night

I cud run out of battery before I publish this one, today I was out with a friend I knew for almost 7 years, and it struck me that it's been +7 years since 2003!! we r in 2011, I was looking at Amman, and it's beautiful at night, it got a charm, I don't like it much at daytime especially with the traffic

I'm writing to note that often we forget to search for ourselves, subtracting what we do to survive from the equation, and through that little window of free hours we spare for ourselves each day, even becoming narrower, look for what you came here for and tell the world about it

Hugs,

Tala

Blacksmith in Amman?

I'm looking for a good blacksmith in Amman or a workshop that fabricates metal gate barriers, where do you normally find these places ?

Coming Home

I'm doing well and all is good, my work is ongoing and this is just a reminder that I have done my homework and I deserve a break and go mentally offline, Ammaning on Sunday; Here I come tadaaaaa

I'm coming home, coming home, tell the world, I'm coming home


In the back of my head, I have so many open ended stuff which require closing and it depends on ppl like ( the bank rep, the post office, the office boy ) and I won't be here :/ I need to reschedule tomorrow and go gift shopping. I can't sleep now,
I didn't study anything today and didn't go to the gym

Im not lazy :( I just had no excuse for not going

I should call S,M,A,N ,, else I will be killed

Nighty blog and visitors

Beirut, I love you

lovely :))

out of love

Dear Shamsa,

I would not have known how to make you a bottle or change your dipers properly, and probably I might have starred at you from a distance, I think its larger than life to be a mom, but I could sing you to sleep, and ponder about what you are thinking, I would tell you things about this world and how you came perfectly here to look for what your heart is for.

your parents and aunty love you so much and it amazes me what can people do purely out of love.

RIP  

learn to stick

 A lesson I learned from practice is: if you made a plan, stick to it. no plan is immune to failure and I know for sure that once you move to execution, you need to keep elaborating progressively and revise the plan given the actuals, but only to fulfil your goal and not to modify it. If there are any risks I need to consider, it should be done at an earlier stage, a lack of confidence during execution mode is pointless. after you have initiated your project, you have to keep working your way around that image, go back to what you committed to and remind yourself of your goals. 

when you look at a reality and it matches that perspective, its a great feeling. I admire architects.

the beauty of projects is that you start at a point A, and you decide to go to point B when no one really has gone there before, so you are designing a route (among many)  to get to B for the first time and you agreed to get there with constraints.



 

On Amman

Im back to Amman for a short break, and its fair to say that when you revisit a place, the contrast is at its best in the beginning and I noted little things that I thought are blog worthy about Amman :

The Airport
- everytime I step out of the plane going throuh the walkway to Queen Alia airport, I find the same Arab Bank advertisments, I shrug and I tell myself " not much changed " its been this way since 2009 with this ad........? its too grey and the walkway is grey :( why not say something about Jordan and Tourism, just make ppl smile =)

enough with Zain, Arab Bank .. seriously!
- the least thing one can do for the current terminals in use, while the new airport is under construction, is to keep em clean, like grout between floor tiles is dirty, , I dont mind the terminal being old, its fine, (check Abu Dhabi's Airport) but what I consider a big no no is the walls being REALLY dirty and the CCTV wires being exposed, a simple painting job can make a huge difference with some plants and greenery, the space gets a different feel. The Airport is a facade for what to expect when you visit Jordan, and it must be well maintained. don't spend millions, just maintain ok.

The Roads

who the hell is the contracting entity responsible for maintaining streets in Amman, the streets condition is awful,, not to mention the nonexisting road marking on secondary roads, insufficient lux levels, and lack of road planning. it is in a miserable state, not a SINGLE road is in good condition, maybe the asphalt application method as a system and road planning standards need to be revised, who are your contractors dear government? or is it done inhouse?

Film Festival and Festivals in general

I know we all love free screenings around the year and especially outdoor ones at the heart of Amman in summer, but don't you think its time to widen the circle a bit and seek a wider spectrum of fans for cultural film by creating an event that all Jordanians look forward to on their calendars, covering foreign, local, controversial, short, documentary, children movies.

we can make use of the Zara/City Mall Cinemas and other screening houses around town, print/sell tickets and make an extensive program of films over a week and bring the producers/leading cast for cultural film and generate public reviews, opinions, and spark some curiosity. I think it will be big in Jordan and its very easy to do, you have 1st circle, jabal qal3a, downtown, hussein cultural center and cinemas all over Jordan.. ( you can make free screenings / gala screenings / premiers / screening at malls ) and let the stars visit our beloved Jordan ........ why not?????

- Dubai Has Mudhish and Freej roaming around the city during shopping and cultural festivals, we need a character for Jordan that kids relate with other than Abu Mahjoob =)

also, starting an extensive literature festival is a good idea, nurturing the minds with books and thoughts is worth a thousand awareness campaign =)

ON HAVING FUN

- Is there any insider guide to Amman ? (a blackbook of Amman or something?) I hardly found anything except some comedy events fof Eid ! =/

- Is there anything like "timeout Amman" ? an online portal to know whats happening around the capital, selling tickets and reviewing new places and uprising hot spots, what to expect in few months ??

I know you will say, the economic crisis is hiting us hard and prices are inflated and people are tired, I agree, but how can you minimise this efflect, how are we creating jobs anyways? you need to create demand and thats why you need to sell your brand and put yourself on the map.

Arts and Tourism are a good start.

though this is not what i wanted to blog about, I wanted to write about something totally different but here is where it ends for today