Tunis International Book Fair 2008

Something you can know for sure about me is that I never miss a book fair; as a book worm, that's the stuff I live off of. Tunis' annual international book fair opened yesterday, mainly today for the public, and so the plan was clear, we'd go book shopping today. As has been the case over the past years, there's a big percentage of religious books, the same ones, just published and packaged differently, all over the fair; some uninteresting politics books here; some children books there; some whatever elsewhere; ...etc. And the big challenge is to dig through all...

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Twenty Nine

Today is March 11th again; Twenty nine years ago, on this very day, in a time close to this one, in a little clinic in downtown Tunis: I was born into this world. Only one year away from Thirty now; an age a lot of people see as a milestone in their lives. Anyway what does Twenty Nine mean to me? Well, not much, but if it does mean anything to me, it's in a context in which I look at the years of my life and what I've been able to accomplish in them. All in all, I'm pretty...

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Follow Me On Twitter

Well after a period of watching, testing & playing around: I'm officially hooked and using Twitter. For those not familiar with Twitter, it can be best described, I think, as a micro-blogging / social networking platform that allows users to send "updates" (or "tweets") to the Twitter website, via short message service, instant messaging, or a third-party application. Updates are then displayed on the user's profile page and instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them via instant messaging, SMS, RSS, email or through an application. I'm personally using Twitter to post my quick thoughts, ideas,...

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Hamed Is Gone

A few days ago Hamed passed away... Hamed was born in the city of Sbiba, in the governorate of Kasserine, in the west of Tunisia, almost 90 years ago. He never got married, nor did he have kids; even though he dreamed of having a son to take care of and love until the last days of his life. In the war, a bomb exploded in front of him, and the shock made him deaf and mute. Some time after that he moved to Manouba where my grandfather offered him a room and a job on his farm. He was...

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Bills & Us

Between yesterday and today, I basically received every possible bill in our letter box. From the water bill to the telephone bill to the electricity bill and what not. Each one greeting you with a number even bigger than the other amidst the rising global prices for everything. It's the same case with everyone, and it is really a big hit to anyone's budget to have all these bills fall upon them at once, draining their budget enormously. What I can't understand is why all these services don't try to be more considerate of the citizens and try to have...

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Free Advertising Banner Space On Subzero Blue

In an effort to encourage Arab startups, give them a push and spread out some love: I'm offering free banner space on my blog to promote their services. The banners will be of 125x125 size and will be shown in the ads section on the right side column of the blog; yep two spots above the fold. Everyone interested, send me an email at: subzeroblue[AT]gmail.com Please include the banner you want displayed, as well as the url you want it to link to in the email. Generally speaking, this offer is open for all Arab startups; still I do reserve...

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Eid Mubarak

First of all, Eid Mubarak to everyone... Yesterday was the first day of Eid ul-Fitr here in Tunisia, as well as in most Arab and Muslim countries, marking the end of Ramadan for this year. This Ramadan was a bit harder than previous ones, mainly because the weather is still hot, and the day is long; still it's only a preview of what's coming in the next years as Ramadan advances well into the burning hot endless summer days. As usual, we hopped into our little car and zipped around Tunis, greeting family members and wishing them all a happy...

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Canon 350D: My Digital Rebel

Finally, and after so much waiting and delaying, I got myself a DSLR camera; I am now the proud owner of a Canon 350D... I simply love it... This is a great and fun camera... And it covers all my needs for the time being... The kit comes with a Canon 18-55mm lens, and I also got it a Tamron 70-300mm lens, a tripod and a really nice Mekko bag. Expect more photos here and on my flickr from now on as I discover the different settings of the camera and go wild snapping shots of everything around me....

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Paris, Once Again

Back in Paris again for work... The timing is a bit bad, with it being Ramadan and all... but well... I got here yesterday on an Air France flight; and guess what they've changed their Arabic in-flight instructions. I don't know if this post of mine has anything to do with it or not, anyway it's good to see they've changed them; they've got good proper/classic Arabic ones now. I'll be in Paris for a week, so basically I'll be doing the usual stuff: working, cinema going, book shopping, eating, and getting some gifts for my wife and son. In...

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Fifth Wedding Anniversary

On a day like today, exactly five years ago, I got married to the one girl I ever fell in love with and who actually made me feel like settling down; my one and only Eman. Before meeting her, I never even thought about marriage; I was very happy on my own, having all the fun in the world; And then, we met, and it just hit me: I want to spend the rest of my life with her. Now, five great years after our wedding day, I'm even more sure of it; we've come a long way, we've gone...

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Ramadan Mabrouk

Ramadan starts tomorrow in Tunisia, and in most Arab & Muslim countries as well. It's a month of fasting, praying, reading the Koran and worship for some people; and a month of eating, sleeping, watching TV, and eating some more for others. So to everyone, no matter what this month ahead means to them exactly, I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan; and may it be a happy and great month for you all. I'll be fasting as usual, and again I'll be trying to start and stick to praying, hoping that this time it will work. Take it...

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What Do You Like/Dislike About Subzero Blue?

I think there are two main kinds of passionate bloggers in the world: the kind that write for themselves and the kind that write for their readers. Personally, I think I'm a mix of the two, I write for myself and for my blog's readers at the same time. And even though I do get your feedback on individual blog items from time to time, I wanted to go ahead and ask you in general what things you like and what other things you dislike about this blog? I'm really interested in knowing: what kinds of posts you enjoy the...

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Happy First Birthday Adam

Exactly one year ago, on a hot Tunisian summer day like this one, August 28th, I witnessed the amazing miracle of life when our beautiful baby boy "Adam" was born into this world. It was an overwhelming breath-taking moment for me, one that I will never forget for as long as I live, the rush of mixed feelings that went through me at the moment of my child's birth is something I simply can't put into words, and the changes inside of me that resulted from those few seconds are ones that will be with me for eternity. I became...

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My Corner Of The Earth

Like every humming bird and bumblebee Every sunflower, cloud and every tree I feel so much a part of this Nature's got me high and it's beautiful I'm with this deep eternal universe From death until rebirth This corner of the earth is like me in many ways I can sit for hours here and watch the emerald feathers play On the face of it I'm blessed When the sunlight comes for free I know this corner of the earth it smiles at me My corner of the earth, the corner that I know so well, that I feel knows...

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New Or Improved Stuff On The Blog

These past two days I've been playing around with a couple of things on the blog, some really minor design changes and some new stuff; I thought I'd just put up this little post to tell you about them. Featured Entries: On the middle-right column, a little block with 10 featured entries has been added. Here you will find some of the most interesting posts on Subzero Blue over the past years. Asides: Also, on the middle-right column, you'll find the last 5 of the most interesting links that I've come across while surfing the web and that I thought...

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The Top 10 Super Powers I'd Love To Have

Obviously watching "Heroes" has gotten to my head and put me into the whole super hero and super powers mood again. So I thought I'd post a list of the Top 10 super powers I'd love to have. Here it goes: 1. Time & Space Bending: Moving back and forth in time, here and there in space; this would rock big time 2. Shape shifting: Becoming whoever/whatever I want to become at anytime, so cool, the possibilities are endless. 3. Telekinesis: I actually tried to move objects with my mind when I was younger, but obviously it didn't work out...

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Subzero Blue In Jordan's Pulp Magazine

Jordan based Pulp Magazine published a list of the "Most Popular Blogs In Jordan"; people who are showing Jordan in a more interesting light. And guess what? Subzero Blue is on the list. The entry goes as follows: "He's Tunisian, but he used to live in Jordan -- He touches on all that is interesting around the world during his travels." Here's a link to the full page. I'd like to thank Pulp Magazine for including me on their list, it's really a pleasure, I'm flattered. Other blogs mentioned are 360 East, Sabbah’s Blog, Khobbeizeh, And Far Away, Jordan Watch,...

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How I Say Numbers (And Why It's Better)

A number of people I know have told me that they find the way I give them phone numbers or reference numbers is a bit weird. I'll explain, take the following number for example: 75468916 Most people would say it this way for example: Seventy five, four hundred sixty eight, nine hundred and sixteen; or some variance of that, grouping each two or three numbers together. When it comes to me, it's: Seven, five, four, six, eight, nine, one, six. Because of the many times I've had people comment on my way of saying numbers, I'm posting to prove that...

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Four Years Of Subzero Blue

Last Friday marked the 4th anniversary for my blog "Subzero Blue". For four years this blog has been a great space for me to throw my ideas, thoughts, rambles online and share whatever I find important or interesting with the world. It has been a great ride, and I've loved every minute of it. It's incredible how much that previous paragraph makes it sound like I'm about to announce that I'm going to quit blogging, but well even though I have to admit that the thought has crossed my mind a few times, I think I'll be hanging on for...

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A Couple Of Office Space Quotes

Last night, I popped in one of my favourite comedy movies "Office Space" into the DVD player and laid back to enjoy. I just thought I'd share with you a couple of quotes from the movie that I think a lot of people in the IT field will relate to. Peter Gibbons: Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements. and... Joanna: So, where do you work, Peter? Peter Gibbons: Initech. Joanna: In... yeah, what do...

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The Seven Deadly Sins & Me

I just came across this quiz by way of Roba, by way of Tololy, which rates you on the Seven Deadly Sins; here's how I did: Greed:Medium  Gluttony:Medium  Wrath:Medium  Sloth:High  Envy:Medium  Lust:Very Low  Pride:Medium   Interesting... I do confirm the "Sloth" part, I'm one of the laziest people alive; working on it though. Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz...

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My Top 10 Favourite Tunisian Dishes

I posted a couple of years ago about my 10 favourite dishes, from different origins, but to be honest, no matter how many countries I've been to and how many cuisines I've tried, I still think that Tunisian cuisine is the best when taken in its entirety. This is why I thought I'd share with you the list of my top 10 favourite Tunisian dishes. 1. Mloukhia: I personally worship Tunisian Mloukhia, and so do most other Tunisians. It's the greatest dish created by mankind with a magical taste and smell that enchant your senses. 2. Couscous: Our Tunisian national...

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My Top 10 Songs In May

The following is the list of the songs I listened to most this month, not necessarily ones that were released this month though: » Cupid's Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes This is the first song I've heard by the Gym Class Heroes, and I really like it, it's a cool song, fun and light. » All Good Things (Come To An End) - Nelly Furtado One of my favourite songs off Nelly Furtado's latest album "Loose"; A light ballady pop song with a catchy chorus. » Save Room - John Legend I really like John Legend's smooth R&B musical style;...

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Back In Tunisia, Back To Work...

I flew back to Tunisia yesterday... Alone; Eman and Adam will be staying another week in Jordan... And the same group of old people that were going to Omra on my flight to Jordan came back to Tunisia with me, what luck! I'm back at work this morning with a ton of emails to go through, a bunch of stuff to do and some necessary meetings to get back on track and rolling again... The last day of a vacation and the first day at work after it have to be the hardest and yuckiest days that can ever be......

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Hala Hala Jordan

After a hectic period of preparation, we finally made it to the Tunis-Carthage airport yesterday all three of us, to catch our flight to Amman, Jordan. The flight was even later than usual, an hour and a half late actually, but this time to be honest it wasn't Royal Jordanian's fault, it was because of a group of old people who were going to Saudi Arabia for an Omra and were transiting through Amman, and who chose to hang around until the last minute to check-in. Once on-board, we found absolute chaos; never in my life have I seen such...

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Twenty Eight

I became 28 years old yesterday... It was my first birthday with my son Adam around... So that definitely made it special... It was celebrated at our place with my wife, son, parents and sister... So how do I feel now that I'm one year older? Well, exactly the same... I'll quote myself on my 26th birthday: "To me, it's just the same as 25, 24, 23, ...etc. It's just a number really. How much we obsess about it is what makes the difference," and well I don't really care about stuff like that. Maybe in 2 years time, when...

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Back In Tunis

Home Sweet Home... I got back Sunday evening; my plane landed at 9PM but I only got out of the airport slightly before 11PM, that's because the lazy guys at the airport chose to put the luggage from 3 planes onto one conveyor belt, even though all the rest of the belts were empty. My flight back was on Tunisair too, and it was quite a pleasant one, the leg space was pretty comfortable, the food was quite good, the service was ok (they should learn to smile more); anyway, in the end, Tunisair beats Air France hands down on...

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ReBonjour Paris

As the title of this entry suggests, I'm back in Paris again. Just like last year, I'm here for work, so most of my time will be at the office or in meetings with clients. I got here yesterday evening at the Orly airport; Orly not Charles de Gaulle because this time I chose to fly Tunisair instead of Air France, and I thank God that I did, the seating was a bit more comfortable, the food was so much better, I got here on time and I didn't have that back-ache I always get when flying Air France. I'll...

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Back Home...

Well I'm back home in Tunis again, with my beloved son and wife; I got back from Manchester yesterday afternoon. The trip was on Air France, an airlines I used to like back in the 80's but that sucks more and more these days, especially on flights to and from the Arab world; it's so tight, seating is not comfortable, the food they serve borders on disgusting, no in-flight entertainment, ...etc. I liked Manchester, not as much as I did London, but still it's a nice city, that I wouldn't mind living in. I wish I had more time to...

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Manchester... Here I Am...

I haven't blogged for a few days, and that's because I've been away from home on a trip to Manchester, UK. I'm here to attend a series of workshops that are being held under the umbrella of the Reachout project. The programme has been pretty tiring and I haven't had a chance to really go out and discover Manchester that much yet, but hopefully I will be trying to go out more and see more of the city in the coming days. I'll be taking as many photos as possible and sharing them with you once I'm home. I miss...

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Eid Mubarak & Happy New Year 2007

Happy Eid to everyone... I hope it was a great and blessed one for you all... And Happy New Year 2007... I wish you all an amazing new year, may it be full of happiness and success for every single one of you and your families... The year 2006 was a very mixed year for my wife and I, not an easy one, full of change and with its fair share of ups and downs, but I guess what we'll both remember it for is the greatest thing that has happened to us in our entire lives, the birth of...

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Some Small Design Changes

As you should've already noticed, Subzero Blue has undergone some small design changes, the most important of which is the switch to a 1024x768 screen resolution. I've been working on these design changes for a couple of months now, mainly getting used to them myself, trying to work out the best way to use space and organize the different elements of the blog. There's still some work to do here and there, but well I thought I'd just go ahead and put up these changes anyway, and then continue tweaking. Other than the small changes in the design that I...

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Cappuccino Or Chocolate?

The following events took place between the hours of 7:00 and 7:05 PM the other day, at a small grocery shop nearby, between me and the guy at the shop: [...] Me: Do you have those cappuccino thingies, you know those small instant cappuccino packs? Guy: Yeah (and he goes to the back of the shop to get some) Guy: How much do you need? Me: Four (he hands me four packs of powdered chocolate) Me: Isn't this chocolate? Guy: No, it's cappuccino Me: Well, no it's chocolate. Guy: No, it's cappuccino Me: Dude, look it says "Chocolate"!! Guy: No,...

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Eid Mubarak

This is a bit late, but well better late than never as they say, Eid Mubarak to everyone, I hope you all had a great eid, that God blesses you all and that you'll all be well and happy for many Ramadans and eids to come. The way we spent our eid wasn't much different than usual in the things we did, but very different in how it felt and in the meaning of it. This year our son Adam was with us, and so it was our little family going out together to visit the close family and wish...

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I Want To Fly Away

I wish that I could fly... Into the sky... So very high... Just like a dragonfly... I'd fly above the trees... Over the seas in all degrees... To anywhere I please... Oh I want to get away... I want to fly away... -- From the great song Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz from his album 5....

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Another Year, Another Ramadan

The holy month of Ramadan starts tomorrow in Tunisia. It already started today in Saudi Arabia and a number of other Arab countries. So as usual, we've started another Ramadan with the whole crescent appearing/disappearing act. Ramadan Mubarak to everyone. May it be a happy and blessed month for you all. This Ramadan is even more special for us this year because it's our first as a small family with the addition of Adam. It might not really change much in reality, but it just feels great. Ramadan is a great time of year, and a great chance for people...

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Meet Adam...

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Fourth Marriage Anniversary

On this day exactly four years ago, Eman and I got married... Yep, today is our fourth marriage anniversary... Four years of bliss and happiness... We've come a long way over the past four years, we've gone through many events, we've accomplished many things; even though time has flown by and it still feels like we got married yesterday. This year's anniversary is extra special because we were given a very precious gift from God, our son Adam, and now we've moved on from "couple" to "small family", and it feels amazing. To my dear wife: I can't imagine myself...

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A Week Of Fatherhood

It's been a week since my baby son was born, and I've pretty much taken a break from everything in this world but him, which explains the lack of blog entries recently. First of all, I'd like to thank everybody who took the time to either leave a comment on the blog, call, email or chat on IM to congratulate Eman and me on the birth of our baby boy. We both truly appreciate your wishes and thank you greatly. The mother and son are doing really good, thank God. As for me I'm great, I'm still as excited and...

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I'm A Father...

Last night I witnessed a miracle... The miracle of life... And what a miracle it was... Last night, Monday 28/08/2006 at exactly 9:35PM, in Clinique Avicenne - El Manar, my lovely amazing wife gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy... The birth experience was so incredibly overwhelming for both of us; how we both felt when the baby was born and we got to see him for the very first time is a feeling that no words can describe and no other thing in life can duplicate; a feeling that can only be shared by people who have gone...

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Subzero Blue Hacked

So as some of you might have noticed, Subzero Blue was hacked today, both versions too, English and Arabic. Eman's blog AquaCool which is hosted as a subdomain of Subzero Blue was also hacked. Fortunately the damage wasn't that bad, the English version of the blog was basically restored as soon as I noticed. As for the Arabic blog, it was offline for hours until I got home and restored some files from my backups. Eman's blog was restored pretty quickly too but without it's design, which I had to get from my backups too when I got home. Anyway,...

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Three Years Of Subzero Blue

Three years ago, on a day just like today, unbearable heat wave included, I wrote my first entry in the blog that was to become Subzero Blue. Before that, I had played around with and tested several blog platforms, posting a few random entries, but not knowing what to make out of the whole blogging thingie and what particular subject I wanted to blog about. It wasn't until June 29th 2003 that I committed to a blog and said that I would start writing on it and just go with the flow of what I feel like writing about at...

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Foot In Mouth

Have you ever been in a position where you think about something, and in your head it sounds really funny and cool, but then you say it and it comes out all wrong and makes you sound like a stuck up arrogant asshole? Well that happened to me at work yesterday! And it felt like shit! To make things worse, one of my co-workers kiddingly jumped on it and kept amplifying it, only making it even shittier, and making me feel guilty as hell, even though I never meant anything bad from it. I hate situations like that, and well...

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Putting An End To Procrastination

First, let's start with the definition... pro·cras·ti·nate v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates. v.intr. To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. v.tr. To postpone or delay needlessly. Now, If there was a Procrastination World Championship, I think I'd have some of the biggest chances of winning it; if I don't keep putting back my registration for it beyond the final date that is. It's one of the things I don't like about myself, and that I've always wanted to change, but the thing is that I've also been putting back the change, which confirms how bad a...

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Restoring Factory Settings

Yesterday, while shopping around in Carrefour, yeah I know I said I would never go there again, but well it's right next door and I've sort of figured out the best times to go. Anyway, while I was shopping around and checking out the tech stuff, I came across the shelf with the CD-Rs and stuff, or "CDs Vierges" (Virgin CDs) as they call them in French. Seeing these piles of CD-Rs reminded me of my long planned, yet never done, format of my laptop. I mean, I've had this laptop for 4 years now, and it's never been formatted....

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Taking Our Lives For Granted

It's amazing how much we take our lives and the things we've been given for granted sometimes. We just forget how lucky we are for it all. Maybe we just get too carried away with the details of our lives and we become somehow self-centered, thinking that our problems are the biggest, that our jobs are the most tiring, that our dreams are the ones not coming true, that we're the ones who are accomplishing the least in the world and the depressing list goes on. But we have to stop and look around us every now and then, to...

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Charts Number One On Your Birthday

I just came across this link on Kassus' blog that gives you the #1 single in the UK charts on the day of your birth, making it a song your parents could have probably been listening to. For my day of birth, the #1 single in the UK was: "Tragedy" by The Bee Gees. Hmmm, honestly, I'd really like to think that my parents weren't listening to a song called "Tragedy" on the day of my birth, a bit depressing for me, if you know what I mean....

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Special Perfect Bed Days

It's morning again; you subsconsciously know, because the birds that have chosen to build their nest behind your air conditioners' engine are chirping away ever so merrily, stretching out their wings, getting ready to face a busy day of doing whatever it is that birds do. A few of the sun's rays have also managed to make their way through the blinds to teasingly tickle your face, attempting to promise you a beautiful day outside. The bloody alarm clock will start beeping like crazy in a few minutes, teasing you with every bit of energy it holds within its triple...

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My Paris Photos

I've finally gotten around to putting some of the photos I took in Paris online, and I thought I'd post the link here for you guys to see: My Paris photos. I should be adding more soon, so stay tuned......

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More Random Thoughts From Paris

I'm starting to like Paris more and more each day as I discover new places in it and get used to moving around. I don't really feel like it's the kind of city I could live in, but still it's a really nice place to visit. It's amazing how many churches and cathedrals this city has; almost every road has a great big beautiful one sitting at its end. It's almost as if there was a law that was passed in the old ages saying: "Every street gets its own church, every boulevard its own cathedral, and if there isn't...

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Random Thoughts From Paris

Don't they have Burger King in France?! Shit, they don't have Burger King in France! It turns out there was, but this Belgian group Quick, yeah it turned out to be from Belgium, bought the whole French chain of Burger Kings some years ago. I had dinner at a Quick last night, and it was nothing close to the Burger King experience or taste. What a shame! Went to the nearby Virgin Megastore last night; it's pretty unorganized compared to the ones in London. I browsed through some DVDs but got fed up of it because whenever I thought of...

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Paris, Paris...

So, here I am in Paris... Yes, you read it right, I'm in Paris, France; The city of lights, romance, fashion and whatever else they came up with... But wait a second, the last time I wrote I was mumbling about how the world has more billionaires now and us getting peanuts, now all of a sudden, I'm in Paris??! How did that happen? Well, let me do a quick rewind then fast forward through the weekend. Saturday was my birthday, yeah no big post about that this year, phone line is screwed at home, so no connection, so of...

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Top 5 Computer Capabilities I Wish I Had In My Life

Inspired by a list compiled by Gini, one of Pixar's artists, here are the top 5 computer capabilities I wish I had in my everyday life: Undo Copy and Paste Shift-Delete Reset Auto Responder [Via: Khaled]...

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10 Other Things You Didn't Know About Me

The blog has been pretty serious lately, so I thought I'd do something lighter and put up part 2 of the 10 Things You Didn't Know About Me, and make more stuff about me available for public scrutiny :P A number of people who know me think I have multiple personalities. I think that's an understatement. You know that movie hitch? I used to do a similar job with my friends, giving them directions and tips on how to win over the affection of girls they liked or had crushes on. And it worked. I curse and swear a lot,...

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Last Day At Work

Today's my last day at work... Days like this always feel weird and sad. Weird because you're leaving something you've come to know so well to venture off into a somehow unknown future, sad because you're leaving behind a load of memories and mainly because you know you'll be missing the people, you actually spent most of your day with for over 3.5 years, so much. I guess it's always the people you get to know, how they touch your life, the different relationships you build with them, the good times, and even the not so good ones, that gets...

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Blogging, What Next?

I remember some time ago, on the way to a meeting with a client, a friend from work and I were talking about my blog and how I never imagined it'd get me into the World Summit on the Information Society, and then to London for the Global Voices Summit, ...etc. He said it was all great and stuff, but then asked: "But then what?" This is a question a lot of non-bloggers ask, and it's quite a logical question actually, I mean nothing really goes on forever, not even our passion for certain things, everything seems to move on,...

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Vote for me at Bloggies 2006

Thanks to all your nominations and to the votes of the Bloggies 2006 panel, Subzero Blue is a finalist for "Best African or Middle Eastern Weblog" for the third year in a row. Please pass by the Bloggies 2006 site and vote for me, and don't forget to tell all your friends to vote for me too. It's up to you to give Subzero Blue the award this year or not, so I'm counting on you guys. Thanks a bunch in advance :) Vote for me here: Bloggies 2006....

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Just Not My Day!

You know those days when the only thing missing is to have a big red sign bouncing in front of you telling you in capital letters that "This is a shitty day!"? Well today is one of those days... I had to wake up early to go for this "thing" in downtown Tunis, and it turned out a complete waste of time. Blah blah blah... Ah shutup already! Then I had to go pay my car insurance. I'm with Star Assurances, and my contract was done at this small branch in La Marsa, next to my parents' place. I used...

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