Going Banana!

Creativity in a shot

2008-07-29T23:18:00.011+04:00

Hello all!

I haven't blogged for a while, more than a year to be more exact! Too bad, I know! I just couldn't get myself back to the blogging mood and as you know, I dont post just for the sake of it! I post when I feel like it! LOL
Now that became a problem lately.....

Anyway, cutting a long story short... I am back! ;)
So stay tuned and keep on checking this shmexy blog...

The other day I felt like being creative and here is the outcome!

Gonu Gone?!!

2007-07-03T00:00:00.000+04:00

UPDATED! July 8th 2007

Hi all. Yes I’m back and I’m still alive!

I didn’t want to write about the cyclone GONU at first. The cyclone hit my country OMAN on June 6^th, (06.06.07) But then I thought to myself that Going Banana is going international now. I have readers from outside the country & the region as well. Hence I wanted to give you a glimpse of what happened, my version of what happened.

I strongly believe that a picture is worth a thousand words. That being said, I here grant you access to exclusive and non-exclusive pictures of the effects of the cyclone on our beloved country Oman and it’s capital Muscat.

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Bausher was flooded with water as well. The mosque was closed for maintenance and was only re-opened on July 5th

Our neighbors Infiniti SUV was pushed with the power of water and placed in the middle of the stream

People were rescued by boats in some areas

Seems like a Range Rover flipped up-side down

My favorite coffee shop, Second Cup was flooded too!

This is the spare tire of one of our vehicles covered with mud

Two of our cars almost covered with water

McDonalds!

A relative's Ford Mustang messed up!

Some mountains collapsed and blocked the flow of traffic

Thank god we all are safe, I and the family :) Some of our properties have been a bit affected though. Have a look!

House: Ground floor was flooded with muddy water. Most of the Ground floor furniture is replaced. The water was almost 1m high inside the house.

Cars: Three cars were flooded. Two Toyota camrys’ 2003 model and a Honda Accord 1997 Model. The dealer asked for 3200 OMR for repairs (8,250 US $) for one of the two camrys’ while we are still waiting for the quotation for the second one. The Honda was fixed in a garage but it still malfunctions every now and then.

One of the most busiest roads in Qurum, Muscat

This is how a village would look like after being flooded

Stuck in the middle!

A waterfall formed after whole portions of roads fell down

The challenge was just to begin. After the flooding struck most parts of Muscat, a number of roads were disconnected and some areas weren't reachable without a 4X4 vehicle. Some areas were suffering from having no water, while others suffered having no electricity! And of course there were some of the areas suffering both! We didn't have water in our house from Thursday June 7th till Monday July 11th. You can imagine how life is like without running water in your residence! No water in the bathrooms, in the kitchen nor for washing clothes!

On Thursday, June 7th the whole family gathered around the TV. Our eyes teared from the pictures showing the amount of destruction Muscat suffered. I couldn't sit at home on the next day, not when I know that volunteers are needed almost everywhere! This is how I started working as a volunteer.

This is the place which I and my friend went to, Oman Charitable Organization

A police patrol parked along with police personals to ensure that law and order in the place

A full truck of water donated by one of the sheikhes of Oman to the OCO

Volunteers were Omanis and non-Omanis. All working hand by hand

You can see the piles of water unloaded from the truck. Such a truck would take less than an hour to be unloaded

One of the most hard working volunteers I saw! He would work from early morning till almost late evening

This is what happens if you start ditributing the food and water directly to the public

This was one of the BOMBS! lol! A truck full with everything to be unloaded!

The main thing we had to do as volunteers is to unload the trucks coming to the main building of the Oman Charitable Organization as donations. The second step would be loading some other 4X4 trucks with a variety of food supplies and cartoons of water. Those four-wheel drives would be responsible for distributing the food and the water among the people of the affected areas. When we had time in the late afternoons and early evenings, we would classify the food supplies and put each sort of food together. This made our life much more easier when time comes for loading the trucks. In the first three days there was a huge shortage of bread and water in the whole area. I participated in distributing those two to the needy people coming to us. Moreover I personally went along with a couple of trucks to Southern Al Hail to distribute food supplies and water in the area. We arrived in the area at almost 8.30pm and ended at 12.30am! My other fellows who went to places severely affected by the floodings such as Aamrat and Quryiat took a whole day to finish up the task! Yes, I mean 24 hours by saying a whole day. This was mainly because the trip to reach these areas would take around 5 hours and another 5 hours to come back. The most difficult and tiring task was to reach the affected people and distribute the supplies.

And last and not least; I want to mention that many people are homeless while many others lost properties, cars and other stuff. The picture I am presenting to you here does not necessarily describe the reality. Many lost their lives in the cyclone. We pray for them that Allah grand them forgiveness and his paradise. Amin!

Cyclone hits Oman
for more pictures from BBC, check this out...

Gonu Relief Blog
Amjad, Sleepless in Muscat and other bloggers started a relief blog. Check it out!

Gonu in YouTube eyes
Many videos can be found on youtube.

Happy Birthday Sweetness!

2007-05-29T01:20:00.000+04:00

Today, May 29th is the birthday of one of our own. A fellow blogger. Her nickname is sweetness and God she is super sweet! :D Many happy returns, dear! :) Enjoy your day to the fullest and keep rocking with your art.

S.O.S

I am back! Back to the blogging world. I just don't want to post about anything that I have no interest in talking about. I would like to keep the same quality in my posts and I believe I have done quite a good job so far. So please stay tuned. Updates will be coming up shortly. Thanks :)

On the other hand Help is needed over here! lol! This might sound silly but as they say:" A question might be a moment of humility but ignorance is eternal humility" ! My question is how can I put a title for my posts in blogger?!! If you have noticed, all my posts are without a title! That explains it! lol! Thank you in advance for your help :)

PS: If you read this post after someone has already mentioned how to do that, just have a laugh at my silly question and wish the lady a happy birthday ;)

2007-04-21T23:40:00.000+04:00

A new star glowing up in the skies of the GCC

This young man who cannot even speak Arabic fluently has made his way to the super stars list. With his amazing voice and unique character you just cant take your eyes away from him and wonder how can he do it! However there are rumors that the well know singer Moh’d Abdoh has claimed copy rights after the new star sang one of Abdo’s songs without his permission on youtube. Watch the new star in action!

What was he thinking? I mean seriously! Lool!

If I was the real singer of the song, I would shoot myself once I see the video! :P

2007-04-17T23:34:00.000+04:00

A new free service!

This was not the first time I watch this specific episode of Oprah’s show. Actually it was the second time but it still moved me and put a huge smile on my face the same way it did in the first time I watched it. A man waving a huge cartoon board with two words on it “Free Hugs”. The guy simply stands in the middle of the streets and lifts his sign up offering a free service, hugs that is! Crazy, huh? Some say creative while others call him an outcast! (By the way, I highly value crazy people and crazy ideas! And I am trying my best to be as much as crazy as I can be!)

The story is like the following… The guy Juan Mann (pronounced “one man”) who has been living over seas in the UK for a while and once he gets back home he finds that most of his friends and neighbors moved out. The guy feels quite lonely and starts thinking of something to cheer up the people around him. The first thing that strikes his mind is to offer free hugs!

It is really amazing how a simple thing like a hug can put a smile on a person’s face, regardless of the person giving the hug. A total stranger in this case... It can change the receiver’s mood and make him/her feel better. The customers of Juan are of all ages and from both genders. One shot that I cannot erase from my memory is the look on the face of this old lady (60 years old at least) while and after Juan gives her a hug. It was a calm smile that can fill any of your guys’ hearts with joy and serenity. Your eyes might tear up as well as you are watching Juan practicing his free of charge service.

The story of Juan reminded me of a discussion I had with a friend a while ago. He was telling me about this Khaliji(from the Arabian Gulf region) guy who was at the airport meeting up with his family. My friend was telling me how his children ran towards him and hugged and kissed him. That was quite a surprising scene for my friend since it is not quite common in his family. The question is why do Omanies in general find it difficult to show their love and affection towards their loved ones. Be it a wife or a child… a dear brother or a loving sister? I don’t want to discuss the issue of showing love in public as that’s not our subject here. I am discussing those families where a 6 year’s old boy shakes hands with his parent as they are leaving or arriving from abroad. And do we need to wait for the moment that we travel so that we can give a hug to our children, brothers or sisters?

Juan in ACTION!

2007-04-02T21:53:00.000+04:00

Sensation, the writer

First of all I want to say "I'm back!"
I am better now, alhumdullah :) Thank you all for your kind comments and for asking about me in my SB :)

Why do I write? In other words, why do I blog for? I was asking myself this question over and over again. The thing that triggered the question is your requests guys asking me to update :)

Now that I have readers and fans out there who just can’t get enough of my writings, I feel obligated towards the nation… The poor and the homeless… loool
>>> That sounded more like a speech, eh? Talk about an inflated ego! :P

The question is: do I like it? i.e having somebody reading what I write… Ofcourse I do! But on the other hand it makes me think of them and try in a way or another to satisfy their tastes and keep them addicted to “Going Banana”

But you know what? That’s not me! It’s just not the way I am! I write whatever crosses my mind and I believe that what makes me unique in my writing style than the other bloggers. Currently I am staring at the screen not knowing what to add to this! :P

I think that’s it for today… Your views and comments are very much welcome :)

PS: Abs, I started using the letter size "Normal" instead of "Large"
I think one of the reasons that made my previous posts look quite lengthy is that I used to use the letter size "Large" I just felt that it was easier to read and more relaxing for my precious readers eyes ;)
Giving it a second thought, I find this font size which I am currently using quite readable too...

2007-03-28T23:20:00.000+04:00

Breaking News!

Muscat, Reuters,

Wednesday, March 28th 2007

Sensation is sick! Apparently suffering from a cough and a headache all day long and feels like fever is on the way too! Due to the current medical situation Sensation will be spending the weekend in bed. “It’s not all bad, you know. At least this will force me to do some reading which has been pending for quite a while already!” Sensation disclosed.

Reporters say that Sensation, the director of one of the most famous Omani blogs titled “Going Banana” got the infection from a colleague at college. It all started when the sick colleague shared the same study table with Sensation and other colleagues while working on an assignment. Latest reports show that Sensation and another colleague caught the infection and felt ill only one day after the incident took place. Sensation wants to assure that his come back will be the bomb! New posts are expected to be published in the coming few months along with books reviews and much, much more!

2007-03-21T03:10:00.000+04:00

You come 1st!

Where to go by Sportsman
LINK

Is there anyone out there who thinks that by making others come first on his/her priority list, those people will be appreciative to them? One day.. Sometime?!! If yes, I say to you CHERISH THE THOUGHT! Shall I say it louder? May be use some larger font? Those people whom you are putting first on your list might not always treat you the same way you treated them once… or may be even millions of times! See you have to come first. One of the companies are having their moto as “Raise Yourself To Help Mankind” I think that moto sums it all. That’s due to a simple fact; you cannot help others’ while you are not whole in the first place. Do I make sense to you? Let me explain with an example. Whenever you take a flight to anywhere around the world, the flight attendants show up demonstrating those safety guidelines. There is this part about the oxygen masks. If you are accompanying a child, first put “your” mask on and then help the child with his/her mask. If you didn’t do in the recommended order, there is a chance that “you” won’t make it to the end! I think this example serves the purpose. We are surrounded by people around us who make others come first in their life but what do they get in return? Pretty much nothing, in most cases,

A mother dedicating her whole life to her children to the extent that she wouldn’t buy herself some new outfits! She says that it’s a better investment to keep the money for the children needs. Instead she takes whatever her friends spare and decide to give to "Goodwill", LINK, to use. The outcome you ask? The teenager daughter is ashamed of her won mother popping up in her school. The daughter’s friends make fun of her mom and how untidy her outlook is! Whom to blame? The daughter or the mother?

Another scene: An employee dedicates the best days of his life to the company they are enrolled in when s/he was only 22 years old. The poor guy followed his father's advice, Study hard! Get a job and stay loyal to your company! That’s what his father used to repeatedly say to him and so did the son/daughter. The outcome? You ask, again? A dismissal slip along with a lousy gift for the hard work and dedication of thirty years of service or so...

You my dear seem to be a fighter, huh? Another example, Is that what you want? You got it! A lover staying loyal to their partner as no body else has ever done before. The poor lover thought in silence:” If I try my best to make my partner happy all the time, listened to them and made them laugh, I will never lose them! It doesn’t matter if I don’t approve whatever they say, does it? It’s not worth to make them getting angry over trivial issues. They will remember all the times I was there for them! “

Time passes by and the day comes when it’s all over between the two.

As they say, the way you are is due to two things: nature and nurture. I think the majority of us, correct me if I am wrong, have been raised to believe that we have to sacrifice. We need to please the people around us. Without paying much attention to the fact that we need to please ourselves in the first place. If one feels like a whole from the inside and well balanced, s/he won’t need to please others or strive for their attention and affection.

2007-03-16T01:40:00.000+04:00

Noors is BACK !!!

Noors is one of the most creative and talented people in the blogging community! :D I still remember that my first comment on any blog was on her’s! You can say that she inspired me indirectly to start my own blog without may be knowing. Due to her very busy schedule she was away for quite a long time. Only recently she decided to come back to the blogging world. Guys check out her blog! You won’t regret it :) LINK

Welcome back dear Noors!

Stay active and keep us updated.

2007-03-11T23:36:00.001+04:00

A song sensation likes!

It might be gloomy, it might be sad… but I like it! Actually I like this guy’s music and latest songs. Give it a listen and let me know if you liked it too :)

Artist/Band: Rascal Flatts
Lyrics for Song: What Hurts The Most
Lyrics for Album: Me & My Gang

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don’t bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I’m ok
But that’s not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do

It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I’m doin’ It
It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

(Not seeing that loving you)
That’s what I was trying to do

2007-03-10T18:54:00.000+04:00

the Modern Omani Cuisine

A couple of my friends started very recently a blog of their own. Guess what? It’s about food and recipes! :D

Those guys are really good at cooking. I have personally tried the dish they provided the ingredients and recipe for. It was extremely delicious! Thank you guys! :D

Do check their blog for their latest recipes. You would love them! OMANI CUISINE LINK

PS:: The picture is adopted from the Modern Omani Cuisine

2007-03-08T23:06:00.000+04:00

Fuel Station ADventure!

It has been quite a busy week! And another busy week is coming ahead! Well, if I walk out of next week alive, then I will make it this semester! I have three quizzes and one assignment submission on Saturday! This is a first! I mean all these quizzes on the same day. Anyways, here is the update as seen in the AD :D :p

Last night sensation goes to the fuel station to fill up his car’s fuel tank and the following scene takes place…

Sensation parks the car and asks the guy to top up the tank and then goes straight to the outlet in the station. After picking up a Pepsi can and a bottle of BARBICAN (apple flavor) he walks to the counter.

Sensation: Hello! How are you doing?

The counter guy: Hey! Good, thanks! (with a weird look on his face.. as if he wanted to say “What the hell?!! Do I know you? WHY are you greeting me!” :s

Sensation tries to be cool and act normally..

The guy takes the bar code reader and toot, toot!

Sensation: Okay. The balance is 3.75 Bisaz (after seeing it on the little screen of course)

Hands him 400 Bsz

The guy puts my stuff in a plastic bag and hands them to me and then gives me a pack of bubble gum!

Sensation (with wtf face) : What’s this?

The counter guy: We don’t have change (talks with a cold tone!)

Sensation: But I don’t want to buy bubble gum! You see! I want my damn 25 Bsz!

The counter guy: I am afraid that we don’t have any change left.

Sensation: Okay! Thanks!

Sensation takes the bubble gum along with his drinks and heads to the car.

In a flash, sensation walks into the outlet again and hands the change along with the bubble gum to the counter guy and takes his money back! Woooooooooohoooooooo!!! The counter guy looks angrily at sensation but sensation being the heroic guy walks out with a devilish grin on his face! In case you are reading this, counter guy, I don’t give a damn about how you feel :)

I know that some of you already hate me for posting about this but don’t get me wrong! It’s not about me being cheap! I am not! I swear! Loool!! It’s just that I don’t and won’t let any force anything on me! If I want bubble gum, I can decide for myself! I won’t buy those low quality bubble gums either :p

2007-02-24T00:47:00.000+04:00

A Friday afternoon at Sawadi Beach

Last week on Friday afternoon we started our trip towards Sawdi Beach. We were three good looking guys :p Well the main reason was to take our Serbian friend who has his own blog in Serbian ofcourse here, to a new spot and a lovely one too :)

We had our lunch Sawadi Resort and then walked on the beach and even went for a cruise on a boat, a fishing boat that is! Hahahahaaa!!! It was fun, since that was my first time going for such a cruise! Believe it or not!

While I was there on the crowded beach seeing all these people having a good time with their families I realized how much I missed out! I used to spend my weekend either in sleeping or on the internet. I ended up wasting all that precious time. I don’t even invest my time in studying in the weekends! All my studying is done in the week days unless I have an exam right after the weekend. I decided to plan out my weekends more efficiently. I always loved the beach. I think the best thing for me will be to spend some time every weekend sitting on the beach.

One scene which made me think is seeing a lady reading her book on the beach. I shall dedicate a whole post to talk about “Reading!” That will be my next post in sha Allah.

It was already sunset as we were heading back to Muscat.. I just couldn't resist the view! Don't you just love how the sunset looks? Peaceful and quiet..

For more pictures from our trip to Sawadi Beach, please check my flicker account :)

2007-02-22T02:24:00.000+04:00

Tagged by Blue Waves

I am too tired of all these people tagging me, you know! I mean what can I say! I am a celbrity and I am popular. (a)

What will happen to your e-mail when you die?
It will be forgotten and eventually locked.. May be someone else would be able to get the same address that was once mine!

Did you try once to give the password to someone? If yes, what kind of relation that you have with this person to trust him/her and give him/her the key of your secrets?
Never! I don’t think I will do that in the future either! I belive that everybody has to have his/her own space.

Your famous nickname among your Friends?
Sensation :)

Your age?
Don’t be such a lazy bum! It’s up there in my profile. You can find out for yourself in case you are interested.

Your horoscope?
Gemini

Your qualifications?
An Engineer in the making..

Your character "personality"?
Well I think other people should be asked this question! :p lool! Well I am random, different and sometimes weird

What travel means to you?
A an enjoyable experience. Travel is on the top of my list of the things I want to do in my life.

What do you purchase?
Gas for the car, coffee and CDs (blank ones, that is! :p)

Features taken from your dad?
I never thought of this before! I don’t know!

Features taken from your mom?
Kindness ..
The most 6 things you hate?
Lies

Favoritism

Stubborn minds

Waiting

Arrogance

Nasty smells

The most 6 things you love?
Myself

My family

My car (that’s my babe :D)

Coffee

My mysterious future wife (whom I haven’t met!) and daughter

My friends

What a job means to you?
A challenge, a way to show that im of some use! :p

What computer and internet mean to you?
My window on the outer world…

You would like to pass this tag to?
Nella

Oblivious

Abs

Noors

2007-02-19T21:39:00.000+04:00

Me and the exclamation mark!

Well if you read me around you will notice that I use the exclamation mark all the time! Lool! I use it at the end of most my sentences and when I laugh out, which happens alot :p, and whenever I feel it’s required! That is almost most of the time! :angel:

I have always thought why do I do that?!! Is it because I feel like whatever I say is important? Or may be because I always talk with excitement? Or it is just the way I am? I am still wondering till this very moment! :D

Whatever it is, I feel like it gives my unique style and it represents me somehow! Talk about an inflated ego! :p

Exercise:: Count how many times I used the exclamation mark in this post! :p
Just for the laughs ;)

2007-02-17T20:33:00.000+04:00

In L O V E ...

I was going through the song tracks stored on my hard disk and I re-discovered this track by Christina Milian titled "Believer". Even though that it's not quite a new release but I am still in love with it! I just don't seem to be having enough of it! I have been playing "Believer" like crazy in the last three days :)

I thought you guys might enjoy listening to it too ... Give it a try..

Artisit: Christina Milian
Track: Believer

Life Is What You Make It
At least that's what they say
Well I think im gonna make it
Fulfill my dreams one day
I feel this fire growing deep inside of me
Im so inspired knowing that its my destiny

I breathe like a champion
I dream im a champion
I see im a champion
Its meant to be
My wills getting stronger
I cant wait any longer
Im singing a song that's inside of me
Cuz im a believer
I know that I can make it
No matter what they say
So im a believer
The Future is Now
It starts today

I keep my head up

Everyday im waiting
Trying to find the patients
So close I can taste it..But sometimes its so hard
But imma keep on pushing
And Imma keep on fighting
And imma keep on trying because I come to far

I breathe like a champion
I dream im a champion
I see im a champion
Its meant to be
My wills getting stronger
I cant wait any longer
I'm singing a song that's inside of me
Cuz im a believer
I know that I can make it
No matter what they say
So im a believer
The Future is Now
It starts today

The Future is now ..It Starts Today

2007-02-14T22:20:00.000+04:00

Update!!!

Update .. update!

Can we know what for do you wait?

Tell us about what you hate!

Or may be the things you like... Don’t discriminate!

The life is full of pain if that what you focus on

But you can find happiness all around you if you concentrate

They say if you control what you think of you can differentiate

between being happy, sad or full with hate..

Isn’t that a hard job? Millions of thought in my mind do bitrate!

The wise is the one who keeps an eye on his feelings

As those signal to us what thoughts we have and how we propagate

Life is a journey live it with passion, love and do appreciate

All the blessings you are surrounded with and say no to “hate”!

2007-01-29T23:53:00.000+04:00

Losing it!

Have you ever felt down without knowing why? I mean really, really down! Ever felt like you are losing control?!! And there are way so many things which you can do nothing about? Have you ever felt so lonely even though you are surrounded with people? Ever felt like crying, shouting and screaming but couldn’t do any? Have you ever lost your appetite and yet felt like you are eating too much and barely moving? Have you ever felt like you don’t want to think of the future and yet you have to or else you will screw up big time when the time comes?

Oh well! Never mind that! It was just a moment of insanity :)

2007-01-28T20:22:00.000+04:00

Blogs die too!

I thought that only living creatures die.. For my surprise, I found out only recently that blogs die too! Almost the same chronological order is there in the case of blogs and humans. Once a person dies, people will remember him/her for some time. Whether that period of time is days, weeks, months or years it comes to an end! The same happens with a blog. You will find a link to it in other people’s hearts (blogs in this case) but as days pass by, no one bothers to click the link (remembers the person who died). And then comes the day when the blog is forgotten once and for all, and even a link to it will be removed! On the other hand new babies are born too! I guess it’s the life cycle or whatever they call it.

This was rather a gloomy post. Well I think the only thing it reflects is my gloomy mood these days.

Sensation, Oman

2006-10-26T19:53:00.000+04:00

Interesting to know!

Your Blogging Type Is Thoughtful and Considerate

You're a well liked, though underrated, blogger.
You have a heart of gold, and are likely to blog for a cause.
You're a peaceful blogger - no drama for you!
A good listener and friend, you tend to leave thoughtful comments for others.

What's Your Blogging Personality?

I found this link in ATGM blog and took the test and this is what it says! I wonder if it's true though! lool! :p

2006-10-23T21:45:00.000+04:00

HappY EiD to all of you guys!

The clock is pointing to 9.45pm ! Tomorrow is supposed to be Eid but for some reason, I am not bothered at all! Hmmm! Well, let me see! This is a real issue which needs further investigation! Well, I think I am not so hyper about Eid because of the following reasons:
1. There isn't anything which I have to do! I mean like going to buy something from the Suq! Usually I do last minute shopping! And the same goes for my family! They will be like go there and get that and bla bla bla! This time I am left in peace and God! I am hating it! :s
2. I didn't listen to the Eid's Song! You know that typical Omani song which they play on the national TV on Eid's night and morning, sometimes afternoon and evening?!! It goes like" w enta ya 3ammy 3ammy, kul 3aaam w enta bekheer ! " It's sad but true! That song makes me feel it's Eid time!
3. My dearest brother is not around! He is abroad! lool! We used to hang around together and all. Oh, well! You don't want to see me in tears, do you? :p Trust me, you don't! It gets ugly! loool! :D
Happy Eid to all of you and may Allah accept our fasting and prayers, Amin!

2006-10-13T02:49:00.000+04:00

Industrial Training Course

Let me first give you some idea about who I am and what I do. I am a mechatronics undergraduate engineer. Most of the people start giving me looks, strange ones & sometimes freaky too! :p That happens whenever I speak out, “mechatronics” , sometimes I feel like being an alien from the outer space for just saying that! :s

Alright, mechatronics is the study of mechanical & electronics engineering along with computer programming. As you’ve all guessed by now, it’s quite a new field of study in the area. Not Oman only but the Middle East as a whole. Most probably that’s due to the fact that we don’t have so many industries taking place in the area.

My summer training course took place in a leading consultancy company in the Oil Field industry and watering sector in Oman. Prior to having my training course I was picturing working as an Engineer in a certain way, but that picture has been slightly altered. I guess the picture I had was of a field engineer. That’s someone who’s working on site, the dominating frame was of an oil field. However I ended up having my training course in office where engineers work from 7am till 4.30pm indoors! Now that was a shock! Loool! I am not an office guy! I am more of a field engineer character. I need to move around and get my hands dirty. I love doing things with my hands. It gives me that feeling of satisfaction! Those of you who like drawing, painting or anything similar to that will understand what I am trying to convey :)

That’s being said, I did my best in my training course. I worked on my technical skills, tried to enhance them and at the same time I showed enthusiasm in learning new things. On the other hand I spent a decent amount of time on developing my communication skills. I met a number of great people & I made some friendship relations which I am very happy and proud of.

Upon completion of the training course I had to submit my final report. There was this question in the guidelines saying “Would you like to work in the office where you conducted your training?” My answer was a big No, No ! :p

My answer is based on two things: the first is what I already mentioned. I feel like I need to get some experience on site. That’s basically in the Oil field or a company where I can deal with applications of mechatronics. The upcoming industries in Sohar seem to be very promising. Sohar Aluminum is one of the companies leading me list.

The other reason is the low payments the company is offering. Before you all jump on me & say “STOP! Stop being such a materialistic”. Before you do that, I want to say this to you:” Please stop being such an idealistic!” :)

When you work from 7 in the morning up to 4.30 in the evening at least & that happens only rarely. Usually you as an engineer need to sit in the office to finish the piles of work you have till 6pm & sometimes even 7pm. Add to that going to the office on Thursdays, even though that’s supposed to be an official holiday! Now when that happens to you and you are not well paid that ain’t fun! In other words you are socially isolated, doomed for the rest of your life!

I mean people “Come onn!” My freedom is worth more than that! My social life is worth more than that!! Why would I settle for such an amount if I can double it somewhere else or even triple it! I wanna be rich and young instead of a rich old creepy guy! I don’t want to be paying the money on those doctors, no offense :p. who will leave me bankrupt. No, Thanks!

So this was it for my lovely training period :D

Now the floor is open for your Questions! Please don’t hesitate to ask! :D :XD: :XD: :XD:

PS: I wasn't sure if I should post this piece of writing or not. I was thinking that "some" people might not be interested to read about my training! But a friend advised me to go for it! So thanks a million my friend :) You know who you are ;) :D

PSS: I finished writing the hard copy of this post while I was sitting in the waiting hall in the eye clinic in SQU Hospital. Stay tuned for our upcoming update titled ‘ The eye clinic waiting hall’

2006-09-22T00:51:00.000+04:00

An update! Woooohooooooo!!!

Oh Godness! Time flies by, doesn't it! I haven't adjusted to be a real blogger so far! I am on and off the blog! I wanted to update the blog ages ago but life can be so hectic to the extent that one can't find time to make a post! Nontheless I have been checking on your, lovely people, comments all the time ;) & "some guy from the planet" : Yeh, I am still alive! Wooooooohoooooooooooo! :D
Thanks buddy for checking my blog :)
& thank you all whom post your comments :) I highly appreciate that...

Please stay tuned for the upcoming "real" update! That will be soon! ;) :D

The next post will be titled "My industrial Training!"

2006-07-24T22:45:00.000+04:00

Feeling helpless?

Some years ago when I was still in the high school I cane across an idea which I thought is super cool! I basically decided to commit to it after being inspired by a TV show.

Well let me start by telling the story from the very beginning. I was watching a TV show & the presenter was saying that we should follow some kind of a diet. Before you jump to the conclusion that I am talking about dull food diets, I say to you "hold your horses!" This wasn't the kind of food diets which you hear about every once in a while on the lady O's show. No, sir/ Madam! :p

The diet I am referring to is one which says cut off the amount of "news" you watch, hear or read on a daily basis! I found it a brilliant idea especially at that time since I was fed up of feeling so helpless hearing about the killings in the whole world :os

The news reached a point where it is not news no more! For god's sake seeing dead rotten bodies of humans became an a pretty much of an ordinary scene. That isn't normal.

So I thought to myself >> I found it! :D

I will stop watching the so called "news"! No more blood sheds! No more natural disasters and kidnapping around the globe! Believe it or not, it worked more than fine with me! In fact I was extremely happy with the results. I thought of myself as the new Einstein! Lol!

That felt good, I have to you! :p :D

As days passed life stroke me with new ways of bringing me down & letting me taste one of the feelings which I hate the most, that's feeling helpless. I bet Enistien was scratching his head at this point and thinking: Huh? :D

The other day I was talking to a friend whom needed some kind of help while I couldn't do a thing to help with the matter. Again I felt helpless! May be I should change my attitude? May be I should loosen up a little bit and stop being that "superman"! May be I should try living with such a feeling instead of fighting it or even worse running away!

PS:: I am still committed to my decision. I don't want, read or listen to the news on a daily. I do only when I feel like it :)

There's no use of knowing that a wacko murdered a nine year old in my neighborhood or that a plane crashed in China! It wouldn't change a thing. It would just make me feel worse as a human being. No, Thanks! :)

PSS:: Some people enjoy long posts while some others get bored reading them. I hope you enjoyed mine.

2006-06-29T23:05:00.000+04:00

Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts!

Sometimes I feel like there is a dizillion thought occurring simultaneously in my head! You know what I mean, right? Well let's assume that you do :D

It's when you feel like you can't breathe no more. Images changing, mixed voices & screams all in my head. It's more like swimming in an ocean while the waves are pushing you in all directions. You don't get the chance to recover the surprise & shock of the first hitting you while the second one hits you even harder, the third & the fourth … Argh! I just wish if I could stop them all from crossing my mind, the same way I switch off my pc :os

Some people are like, what are you trying to say, sport?!! Lol, I know! I'm as much confused as you are! Oh, pardon me! That was just another though! ;)

2006-06-26T05:38:00.000+04:00

YOU deserve it!

I have never taken credit even when I deserved it! Strange, huh? Believe it or not so many of us do this either consciously or sub-consciously! I remember one day I had this little chit chat with a former english teacher. It was me and two of my friends talking to him when I said to him: "I really miss english classes!" (which is very true! lol! I have always loved studying english! :D) His reply was:"Well, you are a great student that's why!" I had my eyes open for a moment <<>
He didn't say a thing, not even a single word. He just gave me a weird look! One that got me thinking. I bet he was thinking, if he doesn't believe that he's great, why should I even bother? And he's right, you know! Why should he?!!
I couldn't forget the look he gave me though. That was the day when I said to myself:"Man! When people complement you, thank them instead of denying it!" & that's what I did. I created a bunch of replies like thank you, I appreciate it, it's sweet from you to say so, etc! & I kept playing the scene in my head time after time & training myself to reply with those lines :D

People the way some of us have been raised taught us to never take credit for our qualities, for some mysterious reasons! lol! STOP doing that! Enjoy truthful complements and thank people for them :)

2006-06-24T03:48:00.000+04:00

Poems! hehehehe!!!

The other day I was going banana! Since I have never written a poem I was like why don't I write one now! Yeh, I know! Sometimes I am in this weird mood! I mean at last, nobody can judge me for the so called poems I write! ;)
I know that they might sound funny but what the heck! I'll post them! :D

Losing it!

I wanna write, I wanna sing
I wanna rap, I wanna go bling bling!

Whether you like it or not
I am not here to make you feel hot

I wanna speak up my mind
& its for you to understand it & find

Whether it was you I was writing abt
Or another person, will ya find out?

A crazy world that we live in
like a journey ending up where they began

Sometimes I go wild, sometimes im cool
But does that say anything abt me or my school?

:XD::XD::XD: I know that you guys are rolling over the floor! loooooool!!! I did that too when I read it! :p :D hahahahahaaa!!!

2006-06-24T03:36:00.000+04:00

Welcome to My world of Insanity!

Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo all!!!
This is the first time I have a blog! lol! Lemme see!
Yeh I was sitting the other day all alone having nothing to do and then this splendid idea came to me! I always had thoughts I wanted to document somehow! Why don't I have a blog! And here I am! Stay tuned to view the latest and the h0ttest! Only here on Senso, Inc's Blog page! Enjoy! Splendid! :D

Going Banana!

Creativity in a shot

Gonu Gone?!!

Happy Birthday Sweetness!

Artist/Band: Rascal FlattsLyrics for Song: What Hurts The MostLyrics for Album: Me & My Gang

Artist/Band: Rascal Flatts
Lyrics for Song: What Hurts The Most
Lyrics for Album: Me & My Gang