H.A.N.I. 101H.A.N.I. 101The Personal Blog of Hani Obaid. A Jordanian-Canadian-Palestinian agnostic who values freedom.
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TV head TV head watch it til your eyes go red
2008-06-07 09:25:00 I am answering MMM’s tag by listing 6 of my quirks, but I’m going to restrict myself to one topic, television! 1. Viewing Time: On average I watch about 20 minutes of live TV per week, and even then only because I happen to be in the living room when one of my sisters is watching. 2. ... More About: Personal , Watch , Eyes , Head
Some Questions Are Better Left Unasked
2008-06-04 00:10:00 I was napping when I heard a knock. I reluctantly got up, and opened the door only to find a total stranger. He introduced himself and explained he’s from out of town, and works with my sister. We shook hands and then without further introductions he asked me what I do, and who I work ... More About: Society , Personal , Questions , Left
Google leaning towards a new EMEA office in Amman, Jordan
2008-05-31 14:47:00 In January Tala reported that google sent a delegation to Jordan university to discuss the possibility of a new regional office. This month, Google posted 3 Job Positions in the (Middle East) region. These are under a separate category from job listings for its existing offices in Egypt and UAE. The open positions are: Site ... More About: Office , Amman
Asfeenology 101
2008-05-24 11:57:00 One of the new words I learned when I started working in Amman is (Asfeen). My colleagues define it as (anyone who says something negative about another employee to their supervisor). Personal ly I would qualify that definition to (anyone who complains to the employee’s supervisor without first trying to work out the problem directly with ... More About: Society , Business , Women
Memories of The Old Country
2008-05-14 23:31:00 I was born in Jerusalem. My father was born in Hebron, and my mother in Nablus. I lived half my 31 years in Ramallah. My full name is Hani Yaser Amer Ali Ismaeil Obaid. The Ali Ismaeil part repeats 13 times. The last Ali-Ismaeil-Ali trio moved to Dubai a few years back. I have family ... More About: Personal , Country , Political , Memories
Unnatural Selection
2008-05-10 12:21:00 The following is a mixture of science, fiction, voodoo and an over-active imagination. Natural Selection is the term Darwin proposed to describe the idea that favorable inherited (genetic) traits would become more common after several generations, because the unfavorable traits would make it less likely to survive. Keep in mind that the definition of favorable varies ...
Horse + Donkey = Mule
2008-05-01 08:35:00 Yesterday, 3 colleagues and I were on lunch break and headed for a restaurant. It was 1PM and too hot for my taste. On the way, we saw a horse tied to a tree. The horse seemed to be looking directly at us. For a moment I could have sworn it said: Help! Nearly 45 minutes ... More About: Personal , Animals , Mule , Donkey , Horse
Bleh
2008-04-26 06:04:00 A. The eyes are no more. My name is Bugs, king of Rabbits, Look upon my ears, oh ye mighty, and despair! Why does a rabbit need gloves ? B. Yellow Rubber Ducky Why is the duck smiling ? Why is it yellow ? How does an infant know what to do with the duck ? What made bath ... More About: Society , Movies , Business , Religion , Women
T.A.G. 241 - Why I Blog & 10 Random Facts
2008-04-01 01:03:00 Before answering a tag, it is customary to say who tagged you, but then you will be ungrateful to the person who tagged them, and the person who tagged the person who tagged them, and the person who tagged the person who……you get the picture (it all goes back to who created God, but that’s ... More About: Facts , Blogging , Random , Blog
Kvorlons Shmorlons - Attack of the 4 Liners
2008-03-21 10:23:00 1. I read this in a poetry book I got as a present There was a guy named Bill Who swallowed a nuclear pill The doctor said “cough” And they found his head in Brazil 2. I will practice on Dave, because he’s easy to rhyme There was guy named Dave Who found photographers must be brave He would not frown Even in ... More About: Humor , Poetry , Liners , Attack
Top 10 Reasons to Love Jordan (BAJO)
2008-03-12 03:09:00 10. We have a thing for coffee kettles! 9. Safe-haven: Do you speak Arabic ? Has your country been invaded, attacked, or torn by civil unrest ? Have no fear, Jordan is here. 8. The water is so clean, Jesus came here all the way from Nazareth to get baptized! 7. We have no oil, so the US ... More About: Humor , Love , Reasons , Bajo
Gaza Myths
2008-03-06 07:33:00 1. Myth: Anyone seeking a cease-fire in Gaza is a sell-out and a traitor: A cease-fire is first and foremost about stopping the killing of innocent people. Let us define innocent as unarmed. Fellow blogger Fadi wrote appealing for moderation, and in return he was bombarded with a deluge of hateful comments. What is so dangerous ... More About: Political , Myths
Custom Anti-Spam Words On Wordpress
2008-03-02 02:42:00 Two things I’ve always admired about Roba’s blog are the ajax plugin which adds the comments inline without refreshing the page, and the custom anti-spam words. In the past few months, I’ve tried a dozen different ajax inline-comment plugins and couldn’t get any of them to work with my theme. I’ve been too lazy to ... More About: Wordpress , Spam , Technical , Blogging , Words
Obsession and Euphemism
2008-02-28 09:18:00 1. Whenever I’m talking to my friend X in public, and a beautiful woman passes by, he could be in mid-speech, and he would stop and stare at her from head to toe until she’s out of sight (think of the scene in cartoons where the eyes are popping out), then he would inevitably turn ... More About: Humor , Obsession
Quietly Resurrecting the Cold War or Worse
2008-02-15 09:35:00 US Modifies Surface-To-Air Missile To Target Objects In Space The US sent official diplomatic notice in January to over 200 countries announcing that one of its spy satellites (US-193 / NROL-21) would soon drop out of orbit. The bus-sized satellite was launched in 2006 by Lockheed Martin using a Delta-II rocket. It lost power ... More About: Technology , Political , Cold War , Cold
Racist Jokes and Kvorlons
2008-02-09 10:20:00 Prologue: On reading this post written by Fadi, I started thinking about racist jokes, and how some don’t seem to understand why they can be offensive. Others insist they aren’t because someone from the race being ridiculed laughed at it, or repeated it. Others still will tell those offended they don’t have a sense of ... More About: Society , Jokes , Humor , Language , Racist
Can You Pay My Bills ?
2008-02-08 10:24:00 This morning my Heating Fuel distributor (Abu Nabeel) called me about 30 minutes before he was scheduled to arrive. He explained that prices went up last night, and that 1000 Liters would cost 563JD ($794) instead of the usual 323.5JD ($456). It was like hearing someone had died, when they had been sick for weeks ... More About: Economy , Bills
Dalida and How To Do Karaoke With MP3s in any Language
2008-01-27 16:39:00 I love to sing, but I don’t have a great voice. So I prefer to sing-along instead. I try to do this with the doors closed so as not to disturb anyone ! All it takes is the lyrics, and some method to highlight the line currently being sung. You can search for the lyrics ... More About: Music , Technology , Karaoke , Language , Dalida
Hello My Friend Hello
2008-01-14 00:59:00 In computer science we often have to take a real life scenario and translate it into cold machine logic. For the diciest situations, we invented things like fuzzy logic, and so-called Artificial Intelligence algorithms. These terms obscure how little progress has been made in this field. The ability to mimic or reproduce the human brain, ... More About: Technology , Future , Friend , Language
1+1=1
2008-01-05 12:10:00 Fellow blogger Mkilany recently introduced me to a new term “Byzantine Argument“. He explained it is an argument just for argument’s sake. I don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing. To find the truth, both sides of an argument must be represented. This is a basic debate principal, and it is also applied in ... More About: Personal , Women
Show & Tell - The Two Big Fs
2007-12-26 00:24:00 Food & Family (click photo to enlarge, click again to reduce) Me and my brother Sami (right). Sami is saluting. Lucky for us he didn’t join any army. The four of us The goat outfit. I am told it was very difficult to get me to pose for this photo, and that payment (candy) had to be provided in ... More About: Personal , Show
The Best Time of the Year For Me & the Janitor
2007-12-25 13:21:00 Why is this the best time of the year ? Is it because it’s Eid-al-adha ? Well, the official definition says we’re to celebrate Eid Al-Adha because Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son to affirm the strength of his faith in God. Some of the Muslim, Jews, and Christians I know are willing to ... More About: Society , Personal , Religion , Time , Year
What is the Correct Response ?
2007-12-16 07:31:00 I was scheduling a conference call with a customer, and if memory serves, the conversation went something like this: Customer: I’m sorry, was your name Honey? (heavy southern accent) Hani: Hani, it’s like Danny but with an H. Customer: Alright Hahny, so what time-zone are you on ? Hani: I’m on GMT+2. It’s 5:30PM. Customer: Where are you located? Hani: I’m ... More About: Economy , Women , Response , Rect
Do you speak Engliki (or Baggism 101)
2007-12-08 17:26:00 Have you ever needed to express yourself, but couldn’t find the right word ? Did you then try to find it, but fail miserably? What then ? Did you give up ? What if you could invent new words ? Why am I whatifing ? (what + if + ing) Aren’t we already creating words ? (Blog + ... More About: Society , Women , Travel , Language , Speak
Ultimate Pessimism
2007-12-03 12:04:00 A lot of new laptops come with fingerprint readers. They let you authenticate without a password not only to logon to your machine, but also to websites like gmail, hotmail, etc… My sister Mona got such a laptop, a Sony Vaio, and I was setting it up for her. Hani: See the picture with the 10 ... More About: Personal , Technology , Ultimate
Killer Commas, Camp Horror Stories, Good Intentions, and Other Minutiae
2007-11-27 00:19:00 In 1990, my parents sent their 12 year old youngest son (me) to summer camp in Alexandria (Egypt). It featured the usual activities found in such camps: lousy food, uncomfortable beds, sports, and singing (the fun part). This camp also specialized in Computer programming; really just an excuse to call it educational. It was educational ... More About: Personal , Travel , Horror , Political , Stories
Bathroom Soiree
2007-11-16 19:09:00 November 19 is World Toilet Day ! The average person supposedly spends 3 years of their life in the bathroom. More for women I think because women’s restrooms tend to be more ummm pleasant. Still, That’s like an hour a day in the most boring room in the house. So how do you pass the ... More About: Bathroom
Wordpress Upgrade to 2.3.1 Can Break Comment Mail Notification
2007-11-14 00:37:00 if you run a wordpress blog on your own domain, and you recently upgraded to 2.3.1, you may have stopped getting comment mail notification. This will only happen if your webhost does “callout verification“. The related Wordpress Trac bug report here acknowledges the issue and suggests some workarounds including: Adding a wordpress@yourdomain.com mail address using your webhost ... More About: Mail , Technical , Break , Comment
God Should Have Studied Marketing
2007-11-03 21:46:00 Warning: The following may contain views contradicting your own. If you are under 10 years of age, cannot deal with differing opinions, or are scared of the big bad wolf, please take the nearest exit. My good friend Issa joined my family for lunch, the next day we had this conversation: Issa: Hani, your family aren’t ... More About: Marketing , Religion
Marriage - Counter Sales Pitch
More articles from this author:2007-10-30 11:32:00 As a not so young man of 30, the subject of marriage is often brought up. Sometimes this is not so subtle. Have you ever been in a situation where you meet someone for the first time, then as soon as they find out you’re single, they introduce you to their daughter nearly 30 minutes ... More About: Women , Marriage , Sales , Pitch , Counter 1, 2 |
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