Rantings

“My only good friend” – The perks of being a recent immigrant

After having had a rather rough night due to flu symptoms: dry mouth and throat, upset stomach, and headache, I was awoken today at six-thirty in the morning by our dearly senile cat, meowing relentlessly for his first breakfast (he eats every 2 hours, vomits all over the place, and then meowingly demands more food).… Continue reading “My only good friend” – The perks of being a recent immigrant

Arabic Poetry

Empires and Allies

I have recently been introduced, by a good friend of mine, to a game of strategy and planning called Empires and Allies on Facebook. In this game, one has to build an empire – houses, government buildings, military forces, industrial structures – from scratch, and work towards the betterment of this empire through collecting fees… Continue reading Empires and Allies