I'm Crazy and Proud

“  crazy  (kr z )

adj. cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est

1. Affected with madness; insane.

2. Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially:

a. Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement: The crowd at the game went crazy.

b. Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys.

c. Intensely involved or preoccupied: is crazy about cars and racing.

d. Foolish or impractical; senseless: a crazy scheme for making quick money.

n. pl. cra·zies

One who is or appears insane: "To them she is not a brusque crazy, but 'appropriately passionate'" (Mary McGrory).

Idiom:

like crazy Informal

To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.

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crazi·ly adv.

crazi·ness n.

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Up there, the dictionary meaning of "crazy", but does it really mean that?

Being “Crazy” for me is the way of having fun. Being “Crazy” is to have a friends like Souhaib, like Natheer, like Amira Al Halabi , like Abdallah Merhebi, like Nasser Saleh and like many other. Being “Crazy” is an adventure starts with “What an idea!!  HUHAHAHAHA” and ends with “KAH KAH KAH what have we made!”

Being “Crazy” is to do some unexpected thing. Last Eid, I’ve read a status on Facebook written by Mikati, "يللا عالمراجيح" (let’s go to the amusement park), and we went there! A group of 6 (without Mikati), it was my first roller coaster ever. We had fun :D I was like “woooooooooooooooooooohoo” when they tagged me in a photo on Facebook, all of my friends, that day, asked me “Taha Why u don’t tell us about it?”

Being “Crazy” is to “colombossing” new places, to new area, it’s climbing mountains, it’s discovering every cities, every village, and everywhere. Just like the way we did with William Matar (the admin of DiscoverLebanon.com), with Khaled Taleb (admin of the page Akkar on Facebook), with Omar Bakkour when we discovered “Jbeil Flower Festival”.

Being “Crazy” is to share the Tripolian Spirit everywhere, anywhere, and all the time.

Most of youth in Tripoli don’t know the accent, is to talk like “Em Simi” and old imaginer character, created by Souhaib Ayoub (a famous Journalist in Lebanon). When Souhaib create this character, 4 years ago we were together, I’ve even wrote some posts about her life, about her habits, about her neighborhood.

Being “Crazy” is to live a dream as if it’s real, is to see Tripoli as Las Vegas, no one will sue you for your dream, and in case you’ll need a lawyer who’s better than Khaled Merheb, the only man in the world who sees Tripoli as Las Vegas. He introduced us to many popular bands, many popular artists, many popular rappers, and many many many wired thing.

Being “Crazy” is to screaaaaaaaaaaaaam loud, with Khaled Wadha in the wedding of our brother Jalal AlJamal. It was the first full “Islamic wedding”, I've ever went to. The best part of it, when we took Jalal to the entrance of the hall, and we kicked him. ( AlJamal family has #2 in their Sejel of Al Kobba )

  

Being “Crazy” is to have passion, passion for photography, where no one else can takes you except Natheer, we started 4 years ago with our 2Mp cell phone's camera. Today, after having DSLR cameras, we’re everywhere. Our photos are everywhere about everything in Lebanon. The craziest moment, when we were discovering the “long exposure” photography near Rashid Karami Faire, we spent hours taking a 15” photos.

            In the end, after all of this, I’m proud of being “Crazy”. Doing all what I do, saying what i say, having “Craziest” friends just like me. What about you? when was the latest time you were “Crazy”?

L’Orient-Le Jour > À La Une > Entre Bab el-Tebbaneh et Jabal Mohsen, des Tripolitains "qui en ont marre"

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Entre Bab el-Tebbaneh et Jabal Mohsen, des Tripolitains "qui en ont marre"

   

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Elie WEHBE | olj.com | 29/10/2013

A Tripoli, capitale du Liban-Nord, les civils paient le prix des violences entre les quartiers historiquement rivaux de Bab el-Tebbaneh et Jabal Mohsen. Photo Naïm Assafiri

LIBAN Des habitants de la capitale du Liban-Nord racontent leur difficile quotidien.

"Tripoli est presque devenue une ville fantôme. La circulation est faible, les gens ne sortent pas, ils sont terrifiés... Cette situation est intenable". C'est sur un ton désabusé que Khaled Merheb, résident de Tripoli, décrit la capitale du Liban-Nord, théâtre, depuis lundi 21 octobre, d'un énième round d'affrontements meurtriers entre deux quartiers historiquement rivaux.

"Nous essayons de vivre de façon normale (...) mais nous n'y arrivons pas. Les gens se sont habitués (aux affrontements), mais ils n'en peuvent plus, ils en ont marre des violences", ajoute cet avocat à la cour de Tripoli. 

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Tripoli est le théâtre depuis la guerre civile (1975-1990) d’affrontements violents et récurrents entre les quartiers de Bab el-Tebbaneh (à majorité sunnite et anti-Assad) et de Jabal Mohsen (à majorité alaouite et pro-Assad). Des violences qui se sont intensifiées depuis le début du conflit en Syrie, avec des accrochages plus fréquents entre les deux quartiers.

Le dernier cycle en date de violences a éclaté au moment où était diffusée à la télévision une interview du président syrien Bachar el-Assad sur la chaîne de télévision al-Mayadeen. Une semaine plus tard, le bilan est lourd : au moins 14 morts et plus de 80 blessés. Lundi matin, un calme très précaire régnait dans la ville, alors que l'armée tentait, dans la douleur, de se déployer au niveau de la rue de Syrie, qui sépare les quartiers rivaux, et dans le quartier de Bab el-Tebbaneh. Ce déploiement s'est notamment accompagné de tirs de francs-tireurs contre la troupe.

"Nous vivons heure par heure, même plus au jour le jour, en nous demandant à quel moment les affrontements vont reprendre", poursuit Khaled Merheb interrogé par Lorientlejour.com. "Les hommes armés circulent librement dans les rues de la ville, le plan sécuritaire n'est pas efficace bien que l'armée ait installé un grand nombre de barrages aux entrées de la ville", estime ce Libanais d'une quarantaine d'années.

L'Etat libanais tente depuis le double attentat meurtrier du 23 août dernierà Tripoli, de mettre en place un plan sécuritaire afin de ramener le calme dans la ville. Mais malgré le déploiement quasi-permanent de l'armée libanaise et l'installation de barrages dans différents secteurs de la ville, les violences n'ont pas cessé.

"Les soldats arrêtent et fouillent les universitaires et les jeunes qui n'ont rien à voir avec le conflit, alors que les miliciens, qui apparaissent à la télévision et sont bien connus, circulent librement dans la ville", s'insurge Taha Baba, qui habite dans le quartier de Abi Samra, situé à environ 1,5 kilomètre du théâtre des affrontements les plus violents. D'après lui, des combattants cagoulés "se baladent" de plus en plus fréquemment ces derniers jours, notamment sur la place al-Nour", en plein centre de la ville.

"Les postes de contrôle établis par l'armée libanaise ne sont pas efficaces car ils sont fixes... Un milicien armé ne va pas passer par un barrage s'il connaît son emplacement à l'avance", ajoute Taha, 25 ans, qui travaille comme développeur web dans la grande ville du nord du Liban. Le jeune homme est également membre du groupe Facebook Salam et Takwa créé après les attentats du 23 août et porteur d'un message d'union et de rejet de la violence à Tripoli.

Jabal Mohsen et Bab el-Tebbaneh "sont des quartiers très pauvres", poursuit-il. "Les habitants de ces quartiers là ont déposé les armes il y a longtemps, ils n'ont pas assez d'argent pour acheter des mitrailleuses et des armes lourdes. Aujourd'hui, lorsque des accrochages éclatent, ils s’enfuient et ce sont des gangs armés couverts par certains partis politiques qui prennent leur place", assure-t-il.

(Pour mémoire : Une intégration des combattants de Tripoli au sein des forces de sécurité est-elle possible ?)

Quitter la ville

Les conséquences des violences pèsent lourd sur les habitants de la ville. "L'implication de forces étrangères (dans les violences) et la crise économique engendrée par cette situation ont poussé beaucoup de jeunes Tripolitains à quitter la ville et à s'installer dans d'autres régions plus calme", regrette Taha.

Natheer Halawani dresse le même constat. "Ces derniers mois, la situation va de mal en pis, et rien ne change malgré les promesses des politiciens... Donc les jeunes ont tendance à quitter la ville et à se rendre à Beyrouth ou à partir à l'étranger pour trouver du travail", explique ce jeune photographe qui évoque la sombre routine dans laquelle les Tripolitains sont désormais engagés :"Les combats se déroulent dans la nuit. Avant midi, les groupes armés organisent des marches funèbres pour les combattants tombés la veille et après midi, ils se reposent en laissant la place aux tireurs embusqués".

Dans ce contexte, des écoles et universités de Tripoli sont contraintes, par mesure de sécurité, de fermer leurs portes. Même chose pour les commerces situés dans les quartiers les plus chauds.

Endroit iconique de la ville, le Palais des douceurs (Kasr el-Hélou) de Abdel Rahman Hallab et fils, refuse de fermer. "La situation est très triste à Tripoli. Et du point de vue économique, les commerces sont gravement affectés par les accrochages continus", estime Zaher Hallab, 32 ans, petit-fils de Abdel Rahman Hallab et responsable de la chaîne de production de l'entreprise réputée pour ses pâtisseries arabes.

Tout au long de la semaine et malgré les dangers, la pâtisserie la plus connue de Tripoli est toutefois restée ouverte. Aujourd'hui, Zaher Hallab espère que "les forces de sécurité vont finir par prendre davantage de mesures pour ramener enfin le calme" dans sa ville.



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http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/839707/entre-bab-el-tebbaneh-et-jabal-mohsen-des-tripolitains-qui-en-ont-marre.html

Why to use BBM

In 2008, I got my first Blackberry mobile, I used BBM for 2 years and it was really helpful at that time, it saved my money and it was keeping me connected with my co-worker & some friends. At that time, BBM made a revolution, when people saw my Blackberry device, first question was "Oh this is the mobile that can talk for free?". In combination with the world’s fastest hardware keyboard, BBM offered a new degree of speed and utility. Never before we could chat on mobile as quickly as we could IM on desktops. There was one rule, "You want to use BBM, buy a BB device"

Five years later, I can’t name a single friend who owns a BlackBerry. Their phones have all been replaced by iPhones and Androids, and maybe a couple Windows Phones here and there. BBM has been replaced by iMessage, WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, Snapchat, and a long list of messengers... The shift from BlackBerry to newer, more modern platforms is nearly complete. BBM languished as the apps it helped inspire thrived and gained hundreds of millions of users. Yet, BlackBerry just this week launched BBM for iPhone and Android — perhaps its last chance at capitalizing on the brand equity the company once commanded.

Yesterday, I read a status on Facebook, "Facebook messenger, Whatsup, Viber, Line and much other are not enough? why to use BBM?"

Being a late entrant in the world of cross-platform IM services, BlackBerry played smartly bringing BBM to Android and iPhone for free. It might compensate for BlackBerry's late arrival and make it easier to battle other messaging tools on a more equal footing. And here's some reasons to use BBM:

1-  The PIN-based invitation model on BBM is something that makes it different it from other messaging app, that it will let the user to get an absolute authority on adding people to their BBM networks, unlike WhatsApp that lets anyone who has your phone number reach out to you, and unlike Facebook messenger where anyone can see you social life. No more sharing personal information such as phone number, social life, etc...

2-  Free app, no need to buy it and it doesn't contain any ads, moreover you don't need anymore to buy a Blackberry device to have use this app, it's just for everyone, for Android and IOS users.

3- What made BBM so special was its dead-simple and speedy interface. With a few flicks of the "pearl" or clicks of the keyboard, you could instant message with a friend, or with a whole group of people. Sending images was fast and easy in an age where everyone had no choice but to send slow, low-res "picture messages" via MMS. Simply, you won't miss any feature, BBM has it all, you can send text message, voice message, share photos and even more.

4- Simpler and faster especially for non technical people, I know that some companies record everyone's PIN, but it's just one time action, once u accept/invite a BBM PIN user to your network, it will work like charm, you can navigate to the contacts by clicking on the bottom navigation bar or by clicking on the menu slider on the left.

5- Typing wise, BBM is, at least, still fast, BlackBerry has wisely chosen to place the Send button in the bottom-right corner of the keyboard, so you can very quickly type a line, then fire it away. In most messaging apps, the Send button is located to the right of the text box — a small but important detail. One of the things that made BBM so fast was that the BlackBerry’s Return button, which was next to the space bar, also functioned as the Send button, and this remains the case. In the world of instant messaging, nobody has time for new paragraphs. There’s only time to type, and then send, and then type again.

6- Perhaps the only feature BBM can still hang its hat on is the encryption method. BlackBerry is serious about that, we all remember in 2010 when Saudi Arabic government asked the RIM to let her access to the user's data. Dailyfinance wrote about it: "Saudi Arabia Can Access BlackBerry User Data".


Finally, it's really that BBM proved to be impressively popular reaching 10 million downloads in the first 24 hours on Android play store, but after all the years of waiting, BBM is another messaging app with high level of security. All this, leads us to 2 questions, are our conversations so critical to need this high level of security ? Do we really need this security?

Back to BlogSpot

Now after months of none writing, I'm trying to start once again with english posts, so please excuse my dictionary faults.

Why did i decide to get back to my Blogsopt?

1- I think i can make money, I think the main reason is because of Adsense, finally after years and years of submitting applications to Adsense, they accept me ! Woohoo i can make Billions now... if i got readers :P
2- Improving my Inglish is a most (as Natheer said), if i start writing new posts, i'll do mistakes, a lot of mistakes, but by time I'm sure i wont doing it again!
3- To "write" is to "Think", a man can speak 24,000 words in one single day, most of it are mean-less and without thinking. people of these days talk more than they think, but if you'll ask a man to write one sentence, he'll think what to write, that's what can make a change!
4- Joining the community of writers, where thinker people exist.The blogging community is friendly, encouraging, and genuinely cheering for you to succeed… the only thing missing is "moi".
5-  Being someone who inspire others is one of my goals, many many people started with photography because of me, and i started it because of Maya, (the greatest photographer ever). Blogging wont only change my life, it also changes the life of the reader. And because blogs are free for audience and open to the public it, on many , it is an act of giving and sharing knowledge.  it's a selfless act of service to invest a time, energy and worldview into a piece of writing and then offer it free to anybody who want to read it. Others will find inspiration in your writing… and that’s a wonderful feeling.
6- It's FREE tools ! where i can improve my e-profile to the public ;)
7- It’s quite a rush with every positive comment. There’s a certain little rush that accompanies the immediate positive feedback that you receive every time a reader posts a comment, shares your writing on Facebook, or tweets it out to their Twitter followers. All of us have Facebook and Twitter accounts, and every night it ended up with me refreshing my profile/connection to check whatever if there is a new interaction or no! so why not to be the interaction itself !

I'm sure i have more reasons to talk about, but i can't find it right now, what about you? do you have more reason to go to blogs ??

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