Yes, I did it again

And I would do it again and again and again :)

The country I live in, The society surrounding me, the language, the religion, the music, the lifestyle, the freedom, the weather, the job, the house, OH WOW! I've changed EVERYTHING :) 
                                                 And I MARRIED THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! 


The person who took my hand, held it tight, assured me that everyone is NOT gonna be 'okay', its actually gonna be 'PERFECT'. 
He paved the way, He walked infront of me, He strengthened me, and He kept a straight smile on his face throughout this journey. 


Together, We discovered new paths  thats lead to this Happiness-Road, and we discovered a new way to LIVE it! 
We let go of all our fears, put ALL our trust in each other, and began hiking up that gorgeous Happy Hill.


                                   And I would do it again and again and again :)

Control and Sculpt

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" Its AMAZING how much control you need to stay on top of things....

.. and whats MORE Amazing is how much ON TOP of things you get when you're IN CONTROL"

Here's a little explanation of the above semi-understandable quote that I just created.

Lately , and for the past 11 months of my Life, I've been drawing and sculpting away...

Living each day in THIS country has been a designing job for me; Whereby I paint, I color, I add the missing colors and textures, and mainly I create a new sculpture of LIFE.

And while at work, I've been extremely aware and sensitive to the "thoughts" and "reactions" that a person experiences during his everyday adventures in Life.

ATHENS 2012, with all the Austerity measures of Europe, and all the Strikes and Fires and Demonstrations has been the BEST playground to practice my new findings. The BEST playground!

- The television has been harsh

- The people have become a nagging machine

- No one is happy

- Everyone is complaining!

So.... Off I go... .... Sculpting and Drawing the LIFE I want.

The LIFE I've been dreaming of... The one that I chose to live, NOT the one that was put infront of me to live.

I've created a small department in my head, In charge of managing the thoughts that are processed throughout my day.

This department is the most useful asset one can ever have!

- Do I hear nagging? DELETE!

- Do I feel negativity? REPLACE!

- Do I see sadness , death, and blood? CHANGE the channel!

- Still sadness and death and blood? STOP watching the news and only watch Happy stuff!

- Do I hear comments about the government? CHANGE the subject!

- Do I see a frown on peoples faces? SMILE!

- Do I catch sadness in people's hearts? SMILE and JOKE!

Sculpt, Sculpt, Sculpt! TAKE CONTROL of your Life, and become the Painter behind the beautiful scenes infront of you, You may be too busy to see them, but they're there :)

Sending you Positive Smiles

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Happy New Greece

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I admit, its been a looong time since I updated my whereabouts in the Greek Soils that I currently walk on.
The Greek Soils that I am falling in LOVE with, every day!


Greece: I love your weird people; People that I have lived with for 9 months and still can NOT understand .
Greece: I love your "Come on Monday" system. Youre right! LIFE needs to be lived! Life is not all about work and work! Work can wait.... if there is a nice cup of coffee waiting for us!
Greece: I like/really like your weather. In the Summer, you are the Queen of the world. But in Winters, you could be slightly harsh and cold! But youre still gorgeous, Thanks for giving us 4 seasons filled with color and energy!
Greece: I ABSOLUTELY love your music! Eventhough I dont speak your language fluently YET, I still looooove the beautiful many feelings you give me when I listen to your music, the lyrics, the artists! And dont get me started with your Dances! The way people "dance" to slow songs here? Moves my heart every time!
Greece: Thank you!


My FIRST-ever 'New Years' I spend in Athens, Greece:
Let me describe:

A small roadtrip to a Greek Town, a 2-day stay in a cozy local Greek Hotel, Live Greek music and Party downstairs, and the next thing you know..... WE MADE OUR FIRST SET OF FRIENDS!!!!!
The hotel sat us with a "young couple our age" because they were out of tables... and There you go!!!! We met a cute greek couple who we can now call "FIRST friends" we've made in 9 months!


Again, Greece: Thank you!

Our Cozy Greek Hotel View




Hello Greek Gorgeousness!

LIFE happens!

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No matter HOW MUCH you THINK you know yourself,
or how much you think you're in control of the situation around you,
No matter how much energy you invest in your mind,
to always take the lead and carve its way into happy places


LIFE happens!

LIFE happens all around you, LIFE takes from you, LIFE gives back to you, LIFE pushes you beyond your limits, LIFE pulls you back to places you dont want, LIFE brings you joy , LIFE treats you bad , LIFE HAPPENS!

It happens SO QUICK you dont have time to adjust your position, or to understand what just happened around you.

It just happens,
And it happens for GOOD reasons.. And it drops you off to GOOD destinations.. And finally looks at you from a distance and waves at you, turning away and smiling deeply leaving you there, leaving you GOOD.

LIFE happens and LIFE is beautiful!


‎5 months ago, Today was a Dream.
Today, I AM the Dream.




I moved to Greece, with the man of my LIFE, furnished our white n blue house, Registered our papers, became legal, bought a car, developed a routine, LIVED our lives and LOVED our lives.









LIFE happened to me in just FIVE months, after all the twisting and curling and fighting and dreaming, LIFE dropped me off at an Intersection that I have FOREVER longed for.










LIFE is beautiful, it had been a looooooong, tough, emotional, heavy, and passionate fight... But TODAY, I AM HERE.

I've made it so far! We have made it so far!
My Andreas and My passionate Self have left everything behind, and are now starting a NEW LIfe together.



We plan on opening our own little PROJECT, we plan on Living, we plan on Breathing, we plan on Smiling.


Life happens, and LIFE is Beautiful.

Signatures of THE Paper

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It had always been 'THE' day... THE day each and every woman catches the Cruel Anxiety Bug from... It's a known fact.... once you say "MARRIAGE", you internally switch ON the anxiety button... Oh and OF COURSE, that's when all the negativity hits.... with all its negative questions and looking for the easy way-out!

"Is it reeeaaaallllyyyyyyyyyy the right time?"
"Is he reaaaalllyyyyyyyyyyy what I reallllyyyyyy want? "



The MARRIAGE!!!!


As I quit my job (Easy) and got engaged (very Easy) , I started looking into whats next??? So we marry???? And then I move in with my Greek??? And then we move to Greece and start our long-awaited and day-dreamed-about LIFE?
(Oh God, i just felt a jump in my tummy as I wrote this sentence !)

Therefore, and after many many talks and discussions.... about THE DAY.... and THE MOVE.... we decided to play the game in ANOTHER way.... a completely different way.... and here are the points:

- This shall NOT be called a "Marriage"
- This will be our FIRST bulletpoint in our Lives that is yet to begin in the most positive of ways.
- This is a "paper" we are signing. The REAL Marriage will take place on a beautiful Greek Island.
- Andreas and I will do the MOVE, and WORK WORK WORK our way in Life, our new house, our new jobs, our new language, our new society.
- And NEXT year, 2012, THHAAATTTSSS when we will be able to SCREAM THE WORD OUT.... WE ARE MARRIEDDDDDD


















Having said that.....
On a beautiful Sunny Sunday Morning (March 27 to be exact) , Andreas picks me up from my house in Um Suqeim, where my Mom and Dad have been smiling so strongly from their hearts and blessing me dearly.

We get in his Volkswagen car.... Just the TWO of us.... placing our Greek CD and listening to our favorite Greek singer all throughout the one-hour drive.

We get into the Greek Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and try not to make so much noise as we take a couple of pictures of us outside, inside, and while we wait for our lovely Maria to be free for us.

And within a span of 3 minutes..... WE SIGN THE PAPER... that fully acknowledges us as a Civil Couple who will raise Civil Children in this society we live in ****sign sign sign sign**** and **** YESSSSSSS YES YESSSS *****











AAANNNNNNDDDDDD feeling as though this world can NOT take our positive energies; We drive away, just the TWO of us, back to Dubai.

Our parents, the Karams and the Constantinideses, are waiting for us in a Lebanese restaurant to hear about this Journey where we eat and talk and love.....

Then, we Head off to our friends, our real friends who also want to hear about our journeys, and give us some more love that we openly receive!

How does it feel????

It Feels Right and Natural !









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Positive Therapy

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A wise Greek man once told me ,and showed me , and taught me , that its ALWAYS safe for us to choose the easy way OUT.






- Its ALWAYS easy to choose the Home Delivery option, as opposed to walking to the market
- Its ALWAYS easy to travel or run away , as opposed to sit by your struggles
- Its ALWAYS easy to get a divorce, as opposed to going thru the rough patches together


I, myself, have been LIVING the idea that 'negativity brings out more negativity'... and guess what???? Positivity DOES help in attracting more positivity

Cutting straight to the point..... I would like to apologize for the lack of blogging.... Believe me I have missed you sooooo much!!! But I, Lina Karam, would like to announce that I GOT ENGAAAAAGGGEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!

Here is a snapshot of what I have been going through for the past month....

- January 20: Lina Resigns
- January 21: Lina Birthday
- January 25: Lina Yoga Teacher
- February 27: Lina being asked 'Will you Marry Me?'
- March 1: Andreas Resigns from job
- March 2: Linas parents meet Andrea's parents
- March 20: LAST WORKING DAY at Virgin Megastore!

Again, I would like to emphasize that as simple as it may sound..... Positivity attracts Positivity....

And i am moving to Greece with my man, to begin my Life... to begin molding my life in the way, shape , and form that my mind will attract!

I do NOT know what to expect.
i do NOT know if i will learn the language.
I do NOT know exactly how my career will unfold.
i do NOT know anything...... EXCEPT:




I WILL ATTRACT.
and
I WILL ATTRACT it ALL.








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Dreamers of a Story

NO IM NOT DREAMING... Its all coming into play!
NO IM NOT DREAMING...
NO IM NOT DREAMING...
NO IM NOT DREAMING...



Both my dream, and Andrea's dream are moving closer and closer to each other until they UNITE into ONE BIG LIFE-CHANGING MOVE!


Andreas is re-living his dream through me, and I am re-living my dream through him!

He has revived my dream that I had slept on. He has pushed me into places I used to daydream about ---- well, I actually had a taste of it in Mexico for a good 6-months.

Andreas Constantinides, to me, has been a dream by himself.
It started off in a little corner restaurant, on Dubai Marina . I still remember what I was having, a potato salad!
As I munched my food and enjoyed the seating area outside, because there was NOONE, Andreas and I began discussing a topic, with all honesty and all transparency.


One little vision turned into a smile,
One smile lead for a mental visualition,
One mental note encouraged a brain reaction,
The brain of course, has done its job well and worked all day, all night!

It was then, that we discovered that we are speaking the same language, and we have almost the same set of eyes! We see the same future, and we share the same goals.

That potato salad night, began re-occuring on various settings,
Over a coffee, over dinner, at our workplace, almost always!

and a LITTLE BABY DREAM WAS BORN.

On the other hand, Andreas the Greek, had been sitting quitely in the corner, minding his own business, and not talking to anyone.
He lived his life, did his duties, carried ALL his thoughts silently inside his head, and carried on with Life in a confident way, Just like all Greeks!

Suddenly, he is struck by his Mexican friend.

His friend was speaking to him, but the voice was coming from a far far distance.
When he finally had a chance to look closely and have a listen to what the voice is saying, he undertood immediately!
It was HIS language.

His dreams, His thoughts, His ideas! ! ! Finally among the crowd, he hears and picks up the voice that means most to him!

And a LITTLE BABY DREAM WAS BORN.


I am now living a True Story, that no matter how many times I repeat to myself, still feels like a dream!






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When we're together, You can almose feel the air around us, and escape

A letter to Twenty-Ten

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I will not be harsh; nor will I be leniant
I will bring it all out and make sure its all radiant.

Twenty-Ten, you have (by far) definitely proved
what noone else , no other, no year has ever even moved.

You have tumbled, moved, replaced, and frightened
that my feelings, thoughts, and dreams have certainly been enlightened.

I will carry you with me on the back of my mind and soul
for my Twenty-Eleven, you will be an everlasting model Role.






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November -- Movember

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As I welcome the month of November..... as in... As I WELCOME with OPEN arms the fact that the humidity in Dubai has left 90% and the heat in Dubai dropped below 45 degrees, I congratulate myself.

I believe I have proven to myself that WHERE you are , location-wise and country-wise, affects your personality.

Location-wise and country-wise affects your personality!

Location-wise and country-wise affects your personality!

Location-wise and country-wise affects your personality!

I am now, TODAY, November 2, starting to smile again!

- Is that normal?

- Is that how I am supposed to be?

- WAITING for the weather?

- DREADING 5 months of my life?

- WISHING I could disappear for 5 months? Wishing to take another 5-months unpaid leave in order to live my life?

As I happily turn the page over, and open a completely different (more Lina-oriented) page, I think I owe it to myself.

I need to sit down and relive what I have been through ; and how I lived from June 1 until October 31.

*** Please note that this is something extremely personal, What applies to me may NOT apply to you.

I am just doing this because I need to stand grounded regarding this topic (that has, obviously, been the centre of my thoughts) ; and I need to find peace with it.

- Waking up, was always a battle for me. Just the search for this looooong breath that would eventually guide me throughout my day.

- Searching for a smile, an inner smile.... I looked DEEEEP inside me, looking for any positive energy, a smiling force, that would KEEP me going.

- The smallest action like 'getting dressed' needed an 'Action Plan' , whereby I needed to think of the sweating and the sticking and the making sure that your pants aren't too tight and stop my blood circulation.

- The natural action of 'walking' required a 'Action Plan' as well, whereby I needed to think of many many shortcuts and ways to walk THE LEAST.

- The transportation factor of 'driving a car' also needed a 'Preparation Plan', whereby i needed to accept that my AC would take enough time to actually COOl, otherwise I am stuck in a box of HEAT with clothes pressing against my body and ONE thought WHY AM I HERE AGAIN?!

- Leisure times, meaning activities post-work, required RUSHING to a 5-star Hotel's Swimming Pool because its actually cooled; or staying IN (of course), or TRAVELING (double of course) ..... Therefore you end up spending so much more money!

- And last but not least, the 'waiting' , the 'counting down' , the 'planning for the winter', the ' i wish i could do this, but not now! '.

Again, please let me emphasize that this is SO PERSONAL.

I am CERTAIN, I have now made peace with the thought that I DO NOT BELONG HERE.

I say that, and I say it WITH A SMILE.

Dubai has done its duty with me, it has served me right, and I am appreciative of this fact. I have lived here 24 years. And I do not want to over-abuse my relationship with it.

The time has come to MOVE ON.

Gracefully, and Peacefully, and Smiling-fully.

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When YO meets GA

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I have been a Yoga fanatic for 6 years, practicing on a regular basis, both local and international.

I started off joining random Yoga classes here in Dubai, until I picked up the habit of becoming a member in the FIRST Yoga studio called 'Gems of Yoga' . I remember , I used to wake up at 6:00 am and drive to class that started at 7:00 am, to shower and change and be back in office by 8:30 am.

I increased the dose, by traveling around and doing Yoga Retreats... to explore what other teaching styles are out there... I just felt that THIS is how I would love to spend my time!

My Yoga retreat in Mexico was BY-FAR the best experience I have had.

It actually pushed me into developing my own Yoga routine, my style, with my music, and my poses, .... it built my own Yogic personality.....

and now..... now.... now ... the time has FINALLY come to pursue my OWN Yogic Professional Journey....

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I am now doing my 200-hour Yoga Teachers Training Course in order to get my Certificate.

I will be allowed, LEGALLY, to enlighten people about YOGA... and how I see Yoga, and how I breathe Yoga, and how I feel Yoga :))))))

With the hopes of transferring my Yogic Message onto whomever, wherever, and however.

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my "days off"

Summer Time comes around, and I find out that I am entitled to 15 days off...........

I will not comment at this stage because.... seriously... seriously.... SERIOUSLY????

so YOU tell me how many days I am supposed to take as "days off" ???

- And I cant "OFF" whenever I want?

- I cant "OFF" whenever I need?

Needless to say, I took 17 days off... Seventeen... You know why?? Because I want to!!!! Simple !!!!

SPAIN and GREECE has now been tagged.

!HA!

Nature runs its course

You live, you travel, you meet, you talk, you develop, you learn, you shape up, you become AWARE of who you are....

You get to a point where you you are at A PLACE.

You look around.... carefully studying this newly-built environment you've created (thanks to YOU) and you find a silhouette far far away....

You walk towards it, squinching your eyes, trying to figure WHO IS THIS? ......

As you reach closer, you whisper : "YOU ??????"

You ask him: " YOU??? You're here as well? I've known you for 5 WHOLE years, and you're HERE now? "

You ask yourself : " Whyyyy HERE??"

" Whyyyy NOW?"

And you get this instant rush.... telling you " Nature runs its course" !

What is meant to be is simply.... MEANT TO BE.....

Meet Andreas Constantinides.....

This time different

The Dubai train has taken me away ... with it... so fast and so ruthless.

But this time, was different!!!

I climbed on it, held on tight, closed my eyes, accepted the change, accepted the ups AND the downs, many downs, was shaken, was shaken hard, but in the end... opened my eyes and found myself getting somewhere!

I realize that my Mexico trip shuffled my priorities around. and THIS is what I understood throughout my 6 months-post Mexico experience.
Alot of people, unfortunately, have been eliminated from my life..
Friends have suddenly disolved, my activities were replaced, the boyfriend and I have gone our seperate ways ... Alot has changed..

Im still standing! I've embraced this change... and made peace with it.

peace :) Good word!









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wait.. but...

Right, My last post was talking about the filled and full and fully-dilated schedule I'm running.

But, I do stop and wonder.... where is the BALANCE in all this???

In whatever we do, BALANCE is key.

Food, balance it out.

Drinking and smoking, BALANCE it out.

Work, BALANCE it out.

Activities, BALANCE it out.

so yeay for happiness and yeay for busy-ness... But Lina needs to be with Lina every now and then.

Lina needs to re-connect with Lina!

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The Dubai Train

Do you know when you feel like theres a train passing near you in aSTORMING speed, and you just HAVE to catch it... you HAVE to get on that train... otherwise, Youll end up missing it completely...

The train Im referring to is the DUBAI LIFE. I can see it clearly, Living in Dubai is like Running for that Train.

The speed is craaaazy, the pace is soooo fast, the people are alllll over, the smells are crazy, the activities are wohowww, the noises are everywhere... its a busy train... Its a busy Life!

I've gone back to work, and I mean work work work.... Ive done 5 events in 3 weeks...

I had never looked at it this way.... But I'm doing work, I'm spending time with my man, and my friends, I'm loving my family, which has just grown plus one... a teeeny tiny one-month-old son of my brother.

Im actually starting a relationship with my work buddies *(thats a new).
We're dedicating one night per week, where we all go out and have fun.... and whenever there's an event, or a work party, we go crash it!

The pace is fast... and the options are many.... The answer, personally to me, is ONE. ....
Just use it ...

Use it and do it , and live it to the MAX...

You see, the reason why this is an issue, is because I used to run away from these scenarios, sit back, and complain"oufff this is toooo much, its tooo stressfull, its tooo hard"

When you can look at it in a way that will make you see what you got... the positivities of it all... the clutters of energy all over... This and that, and this and that .. are actually good for you ... Head out there, smile, and Live it all.


This, to me, is the method of Riding the train in Dubai:)















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Spice it

I've welcomed the new year 2010 with warm spirit and a pleasant positive outlook.
HERE I AM,.... Take me with you....
Im closing my eyes and allowing myself to be moved around, shuffled around, and taken to wherever , with whomever, doing whatever, whenever.

I turned 27 this week... and I spent it doing EXACTLY what I wanna do !

My birthday: January 21. My friends and I gathered at my house, we ordered THAI food... and had a great dinner.... We were all sweating and spicing up, thefood was ALLL sooo HOT, it was HILLARIOUS.
The tissue box was passed along the table, for our sweaty faces, while makings ounds like AHHHHH, OHHHH, AWWWWW, OUCCHHHHHH....
It was amaaazing!!!!

the next day, January 22. we all went to my boyfriend's pool and had a barbecue there... the company added the spice and the color of the day.
Hours later, still January 22..... A new soul was welcomed to this Earth, to our lives.
My brother had a baby!!!! Little Zeus saw the light ONE DAY after me!
A new fresh spirit among us..... surrounded by sooo much love... Its beautiful.

The welcome of the year was colorful.... spicyy...HOT..... new.... and different!!!

Bienvenida con nosotros mi amor!!!!!!












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Eventful Energy

I brought in journalists, Gulf News, Emirates Woman, Top Gear.... , Brought in refreshments, prepared the press kits, sent out the email invite and was ready to start the show!!!

We started the show... and the journalists tested out the product, they loved it, I made my contacts and strengthened them.... and in the end... I walked out SMILING!!

Event number One at my current job is ....... Done....

When I got home... I decided to do my Yoga routine... and I kid you not..... The amount of Energy that was running through my body was EXTRAORDINARY... No, No, you dont understand,... I have never felt THAT much energy running through my body . From my head to my toe. That tingly sensation inside that tells you IM HEREE... IM ALIVEEEE.... IM HEREEEE.

Gracias!!!!

Todo lo que puedo decir es una pallabra... Gracias!!!

de todo mi corazon!!!

Lina Del Libano

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tayyib...

So basically, That's IT..

I've reached the moment I was dreading.. Ive reached this far... Its soo soo far. .. I almost thought I would never reach it....

I walked my 2 feet back to JBR, walked up the stairs, opened the doors of the Head Office and walked my way to my desk!

I sat down and started staring around me... I started talking to the many many people who came to my desk to tell me "WELCOME BACKKKK" "OH LINAA, YOURE BACKKK"
I answered the questions, and I commented on my trip, and I tried so hard to understand whats going on.

I'll tell you whats going on....
Whats going on is that I left this very very very same desk... Went awayyyyyy, so far away... physically 18 hours away, 10 hours of time difference away, and a whole new different language away....
................and smoothly walked back to my desk!!!


The desk that still contains my Calendar with all my notes and my little stars on "JULY 23".. and my handwriting saying "CANADA and MEXICO".. WITH A BIG BLACK CIRCLE AROUND MY DATE OF DEPARTTURE.

And the most interesting story is .... the tissue box is still AT THE SAME LOCATION as I left it!
The notes, the papers, the ruler, the calculater, my white jacket, TODO, TODO, TODO!!!!!


I spent 2 whole days questioning my existance... where am I?? Why am I here?? okay so whats the plan??

My poor poor Boyfriend!!!!
I started opening topics like "Whats our plan? Where do you wanna live?? When do we wanna leave??"
My poor boyfriend.. I scared him so much!!!!
"LINA, Where is all this coming from?>??"

This is coming from.... I dont care where this is coming from.... IM BACK..

IM BACK.... FULLY BACK.... not just back to Dubai.. But back to my job... my phone... my customers... my people... my colleages... my meetings... my everything....
The situation at work has improved... and I AM BACKKK:))))))


Im here..Now... Today... Nothing matters but TODAY...

I have decided to STOP thinking about Yesterday and last month, and in 1 month, or in 1 year...

This , I believe, will make me focus on the MORE Important things in Life....
which, by the way, is WONDERFUL....

Just Focus, and LIVE, and ENJOYYYYYY... TODAY!!!!


Signed; Yours truthfully
Lina Del Libano, who is now physically in the office!

epppaaaaaaaaaaaa:)))))











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Del Libano

ChAos 'round

No matter how hard I describe the chaos around me, I will not be able to....

A chaos thats so difficult to describe becoz it carries so many meanings and feelings!

My brother and his 9-month pregnant wife 'Nadyn' have arrived ... theyre here in Lebanon.

My boyfriend has also arrived, here in Lebanon.

My younger brother has also arrived, here in Lebanon.

My friends are still a constant.

Family has magnified.

We spent Christmas Eve dinner with Nadyn's parents and family.. After dinner, a huuuge session of opening gifts took place at their place.

And for Christmas day, My 2 brothers and I went out for lunch.

It was one moment that I cherished and appreciated.

Myself and the 2 boys walking around the streets of Hamra, looking around the shops and the BEIRUT CITY Life . After lunch, there was another walk that led us to a Coffee place for some tea and coffees.

My boyfriend and I meeting up , and exchanging Christmas Presents in the house with his Mom and Dad kamain.

Driving around in Souk Jounieh until we head to Kaslik amidst the 'Classy' Lebanese drinking their Red Wine glasses in the cold winter Lebanese night..

Spending so much time, I repeat, so much time with my friends, my girl friends, doing random outings that were supposed to be "Lets go out for dinner" and ended up with one too many drinks... Or witnessing ,and meeting the violin player, of a Lebanese Band called "Mashrou3 Leila", who I instantly fell in love with.. They reminded me of the Mexican Band I met in Guanajuato... except, here, they are LEBANESE... speaking Lebanese, using Arabic instruments and rhythms, and talking about issues here in Lebanon!

Having a bonding session with my aunt... over the tastes and joys of food... Her and me standing by the Stove and cooking a Vegetarian dish for my Lunch! Taking her advice about how we can make my Vegetarian food actually "TASTE"...

Yes, PURE CHAOS... is what Im experiencing here in Lebanon...

The definition of Chaos, the Meaning of Chaos, ,,, But a Joyful Chaos..... A very joyful Chaos.

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