english words, arabic origin

Just came across this site, I do not know how reliable it is but apparently it is based on the entries in the OED. It's probably not surprising to find a lot of words for food and spices originally Arabic, but I think it was unnecessary to include in the list words like Hezbollah and Islam.. I mean daa!!

Mai

egyptomania

Two weekends in a row, we organised a night of Egyptian movie and snacks with friends. The first one, at a friend's house, we watched a movie called "Aw'aat Faragh" (Spare time) which was terrible. The second time, at our place, we watched "Fattah eneik" (Open your Eyes) which was idiotic. Then me and Ali watched another movie on our own, called "Dam el Ghazal" (Blood of the Deer) which was the best of the three, though predictable and stereotypical.

Finally, the spirit of egyptomania reached its peak when we finally, and to Ali's great content, installed a satellite dish at home so we can receive Arabic channels. I was never keen on this move, in fact, I do not think it's necessary at all. But I guess it would be nice to be able to watch an old egyptian movie every now and then since all the new ones are rubbish apparently.

Mai

apart from the math..

We had a few sunny days here, although today does not look sunny at all. So our park experiences have been enriched by visiting some old and new places the past couple of weekends. Hyde Park is busy as always and full of tourists and Arabs, Richmond Park is massive and we only manage to sit in the sunniest spot in the cafe sipping our coffees and admiring the view, Hamsptead Heath is very relaxing and quiet to have long walks, Hampton Court is also impressive with its nicely shaped trees and maze (to be honest, the maze was a bit of a disppointment because we were in and out without much confusion or fear of spending the night in which I was actually looking forward to).

So, hope the weather will remain warm as it is, although this means that poor Ali who started to suffer from signs of hay fever already will not be in for a treat.

Mai

1+1=11

Mai and Ali got engaged on the 11th day of January

Mai and Ali got married on the 11th day of May

The difference between the birthdays of Mai and Ali is 11 days

It's now 11 o'clock..

Today is Mai's and Ali's 11 months anniversary

:)

Mai