Spelling Bee Conversation

This is how I got disqualified in today's spelling bee:

Examiner: Spell the word "sacred".
Me: S-A-C-R-E-D

Examiner: What does it mean?
Me: It is something that has a high status and is holy.

Examiner: Use it in a sentence.
Me: The Ka3bah is a sacred monument.

Examiner: (after a few other people had their turns) Khalid, (some other people), you're out.
Me: WHAT?! What was my mistake?

What do you think. Was I right or wrong?

Words, Words, Words!

Today, yesterday, and the day before, have all been hysterical days for me as i had to study a list of words for the spelling bee competition. Hopefully, all the studying will pay off in the end and i will win and take the girls down.

You see, in the Islamic Educational College, girls have a much higher status than boys who are worthless in the eye of the school administration.

So hopefully, me and my 3 colleagues who also qualified to the finals and are boys, will show the girls and the administration who's boss.

Sony XEL-1

I remember the first time I saw an LCD screen. My first impression was a mixture of curiosity and amazement. I was curious at the fact that it was thin. I was amazed at the fact that it looked modern and cool and was anti-glare. NICE!

The typical LCD screen is considered very unsophisticated next to the new Sony XEL-1. This new Sony creation is something that the world of technology has never seen before. It's not a new invention. It's just a modified, much cooler, more sophisticated, much thinner version of an LCD screen. Take a look...

Believe it or not, this screen is 1/8 of an inch thick. Or should i say thin?! Its resolution is 960x540 and it costs around $2,500.

There's just one thing i have to say: WOW!

The Weirdest Press Conference. Ever.

Note: Before you start reading, this post has nothing to do with soccer although it has a bit to do with soccer... but you don't need to be a soccer fan to figure out how stupid the manager of Chelsea (one soccer team in England) is. This press conference was after Chelsea won last week.

R: Reporter
G: Grant (manager of Chelsea). He's Jewish by the way, which proves just how stupid Jewish people are.

R: Was it a deserved win?
G: Yes.

R: What in particular pleased you about it (it as in the victory)?
G: I am pleased.

R: What in particular pleased you?
G: (after a long pause) I am pleased.

R: Is it a relief to win here?
G: yes.

R: You seem lost for words by the performance. Are you more satisfied with the performance or the victory?
G: Both.

R: you seem distracted. Do you have a problem?
G: no Problem.

R: Is there an issue?
G: no i am OK. I have nothing to say.

R: Do you have a message for the Chelsea fans?
G: Do you represent the Chelsea fans?

R: How many steps have you climbed to undertake this press conference?
G: I don't know.

R: You seem less voluble than usual. Is it because of Sky TV moving the game to a Thursday? (the Chelsea game was on Thursday and this is not a usual day for games, they're usually on Saturday and it is Sky Sports (the sports channel) who scheduled the game for Thursday.)
G: Maybe it's because of you. I don't know. I'm OK.

R:Is it easier to say nothing Avram?
G: I don't know what to answer. It is a good question. I don't know what to answer.

R: Is this because of Sky?
G: No. Sky is OK. I enjoy watching them.

R: Is it a protest against newspapers?
G: No. Why?

R: Why else would you come in and refuse to answer our questions?
G: I answer every question.

R: You are two points behind Manchester United and you don't know if you are still in the title race?
G: No.

R:Have you told the players that you don't know if you are back in the title race?
G: What I tell the players is something else. You want me to tell you what I say to the players?

R: We just want you to answer the question really. Are you in the title race?
G: I don't know.

R: Would you not like to gain some positive publicity for the result rather than this bizarre silence?
G: I'm sorry. You can write whatever you want and I can answer what I want.

R: Do you feel under pressure to deliver a trophy. Is that the reason for the monosyllabic answers?
G: No.

R: Are you upset? Do you feel you have been misrepresented?
G: Maybe I am upset because it is a bad season.

R: Did Michael Essien faint?
G: He had some problems, but he is OK.

R: Michael Ballack?
G: Injured.

R: What's his problem?
G: Ask the doctor.

R: He's not here Avram.
G: We'll call him then.

R: Have you ever played the yes/no game Avram?
G: [Grant gets up and leaves.]

By now, you should realize that this manager is the worst in history, partially because he's Jewish, and partially because he's the manager of Chelsea which is a dumb team.

Fouad Abu Zahra

One of the many people I see daily is Mr. Fouad Abu Zahra.
This old man is about 70 years old and he owns the little corner shop near the school.
Everyday, the corner shop is our destination after school because the school cafeteria sells food at almost triple the price of normal shops. So to Abu Zahra's it is!

Mr. Fouad is always cranky. He always complains about how bad his life is. This is not a significat situation to be in because you have to aggree and play along with him. He also sucks at math. He seriously has a problem: he doesn't know how to count money.

Abu Zahra doesn't let students enter his shop because he suspects that they would steal. This is impossible because of how small his shop is. So because he thinks we'd steal, he lets us pick what to buy from outside the shop, so if you take long in trying to decide if you want Pepsi of chips, he gets grumpy and tells you that he wants to go back to eating his lunch...no comment.

Mr. Fouad Abu Zahra gets on my nerves.

Atlantis: A Dream Resort

Atlantis is a resort located on an island in the Bahamas called the Paradise Island.
Atlantis isn't the everyday resort you see in brochures. It's a place where i dream of going.

Luxury, fun, and great activities come together in this resort to make a perfect holiday.

I hope i can go there some day.

Below are some pictures.

This room, is cool, although i don't know it's real purpose.

Nice water-slide

And as if that wasn't enough to make you go there, take a look at this.

And i just couldn't say no to posting this picture.

I wonder how much you'd have to pay for an hour there!

What do you think of it?

BBQ on Friday

After finnally establishing the point that going to the mall is boring, we decided to make a barbeque (is that how u spell it?).


A barbeque is always funner, more exciting, and cheaper than sitting in a food court, eating McDonald's, and then watching a movie at the Grand Cinemas.

That's just the boring old routine.

Anyways, after we decided who would do what, we took to our tasks, some people carried out many tasks because others claimed that they didn't know how to do what they were told to do. And setting up the fire was the hardest part, untill Yazan's dad helped us out. So we barbequed and ate and had a great time. Why didn't we think of doing this before.

"It was the best outing. Ever," Khaled Shareef.

And then, we made smores without chocolate but it was still good.

And after that, we played hide and seek, which is, although for kids, very fun to play.

And later on, we went home.

That's just the brief part of it where I left many fun parts of the barbeque since it would take a ridiculously long post to type it all.

Slingshots

Probably the funnest thing in school is making slingshots.

Slingshots help people get revenge on others for what they did ages before.

They also make an ideal fighting weapon for people to split into 2 teams and there's no possible way of finding out how has wond the battle.

Another use for slingshots is to have some fun in a boring class.

The reasons listed above is why most of the students in our class play slingshots, including me. And beleive me, you should try them out

But slingshots have one disadvantage: they can be very painful when someone picks you out of all the others in class as a target, it gets even worse when you get his in vulnerable places like your hands or ears

But who cares let's just have some fun

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Egg Dominoes

If you think that setting up dominoes takes some game, you'll change your mind when you take a look at this!!!

It all started out like this: laying a few eggs on the ground.

And then it got serious...

And this was the end product...

One sneeze and this masterpiece would turn into scrambled eggs.

I wonder what currency this is though!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Although it's kinda late to make a post about Harry Potter 7 since it came out last summer, i couldn't help but admire the passion, the skill, and excellent imagination of JK Rowling that went in to make this book.

This book is the last of the Harry Potter series and it broke records after selling the most books in history, and i don't see why not. I mean this book is perfect from every aspect. It has some action, drama, tragedy, and humor with an excellent balanced out happy ending.

Some people finished this book in a day and others finished it in a week, but i wish i had never finished it because up till now, i haven't read a better book that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

To all of those who haven't read it, I can't beleive you're still alive.

Business? I don't think so...

Business class is never a fun class. I try to keep myself busy during business by doing fun things like...DRAWING AT THE BACK OF MY NOTEBOOK!!!



Studying for business isn't all that fun either. So i try to keep myself busy by...BY DRAWING ON THE BACK OF MY BROTHER'S SPARE NOTEBOOK!!! I used my compass (the one we use in math to make circles) to make a drawing which popped into my head. Take a look.