Sunday, December 31, 2006

Highlights of 2006

Well, I got the idea from Gassia who was writing a post about the hightlights of her life in the year 2006. My highlights would be:

  • Toshiba laptop instead of my 180 degree Compaq one (the ones who know me know what I'm talking about =D)
  • Reunion with my best friend
  • Reconciliation with the rest of my friends
  • Collages (made about 8 this year =D)
  • Linux - ubuntu (not quite professional yet but working on it)
  • Quitting the Voice (student paper)
  • Latein-AG
  • Blacky
  • Billiards in the summer (getting professional)
  • Visit to South Africa
  • Visit to Munich and its museum
  • Making pictures of my family
  • Birthday as my friends appeared unannouned while my whole family was there (Thanks anyways)
  • Wrote about 50 lyrics
  • Blogging
  • Thanaweya graduation party
  • Abitur 2006 ball
  • Adventures in Golden Beach
  • Prophet Mohamed cartoons
  • Alexandria
  • Neglecting my poor keyboard
  • Pupa's deatch in March
  • Moni (cousin)
  • Amr (cousin) who came back from the US after living there for three years (Glad you're back!)
  • Got to know amazing people like Mori, The Sphinx, Chet...
Will add the rest when I come back! :) So, come again!

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Eid Mobarak everyone!

Hey everyone,
Wishing you all Eid Mobarak! May the blessings of Allah shine upon you and your family now and always!
Kol sana wento tayebin! =)

''Is there nothing inside this hollow, muscular organ?''

Let's talk about people who are about my age.
Before turning 20 you're supposed to already have had your first crush, your first love, etc. Somehow I have decided, no, it came naturally to postpone all that a bit.
So, when someone asks me ''Who do you love?'' or ''Who's your crush right now?'' one will find me answering either ''You!'' or ''Khaled Mesh3al''.
Unfortunately such answers don't satisfy the people who ask you such questions so you get different comments like ''No, seriously. Who's your crush?'' or '' You must have been in love at least once!''. Who says ''I must''? I don't think there's a certain rule that says that.
And then you have to face all the nice assumptions about your psychological abnormality, e.g.:
''Is there nothing inside this hollow, muscular organ?'' (I think he was talking about the heart.)
''Or don't you have any feelings at all?'' (I guess I don't have to explain that one.)
My favourite one was: ''Is your heart made up of ice?''
And here you go with my favourite answer: ''No, but my feelings are kept in some freezer for the next 3-5 years as I'm not in need for them right now...''

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Me and blogger's templates

May I announce my hatred, dislike and disapproval of the templates of blogger.
I HAVE HAD IT!!!
The last time I started changing it it turned out to be pretty nice BUT the new version ruined everything.
So, I guess I will stop changing anything about the original templates until I start a whole new thing which won't be before Spring 2007.

Time to change (again)

Hey everyone, as my 18th birthday is coming up soon, I decided to write a list with all the things I want to change about myself. The point of this list is that you can add the things that you criticize me for in the comment section. So, what I want, no, have to change is:

  • I musn't talk about anyone behind his back (even if I said it to him face to face)
  • I shouldn't speak out my mind so often any more, especially when it's not required
  • I have to stop wasting my time so much
  • I have to do some pc-fast from time to time
I bet there are still a whole bunch of other things but right these are the most important ones.
Feel free to add your criticism! :)

Saturday, December 23, 2006

My first... hug???

After watching the movie ''Never Been Kissed'' I noticed that it should be renamed to ''Never Been Hugged'' in my case. :D
Well, I have my own attitude towards hugs...

First of all, I think people shouldn't just go around and hug anyone and everyone but only the ones they really, really DO like.
Second, hugging people all the time makes the hugs themselves superficial and meaningless.
Third, there are some situations where you are forced to hug people you don't love for example when they hug you first or when they're crying. I even thought of what I would do if a lad started crying while I was sitting with him because for example a family member just died.. I guess, even then I would not hug him but just be there for him and help him to deal with the situation.
Forth, why do I have to hug a guy just to show him how much I like him? After all, not hugging my cousins who are older than 18 years doesn't mean that I don't love them. It just proves that the relationship itself is so pure and precious that it is not in need for anything else.
Fifth, as I have never (really) fallen in love before I want to save as many things as possible for my true love.. Like me first hug, my first dance, etc.

Right now, I am just enjoying my life with my family, friends, hobbies and dreams.
And not to forget: Anime!!!

Love is in the air.. No, it's not!

In compensation for the last 2 posts which were all about love I will write about my disapproval of some attiudes and behaviours at my school.
Our vacation started yesterday so Thursday was the last of school before the Christmas holidays. As we are ''Egyptians'', girls and boys usually just say goodbye by shaking hands. Well, our lovely German school achieved changing that very much. Now you find all the barriers between girls and boys broken and the kisses and hugs thingy becoming more the standard than an exception.
Honestly, I think it's sad because I don't get the point of it.
Germans, no, Europeans and Americans forgot about all the limits in the relationships between the two genders.
Why do the Egyptians, no, Arabs have to follow them?
Why do we have to accept their way of life instead of sticking to our one?
Why is one called narrow-minded just because he doesn't want to be part of this American/Eurpean way of living and prefers to stay true to his principles?
It's really embarrassing when you watch Egyptians acting as if they were Europeans/Americans just to be considered as open-minded and cool. And what troubles me even more is the fact that it is not only the German school but you also find this same attitude at American and British schools.
So, looks like the West is taking over, not only in political and economical matters but also in the social ones. Cheers!

Friday, December 22, 2006

Love always finds a reason

Ok, here you go with another Ranma & Akane Video and this time I'M THE ONE who told GASSIA about it :P
Anyway, watch and enjoy. Amazing song + video!!! ^u^

(First press play then pause and leave it until it has finished loading, so it doesn't buffer and you can really enjoy it.)

Love always finds a reason - Glenn Medeiros

Sometimes I think of me and you
And every now and then I think we'll never make it through
We go through some crazy times
And there are times I wonder if I'll keep loving you
But I always do

Seems that love always finds a reason to keep me here
Believin' when I feel our love is slipping away
Seems that love always finds a reason to make me stay
And even through the darkest night the feeling survives
Seems that I can just look at you and I find the reason in your eyes

I know sometimes you wish that you were free
I know sometimes you wonder what you're doing here with me
But something keeps you by my side through everything
Through all the times we disagree you keep loving me

Seems that love always a reason to keep me here
Believin' when we feel our love is slipping away
And it seems that love always finds a reason to make me stay
And even through the darkest night the feeling survives
And you know when you look at me you'll find the reason in my eyes

Love always finds a reason to keep us here
Believin' when we feel our love is slipping away
Aren't you glad that love always finds a reason to make us stay
And even through the darkest night the feeling survives

Oho, love always finds a reason to keep me here
Believin' when I feel our love is slipping away
Seems that love always finds a reason to make us stay
And even through the darkest night the feeling survives
And you know when you look at me you'll find the reason in my eyes

I find the reason
I find the reason, oho
I found the reason in your eyes

The ballad of Ranma and Akane

(First press play then pause and leave it until it has finished loading, so it doesn't buffer and you can really enjoy it.)

After watching it on YouTube and I just had to post it. This video is about Ranma and Akane (protagonists of Ranma 1/2) and I just loved the song and the way the whole thing was depicted!
That is what I call cute!!!

Concrete Angel - Martina McBride

(First press play then pause and leave it until it has finished loading, so it doesn't buffer and you can really enjoy it.)

She walks to school with a lunch she packed,
Nobody knows what she's holding back;
Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday,
She hides the bruises with the linen and lace;
oh

The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask,
It's hard to see the pain behind the mask;
Bearing the burdon of a secret storm,
Sometimes she wishes she was never born;

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

Somebody cries in the middle of the night,
The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights;
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate,
When morning comes it will be too late.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

A statue stands in a shaded place,
An angel girl with an upturned face;
Her name is written on a polished rock,
A broken heart that the world forgot.

Through the wind and the rain,
She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can't rise above;
But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where she's loved.

Concrete Angel

Well, this song reminded me of the year 2000.. But that girl was luckier because she had a grandmother who has the ability to replace a whole family. :)

Monday, December 18, 2006

The price of being different

What is it like to be different? To be called an outsider just because you have different issues and ideals than the others?

I wasn't really what one could call an ''outsider'' because I had (and still have) friends and I don't face any problems with meeting new people but looks like my destiny wanted me to be different though.
In fifth grade a classmate asked me why I was talking in a different way. In seventh grade another classmate blamed me for talking about weird things (religion, politics, etc.) and I started watching ''Top of the Pops'' and other TV shows to be capable of talking about their topics.
And during the last years I was often crtiticized for my principles and ideals that are different (compared to the teenagers around me). For example I'm taking friendship as a mission.. That means if I see a friend of mine doing wrong things (judged by religion & logic) I will go and tell her in spite of the reaction on our friendship.. She may never talk to me again but at least I would have been honest and kept a clear conscience. But no, to be like the others I'd have to be a hypocrite, admire her all the time and never criticize anything which would endanger this relationship.. Well, I can't be like that. And if a friend asked me to do that I'd just forget about the whole relationship because it wouldn't be friendship but hypocrisy then.
Lately a few guys achieved to create a huge barrier between me and my friends. At the beginning I was furious at these guys but then I noticed that if these friends allow some guys to break what we have built during 13 years then I really don't know what to say.
And another funny thing is: Why do I always have to justify myself and my actions? Especially when they are not wrong but just ''too right'' (that was a quote by one of the critics)? Why do I have to be attacked when I do one mistake while the others are doing mistakes all the time? Why do I have to change instead of being just accepted they way I am? Especially when I'm also not the one who's wrong?

Adults call me too grown-up for my age, schoolmates call me a grandmother. So, to sum it up in one word: Different.
I was about to blame my grandmother for rasing me like that because it would have been so easier for me to get along with everyone if I was just one of them.. But then I noticed how stupid this was because I would be just like them. After all, being different in a good way is not a crime. I admit, it's hard to get along with all the people who can't accept this difference but I guess that is the price one has to pay...

Friday, December 15, 2006

New possibilities

Who ever thought that I would go to the US and study there?
Well, turned out that there is a 4-Week 3D Animation Workshop at the New York Film Academy.
As I am most probably skipping one year after graduating from school because of my two operations this will be a great chance to make use of this year.
So, we'll see.. =)

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Questions, questions, questions...

Abitur, grades, average, scholarship, university..
All this will come to an end in May 2007 isA.
A teacher was trying to convince me to study in Germany.. He said it would be a chance to develop my personality and become independent..
Well, I don't mind becoming independent BUT I definitely mind leaving my family here, especially my grandmother. I can't imagine myself going and studying somewhere on another continent for 4-5 years. I guess there are other ways to become independent.. After all, moving to another country also has its disadvantages.
And as the three Fs include family I could never imagine myself living in a place where I don't have them all around me. On the other hand, I would get a better education (3D animation) there because we know that Egypt is not the best country in this field.

Shall I stay here?
Shall I study in Germany and prove that I can take good care of my principles?
Shall I ask my grandmother to join me if I should go to Germany?
Shall I study here in and prove that the education (plus my own knowledge) can make it to a big thing?

Questions, questions, questions... And there's not a single answer yet..

Friday, December 08, 2006

My date

(You know, it's quite funny because that's the second time in the year 2006 that I am in such a situation.)

Guess what? I have a date! Who's the lucky one?
Well, let me describe IT:
It's dark brown, about 5/8 inch long and has a flattened, oval shape, spiny legs, and long, filamentous antennae.

So, today I had to meet my date three times although I think one time would have been totally enough. And each time I tried to catch (kill) it I missed it. Although it was very heavy on my heart to say farewell in the end I was forced to take an insecticide and spray it all over the place.

What is the funeral like?
Well, it couldn't start as I didn't find the corpse yet...

(Let's hope it was NOT a female.. Wouldn't like to have its offsprings all around here. And by the way, that's the only creature which I consider as really disgusting. I even hate killing them but I decided to work on that. After all, I have to learn to deal with such situations without any help! Sorry for this weird post!)

Sunday, December 03, 2006

The 3 ''F''s

Just to avoid any misunderstandings.. The three ''F''s are:
Faith, Family and Friends..

For me these are the most important things in life..

  1. Your Faith helps you to go through life with all its challenges and miseries. It shows you how to enjoy life and still being on the right path.
  2. Your Family supports you no matter what happens and fills your life with warmth and love.
  3. Your Friends show you that life can get worse and worse while the bonds between you stay unbreakable and get stronger.

So, all one can/should do is to take good care of these 3 ''F''s!!!

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Another childhood-picture

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Well, my Grandma wanted me to post this picture after she saw the other one I had posted last time..

Friday, December 01, 2006

''Bebenslauf''

There's this German thing we have to do for school.. Da mir der Lebenslauf zu langweilig war, entschied ich mich für einen Bebenslauf (= Bio-Lebenslauf)

Ich, Nadia Wernli, Trägerin der Geschlechtschromosomen XX, bin in Zürich am 06.01.1989 auf die Welt gekommen.
Das X-Chromosom verdanke ich meiner ägyptischen Mutter, Nihad Mansour, die nur Hausfrau ist (Biotop ständig wechselnd), während mein schweizerischer Vater, Urs Wernli, der als Architekt arbeitet, das Y-Chromosom für sich behalten und mir nur sein X gegeben hat. Sein momentaner Biotop ist Saudi Arabien.
Also am Ende hat X gesiegt! Hoch leben die Frauen!
Mein Biotop ist seit über 12 Jahren mein schönes Revier, von üblichen Menschen auch als Zimmer bezeichnet, das mit einem großen Schlafnest, auch Bett genannt, und weiteren elektrischen, technischen Geräten, die in der Natur nicht vorkommen wie zum Beispiel Laptop, Fernseher, usw. ausgestattet ist. Weitere Lebewesen wie Insekten werden in meinem Biotop ausgeschalten, so dass es zu keiner echten Wechselwirkung kommen kann.
Die Mikroorganismen sind da schon lästig genug, besonders Bakterien und Viren, die mein armes Immunsystem angreifen und zu Krankheiten wie Erkältung, Fieber, Luftentzündung usw. führen. Statt Insektizide sollten endlich auch Baktizide sowie Virusizide entwickelt werden, die auch diese Art des Zusammenlebens verhindern sollen. Das Gleichgewicht des Ökosystems wird dadurch nicht ins Schwanken gebracht.
Dafür gibt es andere Faktoren:
Jeden Tag werde ich, gegen meinen Instinkt, zur Schule geschickt, ein Ort voller Feinde, wo ich mit meinen Mitschülern die Beute spiele.
Wie bei den Volterra-Regeln ist die Rate der Schülerbeute größer als die der Lehrerfeinde. Mit dem Steigen der Schülerkurve steigt nur die Summe der Bankkontos der Fresserkurve. Es wurden bisher keine Mittel gegen die Existenz der Lehrer eingesetzt, dafür eine ganze Reihe gegen die Schüler: Bedrohung mit Tests, Klausuren, usw.
Am Ende sinkt die Kurve, die den intrazellulären Raum, in diesem Fall: Psyche, der Schüler beschreibt auf – 100 mV, wo ein so genanntes Depressionspotential für einige Zeit herrscht. Dies ändert sich sobald die Prüfungszeit zu Ende ist. Dann steigt die Kurve wieder bis zu – 60 mV, das Normalpotential. Ein AP, auch als Freudepotential angesehen, wird nur in Situationen wie Ausgehen, Partys, usw. erreicht. Hauptsächlich man verändert diesen künstlichen Lebensraum so schnell wie möglich.
Dies werde ich im Mai, 2007 hoffentlich machen, da ich bis dahin mein Abi, einzige Befreiungsmöglichkeit aus den Klauen der Feindpopulation, abgeschlossen haben werde. Sollte dies nicht der Fall sein, so begehe ich einen Attentat auf die Feindpopulation um sie ein für alle Mal auszuschalten. Damit tue ich meiner Spezies einen riesigen Gefallen. Gott möge mir dabei helfen!
Als Ökosystem gilt die Stadt Kairo, die sich in Ägypten befindet, das wiederum auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent liegt.

Depression means attention

Now, let's talk about depressed people: There are 2 kinds of them:
  1. People who pretend to be depressed so they get attention
  2. People who are indeed depressed because the have lots of problems

So, how are we supposed to know in which category we should put a depressed person?

  1. If he is always depressed then there's a big possibility he's acting because no matter in how much trouble you are, normal people always try to find some happinness and to enjoy life to a certain extent.
  2. If he is really depressed you'll find him withdrawing from time to time because as a normal person he won't want the whole world to share his depression and he won't use his misery to grab attention and so on.
What I can say to each categroy:
  1. We wrote a song for you: ''Depression means attention'' or to be more precisely ''Showing depression constantly means seeking attention''.. So, I hope you will notice how pathetic it is to grab people's attention by making them worry about you. Hope you'll change about that.
  2. Cheer up! My experience is that it's the miseries that develop your personality and make you grow to a mature person, not the happy moments. So, all the bad things which are happening to you right now will show their positive effects on your personality later isA. The most important thing is: Keep a strong belief, don't give up and don't lose hope that it will be better someday! ;)

PS: For the ones who don't know what depression really is: Click here (Special thanks to fusfus who found that website)!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Nadiaismus, Chapter I: God and humans

As promised, I'm posting something about ''Nadiaismus''.. The thing is: This is just Chapter I as I noticed that I can't sum up my whole worldview in one post (would be like ∞). For the ones who don't really know me and are surprised by the terms ''Nadiaismus'' and ''worldview'', don't worry.. I'm not planning to take over the world nor to turn into some megalomaniac.. It's just that during the last years I often had these theories (which are actually based on my religion :) ) and my classmates started calling them ''nadiaistic''.. After a while the term ''Nadiaismus'' was created.. That's all!
So, you will notice that it is not quite new but only showing the important things in life from my point of view.

Chapter I: God & humans

The human being is created by God. Once one is really convinced of this idea one will notice that it is not him who decides and puts the rules but his only task is to follow the certain rules made by God. There is not much space for the question ''What's wrong and what's right?'' because for that we have our religion.
This is closing the door to the question ''What's wrong and what's right?'' but at the same time it opens another one ''What's good and what's better''. Now the human being has to think, analyse and chose which path to go while knowing that both are right but on different levels.

Friday, November 24, 2006

Nice, old feeling

Today I was watching RTL2 (German 1/4 Mange-channel) . Then I started remembering all the old series I was watching during the last 6 years.
My first one was ''Sailor Moon''. ^o^ I got addicted to it. Later I began to watch several series like Dragon Ball, Jeanne, Detectiv Conan, etc.
The most stupid one I have ever seen in my life is: Pokémon. The whole story makes no sense and has no message. There was a phase at school were we all had our Pokémon-cards and they were regarded as treasures. Can't stop lolling when I look back at these days.

Anyway, today I noticed how much I always loved the opening themes. There's also a CD (Anime Hits 5 is the latest one) with all the opening themes of the current series. Of course all the songs are the German versions of the original Japanese ones. I was dying to get one of the volumes but when I travelled to Germany this year I totally forgot about it (had other ''more important'' things to do).

All in all, I'm so obsessed with the idea of becoming a manga artist. One can make movies/series for each age and unlike many current stories there will be a certain message.

So, going to post something about Mangas, CGI & 3D, etc. as soon as I finish my exams isA.

Eyes and pupils (Part 1)

What I still want to change is the reflected object in the pupil. Would be great if it would be a mosque or something symbolic for faith.

PS: Gassia for example achieved a very nice reflection by accident. Click on her name and check it out!

My blog and templates

As you can see I have changed my blog AGAIN.
The reason why I have been doing this since I started blogging is very simple: Every time I started a new template there were problems regarding the cbox, background, etc.
This time you will notice that the template is not on the list of templates made by Blogger.

After looking through some websites that explain HTML, rgb, etc. I was finally able to work on MY TEMPLATE and have it the way I want/like it to be. To be honest, after this experience you may find me changing it from time to time as it turned out to be loads of fun but it also requires some effort, lots of effort.
All in all, I spent 5 hours understanding, practicing, experimenting and finishing it.
So, I hope you like it.. =)

By the way, for the ones who would like to try it, here you go:

http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

This website is pretty good and makes it easy for you to understand the whole HTML thing.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Just beautiful...

I took this picture while I was in South Africa at the beach.

I just love it... Simply beautiful...

Thursday, November 16, 2006

''Tagged''

Well, I was tagged by Chet and supposed to post a childhood-picture.. So, here you go :)

Me in winter, 1991

Now I'm tagging Gassia and Mori ;)

Friday, November 03, 2006

Hearts and minds

I have already started this post 5 times before but couldn't find the right words to express myself precisely and correctly.. This is my last try:

When two people like each other very much and have already built a relationship, do they have to:

  • see each other a lot?
  • talk a lot?
  • spend a lot of time together?
I thought something would be wrong if these things were not the main features of the relationship whicht is claimed to be built on respect, trust and love. But exactly these words: respect, trust and love prove that you can be not talking, not seeing each other and not spending much time together while these precious feelings are still the same. Now I cannot describe how relieved I am after coming to this conclusion because that proved to me that most of my relationships are built on real values.

So, as long you keep the people you love in mind you can be sure that you both are close to each other's hearts! :)

(Sending this to my loved ones in Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, USA, Germany =) and Egypt!)

Monday, October 30, 2006

Good news --> my op

Finally got the reply about my operation which will take place in summer 2007 isA. I cannot wait it!! I really just want to finish my Abi as fast as possible and go there to do it. And there are two good news:

  1. I can do the second operation only 6 months after the first one. I really hoped that this would be possible because now I will not have to wait another year. It was planned that I will do the first one in summer 2007 and the second one in the following summer (2008). Now the first one will be in summer 2007 and the second one in winter 2007. 2008 will be free of operations isA and I will be able to spend my holidays in another way. Although I have to admit that Germany is quite beautiful and I really enjoyed my last trip there but I do not mind about having a change too ;D
  2. I will only have to stay for 6 weeks there (not two months or something :S) which means that I can go back to Egypt and spend the rest of my holidays there with my family, relatives and friends. :)

I really thank God for all this!

The only question left is: Shall I skip my Abi-ball or stay and travel after it at once? Haven't thought about it much but we will see.. :)

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Free Hugs

http://gassia-bloggy.blogspot.com/2006/10/amazing-inspirational-video.html

(Please check out the link first and watch the video to understand what this post is about. Thanks.)

What's the point of giving hugs to people who are leading a good life??? If this person wants to signal that this world is empty of love and sympathy than he should go to an orphanage or a place with poor, ill people and give them as many hugs as he can because these people are the ones who are in need for that.

Going to people who are leading a normal, good life and showing compassion to them is pointless and superfluous.. It's not signaling anything..But looking for people who have AIDS, leprosy and other deseases is indeed a meaningful and sensible way to appeal to the world for more love and sympathy!

Another thing.. I believe that people who want to change the world should start with the close ones first.. That means if you want more sympathy in the world .. then you should sympathize with your family and friends..If you want more justice in the wolrd.. then you should be fair with the ones around you.. If you want more aid in the world.. then you should help the people who you get in touch with..

So, it always starts with you and by doing what is right you have already made the world a little bit better than it is..

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

''Wannabe''

Was just discussing with a friend how many ''wannabe*''s we have at school this year. Turned out we have so many that I'm wondering if anyone is able to be himself these days.

It is quite interesting to analyse the whole thing.. Why do people pretend to be someone they are not? And what is the point of acting and fooling the people around them?

The following came to my mind:

  • thinking that no one will accept them the way they are
  • seeking more attention
  • being weak and unsatisfied with what they have and wanting more or even something completely different
  • having a certain aim that can be only achieved by putting on a certain mask

One may find a whole bunch of other reasons but all of them are just showing how self-conscious one is.. And that is sometimes not only one's fault but also the community's because it is often the community that forces you to pretend to be someone that you are not just to be not opposing the norms and standards of the society..

But one thing is sure:

Enjoying your individuality and showing it is so much better than being fake and turning life into a long movie with you as an actor!

*wannabe: someone who wants to be someone he is not.

Friday, October 06, 2006

Sense of criticism

Criticism: the act of giving your opinion or judgement about the good and bad qualties of someone or something; written or spoken remarks that express your disapproval or bad opinion of someone or something.

Now, who has the right to criticize and to which extent is he allowed to do that?

I'd personally say there are two types of criticism:

  1. Only the close ones are allowed to face you with the certain weaknesses you have and it is kind of unlimited because even if you get mad at them, you know that they just care about you.
  2. The strangers around you who get in touch with your shady sides may tell you about them but only to a certain extent.

So, to all the people who don't like to be criticized by their friends:

Helloooo? That's their job. To admire you for you good qualities but at the same time to confront you with your weaknesses and discuss them with you. I'd even say, they prove themselves to be real friends who are concerned about the development of your personality. After all it's better than having some stranger coming over and facing you with them.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Just lock it

I always thought that honesty and openness are the values that keep relationships alive. That's why I prefered to tell people my true opinion instead of lying and acting. Now I'm starting to doubt that.. Sometimes it's simply superfluous to say what you think and feel.. The shady side of that is: You start keeping everything to yourself and some kind of balloon inside of you begins to be filled. The more you're quiet the more the balloon gets blown up. And now we get to the dangerous part: There's a so called ''explosion-point''. Psychologically this explosion can have two results:

  1. You'll kick this person out of your life without giving any reasons because you're so fed up with the whole situation.
  2. You get so mad that you let everything out and by then this person will be forced to face a wave of anger.

Now, I'm asking myself: What's better? There are two options:

  • Either I go straightforward to this person and tell her what I really think of what she's doing
  • Or I keep this silence till I explode.

So, let's see what will happen first...

Monday, August 28, 2006

USA = Paradox

Another proof that the USA is full of contradictions.
When you look at the USA Dollar, you can see a pyramide on the left side.
Now, what do the pyramides have to do with the USA? - Absolutely nothing.
And above the pyramide you can see an eye in a triangle. It's called trinacria and is considered as the delta which stands for change (like in physics, maths, chemistry, ...).
Below the pyramide is something written: ''Novus Ordo Seclorum'' which means: 'New Secular Order'.
''Secular'' means: Not connected with or controlled by a religious authority.
This sentence doesn't fit to the famous ''IN GOD WE TRUST'' (above the ONE).
The historical background:
Most of the scientists think that vice-president Henry Wallace was the one who had told the President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, that Novus Ordo Saeculorum means the same like New Deal (= interventionist reform politics by Roosevelt, which was supposed to recover the economy of the United States during the Great Depression).
I bet half of the people in the US have no idea about this. By the way, I hope this made one thing clear: when we say ''We hate the USA'', we mean the government, not the American people!!

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Bush, the HERO

Bush became a HERO, he wants a postage stamp issued with his picture on it. So, he instructs his people, stressing that it should be of high international quality. The stamps are created, printed and released. Bush is very pleased but within a few days of the release of the stamp, he is hearing complaints that the stamp is not sticking, and he becomes infuriated. He calls the people responsible and orders them to investigate the matter. They check the matter out several post offices, and they report the problem to Bush. The report states that “there is nothing wrong with the quality of the stamp, the problem is people are spitting on the wrong side”.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Illegally blonde

I guess most of you know the movie "Legally Blonde". Well, maybe we'll have to make a new one called ''Illegally blonde'' and the star of the movie won't be Reese Witherspoon but Angela Merkel. Now, you're asking yourself why we have suddenly decided to make this movie? Here you go with the release:

13/7/2006: President Bush visits Merkel in her home town Stralsund (Germany) for two whole hours.

  • And guess how much money was spent on the preparations and security? 20 MILLION EUROS!!!
  • How did they achieve this total safety? By making the people stay in their houses. They weren't even allowed to open a window.

Let's hope that Mr Bush was able to enjoy his fish (that was his meal).

Other extraordinary achievements by our sweet blonde:

  • She threatens Iran because of it's nuclear weapons
  • She is so sure of herself that she's turning into some kinda megalomaniac.
  • Merkel seems to be agreeing with Bush's policy which may put Germany in a dangerous political and financiel situation.
And now about the style of this movie: It would most probably be something similiar to 2DTV (still going to write something about it). So, as you can see this movie (comedy, of course) could be a great success 8)!!!

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Alloha, I'm back =)

As you can see, I'm back from Alex or to be more precisely, from Golden Beach. I had a marvellous time with my cousins el 7dl. Weird things happened there: When we swam a bit in the sea my eye colour turned into dark green. I couldn't believe it and worse of all: I didn't have my cam with me :'( One hour later they were dark brown again. Anyway, still searching for a scientific explanation for this phenomena. It was also really nice to get this big family-feeling. As I don't have any sisters nor brothers it was great that my cousins replaced that sort of ''gap'' in my life. Of course, there were some fights with no reason (I stayed out el 7dl), lots of shouting and rarely some tears. On the other hand we laughed a lot, got into sticky situations and took 153 pics. Not much, I know, if I compared it with what I do to my friends but it turned out that 2/6 of my cousins are anti-pics :D At least I know now that I didn't get this pic-thingy from the Mansourism !) On Firday I will leave to Germany and from there I will go to South Africa. Still haven't packed :$ They'll kill me. So, gonna start packing now =)

Monday, June 26, 2006

Alex for a week

Hey everybody, I will go Alex for a week with my family. Last chance to be united =) So, I guess I won't be online till next Monday. Enjoy one week without Nadia: annoying, posting, commenting, etc. ^o^ love ya, Nadia

Sunday, June 25, 2006

My future

Thanks to Gassia, the Shella Gallery was taken down. So, looks like I'll have plenty of time to update this blog;) So, I was just discussing my future with my uncle. If I'm gonna stay here in Egypt or if I will have to move to Europe. The biggest problem is: I'm a girl. That means it won't be that easy to stay all by my own outside Egypt. I want to study graphic designs and 3d. At least till now. And I'm starting to doubt if this is the right thing for me. After all, in Egypt I'm going to face lots of problems in this career. It would be great if I could study in München. I could do my operation and just stay there. Check-ups and everything would be much easier then. On the other hand, I'd had to leave my family (second most important thing in my life). -.- Crazy, crazy .. Too much to think about .. Too much is unknown .. Let's pray that I will have made a decision till May 2007. It's not that far away. Time flies and 12. Klasse will pass so quickly. Allah yestorha!!!

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Holliez bloggy

The summer vacation has finally started .. el 7dl. Now we're working on the holliez bloggy. Although our queens don't seem to be motivated enough I hope that the whole thing will turn out to be a great success isA. Visit admin-shellaphotogallery.dl.am Anyway, wish you all a nice summer. Enjoy it! And for my classmates. It's our last school summer vacation ==> so make the best of it!! love, Nadia

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Wrong, then right

There is this one thing which really confuses me. Can something which has started wrong end up right? I have just watched a movie. The woman and the man met when they both wanted to take revenge on their ex. Accidently they fell in love without noticing it. Anyway, I'm wondering if this relationship for example could be considered as true love or not. After all, the first reason why they got along with eachother was this revenge interest which they had in common. So, the base was totally wrong. And though, they fell in love, resisted a bit at the beginning and then their love won. Let's talk about real life. It's often said that two people who are fighting at the beginning end up as a couple, ''Was sich liebt, das neckt sich''. I think that's very childish. Maybe you can see it as funny and cute but definitely also as immature and superficial. Real love is about respecting, trusting and then thinking if this person is the right one and other half of your heart with whom you'd like to share the rest of your life. It's a feeling which doesn't happen by accident nor by coincidence. It needs time and develops until it reaches a certain level which could be called the love of your life. That's why I think it has to be based on something relyable, something real. And if you looked around, it is the same in many things, for example: architecture. If the base isn't right, the whole building will fall down. Maybe not at once, but certainly after some time.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Hypocrite or outsider?

There are situations in life where you don't know if you should say what you think, just be quiet or say what you're expected to say. For example, you are supposed to agree with the majority, if you don't and you start disagreeing, you are considered as an outsider and you will be treated like that. In History, when the teacher asks the class if the German Revolution 48/49 should be called a ''revolution'', most of the students say: Of course, it is a revolution. Why do they say that? Just to make the teacher happy and be sure that he will give them a good grade. In Religion, when the teacher says the Koran was written by human being and can't be seen as an original scripture, you find a Muslem agreeing on that. Such things drive me crazy. I don't get it. Why should I turn myself into a hypocrite for the sake of a good grade or getting attention? I always get criticized for speaking my mind but I think that is much better than pretending to be someone I'm not. Of course, I get myself into lots of troubles because of this but on the other hand I feel comfortable by just being me. So, what's better? Being a hypocrite just to be accepted by the majority or just being oneself and being loved for who one really is?

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

We all love Selim :)

Very bad mood. Selim's mother died yesterday and he came to school today to ''sich abmelden''. No one knows if he's coming back or not but I really wish that he will. The class won't be the same without him. Selim came to our class in 7th grade (I think). We started recognizing him in 9th grade. He was the nicest and cutest (that's what I call cute!) guy in class. Always smiling, being gentle and sooo kind to everyone. There's not a single person who doesn't like or love him. What's also so amazing about him? He never did any harm to anyone and was always so clever to avoid any problems with the troublemakers. In 9th grade Fr. Duennebier said: Selim is the most handsome guy in 9b! We all agreed! What's also so special about him is that he accepts people as they are and is able to deal with everyone. At the same time he did stand up to megalomaniacs like Omar from time to time. All in all, I guess no one would disagree if I said: Selim is the best guy in this school. Honestly, if they would send me on an island and I had to choose one guy from school .. I would definitely choose Selim!!!

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Theory-questions

Here you go with my theory-questions:

  • which comes first: respect or trust?
  • which should influence and start in a relationship: brain or feeling?
  • which was created first: egg or chicken?
  • what's the aim of life: having fun as much as you can or making sacrifices as much as you can?
  • can something which has began wrong end right?

These questions will be discussed during the next weeks isA ;)

Friday, June 09, 2006

First, second and last

OK, let's think a bit .. What happened during the last few days? First, my hotmail account was hacked. Second, my cousin came from Saudi Arabia. Last, I went to Pupa's grave today. Now, let's comment on these things. No 1: It's really funny. The guy who hacked my account apologized to me. He thought I was his ex-girlfriend. Then he started explaining how they do this hacking thing. It was pretty interesting. Anyway, I have a new account on hotmail now: nonosh1989@hotmail.com No 2: I'm very happy that she finally came back to Egypt although it's just for the summer vacation. There were a lot of things to talk about. Next Friday, she'll come to my place and stay for a week. Can't wait it! No 3: It was the first time to go to Pupa's grave, to a grave at all. I never thought that it looks like that. Of course, we cried a bit, read Coran and all the memories came back. Pupa was supposed to be there at my prom, dancing with me and especially on my wedding. The two of us had already planned what it would be like: if we had done it in the desert, we would have used the sheeps and these animals istead of the tables and chairs; if it had been in a hotel, we would have thrown some sharks and fishes in the swimming pool, so the guests don't get bored and be able to do some fishing (swimming would be even more interesting ---> sharks :D). These were all my ridiculous suggestions but we had so much fun and were laughing for hours. He died on a Saturday. On Firday the doctors had told us he could come home on the next day or something. Definitely, he was coming home and then I woke up on Saturday, Ahmed standing infront of me and saying: howa erta7. Missing him very much but also more determined to bring honour to this family. Anway, we're done with all the exams, reports, speeches, tests and projects. Now we can finally lay back and relax. Already enjoying it =)

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Respecting, accepting but also changing

One often hears the words: If you wanna be my friend you have to take me as I am. This sentence justifies only 50%. Here you go with the arguments for this statement:

  1. Friendship is about respecting each other. On the other hand it's also about respecting the other opinion and taking it to consideration.
  2. Friendship is accepting each other but also the ability to accept criticism.
  3. Friendship means seeing the shady sides of the other's personality and helping him to get rid of them.
  4. Friendship includes having the readiness to change oneself and not being so stubborn to admit that one is wrong.
  5. Friendship excludes any feelings of jealousy or competition and is more based on selflessness and loyalty.
  6. Friendship leads you sometimes to make some sacrifices but it's definitely worth it.

That is my definition of friendship!)

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Becoming the best Manga-designer ever

It's quite funny. All my life I was dreaming of becoming the best Manga-designer ever (related to 3d and graphic designs). My father is still trying to convince me to become a vet and to move to South Africa (we have a house there). At least this would guarantee me, according to him, a safe future. Maybe it is really nice to be surrounded 3/4 of your time by animals. After all, they are not as stupid as human beings can be, but at the same time I don't think that being a vet would help humanity to make any kinda progress. I'm dreaming of the ability to change things. Especially here in Egypt. Everyone thinks emigrating to the US or Europe would be the best solution, but how does one expect things to change if he's not ready to make some sacrifices to change the things which are bothering him?! Many people told me I'm a dreamer and this is some kinda impossible dream but I guess it's worth trying it. What I love about Mangas is the fact that they reflect human beings in such an original way. I know that may sound weird to you but I really get this impression when I watch them. 3d and graphic designs are necessary when you want to do this something in this branch and I have already started dealling with programs like maya, 3ds max and so on. I won't claim to be professional right now. Honestly, I don't have much time for this because of all the studies we have, thanks to the Abi. Anyway, el 7dl summer-vacation will start 15 days from today. So, let's hope to be a bit less busy then and be able to work with these programs and maybe also some new ones. =)

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Though all his shady sides

It's kinda confusing. Sometimes you meet people in life or let's say grow up with them and their personality develops during a few months and they turn into someone you can't recognize anymore. A few months can change and break what was built in 11 years. Then you ask yourself how could this happen? How could I let this happen? Stupid question because a lot of things happen in life which can't be controlled nor influenced and maybe it's even better that way. But today proved that no matter how one changes, this real-of-him stays there and sometimes it only needs to be revived. Of course his shady sides will still be there and it will be hard to get rid of them as these new points are considered to be good by his new mates and friends. However, it feels quite good when you get this warm feelings back. I don't look at it as a restart because I don't think that one could turn back the hands of time but more as a new start.

Monday, June 05, 2006

Feeling aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

I could shout for hours now. This world is so unfair. People say wrong stuff about the religion just to get a good grade. And what is driving me crazy? They succeed in the end. Others are ready to betray their friends for a good grade. And what is driving me crazy? The also succeed in the end as they get what they want and start having new friends. Some people would die to get a good grade so they lie or say stuff which isn't true at all just to get this good grade. And what is driving me crazy? They succeed too. I have one question: How can this world be so unfair that even the people who are not sincere at all get rewarded, while the others, who do their best but at the same time don't give up their ideals, are taken for a ride (=verschaukeln). (Aim of this post wasn't illustrating my thoughts this time but more my anger.)

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Reasons for this blog

OK, it's the second time to start this blog thing. My Space on msn is driving me nuts because it works so slowly. So looks like I will continue here. Special thanks to Gassia who had demotivated and then motivated me. Gazma adima -.- Anyway, the aim of this blog will not be writing what happened to me every day but more illustrating my thoughts. At the same time it is supposed to help me to improve my English, at least I hope so.