Is divorce the new black?

Ive been thinking about this matter for a long time... Has marriage become a trivial matter, to that extent that people get a divorce 'cause thats the 'mode' right now?

Its allmost like divorce has become the future tense of marriage..!

I dont know, I guess..Im still young but you start thinking about, when about do I want to get hitched, at 20? 25? 30? or at all? Im Algerian and Palestinian so obviously (maybe not so obvious..) this is not a questionable matter that marriage is in arabs minds, 'the reason why we are here' - to get married, have kids...die!

Maybe, on the other hand, getting married hasn't become so trivial in modern society, a girls dream has allways been to one day wear that white dress and be the centre of attention. That might acctually be a vital thing in ones opinion but where does the vitality stop? in staying? That is what I find so trivial and people nowadays seem to jump in to things without preparing themselves.

I mean, how will your marriage survive if you've known your significant other for lets say 6 months, you dont have a lot more in common than the love for eachother. In my opinion, you need to have had your first fight before getting married or atleast had a discussion where you had found differences in opinion and solved it by, maybe..accepting and respecting eachother opinion, you need know (by this I mean really! knowing who they are) the person your getting married to, but ofcourse people change and you find out thing during marriage that you didnt know before.
Im just saying that I believe that people should find solid ground first to then... start building a house..! (but even then the house might crack...)

A True Genius...

Despite all the bad things Michael did in life, HE WAS A TRUE GENIUS, and those who aren't feeling a bit affected or whatever you wanna call it, by his death, apparently knows NOTHING about music! Michael IS and will ALWAYS be THE KING!!! He is the reason why most of ur favorite artists even picked up a pen for the first time and started writing lyrics or stepped on the floor for the first time to start dancing!!

Here is my true post:

Every major R&B and "pop" star has taken something from the Michael Jackson playbook.
Usher, Ne-Yo, Ciara, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears etc. The whole boy band craze started with Michael and The Jackson Five. The Osmonds, New Edtion,Boyz II Men, Backstreet boys, New Kids on the Block, N'Sync etc
On top of that videos... There is distinct difference in videos before M.J. and after M.J.

He basically reinvented the whole music video genre with his creativity and innovation.

Michael has influenced so many artists, some of whom are picking up on the grandeur and showmanship of his live performances. You can see his influence in his sister Janet, in Justin Timberlake, Usher, Britney Spears, and in Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey. You can see his influence in the dance moves -- the syncopated choreography -- that a lot of young artists use. And a lot of them have picked up his work ethic. When you look at a Britney Spears production or a Justin Timberlake production, or if you look at an Usher production, you really see that they took a page out of Michael's book; they went to rehearsal, and they must've worked eight hours a day, because their shows are flawless, as Michael's shows were flawless.

Thriller is still one of the greatest albums of all time and the top seller worldwide. Michael revolutionized music videos and took them to a level that nobody was even thinking about. Music videos became mini-movies and opportunities to tell stories--and not just to stand around singing--because of Michael's vision. The expensive music video and special effects are part of his legacy

There are many, many people who think of Michael as a spectacle, and it's sad. All of it has taken away from our ability to see him for the artist he really is. A world without Michael Jackson would be a very, very different world. And I think we should all feel very blessed that an artist of that caliber came into our lives, because he has enriched our lives.

Thanks for the music, the videos, and the performances. We'll always remember the moonwalk, the sequin glove, the shades, the hat, the crotch grabs, the military jackets, the infamous red jacket, the white socks--with high water pants--and the black loafers! We will never forget your Jeri Curl either!! One of the best.

I am now waiting for the tribute concert (cause there is no doubt that there has to be one) period.

Scary...

Tomorrow I'm having my University of Cambridge Proficiency Exam...

Wish me luck people!!

Just the thought of it is giving me a headache...

Bless/ Z

We've got talent...

There has been several people asking me, what is our blog about?!

Well...I post anything I feel like posting on the blog, sometimes I write about issues that I believe needs to get attention and sometimes I just post random stuff that I would like to share, opinions, videos, pictures and what not.

Today, I feel like giving credit to some whicked artists that we have in Sweden, cause I feel like their not getting enought attention. I mean, yeah Jay-Z, Eminem, 50...those are all given names and you cant compete and they are hands down, some of the best,

but come on, Soulja boy?...bow wow?...Ironik?...Dizzee?...Kano?...AKON!?!? No! We've got artists right here in Sweden who's music is soooo much better.

And this is some of what I'm feelin' right now (Love the videos!!):

Henok Achido - Pusher

J-son - My Window

Danjah on Myspace

Lazee Feat.J-Son - Pusherman

Let me just finish up with saying that, J-Son is and allways will be,HANDS DOWN! better than Adam Tensta, Lazee and Mofo all together! =)

Love/Z

No need for introduction...

Much Love/ Z

Graduation equals poor faithfullness to the blog...

This month has been one of the most hectic months of my life, even thought people around me dont seem to have noticed at all...!

I Graduated a week ago (on the 2nd of June) but I dont think that it has hit me yet...

What I'm trying to say is that I dont think that I have fully comprehended what I have

accomplished. let me give you the facts..:

In Sweden you go to college/highschool for 3 years =800something points each year, you study courses that are worth 50 - 200 points each and you have to have at least 2500 points to be able to Graduate.

(thought you are allowed to have 250 points of failed points)

I as some of you might know spent my second college year in England studying 3 A-levels, this ment that I missed a year in Sweden and I would have to continue studying year 2...

I didnt buy that..!

I wanted to graduate with my friends,

or atleast with people my age, so...

I decided to do 2 years in one, double up bitch!

My teachers, the principal, my mother, and the rest of my family thought this was one of the

most stupid ideas they'd ever heard, but I had friends who believed that I could accomplish it.

So... last month I sat down with my mentor at school to go throught my grades and points to confirm that I had failed my task, as I thought at

the time. but no! we found that I had studied more than enough! I had 2900 points!! so what did I did I do? ....

I CRIED!!! LIKE A LITTLE GIRL NAMED IDA!!

(internal joke...sorry bout that...)

Cause I had made it...! So... moral of the story is...!

YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING!

love/ Z

Going under the knife..

Greeting fellow homosapience, I would like to start off with an apology for my atrocious updating of the blog. I assure you, this behaviour will not be repeated..

I have for a long time thought about one question, a very interesting one for that matter...
(and I would love to know your opinions aswell)

What is beauty?... Is it as ''they'' say, ''In the eye of the beholder''? or is our interpretation of beauty, something that has been pushed upon us by the media?
I saw this documentary a couple of weeks ago, with young women my age ''going under the knife'', having plastic surgery, to enhance their allready good looks.
One of the girls where 16 and had an eyebrow lift!! why people? why?

I mean...Is it just me or isn't it, women over the age of 45 who go through wth eye lid lift because of droopy eyes as a scarr of stress over the years or maybe wrinkles and what not. I dont know but what I have found myself to believe is... I'm not against plastic surgery and you know what, I myself might one day ''have something done'' nosejob, lipposucktion, you name it, but that is if I still have this vision of myself...of being ugly...

What I'm trying to say is... I would firstly like to learn to love myself or at least accept myself and the way I look but if that doesnt work and I still feel the same way about my looks than I might consider surgery.

What my next ponder now would be... are we done?
is this kind of surgery the ''cure'' to a bad self image

Is it really the answer to the problems and queries one have in its mind?

I think that a self image is created with what one have been surounded by in its life, the people - positive or negative? confident or unconfident? and the stories of your life marked as scarrs on your face, fortunate or unfortunate events...

Love yourselves!! /Z

I ask myself why...

Why do I love smoking shisha?

I mean at first it was because of the ambience, just meeting random people that I had'nt seen for months...years sitting at the shisha caf. But now I guess it has become something of a way to feel good.

And I'm not talking about the smoke, I'm talking about the music, the sofas, the arabicspeaking staff, the shai (Tea), just the feeling of not being in Sweden...maybe escaping reality for a sec...?

I'ts all so nostalgic.

Shisha, n´Argile, Hookah, Waterpipe, call it whatever you want, but it has for me been an object of good memories.

Memories of being in Beirut as a small child playing on the cracked and filthy street with my grandfather sitting on the roof of the house smoking shisha calling on me to say that I should put some shoes on. I mean..I didnt care if my feet got dirty, I was playing football with my cousins, I was living the good life.
I miss being a child, being happy for just the smallest of things and having that feeling of satisfaction the whole day, just because someone noticed me or looked at me and smiled..



I'm not saying that the only reason I smoke shisha is to get a nostalgiakick... but it's a great deal of the reason for it...

I now leave you with the latest invention in the ''shisha world''...



The Mirage Grande Trinity, cost: £2690/35000sek

Music

Music has always been huge passion of mine. I write, I sing, I listen.

Music for me is therapy, whenever I'm down and wanna feel good for just 3 minutes, I turn one of my favorite songs on, and when I'm in love music makes me feel even more loved up.

I have a soft spot for people with unique voices, It's  just something that has always attracted me.

Musicians like Amy Winehouse, Lyfe Jennings, India Arie, Raphael Saadiq, Leela James, Adele, Duffy, Cee-lo Green, Lauryn hill and many more has given me the confidence in pursuing my own music and not being afraid of being different or having an ''unusual'' voice.

I do however have a great deal of respect towards a fresh upcoming artist named Heshima Thompson.

Heshima is along with his brother, the extremely talented Zalon Thompson, Amy Winehouse's backup singers. 

I absolutely love these two, and I take every chance I can to do some publicity for them.

Enjoy/ Z

Less than a month left...

At this very moment I'm just sitter in the mediaroom at school with John and Mattias, I'm trying to figure out where to start with all of my projects that I need to be done with by the end of this month before I graduate.
Graduation is supposed to be something to look forward to, but all I feel right now is stress and anxiety to weather I'm going to be able to make it through.

I am very much aware of the fact that I am to blame myself for what I have put myself into... noone forced me to study 2 years in one, I easily could have redone a year for the one I missed here in Sweden by studying in London, but I have no regrets on being in the UK for a year, I met some lovely people that I intend to stay friends with for a very long time, especially Yasmin,
she was my rock, and I hope that I served a use to her aswell. I.
Thank you for being a lovely person. (although you can be a bit toooo loud sometimes...)

much love haha