Cairo - who's in the house?
4 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Wednesday, October 18 at Wednesday, October 18, 2006.
Its time for a roll call of the Cairo crew - I've limited it to those with blogs.
I'll start this with the Best Housemates Ever - our house, with minimal border control and generous amnesty for new migrants, is the perfect home for anyone looking for a judgement free, its-OK-sometimes-you-just-need-to-walk-around-in-you-underwear environment
Megan - kicks people when drunk, carries pepper spray (and I wouldnt want to be the next Egyptian to try and touch her up...)
Pam - Undescribable in words, probably the world's most relaxed and fundamentally happy person
The internationalista community. When we show up at a street restaurant, owners lick their lips and rub their wallets...
Liisi - Dont let the supermodel looks fool you, she has the Estonian stare of death that freezes hearts at 50 feet...
Kunt Kent - He's Canadian, which means cheerful, adventurous, at peace with the world and probably a closeted homosexual
Salman - Has two significan utilitarian values to me - can explain what the hell is going on in Pakistan better than anyone else I have met, and is an awesome photographer
Nisrin - Again, hard to describe in words. A great example of how much more interesting people get when their ethnicity and nationality gets complicated.
Dody - Will be the first guy I know to be a millionaire. Probably already is. My entire plans for how to succeed in life involve somehow borrowing a few million bucks from him after he sells out to Google.
Egyptians - Well, there are 78 million of them. I know far less than that number, and only a few have blogs. But here goes:
Tamer - Always carrying a shoulderbag weighing more than a large dog. I have no idea what is inside. Among the 5 smartest guys I know. Have seen him twice in the last two months but still consider him one of my best friends here.
Luly - I wish more Egyptian girls were like Luly.
Yasmine - Has 2 qualities that will remain in my heart forever - first, she is totally Egyptian, but speaks Malay at home with her family, due to their weird Singaporean background. Second, the introduced me to Omouda, the Yemeni restaurant here that does one of the best meals in Cairo.
Mai D- Ditto for Mai.
Alia - Fun, and militant, not in the destroy the infidels sense, but cetainly in the I-wouldnt-want-to-piss-her-off-if-she's-carrying-a-weapon sense.
Askoura - Turns bastard negativity into an art form. Its beautiful. The top posting on his blog right now is titled "Hatred Festival".
Mai K - Despite never ceasing to give me shit about my crappy Arabic, I love Mai to bits. I just wish the persecution would stop!
I'll start this with the Best Housemates Ever - our house, with minimal border control and generous amnesty for new migrants, is the perfect home for anyone looking for a judgement free, its-OK-sometimes-you-just-need-to-walk-around-in-you-underwear environment
Megan - kicks people when drunk, carries pepper spray (and I wouldnt want to be the next Egyptian to try and touch her up...)
Pam - Undescribable in words, probably the world's most relaxed and fundamentally happy person
The internationalista community. When we show up at a street restaurant, owners lick their lips and rub their wallets...
Liisi - Dont let the supermodel looks fool you, she has the Estonian stare of death that freezes hearts at 50 feet...
Salman - Has two significan utilitarian values to me - can explain what the hell is going on in Pakistan better than anyone else I have met, and is an awesome photographer
Nisrin - Again, hard to describe in words. A great example of how much more interesting people get when their ethnicity and nationality gets complicated.
Dody - Will be the first guy I know to be a millionaire. Probably already is. My entire plans for how to succeed in life involve somehow borrowing a few million bucks from him after he sells out to Google.
Egyptians - Well, there are 78 million of them. I know far less than that number, and only a few have blogs. But here goes:
Tamer - Always carrying a shoulderbag weighing more than a large dog. I have no idea what is inside. Among the 5 smartest guys I know. Have seen him twice in the last two months but still consider him one of my best friends here.
Luly - I wish more Egyptian girls were like Luly.
Yasmine - Has 2 qualities that will remain in my heart forever - first, she is totally Egyptian, but speaks Malay at home with her family, due to their weird Singaporean background. Second, the introduced me to Omouda, the Yemeni restaurant here that does one of the best meals in Cairo.
Mai D- Ditto for Mai.
Alia - Fun, and militant, not in the destroy the infidels sense, but cetainly in the I-wouldnt-want-to-piss-her-off-if-she's-carrying-a-weapon sense.
Askoura - Turns bastard negativity into an art form. Its beautiful. The top posting on his blog right now is titled "Hatred Festival".
Mai K - Despite never ceasing to give me shit about my crappy Arabic, I love Mai to bits. I just wish the persecution would stop!
Damn it ... wish I was there with you. That is one cool roll call. Except Dody ... he will only be cool when he lends you that million bucks.
Still up for some shisha in Feb?
Man, living with Americans? Say good bye to the Aussie accent.
Can't u introduce us all to Dody??
i probably need someone like him in my life, just to feel secure ;)
Tom, you mistook me for "dodi" the millionaire. Unfortunately the dude died in a some car crash in London.