Home Sweet Home...Update

Everyday, our home looks more real. Its now taking shape and at this stage we're assuming we need 4 months to go until all is done and we can move in.

Construction is now at the gypsum stage, we now have ceilings :D

A garage door :D

We now need to figure out the exact amount of spotlights and downlights. Next comes the Aluminum for the windows...

Its amazing to see the progress of contruction. Can't wait to start painting, and cleaning, and arranging furniture!

Makes me grateful everyday. :D

Peace,

SoulSearch

What makes life worthwile...

Tea with Milk, and the floating smell of cardamom, in front of the TV, on a Tuesday morning.

Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn

I love this song, its such a 90's song, but it really brings back memories. Enjoy!
Peace,
SoulSearch

SoulSearching …

Hey world,

It's been a hectic couple of months of my life but it's been great. I've reached a turning point in my life, got a great opportunity and took every inch of it, and here I am, in a new job, finalizing construction of my new home, and my son is now in school/nursery everyday! And I am thankful.

I'm grateful for everything that I have in my life, although my schedule is full to the brim, but my kids are happy and healthy and my life is in the direction I need it to be…

I've promised a few images of the house, I don't have a very good one on me now, but I promise to take better images soon, just to show the stages at which construction has reached. It's amazing to see the guys putting up the ceilings and drilling holes in the upstairs floors to make way for the wiring and the lights. The house looks more real now. I feel like going up to them and shaking their hands and to thank them every day!!!

Does anyone have any suggestions on whether we should install ceiling fans in the bedrooms? That's something we need to resolve and argue about it every single day. I'm not sure… People, you know what the weather is like in Bahrain, suggestions anyone? Maybe I should start a poll or something, vote for or against ceiling fans!

Check out our new door! I love it… it looks like it's made of wood but it's actually wrought iron! Isn't that lovely!!!

I went to Dubai last month and enjoyed 5 fabulous days in the city that never stops being the first and the fastest in eveything! It's amazing to see the pace at which this city is rising; I was flabbergasted at the huge skyscraping buildings in Bar Dubai, near Ibn Batuta Mall, they looked unreal! I thought they were cardboard signs or something, the snow city in the Mall of the Emirates was amazing, it reminded me of Lebanon's beautiful mountains, but not nearly as breathtaking. But I absolutely loved Dubai minus the ugly snaking queue waiting for a taxi!

That's it for now, I hope I can keep blogging, as much as circumstances permit!

Love and Peace to the world…

SoulSearch J

Back to Blog

HIIIIIIIIIII

my dear blog...

missed the blogosphere completely...& utterly...& totally...

I shall be back soooooon.... to write about my life, my worries, my concerns, my children, their school, my new job, my new house, and which stage of construction it is now, (pictures too!!!) my new outlook on life... it may not all be good but not all of it bad, or sad or ugly... There should be alot of positivity... :)

As the words of the legendary Bob Marley ring in my ear: "Cause every little thing is gonna be alright now"...

Love

SoulSearch...

The Bahraini Blogging Scene

I love our cyberspace community. every other night for about an hour I browse around for some good blogger entries by fellow bloggers, and no sooner I am in stiches!!!

Some of you guys are really funny!

Of course, Mahmood's Den is the platform from which I dive into other bloggers' pages, and I end up trying to link everyone...

Its lovely,

I'm happy...

I want to read somemore insights, some more ideas, some more frustrations, some more achievements by Bahrain's Bright Geeks!!

Hehe :)

Tonight I'm linking Evil Odd, you're not so evil afterall!

You're hilarious...

Thanks for your cool posts

Keep on blogging guys/gals...

Post it out there!!!

Peace,

SoulSearch

Libya & HIV

I've been in a mental warp for the past few days, trying to find the words to properly convey my opinion on the release of the Bulgarian nurses. Criminals who partnered with a Palestinian intern who committed the worst of crimes. Crimes that have devastated 400+ Libyan children and their families...





After having infected some 400 Libyan children with the HIV Aids virus around 10 years ago, and claimed to be innocent, the Bulgarian nurses are now free. As soon as they touched down on Bulgarian soil, a presidential pardon hits them and they are greeted as heroes!





While around 60 of the children they infected have now died, and the rest have had their lives devastated for good, these so-called nurses are now free citizens living the life, and will probably continue to live their lives as well as they want!





Its sad, Libya negotiates with the European Union and the nurses are freed. The whole world cried out when the death sentence was handed down to these criminals who have been convicted, and yet no one ever asked about those poor children, those poor Libyan families.



What would be the international reaction to this crime had the children American or British children? How would the world react if the nurses were Arab or Muslims?

I'll leave that question unanswered as its obvious anyway...

...Yet another Sorry Sorry Arab Situation...

On Books & Reading

I treated myself to the final Harry Potter book. I have devoured the previous 6 Harry Potters and loved every page, line and dot!

Can't wait to start it...

... I'm currently reading Patricia Cornwell's Blow Fly! A bit too gruesome for me, but I like the mystery element!! ...

On being human...

I've been good
I've been bad,
I've been happy,
I've been down,
I've made mistakes,
I've been a winner,
Cried my eyes out,
Laughed till I was in stiches,
I've had my share of luck,
Been very unfortunate sometimes,
I've been free,
I've been trapped,

I've loved,
and hated...

and lived ...

and that's what makes us human...

Freed at last

الحمد الله على سلامتك جمعة

...You now have hope: to come home from Saudi Arabia to your family and friends.
My thanks goes out to everyone who helped secure Juma Al-Dossary's release from the hell hole that is Gunatanamo Bay, Cuba.

Congratulations...

We will not forget Isa Al-Murbati either. He is now the last Bahraini detainee in the illegal and inhumane prison set up by "the land of the free".

Peace,

SoulSearch

...To be Fair & Lovely...

... To be Fair is to be Lovely...


I'm seriously sick of this advert being aired on all TV channels that I watch.


Has anyone seen the Fair & Lovely ad that promises to make you "fair" therefore "lovely"!!!!





What the hell are we teaching this generation? That its bad to be dark skinned and that darker girls are not destined for success? Why hasn't anyone pointed that out?





Basically, the advert rests on the same scenario, a girl goes into a salon or something to sell her herbs, clearly looking for a job, but she's turned away by a snoty fair woman. Then her mom tells her to "show them" and gives her the magical Fair & Lovely, that promises to make her just that Fair and thus Lovely. She goes back to the same salon and a guy now looks at her "transformed and fair and lovely, of course" and sweeps her off her feet and she becomes a star!!!!





WHAT???????





...I was stunned to watch the whole charade...




What kind of a message are we sending young girls: if you're dark, forget it, don't even bother studying and trying to be a successful individual, well, just because you're dark!!! Dah!!! But if you're fair, you can be a bimbo, cause there will always be a man (a rich one at that) who will take care of you, so why bother being a successful individual? Why even bother trying?



Race & skin colors become markers that indicate superiority and privilege, and that's what's being reflected through these commercials.

I wonder how that advert would be viewed in the US or the UK? Or are Arab countries and other thrid world countries that they can sell this crap to?





Peace,


SoulSearch :(

Lebanon...

The tears of a child, her blood stains the rocks of Qana, rockets and craters destroyed her playground, her home destroyed.

Remembering all the victims of the brutal Israeli war machine...

Thanks to Al-Jazeera News Channel (both English & Arabic) for their outstanding coverage and their insightful reports that clearly and realistically portray the destruction that Lebanon suffered last year... www.aljazeera.net/english

To Lebanon, with love.

peace,

soulsearch

The 7 wonders buzzzzz

Its official, there's a poll going around hoping to choose a new set of 7 wonders of the world...

News Agencies have been carrying the news:

Two millennia after the Greeks listed the sevenwonders of the ancient world, a
foundation created by a Swissmillionaire is to announce the seven sites elected
as the modernworld wonders in a global internet vote.

The announcement will be made tomorrow:

A glamourous gala event will be held at a huge Lisbon stadium Saturday to make
public the winners of a competition which has generated enthusiasm outside
the Western world, but came under criticism from art experts and the United
Nations.

Peace,

SoulSearch

Alan's dream of freedom

After more than 100 days of captivity, Alan Johnston is free...

People who dedicate their lives to keep us informed are the real heroes...

Instead of enforcing regulations that would guarantee their safety, they are constantly targeted by Terrorist Governments (a.k.a Israel)

Yesterday, a reporter from a Palestinian TV station was hit by Zionist forces, he's been in critical condition, and has already lost his leg.

Amazing silence from Arab governments, leaders...

I wonder how the world's reaction would be has this reporter been British or American...

We all dream of freedom, peace and security, just like Alan...

Peace,

SoulSearch...

In the Corporate World...

It never ceases to amaze me, the way people's attitudes change when promised better positions or more money...

Peace,

SoulSearch

Enya - Orinoco Flow

My Song of the day,

Enjoy!

Love,
SoulSearch

The Forgotten Battlefield

There's nothing more disturbing than hearing of 7 children killed in a military raid. Afghanistan is now the forgotten battlefield. With Iraq dominating the news, Afghanistan sinks deeper into an abyss of poverty, ignorance, destruction and ultimate death.

How long do the Americans plan on staying there? How long will the public be fooled into believing that these crimes are being purpetrated in the name of their freedom and their beliefs?

Peace,

SoulSearch

Dear Arabi

Dear Arabi,

Get well soon. Wishing you a speedy recovery...

... Take care of your health ...

Peace,

SoulSearch

The Bumpy Road to Peace...

The region is on fire, to whose benefit is that? Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon? People are dying, children torn apart by bombs, death, hunger and disease, what's happening?
Is there any hope for the future, how long will this fighting continue?
While the Arab leaders work to attract as much investments into their countries and subsequent pockets, people in these sorry situations continue to die, and cry.

... We watch in silence ...

... Hopelessness ...

... Despair ...

...Insecurity...

...Crimes ...

... What a Sorry Arab Situation ...

Peace,
SoulSearch

...Al-Naksa, 40 years on...

It was 40 years ago this month, when another black day is marked on the Arab History calendar. It was 40 years ago when millions of Arabs were kicked out of their homes to be replaced by Jews from all over the world. It was 40 sorry years ago, when the Arab conscience was shaken so badly, it has refused to wake up.

And to this day, millions of Palestinians still live in squalid, crowded refugee camps and have no official identities. No UN resolution, no Arab League decision, no other human justice ever looked over the Palestinian refugee crisis. They just continue to live as refugees around the world while everyone goes home and sleeps soundly.

40 years on, Palestinians still live as refugees on their own land.

Wikipedia's explanation:

Naksa Day (6 June) (Arabic: يوم النكسة)
commemorates the Naksa ("setback"), the mass displacement and dispossession of
Palestinians during and after the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The first mass
displacement, known as the Nakba, took place
during and after the 1947-1949 Palestinian Civil War and the 1948 Arab-Israeli
War. This exodus is marked on Nakba Day.

Remember the day of the Naksa (the setback), don't let the memory of the Jewish land theft die. Don't be a nation without a memory. Palestinians have suffered, for us all.

Peace,

SoulSearch