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Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Najib

Najib — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:29:16 +0000

L,
Do I really need to spill it out that I am targeting the news portal? It’s clear that this post has nothing to do with the girl. Anyway, I removed the girl’s name from both the picture and English text.

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Najib

Najib — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:54:06 +0000

T, I did not anyhow disrespect the young lady who died. I was clearly pointing out to the paper’s mistake which is still there somehow.

Anyway I removed her name from the post.

Comment on Christian-Muslim Marriage in Lebanon by Habibi Matrimonials

Habibi Matrimonials — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:36:08 +0000

The whole point with Islam allowing the Muslim men to marry “women of the book” is so that the women convert to Islam. It is expected. However it does not always happen this way. He should keep trying to convince her to convert. I think marrying someone from a different culture is hard enough much less add different religions to the pot. I always wonder how a marriage of this sorts works… I know they can work, but how?! And you hit it right on the head saying: “if you don’t go to church or to the mosque that much and are living a “sinner’s” life, it won’t make any difference whether you’re Christian or Muslim.”

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by T

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:41:44 +0000

The ’331 year old Lebanese Vampire’ you refer to was my co-worker at KPMG ,Zeinab Chahine. As a follower of this blog I would kindly ask you to be more considerate. May she rest in peace. Thank you.

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by L

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:58:36 +0000

No one is expecting you to be posting obituaries, but there is definetly no need for humour in this type of situation. You could have definitely adressed the issue of the news portal not noticing the mistake in a non-sarcastic manner.
I personally believe its completely insensitive to her death and the loss of her family and friends.

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Johnny.B

Johnny.B — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:34 +0000

leik leik kif … enno kill yom bi mout neisss bass mich kil yom bi mout hadan 331 years old …. lol

Comment on Is it hard to kill yourself? by Johnny.B

Johnny.B — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:31 +0000

hahahahaa

Comment on Is it hard to kill yourself? by A

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:16 +0000

/is-it-hard-to-kill-yourself????? ……well you better show him how this is done…

Comment on St.Georges Cathedral Clock Tower by KM

KM — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:20:17 +0000

I am not intimidated (I’m roum). I was just trying to make the post more informative by explaining more facts abt it…(exactly what Joe is saying below)

Comment on St.Georges Cathedral Clock Tower by KM

KM — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:55 +0000

I am not intimidated (I’m roum). I was just trying to make the post more informative by explaining more facts abt it…(exactly what Joe is saying below)

Comment on Najwa Karam vs Lux by KarlM.

KarlM. — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:21:36 +0000

That right there is an incredibly lazy and uncreative director, ok maybe the “silk/water dress” idea wasn’t that bad but come on, stealing the same shot of the car and the same background of the building? Faith in creativity: Destroyed.

Thank you for sharing this guys! :P

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by omar

omar — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:08:39 +0000

mistake*

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by omar

omar — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:07:10 +0000

ennou fhemna typing mistak bass concerning the word vampire shou dakhala mesh 7elwe abadan

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by jeff

jeff — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:06:13 +0000

Are you bored?:D

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Rita

Rita — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:23:51 +0000

Seriously?! Who cares if they made such a mistake? This woman died and you’re correcting a typing mistake?

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Mark

Mark — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:05:14 +0000

Your best post yet!

Comment on Najwa Karam vs Lux by Steph

Steph — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:52 +0000

First of all they’re not the same director.
The video clip’s director is Walid Nassif, the king of all cliche and stolen ideas in Lebanon’s music industry..

Comment on St.Georges Cathedral Clock Tower by Rampurple

Rampurple — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:27:11 +0000

This leads to the discussion on Beirut’s restoration not resembling the old Beirut.
If you look at the old and original Beirut district, you would notice that churches, mosques, and the synagogue as well were integrated with the surrounding buildings. Religious structures were never dominant.

In terms of the mosque, the size and location of it does not fit into Beiruts urban design and history. Martyrs square was off limits to religious structures. Actually, martyrs square is a piece of land that was donated by druze to commemorate martyrs and respectfully no churches or mosques were built there. Therefore, the mosque’s location is wrong, and the architecture of it does not fit with Beirut’s history of architecture and urban design…. even the style of the Mosque’s architecture does not match the design of any old Lebanese mosques.

I love St. George church. The exterior is very modest while the interior has more of a grand feeling that is simply gorgeous. What is the point of having a clock tower? and especially in 2012 when clock towers are considered pointless ? No thought has been considered in this… besides wanted to build something that provides a dominant feel in attempt to compete with the mosque.

Instead of us admiring such matters, maybe we should all question the church’s usage of funds. I would rather funds go to support than needy instead.

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by Najib

Najib — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:43:05 +0000

I am not here to post obituaries and I am not amused by the death. I just find it ironic that a news portal doesn’t notice such a mistake for over 4 hours now.

Comment on 331 year old Lebanese Vampire killed by a

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:58:21 +0000

Good to know that what you spotted was a typing mistake and not a death tragedy