The fact of the matter is, there are many things that I don't talk about here.
The reason I don't talk about those things is out of respect for other people. Whether I feel they are respectful of and to me or not.
No, I'm not happy living with my in-laws. We've been here 6 months now and I lost my patience 5 months ago.
It's not easy. I don't like it. Every day, every single day, there is a struggle inside of me.
There are sometimes days when I'm not down and I'm not upset and the sun is shining and I can feel happy.
But more and more, those days get farther and farther apart.
I am only human. I am just a girl.
I wish I could say all the things I want to. I wish I could be unkind and hurtful and speak about all of the things that make me angry and drive me crazy. I wish I could.
I love my husband and I am not sorry I moved here. Life is there for us to live it. And I am living.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Another trip
I always feel bad when I don't post for a few days, but most of the time there just isn't much going on. Or nothing exciting anyways. lol
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The brouhaha with Algeria over the whole football (soccer) thing has escalated beyond belief. Hubby has been following it very closely on the news the last few days.
After the last match which was held on Wednesday night in Sudan, there were quite a few happenings endangering the lives of Egyptians in both Sudan and Algeria. And it seems even in some other countries, Egyptian citizens are being harassed. I really don't get this whole thing.
Here's a couple links if anyone is interested in reading further, though the links aren't telling everything there is to tell.
link 1
link 2
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It appears that hubby will be making another trip to Kuwait sometime soon.
We've known about the trip for some time, just weren't sure when it was going to be. It was originally going to be in October I think, but now perhaps it will be sometime early in December.
And once again, I'm very unhappy about hubby going away and leaving me alone with his family for a week or however long he ends up staying. The trip length keeps increasing.
At first it was maybe 3 days. Then 4 or maybe 5. Now it's a week. Who knows how long it will actually take. Hubby seems to be an optimist when it comes to how long something will take, and while I appreciate his optimism, what I would prefer is some realism. Optimism isn't comforting when he's in another country and I'm alone.
I don't think we'll be moving at least until he is back from the trip. I'm guessing at least another month, though of course it's hard to say.
On top of that, he has brought back up the possibility again of moving to Kuwait if things go well when he's there.
I didn't understand how he could even bring it up when we are still in the process of trying to furnish and move into our apartment here!
It seems things remain uncertain in the housing area, at least in terms of living anywhere other than the in-laws.
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Hubby and I have many little discussions about words, usually English words and their meanings.
The other day I was mentioning to hubby something about a series Michael Palin had done called Sahara. It was about his travels through the Sahara desert. Hubby asked, which desert, and I said the Sahara. And he said, yes, but which one?
We were a bit confused with each other, but it seems that sahara is actually the Arabic word for desert, so he thought I was just saying the word desert, not the particular desert in Africa.
Never a dull moment in the language department at least!
:::
The brouhaha with Algeria over the whole football (soccer) thing has escalated beyond belief. Hubby has been following it very closely on the news the last few days.
After the last match which was held on Wednesday night in Sudan, there were quite a few happenings endangering the lives of Egyptians in both Sudan and Algeria. And it seems even in some other countries, Egyptian citizens are being harassed. I really don't get this whole thing.
Here's a couple links if anyone is interested in reading further, though the links aren't telling everything there is to tell.
link 1
link 2
:::
It appears that hubby will be making another trip to Kuwait sometime soon.
We've known about the trip for some time, just weren't sure when it was going to be. It was originally going to be in October I think, but now perhaps it will be sometime early in December.
And once again, I'm very unhappy about hubby going away and leaving me alone with his family for a week or however long he ends up staying. The trip length keeps increasing.
At first it was maybe 3 days. Then 4 or maybe 5. Now it's a week. Who knows how long it will actually take. Hubby seems to be an optimist when it comes to how long something will take, and while I appreciate his optimism, what I would prefer is some realism. Optimism isn't comforting when he's in another country and I'm alone.
I don't think we'll be moving at least until he is back from the trip. I'm guessing at least another month, though of course it's hard to say.
On top of that, he has brought back up the possibility again of moving to Kuwait if things go well when he's there.
I didn't understand how he could even bring it up when we are still in the process of trying to furnish and move into our apartment here!
It seems things remain uncertain in the housing area, at least in terms of living anywhere other than the in-laws.
:::
Hubby and I have many little discussions about words, usually English words and their meanings.
The other day I was mentioning to hubby something about a series Michael Palin had done called Sahara. It was about his travels through the Sahara desert. Hubby asked, which desert, and I said the Sahara. And he said, yes, but which one?
We were a bit confused with each other, but it seems that sahara is actually the Arabic word for desert, so he thought I was just saying the word desert, not the particular desert in Africa.
Never a dull moment in the language department at least!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sweater weather
Well we are definitely in the days where I need to wear long sleeves or a light sweater, because in short sleeves I am feeling a bit chilled all the time. Though even with a sweater, because all the windows and balcony doors stay open, my nose will probably always be cold to the touch and slightly runny.
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Well, interesting result for the soccer match last night. Technically Egypt won, however because the results are based on goals and some other kind of point system, it seems that Egypt is now evenly tied with Algeria, so they will have a final playoff game in Sudan.
After the game ended last night, it was as I expected with the celebrating. Think of a mixture of New Years Eve, Mardi Gras and Carnival all rolled into one. Quite crazy. The game ended a bit before 10 p.m. I believe, and while most of the loudest noisemaking was going on for the first 3 hours after the game finished, I could still hear them honking and shouting at 2 and 3 a.m. a few blocks away on the main street here. Crazy!!
I have a link to a short video of people after the game. They are on a street and all the cars are honking, there are people waving flags everywhere and it's just insane. lol
I wish the link was on youtube but it seems someone uploaded it directly onto facebook. I'm not sure if you'll be able to watch it if you don't have a facebook account, so sorry for that.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=337196655202&ref=nf
I can't imagine being out in that crowd. Although it seems like everyone is in good spirits, crowds have a way of turning ugly very fast, and there have been some very bad things that have happened to women here in large crowds, so I will stay away from that sort of thing.
Hubby made the comment that if only the country could get this excited and get behind things that were really important, maybe this country could make some positive change and move forward. I agree, but I also know that it isn't likely to happen. Why it won't happen, I don't understand.
One of the things I'm most upset about in this country is the air quality. Not just for myself and what it is doing to me, but for all the kids born who will grow up with asthma and other breathing problems, and for everyone else who suffers as well. This country really needs to step up its efforts at clean air.
It would also be great if they could up the efforts at educating people on the risks of smoking. It seems that people either don't understand, or... well, what other reason could there be not to quit? Once you really see and really understand that you are killing yourself and all those around you, how can you keep smoking?
I know that they lace cigarettes with all sorts of chemicals and I know that the nicotine is addictive, but it doesn't mean people can't quit. People quit all the time.
Honestly, so many people smoke in this country that if they all quit, I'm sure it would help make an improvement in the overall air quality.
Oh well. Little steps I guess.
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Well, interesting result for the soccer match last night. Technically Egypt won, however because the results are based on goals and some other kind of point system, it seems that Egypt is now evenly tied with Algeria, so they will have a final playoff game in Sudan.
After the game ended last night, it was as I expected with the celebrating. Think of a mixture of New Years Eve, Mardi Gras and Carnival all rolled into one. Quite crazy. The game ended a bit before 10 p.m. I believe, and while most of the loudest noisemaking was going on for the first 3 hours after the game finished, I could still hear them honking and shouting at 2 and 3 a.m. a few blocks away on the main street here. Crazy!!
I have a link to a short video of people after the game. They are on a street and all the cars are honking, there are people waving flags everywhere and it's just insane. lol
I wish the link was on youtube but it seems someone uploaded it directly onto facebook. I'm not sure if you'll be able to watch it if you don't have a facebook account, so sorry for that.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=337196655202&ref=nf
I can't imagine being out in that crowd. Although it seems like everyone is in good spirits, crowds have a way of turning ugly very fast, and there have been some very bad things that have happened to women here in large crowds, so I will stay away from that sort of thing.
Hubby made the comment that if only the country could get this excited and get behind things that were really important, maybe this country could make some positive change and move forward. I agree, but I also know that it isn't likely to happen. Why it won't happen, I don't understand.
One of the things I'm most upset about in this country is the air quality. Not just for myself and what it is doing to me, but for all the kids born who will grow up with asthma and other breathing problems, and for everyone else who suffers as well. This country really needs to step up its efforts at clean air.
It would also be great if they could up the efforts at educating people on the risks of smoking. It seems that people either don't understand, or... well, what other reason could there be not to quit? Once you really see and really understand that you are killing yourself and all those around you, how can you keep smoking?
I know that they lace cigarettes with all sorts of chemicals and I know that the nicotine is addictive, but it doesn't mean people can't quit. People quit all the time.
Honestly, so many people smoke in this country that if they all quit, I'm sure it would help make an improvement in the overall air quality.
Oh well. Little steps I guess.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Scoooooooore!
Well, tonight is the night! The night that decides it.
Whether Egypt will go to the world cup for soccer (football as it's called here).
The game only started 5 minutes ago but there has been excitement going on all day in this country. People driving around honking their horns in a particular pattern, guys walking down the streets banging on drums, and people getting together in the streets to talk and shout with much animation. Even fireworks going off.
Just now, Egypt made the first goal of the game and the WHOLE neighborhood erupted in cheers.
I expect the next few hours will be similar, with cheers happening every time we are even close to making a goal.
It's somehow exciting, even if I'm not watching the game. I guess there is a feeling in the air.
They are playing against Algeria. Which wouldn't seem like a big deal except I guess the Algerian players are shall we say, slightly um, crazy.
There is a building in Algeria where some Egyptians live and they are being held hostage there. No kidding. And this is because of soccer. I don't know the whole story but it's quite insane.
The Algerians demanded some kind of special protection on the bus here in Egypt because they said they were afraid of what they Egyptian team might do to them (???) but last time Algeria was here, they were the ones who started all sorts of trouble, throwing things at reporters from the bus and what not.
If you ask me, all this craziness over soccer is... well, I don't know what it is. I do know that I don't understand it.
I'd like to say it's like this only in countries that aren't first world countries, but I know the UK and some other places go crazy for soccer as well.
Maybe because they don't have as many sports as the US does? I mean... soccer is the major sport in many countries, while in the US I would consider baseball and football the major sports. Along with basketball I suppose, though I'm not certain about that.
Also, that's not to say that people in the US don't ever get crazy about their sports games. We've all seen the pictures of the fans who paint themselves up in team colors and put their teams flags all over their cars, etc.
It just doesn't seem to reach the fevered pitch that it does for many countries when it comes to soccer.
For all it's worth, I hope Egypt wins tonight.
Whether Egypt will go to the world cup for soccer (football as it's called here).
The game only started 5 minutes ago but there has been excitement going on all day in this country. People driving around honking their horns in a particular pattern, guys walking down the streets banging on drums, and people getting together in the streets to talk and shout with much animation. Even fireworks going off.
Just now, Egypt made the first goal of the game and the WHOLE neighborhood erupted in cheers.
I expect the next few hours will be similar, with cheers happening every time we are even close to making a goal.
It's somehow exciting, even if I'm not watching the game. I guess there is a feeling in the air.
They are playing against Algeria. Which wouldn't seem like a big deal except I guess the Algerian players are shall we say, slightly um, crazy.
There is a building in Algeria where some Egyptians live and they are being held hostage there. No kidding. And this is because of soccer. I don't know the whole story but it's quite insane.
The Algerians demanded some kind of special protection on the bus here in Egypt because they said they were afraid of what they Egyptian team might do to them (???) but last time Algeria was here, they were the ones who started all sorts of trouble, throwing things at reporters from the bus and what not.
If you ask me, all this craziness over soccer is... well, I don't know what it is. I do know that I don't understand it.
I'd like to say it's like this only in countries that aren't first world countries, but I know the UK and some other places go crazy for soccer as well.
Maybe because they don't have as many sports as the US does? I mean... soccer is the major sport in many countries, while in the US I would consider baseball and football the major sports. Along with basketball I suppose, though I'm not certain about that.
Also, that's not to say that people in the US don't ever get crazy about their sports games. We've all seen the pictures of the fans who paint themselves up in team colors and put their teams flags all over their cars, etc.
It just doesn't seem to reach the fevered pitch that it does for many countries when it comes to soccer.
For all it's worth, I hope Egypt wins tonight.
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