life is too short

You always here someone's dead, there's a funeral happening here but you don't really grasp what it's like to suddenly let go of someone that was close to you till it actually happens to you. You don't get a chance to say goodbye specially with the tricky part of death "sa7wet el maout" where you think they're gonna be fine because they just got better and they were talking fine but that's the trick, again it's "sa7wet el maout". Without even knowing you found yourself burying them the next day. At first you understand what's really going on till you go home crying your eyes out.

It was hard to see the house that was always laughing and open for family gatherings is filled with sadness. Suddenly everything seems very strange and not as before.

It was hard for me to accept the death and when I entered the house the next day I thought I would find him sitting where he always was, whether he was tired or not but he would still be with us but then again instead I found her sitting in his place. That's when it all hit me.. It took me a days to realize that he was not there now. Actually I realized it only fel 3aza when everyone was there at the mosque.

I really hope I would never experience this again, it was very difficult specially that he was the source of happiness to us.

May you rest in peace and see you again

Egypt but nicer

I've always liked going to Italy, I fell in love with it the first time I went and again this time.

You know the song love is all around, that's how I feel when I'm in Italy. Everything there is nice, clean and happy.

Rome with its beautiful weather and nice breeze can take your breath away. The architecture is one of the best in the world; I will never find amazing buildings as in Rome.

Lonely Table Just For One

Lonely table just for one
In a bright and crowded room
While the music has begun
I drink to memories in the gloom
Though the music's still the same
It has a bittersweet refrain

So play the song the way it used to be
Before she left and changed it all to sadness
And maybe if she's passing by the window
She will hear a love song
And a melody
And even if the words are not so tender
She will always remember
The way it used to be

Friends stop by and say hello
And I laugh and hide the pain
It's quite easy 'til they go
Then the song begins again

refreshing XP

Today was my first real AIESEC gathering with the new members and the new EB Team. Even though you would feel as an outsider after all these years but still you know you're too attached and no one can take this from you.
You start dancing the roll calls and they come up to you asking you questions about your XP and who you are now and you feel back again as a VP or even LCP.

I know that Karim and his team are doing a great job right now. Yes they have recruited around 80 members but they're all very potential. You talk to them and you see the excitement in their eyes wanting to know more. The good thing about it is that the EB team realizes that they have a lot of members and they know how to retain them. People say 80 is a lot and CU will be left with 5 but I'm sure at least 30 will stay after XΔ, leadership positions and people dropping out which is definitely a good nr.

Can't be prouder of my LC, CU is growing and it's growing good

unexpected!!!

For the first time in the history of Egypt it rains soo hard.

It's 2.20 am on a Wednesday some day in October and it has been raining for about 30 good mins. Oh no not just raining but actually is pouring hard with thunder and lighting. At some point I was scared. Usually it doesn't rain till December and not that hard so does this mean that we should expect European winter, the kind we never see in Egypt with snow and stuff :-)

It's going to be the worst day in traffic tomorrow. Egypt will face a disaster and I can assure you that no one will come on time to any where.

Sorry for all the trainees who have been in Egypt and couldn't see this winter ;-)

change in personality

yes change in personality is needed. For the past few weeks all I've been hearing from friends or reading in blogs is "i'm changing" or "what the hell is happening to me" or "I'm going through a weird phase".

I guess it's a transitional period from smth to another. In some ppls case it's from a job to a new job. I guess in my case, it was from AIESEC to work. I had to fight a lot till I could accommodate in the new environment. The problem is that a negative attitude spontaneously occur, then by time things get better till a new thing comes up :-)

Now the problem is when this negative attitude occurs and comes between you and your best friend, that's when you should start taking actions towards it and re-evaluate everything.

Life isn't easy but we're smarter ;-)

To Do List

Things I need to get done before Ramadan:

Ein Sokhna
Hang out more with Loza and Niso
Read some Quran
Finish all the work load I have (we all know ramadan is a lazy month)
Be a better friend :-)
Eat Sushi
work out

I should be able to at least get 4 out of them!!!