Miss Lebanon 2011 interview for Miss World 2011

I really don't understand the big fuss being made because of what Miss Lebanon 2011 Yara Mikhail said in her interview with judges for the Miss World 2011 competition. Not that I am defending her or anything, but what she said was not that harmful. It's just a stupid comment. She did not insult Lebanon, she just said it's a very busy country and there's a lot of traffic, which are true, and not necessarily…

Why N7W was a bad idea …

I've been criticized by my family, some friends and blog readers for not supporting nor voting for Jeita. I promised to keep quiet until the campaign's over but now that it's done and Jeita lost, I will explain why N7W was a bad idea all along. 1- As many bloggers have pointed out earlier, UNESCO does not recognize this competition and the voting is a joke. You can vote a zillion times, come up with…
Critiques

Football training for kids at Hoops Antelias

14 years ago
I’ve been going to Hoops Antelias every Saturday for the past month to play Basketball and every time, there’s a football coach training young kids, or at least pretending to do so. Check out in ...
Critiques

3G or not 3G …

14 years ago
[High Res] However, at a press conference on Wednesday, Nadim Khater, chief commercial officer for mtc touch, said that during the company’s month-long test phase, users in Beirut saw an average download speed of 4.3 ...
Old Lebanon

A photo of my grandad

14 years ago
Found this photo awhile back of my grandad (guy in middle bottom) taken back in the 30s or 40s in the Armenian Qarantina camp. I think it’s worth sharing. ...
Food

Chocolat – Milano

14 years ago
I found this place during the summer while walking around downtown Beirut. I think they’ve got the best ice cream in Lebanon easily. My favorite flavors are strawberry, pistachio and hazelnut. 3 scoops came in ...
Critiques

All Saints day

14 years ago
I was happy to get to work in less than 25 minutes today, but I did not understand why there was no traffic at all. Only schools are off on All Saints day while all ...
Critiques

Good Job Bourj Hammoud municipality!

14 years ago
[Source] “The Bourj Hammoud municipality has asked foreign workers – whether they are Syrian, Egyptian, Sri Lankan or Filipino – especially those who do not have identification papers and official or registered lease contracts, to ...
Critiques

Japanese government vs. Lebanese government

14 years ago
How The Japanese government (Opposition + Majority) takes care of it people. Japan’s ruling party agreed with the opposition on Monday for members of parliament to take a cut in pay to fund reconstruction efforts ...
Automotive

Minister Charbel on Car Accidents in Lebanon

14 years ago
It would be interesting to validate the sayings of our Minister of Interior, who stated yesterday that 85% of the accidents in Lebanon are due to speeding or reckless driving. [Link] What about the conditions ...
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