Music changed my week.

This week was so tiring that I couldn't resist smiling on my way back home. It was the driver's new music collection which forced me into smiling. The driver who was always playing odd Egyptian culture songs was today playing the best of Kenny G and Kenny Rogers. I also couldn't restrain myself from shouting

 "اخيرا ايوة بقى  خليك على كدة " meaning "Yes! Finally! Keep the good stuff going." He laughed and kept on going with the good stuff. Kenny G is just too good that whilst the bus was passing by a swamp, which is in no way a scenic view, I smiled and enjoyed the view. The swamp was now sparkling and birds flying everywhere. The sun light was not burning anymore it was more like a feeling of warmth over my face.

Afterwards, a friend told me "Hey, wanna listen to that band I told you about?" And I knew which one he meant , the Israeli one, but I didn't mind. However, my first response was "But Kenny G?" and thinking it one more time I thought 'why not?'  He gave me his iPhone and headphones and I enjoyed the first Israeli Oriental metal song. This band 'Orphaned Land'  is so professional in mixing eastern cultural music, English and metal genre of songs that I actually didn't care about Kenny G anymore. The song "New Jerusalem" , disregarding the title, is pretty great and unique. By its end I was in fact disappointed that the driver is back to the cultural Egyptian music that I , an Egyptian, hate it so effing much. So I didn't mind when my friend offered me another song which contained ayat of the Quran. At first I was kind of offended and thought "what the fuck?" but thought let's just give it a try. I got to admit its pretty impressive that he was able to say Arabic that way and the good, however, it was unnecessary to use the most sacred and most religiously important thing for any Muslim to use in a song.

After my friend got out at his house I continued listening to this torture of music till I finally came home and for a change this summer, I'm relaxed.  

 

Introducing Google Chrome, after a long struggle with Firefox.

Google chrome is kind of cool when a page is not responding. Firefox in that case used to totally stop working and turn "Not responding", but Chrome is clever it only sets the page that is not responding to the "Not Responding" situation and actually asks me "this webpage isn't responding would you like to dump it or continue". Well maybe Chrome is clever after all. However still the part about constant private browsing being unavailable is kind of a disappointment but I will have to remember anyways to clear the history before closing Chrome.

I wonder how it will work will too many tabs open. All of them loading flash videos. Or if I open too many .pdf files in separate tabs would it also run the same way? I guess I will have to put it under adverse situations and see for myself.

To Trust? Trust?

           This term for me is just one of the most rare and confusing life related topics of all. A few years ago I would've took a ride with anyone who said "Hey, I want to do some good so I will take you on my way". Hell, I already did. Gladly I was with two friends and we were all so gullible that when a car stopped and the driver told us to come on in and that they will take us home, we just got in. A few moments later we looked at each other and I said to my friend on my left "Did we just get into a car, just because there was no transportation?" And he said "May god be with us". Thank god that was all that, they actually did just take us home. We got out and all together wondered "We should've offered gas money, right? " and that was the end of that. That was actually during my first year at college. 

          Through college I dealt with people. The good, the bad and the fugly. Fugly, like ugly and fucking in one word. Its nothing to do with looks its got personality smeared all over it. I dealt with the trusting people, the ones that couldn't tell the difference between being a friend to someone and being a reference. Someone to get important information from e.g: reports, assignment ... blah blah blah. I also got to know the afraid type. These actually aren't so bad but they tend to attack you or be over defensive. In any messed up situation this type would just be the one who says "I have nothing to do with it" even if it's not the one to blame and also the first one to say "I will make sure for myself". Its a right for all people to make sure but its terrible to convict others. I was at first 70% gullible and 30% type 2. Through the years I spent at college I got to deal with more people and be 50% gullible and 50% type 2. With time I kept thinking what I am. It kept on changing  ... and finally thought, Hey, type 3! For me I don't believe 90% of what people say and I don't trust people's goals and wants. This has been a big problem for me for like a year now. I don't trust anyone anymore. I talked with people with life experiences and they told me what I needed to hear exactly. "You're 20. You're young. You have all the time ahead. You will, after you see many personalities, know how to trust. You will know how to add the proper ingredients with the appropriate amount. You will know. When you listen to someone, you will be able to decide whether the following is a lie or not. You will figure it out. YOU will figure it out". This, in retrospect, made me feel better,MUCH better. I mean to say, I know I won't be Dr. Xavier but I will learn some textbook actions and hopefully I will learn how to trust and how not to trust. A 5-letter word yet needs a lifetime to learn.