The other Extreme

here I am back to normal life after I finished the NO FACE NO COMMUNICATION challange..

I loved experiencing it =D
And now I’m reading about this artist called Cristin Norine doing the other opposite..

Cristin is an artist and took a challenge upon herself to show how much we are attached to the new social media..

She decids to live in a glass room allowing anyone walking in the street to know the little details of her daily life..

She wants to prove how much these social networks like Facebook, Twitters, iChat expose our lives invade our privacy..

She is not to leave the room.. Not to interact directly to any human beings and not to use her phone to call anybody.. She is allowed to text and video chat..

Interesting experiment for a whole full month !

she bloggs everyday and reveals her ups and downs..

Here is the website for all her experience

No Communication Experience

The No Face No Communication Week:

"but one thing is for sure, how ever text communications lead the world, you won’t get the pleasure of speech, I mean original form of human interaction."
-- Srivathsan G.K


Now for the actual experience from this week:

There is no doubt that it was pretty hard to live without any far communication tool, in my case living far from family in a dorm without roommates was tricky, usually when I’m bored I would just pick up my phone and call anybody.. So, living without contact and plans was definitely tough.
No facebook meant no knowledge about the current events in the town which led to more isolated days..

Friends were mad and certainly –unlike me- were not willing to pay a visit to check on something or ask a question.. I even had some threats not to think about doing it again!



On the other hand,
I had more adventurous activities, spontaneous plans and better appointments.. It was not possible to cancel on a last minute on an appointment that I sat days ago. Therefore, I was forced to have better organized schedule..
No mobile phone meant a lifetime of comfort.. As my dad phrased it “ايش بابا..قررت تضربي العالم جزمة؟؟!”

No annoying phone calls nor distractions… just me and myself..
In this week, I also started reading in two books that I bought long ago.. I also changed my second homepage from facebook to Aljazeera news.. And I kept until now..
I had more free time to live with myself.. Make friends with the inner me.. And I must say that I enjoyed it and got a bit crazier to the outer world =)

The idea is to realize and prove to yourself that you could live without anything in your life.. to change your daily habits and find other approaches to solving problems..

The thing is, the world doesn’t expect nor accept a person who doesn’t use far communication tools.. Nowadays, all appointments are set over the phone.. Actually mobile phones are used to substitute calendars, watches, books, doorbells in my case, and sometimes even our memory.. we no longer tend to memorize, we just save a draft message or capture a photo..
I was the only one from my friends who completed my week.. one stopped after 2 days the other after 4 and my beloved friend Tala who suggested the whole idea stopped after 6 days therefore, she was punished by cooking me a delicious yalanji meal =D –which until now I didn’t receive –

I can fairly say that I enjoyed this week with all its ups and downs.. and I do recommend it for anybody seeking a change in his/her life..

And for now, I’ll be looking for a bigger harder Challenge ;)

No Face No Communication

Here is another experimental challenge I'm doing..
for this week, my friend Tala Zabalawi and I are going to live a week without any communication tool..

no mobiles, no telephones, no msn, no facebook, no emails, no exception..

We believe in face to face communication and only it..

We will lose some time doing things that we would easily plan on phone.. We will miss far people.. we will do it the oldie style..
And above all.. We will still be smiling if we had to wait 2 hours for a friend.. or if we had to drive to a relative only to find that s/he is not home...
:D

The face is the door to the mind.
Without it, the mind is shut off. There is no communication.
- Mr. Okuyama (Tatsuya Nakadai) in The Face of Another

'The Face of Another' is a Japanese done in 1966..
it describes the journey of a man who has a disfigured face and is struggling with his daily communication..
This only proves that with NO FACE NO COMMUNICATION..


>>> here is the my outcomes =)

Embrace Life

remarkable effect..

Freedom Vs. Choice

Do more choices mean more freedom?? A new thought!

Going Veggie

I'll be checking my life list and writing reviews on the accomplished tasks.

For now, a new item added on my life list by practicing it directly,
Going vegetarian


My friend watched this movie on how cruel animals are killed to fill our stomachs.. she cried her heart out, and decided to go vegetarian for a month. According to her calculations she will be saving at least a chicken a week..

I didn’t watch the movie yet, but I decided to go along with her in this journey. Though my perspective is different.
I'm doing this month for 3 reasons:

A) Live and experiment this life style.

B) This month of no meat no chicken might and should introduce me to new dishes that I would've never have tried if I had the option.
e.g. Sushi, the idea of eating raw fish repulse me, but this is a golden chance for new experiments.

C) See how my body would react to this change.. is it a healthier choice or will I lose my energy?


This diet exclude meat and chicken only.. Dairy products are allowed. ((a previous attempt to eliminate cheese from my diet for a week failed)).

We will be sharing new recipes and supporting tips.. its going to be hard to let go of the Shawerma..
God help us.

I'll be sharing the outcomes with you when this long month is put to an end .

Definition

Yesterday, I was eating a delicious macaroni salad at my friend’s house..
It contained macaroni, lettuce, and some unidentified chunks.. I was told that they are pieces of green apple when I asked..
I continued enjoying the salad.until,,,

my friend asked me: “do you like them?”

I said: “they are weird that’s all.. I’m still going to eat them!”

My friend: “it’s either you like them or you don’t!!”

Me: “ I don’t!”

And just after I stated that, I couldn’t stand to eat another chunk!


** Today’s advice : Somethings are better left unidentified!

The Button

How bad would it be to push this button?? I don’t think of it as a selfish gesture.. it’s just that with the ten million a person can help more than ten people to have better health or even better lives!
Sorry if it sounds evil.. but, I would choose to push the button if I had the chance!

To Blog or Not to blog ??!

my first blogging :D

To Blog or not to blog..
I’m still not very sure about the whole idea of a blog..
to have a blog or not to?? What to blog?? To publish my work, ideas and thoughts or not to??
I wanted to publish everything I have done during my studies, every thought I had, every theory I believe in and each single emotion I support..
But again I thought what’s the use?? Will I help myself or others when I publish everything I go through?

I’m still not sure about the answer!!

I asked my friend whether it’s safe to publish my work without having it stolen..
She simply replied “publish it but you can’t protect it!!”
I was surprised by this reply.. I asked her again “if it’s unsafe and could easily be stolen why would I bother to publish it?”
her reply was simply” no one would steal your work”
At first, I thought she was mocking my work I know it’s not like the best work ever but still its mine and I want it to stay this way!
She made it clear by saying “I’m not mocking you..I’m mocking the society.. if your work is not porno no one would bother to steal it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Her simple answer was funny yet hurtful..

from here I’ll start and I wish this blog could help me improve myself and give others a chance to have a glance at my ideas even if it seems boring comparing to porno!!

Thank you Roqayah thanks for your support..And I wish our society would change this impression even though we both doubt it !!