Walking Like a Zombie ... What type of Single are you?

Till when are you gonna stay on the solo side of the island? Without that sweet heartbeat, you’re walking around like a Zombie. Some of you loners have very strong reasons for staying so, but my word is … they’re all just plain reasons and cover-ups! It’s time that you get alive.

Uncover the real reason that’s keeping you from getting into the couple hood zone. Find out which kind of single you are.

The Invisible Type

The probability that you haven’t met the right one yet is tiny. It’s more likely that you haven’t been able to show that you exist. You don’t know how to act or what to say, so you just avoid mingling with the opposite sex. What the heck! Drag that flowing adrenaline of yours and do it anyway. 18 or 80, you’ll still feel scared, but the more people you know, the greater are your chances of stumbling into your sweetheart.

The Picky Type
Can you keep a tally of the number of times you’ve shook your head to someone. Getting familiar with “not good enough for me” hints where you’re heading to. Your problem is feeling too good about yourself. Days flip over while you still wait for the perfect one. The bad news is, there are none :/ Just remember, that if you want it all you lose it all. 7atla2y nafsak metdabes fe qesset ro3b!! Stop looking for the perfect person, and start looking for the perfect match. Someone who’ll makeup for your flaws … and you should find a bunch!

A Career Maniac
So when exactly are you gonna say you’ve made it? I bet you’ll never be able to grasp a real target. Claiming you’re getting settled in your career is a mask, hiding your fear of getting into a commitment. You freak out of failure so you swap that with success at work. Just remember, a job won’t ever hang in with you on a lousy day. Ya 3am kabbar! It’s gonna be twice as yummy tasting success while holding hands with someone else. Even your downs will ache you less.

The Flirting Type
You’re too wrapped up with the flirting fun. So you know how to get into the spotlights; eshta! That’s still a no-win zone. As much as that’s important, you should also pick up the art of moving on to the next stage. Cut out the goofing and focus on your need to get into a real relationship.

The Scarred Type
Whether you’ve just broken up or you’ve witnessed a bad experience, it should be difficult to hook up again. I know it’s not fair, gals don’t really suffer this. That ego-broken guy should do the hard job of approaching a stranger and risking getting rejected. Just remember three things. First make sure you know your chances with your ex very well. Stop having false hope. Then go out, talk, cry and laugh until your friends wanna stuff a sock in your mouth! Stop being a big baby by feeling sorry for yourself. When you lose a love you find a greater one, and past relationships only prepare you for future ones.

Ethical Mindset
Framing your behavior within the ethical boundaries is just ideal. Complete communication cut off is the biggest mistake! How can you judge people without actually knowing people? Ya 3am do it decently. Lay your rules and mix up. Relationships between people who don’t know each other definitely fail cuz they don’t know how to fit together.

Footloose!
“Why the rush? I haven’t taken enough of a free life yet.” Tamam! But if you think relationships are at the tip of your fingers, that’s very untrue. Your best match might just pass by and never be found again. Find a place midway between this and that. Once you find your one, the whole matter will be about knowing how to switch to a couple’s life instead of a singles’ one. Before you know it being on your own will feel so gloomy. All the fun will be in sharing your times with a sweetheart.

The Backward Walker
It’s like every time you take a step forward, you take one back again. Eah nezam el maragee7?? Once you’re in doubt that you’ve found the one, don’t wait. You don’t have to be certain to take the decision. So stop stuffing your feelings inside you and go for it. And whether you’re unsure cuz of a past breakup or little experience, zip it all up. You live to learn your lessons.
Being alone is out of question … it sucks! Your best friend plays a role, family play a role and a career plays a role. But until you set a flame inside, your life is still missing the best part.

An Optimist with a Stain Coat ... A Dozen Drizzle Dos and Don'ts

Am I seriously missing something here? Amnesia sort of hits us every year, mafeesh fayda!! Every winter when you wake up in the morning on the sound of drizzling rain, your mind just goes blank and all you wanna do is to breathe the misty air … then eventually, you end up on the street. Remember the tiny wicked raincloud that followed Pink Panther everywhere no matter where he hid? At the end he had to go to a shrink to get rid of the cloud!! So if you wanna spend a day goofing around in the rain, without the bit about the shrink, you gotta know what to do and what not to …

To start with, 7aga me7ayarany moot :- Why's everyone so sore about the weather report?? The problem is obviously all about communication. Ya gama3a you don’t understand … "ta7asson" means an outburst of rain, and "ertafa3" is obviously a chilling drop of temperature. Ya3ny plain misinterpretation, no more. But if you're no interpreter and have no clue about the secret code, you should always check Yahoo for the weather forecast.

Getting into the core, I recognized what someone had meant when they said, Egypt has a heart. Yep, wesst el balad ya3ny, where the mysteries remain unsolved. I wonder how GPS devices would manage around this place! So imagine, you're driving your car, we kollo beace and then the next thing you know you're ahead of a mysterious swamp. Rain or sewer, this is where you don't just need headlights for horizontal view, but you also need an ultrasonic to get a vertical vision. If you'd like to get an impression of how the submarine works, ettekal 3ala allah, and just drive through. Otherwise, you should keep reviewing your map of Cairo's most famous elevations and depressions … el matabbat ya3ny. That way you'll know the depth of the puddle.

It's sort of difficult though to master millions of bumps all over Cairo, ones that go up and others that go down. With limited knowledge, you'll need highly professional tactics to get across (and a bunch of spare parts!) Always approach a mysterious puddle from the sides. Preferably with an inline car, simply drive on the edges of the street which are usually designed to be higher than the middle (don't ask why!)

If it happens that you're an immature, and can't take maneuvers, you'll get driven into the puddle whether you like it or you don't. In that case, read your shahada, hold your breath and step on it!! If you're lucky enough, the splash will only splatter mud on your upper half. Next time you'll roll up your window, roll up your pants, and even tuck your tummy in! Bard, 7arr, the windows should be closed and the AC switched on, aho cool breeze wel salam. What did you think car fragrances that smell like sea breeze were made for??

But, like all good things, even a rainy day has been transformed by technological advances. Park your wheels and step out to enjoy the mist. With just a little caution, things should go great … unless someone's in a hurry :-S Yeah, that's when you discover raincoats are nothing more than regular outfits, lezoom el sheyaka. This situation can come in two versions, where you're "in" the car or "by" the car :)) If you're in the car, step on the gas and drench that dupe on foot … "loser"!! But if you are the dupe on foot, RUN for it!!

In spite of all this, there's someone who I stand up for on such days, the famous Do2do2 … el wad do2do2 beta3 7'alty negma … me3addy!! If you've driven before by midan rab3a after the rain, you should have witnessed a really innovative attempt to drain the flooding water. Amazing, with no water pumps, not even actual drains!! Just a bunch of workers bema2ashat sweeping the water around, dunno where to, but it seems 7ekaya!! That's why you should never underestimate a broom's capabilities.

Now you're thinking you wanna hit your breaks and turn in for a warm evening instead of all the rush; maybe you'll be able to save yourself some dignity. After all, what can be better than hot chocolate and a snuggle in front of TV. Unfortunately things don't ever go that way. Traditionally, when it rains in the city of seven million people, there's no TV signal, the phone's down, even the water's sometimes cut off. That's when you have to give up and go get dressed, then spend a soggy night out!! There's no need to get devastated; instead, sit and pray that we'd never need to shovel off any snow.