Archive | April, 2010

Partying on the highway

I was on my way to Beirut on Sunday when I saw these guys literally having a party on the highway all the way from Halat to Jounieh!

Partying on the highway
Everyone in the car was standing, including the driver…

Partying on the highway 1
… since he can drive with his feet!

Partying on the highway 2
They kept exchanging CD’s with the Picanto on the left.

Partying on the highway 3
“the party don’t start until I walk in” more wazawiz are here!

Partying on the highway 4
Surprisingly (or not), there were several policemen on the road and none of them bothered to stop that car!

That’s definitely taking “wazwaza” to a whole new level!

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Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2010/04/25)

Time to see what has been going on in the Lebanese blogosphere during the pas week. I’ve collected 12 links for this round, with 4 of them about yesterday’s Laïque Pride.

See you next week!

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Destroying Beirut’s architectural heritage

I saw this caricature by Armand Homsi in Annahar Newpaper on Sunday April 18th.

Illustrating what is happening in Beirut and various areas of Lebanon, this caricature is worth a thousand words. We don’t need skyscrapers with apartments that we cannot afford, just keep our beautiful Beirut as it is!

Annahar April 18 2010 - Arman Homsi

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Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2010/04/18)

Preparing for the weekly roundup is getting more exciting week after week as I’m getting introduced to new blogs every time. For this round I gathered 15 links for you.

If you think your blog is worth adding to the list, don’t hesitate to drop me an e-mail.

See you next week!

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On Lebanese parliament members and their purchasing power

I was on my way to work this morning when I saw this Porsche Panamera with a parliamentary plate number.

Porsche Panamera

While members of the Lebanese parliament can afford such luxury car (priced at around $150,000?) from the salary that they work “really hard” to earn at the end of each month from the taxes we pay for (especially on gas and phone bills), the average employee in Lebanon can hardly afford a Kia Pianto, and of course cries his heart out when visiting Lebanon Motor Show.

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Kroush El Wajeiha

I found this photo on Facebook last night.

Politicians football match

The bellies you see are not “Kroush El Wajeiha”, they’re just there to protect them from landing directly on their faces if they fall down in the field.

Oh and Nadim Gemayel is owned in the photo by the way! 😀

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Lebanon Motor Show 2010 – The Photos

Few days ago I posted about the Lebanon Motor Show which is held at BIEL, downtown Beirut. So today is time to publish some photos from my visit!

I went there on Sunday evening, and there was a huge traffic on the entrance! So I advice you to go on weekdays, just don’t wait till the weekend (it ends on April 18th) because I’m sure it will be very crowded.

The show has 4 halls, 2 for showing cars, 1 for banks (where you can get good deal until the show ends), and 1 for car accessories. Overall it was nice and I recommend that you go check it out.

I leave you now with the photos I got, be careful if you’re a faint-hearted!

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