Easter Chick Killer

Every year during Easter holidays, i spot non-Lebanese workers selling coloured chicks for 1500 LL on the streets. I was walking right past one yesterday when i had the curiosity to ask him if those chicks live or not and how he colours them. He told me he doesn't colour them, he has a "supplier" that does that and he is not sure whether they live or not. "If the chick lasts more than a…

The Lebanon

I youtubed Lebanon and I found a song called "The Lebanon" by the Human League. Apparently "in May, 1984 the band released the politically charged single "The Lebanon." The single peaked at #11 in the UK" Click here for video The lyrics capture the reality of the war: She dreams of nineteen sixty-nine Before the soldiers came The life was cheap on bread and wine And sharing meant no shame She is awakened by the…
Lebanon

Its a Jeep thing you wouldn't understand

15 years ago
I took this picture on my way to work today. The Jeep was practically blocking the right lane yet seemed indifferent. I remember this sidewalk was adjusted and heightened few weeks ago so that no ...
Lebanon

Boobs on Star Academy (Lebanon 2010)

15 years ago
Wow, I need to start watching this show… [YouTube] Update: False alarm, turns out she’s Italian and her name is Cristina del Basso. She was on the Italian version of Big Brother. Someone was just ...
Lebanon

Maameltein Latest Updates

15 years ago
I read this today on hummusnation, hilarious !! أعلنت بلدية جونية أنها ستنظم لأهالي البلدة رحلة لصيد السمك إلى منطقة المعاملتين يوم الأحد المقبل حيث تقع حفرة على الطريق العام قبالة “بوظة العنتبلي” عمقها متر ...
Food

Best Labneh in Lebanon?

15 years ago
One detail i forgot to mention in my Visit to Ksara post was the stop on my way back at Badiha Massabni shop to buy Labneh and Jebneh Baladiyye. This place has become a traditional ...
Lebanon

Blame it on the traffic…

15 years ago
I spotted this billboard in Sin el Fil today. The message as I understood it: drink a lot, get wasted, pass out, wake up late for work, blame the traffic for being late. Live your ...
Automotive

Monster Wrangler

15 years ago
The video above is of a off-road competition that was held in Lebanon a couple of years back. With tenket il banzeen hovering around LL30,000, I’m sure this guy doesn’t use the jeep to drive ...
Advertising

Saatchi & Saatchi Lebanon now M&C Saatchi

15 years ago
The ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi recently split from the main network and became Quantum. Now they’ve just relaunched again but this time as M&C Saatchi. Good move. You no longer have to say it ...
Automotive

Gumruk… no one wants to pay it!

15 years ago
Ever noticed how no one really knows the full legal procedure of what is required to drive a car with foreign license plates in Lebanon? These are typical conversations I hear every couple of days: ...
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