Deep Thoughts

Have you ever had weird thoughts run through your head while sitting doing nothing, your brain generates the "automatic thinking switch" on, thoughts and questions come to your head jamming like a jazz band each member dying to play a solo, improvise and want to be heard...... Well lately I started writing these thoughts down, maybe one day they'll lead me to the center of the universe!!!!
I'll share some with you.....

• Why does your nose run, and your feet smell?
• Why do we press harder on remote control buttons when we know the battery is dead?
• If con is the opposite of pro, then is Congress the opposite of progress

some life's observations as well....

• Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
• I don't approve of political jokes. I've seen too many of them get elected.
• I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
• Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back.

oh well this is whats coming to my mind, you might have heard some of them before maybe not, who knows, we all end up thinking the same some way or another!!!

P.S I intend to live forever - so far so good.

Again weird conversation...

I said I'll add more of me and mom's conversations this happened two days ago.

I was in my room 9 AM mom thought that I left "I guess", heading to the kitchen mom's sees me.....
MOM: lissatek hone???
Me: i7zariiii......
MOM: la2 ya3ni lissa ma ro7tiii???
Me: ahh walaaww ro7t, i3tibrini mish mawjudeh kamli shoghlek wala yhimek!!!
MOM: ma aznakhek!!!
Me: ya3ni hada so2al binsa2alll, ana lazem aroo7 BYE
MOM: Hind, tal3a??
Me: MA TI7KI.... khaaalaaassssss,
Mom: hehe I know how to drive you crazy don't I
Me: Mhhmmm

اعلان من معهد ادوارد سعيد الوطني للموسيقى

English Follows

يعلن معهد ادوارد سعيد الوطني للموسيقى

عن فتح باب تقديم طلبات الالتحاق في

للورشة التدريبية والعروض الموسيقية للعام 2008 الخاصة ب

أوركسترا فلسطين للشباب

بمشاركة أوركسترا ميوزيكوم كوليجيوم من ألمانيا

وبقيادة المايسترو والتر ميك

المخيم الموسيقي من 17 - 26 تموز 2008

يتبعه جولة عروض موسيقية من 27 تموز إلى 3 آب

في مدن: رام الله، القدس، الناصرة/ حيفا، عمان ودمشق

لمزيد من المعلومات الرجاء زيارة الموقع الإلكتروني:

http://ncm.birzeit.edu/pyo/Announcment.pdf

لتقديم الطلبات الرجاء زيارة الموقع الالكتروني: و

http://ncm.birzeit.edu/pyo

The Edward Said National Conservatory of Music

announces

that applications for the

Palestine Youth Orchestra 2008

in cooperation with members of the Collegium Musicale of the University of Bonn

under the leadership of German conductor Walter Mik

are now being accepted. To apply please go to: http://ncm.birzeit.edu/pyo

from 17^th – 26^th July Workshop In Birzeit /Palestine followed by a concert tour from July 27^th until August 3^rd

in cities including Ramallah, Jerusalem, Haifa/Nazareth, Amman and Damascus

for more Information,visit the following link:

http://ncm.birzeit.edu/pyo/Announcment.pdf

Till when ....

So we're having a bad weather, so what.... it suits me.... the problem is with our satellite, it decides to hibernate, and we end up watching Jordan TV.
I haven't watched JTV in a very long time, I found it EXACTLY the same, I couldn't believe it.... shu haaddd I didn't believe it, oh well this isn't mainly my problem, I was truly shocked, they stopped broadcasting at 1:30 A.M, they put that extremely old recording of the Jordanian National Anthem for 6 minutes or so, then it went teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttt, ana smi3t il teeeet min hon ou kan fi 3a2l ou taar!!! KAIF YA3NI nothing changed in JTV since forever........
last time when it snowed the same thing happened, but it was another case, it was a god damned FRIDAY, I had to watch yimza3 saba7ak....... same studio same decor....... same...same...blah blah blah, and not to mention that the picture went faster than the sound, all the people that were hosted on that show looked extremely funny for me..... il soat bsha2a will soora bsha2a..... anyways, the only thing I'm capable of saying is till when, I'm usually proud of Jordan in many aspects but unfortunately JTV is not even close to any of them!!!!

My Driving observations...

I have only been driving for 4 years now, and even though what you're about to read isn't taught in driving schools but I have noticed that many drivers agree to these "rules" in driving:

Turn signals will give away your next move. Drivers never use them (they rather surprise you by turning right or left DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THEM). Use of them in the round-about and intersections may be illegal.

Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.

Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered "going with the flow."

The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit, or caught by surveillance cameras.

Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. (you might not like what MIGHT happen)

Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.

Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right.

Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions, and are apparently not enforceable during rush hour.

Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident, or even if someone is just changing a tire. (Oh someone is in trouble lets SLOW DOWN and just WATCH, people behind us will do the same I don't think we'll be blocking the way!!!)

Throwing litter on the roads adds color to the landscape and gives Adopt-a-Highway crews something to clean up.

It is assumed that police cars passing at high speed may be followed in the event you need to make up a few minutes on your way to work, or lunch break.

Heavy snow, ice, fog, and rain are no reasons to change any of the previously listed rules. (These weather conditions are God's way of ensuring a natural selection process for body shops, junkyards, and new vehicle sales).

I just dont get it....

well this happens to me nearly every day, as much as it has a weird sense of sarcasm in it as much as I just don't get it..... mainly its between me and mom, and each time with each coming day its the SAME thing sometimes new and different comments as well!

it goes as the following scenario(s):

No.1
Me: (just walked in to the house for lunch, sitting down watching T.V)
Mom: (calls on the LAND LINE)
Me: alo?
Mom: Hii Hind
Me: Hala yamma ??
Mom: WEINEKK HALA2??
Me: (SHOCKED) bat5ayal inek 7aketi 3al beit fa wein momken akoon bil ma3had??

the same exact conversation but a twist in the end:

No.2
Me: (just walked in to the house for lunch, sitting down watching T.V)
Mom: (calls on the LAND LINE)
Me: alo?
Mom: Hii Hind
Me: Hala yamma ??
Mom: INTI BILBEIT??
Me: (SHOCKED) momken, zay mabiddek, inty sho bit2oooli??? ana 7assseh ino ana fil beit!!!

No.3
this time no phone calls

I just walked into the house while mom is watching T.V

ME: Hi mama
Mom: Ijeeeti??
Me: I guess, I am standing here aren't I??


More to come soon...

Is there anybody out there???

Oh well, I decided to come back, I never decided to quit in the first place...a fellow blogger made me think of doing this again... the thing is I really enjoy writing, I really do, I used to be very good at it, but somewhere in the middle between school, university and my life I lost my talent, whenever I feel the need to write something I cant find the words to describe my state of mind or what i think, its as if I suffer from a lack of vocabulary syndrome the moment I see a keyboard.. I can no longer THINK...

So in order to catch up of what was going on during the last period of my funny full- of- action life, I'll write in brief.....
in July I passed my third year in university with a 3.5 GPA so it was extremely rewarding for me and I was so excited about starting my senior year soon.

in August I traveled with the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO) to GERMANY a country where I always wanted to go, I spent 12 great days, we played Dvorák's 3rd Symphony, Wedding Sketches by Salvador Arnita, Longa To Marcell and Manfa for Issa Boulos. it was a success.

In September we (the Jordanian Music Ensemble) had a concert to represent Jordan in the Neurological Surgeons Convention that took place there in San Diego, California. and since then UNFORTUNATELY I haven't even visited the airport, this is the longest period i spend in Amman since 2003 (almost 5 months....too much)

October...till NOW
nothing much has happened:
few good concerts with the Amman Symphony Orchestra (ASO)
I've been losing weight and living healthy,
FINISHED MY FIRST SEMESTER IN MY SENIOR YEAR

I'm so excited about this semester, I will finally GRADUATE.... you are all invited... I have been preparing for my graduation project for almost a year and i am so excited about it, I am going to play Arutunian Trumpet Concerto on my graduation, but for the listening jury I haven't decided yet maybe Hummel Trumpet Concerto, not sure though.
one more thing that will be going on this semester is that I'm back to work at the Amman Baptist School, I've been working there in the music department for the past 3 years but took a break last semester to focus on practicing and supposedly write LESSON PLANS for this semester.... I HATE LESSON PLANS, the teacher responsible for our work and "internship" is leaving till august and me and my friend are doing ALL of her work! its so exciting yet scary we've been with her for the past 13 years and i always found it amazing how she is 5 people in 1.... thinking of it scares the crap out of me! oh well its a new challenge in my life..... all to discover what I want.... and what I am