http://www.who-sane.com Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:20:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The only good thing this man really did during his whole 8 years of presidency is: (Click to enlarge) Giving us a day off! Tomorrow (Monday) has been declared a public holiday in Dubai. Happy Holidays everyone! Latest Bushism: "I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs ... http://www.who-sane.com/2008/01/13/the-funny-clown-comes-to-town/ Yesterday was Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. You can read/see his last keynote which he delivered at CES 2008 here. As much as this he gave, he still had some funny gigs up his sleeves. Enjoy! [youtube 3HA4lSUhlbw] http://www.who-sane.com/2008/01/07/bill-gates-hilarious-farewell-address/ Li Ching-Yuen died in 1933. There's no problem here really. It is, after all, the circle of life. The problem is: he was born in 1677! YES!! It is said that he lived for 256 years! This is a picture of him was taken in 1927, when he was only 250 years old! According ... http://www.who-sane.com/2008/01/07/a-tortoise-a-pigeon-a-dog-and-the-oldest-man-who-ever-lived/ Childbirth: Isn't that such a beautiful word? Shouldn't it only be synonymous with joy and happiness? I for one think it should not be associated with anything but words such as: happy, congratulations, mabrook … so on and so forth. But lately I've been increasingly reading horrific childbirth related stories: people ... http://www.who-sane.com/2008/01/03/childbirth-drama/ Before answering this, I’d like to thank those who emailed, left a comment and called asking where I’ve been.   I’ve been around … trying to keep myself busy with as much things as possible: my family, my new job, my new guitar, my new Xbox 360 Elite, my new iPhone, my ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/11/14/on-where-the-heck-ive-been/ Q: So what happens when more than 50 bloggers and journalists from several parts of the world unite with the sole purpose of conveying the truth and highlighting a family's tragedy at a Jordanian hospital? A: Tangible results. Jordanian Minister of Health, Dr. Salah Al Mawajdeh, fired Dr. Abdulhadi Al Braizat, Director ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/28/director-of-prince-hamzah-hospital-gets-sacked/ September 26th, 2007 marks a very pleasant day for journalism in both Jordan and the UAE, as both King Abdullah II and Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, coincidentally, stood up for freedom of speech in their countries: a move that was widely celebrated in all local newspapers and journalists associations. Shaikh Mohammad ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/26/a-happy-day-for-journalism-in-the-arab-region/ This video is truly hilarious and probably has nothing to do with the title of the post, but Hajjaj conveys, to some extent of course, the fake open-mindedness some of us expatriates claim to have adopted far away from home. Of course I am all for standing for one's principles ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/25/religious-hypocrisy/ The clock never stops ticking … And there's just no timeout when it comes to time … But on the other hand … getting old is not for sissies! So no, I won't go all melancholic and I will have a happy birthday! For 29 years ago on this day … a baby was ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/24/and-another-year-passes-by-%e2%80%a6/ It's been ages since we heard stories about King Abdullah's incognito visits and this one took me back to the early 2000's. The more I think about it the more I become proud and content of the wise and considerate leadership Jordan enjoys. The best way to feel with the people ... http://www.who-sane.com/2007/09/16/the-man-in-disguise-is-back/