Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Saturday!	Mornin' Melynda!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-20 09:23:00
Middle East and North Africa	Saturday!	Morning everyone! Happy Saturday!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-20 08:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday in MENA	WOW 16 lbs! Congratulations Olivia.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 14:05:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday in MENA	QUOTE (charles! @ Jun 21 2009, 09:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> tamara, do some research about rolling your own. saves money, i'm about to start doing that. and ty for the well wishes today. i wonder if my 20 year old daughter will call today to do the same. Charles, I hope she will call. Happy Father's Day!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 11:15:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday in MENA	QUOTE (TamaraLovesAdam @ Jun 21 2009, 07:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WOW Jeanne! Congrats to Wael! Adam has talked to the family doctor about it, but hasnt went to go get the prescription. I would love Adam to be cig free! Hey Tam! Yes it's a good program. He had been wanting to quit and was a struggle for him to finally come to terms that he had to stop. Couple things made a difference. He himself had to be the one to say NO MORE. Also having him see exactly how much he was spending on cigs which was outrageous! When totalled he saw he could have had a couple trips to Egypt! He was in a cigarette fog! But at least he had his "OOOOOOHHH" moment!! Hope you can get Adam on the program! What a difference. Good luck!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 10:01:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday in MENA	Good morning! Happy Father's Day to all the best dads in the world!! It's another hot one today. High will be 101...tomorrow will be 105! Summer has arrived! We will watch the Egypt-USA match today. I'm sure it will be fantastic! Congrats Amanda!! Nagi, happy to hear you are on the mend! Jackie, love to hear the birds also. Wishing you a great day! Did you watch the Cubs game yesterday? Wow what excitment!!! I love those Cubbies! Melly, I love the netting!! HLM, hope you and hubby are doing well. Take care sweetie. Melynda, hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Almost forgot....Wael has been taking Chantix (to stop smoking) and he has now officially HAD NO CIGARETTES!!! I thank God he finally decided (along with my ever nagging mouth) to begin this program. He is so thrilled with himself. What an accomplishment!!! Nagging is good. Have a great Sunday everyone! Morning Sara!! Afternoon Jess!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 09:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday!!I	Morning everyone! Hot one again today. Where is December when you need it! Wael is doing great with his quitting smoking. Am so proud of him! Hope everyone will have a good Monday. Take care! Congratualtions to team USA!!! What a good game! Hope they do the same Wednesday.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-22 06:54:00
Middle East and North Africa	Egypt stun world champions Italy		JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 15:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	Egypt stun world champions Italy	QUOTE (~Flower~ @ Jun 21 2009, 10:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Out of the 900 free channels we have we don't have the one channel owned by the Saudi billionaire that has broadcasting rights to air the game so it's either go to a cafe or search for the link of the football fan that pirates the game to the internet. I'll just watch the rerun and listen to the crowds outside. If I went to the cafe I'd be the only American waving a flag. Go wave the flag!!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-21 13:26:00
Middle East and North Africa	Egypt stun world champions Italy	Saw the game and was sooooo happy for Egypt!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-20 09:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ Jun 23 2009, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Second interview approved. Thy will be done. Congratulations Nagi!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 07:45:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	Olivia, it's really just one big adventure! Just do what you can do sweetie. Your camping days will be over before you know it and you will miss Egypt so much!! I'm just so sorry you still aren't feeling good. It certainly has been one trip you won't forget.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 06:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	Olivia, about the koshary. Usually when one gets his koshary it comes with a couple condiments. I don't like the hot sauce/garlic vinegar at all so I always make sure my koshary is just plain. It shouldn't bother your stomach or have that garlicky taste. I hope this works for you! I do cook liver (calf) for Wael but he doesn't care one way or another if he has it or not. I'm so very very lucky that he eats anything. He is acquiring the taste now for Mexican food. I cook very little Egyptian or MENA foods. Our meals consist of mainly Italian and European dishes. My family is Italian and he loves the flavors of the different sauces and the simplicity of the meals. I guess he is unusual as he never uses ketchup or hot sauce. I worry about you not eating. I certainly hope you will feel better soon.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 19:58:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	QUOTE (humpkinpumpkin @ Jun 23 2009, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> so husband comes home the other night looking like death. He sat down on the couch and just sighed louder and louder. Then he whipped open a plastic bag and started breathing into it. That's when I got nervous and went over to him and he just held his hand up like "don't talk...wait". Well five freakin' minutes later he's still breathing in and out of the bag but I noticed something.... I asked, "do you have the hiccups?" to which he responded "yes", while looking like "please take me to the hospital". I gave him a glass of water and told him to drink it while bent over and lifting his head up. The hiccups disappeared in less than 30 seconds. He sighs heavily and said that he's had the hiccups for THREE HOURS at work and he feels so sick. Is YOUR mena man this dramatic about the hiccups? Did they teach them in Egypt that they can die from them? And what's with breathing in a bag???? Bridget I am on the floor laughing! I hope he NEVER gets the hiccups again! They are just little boys at heart. Yesterday when Wael got his MMR immunization they put a bandaid over the area. This morning as he was leaving for work I saw it and asked him " aren't you going to take off the bandaid?" He looks at me with his wide eyes and said "ohhh no I can't yet"! So I just told him..."yep you're right, your arm will probably fall off if you do!!!" Hiccups and bandaids....really no difference...just priceless!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 15:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	QUOTE (Sandrila @ Jun 23 2009, 07:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mornin and it is a lovely one FINALLY! Ridasgirl..... "Hate being up at the butt crack of dawn" you know who you are Jackie continued get well wishes Amanda, 4 more days?? Jeanne I tried to tell my hubby that making changes come a little at a time you can't try to tackle it all at once. We started together at the Y last night. I am proud of him. He has cut down a little on the smokes but I have told him now that he is working out try no more late night eating and cut out the sweet drinks. Talk about sugar. Yeah my husband is one of those sugar addicts too. I never saw a man drink so many fluids in my life. Water, coffee, soda, juice you name it. If he could have a 2 liter of soda everyday he would be happy. So I said, let's start by cutting out the soft drinks and juices. Just water and the occasional coffee. He agreed. He also is gung ho! about the membership so now let's see if he goes as much as he says. I have to admit, we feel better already and it was really nice for us to do something together and encourage one another. Lisa that's great you have given him encourgement! You are right when it comes to baby steps. Take one obstacle at a time. For him it was mainly the smoking and sugar (as if that's not enough)! As much as I don't like commercials I do believe they played a big part with him seeing how "healthy" you can be if you want to be. We are bombarded with healthy this and healthy that. He's doing cardio every other day and free weights the other days. I can see a difference with his attitude and how much better he feels. Keep up the encourgement!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 09:59:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	Morning Tasha!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 07:29:00
Middle East and North Africa	tuesday	Good morning! Happy Tuesday to everyone. Mornin' Charles. Are you home or still away? Thanks for the list! Jackie, I hope you will begin to feel better. Just take care. Terrie, how's everything in SD? Know you are enjoying that beautiful city! Congrats Amy! Olivia, do hope you are also beginning to feel better. Egypt has taken its toll on you! Wael got his last MMR immunization for the university. He is now authorized to pick his classes! Lucky guy!! Well, another project his is undertaking now. He has cut out all his sugar! No pepsi, sugar in coffee or tea (except Splenda) no ice cream, candy, etc.....I think he has had a revelation somewhere or was so sick of hearing me and my constant mouth about the tons of sugar he was consumming. He did tell me he felt so different. Will have a healthy guy in the next couple months! I am so very proud of him for making a difference in his lifestyle. Have a great day everyone. It's so hot here but as they say "it's a dry heat"!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 06:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Birthday Tina!!! (Ahmed N Tina)	Happy Birthday Tina!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 07:47:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	Congratulations Ash!!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 18:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	Whoooooooo USA leads 1-0 against Spain!!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 14:12:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JeanneVictoria @ Jun 24 2009, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ash * Habibati @ Jun 24 2009, 09:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 12:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, its actually for inside. I want it for our one car garage on the other side of the house. We are cutting a door to it, since its already a small studio with a seperate entrance. The opposite wall thats attached to the house will lead right into the playroom for the babies. So Hazem is setting up a studio in there (for his video/dance/music making hobby/amusement) but he will still need to keep an eye on the babies and keep them out of that equipment too so it would be perfect. Right now, we have a hole and no door Perfect idea until they learn how to climb it (which won't take long ) or learn how to get Angus to stand under it, climb him and go over That would Nour! She is our escape artist....Zain is content playing until she comes along with her "plans"! LOL LOL Annie! That would have been me . My twin was always so content to just sit and play until "someone" had bigger and better things to do!! I was gone in 60 secs!! What fun for my parents! LOL! It's so funny how different they are. Zain can play for hours alone in "baby jail" content w/ his toys, books, Noggin station and couch. Then Nour wakes up (she sleeps in of course...always the late riser!) sits next to him, twin talks and they are off trying to break out of "baby jail" and throwing toys out on the floor! They pile toys together, couches and try to climb out or she pushes him. Last attempt, she taught him to use his weight to push down the one wall and hold it...she shimmied on over to freedom and let go, he flew about 2 feet and crashed on his head. Did he learn? No, next day they were at it again Baby girl Nour is going to be the adventurous one!! I still am.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 12:14:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ash * Habibati @ Jun 24 2009, 09:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 12:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, its actually for inside. I want it for our one car garage on the other side of the house. We are cutting a door to it, since its already a small studio with a seperate entrance. The opposite wall thats attached to the house will lead right into the playroom for the babies. So Hazem is setting up a studio in there (for his video/dance/music making hobby/amusement) but he will still need to keep an eye on the babies and keep them out of that equipment too so it would be perfect. Right now, we have a hole and no door Perfect idea until they learn how to climb it (which won't take long ) or learn how to get Angus to stand under it, climb him and go over That would Nour! She is our escape artist....Zain is content playing until she comes along with her "plans"! LOL LOL Annie! That would have been me . My twin was always so content to just sit and play until "someone" had bigger and better things to do!! I was gone in 60 secs!! What fun for my parents!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 11:46:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	QUOTE (Sandrila @ Jun 24 2009, 06:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> G'day peeps. Just another day at work. 2nd beautiful day and NO RAIN! Hey Ganja Girl, howz you? Jeanne, I may be out of it but are you living in Egypt? Yeah 1/2 thru to the weekend and I can't wait. I haven't started one bit of packing and we are supposed to be moving around the 1st Just down the hall in our complex to a bigger place....kinda on the horse about it still Morning Lisa! No sweetie, I live in Tucson, AZ. I did live in Egypt with Wael for awhile!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 08:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Wednesday!!	Good morning! Happy Wednesday to everyone! Mornin' Tasha, Ronell, GG and Amanda!! Hope everyone is doing well. Hotter than hades here already this morning. Another day of 100+. Time for the monsoons and at least that will be a little life saver!! Have a great day. Take care and stay safe.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 07:04:00
Middle East and North Africa	NO AP EGYPT APPROVED!!!! HUMDULLA!!!!!!!!	Ohhh I hope it will be soon! Cairo is notorious for giving peeps this "2wk" thing! Told Wael he would receive his visa in 3 wks from his interview....was 6 months later!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations and keeping fingers crossed for you!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-24 07:08:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Birthday brnidokiegurl !!!	Happy Birthday Judy!! Wishing you a very Happy Birthday! Have a great day!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 07:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday!!	QUOTE (amysaid @ Jun 25 2009, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Amanda_Raad @ Jun 25 2009, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amysaid @ Jun 25 2009, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG, I just almost had a heart attack from a breakfast cereal. This morning when I got my daughter her Fruit Loops, I rolled the bag up and stuck it into the top of the box... When I went in the kitchen just now, I heard this noise that FOR THE LIFE OF ME sounded like a small bird flapping it's wings around the vicinity of the cupboard... Turns out it was just the Fruit Loops falling from one corner of the bag to the other. Good morning to me! Oh Amy...I have had things happen to me like that...it scares the ####### out of me and then it gives me a good laugh at myself!! Well, it wasn't so bad as when I fell asleep with a gel coldpack on my head, woke up in the dark with it on my chest, and lay there for 5 minutes in a silent panic, wondering how such a HUGE SNAKE had crawled into my bedroom and how I would get it off me without getting bitten. Moments later, when I had mustered up the courage and the gel pack was crashing into the wall on the other side of the room, it was a little embarassing Amy that is so funny!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 14:27:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday!!	QUOTE (amysaid @ Jun 25 2009, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG, I just almost had a heart attack from a breakfast cereal. This morning when I got my daughter her Fruit Loops, I rolled the bag up and stuck it into the top of the box... When I went in the kitchen just now, I heard this noise that FOR THE LIFE OF ME sounded like a small bird flapping it's wings around the vicinity of the cupboard... Turns out it was just the Fruit Loops falling from one corner of the bag to the other. Good morning to me!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 13:21:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday!!	Mornin' Jackie!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 06:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thursday!!	Morning everyone! Happy Thursday! Morning Melly, Tasha, HLM and GG!! Tasha, I think Maureen is still here baking in Tucson! Go ahead and slap that smart butt twit!!!! Love that phrase. I'm gonna have to remember it I'm happy Malek is doing good. How are you doing sweetie? GG, hang in there luv. It only gets better!!! No way to go but up up up!!! HLM, I know you will be happy to move into your new apt! Take care hon! Ohhh Jackie! Was hoping you would have been feeling better by now. Hope you are staying home. Are you eating at all? Did anyone watch the game yesterday between USA and Spain? Was excellent!! Can't wait for the game on Sunday! Hope everyone is doing well today. Take care and stay safe. Have a great day!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-25 06:48:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visitor Visa for my sister	Your sister will just have to take her chances of coming here. We all want our wives/husbands families to come, but the embassies have protocols that they have to follow. Only thing you can do is have her apply and just wait. And I do understand how isolated you feel sweetie. Everyone's husband or wife has felt or is still feeling the same way. You are definately not alone. I wish you and your sis the best of luck with Cairo!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-26 11:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visitor Visa for my sister	QUOTE (Bigbear @ Jun 25 2009, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello Guys I am an old member I am getting ready to remove the consition on my GC. But I need my sister to come over spend the summer with me. she is 26 years old not married and she work as a teacher and leave with my Parents! She has an interview in cairo embassy at July 21! My mum came here twice before and left on time so my question is what is my sister chance to get accepted for this visitor visa! I really very much do this for her! and I don't know what the Cairo Embassy may do! what shall I do or prepare of papers so that it may increase her chance to get the visa? I am egyptian woman married to An american man for almost 4 years now and we have a baby girl she is 2 years old now I have been studying for over a year now for my medical liscensing exam and I can't wait till my sister is here so we can have fun in the summer and show her America! I feel it's so unfair that I am legal living in US paying my taxes and I can't get my sister to visit me just because I am from Egypt!!! I feel that I am cast away!!! I really don't know what to do but when you move with your husband to anotehr country it should be a normal thing to have family member visit you! is not it!!!???? She will have to apply just like your mom did for her vistor's visa. Why do you think this is unfair? Has the embassy given you any reason that she wouldn't be able to come for a visit? Has she even applied? She will just have to take her turn in line with tourists visas. You knew exactly what it takes to come to the states. Some visitors they approve...other's they do not. So you will just have to wait and see.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-26 11:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	2 days till I leave	Have fun and eat some koshary for me!!! I miss Egypt so much!!!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-26 11:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	TGIF	Good morning! Happy Friday to everyone! GG you are up early girl! Good morning! Mornin' Amanda! He's almost here!!!!!!!! Not much going on today. Just a little shopping and staying cool. We had about 8 raindrops. Just a little teaser!! The clouds move in and the clouds move out.....what a life. Jackie, I hope you are feeling better today. Terrie, happy to hear you are feeling a little better. Hope you are enjoying SD! Have a wonderful Friday! Stay cool and safe.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-26 06:53:00
Middle East and North Africa	First Jobs in the US for MENA SOs	Wael was extremely fortunate to find a job 2 wks after arriving here. He works for a military contractor on base. Haven't had the problems yet with discrimination. He tells me he can't believe how nice the people are to him. He will begin his studies this fall at the University of Arizona pursing his second BA in Economics. We were happy he could transfer many of his units from his BS in Accounting from Egypt. His supervisor at work told him to let him know when his classes were so he could possibly still be there and work partime! He really has been blessed. Wael wasn't able to receive any Pell grants coz he already has a degree, but was able to receive student loans and private grants.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-10 07:50:00
Middle East and North Africa	Palestinian, new here	Welcome!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-27 11:38:00
Middle East and North Africa	Prayers for one of our own		JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-23 10:00:00
Middle East and North Africa	Saturday MENA June 27	Morning everyone! Happy Saturday!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-27 08:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Sunday in MENA-land	Good morning! Quiet and beautiful Sunday here. Have a great day!	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-28 09:17:00
Middle East and North Africa	Monday	Good morning! Happy Monday to everyone! I do hope everyone will have a more restful night tonight. Get some good sleep!! My poor a/c is just working overtime. Tucson electric just loves the summer! I think we have some rain in our forecast for this week.....high hopes, we have high hopes! Was a good game between USA and Brazil..congrats to Brazil! Everyone have a good Monday. Take care and stay safe.	JeanneVictoria	Female	Egypt	2009-06-29 06:38:00