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August JP Meet-up

The last time we had a meet-up, it was in May and it was a small meeting if I recall well. In June and July; we got caught up with the World Cup and the days flew by without us noticing that. Right after the WC, we have been watching, observing and experiencing the war on Lebanon and Palestine and it just seemed every one was caught up in something and we just could not make it.

Last week; I had a discussion about this with my dear friend Roba and we suggested today for the August JP meet-up and so it was.

We met at the Paris Library again because we liked it in April. This was a big meeting and we met some new bloggers; this was their first meet-up like Moey, Samer, Adel , Ziyad and Rana.

We discussed lots of things and we tried to make it light to take our minds off of the current situation even if for a couple of hours, but in the middle of the meeting; a small political debate broke among me, Dar, Adel, Roba, 7ala and Moey and later on Ahmad joined at the end of it but by then, the conversation had shifted to something else but also somewhat related; it ended smoothly exactly as it started although I was accused of not listening although I really was !!

A very interesting chat started among us and it was about all our childhood cartoon shows and we even sang some of their start songs; it really felt like we were that young and that innocent again.

Samer was sitting across from me and I kept teasing him and he kept laughing and smiling; such a lighthearted fellow and I would like to thank him for his good sports.

This was one of the longest meetings I have attended and many people showed up; I was particularly glad that Wael came to this meeting as this was the first time he comes to a meeting I attended. Also; there was Ahmad and Zeid who added a special flavor to the whole thing; thank you for showing up guys; it really has been long.

I will leave you with some of the pictures I took and as you can see; everyone is blending and having fun.


Laith, Rana, Dar, Adel, AbdelAziz, Nasim & Isam


Moey, Ibrahim, Jad & Salam


Abeer, Roba, Wael & Ziyad


Alaa & Samer


Isam & me (Thank you Samer for taking this photo)
On August, 04, 2006 1:35 AM , Moey
from Jordan said:

I really enjoyed meeting you guys.. seriously.. i had the longest chats with ibrahim, jad and 7ala.. then ur turn came up :P j/k.. no seriously, i liked it.. we should do it more often :P

On August, 04, 2006 2:12 AM , Zeyad
from Jordan said:

Likewise. I really enjoyed getting to know the J-bloggers and the faces behind the blogs. Looking forward for meeting again.

On August, 04, 2006 3:18 AM , bakkouz
from Jordan said:

ya allah aimta ana bido iysa7ili a7dar il JP meet? :(
khalas next time i will be there! i must! aslan ana mish 3aref into keef la hassa gadreen tsawo meetings bidoon bakkouz! mo 7aseen ino fee ishi '3ala6 bidon bakkouz? LOL

On August, 04, 2006 3:24 AM , Qwaider قويدر
from United States said:

Geeks!

On August, 04, 2006 3:51 AM , Moey
from Jordan said:

shayef ya Baka.. walla kan ja3bali ashoofak

Qwaider, inta m'3yooz :P

On August, 04, 2006 4:02 AM , kinzi
from United States said:

Girl, you're making me homesick! I'm so sorry I missed it and the great conversations that surely took place.

On August, 04, 2006 6:38 AM , omar
from United Kingdom said:

YAY

damn you and damn the broccoli you JP people! YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ME! fine, I'll arrange a JP meeting on my own! hehee. Whenver I come back!

Great coverage of the event Khalidah, I wish I can get to meet you, Roba, Isam, Moey, Wael, Jad, Bakkouz and ALL the planet! :D

On August, 04, 2006 9:36 AM , Lina
from Germany said:

I missed it :( I was thinking of you guys while I'm here in Germany and wishing I could be there in Amman just for the meet-up cuz it's been such a while since we all got together.

On August, 04, 2006 12:35 PM , Dar
from Jordan said:

NO YOU WASNT :)

CheeerZ!

On August, 04, 2006 12:49 PM , Roba
from Jordan said:

Who you calling a geek Mr. Qwaider?!

On August, 04, 2006 2:39 PM , omar
from United Kingdom said:

,b>Roba</b>,

"Garrab Naar El 3'eerah, Garrab Naar El 3'eerah"

simply! hehehe

On August, 04, 2006 3:34 PM , salam
from Jordan said:

it was great seeing you all guys!

On August, 04, 2006 6:17 PM , laith
from Jordan said:

Good seeing everyone.It was fun.

On August, 04, 2006 8:20 PM , Zeid
from Jordan said:

Great to meet you all!

Hope to see you in future meet-ups.

Special thanks to Khalidah, for blogging about the get-together.

On August, 04, 2006 8:53 PM , Moey
from Jordan said:

yeah, I'd vote for Khalidah to be the governer since both of us are Racist :P

On August, 04, 2006 11:08 PM , Khalidah
from Jordan said:

It was great seeing everyone but we sure did miss Bakkouz and Qwaider and everyone who did not make it :)

Zeid, thank you for this note ..

Moey, don't believe AbdelAziz; I am not a racist ... AbdelAziz; stop spreading rumers about me ;)

On August, 05, 2006 12:33 AM , Moey
from Jordan said:

LOL.. still i like your attitude whether u r ot not :P my racist mate:P hahaha

On August, 05, 2006 2:50 AM , 7ala said:

Great coverage for the great time Khalidah :)
I like your picture, its very very nice :P

yeh we talked about many things; Lebanon, boycott, movies, restaurants, ...etc but the best part was talking about our childhood cartoon shows ... I loved it :-)

Bakkouz ma tez3al inshallah next meeting you will be here , 3n jd kanat el2a3deh na2sak w na2sa kteer nas ma 2edro yijo, i wish u will all be with us next time :)

It was the first time for me to meet many of the bloggers, it was great to meet you all ya jama3a :)

On August, 05, 2006 6:11 AM , Moey
from Jordan said:

thx 7ala we enjoyed it too.

On August, 05, 2006 11:54 AM , wedad
from Syrian Arab Republic said:

khaleda, laish tayeb el aza!!!
didnt wait for me :(

On August, 05, 2006 12:59 PM , Samer Marzouq
from Jordan said:

It was my pleasure meeting you all, I really had great time Khalidah and we should set across each other every time :D

On August, 05, 2006 1:21 PM , Moey
from Jordan said:

yeah i agree samer

On August, 05, 2006 9:13 PM , Ramroom
from United Arab Emirates said:

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa3 :(

On August, 06, 2006 12:55 PM , Hala
from United States said:

Nice meetings. Why not create such things in our end ya reema rather than nendeb 7azna :D
Good luck guys- you look great (all of you).
Hala

On August, 06, 2006 2:46 PM , Opairah
from Syrian Arab Republic said:

Good Job Khalidah,although I didn't attend to meeting but your post KAFFA o WAFFA :)
any way hope to c u all next time.

On August, 06, 2006 9:07 PM , EXzombie
from Jordan said:

great meeting you guys I had a blast...

and you are racist Moey and K you just don't want to aknowledge it....!!!

hehehehe, never mind me, I'm the biggist sexist, racist, homo-hater you'll ever meet.....!!!

good luck....

On August, 07, 2006 1:11 PM , Hell on Earth
from United States said:

I never thought you are this fat khalidah, your photo of the eyes gives a different impression. But I guess that is why it was put up in the first place.

On August, 07, 2006 1:50 PM , Moey
from Jordan said:

HoE: you're so mean, like a cow who shits all over after someone cleaning

On August, 07, 2006 2:44 PM , Khalidah
from Jordan said:

Hell on Earth, This is not my photo on the profile and I never said it was .. Also I have never hid the fact that I was "fat" and you would have figured that out if you were following up on my blog ... but anyway ... this shows how polite and classy you are and I am not going to sink that low ..

Moey .. No need to call him/her names .. his/her words are enough of an insult that goes right back at them

On August, 07, 2006 3:58 PM , Oussama
from Tunisia said:

I think that you really spent a good time Khalidah! I wish I were able to be with you all. Thank you for sharing. Your smile is pleasant and enough to show that you are not depressed anymore, right?

On August, 07, 2006 3:59 PM , nasimjo
from Jordan said:

Thanx for the meeting coverage khalidah ...

by the way, did anyone mention that i wasnt the 1st to leave this time :)

On August, 08, 2006 8:00 PM , thecaller
from Egypt said:

asalam 3alaykom,
HELL ON EARTH....
mmmmm..i guess i shouldn't tell you where to go!!

On August, 12, 2006 9:33 AM , Peter S said:

Khalidah,

Your picture was lovely. I suggest you use it in place of the "eyes" logo.

On August, 12, 2006 12:35 PM , Khalidah
from Jordan said:

Oussama, yeah we had a great time and wish you were here indded :)
Those guys you see in the photos are capable to wipe away any depression :D

the Caller, thank you habibty ... some people have twisted hobbies :P

Peter, thank you so much; I think you are right :)

On August, 13, 2006 2:10 PM , adel
from Jordan said:

Guys really had fun! i think i spent 3 hours or more. This means it was so exciting! Yalla can't wait for the next meeting ;)