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  • Freeze Christmas! I will shoot you! – 2

    And here’s the second round of the Christmas decoration shooting. The following photos were taken on Sunday night at Sassine Square Achrafiyeh.

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  • Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2009/12/20)

    Ok I’m one day late, but it’s ok, better late than never! Here are our links for this week.

    Stay tuned for next week 😉

    http://mydifferentchristmas.com/2009/12/15/guest-post-maya-zankoul/

  • Freeze Christmas! I will shoot you!

    I was on my way back home from Antelias last night when I decided to take photos of the Christmas decorations I encounter on the road, so I got you these photos while passing by Zalka, Bourj Hammoud, and Downtown Beirut.

    On my to-shoot list, I still have Jdeideh street, the Ice creche at ABC, the other decorations at downtown and whatever I may encounter in the coming days!

    Zalka:

    beirut christmas 2009

    Bourj Hammoud:

    beirut christmas 2009 - 1

    Downtown Beirut:

    beirut christmas 2009 - 2

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    P.S: Sorry for the low quality, photos were taken with my phone.

  • Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2009/12/13)

    It’s Sunday! Time for another link roundup, and this week I’ve got 8 links for you.

    • Flights of Fancy
      Qifa Nabki
      Through a very nice collaboration with Maya Zankoul, Qifa Nabki tells us about the possible uses of the MIG-29 when they arrive from Russia.
    • Fi2o Action for Environment
      Discover Your Lebanon
      Hervé Piglowski introduces to us the “Fi2o” movement to save the environment in Lebanon. (French)
    • All Lebanese should go through the driver’s test again
      Independence ’05
      Liliane explaining the REAL use of hazard lights in cars, and calling all the Lebanese driver to re-apply for a driving license!
    • Taxi?
      Maya’s Amalgam
      A message from Maya to the Lebanese Taxi drivers.
    • 5 Reasons to Live Tweet
      Identity Chef
      Why should we Live Tweet? From a marketer point of view.
    • Mox the translator in Lebanon
      Welcome to my delirium
      Check the idea that Delirious suggested to the author of a comic strips blog about a young translator called Mox.
    • Imagining my trip to Beirut
      Zina’s ups & downs
      Funny thought from Zina about her trip to Lebanon.
    • Rain
      Sietske in Beiroet
      Another page from Sietske’s diary, this time about her experience with the heavy rain on Saturday.

    See you next week!

  • On heavy rain

    What’s the real use of a drainage system if it is unable to remove water when it heavily rains? Or is it designed in Lebanon to just accommodate the water that comes out of Im Salim’s house lama toshtof bayta?

    To  my bad luck I was on the road in Tarik El-Jadida when it was heavily raining in Beirut today, I’ll just leave the photos to speak about how bad the situation was there.

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  • Exotica’s Different Christmas

    Late in November I started following Exotica’s campaign for Christmas 2009 titled “My Different Christmas”, the campaign is apparently targeting internet users, because I haven’t yet seen its supporting video on any local TV station. And no we’re not used to that in Lebanon!

    The idea behind the campaign is helping people to think and celebrate differently this year via a special blog by the “cool” Christmas activist “Lucie”. As you will see, Lucie is a funny grandmother posting about Christmas DIY gifts, recipes, and decoration ideas, and that’s exactly what I need in this period as I am participating in the secret Santa game at work! The blog can be found here.

    The reason behind Lucie’s initiative to start the blog

    I believe the purpose of the blog goes beyond just providing ideas, Exotica is actually doing a good job communicating with internet users in a way that is much different and more efficient than the classical newsletters we get on a daily basis in our mail boxes. I salute those who are behind this campaign!

  • Everything is different at Solidere

    Parking meters around Beirut all allow free parking after 5 or 6 PM except in Solidere! As you can see in the below photo, free parking is only allowed after 11 PM (Monday to Saturday).

    solidere parking meter

    In addition, as shown in the below photo a flat rate of 3,000L.L applies between 8 & 11 PM (Monday to Saturday), and to my knowledge it doesn’t exist anywhere else, even in the busy Hamra street.

    solidere parking meter 1

    So what’s so special about Solidere to set the parking meters in it that way?!

  • Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2009/12/06)

    Time for the second weekly link roundup, and this week I’ve got 5 new links for you.

    See you next week!

  • Review: All Best Ideas

    This blog post is sponsored by AllBestIdeas.com

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    What the owners say:

    All Best Ideas is the official name of the corporation. As you can signify from its name, All Best Ideas, we have some of the best ideas and products to send your dear people in Lebanon. Our products are categorized as follows:

    1. Gifts: On All Best Ideas, you can find gifts that suit every person and occasion.
    2. Flowers: You can also find some magnificent flowers that perfectly reflect your feeling towards the receiver. Since the beauty and classification of these flowers are irresistible.
    3. Plants
    4. Cakes
    5. Balloons
    6. Hampers
    7. Home Décor
    8. Games and Toys

    At All Best Ideas, we believe that creativity and the expression of individuality represent two great human treasures. We recognize that people are looking for ways to express their individuality and creativity when shopping for themselves and others, a major challenge in today’s chain store-dominated retail environment. We have set out to create a business that makes best goods accessible to everyone. We are committed to provide first-rate customer service, and guarantee complete customer satisfaction with every purchase.

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    Our service is simple. First, you visit our website, check out our products, follow up the purchasing procedure, and order the products. Of course, this procedure is online.

    When we receive your order, the products are well treated for sending to the required location, with a specific fee concerning the delivery.

    Log in to our website www.allbestideas.com. Visit us and experience the best way to send gifts to Lebanon.

    What Rami says:

    What I liked:

    • Their friendly online customer service agent. I had a chat with them today pretending to be a customer and they were very helpful.
    • The links on the left that make it easy on you to reach what you need to order based on your budget, occasion, theme, or recipient.
    • They have an actual showroom unlike other Lebanese flowers & gifts websites.

    What I disliked:

    • Their blog, the posts are not related at all to each other. One post for example is about artificial rain! It should be used to communicate more with the readers. Maybe update them on the upcoming products.
    • The overall design of the website. I am no design expert, but I think there’s room for improvement in the website layout.

  • Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup (2009/11/30)

    The “Lebanese blogosphere weekly link roundup” is a new series of posts that will show on each Sunday containing a collection of links as a summary of the most interesting posts across the Lebanese blogosphere. The chosen posts will be of course up to 7 days old.

    And now, right on to the first links set!

    That was everything for today, see you next week!