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">so over time it will always take </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">the path that is truly straight </span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">over time it will always make,</span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 15.0px"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">the river carved till the path is straight..</span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"></p></blockquote><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">the Poet/rapper is Baraka Blue,a Sufi Muslim from Seattle,with his roots originally from Yemen, he has this interesting way of blending rap and hip hop in a genre that he calls spiritual hip hop.</span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The Song on Youtube...those lines start at about 3:11</span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></i></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ReuFplOm_wQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span></i></p>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-9333914889587290262011-12-05T15:18:00.006-05:002011-12-05T19:51:32.909-05:00The Curious Case of Baby Eloise and Emma Di Silva<a href="http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/110809/ababystouch400_174154d-174154h.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 381px; height: 226px;" src="http://l.yimg.com/ea/img/-/110809/ababystouch400_174154d-174154h.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The Curious case of Emma Di Silva...who was announced brain dead after a car accident,but with her husband insisting to keep her on life support and letting her 19 days old baby sleep on her chest daily for skin to skin time,she woke up and came back to life.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(94, 95, 90); line-height: 13px; word-spacing: -1px; font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><i></i><blockquote><i>On the 14th of March 2011, Emma De Silva and her 19-day-old daughter Eloise set out for their daily afternoon walk. Only metres from home, a car mounted the curb knocking Emma into the air, before colliding with Eloise in her pram.<br /><br />Baby Eloise suffered head and shoulder injuries and was in hospital for a week. Emma suffered catastrophic brain injuries and her husband, Yoshi, was advised to turn off her life-support machines. He refused, but Emma was so severely brain damaged she was not expected to recover.<br /><br />Once Eloise was discharged from hospital, Yoshi was determined to ensure mother and baby had the chance to bond. He began a daily ritual of taking Eloise into the hospital and placing the tiny newborn, skin-to-skin, on the chest of her deeply unconscious mother.<br /><br />At first there was nothing, but what happened next defied all medical expectations. When Eloise was placed on her mother, Emma began to move: first a fluttering of the eyes, then a finger. Finally, after being in a coma for 84 days, Emma woke up holding her baby daughter in her arms. </i><br /><br />Both Yoshi and Emma’s doctors are convinced that skin-to-skin contact with Eloise played a vital role in Emma’s miraculous recovery. Dr. Graham Reynolds, a leading Australian Paediatrician, Neonatologist, and Ambassador of IAIM says this makes sense. “It is not exaggerating to say that touch is probably one of the most important aspects of healthy development for both parents and a baby.”<br /><br />“For unwell and premature babies, touch can literally mean the difference between life and death. Skin-to-skin contact reduces the time these fragile babies are in hospital and it improves their development in the long-term. Even for healthy babies, touch affects all aspects of a child’s development – such as sleep, settling and even their long term mental health and their behavioural, cognitive and social development.”<br /><br />“Skin-to-skin contact with their baby also affects the brain activity of mothers. It reduces anxiety and improves brain wave patterns. Controlled trials have shown mothers who attended a baby massage course with the International Association of Infant Massage experienced reductions in symptoms of postnatal depression, and their babies developed much better over the long-term too. Yoshi’s instincts to bring Emma and Eloise together were spot on.”<br /><br />Emma is now looking forward to a long and happy life being a mum to Eloise. With help, Emma is able to feed her baby and care for her in ways that most parents take for granted. But both Emma and Yoshi have a punishing road ahead with an unrelenting physical therapy program, and the need for specialist equipment and ongoing supports.<br /><br />The IAIM classes are open to all families with a baby up to 12 months old, and are suitable for healthy babies as well as those with additional needs. Dr Reynolds says, “This is a wonderful way ordinary parents can help out the DeSilva family, while at the same time bringing a part of Eloise’s magic touch into their own lives”<br /><br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.iaim.org.au/news.asp?news_id=64">From The international association of infant massage</a></span></div><br /><br /> Follow up on Emma <a href="http://www.emmadesilva.com/">here</a><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><i>This Video is not to be missed!<br /></i></span><div><object width="576" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/australia/site/player.swf?vid=26212216&repeat=0&browseCarouselUI=hide"><param name="flashVars" value="vid=26212216&repeat=0&"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed width="576" height="324" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/australia/site/player.swf?vid=26212216&repeat=0&browseCarouselUI=hide" 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stranded in the streets that were at that day nothing but a catastrophic scene of chaos.</div><div><br /></div><div>of course media and social networks rage followed,a famous hashtag was created #jeddahRain and everyone is blaming the other on why this happened,some said the rain was the heaviest in 27 years and the cities infrastructure was not built to withstand such soaking rain, others blamed the flooding to the corruption and negligence of certain officials and government sectors who were responsible to foresee such events and prepare for it long term and short term.</div><div>City residents demanded a public prosecution of all the officials who were responsible for the tragedy, and as we all know, an investigation was initiated,however up until this second, no one have been condemned or found guilty.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stories are a lot,scars are even more,memories are stuck in everyones minds, sadly in a city that rarely sees rain like jeddah,its population does not get excited when they see the dark clouds like they used to anymore,it immediately puts the city under alert and the families hold their kids from going to schools and everyone gets ready for a scene that they pray for it not to occur.</div><div><br /></div><div>its 2011 now and the rain season is upon us once again,on the anniversary of that tragic day,a group of jeddah youth were gathered in the district that was one of the worst victims of that day,and in an act of solidarity to everyone who was affected by the tragedy they did a field visit to all the houses and families that the volunteers helped during those dark days and as a reminder of the tragedy so that it will never be forgotten.</div><div><br /></div><div>you can see a youtube of the event here :</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WUAtikwR6Lc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </div><div>it ended with the saying "We will never forget,We will never forgive".</div><div><br /></div><div>Shoura Council Member Mr.Najeeb alZamil <a href="http://www.aleqt.com/2011/11/28/article_602268.html">wrote in AlEqtisadiya</a> newspaper about this youtube sharing his sentiments with the youth.</div><div><br /></div><div>What is your memory of that day? where were you? do you know anyone who got affected by the rain? share your experience.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-82460516768382446672011-10-18T20:06:00.006-04:002011-10-22T22:32:46.310-04:008 Parentings best kept secrets<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fAcX24SrJg5HzUJzu-nG-nwrVzZnDBXRYy595hs3oP7EcY-rinIAnpjspdyrDDdV8nn6J1nFpCL0jEWadGBmahKpL00YAI13iUV-5BKlSvrDYrhWLEJNaV39tpRMen0BsXNQ9Q8fqpU/s1600/Shagawa.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div>Kids are a blessing,they fill your life with joy,laughter and unreasonable happiness,but everything comes with a price,some are fun,and some are just meant to be remembered after its all said and done..so i am giving you inside info about what you might face in the future so you know that you have been warned! here it goes:</div><div><br /></div>-your vacuum will go out of the job, you son will suck everything before the vacuum does<div><br /></div><div>-the last place to find your bookmark in, is your book, and if you were lucky, it's never on the page you were reading.</div><div><br /></div><div>-your hair brush becomes you kids favorite fork for spaghetti,and some times if she was a girl she might experiment hair style using spaghetti and noodles.</div><div><br /></div><div>-your ten minute naps are always full of surprises waiting for you when you wake up.</div><div><br /></div><div>-diaper rash cream is your kids favorite shaving cream,and some times, hair gel too.</div><div><br /></div><div>-your kids can give you a live demonstration of how destructive a nuclear bomb can be, just leave them in a room for ten minutes while you shower, it's more than enough for the disaster to happen.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>-Morning Alarms will become history,you will always hear "mama" when its time to wake up,give it ten more minutes of extra sleep and you will get a vibration function with too little hands shaking you to wake up.</div><div><br /></div><div>-finding your belongings where you left them will be a thing of the past, it will be so forgotten you will tell your kids bed time stories about how once upon a time there was a man called daddy,and he used to leave his wrist watch on a coffee table,and comes back and find it right where he left it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fAcX24SrJg5HzUJzu-nG-nwrVzZnDBXRYy595hs3oP7EcY-rinIAnpjspdyrDDdV8nn6J1nFpCL0jEWadGBmahKpL00YAI13iUV-5BKlSvrDYrhWLEJNaV39tpRMen0BsXNQ9Q8fqpU/s400/Shagawa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666509535838130258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></span></div><div>Yet,you will still be very happy for all the things they do,and you can never be thankful enough for having them.. :)</div><div>Are you a parent? share some of your hidden gems! </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div></div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-36768478796867092652011-10-17T22:09:00.006-04:002011-10-18T16:40:47.096-04:00Mile Street [Photo]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">So,i am finally getting the courage to do something i always wanted to do,i will start publishing some of my photography work here in my blog,but i will keep the ones on my blog to show the process through which i deliver my work.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><br /></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">This Photo was taken in Chicago in Winter 2009..it was a rainy/snowy day in the Mile Street,the most well known shopping spot in Chicago.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Please roll your mouse over the image so you can see the image,straight out of the camera,and after editing and processing.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;" ><img src="http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l583/Dentographer/DSC_0437-2-1.jpg" onmouseover="this.src='http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l583/Dentographer/DSC_0437-3-1.jpg'" onmouseout="this.src='http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l583/Dentographer/DSC_0437-2-1.jpg'" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">I am not a photojournalist,my work is not meant to be an accurate replication of the reality and its not intended to deliver it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">i take pictures to express a vision i have in my mind and i work with the aim to deliver that image to the viewer,so the image that you see might not exist in reality as you see it,but how i visualize it through my camera.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">So Welcome to my realm,sit back and enjoy,and i would be glad to hear your comments,and if it got good interaction,i shall make this a frequent post.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-92067016778717659642011-10-15T10:32:00.005-04:002011-10-15T12:53:57.572-04:00What can you miss in 4 years?Two weeks ago,the US media paid close attention to the Italian courts in the law suit against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher#Amanda_Knox">Amanda Knox</a> the US exchange student who was accused in 2007 of sexual assault and murdering her English roommate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher">Meredith Kercher</a> in her apartment in the widely known quiet city of Perugia,Italy.<div><br /></div><div>The conviction was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher#Reactions_to_acquittal_and_release">reversed</a> and she was exonerated,she finally returned home in seattle,WA,among her family and friends once again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Undeniably,such incidences are not something that anyone would want to happen to any one anywhere in the world,its shocking and grieving,especially with the conviction reversal,the trial was not considered a victory,since the real killer remains unknown and on the loose.</div><div><br /></div><div>i paid close attention to the trial on what growing to be my favorite radio channel <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/WUNC-915-s23398/">WUNC</a>,as i heard all what was happening and the circumstances of it,my mind dived in its own thoughts,how an exchange student full of enthusiasm and excitement flying to one of Europe most iconic countries,and within a week her life turns up side down,and remains so for 4 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>so i thought "i wonder what did she miss in those 4 years,after all,4 years can pass in front of someone like a blink of an eye.</div><div>so i decided to do some research,to see what are the key events that happened in <a href="http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2007">2007</a>-<a href="http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2008">2008</a>,<a href="http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2009">2009</a>,<a href="http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2010">2010</a> and <a href="http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/2011">2011</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>A lot! Not only Amanda missed the running,election and inauguration of her country's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama">first African American President</a>,and the running of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton">first female presidential candidate</a>,or the death of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein"> Saddam Hussain</a>,but also missed witnessing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late-2000s_financial_crisis">infamous financial crisis of 2008</a>,which still resonate with effects till today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Summoning my research,i found that Amanda have missed over 500+ global events in the time she was in jail,and i only realized how many they were when i decided to list them in a blog.</div><div><br /></div><div>but then again,as i took the back seat in my usual procrastination,overwhelmed by the amount of events that took place in those four years,i gave it a second thought.</div><div><br /></div><div>Amanda is an average American girl who went to study outside of her country when the mishap happened,so what did Amanda really,really miss?</div><div><br /></div><div>i came up with a few:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-She Definitely missed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Barack_Obama">inauguration of President Obama</a>,and Sadly she was released in a time when his popularity is on the decline.</div><div>-ِAm sure she did not miss the job market decline,probably she won't believe the drop in economy and how it affected life in US.</div><div>-Last time she used a cellphone,it used to only make phone calls,texts,and some phones have emails.</div><div>-She missed 4 Generation of the revolutionary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone">iPhone</a>,the Phone that changed communication,and yet evolves to improve day by day.</div><div>-She missed the Launch of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CGgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAndroid_(operating_system)&ei=prKZTvuCM5GDtgeLyMXhAw&usg=AFQjCNGFMAutuWuCU85hORaZwKZh2Jz6UQ">Android</a> OS,the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CKABEBYwBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIPad&ei=2bKZTozLMJG2twe4__joAw&usg=AFQjCNF268YhNFhKksxWsFKd4EPg8-ywzQ">iPad</a>.</div><div>-She Definitely missed 5 seasons of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&sqi=2&ved=0CFAQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGrey's_Anatomy&ei=9LKZTqnUEYa2tgeguszrAw&usg=AFQjCNF_uT2zaApLOUZBxJybZ5sf35Q32A">Greys Anatomy</a>,3 Seasons of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLost_(TV_series)&ei=IrOZTo_fLIODtgfG0a2ABA&usg=AFQjCNGMNjpYkyLr9qiGZ861vJ9H01_xLQ">Lost</a>,2 of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CEQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPrison_Break&ei=O7OZTqDyOoy4tgeZiYWBBw&usg=AFQjCNE0ZqL0KMpa7dKmOjdpMmfbiBqWRA">Prison Break</a>.</div><div>-Last time Amanda used the internet,Facebook was merely a social website to connect with your friends,i bet by now she is in a culture shock of what Facebook is now.</div><div>-Twitter,the 140 letters that flipped 3 presidents and was a cornerstone in the ignition of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring">Arab Spring</a>.</div><div>-YouTube becoming a replacement for entertainment and TV for many internet users,last time Amanda used youtube,it was still something very new.</div><div>-Music enthusiasts significantly shift from CDs into Digital MP3 as the main way to purchase,listen to music.</div><div>-Netflix Online Streaming,which started in 2008.</div><div>-Paris Hilton going to Jail,and Britney spears going bold,Micheal Jackson Dies and his Funeral becomes the first live youtube funeral in history.</div><div>-Apple Takes the lead to become worlds biggest computer corporate.</div><div>-Definitely she missed <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trz6G9hc4Fk">this</a> </div><div>-And <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/">this</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These are probably the highlights of what would the average Amanda have missed,i bet she have a lot of catching up to do, luckily for you Amanda,missing on technology means you will only get whats coming next,which is always better,so will follow up pretty quick.</div><div><br /></div><div>What else,follow readers,do you think Amanda would have missed?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Disclaimer: This post is intended to be light weighted post about what is considered to be a heavy matter,so the humor is intended,and its NOT by any means intended to degrade the loss of Amanda's friend and Meredith's family,its intended as a light hearted welcome back to Amanda Knox to the US.</div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-54104196116913237132011-10-11T20:39:00.002-04:002011-10-11T20:42:28.243-04:00Blog under MaintenanceFolks,i am doing some renovations on the blog,and for that you might find some of the comments are missing,i am enabling a way to make it possible for Facebook, Twitter, google IDs to be used in comments,in hope to get more traffic into the blog and hopefully revive it and give it a good jump start.<div><br /></div><div>it should be resolved by tomorrow,hopefully.</div><div><br /></div><div>i appreciate your patience and i really appreciate you passing by!</div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-16647677817768707722011-10-08T13:37:00.004-04:002011-10-08T14:00:04.091-04:00Kawasaki Disease: A Parent's Experience.<div><div>No,its not a disease related to the Motorsport bike.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kawasaki disease is an auto immune disease where the body develops antibodies and attack blood vessels,and causing Vasculitis,or inflammation of blood vessels,it usually develop in children below age of 5 and most commonly infants and toddlers...the is a racial predominance in Asians,but it does occur to different races and ethnicities.</div><div><br /></div><div>Signs and symptoms starts with a fever that doesn't respond to medication,and stays for over 5-7 days,also,the child lips and oral cavity becomes reddish and its known as strawberry tongue..the skin might show red patches that resemble rash,and a very distinguishing symptom is the bloodshot red eyes,they eyes look so red as if its a horror movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>If the disease left untreated over 7-10 days,the inflammation will involve the coronary arteries that supply the heart,and develop aneurisms...and result in myocardial infarction and death.</div><div><br /></div><div>The tricky part about this disease that its diagnosis is purely clinical and highly,if not solely depends on the pediatricians knowledge and experience with the disease,its frequently misdiagnosed,and always dismissed as throat infections and children are given antibiotics,which of course doesn't work.</div><div><br /></div><div>Its treated by administration of IVIG "Intravenous immunoglobulins" which tricks and attract the circulating antibodies and sort of "bond to them" and sort of "neutralize them"</div><div><br /></div><div>If this treatment is established in a timely manner the kid most likely will recover completely,and the heart should remain intact,if it was established at a later stage and after cardiac involvement,the child will recover and should remain under continuous observation for heart changes from the aneurisms,treatment also involve anti coagulants like aspiring in low doses daily for a period of up to six months,depending on how much damage there was,giving aspirin is controversial but this disease is one of very few indications to give what other wise considered a drug not recommended for kids.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was the love of god that got us to treat our daughter on time,being in makkah at the time we went to a pediatrician who diagnosed it as a typical throat infection,i and told us the eye is reddish from lack of sleep,gave her antibiotics and that was that..thanks to her mother who was not convinced,and her pediatrician back in US who was very vigilant in giving antibiotics,we decided to take a second opinion, so i simply put a Facebook status to help me find a good pediatrician,and one recommended her Pediatrician professor in Jeddah,and we went to him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Imagine your self in my place,he was very warm and welcoming,asked us how did we get to know his practice..then asked whats up.</div><div>as i started telling him,and in the middle of me speaking,he suddenly stops me and ask me another question,and as soon as i say my answer he cuts up my answer and ask me another...i was fuming..but carried on,in the again he asked us who referred us to him.</div><div>then he asked us,whats our financial status? i told him we are students...no jobs yet...he immediately referred us to the teaching hospital he teaches at and gave us immediate admission papers,and broke the story down to us.</div><div><br /></div><div>He told us he immediately knew her illness the second he looked at her,and his repetitive questions were to double confirm it,he was worried and rushing to send her to the hospital and establish the treatment,he told us you guys must be really good people,as he did his subspecialty training in this specific field and he have extensive experience in it,and he thought we were referred to him specifically because of that from another pediatrician,and he was stunned that it was pure coincidence.</div><div><br /></div><div>We went to the teaching hospital,a friend of mine helped us in the admission,who was an intern there and i am very thankful to her,the treatment was established immediately,and she was admitted for 24 hours,the fever went down,almost immediately as the treatment started.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now this is where i believe it was divine intervention that got us through,her treatment at the teaching was absolutely free,it didn't cause us a dime,and if we were sent to a private hospital it would have costed us 80'000 Saudi Riyals,yup,80 grand! </div><div>the IVIG was giving in 8 fluid bags,each cost about 10'000 riyals,and IVIG treatment is known to be extremely expensive world wide,i tell you,its love of god.</div><div><br /></div><div>But it didn't stop there,the same day,after she was cleared and discharged,we went and dined in our favorite place,and went back home,my daughter and her mommy were sleep deprived and dead tired,they laid on the bed,mommy was hugging her daughter to sleep before she put her in her crib..but both slept..so did i.</div><div><br /></div><div>Suddenly,we woke up by a loud cacophony of a glass bowl shatter,and a scream who i recognized to be my daughter,in a split second i woke up,turned the light and went to her side of the bed,what i saw was horrifying.</div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter was on the floor,surrounded by a pool of blood and tiny million little pieces of glass fragments from the bowl we used for cold compressions last nigh,her face was covered in blood from a wound in her forehead,we cleaned her as carefully as we can,and took off immediately back to jeddah once again at 3 am in the morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily X-rays were clear,she had superficial wounds and a deep cut in her nose,but fully recoverable,no fragments were forced into the nostril,Hamdulillah, We however, were traumatized by the whole experience,it took us a full month to relax and sooth out the tension that built up,i remember waking up every two hours to check on her fever and everything.</div><div><br /></div><div>We just got her ECG and ultrasound done last week and she was cleared and her heart is intact,we stopped aspirin for good,and a routine check up is planned every six months.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a parent, i learned that you can never be careful enough,and no matter how careful you are,accidents will still happen, and all you can be is a caring parent,don't look at what happened,and think of what you can do ahead,it was a horrible experience,i am glad it ended,and i pray to god no one,no matter who they are,would go through it.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was supposed to be a short comment that blew out of proportions O.O i took the liberty of posting it as a blogpost in my forsaken blog. i shall say thank you to <a href="http://undertheabaya.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/things-they-dont-include-in-your-how-to-be-a-parent-manual/">Under The Abaya</a>,as she who got me to write this post by asking about it, which by the way,is the second time i write this post,because the first time i wrote it was deleted by mistake!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-77099637591130617232011-09-20T23:18:00.002-04:002011-09-20T23:20:40.264-04:00How does it feel?to be 83 and outlived your entire generation?<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=140435330&m=140632760">Hear it from Maurice Sendak</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>lets hope this time i can get the wheel up and running,i really,really really,miss blogging.</div>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-19562141341919685502011-09-01T22:33:00.001-04:002011-09-01T22:33:19.979-04:00formspring.meGo Ahead,ask me anything on your mind. <a href="http://formspring.me/Dentographer" target="_blank">http://formspring.me/Dentographer</a>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-77289473634768449682011-06-01T07:36:00.002-04:002011-06-01T07:45:01.722-04:00The Senior and MeMe: Hey! Check this out,its called an ipad 2,its an apple product,but i want to show you somthing in it that i think you will really like!<br /><br />Him (Senior over 60 of age) : show me.<br /><br />Me: *Launches <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quran-reader-hd/id385432976?mt=8">Quran Reader HD</a> app*<br /><br />Me: so as you can see,this is a quran app,you can read the quran,change the font size,translate,recite and do everything with a finger of a button!<br /><br />Him : nice,how much is this?<br /><br />Me: well its 499$ for the ipad and 7 dollers for the app.<br /><br />Him: pricy..!<br /><br />Me: Well,this is all what you need in one simple app! it even gives you tafseer!<br /><br />Him : hmm,sounds good,but check this *grabs a copy of quran* <br />this is the holy book,printed in the size i want,i can read it,recite it,and it has tafseer and translation on the side,printed clearly enough to read it,and its free,so why would i pay 700$ for something i can do for free?<br /><br />Me: *leaves angry* <br />Me: @#$@)*$&#&%#$))!!!!!!Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-25629232069148101532011-04-24T22:12:00.001-04:002011-04-24T22:12:40.164-04:00Hello?Is anybody still here? i miss you all,any body miss me?Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-28238624506682801252011-01-15T14:18:00.001-05:002011-01-16T21:17:47.089-05:00Book Review : From My Sisters Lips<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/895743.From_My_Sisters_Lips" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="From My Sisters' Lips" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179267074m/895743.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/895743.From_My_Sisters_Lips">From My Sisters' Lips</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/459760.Na_ima_B_Robert">Na'ima B. Robert</a><br/><br />My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/136405523">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br /><br />The Author describes her and others journey to discover islam,she talks about how her perspective in life changed and how everything is viewed differently after she embraced Islam.<br /><br/><br />the book can be divided into sections,where each section discuss a different topic,it begins by the journey in discovering a new religion by someone who is least to say a feminist rebel against all restriction,and living it large.<br /><br/><br />the second part talks about the after math,the journey in learning and educating them selves the teachings of islam and how they fight their own thoughts to reach a convincing reason within to practice what islam says.<br /><br/><br />third part discusses life in practice of islam,Jobs,relationships,sexuality,marriage,families,fashion and night life,before and after and how it impacted the muslim women personality and psychology,and motives.<br /><br/><br />the book ends by what the author believes is the ultimate gift she found by islam which is the sisterhood of muslim women,which the author believes it as the strongest bond she has found in her life.<br /><br/><br />the books is an interesting read,enlightening even for a muslim born like me,however, there are some ideologies that i don't agree on and to me it shows a stiff representation of islamic teachings.<br /><br/><br />obviously the book carries feminist ideas all through,which is understandable coming from an author who were a feminist activist, and still could be,but in a different mold after islam.<br /><br/><br />the Book was given to my wife as a gift from a revert muslim who recently joined islam and found the book interesting,i think this book gives a candid insight into a sample of muslim women who are living in the western world,described in their own words.<br /><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/895743.From_My_Sisters_Lips" title="From My Sisters' Lips by Na'ima B. Robert">From My Sisters' Lips</a><br /><br/><br/><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4429383-faiz-malabari">View all my reviews</a>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-20811748114121698242011-01-05T13:16:00.003-05:002011-01-05T14:16:44.201-05:00Rest in Peace....My cousins death,was by far the deepest event that ever took place in my adulthood,left me with so many questions and so many thoughts i barely pass a day without thinking about it,it changed me.<br />he was one year older than i am,single,and taking care of his mother and sister since he was 12,he was a week away from finishing his training and starting a new job.<br />working 12 shifts and comeback home at 10pm half past dead only to find a grumpy mother yelling at him to take her to a wedding,he never disobeyed his mother so he took her,on his way back..a collision happend because he couldnt keep his eyes open.<br />went to the hospital..two days and discharge papers said nothing wrong with him,with only some contusions that will go away,they gave him paracetamol.<br />a week after,he couldnt endure the pain he was in,he cant go to the bathroom cos he cant pass anything out..he turned yellow.<br />all hospitals rejected to take him unless he put a minimum of 5000 Saudi riyals down payment, he went back to the hospital he was admitted in the first time.<br />upon inspection,he was diagnosed with an undiagnosed lacerated intestine,and his feces were pooling in his abdomen from that wound.<br />went to surgery,from surgery to ICU from sepsis,from ICU to the hands of his creator.<br />his death caught us all off guard,it took me a week to realize that his death actually meant he is dead,i kept asking my dad what do u mean he is dead? are u sure he is not just asleep or in a coma? then it slowly settled. he is gone. forever.<br /><br /><br />he was the person in our family that went through the most struggle throughout his life,from the day his parents got separated,to the day he died,literally. he only finished high school, then he looked for a job to support his family,he might have done alot of wrong in his life,but he NEVER failed his mother,always there,and always provided food on the table.<br />we grew up together,i remember everytime we got into a fight,everytime we laughed,everytime we both got beaten by my dad for doing somthing wrong.<br />i remember the day we stole grandpas car,we almost hit the wall of our nextdoor.<br /><br />now that he is gone,i recall everything he said to me,i really never understood why he thought so highly of me,he was the most supportive among all my cousins every time i speak to him about my life and what i did so far,he was so proud of me,more than i am to my self,always spoke of me with pride,and always repeated "no matter what u become,a dentist,a photographer or anything else,you always remain the same person who i grew up with,and for that,i consider you the most genuine"<br />if i only knew that he said all that he said to me because he will depart this soon,i would have reacted differently every time he said something.<br /><br />now that he is gone,everytime i see my kids,i remember that his hands didnt touch them,everytime i capture a photograph,and comments spree on them on facebook,i recall that his eyes didnt see them,everytime a happy incident happen to the family,i remember that he is no longer there to celebrate it.<br /><br />people die,i have other relatives who died before but it never hit me the way my cousins death did,i still wake up at night and do nothing but thinking about him.<br /><br />i move on from event in my life fairly quick,but this one seems like its gonna last for long.<br /><br />but i promise you this my cousin,every success that i will achieve in my life from now on,is dedicated to you,because you,Ahmad, never doubted who i am.<br /><br />R.I.P <br />Ahmad Al-Yamani, you will never be forgotten.<br /><a href="http://website.hu"><img src="http://67.202.71.95/images/28906839589_161470207213442_100000513915068_467040_5158989_n.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by xs.to.us CLONE" /></a><br /><br /><br />P.S. this post started as a post for 2010 outcomes and 2011 resolutions,but ended up with this,you will know why in my next post.Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-86851186052481456782010-12-25T23:37:00.002-05:002010-12-26T00:27:17.191-05:00The Streets of RageRecently i wrote a comment in one of the blogs i follow regarding driving in saudi arabia,the comment was in reply to a topic regarding why saudi arabia is not yet ready to have new category of drivers added to its streets (in the post case,it was women),as i said in my comment,i have no opposition what so ever against women driving in saudi,but i do object on allowing a new caliber of drivers into the Streets of Saudi arabia while it remains the world in the number of traffic accidents worldwide.<br />this is a video that sums up pretty much the driving conditions in saudi arabia.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hlUplHf3OoA?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br />the Author of the <a href="http://yamaamaa.wordpress.com/">blog where i dropped my comment</a> (a great blog about everyday parenting from a full time mommy,i highly recommend following if u are a parent or soon to be), believed that if women drove,it will lead to less number of drivers coming from 3rd world countries,who are usually over worked and stressed there would be less accidents.<br /><br />though her opinion might be correct to a certain point,i kept thinking of it all day and a question raised in my head,if they are the reason why accidents in saudi so high,why is it that its saudi is the leader in accidents,while the countries where they come from,which are considered "less fortunate" and not as civilized as saudi arabia,for instance,India and indonesia have a rate of 16 compared to 29 Road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate">wikipedia</a>?<br /><br />personally my experience through my childhood and early youth in saudi tells me other wise,having lost many of my high school friends in car accidents,i can pretty much say the majority of the accidents ive witnessed or been part of,were by young saudis,or young residents of saudi arabia who grew up in saudi.<br /><br />My cousin died recently from a car accident,he fell asleep while driving.<br /><br />one of my highschool friends happend when i was in the 8 grade,a classmate was driving so fast he hit a pole and flew through the windshield dropping dead. i still remember his name,his face like i just met him an hour ago.<br /><br />another friend of mine,who thank god is still alive,now an aviator,got his car into an accident that costed him abit over 12000$ to have it fixed.<br /><br />many of my friends of today,who i sit and have coffee with,and now successful professionals of dentists,engineers or accountants,talk about they early days of driving,and how drifting was THE favorite practice to them when they have time to spare,now they look back and wonder how on earth they did that and what were they thinking,i my self not so long ago used to zigzag across the busiest streets of jeddah driving around 140 km/hrs,and my motto was "drive it like you stole it".<br />things changed though,and i am glad it did for my self without much damage.<br /><br /><br />this is an example of what is seen everyonce in a while in the city streets of riyadh.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iLjbRrUSVOI?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br />this one is a bit graphic,so if u are weak hearted you might want to avoid it.<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bWax-G1AlvA?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Point is,the majority of the accidents happens by the ones who are strong enough to abuse the system and be above the law,expat drivers might get into accidents sure,but catastrophic accidents usually happens not from drivers,but from our youth and young ones.<br />Saudi arabia needs an aggressive approach to apply Strict traffic rules with sever consequences that brings the streets to order,felonies and fines doesn't seem to stop many,either they can avoid paying it since in saudi arabia (at least till now) does not revoke your license after a certain number of violation,and getting locked up isn't always a consequence for traffic violations,the majority of our youth,including my self in my early years,never took the law seriously,and i am afraid this will continue to happen and pass from generation to generation unless a strict application of law takes place.Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-26463848378259165792010-12-17T10:17:00.007-05:002010-12-19T23:55:50.531-05:00Yes, Or No?So,<br /> My mother in law, and sister in law were in town, we decided to go to a Japanese restaurant,<br />it was the first time we try the restaurant, it looked good and clean, made us all look forward to the experience.<br />we were 8,4 adults, and 4 kids, my two kids (1 year old and a 20 days old) and my sister in law also has two (2 year old and a 10 month old.<br />Each table must have 10 people to start taking orders, which is something i realized all Japanese grill restaurant in the US practice<br /><br />The table is ready for us, and the receptionist escorted us to the table, we reached there, there were two people already, they were early 30s aged caucasian couple, we greeted,however, before we all sat down, the couple stood up, and left the table after some ear to ear whispers and exchanging looks.<br /><br />The message was clear, we don't want to sit next to those people, i wondered, is it because we look indian asians, or is it because of the Hijab my wife and her family were wearing? i tried to fool my self and think she moved because we had the kids and its normal for kids to be noisy and loud.<br /><br />15 minutes passed, the same couple were escorted again to the the SAME table, however, to the other end of it, and ironically guess who is sitting their? two families,one Caucasian Mother with her little<span style="font-style:italic;"> <i>daughter</i></span>,and another Family of four,an indian couple with two also little <span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">daughters</span>.</span><br /><br />So after a little match a scratch,it only became clear that they did it because of Hijab.<br /><br />We all were pissed to say the least,while they sat literally an arm fold away from us,and they still face us,and incase we wanted to harm someone,they are still within reach, and pretending like nothing happened while they dine and wine.<br />my night was ruined,i didn't enjoy one bite from my meal,and i just wanted to leave the place,before i make a mess,which i usually do if i tried to speak about the situation.<br /><br />Dinner is over, paid the bill and carried my daughter to the car and sat her in the car seat, my sister in law came and said she confronted the couple and told them that their behavior ruined the night on all of us,and all the lady had to say was "am so sorry i work with kids all the time and the last thing i wanted was another kid next to me" as if the current table didnt have any, she got embarrassed because everyones face changed when they heard the little conversation between her and my sister in law.<br /><br />A couple of days ago,i was watching TV and a Question was asked "Do u think there is still discrimination in the US?"<br /><br />ill let you decide.<br /><br />P.S. i do not to judge an entire nation upon one persons act,but some times an act can speak a thousand words,and leave deep percussions.Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-31229432232736512302010-12-12T22:53:00.002-05:002010-12-12T23:48:09.202-05:00Bed Time StoriesLet me be clear here,i might not be the best father out there,nor the most experienced, so by writing what i am about to write i am not claiming to be any,but i am rather sharing what i found quite useful in my humble experience.<br /><br />putting your child to sleep can be a challenge,be it a happy baby who love to be around his parents to jump around and have fun,or the angry baby who just dont want to sleep cos to him the night is still early.<br /><br />just after my daughter turned 10 monthes,which was about the time we came back from Saudi arabia after two monthes of summer vacation filled with family members visiting and party,my daughter went from <span style="font-weight:bold;">" just put me to bed with my little bottle and ill sleep"<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> to <span style="font-style:italic;">"i wont sleep alone,lay down next to me and hold me"<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span> only to realize how hectic this method became especially when the parents want to stay awake for a couple more hours,or if your kid is alight sleeper who checks up on you always to make sure u are by her side,luckily my daughter is not that type.<br /><br />you might argue that there is nothing wrong with having your kid sleep next to you,but it gets hard after a while especially if parents are professionals,also from other people experiences they told us it gets alot harder as the kids grow up,they might develop fear from the dark and they will simply not fall asleep unless they are in mommy's bed up to ages like 9 or 10.<br /><br />after few discussions with my daughters pediatrician,she <strike>recommended</strike>ordered us to strictly follow what she says to over come the problem,which is to put her in her own crib,and talk to her out of crying and needing someone next to her.<br />tried it day one,hell of a trial,she cried so hard,standing in her crib with her arms reaching for daddy and tears dripping on her cheeks,i kept telling her its bedtime,and its the time where all the little birds and squirrels sleep,and i strictly avoid carrying her from the crib to soothe her,i talk to her from a considerable distance,and if i had to pat on her back,i make it in a way that she cant get a hold of me to carry her....she cried her self to sleep.<br />the next day,the same issue,i tried to read to her a bed time story,which grabbed her attention pretty well,and after i finished her story,i carried on reading my book loudly,which also helped in making her quite and attentive,then she fell asleep.<br />the third day,she started crying when she saw me carrying her to the crib,but when i put her in her crib,she saw the book,the bottle and her pacifier there,she reached to her bottle,and heard the story till she fell asleep.<br />the fourth day,she reached for the book,passed it to daddy,and sat there looking and listening,till she fell asleep.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">That simple.<span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></span><br />from the fourth day onwards,when bedtime comes,the moment we put her in her crib,she realizes that its bed time,the little birds and squirrels went to bed,and so she should. her sleeping pattern improved drastically,sleeping 8+ hours comfortably in her crib,though she still wakes up around 6 or 5 am asking for a feed,but as soon as she feel the bottle in her mouth she falls back to sleep on the spot "this habit will be stopped very soon as sleeping with the bottle is one of the major causes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_childhood_caries">baby bottle caries</a> since the baby might fall asleep with his mouth is filled with milk,which contain lactose that is ideal for fermentation required for dental caries.<br /><br /><br />ill list the benefits i found from this habit for both,parent and child :<br />- the child becomes less dependent on his parent when going to bed,since the child doesn't require skin contact anymore to fall asleep.<br />-its the best way to train the child's biological clock to sleep,you notice as soon as the bed time approaches,the child start showing signs that he is ready to sleep,which will make the job of putting the child to bed alot more easier.<br />-i think its also one of the best way to make the toddler adopts the habit of reading at a very early age,which is something i am taking seriously to make my child a good reader.<br />-the child slowly becomes less afraid of the dark,because he knows that even though daddy is not holding me,i know he is there,if not sitting on the rocking chair reading his book,he is in the next room.<br />-its an excellent method to increase the bond between your toddler and you,with time you will find your toddler looking forward to bed time cos its the time that daddy dedicate solely to me,and my bed time story.<br />-somehow,and i dont know whats correlates it,the child becomes more happy,i noticed my daughter now smiles while in her crib,which is a positive way to fold the day.<br />-for the parent one of the major benefits i found for this is that i made its an excellent time to be dedicated to my own reading after finishing reading her book,especially after struggling with my readings and being way behind due to unorganized day schedules.<br />-for working parents,this is also a great time for the parent to catch up with his children,as am sure when they start speaking they will enjoy grabbing a small talk with daddy before they sleep.<br />-i found it also a great way to force my self to stay away abit longer from the internet,and all the time consuming social networking sites.<br /><br />to all of you who are parents,will be parents,or were at a time parents of toddlers,what can u add?<br /><br /><br />P.S. yes,i know its beed way too long since the last time i blogged,and i am sorry about that,i do really miss my blog followers comments and discussions,but with twitter taking all my ideas so freshly,its kinda hard to keep my thoughts dedicated to my blog,but i am working on it,i promise!Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-23577347233833097082010-11-20T23:37:00.001-05:002010-11-20T23:39:01.244-05:00Hajj,in the Eyes of A Stranger.Those lines are from someone i follow on twitter,telling Hajj the way he experienced it,he is from the US,never been to makkah before,and he express things the way he witnessed them,i wanted to share it with you so u can imagine what he felt when he was where he was during those holy days.<br /><br /> <br />-Most challenging experience of my life, my Hajj is complete. Just said farewell to Allah's house in Mecca. Cairo for a day, then home. <br /> <br />-I Lived in two pieces of simple white cloth,slept in tents and on the ground, visited the most ancient symbols of spiritual oneness. <br /> <br />-I prayed and meditated on the plane where humanity will be gathered for the day of atonement. <br /> <br />-I slept in the dirt on the plane where the first man and woman descended from heaven and created humanity. <br /> <br />-I stoned the Jamrat, the ancient symbols of the devil to commemorate my rejection of my ego, greed, lust, anger, etc. <br /> <br />-I visited the home, mosque and grave of our beloved Prophet Muhammad in the illuminated city of Medina, established by the first Muslims. <br /> <br />-The Hajj is extremely difficult and grueling. There were funerals at all five of our daily prayers for 3 weeks without exception. <br /> <br />-There were somewhere between 3 and 5 million pilgrims from every country performing the same rites at the same time. <br /> <br />-You Literally get caught up and carried by the crowd of humanity. Terrifying, humbling and beautiful experience. <br /> <br />-Met some of the most beautiful people of my life and some really troubled ones. Imperfect people united by a perfect system. <br /> <br />-That's the most reflective and naked I've ever been. Tears of joy, repentance and immense gratitude. <br /> <br />-To be in place with millions of people with all the commotion and hear it get dead silent for prayer and all you hear is wind and birds. <br /> <br />-I got lost in the tent city of mina with no phone,no cars, no guides and no one speaks english. Didn't know if I'd ever find my group. <br /> <br />-I walked for 8 straight hours with no idea where I was going. I have blisters covering the bottoms of both feet. Still performed my rites. <br /> <br />-While living in our tents, it rained for two days in a row. Scary thing in the desert where it never rains. <br /> <br />-I never believed that you could go to place and feel the presence of God until this. Its tangible in the air.<br /> <br />-You can taste it. -The feeling of true brotherhood is electric in the holy precincts. Even the police are bound by it. <br /> <br />-People come from every corner of the world. Many on foot from africa and eastern europe. You see people on canes and crutches. <br /> <br />-People spend months walking thousands of miles and sleep in the streets. Other pilgrims feed and look after them. <br /> <br />-Saw a family with kids and the parents were sharing a pair of shoes. Went into a store to buy some things and a stranger picked up my bill. <br /> <br />-I've had some very low, dark moments in my life but it hit me on this trip that I Literally have received everything I've ever prayed for. <br /> <br />-I was challenged in every imaginable way. This has been the greatest exercise in patience I could imagine. I'm so very grateful. <br /> <br />-After loosing my father, my friend and making this pilgrimage all in 3 months, if you don't believe in God, let love be your god. <br /> <br />-Please don't assume you know Islam because of what you've heard. I've practiced Islam for 17 years and didn't truly understand until now.<br /> <br />-END-<br /> <br />its amazing how we all can be in the same place at the same time and do the same things,but have very diffrent out comes,ive spoken with many many people who performed Hajj,and realized the least people who actually learn somthing from it are the same people who takes the place so for granted.<br /> <br />i guess a True Hajj experience is when you Trully leave everything behind you,and go to hajj without looking back,and forget all of your luxuries at least for the days of hajj,a true hajj experience is when u walk from the holy mosque on your feet all the way to Mina,Arafat and Muzdalifa,when you sleep where u find space,not on plush beds and eating from open buffets.<br /> <br />Congratulations to everyone who perform Hajj this Year,and Rest in Peace to everyone who couldnt perform Hajj this year because they passed away.<br /> <br />And to all who are planning to perform Hajj,May allah give you the strength and vision to perform the Righteous Hajj that reward you the ultimate repentance,Amin.Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-4124510252896902812010-10-21T10:17:00.003-04:002010-10-21T10:19:02.155-04:00Ambitionits funny how everytime i think of doing professional photography,i scrap the idea outta my mind because, i still didnt meet my standards.<br />thing is,will i ever reach it?Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-20152053061486880152010-10-08T16:57:00.003-04:002010-10-08T17:07:14.531-04:00Love and Lightone of the most beautiful poems ive heard in a long while....<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="500" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X0IjrnoVPoY" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />Bissmillah<br />may your day be,filled with love and light<br />may your rhymes be right,may your songs be tight <br />may your words give sight, may your nour shine bright <br />may you always be on the righteous side of the fight <br />may your lovers be loyal may your soil be fertile <br />may your khakis stay crease may your lock stay oil <br />may your plans never get foil may your plot thicken <br />may your chicken be halal may your style be sufficient <br />may your soul be free of its prison <br />Ameen<br />May Allah increase you and your vision<br />Ameen <br />may you find everything you've been missin<br />Ameen<br />may you wake for prayer before the sun has risen <br />Ameen <br />when you speak may your audience listen<br />Ameen<br />may you never feel trapped in the system <br />Ameen<br />may you sight many righteous children<br />Ameen <br />who will act on prophetic tradition<br />Ameen<br />may you always have food in your plate<br />Ameen<br />may you learn from every mistake<br />Ameen<br />may you raise above all the hate<br />Ameen<br />may Allah increase you in your state<br />Ameen<br />may you never pretend that you are what you aint<br />Ameen<br />may your friends be real and never be fake<br />Ameen<br />may your rent never have to be late<br />Ameen<br />may your health always be great<br />Ameen<br />may Allah forgive every sin<br />Ameen<br />now and forever if you faulter again<br />Ameen<br />may you always stay closer to your kin<br />Ameen<br />may he make all your enemies friends <br />Ameen<br />may he make reality of your plans<br />Ameen<br />may your present be pleasant may you have a good end <br />Ameen<br />may your heart be purified of its flaws<br />Ameen<br />may you act according to the laws<br />Ameen<br />that were revealed in the book of Allah<br />Ameen<br />may he catch you whenever you fall<br />Ameen<br />may the one guide you to the truth<br />Ameen <br />when you doubt may he show you the proof<br />Ameen<br />may you be like the ahla soof<br />Ameen<br />with the wisdom of the elders the energy of the youth <br />Ameen<br />may he accept your prayer and your fast <br />Ameen<br />the very first all the way to the last<br />Ameen<br />and remove obstacles that you have <br />Ameen<br />and may you receive everything that you ask<br />Ameen<br />may you never have regret for your past <br />Ameen <br />and receive mercy not the wrath <br />Ameen<br />and as you travel your personal path <br />Ameen<br />may you always have a reason to laugh.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.barakabluemusic.com/">Baraka Blue</a>Dentographerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435507833547145633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4635857896611424579.post-4377426634152378032010-10-04T12:34:00.003-04:002010-10-04T12:37:09.435-04:00NiqaBitchClever to say the least......<br /><br /><br /><object width="500" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5GmYRTTbN7g?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param 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