House of Curiosity...

I was walking in swefieh… in the Che che, Starbucks and the new church area… I was dressed respectably (of that I am 100% sure) actually I was wearing sports outfit,  black pants and a big blue jacket… the outfit was not even sexy… it was comfortable and conveniently ugly!
… A guy drove by in a fancy [...]

Most men fall into two categories: those who still have not broken the “emotional umbilical cord” that attaches them to their mothers and those who have. It almost seems like most Jordanian men belong to the first category… I don’t have to look much further than my own family.
My grandmother, a tiny ferocious woman, is [...]

What happened last week at the 7th has piqued my anthropological curiosity!  The story for those who don’t know it, started with a wife asking her husband for a divorce, not knowing that her request will amuse the whole nation for a couple of days.
The husband could not deal with the catastrophic request, so [...]

Mel complained last week at how jealous her Boyfriend makes her feel… she feels hurt when he devotes his time and attention to someone else, but what she hates most is when he stares at other women…A couple  of years ago, I would have had one opinion regarding this conversation:
He is an A-hole. He does [...]

Sunday October 5, 2008
I had a nightmare yesterday… in the dream I sat in my room, knowing that I am home alone… suddenly my door opened and a total stranger poked his head into my room… I almost gave myself a heart attack… I went through the motions and the feelings of this scenario as if [...]

I was invited to a meeting yesterday. I was supposed to tell them about my project. I got there only to find out that the meeting was this kind of meeting…
Oh horror! I was a unique figure among all these men!
When my turn came to speak, Tayseer gave me the microphone. The moderator, a [...]

Inspired by hareega’s recent bathroom dilemma, and reminded by a story of my own in Al -Rai newspaper building in Amman, I decided to share something that I recently learnt about men/women bathroom subcultures!
I was at a business meeting in al Rai building few years ago when I had this strong urge to visit the [...]

While S. has been having serious problems with her ultra cool boyfriend’ fits of a severe cough, fever and allergy! (Kind of reminds me of my dad, when he heard a boy’s name mentioned when we were younger! Maybe this is men’s reaction whenever trapped in a corner?… just a thought ) … Whenever the [...]