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Middle East and North AfricaME/NA Group & Misc...
shokran :)
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-09 09:50:00
Middle East and North AfricaME/NA Group & Misc...
very nice!! ok here's my question so i want to introduce myself on the site, but do i just make a new topic or is there somewhere where we all introduce ourselves?
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-09 09:37:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....

Is this not the same group of women that threw their toys out of the pram last week and formed their own invite only group due to hateful comments? Apparently, some are more addicted to creating drama than they care to admit.

In retrospect, I wonder how the same initial suggestion would have been greeted had it been posted by Meauxna, MDYoung, Aussiewench or Yodrak, since they have been known to advise of the same?


please don't start the same topic twice ... you're likely to receive a more concise answer in one thread.


why even mention an invite only group? what's that have to do with this thread? it's post like this that also adds fuel to the drama.
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-17 04:33:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....
ditto for me also, i'm not going anywhere, and i'm also a member. As for this "do not vilify or put down someone without expecting to get it back" it goes both ways.

Happy Journey to you also!
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 20:23:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....

some of you ladies in the sacred 'ME/NA Off Limits to Everyone Else' Forum really need to get your meds reevaluated! :thumbs:

i've given this very answer numerous times as it is the proper answer. i browse VJ using the active topics link ... therefore, i don't really care what forum the thread is in.

loosen up, lose the chip on the shoulder and try to be a bit more positive once in a while!! :thumbs:


I am not letting anything fester or spewing negativity. I wanted to know why it mattered to you. I think your statement about the ladies needing their medications reevaluted was negative. What medications are you talking about? Are you suggesting some people here take medications and if so what for exactly? I find that statement unsettling.
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 19:54:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....

please don't start the same topic twice ... you're likely to receive a more concise answer in one thread.


this is what i called ragged on. Why even tell him not to post twice.Who are you to tell anyone what to do even if you said please. If people want to post the same information in a different forum because they think they can receive better answers what does that have to do with how you feel?
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 19:21:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....
i wouldn't apologize jean. If KML wanted to post his topic in here so be it. He also stated why he posted twice. I didn't see the need for him to explain also. As he said it's nobody's business if he posted twice. I don't see anything in terms of service where it says anything about posting twice. But obviously it bothered someone who came to post that in this thread. I don't mind that people "outsiders" come in here to offer advice be it good or bad. But it did bug me when someone came in to rag on how he posted twice now that's a bunch of BS.
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 17:50:00
Middle East and North Africagot SSC but.....
When I wanted to know the time frame that it will take my husband to get his ssn and green card the place i posted was here in the ME/NA forum. I don't see anything wrong with KML posting this twice considering most of the people that post in the ME/NA forum have husbands who are from Morocco, and who have been there and done that. Most of the people that did answer his questions where from Morocco anyways .

Meriem that picture cracks me up :lol: So are we being policed now? Has the Middle East/North African Forum become a Police Forum now ???
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 10:43:00
Middle East and North AfricaMarried
awww Mabrook (F)
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-16 20:54:00
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Congrats Angel....we just got a second car too...its so nice because I hate driving my minivan other than to work and home, so now we cruise in a Lexus!

On another note, its touching almost 100F in my town with the heat index, and i think i will spend the afternoon in the pool with the kids...Sofyan gets off at 7pm and there isnt a whole lot to do :(

So, mine and Sofyans one year wedding anniversary is next wednesday, the 19th, and he works that WHOLE day, so i sercretly ordered this HUGE balloon creation and it is getting delivered to his job, (i hope he isnt too embarassed) and we are celebrating the day after because we are both off...im so excited, They say the first one is the hardest to get thru, but man, if that was what people would consider hard, i guess the next 75+ will be a breeze....Ahh im so lucky



:lol: I didn't consider my first year of marriage difficult either considering we weren't together for most of it. we are into our second year and so far so good. I hear ya about that heat I was outside already a few times and dang it was hot. I think I'll go rent some movies and watch them all day cuz my albi doesn't get off work until 10pm :( boo hoo. Well i could always go visit him at work and pretend I am shopping :devil:
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
btw Happy Anniversary Kelly and Sofyan

Edited by angelk96, 15 July 2006 - 02:19 PM.

AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 14:17:00
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wow..i remember when there were only 6 weeks for us .... it took no time at all!!! much luck girl!!

amal


yeah those last 6 weeks went by so fast :dance:
Oh we finally bought another car. What a relief my husband can sleep in now and i don't have to go get him for his lunch hour :dance:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-15 10:46:00
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:D yeah lets all go to Jordan.

I am trying to get the yallah middle east unpinned. Just because nobody post here anymore and plus i hate for anyone else to become a bullseye if you know what i mean. I asked Ewok but so far it's still here.
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-09 09:40:00
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Ahhh i would love to visit Irbid Jordan for a few weeks or a month! I miss thoses every 6 months trips! I miss my husband's family well... my family there :) I notice when I was in Jordan I felt like I didn't have a worry in the world
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-07 17:52:00
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I don't know if any of you are star trek fans, but Dr. Bashir from"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Alexander Siddig was Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in the movie. At the end I kept thinking Dr. Bashir get out of the car :lol:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-05 19:44:00
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Did anyone see Syriana??? It was an awesome movie..well i thought so!
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-05 17:39:00
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LB Mabrook on your wedding. I am sure you made a very beautiful bride.

I'll have to tell you my baby story we been trying but not really. So we decided to take care of my cousin's little girl who is 1 year's old for a week. OMG it was difficult!!!!!!!! After that I know now is not the time to have a baby. I am glad I got a trial run. I think I spent most of my time chasing after her because she would get into to everything. She also is a great vaccum cleaner :lol: She would find the smallest little thing like a piece of lint and stick it in her mouth. We had a plant on the floor and she would go dig in it and try to put the soil in her mouth. I do know for a fact my husband would be a great father considering he did most of the work. He would get up and take me to work at 5:15am and then go home and try to put her back to sleep so he can finish sleeping. When they both woke up later he would feed her and give her a bath and take her to day care and go to work. It was exhausting!! :wacko: We made it through the week though!
I am sure when we have our own it will be different but right now it's just not the right time. I wish you lots of luck I am sure you and your husband will make awesome parents!

Mary hope your husband gets his license soon. Sheesh to wait at the DMV all day. yikes!

Ditto to what amal said :thumbs: :lol:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-07-01 19:49:00
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I'll probably get banned for mentioning this but #######.
Kelly I am really sorry what has happen to you. It could have happen to anyone of us. I admire your courage for going to the site and sticking up for yourself and not backing down. I know what you went through to be with Sofyan and I know how much you two love each other. Don't let anyone ever make you think different. Of all the people the sharmoota had to pick on she pick the most innocent one who never did anything mean to anyone else on this board.

Sorry girl just had to throw my support out there for you I could no longer just sit here quietly any longer.

Take care and keep your head high!


Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-28 21:48:00
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Thanks Girls. I haven't been able to get excited about it yet because I been so busy working. I can't wait until this other Nurse goes off orientation. and I will go back to my regular schedule. Amal where you been? and how's things. Also Mary how's the life? I hope you are very happy :)

angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-28 09:50:00
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Kelly keep your credit good and in a short time you and sofyan will have your house too. Good Luck glad everything is working out for you.


Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-26 07:35:00
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afwan Meriem! our closing date is July 24th so hopefully by the end of july we'll be in our new home.

Has anyone heard from Kelly?
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-25 13:19:00
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thanks Jackie. I just am tired of putting rent money in someone else's pocket when it can be going towards my own house. I am just glad we finally found the one we liked and didn't settle for one we almost bought but at the last minute i backed out.

Good luck with the new house. Never hurts to start looking at the housing market just to get an idea what you like :)


Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-25 08:13:00
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Ditto to what Twila said :)

On another note: I been shopping around for houses to buy for a while and yesterday we found one
3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a huge back yard. We put a bid in yesterday and my realtor just called and told me they accepted our offer :dance: :dance: :dance:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-24 17:22:00
Middle East and North AfricaYallah Middle East 2.0
Congratulations Donna that is very good news!


My husband finally got the opportunity to meet all my family these past 2 days. We went to another state where I grew up for a furneral and most of my family was there except for a few cousins. He really liked it and told me if he ever misses Jordan to take him there for a day to visit. He was surprised to see how similar our cultures where regarding family and our habits and how they just accepted him. He was also very honored that he was picked to be a pallbearer for my aunt. I can't complain about anything. We are doing very well. Hope everyone else is doing well also!!

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-23 10:42:00
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Marhaba everyone!!

I been busy lately and haven't had time to post but I read here and there to see how things are going.
As for JP I think she is taking a long break from VJ. Hope everyone is doing great and wishing your journeys go quickly!

Take care!

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-22 22:30:00
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Happy Birthday Amal!!!
Mabrook to your friend! I'm sure she is very very relieved!!

My Albi is working from 10 to 7pm also today. Oh well better than that 1:30pm to 10:30pm shift. At least we are getting off work today about the same time :)
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-13 18:08:00
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Just want to add Angie that all cases are not the same. Me and Amal's were similar where they asked for more information. Good Luck!! and Alf Mabrook on your upcoming wedding!

Angel

sorry about the kitten icey..geez algeria just must like what you have..first the cell phone now the kitten. Safe guard your fiance :lol:

Jess I flew on Air France didn't have trouble but the connections were close. I was sitting next to this guy from Michigan and he was telling me about his close connection time and was worried about making his connecting flight. I didn't even notice that my connecting flight was cutting it close also so i was pretty worried, but made it. Charles De Gaulle has no smoking so if you smoke..hehehe most of the women that smoked went in the bathrooms and lit up..includiing me but got paranoid and too a couple of puffs and put it out. :lol:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-09 20:10:00
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I have a question? I have read that we need to keep records to prove a relationship, telphone records. instant messages and emails. Do I print out everysingel email? All of instant message conversations? I started printing out instant messages from MSN which I use at work and from just May 25 to June 5th in instant messges I printed 53 pages. When I was going to print out emials it would of been 221 pages of just what I sent him so far and that was just from Yahoo. I printed the ones I sent from work. Can i just copy the pages that show the date, time, subject, and lenght? Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated.



Angie

it's ok to keep a few things before you marry. Just to show you been in contact with each other. But what Amman what to see is that you still have ongoing communication after you are married. That's where you start gathering all your evidence. Say for example phone records, emails like 1 for each month or chats every months say like one from each week or just a couple just to show you are in contact with each other. Be sure to take a lot of pictures when you are in Jordan. Copy your passport pages to show entry and exit into Jordan each time you go. Postal letters are good to show too from both of you. Umm what else..?? I can't think right now cuz i'm making dinner. :)

Angel



Maybe I am taking the above out of context and I am by no means an expert in Amman, but I should think the evidence prior to engagment or marriage is also very important. Not saying the above is stating its not, however the way its reads to me is that the evidence after is important.

I separated my evidence into 2 piles. Evidence of meeting and establishing a relationship, and evidence of ongoing relationship. I don't think there is a need for EVERY piece of email or IM, etc. But again, evidence of an existing relationship PRIOR to an engagement or marriage is *also* very important.

Good luck to you!


not disputing what you say about prior information, but the consul specifically told my husband she wanted evidence of communication after our marriage. so we took back over a 1000 pages of documents :lol: which they gave back to him after they approved him for his visa. so to be safe rather than sorry have him take all the information, but keep some aside just in case. Maybe Amal or Dawn or Jackie can add when they come on! and how they put together their information.
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-09 19:53:00
Middle East and North AfricaYallah Middle East 2.0

I have a question? I have read that we need to keep records to prove a relationship, telphone records. instant messages and emails. Do I print out everysingel email? All of instant message conversations? I started printing out instant messages from MSN which I use at work and from just May 25 to June 5th in instant messges I printed 53 pages. When I was going to print out emials it would of been 221 pages of just what I sent him so far and that was just from Yahoo. I printed the ones I sent from work. Can i just copy the pages that show the date, time, subject, and lenght? Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated.



Angie

it's ok to keep a few things before you marry. Just to show you been in contact with each other. But what Amman what to see is that you still have ongoing communication after you are married. That's where you start gathering all your evidence. Say for example phone records, emails like 1 for each month or chats every months say like one from each week or just a couple just to show you are in contact with each other. Be sure to take a lot of pictures when you are in Jordan. Copy your passport pages to show entry and exit into Jordan each time you go. Postal letters are good to show too from both of you. Umm what else..?? I can't think right now cuz i'm making dinner. :)

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-09 17:50:00
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Mabrook!!!
Wishing you a great day and many more with your husband!
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-07 21:01:00
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woo hoo angie :)

I can remember my first trip to Jordan. Flew out of Denver to Frankfurt to Amman. I was so scared of getting lost in the airports that flying over the united states and over the atlantic ocean and over europe and on to the middle east didn't scare me. It didn't even register until i came home that I actually flew in the air that long then I was like holy sh*t I just flew across the world. :) I remember laying in my room awake because of the time difference when suddenly I heard call to prayer. I will never forget that memory.
Hope you have a nice trip if you need any suggestions on what to bring or where to go. Ask us Jordan Gals!

Angel

ok back to work
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-06-01 17:06:00
Middle East and North AfricaYallah Middle East 2.0

my wife we are togthere now 4 years and we r marrid 1 year and 4 months, wat i wana asay its the first time we be togtheer in ur birthday, togthere in the same place im so happy for that and im so gald that ur my wife and i wish u like bracelet im so sad cuz i wna abring u more and many thing than that cuz ur more the world for me sigh :( :crying: ...anyways im so happy cuz i marrid u and u let me feel that all the people have them world but me i have my spicale world that ur heart ..lastday was new year for u and i wana to strat new start from this day.. new start with more happy more care about eachgthere more love more cloes cuz i wna the best best for our life .....cuz every scand in this life i feel ur love get more in my heart .

my sweet heart ,my breath ,my queen,my life,my eyes,my love ,my every thing
i wna say to u just one thing just [size=7]i love u from the deepest poine in my heart with all my feel and i love u just
bahbak moot ya haiaty
ur husband and love and man forever ever
anmar
ak
(L)



(L) (L) (L)
I can't type what I want because I am at work now. Just want to say to you that I love you so much!!!!
Today for some reason I feel lonely guess it because i had to go back to work.
(L) (L) (L)

your wife
Angel
p.s. you could have just emailed me at work :blush:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-29 10:45:00
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I had my first arab guests to my house today. My husband's cousin came to visit. Glad i still had arab coffee to serve and all those little cups and saucers I bought for guests..I finally got to use them!!! Out of respect they spoke the majority of the time in english, but i said it was ok if they wanted to speak arabic because i know my husband missed having a lengthy conversation in arabic.

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-27 23:05:00
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hey angel find someone to follow them in the house tell him to wear a workers outfit and say he is there to clean up the mold and that there is black mold ppl zill get sick


:lol:
i wish it could be that easy! i guess i'll just have to get in the bidding war. I don't know how houses are in Algeria but in Jordan every house i went in had two living rooms one was formal for guests and one for family. They had formal dining room and a kitchen where the family just ate. The house i want has a living room and a family room downstairs with a bathroom and bedroom. The kitchen was kind of small but i can live with that since i'm not much of a cook. Upstairs 2 bedrooms and another bathroom and a small dining room. Inshallah if i get it the first thing going up is a privacy fence around the back yard. :)
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-27 17:45:00
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Thanks Angie and Andrea and Amal :) The 3 A's :P

I am in a bit of a dilemma now. I think I will be in a bidding war with another person over this house we want. Also another house just came one the market that look awesome but is on hold until May 31. Then today she shows us another house and it was an older victorian style house it was really cool, but you would have to put a lot of money into it.. So I am not sure what to do. Do I still bid the house i have until the day after memorial to do that or hold off and see the other house? Angie I might have to take you up on your offer :)

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-27 14:57:00
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My fiance interview i sat for 13 of June 2006 at the Casablana Embassy. i have heard all of the horror stories about this Embassy. If anyone can shed some positive light for me and my fiance about what he needs to do please don't hestitae to respond. Thank you all and I please if possible keep us in prays for a smooth and sucessful interview. Timeline is in my profile or my timeline :D :D



Here is a link of a thread here about an interview in Casablanca

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=11484

if you look back thru the pages here you might find something else
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-25 20:19:00
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Ok girls I found a house and will put an offer in tomorrow. 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms <-- thank god! :lol: It has a lot of potential to remodel the basement for another bedroom or a family room downstairs. We also liked another house with 3 bedrooms but only 1 bathroom. It was nice also, but I didn't like the location.

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-25 19:41:00
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Sorry to hear about your Grandpa Kelly. My condolences.


Well today we were out house hunting again and later will go to some open houses and look. Much better this way because everytime a house comes on the market my realtor calls when we are both working or when only one can go look. Me and my husband both told her already we want to look at houses to buy together. I guess she doesn't get it. I might have to get another realtor.

Today we went out looking for lawn mowers..ugh it's like looking for car to buy. Finally we choose one. My SO is now outside mowing the lawn for the first time in his life. He also assembled the lawn mower too :) He made friends with this neighbor guy who is in his 60's. Him and his wife were going by and he seen my SO have the setting on the lawn mower too low so he honked his horn and pulled over and gave him some advice. How cute. I never realized how friendly my husband, and makes friends with anyone. In a few months he will probably get promoted to a manager. That's what they told him because of his experience in sales and being a store manager in Jordan. So we are both happy about that.

I better get ready to go to the open houses and see what we like. I found a house I liked today but it's kind of out of my range but the location is just nice. It's a block away from a park and in a really nice neighborhood still wanna look at it though.

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-25 17:02:00
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amal/chantry how did the cable job go? Hope all is well be a relief and a step up :) Anmar got promoted to another job in Walmart and got a raise :) Not bad for being there only a short time. Only bad thing it's from 1pm to 10 pm but he does get some weekends off :) He got my birthday off Sunday so i'm not sure what we will do. I'll call you soon :)

Angel
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-23 21:06:00
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Enshallah you will get some good news soon roula.

OK EVERYONE...some semi-good news for today! We went to hubbies job interview for the cable company and the guy said.."you are way way too qualified for this job..maybe you can get on at the ST. Louis center in the more skilled troubleshooting department". We told him that right now we don't have the funds to uproot and move to another town so we have to do what we can with what is available. He also told them..he may have more qualifications but he still needs to start at the beginning to learn the American ways of doing these things. The manager said he wants to hire him but he thinks we should discuss the pay and let him know what we want per hour. He said he felt bad that he couldn't pay what hubbie deserved. :thumbs: ....I REALLY hope he gets hired there..its respectable and in his line of work.... keep prayin !!!

(F) amal (F)



Inshallah he will get the job. God will provide. You should discuss what you think would be a fair rate with your husband considering the difference in Pay here and in the Middle east.

Hey - Guys

I have a question. Does anyone know if the Nuvaring is available in the Middle east.



Yes it does, lol, in the form of my mother in law :lol: jking.


JP you're so funny :lol:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-19 15:15:00
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lol i'm at 390 now.. woot! ...come on 1000 lol :lol: :hehe: I honestly thought I was on here all the time..my problem is that i only check and post in mainly 1 thread....(with the exception of my off days when I have time to check other titles).. Angel, I guess that should make you feel special since its your thread...lol
I'm kind of disappointed that all i have is 390 posts though... grrr hehe

(F) amal (F)


Girl I just made it to 750 to go platinum I stopped after that :lol:
Although I did make a thread asking how much more posts for platinum and for a while we were all posting clickable smilies for posts.. :lol:
AngelK96FemaleJordan2006-05-18 08:22:00