Monthly Archives: April 2010

My relationship with Timmy burnt out too fast. In fact I didn’t take my own advice.  I let it go from fling to boyfriend in a week. When he told me he loved me last week that’s when my alarm went on and shit hit the fan.

But of course every girl wants to be loved, but an “ I Love you“  in one month? He wanted to be with me every single day. He introduced me to his parents. He showered me with gifts. He picked me up from my girls nights out. He even gave my girlfriends dating advice.

The fact of the matter is Timmy was nice. Too nice. He was perfect. I sabotaged our relationship. I tried to get him jealous, tried to get him angry, tried just about anything to get him to do a single negative thing. And all he did was stare at me with those puppy dog eyes and tell me how cute my cheeks look when I’m pissed off.

He drove me crazy. Maybe I’m crazy to let someone as good looking and nice as him go. Maybe I’ve gotten used to assholes that I just can’t function with a sweet man or maybe nice men love mean girls or perhaps its true,  nice guys finish last.  I’m gonna be looking into this one. Bisoux

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If you support dignity, equality, and a civil code for personal status laws then you were probably walking towards a secular Lebanon yesterday!And guess what politics did NOT make an appearance!  Good for you Lebanon! Bisoux

In Paris

What a week it’s been! Been consumed with work but the weather is looking great and summer’s just around the corner. Must do some bikini shopping ASAP. Bisoux

Hit up Oceanus for some of that delicious sushi. In my opinion one of the best and freshest sushi in Beirut.And yes I've tried Osaka, Tsunami, and Sushi Bar, they're good too, but only second to this laid back joint.

My line of work often requires me to  make house calls. I rushed to Mansourieh today for one of my female cliental. I’m greeted at the door, by a tall kinda cute guy. I could hear my client greet me from a distance before I could even see her.

“ Ya ahla ya ahla bil sabeeyeh il Helweee” I met her before and she acted normal,didn’t get why she was doing a little zaffeh for me.

“Tfadleh 3al salon” she sang. I almost hid in a corner. She was freaking me out. Saleh, her son made some small talk with me when she went to the kitchen.  He seemed laid back and chilled out. I even saw him roll his eyes at her. She came back and with a HUGE fruit cake for me declaring I’m “TOO THIN.”

Saleh left the room and I kept trying to get down to business but she kept asking me personal questions, ”what does baba do?where did you study?” until finally she blurts “ Do you have a boyfriend?”

I almost spat my cake out. Before I could answer she says  “Baddy jawsik la Ibny Saleh , I want Grandkids.”

I thought about making a quick run for the door but she was good for business.  Still, I felt I wanted to teach her a lesson.  “I don’t  want to get married, I love to date.”

I may as well have slapped her across the face, because she turned burgundy-ish red on me. The woman was having trouble breathing.  She got down straight to business and then quickly showed me the door.

 I guess I wasn’t gonna be having Saleh’s babies anytime soon. Oh well. Bisoux

Hmmm, not the girl I had in mind for my Salooha.

You probably already heard about the lovely Rita Kamel who shaved her head either from her blog or from the many Retweets she got on twitter! It’s the hot topic of the moment which led many of us to ask, why? Yes. Why would a pretty Lebanese girl simply decide to shave her head and go bald just like that. But you see this didn’t just happen out out of the blue, Rita planned it out to the very last detail, like one would do for a trip, getting her family on board, her boyfriend ( who happens to be bald too!) and even her co-workers. Rita even got a wig custom-made to wear to work.

Luckily for us Rita eloquently walks us through the many reasons she went through with it. Here is what she had to say when it was over:

“To tell you the truth, I didn’t care what people would say nor how they would look at me. I was out just being myself. All I can say is that I have never felt more comfortable and confident in my entire life. I  have never felt sexier or more attractive. Courage? Guts? “Balls”? I really don’t know. My heart did not race during the shave and I was smiling all the time.”

Her  friend also gives us an insight of the different feelings she experienced in “ A Bold Move.“  Here are some of the reasons why Rita went through with it explains Mireille:

1 - Breaking the chemotherapy taboo

2- Breaking the conventional beauty standards

3 – Raise awareness and funds for cancer

Rita’s move really got me thinking, she went somewhere many of us wouldn’t dare to go. Is it because we associate our hair with being feminine or is it because we live in a society that just wouldn’t understand let alone accept a bald by-choice woman .And how genius is it that Rita is doing her part in breaking these barriers.

Most importantly Rita’s boyfriend who  supported her all the way and is seen in the below pic kissing her head ( sigh.) So ask yourselves this: If you had a boyfriend, would he still love you without your long locks? Would he still find you sexy, hot, irresistible?  Better yet, would a guy especially a Lebanese one, date a bald girl? ( Thanks Shanty and Rita)  Bisoux

Rita Before

The Sexy Rita. You Go Girl

1) Skin-Tight Skinny Jeans, most of us would develop breathing problems in them and their strong enough to give the skinniest of girls love handles. Must be embedded with jewels on the back-pockets.

2) Stripper boots, (must reach knee length and be scary-pointy, preferred in shiny black pleather or beige leather) they can be worn absolutely anywhere, shopping, doctor’s appointment, business meetings, parent-teacher meetings and even jogging. ( won’t leave house without matching Bag and Belt)

3) The Bag- Louis Vuitton is most preferred but also accepting Burberry, Fendi and Gucci. Fake or real will do for the main purpose: ATTENTION SEEKING. Usually held up high close to the head or neck.

4) The gym attire- whether she’s in her early twenties, late 40’s or mid-60’s she WILL get her booty marked with a pair of Juicy Couture’s.

5) Sun-glasses- the brand must be labeled in BOLD print on the forefront of these Ginormous shades, Dior or Roberto Cavalli, the people need to know what she has on. Bling is a MUST.

6) Lenses- blue, green, yellow, turquoise, hazel, khaki, you name it. It doesn’t matter that they’re about to pop out of her head, SHE’S WEARING THEM TO THE BEACH!!!

7) The clubbing top- when she goes clubbing, she HAS to dress the part. Black is very popular and tiger print is an all-time favorite, it gives her that S&M dominatrix look. Again she will leave nothing to the imagination, cleavage is critical, how else will she save so much on drinks?

8) The Stockings AKA Collant- she knows she looks like a street-walker, but isn’t that the point? They’re enough to stop any man dead in his tracks. Her kid may tug at them all day and cause some rips, but that just adds to the effect.

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