Saturday, February 26, 2011

WWE Vs Me!

  
There was this person who (damn, might read this and know that I was talking about it! Hmm, Whatever) once told me, and I quote; "girls and fake wrestling is weird to me ".
Umm, stereotype much -_-.
Also, he had the generosity to let me know that there is REAL wrestling out there!
Yes, I'm aware of the fact that I'm a girl thank u very much. U r so kind to notice!
However, I'm actually into it. It is so amazing that I would wake up @ 5 am to watch the rerun (yep, no social life for me)!
  I consider watching wrestling as an outlet. So, Instead of me running like crazy with a metal chair over my head I see Edge do it for me ( Such a waste when he got moved to smack down, I missed his conversations with the GM's laptop ;D) anyway I would not like to watch real wrestling since, as he pointed out I'm a girl. And this girl in particular has an issue
with blood -_-
I know; I know it sounds so stupid watching
Sheamus or "the human jar of mayonnaise"
 (The first time I heard his nickname I was on the floor giggling my soul out and then I kept looking around for people who r too white so I can use this name on them, true story!  I'm still looking by the way!) Kicking someone on the skull with his knees repeatedly and then confesses that I'm afraid of blood. Besides, what I like about WWE is that there is a STORY, there is rivalry and someone's friend becoming his enemy is a lot to take in even in real life, so imagine if that enemy happens to be a 300 pounder, uh oh!
Therefore, even though it's fake, I admire the effort they go through in order to make this "fake" perfect.
It is mesmerizing to me how much they should learn. The face must be masked with a certain expression; they don't get to rest because there are cameras EVERYWHERE. They have to keep a high stamina, which probably means hitting the gym for long hours. They learn how to "love the pain" (my sensei's catch phrase *eyes rolling*) they must learn how to fall, because if they didn't do it right even missed by seconds, Baaaam! There goes the rib cage. And they are not just giving the punches but actually getting them. I mean OUCH!
I'm a fan I admit but I'm not the stalker type, I didn't Google WWE to know when they have started, I didn't go looking for old matches that I have missed but I do have their entrance theme songs in my I pod :D
I started watching WWE this year on MBC Action so I get merely one dose of violence every week. Not too much for a girl I think.
Every Thursday, my brother and I sit through RAW screaming our lungs out, saying out loud how amazing Randy Orton  and John Cena  are, how "awesome" MIZ is,  and threat to kill the stupid referee who didn't notice that someone's has intervened or that the one who fights had his leg under the rope!
To be honest, this whole business of me liking WWE started as a way to communicate with my little bro in order to have something to share. I've been missing him being in the last year of college and isolating myself to study so I thought sitting through an hour or so of wrestling every week with him can't be that bad, right? It was a great way for us to bond. I wish I could go to a RAW show with him, it would be so cool!
P.S; I and the gentleman who provoked me to write this stream of consciousness are ok. I just hope we r after he reads it; D

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Freedom writers

I know this movie was out forever, but I always wanted to see it, until I finally did! And here's what I thought of it :)
 
It was actually a good movie! I always like movies that show teaching experiences and how students are changed and motivated to give more. It was inspiring and even brought me to tears a little; I remembered my teaching days (one term for practicum -_-).
What burst my bubble was a scene were the husband acts selfish and gathers his stuff leaving her, since she became much occupied with her class. As a man, he wasn't getting his dose of attention; therefore he left even though he admitted that what she was doing was "Nobel".
I felt that there was a double standard here. Women are expected to be supportive to their men, it's seen as granted as a job she must fulfill. She must understand when  he works long hours or if he came home late or even traveled for days maybe weeks at a time. But whenever it’s the opposite way around, when she needed support the most, he leaves her.
There was a very intense line when the wife confronted her husband and asked him why couldn’t he be supportive like wives do to their husbands?  She was answered by the line that ruined the whole movie for me, "I can't be your wife".
Anyway, I know I might have read too much into it. But I believe that is why movies are written. To make

us think and analyze. So when they slip something like that into the mix we should notice it

and criticize it, not take it as it is.

Friday, February 18, 2011

The Globe Summit Seminar ;)

I went today to an event in the globe of Al Faisaliah. It was a cooking seminar about "wedding cakes" by Chef Rolf Muerner.
I don’t normally attend such things, especially that I hardly know my way to the kitchen -_-
However, I wanted to try something new, and it was worth it!


The Chef couldn’t speak in English. So, his wife was translating. But his passion for what he does wormed our hearts and reached us faster than the translated words. He was a "perfectionist" as his wife called him!



The way he pays extra attention for details was mesmerizing, the least I can say about  his work is that it was a piece of art  



The cake was decorated beautifully; it looked exotic with chocolate hearts, real flowers, and edible gold!







We even got the chance to taste a dessert that he created!
The taste was phenomenal; it was a strange mix of mango, chilly, passion fruit, and other things that I forgot now (sorry!), but the first word that I was able to describe it with was NOT BORING! It melts in your mouth and the different tastes take turns to show themselves!
It was really a new experience, out of my comfort zone.
Honestly, we hardly have anything out of the ordinary such as this. I enjoyed it!
Thanks Hanaa for inviting me!
You Rock!
Eith