tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post5468052488762503034..comments2023-09-21T07:51:16.753-07:00Comments on On the Misadventures of an Unlikely Jordanian..in Dubai: On Coming to Amman and SuchExpated in Dubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872665383577765784noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-15669908266691183122007-09-06T06:27:00.000-07:002007-09-06T06:27:00.000-07:00@ Yeah tell me about the getting rich thing, hehe....@ Yeah tell me about the getting rich thing, hehe. Everyone was like, "Khalas you are in Dubai, when you are getting married?" as if going to Dubai is equivalent to getting married.<BR/>and about your cousin, and I'm only guessing here.. don't you already live in the UAE? And you have lived a longer time compared to me, and I mean he is your relative, catch my drift..? heheExpated in Dubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04872665383577765784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-982662158675624702007-09-05T05:36:00.000-07:002007-09-05T05:36:00.000-07:00ba3dien nseet mumkin ab3at SEE FEEEE ibn khaltee i...ba3dien nseet mumkin ab3at SEE FEEEE ibn khaltee il fi falasteen la 3indak ? hhahaha :PDino$https://www.blogger.com/profile/13975059173629886956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-48129504486422405322007-09-05T05:35:00.000-07:002007-09-05T05:35:00.000-07:00haha when i go to amman they keep asking me about ...haha when i go to amman they keep asking me about wlad 3am abo ukht khalit sit-hum who apparently works in uae and for some reason you should know EVERYone who is in uae! its like a built in sensor !! <BR/><BR/>do they give you the *rubbing pointer with thumb ( money implication) move when they know you are from dubai!? ya3ni as if sirt khalas rich!! <BR/><BR/>akh akh<BR/><BR/>you know once i was in the airport coming from dubai to amman! the lady in the bathroom says " lalieeesh ijeeeto haaan walkum yiftha7 3arthkom ma3naash floos ni7lig"<BR/><BR/>nice welcome back to jorbanDino$https://www.blogger.com/profile/13975059173629886956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-11506226307596025452007-08-28T23:03:00.000-07:002007-08-28T23:03:00.000-07:00@secratea, thanks, the pleasure is all mine.@rosh,...@secratea, thanks, the pleasure is all mine.<BR/>@rosh, yeah mom's home-cooking mlookhiyeh (spinach) and the countless un-home cooked mansaf (explosion)<BR/>@kinano, I totally agree, and I did have fun, thanks for the wishes..<BR/>@7aki fadi, can your shakha kbeere brother-in-law hook me up? How much does he make? hehe<BR/>@kj, ditto<BR/>@wonders, September? That's the time everyone is lying home doing their homework and getting ready for exams. Actually, I carried a wider array of objects to relatives here, a bridal dress,a blender, and someone's lost diary :S<BR/>@Hal, yeah you probably should've emailed :), I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to meet though I really wanted to. But I was overwhelmed and heads over heels with social obligations. Not to mention my lost connection with the world by not having an internet connection and deliberately ignoring getting one.Expated in Dubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04872665383577765784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-72767305884280280662007-08-19T11:09:00.000-07:002007-08-19T11:09:00.000-07:00:D hahahaha....Well, if u need to escape from all ...:D hahahaha....<BR/><BR/>Well, if u need to escape from all the wedding/family obligations and are perhaps craving an alcoholic beverage, perhaps I can step in and help you out? I didn't get to hang with u in Dubai, but hey, if I buy you a drink, think you can find me a job in Dubai and let me use that pool/gym combo?!? :D<BR/><BR/>Hahahahahaha!!!<BR/><BR/>(Oh, most of that was sarcastic, but I do mean it about the alcoholic beverage. A hobby of mine is locating new drinking buddies.)<BR/><BR/>(Or u can do coffee, I'll do vodka.)<BR/><BR/>(I probably should have emailed you this shouldnt I.)<BR/><BR/>(damn)Rambling Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434288473088118837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-37324887675836907292007-08-16T06:36:00.000-07:002007-08-16T06:36:00.000-07:00:( i haven't beeen back yet!! enshallah in Septemb...:( i haven't beeen back yet!! enshallah in September.<BR/>i think you will enjoy it when people start giving you stuff to give to their relatives in Dubai. they'll say i have a small thing i want to send to my son/daughter, you get embaressed and agree and to your surprise they want to send tanaket zet zatoon :)Wondershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872351578029028990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-71781452074391564072007-08-16T02:13:00.000-07:002007-08-16T02:13:00.000-07:00I feel for you man. Same thing in Syria. In face s...I feel for you man. Same thing in Syria. In face same thing here with most Syrians, as if anyone's salary will help someone else to find a job.<BR/><BR/>If I can find someone else a job I wouldn't be waiting for a job opportunity myself!!!!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594501161073415313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-23503834481524427682007-08-15T10:51:00.000-07:002007-08-15T10:51:00.000-07:00OMG don't tell me about that , 3anjad.Every time I...OMG don't tell me about that , 3anjad.<BR/><BR/>Every time I go to Amman numerous bugs ask me, “awllahy kef canada? And because I am bardeh sometimes I say, wallah she is good, bitsallem 3ailakom , and I laugh bizanakha hahahahaha, nips the conversation in it’s bud, try it :D <BR/><BR/>But I feel ya man I fee ya, gol3aaaaaaaaaaaaat.<BR/><BR/>But don't worry this phenomenon is not limited to Amman, my brother in law left Canada to work in Dubai 3 years ago, so every time anybody talks to him (he is a shakha kbeereh in Dubai, for real, like HUGE) they ask him for a job or ask him how is Dubai and hook me up, and oh, all of them are Canadians, so I was talking to him about how much of a cliché it became to anyone living in Dubai to be asked these questions....<BR/><BR/>Mahoo ana 2oltillak inno gol3at.<BR/><BR/>And oh, before I forget HAHAHAHAHAHA7aki Fadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096915889748007071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-76061596481319714582007-08-15T09:19:00.000-07:002007-08-15T09:19:00.000-07:00Bugs need to be, generally speaking, swatted ;) Ha...Bugs need to be, generally speaking, swatted ;) <BR/><BR/>Have fun in Amman.Kinanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271705981143518126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-12128988623050591872007-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:002007-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:00lol EID - that's hillarious! I guess at times, peo...lol EID - that's hillarious! I guess at times, people can be direct - "how much do you make?" lol. love the way you write.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your time in Amman with family, friends and mom's home cooking perhaps?<BR/><BR/>Safe journeys :)roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852416932166645715.post-66108105822186467422007-08-15T00:49:00.000-07:002007-08-15T00:49:00.000-07:00loooooooooooooooooool @ the whole post.. you are h...loooooooooooooooooool @ the whole post.. you are hilarious!!! good luck in AmmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com