quote:Originally posted by MICKY A: play in the snow
It's freezing out here no snow though but if it shows it's all good temp it's like 28f
i walked these streets earlier and loved it - heard the maqrib prayer and followed it and prayed in Allah's house - and what could beat that - to hear the adhan and prayer in a mosque!
Blissful
Yeah - i love walking in the cold - love it
we defintely be held up in many neighborhoods the way we dress in the west. i sport my 2k shearling without a thought in my mind.
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well my winter rant is coming to an end and the most thoughtful thing you can do for the person you love is warm you hands before you get underneath the covers
yeah-yeah - you guilty persons know damn well what i am talking about - you steal the heat from the person underneath the cover.
Just put your hands on the heater and if you do not own a heater then turn on the stove in the kitchen and warm your damn hands!!
quote:Originally posted by Exiled: well my winter rant is coming to an end and the most thoughtful thing you can do for the person you love is warm you hands before you get underneath the covers
yeah-yeah - you guilty persons know damn well what i am talking about - you steal the heat from the person underneath the cover.
Just put your hands on the heater and if you do not own a heater then turn on the stove in the kitchen and warm your damn hands!!
goodnight
i agree totally and while you are warming your hands warm your FEET too Posts: 9443 | From: USA...... | Registered: Jun 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Exiled: The following is basically free in every city:
-Walk thru the city especially in areas you never been to - just check it out - use pubic transport
-Jog – jog with your man or girl - nothing keeps you healthier and warmer than jogging.
-take advantage of film festivals - they r free
-visit art galleries – you never know when Rembrandt would be available - hang out in cafes
-cuddle – make love - watch dvd – or in reverse order
Good ideas Exiled.
Also when it's really cold I love to stay in and build a nice fire in the fireplace but as of now we have no firewood so no fires for me!!!
BTW, I have a question for ya. What's the weather like usually the 1st week in March?? I will be in Amman and Irbid and Ammar doesn't give me a good answer really saying "let's wait till the end of Feb. and then we will know what the weather will be like!" That's not what I really wanted to hear. I know where I live it's very hard to tell in advance so maybe it's the same there. One year we had a terrible ice storm in March and then the next year it's in the 70's. Go figure..
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quote:Originally posted by With a name like Smuckers: SLEEP !
Sleep is definitely a great idea for winter. Another great idea is to watch the NFL playoffs. Yeah last night the NY Giants shocked the Dallas Cowboys.
It is being called 'Upset Sunday' - Dallas was a number 1 seed with home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Yet they were defeated(eliminated) by the Giants @ Texas Stadium ..ouch
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Take a long walk in nature; the woods, the beach etc. Play an outdoor sport.It IS to cold really, but it makes your head clear and after returning home you'll feel warm and snoozy.
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quote:Originally posted by With a name like Smuckers: SLEEP !
Sleep is definitely a great idea for winter. Another great idea is to watch the NFL playoffs. Yeah last night the NY Giants shocked the Dallas Cowboys.
It is being called 'Upset Sunday' - Dallas was a number 1 seed with home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Yet they were defeated(eliminated) by the Giants @ Texas Stadium ..ouch
Go Giants
P.S sorry Micky
ouch NFC East Standings W-L-T PF PA z-Dallas 13-3-0 455 325 x-NY Giants 10-6-0 373 351 x-Washington 9-7-0 334 310 Philadelphia 8-8-0 336 300 Complete Standings
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quote:Originally posted by Exiled: The following is basically free in every city:
-Walk thru the city especially in areas you never been to - just check it out - use pubic transport
-Jog – jog with your man or girl - nothing keeps you healthier and warmer than jogging.
-take advantage of film festivals - they r free
-visit art galleries – you never know when Rembrandt would be available - hang out in cafes
-cuddle – make love - watch dvd – or in reverse order
Good ideas Exiled.
Also when it's really cold I love to stay in and build a nice fire in the fireplace but as of now we have no firewood so no fires for me!!!
BTW, I have a question for ya. What's the weather like usually the 1st week in March?? I will be in Amman and Irbid and Ammar doesn't give me a good answer really saying "let's wait till the end of Feb. and then we will know what the weather will be like!" That's not what I really wanted to hear. I know where I live it's very hard to tell in advance so maybe it's the same there. One year we had a terrible ice storm in March and then the next year it's in the 70's. Go figure..
I visited Amman in the beginning of March last year and so I’ll share with you my limited experience of March weather. You will need a jacket and a sweater from sunset onwards. Before sunset a jacket will suffice, although similarly to what you stated, there was a day I remembered where it felt very much like spring – but don’t be fooled though because come sunset it turns very cold, regardless of the day’s warmth. So for the 1st of March expect temperatures to average around 55 High - and 40 Low.
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quote:Originally posted by ?????: Take a long walk in nature; the woods, the beach etc. Play an outdoor sport.It IS to cold really, but it makes your head clear and after returning home you'll feel warm and snoozy.
Walking through nature is a great idea and it has me thinking. Personally this is something that I would love and there is no reason for not enjoying it. There aren’t any beaches around here but only a few blocks away from where I live is a bus station that covers the northern part of the country.
And taking a bus to towns that are on the outskirts of nature reserves and then walking to the reserves is definitely plausible.
-Something to do for city dwellers is perhaps attending lectures on whatever interests them. Something like this is intellectually stimulating. The lecturers are usually professional guests and such lectures range from Islamic Architecture to lectures on World Causes to lectures on literary works.
-Also perhaps attending concerts such as a jazz concert – such are offered free in cultural centers throughout the world.
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they are still number 1 in the east division, not sure though we better ask exiled Posts: 9443 | From: USA...... | Registered: Jun 2006
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I hate winter. If the weather is cold and grey for more than a week I get depressed. I'm definitely a summer person.
There are some things that are particularly nice when it's grizzly and cold outside though:
~ Light some Nag Champa incense ~ Curl up on the sofa with a thick book and a pot of hot Indian spice tea (if you drink alkohol, add a dash of rum). ~ Put a cat on your feet ~ Light some candles in your bathroom and take a hot bath with the addition of a nice oil, or milk + honey, and add some EOs. Rosewood, yasmine, frankincense, ylang ylang and musk are nice in winter. (Best done after coming in from a run in the cold, btw, ) ~ Cook hot, very spicy food ~ Unplug your phone for an evening and watch one of those never-ending movies, like "Lord of the Rings" etc. ~ Pamper yourself with hair packs, oils etc. (Your skin and hair will be grateful because they dry out in cold air and heated rooms.)
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quote:Originally posted by Dalia*: I hate winter. If the weather is cold and grey for more than a week I get depressed. I'm definitely a summer person.
There are some things that are particularly nice when it's grizzly and cold outside though:
~ Light some Nag Champa incense ~ Curl up on the sofa with a thick book and a pot of hot Indian spice tea (if you drink alkohol, add a dash of rum). ~ Put a cat on your feet ~ Light some candles in your bathroom and take a hot bath with the addition of a nice oil, or milk + honey, and add some EOs. Rosewood, yasmine, frankincense, ylang ylang and musk are nice in winter. (Best done after coming in from a run in the cold, btw, ) ~ Cook hot, very spicy food ~ Unplug your phone for an evening and watch one of those never-ending movies, like "Lord of the Rings" etc. ~ Pamper yourself with hair packs, oils etc. (Your skin and hair will be grateful because they dry out in cold air and heated rooms.)
These sound good especially Cook hot, very spicy food
I have some knockwurst (that's knackwurst to germans)baking in the oven, and i'm going to garnish it with blended hot chilli peppers - yummy Posts: 2418 | Registered: Nov 2007
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Love for a certain season is personal preference. Nothing beats walking in cold crisp air as far as i am concerned. Everything seems much more doable and simple during the winter time. I am not discounting the beauty of the other seasons because they are all beautiful and wonderful but this one is simply a little bit more special.
In a little while i will post some of the pics i took today. As i mentioned earlier doing things is effortless during winter. We set out to learn a certain route - this is probably similar to what OldBag is doing in Cairo and i am sure she would agree that doing what she is doing is easier during the winter.
Anyway what we did was take a servees taxi from the North Complex bus station. The servees are nothing like microbuses in Cairo. The main difference is that they are cars and not vans at all. So if you are a woman - you might feel weird. And if you read some of the Muslimat blogs then they will definitely persuade you to avoid them. I think they are exaggerators if you ask me - but i agree with them nonetheless because it is too close for comfort in such a ride.
You see it goes like this 1 passenger in the front and 3 in the back. What i do is i make the honey sit next to the window and i seat next to her in the middle of the back seat. So that way she has her own space. We always take taxis and buses anyway but us traveling together this mode of transport was quick and cheap. We paid .50p total for a ride that would have cost 5 times as much.
3 more months of the cold - love it - damn romantic too - if you ask me Posts: 2418 | Registered: Nov 2007
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have to say watched both playoff games they were good games. first season i have really took an interest/bet in american football lol had pats to go 16-0 had giants/chargers this weekend (loved the giants win) next week hoping for pats and giants .
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quote:Originally posted by Exiled: I have some knockwurst (that's knackwurst to germans)baking in the oven, and i'm going to garnish it with blended hot chilli peppers - yummy
Needless to say wurst doesn't sound appealing to me at all. But Guten Appetit anyway.
I'm getting a whiff of my potatoes baking in the oven here ... another nice winter time thing. Posts: 3587 | Registered: Mar 2006
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Anyone ever seen any wood burning stoves in Egypt?. Would love to get one now we have a top floor flat, even if it does mean carrying the wood up 8 floors.
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quote:Originally posted by tut tut: have to say watched both playoff games they were good games. first season i have really took an interest/bet in american football lol had pats to go 16-0 had giants/chargers this weekend (loved the giants win) next week hoping for pats and giants .
Wow i bet you made good money betting on the underdog Giants and Chargers
I am with you Tut - Tut i am rooting for the Giants and Pats. I want to see a rematch and i want NY to break the Patriots hearts. Oh that would be something for them to go undefeated and then to lose in the SB Oh how i wish for such to happen.
You never know though. You never know Posts: 2418 | Registered: Nov 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Exiled: I have some knockwurst (that's knackwurst to germans)baking in the oven, and i'm going to garnish it with blended hot chilli peppers - yummy
Needless to say wurst doesn't sound appealing to me at all. But Guten Appetit anyway.
I'm getting a whiff of my potatoes baking in the oven here ... another nice winter time thing.
Sahatain wa 3afeya to you too Dalia. I'll try to eat a veggie dish tomorrow Posts: 2418 | Registered: Nov 2007
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LOL would of made loads of money if!!! i had been brave enough to put more than a pound on it ha ha. mind i got twenty back not bad for a newbie .
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quote:Originally posted by tut tut: LOL would of made loads of money if!!! i had been brave enough to put more than a pound on it ha ha. mind i got twenty back not bad for a newbie .
You had fun and you won some money and most of all you have entered the wonderful world of American Football.
I know the Giants played Miami in London this year (i am a Giants fan btw) and maybe this helped market the NFL in England.
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