It is a long time since I wrote. In this time I have been growing my second baby, and I guess that is the reason that I have not been busy with other things. There are still 3 months to go, but I cannot avoid what is going on in the area where I kind of originate from, i.e. Mid East/North Africa. This is especially true as I was in Israel for a visit just a month ago.

My first thoughts as I got on my Lufthansa flight back to Germany were "The people here are all mad". And I of course did not mean any individual, but the systems that make the region a troublesome one. Even the democratic Israel has many internal problems, which make living there also far below the European standards.

So, these thoughts obviously did not affect only me. The people of so many countries are finally rising. It is the first time that they are standing up to their own countrymen and not colonialists for many of them. Well done to them first of all. It is tragic and high prices are being paid, but WELL DONE. I am so far removed that I can do almost nothing but to watch in awe.

I do not really know how best to even start on this subject and tackle my blog. I will just let my stream of consciousness take over. It usually knows best. I will first mention my first and foremost thought.

All the Arab lands that are revolting should hope the big father moves as it is behind many issues and problems. That is the big rich father, Saudi Arabia. Nothing is happening there yet, and why not? Not because life is great, but because the ruling family is rich and POWERFUL. It supports many radical groups (officially and not) and has paid for wars (Iraq v Iran) and would do so again. IT is the problem to tackle before anyone else like waanabe Iran. I have a list of countries to make it easier to handle writing the thoughts.

Egypt
This ancient land is seen as Arabic of course, but is where much of the world's civilisation comes from. It enjoyed some time of pro-Egyptian and national thinking until Hosni Mobarak came. HM was rather worried about the Islamic movement and made it his excuse to suppress the people and succeeded. He and his regime persecuted gays, but did not do much to increase education among the masses of their huge population. He had to go, let us hope the military will not simply keep people suppressed, but will allow them freedom. And I mean ALL of the people, although the name Muslim brotherhood sends shudders down my spine. But, if that is what the people want, not allowing them it will cause more long term problems. Just look at not far away Algeria!

Tunisia
They started the revolution - for all the right reasons. After the colonialists went, why should a fellow countrymen colonise them? The corrupt head of state has gone, but where to? Haha, Saudi. Yes, my theory warms up. Tunisia had some golden moments and can have them again. Democracy is what they want and should get. Without oil wealth to spoil things, they should do well.

Algeria
Oh, dear oh dear. What has Algeria not tried in the last 50 years? Monarchy. Otherwise, colonialism, revolution, nationalism, communism/socialism, semi-democracy, islamism, militarism, democracy, semi-democracy and now again semi-revolution. Sadly, lots of wealth (not for the individual people) corrupts all at the top. The winners stay the same, an elite connected to the army.

Libya
As I write the most tragic of the cases. Gaddafi the first and his son are quashing every protest extremely violently. Where will it end? Even the police in Algeria was a bit less brutal. Again the national income corrupts and disrupts. Is there hope? I think Gaddafi will go soon, but what will become of the country? Chaos I think.

Morocco
Still only minimal protests. The king is the head of everything and along with his father has managed to quash many voices, from islamic to democratic to ex-friends'. Nothing much will change here in the near future.

Bahrain
Uprisings are not new, just newly widely reported. The structure is in need of great upgrade if Bahrain wants to survive. The majority needs a voice. The king will have to give in.

Iran
Long and complex issues. But, the end of this regime is near. Democracy can be the replacement. The people are ready for that.

Yemen
The president has already said he is going, but the neighbour Saudi has far too much influence here.

The list I have not tackled includes Oman, UAE, Lebanon and Syria. They are themselves lots of other stories, with probably little change coming soon.
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An idiot in France has killed a number of "his enemies", which include children as revenge for children in another part of the world that he probably knows NOTHING about. It is an absolute disgrace and VERY VERY sad.

He is of Algerian origin, influenced by Afghan-based, Saudi-financed idiots.

11 months since I last wrote here. There has been and is so much that I want to say and that occupies my mind!

Where do I start, no continue? Okay, in stream of consciousness.

The Arabic spring

Actually I don't know what spring in Arabic is, will have to look it up.

It is a long time since I wrote. In this time I have been growing my second baby, and I guess that is the reason that I have not been busy with other things. There are still 3 months to go, but I cannot avoid what is going on in the area where I kind of originate from, i.e. Mid East/North Africa.

30 years ago it started. 8 year it lasted. It effects will be felt, echoed for many decades still to come.

It put fear in the hearts of millions, cost millions of lives and unbelievable amounts of money of course.

I remember so much fear during the 8 years.

What is an -ism?

It is a suffix that describes an ideology. Known examples are: Communism, Imperialism, Capitalism, Fascism, Feudalism, Federalism, Optimism, Sexism, Ageism, Judaism, etc. etc.

Once an immigrant, always an immigrant? Or does this not make any sense? In my case, however it is true. Here I want to put my point of view of immigration across.

Just eating my lunch, thought again of my theory... The last shah of Iran is not dead, look he is here. Don't believe me, here was the Shah. They are look-a-likes, one has to admit.

How living beings share the sun's light

The light that reaches the earth from the sun changes mostly into warmth and sooner or later leaves our globe. The sun's energy has become the life-giving current, which all take a part of.

November 5th, 2009

A poem from Ghadeh Alsaman

An able poet from Syria

If you come to my home, bring me a pencil, a black pencil;

I want to draw a line on my face, so I won't be caged for the crime of beauty, also a cross on my heart so I won't be tempted!

Give me an eraser for erasing the lips, I don't want anyone

No, I don't mean capitalism gone out of control, but brutality. In Iran a 21 year old man was today killed, because at the age of 17 he had stabbed someone to death. The family of the original victim came to watch the murderer die, and were allowed to also stab him. The mother went along.

Es is the 19th letter of many languages.

Es means "are" in French and "is" in Spanish.

Es means "it" in German.

But, in French est also means "is".

So, writing my German essay in my exam today, I caught myself, my mistake. I had est where es belonged.

REVOLUTION

How revolting, revolving, what is this revolution thing about? Here's a definition. Now, the firstdefintion is probably good enough to get us going:

Possibly violent change/overthrow/rejection of a government/regime by its subjects.

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FOOTBALL MANAGERS SACKED

What is this about changing managers every three minutes? My club (Spurs) does it, even Chelsea does it. The most successful club/manager in England are whom? OH, Man U, and how long have they held onto their manager? Yes, 20+ years.

Sharon - seedless & sweet (Product of Israel)

No, no, not the fat old prime minister (is he still alive? I don't care to look it up.)

I was about to wash my Sharon fruit - Persimmon that I saw this on a sticker and giggled. Well, Ariel Sharon was certainly not sweet, and probably has kids.

Oh, how my fuse is about to blow about this "finance crisis".

First of all, I'd like to know if it's a crisis, a blip or a total melt down of the world as we've known it? I had always thought that money was meaningless, a man made concept, which didn't have any value of its own.

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Strangely, babies do not sleep "like a baby". I.e. they do not sleep deeply and for long as long as they're tiny babies. They also do not just fall asleep randomly, they need help to sleep.

At least my baby does.

So, there's attachment pareting to try. But my baby cries in carriers. We've waited around & now at 4 months she can sit a bit forward, hurrah. Happier baby? Well, yes if she could sleep. She's so excited and hungry these days that she sleeps little.

So, living in a new country is always very INTERESTING. Not only due to new culture, views, people, etc. The language is highly important in this integration. Now, I learn a few new words everyday and can communicate more comfortably as a result each day.

So, Bush wants to drill Alaskan wilderness to get oil out. But, hey at the same time, he psuedo-threatens Iran with attacks, so the price of oil goes up. What's he going to do with Nigeria where oil infrastructure is constantly under threat? For example read this.

So, life has been very hectic now for the past 7 weeks. My baby's just that old, and I am learning so much from her. I have already learnt much patience and spontaneity. I have also learned to be much less selfish, more organised and how to read someone else.

Tax them or let them fight it out amongst themselves

Environmental or Carbon taxes are never popular as people cannot see CO2, nor the environment, a bit like the wood for the trees on this one, and no tax is ever popular anyhow. So, governments shy away from this type where they can.

Good old water

Old ideas sometimes are very good: get your running water to turn the turbine you use to make electricity/flour, etc. Of course, not everywhere is this possible, but we can build up the water and then use its and gravity's force.

Free energy anyone?

Whoever heard of anything for free? Well, let us see. As hunter gatherers, we had everything for free, it was all just there and we either hunted or gathered it.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS), an answer?

So, the UK is running out of oil AND gas. It has seen decline in its production since 1999.

Introduction

Indeed this is about the sort that we use to make our machines work, in all sorts of ways, to make our lives easier. This is a most fascinating topic and of dire and great consequence in human life.

On Leipzig

So many questions... Penned 2.4.08

The city of Göthe's Faust, the book and trade fairs, not to mention where Napoleon, the emperor the French hold as the symbol of their power finally lost to the Russians and Prussians.

Her streets are wide, her old houses beautiful.

So, this morning I heard on the radio that the people of Gaza made wholes in their western wall and poured out to Egypt - with the help of Hamas.

Last week, I went to a lecture at my old college, the famous Imperial College in London on the topic of Energy Security. It was being given by the esteemed Sir Roy Gardner, the current president of the Energy Institute. He was a good presenter, and knew what he wanted to say and how to say.

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I hate going to supermarkets anyway, they are dingy, with too much artificial cold light. They turn up their fridges many notches too high, so I have to wear a jacket to go there even in the summer. They are overcrowded, over-priced and over-packaged.

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Is it a kick or just some gas? That is the BIG question. Rolling into week 17 of bearing my first one now. It's all exciting and weird. I feel exhausted, look bigger and am most curious about every detail.

Avidly I am reading each week's transformation for it and I.

64 years on, and although there is no Joseph Stalin, another strong man of Russia is in Tehran. Back in 1943, Stalin with Roosevelt and Churchill wanted to thwart the threats of Nazi Germany and its allies (متحدین).

A couple of days ago, the new PM of Britain, the one not actually elected, just replacing his mate Tony B, must have come up with an amazing revelation. He thought if hospitals were to beat infection, they need to be... wait for it...

I'm walking home, it's an average day, something draws my attention. A squirrel is running right in front me, crossing my path. It looks up at me, stops briefly, and carries on, not at all afraid of me!

The squirrel is of course not red, not like it should be, on this island that I live on.

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