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By Ayman on April 7, 2013
what are your plans for Sunday in Beirut ? Mar Mikhael is car free today. I’ll be live blogging pics for u to have an idea (as much as Lea and Jad will let me). update: wrapped it up for today. Parent Guiltometer has gone way down (for now). the car free day is something [...]
Posted in festival, outdoor, performance art, urban living |
By Ayman on April 5, 2013
looking forward to the car free day at Mar Mikhael. I’m hoping more and more of these initiatives contribute to urban living in Beirut.
Posted in outdoor, street vibe, urban living |
By Ayman on March 18, 2013
choices, choices, choices,… #comics #graphicnovels #instablog via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/XAczhWxDeU/ comic books and graphic novels have always been a strong appealing factor to all of us and at different stages in our life. any good venues in Beirut for a good selection of graphic novels ? I have come across great venues with strong collections in [...]
Posted in instablog, urban living | Tagged comics, instablog, instagram, mobile |
By Ayman on March 8, 2013
shaving blades have evolved since the late 1880s, but concept and mechanism still the same #carthage #tunis #tunisia #history #roman #phoenician #instablog via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Wl23u1xDXi/
Posted in instablog, urban living | Tagged instablog, instagram, mobile |
By Ayman on April 20, 2012
How do you know summer in Beirut is right around the corner? Cortina truck !
Posted in street vibe, urban living |
By Ayman on March 20, 2012
when you get on a bus, do you sit upfront, in the middle, or way in the back ? recently was on a bus with an age group of 25 to 50+ and was very intrigued to see how self-assigned seats on the bus reflected their personalities and behavior. this got me thinking, how much [...]
Posted in social media, urban living | Tagged Amman, conference, dead sea, Jordan, NGO, NGOs, speaking |
By Ayman on March 18, 2012
a few weeks ago, I was going through the movie listings Sunday afternoon to find a movie to take my parents to and I found out that Star Wars Episode I is playing in 3D. I did what any responsible son would do, I rescheduled an outing with the parents and called up my friends [...]
Posted in urban living | Tagged 3D, lebanon, movies, star wars, starwars |
By Ayman on February 2, 2011
i had my first yoga session tonight (the last time I did yoga was ages ago and i was probably 8). below are my misconceptions and lessons learned: my misconceptions: misconception 1: it is as straight-forward as visiting a spa. it is easy to do. doesn’t hurt a bit. isn’t actually classified as exercise. misconception [...]
Posted in performance art, street vibe, urban living |
By Ayman on December 4, 2010
traffic situation in lebanon is becoming more and more challenging year after year with many reasons including but not limited to the growth in population, lack of advanced public transportation options, slow growth rate and maintenance of streets, social issues, financial issues, enforcing laws selectively,… “public transportation, public concern” was a conference that took place [...]
Posted in cost of living, urban living | Tagged beirut, bus, cab, lebanon, public transport, public transportation, roads, service, taxi, traffic, urban |