ABSOLUT

ABSOLUT- ely, macro.

Bubbles on the rocks

... continued.

Bubbles on the rocks

hanging on to the depth.. refusing the surface.

Like these bubbles, we fight the emerging forces, we refuse surfacing into this shallow world..

Unlike the picture, the surface is below.

food for thought

"When everyone is thinking the same, no one is thinking."

___________________________________John Wooden

Rainy morning

The long awaited weather, just when i thought it is getting hot again in Dubai...

errant lights

Last night, driving home...
I recalled the pictures i used to take over the bridge, keeping the shutter opened for few minutes...
I set my ISO on 50 [in order to make the camera adjust the shutter speed for the longest possible exposure], held my coolpix on the left side mirror, and stepped on the gaz...

Ice bush

Refraction

[deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (as air) into another (as water) in which its velocity is different]

Happy Valentine

I woke up this morning and the first thing i laid my eyes on was the full moon next to that tower crane [a new adjacent building rising] with birds in the background..

je suis triste

je suis triste
я грусный..
sono triste..
ako ay malungkot..
i m sad..
soy triste..
ik ben droevig..
我是哀伤的..
ich bin traurig..
私は悲しい..

Guarded cemetery

On my way to the office yesterday morning, i noticed these forsaken boats but i was going way too fast to be able to stop without having to drive for a long distance in reverse [glad there weren't any radars on this road].. well, this morning, i managed to take a shot but that arid area was.. "guarded".

A distant memory, echoing..

I was still a scholar, it was 1990-1991, in the Ecoles des Frères - Deddeh, EL Koura [North Lebanon]..
As the christians attended the "Catéchèse" [religious teachings] offered by a priest, a sheikh offered muslims similar teachings.
Since the school was founded by french missionaries, we had a wooden cross on top of the chalkboard in every classroom..

At the beginning of one session a student asked the sheikh: why don't we take out that cross, we do not need it in here during our religious session.

The sheikh paused for a moment then replied: we should respect all religions, it is causing no offense by its presence, it will remain here.
In consideration, the school administration is offering you Islamic teachings within its classrooms, in return, the least you can do is give respect.

It was not out of weakness, but out of strength that the sheikh behaved that way.

Now everyone of us will perceive the meaning of this story according to what lies within his/her soul.

N.B: Out of curiosity, i used to attend both of the classes simultaneously.

Shameful

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. ~ Proverbs 16:32

[It is better to be patient than powerful. It is better to win control over yoursefl than over whole cities.]

When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate. ~ Rochfoucauld

These two caught my attention.. in light of what's happening, not only on the streets in Lebanon, but also in the Blog community...

Really shameful... aren't we supposed to have "civilized" posts/comments, without calling names and fighting each other.. or is it that the riots have moved here?

Rrandom Harmony

droplets of water on my dish rack, yesterday afternoon..

After washing the dishes [not quite a relaxing task after an esteemed lunch], and wiping the rack, a drop of water splashed down.. rewarding isn't it...

humm... back to the off-ice!

After a 2 day weekend [Thursday having been the higri new year holiday for the private sector in DXB, and Friday, our official "1 day weekend"], today is my MONDAY.

Preparing my lunch bad in the morning... OMG, six days to go!

Benchmark..

when you have hard times..
when the world becomes a narrower place..
when you feel you want to take it out on someone, or everyone..
it would be foolish to be bothered by your attitude.

a friend you are..
a friend you remain..

remember "benchmark"?

Patience..

You feel the world has forsaken you, No.
This fog will not last and soon you will realize that your friends were there.. all the time..

Search for the bright spot in every bad situation, there is definitely one.

Always remember, it could be worse.