Author: Issa
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What’s Your New Year’s Revolution?
Yes, you’re reading it right: revolution, not resolution. Often, we resolve to do something to be better than we were – and we unfortunately fail. Perhaps we need to do better than resolving, we can try revolting against thoughts, practices and habits that don’t serve us anymore. Here are a few of my pleas:
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Vendetta!
You’ll read some vindictive, spicy and sensible lines from Vendetta, which you may use later in your own dramatic life. “Beauty? Mere food for worms—I care not for it! Of what avail is a fair body tenanted by a fiendish soul? Forgiveness?—you ask too late! A wrong like mine can never be forgiven.” – Fabio (or Cesare)…
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The Unsung Hero of Beauty
How could something ephemeral be this beautiful? Short-lived they may be, but butterflies spread their wings with vigor. No trace of sadness can be seen as its wings work out to make this world a flower-ful place. There was once an episode about butterflies and their brief stay on earth (shown on Hirayamanawari). It broke…
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Have You Ever Seen A Unicorn?
Legend has it that those who have seen or who will ever see a unicorn share some of its traits – it’s lonely… with a virtuous heart. As Billy in Ally Mcbeal’s Season 2 Episode 10 pointed out: “The unicorn is a lonely, solitary creature that symbolizes hope.” It could be a delusion. A harmless…
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Dirhams to Peso in 12 Years
Every expat worker bookmarks at least one online currency converter. OANDA dot com is my favorite. Whether for purchases or savings, it’s the first site that comes to mind. How much is this worth in peso? Am I overpaying? Am I getting a really big discount? Christmas is just a few days away. If I…
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The Pursuit
Girls, I know you can’t stop grinning whenever you remember how men tried to obtain your big, hearty “yes“. Do you know that these wooing practices are not just limited to human beings? Birds and other animals similarly display these courtship gestures. However, I think no other animals can surpass the male birds’ bizarre display…
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Hotel Review: The Meydan Hotel
Business. Opulence. Indulgence. The Meydan Hotel captured these words the moment I stepped into its golden glass doors. If not for my backpack and my civilized companion, Jam, I would have pranced around the lounge adorned with seats of various shapes and sizes, magnificent chandeliers and peculiar interior decors. Upon reaching door no. 918, 57…
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Modern Girl’s Ode to the Geeky Caveman
In you I remember the beauty of country life, Hills and mountains, green grass – the island born of fire, Tall trees, crystal waters singing through the rocks, Nature simply sings through every beat of your heart. When I talk with other men, I always think of you — Your words are keener than their…
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Top 10 Birthday Themes
Here comes my birthday! I’d like to share with you fabulous party themes playing inside my head. If you’re turning 27, the last thing you want to do is put your guests to sleep. So, spice up your birthday with these cool party themes! (I must warn you, ‘cool’ is subjective.) Let’s start the dirty…
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A to Z Guide to Enjoying Jordan (Part 2)
Madaba. Dubbed as the “City of Mosaics”, Madaba enchants visitors with top class mosaic artworks using various materials- yes, even shells of ostrich eggs! Camel bones and colorful stones are intricately assembled on a canvas depicting places, things, religious figures, popular artists, even common people like drunkards and prostitutes. Nebo Mountain. Mt. Nebo is widely known among Christian pilgrimers as…