Beware My Wrath...

Oh my friends.. It is I, the Melon.. Back once again...
Well not quite..I know you’ve missed me.. :p
But these 2 weeks have been SO hectic! (Ever since I’ve started working)
Well... So far, my blog is becoming a bit on the “diary” side...
But, boy have I got things to tell you!! lol

Well... Regarding me falling down the stairs, that phase is over, thank god, I’ve recovered, A bit of muscle pain is left, but other than that… All’s good! :)

My job.. AKH.. MY JOB.. fft.. You wanna hear something funny?
I don’t like it.. Yeah! You heard me! I DON’T LIKE IT! Ahem... Why you ask?
Well, for starters, it’s not really what I had expected! And whoever hears me saying that is like “what? You haven’t been there for long, and you’re complaining already!!”
Well, yeah, I kind of know what it’s like and what it’s going to be like forever after only being here for 2 weeks now.

My dad is like “Oh, all jobs are like that… all bosses and managers are like that” or “That’s what being an assistant is all is about”

Speaking of managers… ugh… The one I’ve got is just a pain...:s Good God.. Some of you might already know, as I hadn’t stopped complaining ever since I’d started!
He’d ask me to do things. Very trivial things really... And I just look at him and think, as Solidus would say ... “Moo Fotha?!” ugh.. Sometimes I just wanna slap him silly! .. Oh.. Scratch that.. I might want to murder him.. As we say "Ma at2al damo" .. He's not light hearted at all!!
*A very crossed Melon* perv..

Anyway, on a happier note... I finally got my driver’s license!! Hahaaa!! Finally!
And I drove home from work yesterday! FINALLY! I’m driving ...But I still need company with me of course, my brother in this case.. Until I get the feel of the car and the hang of it… ‘Sigh’ ... I’m truly happy!

Hmm.. What else is there to mention?? Aaah yes.. What other than Football fever for ‘tis the season.. I haven’t watched a single game! Not one match! Which sucks.. I’ve been called many things among them was getting an sms from my friend in Ozzie saying “You’re such a loser!! It’s the World Cup!” … *rolleyes*

Yes I know it’s the world cup, but to be honest, I just don’t feel it.. The country doesn’t exactly enter the whole football spirit.. It was really different back in Jordan..
We would go hang out in big groups at nice places where they’d be showing the match..
There’s none of that here.. Seriously.. :(

Oh well.. Work is taking up most of my time anyway.. I guess I wouldn’t have time for football even if I had the channels and the friends to watch with…

Yesterday night.. My VERY first night out.. I went out with a friend of mine God bless'er .. And I saw where people usually hang out! Which is great! Oh.. It was Karaoke night.. We sang! :p
You can guess where! hehe.. *sneaky*

A Job?? :D "Break a Leg!!" ..No really..

Y'all want an update.. ja ja? Okay.. I have JUST sent the longest email to my friends all over telling them what happened .. I haven't spoken to them in such a while.. So..instead of writing it down again here, I'll just copy/paste! Enjoy!!

Warning: LONG POST!
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"Now.. A big change has occured! I smsed most of you but decided I should tell everyone in details what is up! I'm getting married! :D ..Mmm.. haha! Bah!

Not really no.. *roll eyes* I have finally started working!! Yes.. me .. 'D' (the mushroom girl)with a job finally after all this time! :D You have no idea how .. comforting and releaving this is.. I stopped caring what kind of job it was, I just wanted anything! No More useless bum for meee!

But in this case here's what happened...

I was out with some girls, got introduced to one of them, who worked at the Ministry Of Tourism, and out of the blue she was like "Oh are you looking for a job?" .. err yeah! " cause there is this guy who has opened a new company here, and he's recruiting..".. So I give her my email and number.. and that was it.. it slipped my mind..

A week later, they called me! And I had an interview last Saturday.. So since I'm a chicken shit and pretty much timid when it comes to interviews.. I was a nervous wreck as usual.. But.. the moment I walked in that office, everything just went away! Which is weird.. And it was an hour long, I chatted away as if I've known these people all my life! I was just VERY comfortable!
And so were they.. and so.. it was a deal! :p I was hired.. They liked me! yay!

"So when can you start?".. "I can be here tomorrow!" .. lol.. talk about being enthusiastic.. lol.. And so I went to work the next day! ;)

So about the company basically, as I might have already told some of you, it's called Promo Oman , a Lebanese Omani company with Lebanese management. As the name implies they.. er.. "we" promote Oman as the premier tourist destination in the GCC countries and internationally. We promote the country by creating specific tourism products, managing and developing touristic sites in addition to events and campaigns!

This company is affilated with the company back in Lebanon (Promo Liban) who were responsible for alot of things we used to see on TV like the "new identity" for Lebanon (3eesh Lebnan) (Live Lebanon), and among other things..

Anyway.. So.. What am I? I'm an Ass. Manager! :p Assistant that is! ;)
Yep..hahaha! It's hilarious! I'm actually incharge of everything! because THE boss is a very busy man!

One of the cool projects the company is working on at the moment is "Al Hotta Cave" which is turning out to be similar to "Je'eta Cave" in Liban! Very interesting! I believe this company is a great boost for Omani tourism! And my friends.. this is by far the field I've always wanted! Fa ya3ni things cannot get any better....

Now.. you want funny news? So Sunday was my first day at work.. That evening after I got back home, I was running around the house getting my stuff together before I had to go to bed (Yes I'm trying to sleep early because I wake up at 6 am!)

My phone rang and I was on the top floor, I rushed downstairs in such a hurry that it excited my cat, and he immediately started running behind.. Little did I know he was playing "Tackle the foot" .. Next thing you know, I try to avoid stepping on him, I slip, and fall sliding on my back!!!!! :S

Shit.. I cannot move.. Ofcourse what happens to Moi in such situations???
lol..whoever thought "she cries" is also right! *rolleyes* .. but first I blacked out.. :p
One of my brothers came rushing to see what all the banging was.. Ya3ni the rest is predictable.. He gets me water..some pillows to rest my head on untill I regain consciousness.. Injuries?

I hurt my left side...my foot, my hip the back of my thigh, and my elbow ...
I couldn't walk so I was rushed to the ER for an X Ray.. Thank God.. Nothing was broken.. but I'm suffering from muscle tear in my foot.. which hurts like a bitch by the way.. My thigh and hip were just awfully bruised that it looked like someone had just kicked my ass! My elbow was bleeding and the wound was somewhere ON the joint.. I couldn't bend my arm..

"sigh".. So .. I took the second day of work.. OFF! :p Haha.. bad luck..
They were understanding though, and I had to go the next day, so they could see how I could barely walk! My foot was wrapped and my arm was all stiffed... ugh..

Now.. I still drag my foot.. my arm is fine, the blue/green/purple/yellow bruise on my thigh is just spreading but will eventually disappear.. so will the pain in my back..
Oh.. and no I don't hate my cat! :P Incase you're all wondering!

So yeah.. this is everything going on for now.. I think.. Mostly yeah.. Work is like the highlight of this week..month.. make that year!!... and so was falling off the stairs.. XD!

I now remember how much I enjoyed writting endless emails! I know some would really enjoy it, and others would take one look and go "omg..what is she ranting about!"

Oh well.. Both ways.. I miss you all ! And .. I know how some of you think that me getting a job means I will be going to Jordan soon, but think again.. I won't be able to.. I've only recently started, so I can't possibly ask for a vacation.. But if things go well.. I'll be seeing you on Christmas & New Year's! :D

Take care all.. and I really want you all, ones up north and the ones down under & not to forget the ones in the east and west, to reply.. short or long.. just tell me whats going on with you!!"

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So yeah.. Don't you just LOVE it when someone sends you long emails? I know I do..

A little on the arty side..

I've always been the artistic type to be honest.. I pick up after my father.. For he is a person who's intouch with his emotions and knows how to express himself through drawings and painting. I just wish I had time to practice it all... I used to have the time, and I used to have alot of paintings.. But I just gave them away! stupid me stupid me! I wish I hadn't! :(

And ofcourse, not going for Graphic Designing in college, was partially the reason why I never picked up where I left.. I guess the business world took over me.. And I sort of lost all my artsy sense.. But then I realized, you don't really lose that! Once an artist always an artist! All I have to do is go back to it, step by step and I'll be back on track! So, I've decided.. I'm going to try and work on that side of me! Practice more to develope it.. I've got all the time in the world, It's not like I'm working nowadays.. even if I did, that would help me fund my equipment, from brushes, paints and canvas and paper etc.. lol @ Fund.. Yeah, and because of that as these things are costly! I turned to photography as a way to express myself! :D

As for the photos here, some of my dad's artwork. Well, we're supposedly moving house soon, so as an attempt of knowing whats what and whats junk, I came across those old paintings that belonged to my dad and probably never got to finish! The Vase, Flowers.. are probably done.. The one with small squares is an idea I'm hopefully going to complete, the colorful design my dad actually created and was used on women's dishdashas.. And the last portriat of a woman Im hoping is my mom! hehe.. (I couldn't scan them, so I just took pictures of them)
He used to have more .. A whole LOT more! I just can't find them! :(

Shame..

Simply Addictive!

Hey all.. So today, June 1st marks the establishment of The English Sabla ..The forum I've belonged to for the past 4 years now.. Sabla has been around for 6! I've written this article as something I'd publish in one of the papers here in Muscat, but alas, I was late.. I really wanted it on Wednesday's The Week, or Times Of Oman today or something!
I never heard from The editors though!! hmph! :(

BUT.. I have decided to get it published it anyway! :) I will inshallah go down to one of the offices and hand it to anyone in charge! Will scan an dpost the page if that does happen!!
I have all month to do so.. In the mean while.. Here it is, read and tell me what you think.. I might add a few changes when I go down to get it published!
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Traditionally, Al Sabla is a term describing the social center of the Omani village. A place where people meet to discuss local affairs and celebrate weddings and other social events.

With the booming technology and the availability of computers in almost every Omani home, online discussion forums have been established, one of which was quickly named “sabla”, as it serves the same purpose of people gathering “outside their homes” to socialize and openly discuss matters of interest.

A Sabla Story:

6 years ago, Saeed Al Rashidy, the owner and administrator of the Arabic website “Sablat Al Arab” (http://www.omania.net), responded to his members’ request for an English discussion board as an equivalent to the Arabic version.

Like the beginning of everything, problems and obstacles surfaced for the new website; as both forums (Arabic & English) shared the same server, it continuously caused tremendous overload and the website to repeatedly shut-down. Another problem was the lack of active members, and the administrator being preoccupied with Sablat Al Arab, the English version wasn’t getting the needed attention and was left deserted.

During June 2001, Saeed Al Rashidy handed the website over to Ahmed Al Riyami who was elected by the members to take complete responsibility for the administration of the forum. In an attempt to solve the overload problem, Ahmed moved the forum to a new server in April 2002, when the site got its official domain “http://www.englishsabla.com”

The English Sabla is being updated periodically, when newer software versions are made available. With each update, new themes, user icons (avatars), skins, add-ons as well as the English Sabla logo are single-handedly created and introduced by Nabhan Abdullatif, who is responsible for maintaining the forum visually and technically, besides being one of Sabla’s two assistant administrators, working side by side with his mentor Faisal Al Ismaely and previously mentioned administrator, Ahmed Al Riyami. In addition, a team of moderators, are selected according to their quality posting, activity and their interests, who handle various assigned Sabla sections and take care of the members’ concerns.

The English Sabla also provides an opportunity for ambitious members wanting to stand out, through an award system with a number of monthly competitions in poetry, photography, visual arts and the “Member of the month” award given to members on the count of their good quality posting, positive attitude and activity.

Today, the English Sabla celebrates its sixth anniversary, as it embarks on a new horizon. Six years of rollercoaster rides, were worth every post. For the English Sabla not only provides a suitable platform for reasonably free discussion, but also creates bonds of friendship and extends bridges to bring members from around the world together.

© 2006, Blind Melon