May 2010
1 post
January 2010
5 posts
“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”
– Aldous Huxley
Via booklover:placesiwannago
(via travelhighlights)
December 2009
21 posts
“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group...”
– Randall Monroe (via babyydoll) (via somerset) (via loveyourchaos)
“Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
– Ernest Hemingway
Via drinkyourjuice:rulesformyunbornson
(via travelhighlights)
“There are moments in our lives when we find ourselves at a crossroad, afraid,...”
– Lucas Scott, OTH (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via artsy-ant)
The most asked question while in Middle East
Local: Are you Muslim?
Self: Alhamdulillah (no, "Yes" is not an ideal answer)
“Who are we in this complicated world?
if we come to sleep
we are His drowsy...”
– Rumi (via ishyismagic)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do...”
– Mark Twain (via oursongsoffreedom)
Notes from my monologue (notebook)
14 Nov 2009, 1.37pm.
On the coaster(mini-bus) from Amman to Petra feels surreal, sitting here in the coaster, looking out to the view that is nothing but blue skies, endless desert land and rectangle stone-walled structures. Arab music has been blasting throughout the journey. its still gonna be a few hours before we reach our destination. ETA (estimated time of arrival), 3pm. 3 hour bus ride. I...
“A man travels the world over
in search of what he needs
and returns home to...”
– George Moore (via justbesplendid)
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn,...”
– Dr. Seuss (via kari-shma)
The Seven Wonders of the World
justbesplendid:
Junior high school students in Chicago were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids 2. The Taj Mahal in India 3. The Grand Canyon in...
October 2009
12 posts
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You...”
– C.S. Lewis (via kari-shma)
Fast Facts about Jordan
Local name
Al-Mamlakah al- Urdunniyah al- Hashimiyah
Tourism contributes
10% of GDP and US$800 million to the economy every year
Land Area
96, 188 sq km
Cultivated land
4.5%
Religion
80% Sunni Muslim, 15% Shi’a Muslim, 5% Christian
Palestinians living in Jordan
1.7 million
Population
5, 759, 000 (July 2005 est)
Percentage of Jordanians who have a mobile phone
23%...
I believe in working hard to achieve your dreams
teach said she’s happy for me and all I’m doing in Jordan. She said I’ve been working hard for it, sacrificing my weekends working, and at the same time, with all the other multiple jobs that I do..
and it reminded me of the same thought that I had at dubai airport, en route to Amman. I was with my huge and heavy backpack. Sitting on the escalator, panting. Because I have been...
September 2009
2 posts
Alhamdulillah
I’m pretty much settled in. doing good and well, all praises to Allah. more updates to come, insyaAllah.
two days
my luggage is still a mess. this feels a lot like dying, really. the separation, the packing.. except that when I die, I won’t have my macbook pro and nike dunks with me. teehee.
