Jordan's Free Voices

Monday, February 25, 2008 - Posts

• Single women and custody

  I am following up in newspapers with the news of the government social department actions to deal with the problem of abandoned babies. It seems that they are more open towards facilitate Jordanian married couples to take custody over those babies and Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 11:31 from The Arab Observer | 0 Comments

• Blocked!

  YouTube that is!In Pakistan. I don't get it? They said they blocked it due to the videos that offend Islam(Oh boy, we get offended easily!)But what is the logic behind blocking something that offends you? Is it like pretending it is not there? Or is it Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 09:07 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under Misc.

• 'Rainbow Street revamped' and 'completed'. Hah!!!

  The Jordan Times today quotes GAM that it 'has completed renovation work on Rainbow Street'. Well, I drove down there today and it is a complete mess with piles of unfinished work and holes in the road. The parking has gone mad with cars parked on each Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 08:50 from Jordan Journals | 0 Comments

• مرارتي بدها تفقع

  From ammannet: ويذكر أن مطالبات النائب الخريشة بالتخفيف من سفرات النواب وترشيد النفقات أثارت الكثير من الجدل والخلاف داخل المجلس، إضافة "لعتب رئيس المجلس عبد الهادي المجالي الذي أكد أنه لايجوز التطرق إلى هذا الموضوع تحت القبة بحضور مجلس الوزراء والإعلاميين. Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 07:24 from Jordan, I will be back... | 0 Comments Filed under Jordan, AHHH

• Find a Job for David Steward

  If you haven’t been following the story of the man who was fired for posting a Dilbert comic at work, here’s a link to Fox News’ coverage. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331543,00.html The man who got fired is David Steward. I asked him for... Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 07:14 from The Dilbert Blog | 0 Comments Filed under General Nonsense

• Super-Idol Fan!

  I love American Idol and Superstar shows. These two shows are about the only reality shows I watch whenever I catch them on TV. But if I miss them, it is no big deal. It isn't like my life depends on them. I have not been a very loyal viewer of Superstar Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 06:18 from Life Thoughts | 0 Comments Filed under Music, superstar, Entertainment, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Talent, American Idol, Singing, Randy Jackson, Confession

• صوتي من على أثير الإذاعة

  طلبت مني إذاعة عمان نت (راديو البلد) وهي إذاعة محلية خاصة الاتصال بي في برنامج حديث الأسبوع الذي يقدمه السيد محمد شما كل خميس على الساعة السادسة مساءا بتوقيت عمان في البداية ترددت بالموافقة ثم وافقت على شرط تغيير صوتي ثم قلت للمذيع لا داعي لتغيير صوتي Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 03:44 from JORDAN RAINBOW | 0 Comments

• And it’s time again… Oscar outfit frenzy

  Nothing much has changed since last year. I didn’t watch the Oscar-nominated bunch of movies for 2008, and I didn’t hear of 96% of them either (though for honesty’s sake, I did watch and love Ratatouille). I also do not watch the Oscars in Read More... Posted 25-02-2008 02:43 from And Far Away | 0 Comments