https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nomad2012/Writing is a passion... ah, but where is the time? Sounds tiresome- yeah I know, I should come up with a better excuse but that is the truth. So until such time as I complete something bigger, here are a few snippets...hope you enjoy reading them.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nomad2012/720832Yesterday, it poured for long in the afternoon. While driving, the visibility was near zero. However, when it cleared up in the evening, I decided to take a walk. The weather had turned just perfect, it promised to be a great evening for outdoors or for relaxing at home. After my walk, I sat down...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nomad2012/720456When I moved from the middle east to the "West" years ago, confusion reigned regarding the code of conduct and general etiquette of interacting with others. In the Middle East a cheek to cheek greeting may be considered the ideal ritual for showing affection for each other whereas in the west, it...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nomad2012/720352I don't know why but since yesterday I have been thinking of one of my aunts whom I would like to call Raya. Aunt Raya was my mom's cousin. She was always known and welcomed for her great wit and humor. But it is not for her jokes that I remembered her suddenly. It was for one of the visits to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nomad2012/720313What can be more ideal than lignering, interminable daylight?? I at least can take any amount of the golden sunshine of a Canadian summer. I love the early breaking of the dawn, the sunrays kissing the the top of pine trees like an affectionate grandmother kissing her grandchild's head, the...