Christmas Memories at School

Even though I'm celebrating Christmas on the 7th of January but I remember when I was at school we were celebrating on 25 December too.. My school would always start celebrations since 24 Dec that remain till 7 Jan.

We had a big tree to be set always on 24 Dec in the enterance.. by mid-day before the break while we still in our classes they work on getting the tree set up & ready.. so that when the break starts we get surprised & the celebation begins.. And one of our teachers would wear Santa Claus clothes (or as we used to call him Papa Noel although we were in an English school & that's not the English name so I've no idea where did this come from :D)..

- Sometimes if the students felt a bit earlier than the break that the school is preparing for Christmas they start making noise by telling each other & they can't wait anymore or concentrate & they would keep convincing the teachers to let us go to check what's happening, many teachers would give up for our requsts & let us go earlier happily :) that was so sweet :)) -

Santa Clause (the teacher whom we always just guess in the beginning who he was) go around the whole school and enter our classes to give us sweets, choloates & simple presents :) He gives also those party whistles & party hats.. Oh how I love & really miss those old days :)) memories are always magical to remember :) ..

We hear the very famous old Christmas carol music played around & that's how I recall it was saying "Merry christmas, Merry christmas, Merry christmas day..Santa Claus is coming now in the Christmas day" and "We wish you a Merry Christmas" carol too.. These were being played all the way till he finishs his tour in all classes..
We all start singing with Santa Claus, the whole school, all teachers & students..

All this is happening on the 24th of December then the Tree stays set up till the 7th of January.. That's how we were celebrating Christmas twice which was fantasic! :D At school we have that celebration on 24 Dec & still we have all the spirit & look of Christmas is up till 7 Jan and we celebrate on 7 Jan at homes..

Now many of my friends still sends me Christmas greetings on the 24th of December & the 7th of January as well which actually revives my memory of those old days when I was celebrating on both 25 Dec & 7 Jan.. :) Great feeling to remember the old times & go back to them.. :) Thank you all my dear friends :))

<3<3

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

Chapeau! Real  exceptional creative idea and fantastic performance! Really love it..
It's said that this performance took place in a mall in Canada... Great idea!

Waka Waka Biggest flashmob in the Netherlands

Big show for Waka Waka in Netherlands ;) Beautiful show! :)

Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)

WOW! Just Amazing & Creative! :)

More than 200 dancers were performing their version of "Do Re Mi", in the Central Station of Antwerp. with just 2 rehearsals they created this amazing stunt! Those 4 fantastic minutes started the 23 of march 2009, 08:00 AM. It is a promotion stunt for a Belgian television program, where they are looking for someone to play the leading role, in the musical of "The Sound of Music".

.. تعالى نسامح الأيام .. تعالى نرجع الأحلام

تعالى يا عمري تاني ندوب .. ولا غالب ولا مغلوب .. ونتصافى مع الأيام .. ونتراضى مع المكتوب

تعالى نسامح الأيام ونعذرها

تعالى نرجع الأحلام على دارها 

تعالى نسامح الأيام ونعذرها 

تعالى نرجع الأحلام على دارها 

تعالى يا عمري تاني ندوب 

ولا غالب ولا مغلوب 

و نتصافى مع الأيام ونتراضى مع المكتوب 

تعالى يا عمري تاني ندوب 

ولا غالب ولا مغلوب 

و نتصافى مع الأيام ونتراضى مع المكتوب 

تعالى تعالى ... تعالى نسامح الأيام 

خايف مني ...؟ ...! 

خايف من إيه ...؟ إيــه ...؟ 

و بتظلمني في حبك ليه ...؟ 

خايف مني ...؟ ...! 

خايف من إيه ...؟ إيــه ...؟ 

و بتظلمني في حبك ليه ...؟ 

مهما الزمان كان يوم قاسي 

ح اقسى عليك إزاي 

و أنتا اللي مالك إحساسي 

عمري اللي فات والـ جـاي 

مهما الزمان كان يوم قاسي 

ح اقسى عليك إزاي 

و أنتا اللي مالك إحساسي 

عمري اللي فات والـ جـاي 

آآآه الـــ جــاي 

تعالى يا عمري تاني ندوب 

ولا غالب ولا مغلوب 

و نتصافى مع الأيام ونتراضى مع المكتوب 

تعالى يا عمري تاني ندوب 

ولا غالب ولا مغلوب 

و نتصافى مع الأيام ونتراضى مع المكتوب 

تعالى تعالى ... تعالى نسامح الأيام 

Anxiety of Life... (Unlived Life...)

Like a word that eludes the tongue.. Like a star in the sky that glitters in the eyes but can't be reached.. Like the sound of silence that can't be heard.. Like that emotional music that doesn't stop except when mostly needed to be forever heard.. Like that dreamy dawn that can't be spent, not even in dreams.. Like the ocean that has no end though it can't fill you.. Like the feeling you wished to have but never had.. Like that only thing you wished to do & never did.. Like a bird that can't fly.. Like a beautiful flower that you can't hold.. Like a thought that can't be explained.. A feeling that can't be felt.. Like looking at the heavenly beauty of this universe & see nothing but vain.. Like a dream away of reach even while dreaming.. Like looking at the skyline* & no end in sight.. Like tears that ain't able to flow.. or neither let go.. Like a thirsty soul that endlessly searching for water by chasing mirages.. Like a lost soul in a lost world that can never be found.. A story that can't be told.. It's just like a life that can't be lived...

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* Skyline here means the 'horizon'.  

The Other Side

Sometimes I discover that I'm trying to kill the time that's already flying like crazy! Why is this happening!! I actually never have free time to waste or search for ways to kill it.. Then I realized that I'm escaping... escaping from myself... from life.. Yes that's true.. Sometimes we escape ourselves more than we escape others.. maybe because others don't know about ourselves as much as we do!
They don't see the other side of us.. the side of us that's more sad.. more grieved.. more miserable.. more suffering.. normally that side is never shown as it truly is.. specially when everyone around you expect the contrary.. expect that you are strong..never giving up.. when they depend on you more & more.. when they give you the feeling that they are like deriving their motivation or optimism from you.. when they see that you have always been the meaning of hope.. when they see that you've always given them an example of success.. It's hard after all this that you be the example of failure! It's hard to raise the white flag when everyone expect you to be a warrior!! You can't give up when they think your hope & optimism is endless! You can't let them down! You can't destroy that image.. or rather you don't wish to destroy it cause you also love it.. you as well like them expect the same things from yourself.. You mostly don't want to destroy that image in your own eyes.. They all the time drew that role for you & you loved it & kept playing it.. till it became part of you.. became you.. you believed it & addicted this role in life..
But somehow sometimes you forget that you are just HUMAN you aren't superman! And because you forget.. & you think for a momemt you're a superman and that you are able to take beyond what HUMANS can bear.. many times all your pain is gone by unnoticed by everyone around.. remains unknown to anybody.. it's that hard to acknowledge the pain.. to even confess to yourself sometimes that you feel it.. that you're suffering from it.. If it's that hard to admit that the other side do exist within us.. Is it that hard to admit that we are HUMANS...