Protected: I saw SoSo kissing Santa Claus [2] December 22, 2009
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Kissing December 22, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Fun & Games, Polls.18 comments
Kissing is an art but sometimes we just get carried away. What is your favourite kissing method and do you have to make a loud noise when you do?
Check out these crazy kissing sounds and choose the smooch of your choice:
respite December 22, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.3 comments
respite
.
.
from the overwhelming sluice of emotions;
severing the cord;
undoing the intricate web;
releasing her hold
.
.
on me.
Protected: Intimate blends December 22, 2009
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In appreciation of cherry tomatoes & fresh mint leaves from my garden December 16, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.22 comments
Now if I had a cow
or a goat for that matter
I could have made homemade
cheese spreads
to accompany the tangy
cherry tomatoes
I grow in my garden
sun ripened on the vine
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And if I were as industrious as
the Little Red Hen
I could have grown my own wheat
and milled it into flour
rolled it into dough
thrusting it into the warmed oven
and invited you for fresh
homemade sandwiches
along with the strong brewed chai
that steams into the dewy morning air
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And if you drop by
please join me
at breakfast
in my garden
surrounded by ruby-red
geraniums
cherubic kitty cats
and bees busy
appreciating the
colorful seasonal array ,
nudging the nascent buds
into blooms.
Obama Dreaming December 15, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Life.17 comments
Funny how my dreams fade as the day wears on.
In my dreams this morning I was graced with the presence of a very exhausted looking President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle who were on a visit to Kuwait.
Why they were mingling with the plebeian masses and ordinary members of the populus I have no idea. But they looked quite real and ordinary as they sat back on a comfy sofa and looked normal.
When you wake up and think about men December 14, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Life, Women.37 comments
I’m sure that most woman have wished they were men at some point in their lives even for the briefest of moments. Being female is a lot of hard work. We have to work on our attractive points, enhancing them, sculpting them, and presenting them in the most pleasing (as we see it) manner.
But there are women who have it all seemingly effortlessly, you may say. Yes, those women fall into two categories. The first type are born naturally gorgeous and this type attracts envy, hate, and bad vibes from those jeaolous people surrounding them. Those types also end up with overprotective partners who turn them into depressed, insecure women. The second type may not be born naturally gorgeous but are surrounded by a team of make up artists, fashion consultants, and life coaches. Those fall into the media and famous people category. Have you ever seen a famous woman who has not had a makeover? Of course not. Even new celebrities like Susan Boyle were not allowed to keep their charming natural look. After her first success on the talent show, she was whisked off for a “new look”, her trademark eyebrows mowed into shape.
No. Most women really have to work at it and sometimes we wake up feeling like a truck ran over us during the night.
Do men have bad hair days? Of course not. Even if they complain their hair is unmanageable, the public looks upon the dishevelled, mussy look as sexy out-of-bed-style. If a woman left the house with her hair a wild tangled mess, she would garner comments like “Um Kishah” (how do we translate Kishah into English?) and her curls would be fit more for a bird’s nest than admiration. (Now one can understand the multitudinal benefits of wearing sexy hijab hair scarves).
Do men wake up with puffy eyes? No, of course not. They wake up, shower, and do practically nothing to their faces, and they look dashing. And a sprinkle of cologne is about all they do to add that last touch.
Do men look unattractive with extra facial hair? Of course not. Even if a man wakes up with a five o’clock shadow, it will be seen as a sexy, masculine look. Even if we don’t see it as attractive, the sight of an unkempt male brings out our maternal side and we sympathise with him (hardworking man, no one to look after him, etc…) But if you see a woman with extra facial hair (a stray hair growing stubbornly out of her cheek, or the hint of a fine mustache) or eyebrows growing wild from weeks of neglect, we blame her for not caring enough about the way she looks. Will men look at us in a paternal way and want to scoop us up and look after us? Of course not.
Do men suffer from the ravages of hormonal imbalance? Do they even understand what that means? No. At the slightest moodiness erupting from their female partners, they scurry off to their male buddies (or into the arms of a more accomodating, non-hormonally-disrupted female).
Now, how about a piping hot cup of fresh coffee? Sit in the garden with me, and bask in the morning sunshine, watching the birds, bees, and cats.
Making Love, Not War December 13, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Life, Links, Love, Men, News, Relationships, Sex, Sexuality, Women.19 comments
Whoever said that passion and lust have been affected by all the estrogen in the chicken we eat? Or all the artificial food additives and chemicals in our food?
Wherever I turn, the media is chock full of gory, salacious accounts of infidelity, passion, and lascivious encounters between members of the oppposite sex ( and now, of same sex encounters). And that’s only part of the whole of what is going on I imagine.
I don’t recall any local people being caught in public sex, unless you count all those “car encounters” we hear about. Still, nothing as outrageous as the couple who had sex in the clock tower in Australia
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And now a wonderful selection from the esteemed Arab Times crime pages:
Journalists caught committing immoral acts in Managers cabin
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 2: Police have arrested two journalists — a man and a woman — for committing immoral acts inside the office of the manager of the press, reports Al-Dar daily.
According to security sources a Kuwaiti man suspected the behavior of his wife and reportedly caught her red-handed with her lover in a compromising position.
The husband then called the police and handed over the ‘couple’ to the authorities.
It has also been reported the suspect offered to pay the man KD 10,000 to drop the complaint but the offer was rejected.
(What about this couple going at in in a bank filmed by teenagers ?)
Gays caught in car
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 2: Police have arrested a 20-year-old Kuwaiti and a Lebanese gay for committing immoral acts inside a car. They were caught in the parking lot of a commercial complex, reports Alam Alyawm daily.
The ‘lovers’ were arrested at a late evening hour by police patrol from Hawalli.
Sri Lankan maid and her Indian lover caught conducting immoral activities
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 30: A Sri Lankan maid and her Indian lover were arrested for conducting immoral activities in her sponsor’s house in Firdous on Sunday.
The maid’s sponsor — a Kuwaiti citizen in his forties – discovered the two in a compromising position after he entered the house and heard sounds from her room. He immediately called up Operation Room, who sent security officials to the scene. They apprehended the guilty persons and referred them to the authorities. A case was registered.
Sponsor catches Arab expat with his maid ‘in the act’
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: Securitymen rushed to the home of a Kuwaiti citizen in Rabiya area, after the Operations Room of the Interior Ministry received a report from the citizen that he noticed an Arab expatriate was with his housemaid inside her room at his house. The culprits were arrested in a compromising situation and referred to the concerned authority. A case was registered against them.
Meanwhile, securitymen arrested two Bedouns in their 20s, wanted by law for various criminal cases, on Kabad Road Monday evening. Sources said the patrolmen became suspicious of the driver of the vehicle and his companion, and ordered them to stop. A check on their civil IDs uncovered the driver, and his friend, was wanted by law. They were directly referred to the concerned authority.
Wife ‘catches’ husband with maid in bathroom
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 12 : Police officials rushed to a home in Abu Halifa after receiving a call from a woman informing them about her husband involved in indecent activities with their Indonesian housemaid in the bathroom, reports Al-Rai daily.
The wife reportedly returned home unexpectedly to find her husband, an Egyptian who works as a computer engineer, engaged in immoral acts with the maid. The man and the maid were arrested and referred to the authorities for further action.
Egyptian man and Filipino maid caught for immoral acts in car
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 12 : An Egyptian man and a Filipino housemaid were arrested for engaging in immoral acts in a car parked on an open ground in Hawally, reports Al-Anba daily.
The Egyptian tried to flee from the scene with the car upon spotting security officials approaching the vehicle, but failed. The couple was referred to the authorities and a case was registered.
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Selfish December 13, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Children, Life, Motherhood, News, Opinion, Women.8 comments
Having a baby is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. But what if a woman can’t conceive for whatever reason and still wants a baby? Does the end justify the means?
It seems selfish and a dangerous precedent. From Arab Times
Egyptian, Filipina arrested for selling baby to sterile woman
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 12: An Egyptian man and a Filipina woman were arrested for selling their baby to a sterile Kuwaiti woman for KD 1,500, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
According to a police source, this case is the first of its kind in Kuwait. He did not, however, deny the occurrence of human trade in the country. The source said police officials received information about the Kuwaiti who bought the baby and kept her in her home in Salwa.
Upon being questioned, the woman revealed the details of the incident and led the officials to the Egyptian, who admitted that the baby belonged to him and was conceived as a result of illegal sexual relations with the Filipino woman. He also guided the police to the biological mother’s house in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. The officials arrested the woman and also found a girl aged five years in the house.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the older child was a result of sexual relations with another man in Farwaniya. It was also discovered that the delivery was done by an Asian midwife, known for delivering children for Kuwaiti and expatriate women. She was arrested and referred to the authorities.
The source added that the Egyptian man and the midwife were found to be wanted by law on previous charges, while the Filipino woman had been reported as absconding.
While the three arrested persons await legal action, the baby has been transferred to a social care home and a case has been registered.
In moderation, please December 11, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Sex.27 comments
I got a bit nauseaous after looking at this page for longer than necessary:
Are you a Mahmoud? December 7, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Humour, Men.40 comments
From Urban Dictionary: A definition of Hot Arab Men
Extremely attractive Middle Eastern men that are tall, dark and handsome. Likely named Mahmoud.
Sexy men with a lot of appeal.
Men that are very easy to fall in love with.
“Did you meet that Mahmoud down the street? Wow! That was one of those hot Arab men. I am so in love with him.”
Red Label December 7, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Life, Opinion.20 comments
I drove past a carton that was lying on the side of the street.
The words Red Label flashed before me as I made the turn onto the main road.
I paused momentarily, wondering if I should go back and check…check the label again…check to see if the carton contained anything, anything to satisfy my curiousity.
But I drove on.
This morning I woke up and realized how one can easily misinterpret what one sees briefly and develop a whole scenario around it.
What I thought was Red Label whiskey may well have been Red Label tea.
my breath December 5, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.17 comments
Seeking joy
with you
was like
coming up
for air
after
a long
deep
dive.
And
loving you
was a reflex
action
I did not own.
Harsh December 5, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.4 comments
harsh
harsh
harsh
.
.
.
so foreboding
so unapproachable
so dry
.
.
.
shrivelled,
in the intense,
silent,
yet consuming
white heat
.
.
.
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*Written during the white heat of summer.
Berhi IV December 5, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Poetry.add a comment
Our lovechild
borne out of
sacred passion
for each other
and the sanctity
of your union.
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I am a stream of love…
I am the thick pregnant bunches
of ripe Berhi..
You are the fragrant male
with wide fronds
embracing me
within your warmth
and the heady scent of you
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I bare myself,
I bear your love,
Standing tall,
proud
and steady.
Using Sex to promote Animal Rights December 4, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Abuse, Animals, Film & Ads.29 comments
One afternoon during the Eid holiday I was parked outside the little neighbourhood shopping complex. My attention shifted to loud cries by some young girls walking to the corner shop as a black feral cat sauntered past them.
“Ya hmara (you ass) don’t! It’s a black cat,” one girl shouted to another.
Was the girl going to pet the cat? I doubt it.
Was she going to strike it? I don’t know.
But what I do know is that black cats in particular in local folklore symbolize evil. They embody Satan. So woe betide you if you come across a black male cat in the dark of night…
I have had the discussion before with people around me who insist that black cats are the embodiment of Satan and they look at me stunned as I laugh in their face and call them racist.
Are animals evil? Can they be evil?
No. Humans are capable of greater evil than all the poor animals on earth.
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In the West, activists and animal welfare groups lobby for animal rights.
Sometimes, sex and sexuality is used blatantly to campaign for animal rights.
Here in these photos, Joana Krupa poses in a controversial PETA poster with a host of rescued dogs
In our part of the world, animal welfare does not fare so well either.
When will people speak out against animal abuse? Do we need to use sex and sexuality too to promote decent treatment of animals?
I’m sure there are many examples on the Internet. One thing I hate is the appalling sale of colored chicks:
This is disgusting.
Who will be the champion of these poor little abused chicks? What values does this teach children?
U.S. Ambassador on KTV 1 December 3, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Kuwait, Life, Lifestyle, Links, News, Women.8 comments
Ambassador Deborah Jones with the team from Heya wa Akhawateha (photo from Al-Jarida online newspaper http://www.aljarida.com/aljarida/Article.aspx?id=138563
One of the best programs on Kuwait Television channel (KTV1) is a daily morning talk show where a panel of women discusses a variety of subjects and there is usually a guest on the show.
This morning I was pleased to see the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait Ambassador Deborah Jones on the show. Although I did not catch the beginning of the interview, I did enjoy what I saw.
Ambassador Jones is fluent in Arabic and the panelists spoke freely to her in Kuwaiti dialect. Although she did speak some Arabic, she primarily replied in English.
She spoke about the importance of religion in her parents’ home and how they would say grace before their meals at the dinner table. Although she came from a strict background, she says, she had her fair share of wild teenage mishaps, such as crashing her car at the age of 16.
Ambassador Jones spoke of her family background and how her mother was originally from Argentina. She said her mother’s background influenced the customs and discipline in the family andher love of fine arts and beautiful things. She spoke of her mother as always being impeccably dressed, and more like a European in style than the American stereotype. Her mother, she said, always demanded excellence and if she brought a report card home with all A’s and one B+, she would be quizzed about why she got a B. (I guess as a parent I have been guilty of that too sometimes)
Ambassador Jones said that her father was one of four boys. Although he had an MBA in business administration, he was a fine pianist and violinist. He also had a wonderful voice and loved to sing. She said that her paternal grandmother did not have any daughters so insisted that all her four boys learn how to embroider and to learn to play a musical instrument.
Ambassador Jones also discussed how her love of reading influenced her personality and her outlook. She mentioned the importance of family background and influence on developing this interest.
She said that she was a “lousy” pianist but that she did sing. She said that she was going to give some kind of performance but was not very clear about that or when. She mentioned that her older sister had a more beautiful voice than hers (I think perhaps she was being very modest)
She expressed her love of music, especially classical genre and opera. She also enjoys listening to a wide variety of music styles. She relates to Fairuz more than Um Kalthoum but she also enjoys listening to modern Arabic music. She also mentioned how she likes Kuwaiti music, especially the traditional genre and aims to have perfected the Samri dance by the time she leaves Kuwait.
I may get a chance to see the show repeated again tonight and will add anything I may have missed.
Show: Heya wa Akhawateha (She & her sisters)
Where: KTV 1
When: 9:30 am (or perhaps 10:00 am) and repeated later on at night at 12:30 am
Panelists: Seham Al-Qabandi, Ph.D in Sociology; Dr. Afaf Al-Roumi, paediatrician; Sohaila Al-Salem, social & political activist.
