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Arab Emigrant

on being loved, and other missing things

It's nice to see people visiting my blog and voting for my posts...yet no one even bothered to give me a comment except for one nice passer-by.

Is it because I'm Arab?

I know it's not about that, but i had to play the racist chord in hope of attracting sympathy.

i'm still waiting to make it to 30 comments.

please read previous post.

A.E.



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December 7th 2006 @ 06:16

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i'm alive!!!

Dear Australia,

I almost died, or should I say almoist (Australian accent) died trying to cross the ocean to the land down under. I have been away for so long on another failed attempt to make it to Aussie land


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November 9th 2006 @ 14:21

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poem through Babel Fish

I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name


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October 17th 2006 @ 05:31

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more NGO trouble

Australia,

Being in Beirut is not always the best fun, but it's not as bad as you might think


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October 11th 2006 @ 06:30

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summer, Kyoto, and an NGO

Australia,

The sun is out in Beirut and the grass is green and the heat is on. Summer is in full bloom in October, people. Five or six years back we would’ve been wearing long sleeves this time of year. But ever since then, winter has been pushed so far back that, last year only, we spent New Year s Eve in short sleeves. Almost


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October 5th 2006 @ 06:14

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Before the War Begins

The after effects of the war are a bit uglier than the demolished homes in southern Lebanon, or the demolished bridges and buildings all over the country. They are a bit sadder than the thousands who got killed or the hundreds of thousands who were displaced. The after effects are a bit dirtier than the garbage and cockroaches and rats that now occupy the streets of Beirut and other Lebanese cities.

Walking down a major street in the capital, I began noticing a recurrence of a strange phenomenon. Children (in Lebanon, this means anywhere between 6 and 60) and young men are standing in groups on the corners of the street dangerously waving pocket knives. These knives are a bit more intimidating than your mignon Swiss Army Knife. They are a bit more evil


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October 2nd 2006 @ 08:42

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Security Zone: Beirut

Australia,

Did you know that you can’t take pictures in Beirut? The reason is that Lebanon is a high-security area. If you try to take a picture of a building that has an ex-minister in it, the cops will come and attempt to confiscate the camera. If you try to take a picture of garbage on the streets, the people who threw the garbage will chase you. If you try to take a picture of a tree, the dogs that piss on it will attempt to bite you


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September 29th 2006 @ 09:14

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more babel fish

australia,

here are some more babel fish experiments. in case you aren't familiar with the game, read the previous blog. enjoy


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September 27th 2006 @ 08:15

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solitude and the Babel Fish

Australia, it's a simple process. Really

Find your favorite poems. Read them once to absorb their gist, get moved by their softness; let the musical words dance on your tongue and in your ears. Let your heart dance with the inner workings of the poem


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September 25th 2006 @ 11:19

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Day 1: the agony

Dear Australia,

I’m sure you know that my homeland, Lebanon, was a victim of Israeli aggression recently. This is not what I’m here to talk about, but it has implications on my greater purpose in life. Because of this war, the Australian embassy in Lebanon ended all applications for emigration to Australia


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September 19th 2006 @ 06:58

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