Syrian to the Bone

Another Year is Over

2011-12-31T05:52:00.003+02:00

Another Year is over and what a year it was, 2011 marked a lot of events, Disasters, revolutions, and falling dictatorial regimesMy message to my self this year is to learn to accept things as they come, and stay positive when things don't go as planned. Yes, i know, life is not fair. accept it and move one!!Be patient, i will get what i want; i always do, if only i would be patient. And while i

2011-12-05T03:11:00.004+02:00

I have never met someone as Persistent and courage as this Brave Woman, we demand the immediate release of our fellow Blogger Razan Ghazzawi http://razanghazzawi.com/

Our country Our pride Our Syria

2011-06-25T01:19:00.004+03:00

(X) Been dumped.( ) Shoplifted(X) Quit your job( ) Been in a fist fight( )

We apologize for the inconvenience

2006-04-20T04:25:00.000+03:00

I got this e-mail todayHelloWe continually review all publishers according to our Terms andConditionsand program policies, and we reserve the right to disablepublishers or sitesthat are not in compliance with our policies.Due to current United States law, we are unable to work with publishersfromspecific countries, including Syria.Because of this restriction, your account has been closed.We

A Farewell Letter

2006-04-15T02:10:00.000+03:00

I think it’s been quite a few years since this letter was published. it’s one of the most inspiring letters I ever read written by one of the greatest brilliant Latin Americans authors and a Nobel Prize Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. he wrote this farewell letter after his cancer gotten worse I really do recommend reading it, because this short text is truly moving I my self shade a few tears

Back to Reality...

2006-04-10T02:26:00.000+03:00

Eh my time in Romania was over and had to go back to realityI must say bitter reality…yes it will sound weird coming out of meBut it’s the truth, I sensed the air of my country right there at Bucharest airportMy flight was so early in the morning so I had to be at the airport around 2 AMAnd since it was so early, no other flights were at that time except for the Syrian air.Meanwhile Syrian people

Law of existence

2006-04-02T22:18:00.000+03:00

It passed a few years since our first encounter …and my heart beats count them as a few minutes… felt the words you shared with me…your smile all over your face I can not forget, clear as the blue seawhen we talked the world seem so empty like there’s no other but our heart beats flying on the wings of white doves…carried by spring breezeyou told me About the law of existence that is so

2006-03-29T23:08:00.000+02:00

Well quite a few people who’ve been visiting my blog asked what exactly my blog is about…and I my self haven’t write an introduction to it. And the title of the blog seemed so strapping and determined…So I thought to write a post about itWell my simple humble blog is about me, my home town Damascus, my Syria, my thoughts, my dreams, my poems, my stories, my pics, places that I’ve been to…etcAnd

About Aleppo

2006-03-21T19:39:00.000+02:00

Aleppo, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It knew human settlement since the eleventh millennium B.C. through the residential houses which were discovered in Al-Qaramel Hill .Aleppo has been conquered by many nations and civilizations since the 4th millennium B.C. , it knew the Sumerians ,Acadians , Amorites,Babylonians,Hithies, Mitanians,Assyrians,Arametes,

All Syrian Bloggers in one site

2006-03-15T01:22:00.000+02:00

For more Syrian blogs you can check this new site www.syplanet.comAlmost all Syrian bloggers are listed at Syria planet.the site is updated automatically every time a new post is publishedMany Thanks to all whose behind this great project

Desire

2006-03-08T00:19:00.000+02:00

As I expected tons of snow covered the Romanian capital as I arrived, luckily it was sunny those last few days and the snow is starting to meltWell had time to Seattle down to get me a internet connection to my granny’s placeDidn’t go out a lot expect for some shopping for home that me and mom needed. I'll try to take some pictuers of Bucharest soon and post them,So didn’t do much since I arrived

Leaving on a jet plane

2006-03-01T21:48:00.000+02:00

Here I am getting ready for my annual visit to Romania this time its gonna be more than aone month visit…actually it’s the first time that don’t feel enthusiastic about it…and I don’t really know the reason?! Maybe because here its becoming warmer and spring time started while I’ll go back to hard cold freezing snowy winter.Or maybe because so many unexpected things happened to me this last

Memories of a Geisha

2006-02-26T02:50:00.000+02:00

A wonderful Movie Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden which unfortunately I haven’t read yet but after seeing the movie I would defiantly Do. The story begins in the years before World War II when a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house the little girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri beautiful and accomplished

Home sweet home

2006-02-25T01:44:00.000+02:00

To me , home is every thing. home is the door that opens to welcome us in. it’s the delicious smell of the food mom cooks in the kitchen which makes our mouths water. It’s the giant comfy bed where we lay to rest our bodies after a long day of work. It’s the one huge blanket that we tuck under seeking worm in the cold winter nights. Home is our own special corner with our own books and treasures,

About My Beloved Damascus

2006-02-19T03:07:00.000+02:00

A modern capital whose voice - discreet but assured is having a decisive effect on the Arab world and in the Mediterranean area today.Damascus is said by its citizens to be "the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world".One other Syrian city, Aleppo, disputes this title. However, recent excavations have shown that it is the Hama region (the Orontes al Lattamne basin) which really deserves

SNOW

2006-02-16T02:00:00.000+02:00

Its been raining now almost 30 hours all over Damascus and aroundAnd today at 8 pm snow felled also…actually it was a mixture between rain and snowHere’s some pics taken by a friend pics taken by EL GOLDEN®A song by the great Fairuz is really Suitable تلج تلج عم بتشتي الدنيي تلجو النجمات حيرانين و زهور الطرقات بردانيينتلج تلج عم بتشتي الدنيي تلج و الغيمات تعبانينعالتلة خيمات مضويينتلج تلج شتي خير

أريج الياسمين يحكي تاريخ دمشق

2006-02-15T20:34:00.000+02:00

تزهو دمشق ببيوتها القديمة ويقال أن أريج ياسمينها يسامر النجوم في ليالي الصيف ولكن هذا الجزء من تاريخ المدينة يكابد الهموم اليوم.تلك الوردة البيضاء الصغيرة استطاعت أن تقاوم عوامل الزمن الذي استطاع أن يأتي على جزء كبير مما يحميها من جدران تلك البيوت الأثرية التي سجلت لدى اليونسكو وأصبحت جزءا من التراث العالمي. الزمن ترك المدينة وبيوتها تشكو نقص الموارد المالية اللازمة لترميمها الياسمين هو أحد أهم

A lonly Valentine

2006-02-13T21:27:00.000+02:00

My 1st Valentine spent lonesome after 4 years.alone I find myself wasting every breathand Time ticks ever onwardDepression swallows my soul Agony eats my heartWhen will this ever end? What caused it to start?god I must sound so miserable…Lets talk about facts…well the valentine phenomenon started to spread a lot in Our countryand as you walk down the streets in Damascus preparation for this

WEE WEE WEE

2006-02-13T01:35:00.000+02:00

Well yesterday night I went to bed around 1 AM and I actually read a bit before sleeping the Last part of Dan brown ( Angels and Demons) I’ve struggled to finish that book because I had exams and stopped reading it for a while…anyway at around 4 AM woke up with a Loud Voice out on the street (WEE WEE WEE TOOOOT TOOOOOT WEE WEE WEE WEE WEE TOOOOT TOOOOT) must be our neighbor car alarm. I said to

The Meaning of Damascus

2006-02-11T23:46:00.000+02:00

Controversial explanations have been made to guess etymological origin of the name of the Syrian capital city. Some hold that “damashaq” means the fast-moving camel and the name was given because the building of the city was completed swiftly. Others believe it was named after Damashaq the great grandson of Sam son of Noah,who built the city.Still others presume that the Romans called it “

Traditional Damascene wedding

2006-02-11T04:24:00.000+02:00

It is necessary to know the procedure which goes on before the actual wedding takes place.The business of match-making need to be, and still conducted by mothers in some parts of Damascus. Mothers and sisters assume the responsibility of finding suitable bride for their sons and brothers. All the prospective husband has to do is to name the specifications of the prospective bride, and he is sure

A Start

2006-02-10T04:47:00.000+02:00

كل المدن لها تاريخ الا دمشق فمنها بدأ التاريخHere we start …well I was browsing this certain Site when I came a cross a link that took me to what is called a blog… I started to read and read and this blog led me to another blog and so on …and I liked what was writing in many of those bloggs. And many of them where actually bloggs written by Syrian people. I was excited to read their thoughtsWas