my first real break since feb.. sinai.. now that im returning for the first time since Oct 14th 2005.. may be as well that i lay the past to rest.. good or bad is not a question really.. in the end.. its all good..

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2.00 am

25.04.07

hadn't seen maru for some time.. marwan is like a brother from a diff. mother sort of situation..always a pleasure.. came and checked out my new place and offered help and furniture..lol.. like i said bro.. had a coffee at adels and we were headed to nasr city.. but decided to attack any fastfood joint in downtown first.. when i chance upon my good friend ibrahim in Tahrir square's roundabout filming.. with a woman next to him flailing an explanation to an 2ameen shorta, while poiting at a permit to film he was examining in his hand. we turned back, parked and took some photos detailing how many 2ameen shortas it takes to decipher a permit.. apparently the number stands at 3.. ibrahim batout will be releasing his new feature film [his second] soon.. be on the lookout.. if ithaki [his first] and his numerous awards as a jounalistic camera man in warzones are any testimony... should be a good one..

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The Disappearing tattoo trick…

I was, for a very brief period of time, delighted with the lotus I got. Until a friend gave an honest opinion …' it's a little crowded in the lower left-hand corner..nice but not you' …

In his many years giving tattoos one of them being the-now-almost-finished eagle on Tamir's back, Shahe has never seen anything like it.. he thinks I used something to induce this effect.. coz this simply does not happen…

Guess the moral of the story is ..clichéd or not is.. where there's a will…

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facebook.com..  islam  mohamed ' islam.egomag@gmail.com' .. lol

feel like im flying blind.. judged by all.. except for ficas [my baby], who does not seem to care that my bare square 1 is PRETTY bare.. xcept for love and loads of sunshine.. to which i am grateful to god for.. in the forms of karima and nans' support.. karima, yara, nans and friedrich as of late.. have been my oasis midst the madness.. bless them, my mother who was always the tuffy by my side thru most spots.. she has a heart of gold and i should mention that the only thing keeping me away at the moment is fear that a visit might evoke feelings of guilt for having u live an undesirable experience as i was going thru what i had to.. fear that this potential guilt may set me back at a time when i am in need of an increase of momentum.. so forgive me for staying away.. but patronizing arrogant prick that i am.. i seem to lead the dance as to how lines should be drawn.. and if i feel safer in my bare square 1 than i would in ur house.. then allow me that.. i haven't had a home in over 7 years.. and i am trying to build one of my own.. might take time, but this is a voyage i've already embarked on.. so wish me luck, pray for my sanity and try to stay positive..

God bless one and all..

 

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