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So I was down yesterday…

By on December 19, 2008 in Blog news

Due to a problem with my host, the website was down for more than 8 hours yesterday! Here’s the e-mail they sent me:

Good day Rami,

We have received the report from our technical team and they have started doing the work after proposing a solution.
The issue found on your server is RAID array degradation (triggered by the traffic spikes earlier and high data read/write request). Our team had replaced the server’s HDD with new hard disk drive and already started to rebuild the array which may take up to 3 hours to complete.
We ask for your patience and understanding.
This advisory has been issued for transparency and to keep you abreast with the events.
Thank you very much.

The Management

W heik! Shu 3andkon akhbar?

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Five Things Meme

By on December 17, 2008 in Random

Here is something fun, I’ve been tagged by my friend Antoine Khater for what is called “5 Things Meme”.

Here are my answers, I hope the 5 people I tagged will respond too!

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago
1) Attending school!
2) Playing lot of video games
3) Daydreaming
4) Growing up…
5) Wondering what will I be doing after 10 years

5 Things On My To-Do List Today
1) Get more organized
2) Manage my time efficiently
3) Dedicate more time for my MBA courses
4) Post on my other blog
5) Take more care of my fighter fish

5 Snacks I Like
1) Godiva chocolate
2) Flavored yogurt
3) Hot chocolate cup
4) Can’t think of more..

5 Things I Would Do If I Was A Millionaire
1) Buy a house on Beirut seaside
2) Buy a bloody red Ferrari
3) Start my own business
4) Buy GOOD photography gear
5) Start a second business of my own!

5 Places I Have Lived (For Various Lengths Of Time)
1) Beirut
2) North Lebanon
3) Turkey

5 Jobs I Have Had
1) Network Operator
2) Database administrator
3) Nothing more..

5 People I Tag
1) Jester
2) Sietske
3) Diamond
4) Lilzi
5) Posh Lemon

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I saw Ziad Baroud!

By on December 15, 2008 in Photography

I was driving near Concord (Verdun) around midnight on the second day of Eid when I was surprised to see the minister Ziad Baroud helping the internal security forces at one of their checkpoints! I quickly grabbed the camera and took this photo.

It’s good to know there are still some humble people out there…

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Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoe at Bush

By on December 15, 2008 in Funny

I wish to see this happening to Lebanese politicians, one at a time!

Update: As per MIR’s request, here is a link to the shoe throing game! Lebanon is currently the 11th country playing this game!!

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Zajal Competition

By on December 4, 2008 in Funny

I can’t but laugh at such ads! Since when is “Ma3rad Abou Imad lil khodra” doing sponsorships?

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I received it by e-mail from Digital ITS, the company that has been spamming Lebanese e-mail addresses for so long now!

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Sukleen!!!

By on December 4, 2008 in What the fuck!

On my way back home from work everyday I pass by Roadster Achrafiyyeh. There, and on each single day I encounter a Sukleen truck collecting trash from the containers and causing a massive traffic jam.

Will the guys in charge at Sukleen ever think of chaning the schedule for trash collection? Ya3neh n7akalna nlemm zbeileh il sei3a 6:30 3ashiyyeh!!!

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Abed El-Fattah from Saida

By on November 25, 2008 in Funny

Abed El-Fattah is known in Saida for selling juice on a cart. Check out his “promotional” video on youtube!!

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Tayyar Vs. Lebanese Forces!

By on November 24, 2008 in Funny

Classes were suspended today at the Saint Joseph University in Beirut because of an incident between Kataeb, Lebanese forces and Hizbullah.

Now check what Tayyar.org and Lebanese-forces.com wrote on their frontpage.

Tayyar.org

Lebanese-Forces.com

Akhbar lazizeh!

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Lebanese Hawker Hunter flying AGAIN!

By on November 23, 2008 in Lebanon

For a second there, I felt proud to see the Hawker Hunter jet fighters flying over Beirut and participating in the aerial show of the 65th anniversay of (in)dependence (they made a lovely noise by the way!).

But then I felt awkward when I recalled they were actually made in the 1950’s, and we barely managed to get certain parts to restart using them! I wonder against whom we can use the 5 jets we have, Fath Al-Islam most probably? if they ever appeared again… or maybe against the Israeli Air Forces? no I’m kidding.

Anyway, it’s good to see them flying again!

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