Learn From This

They once told me that living here (on earth) is impossible without friends, it’s true, but I’m positive that after you read this article you would appreciate life more without friends (in a way or another).

            It’s true, I always say: “you always need someone to share your moments with”, indeed sharing is the most wonderful action that any of us can do, but to a certain point and limit, and having those bunch of friends can ruin your life in a minute, lets talk about the five kind of friends that you must have, then we will talk about my best friend, followed by some stories related to my friends!!!

1-     the forever friend: do I need such friend, sometimes yes, yet I prefer not to, because I know sooner or later this friend will do that one thing that I cant forgive him doing it, as a result I will loose him and his memories,  as well as my memories with him, so to avoid the nine yards, I don’t believe in this kind of friendship, usually he is your high school friend, well as for me I was busy spending time doing problems here and there.

2-     The work friend: I will have this friend if I want to leave my work fast, actually if I want to be fired or something, because work friends are only good in putting me in troubles and doing ASAFEEN, those people only talks about dreamy dreaming thing (guys I have my dreams no need for someone to build them for me), they also talk about WORK after work, as if I can get enough of work and my bosses stories…

3-     The feel good friend: no one make you feel good, unless there is a benefit of giving you this feeling, no cares to credit you if there is nothing for him, guys think deep and reasonably you will find it impossible to have this friend.

4-     The direct friend: no one is like this anymore, people like to take you left and right up and down, no one is willing to give you the exact thing you want, or want to hear, by the way I’m this kind of friends

5-     The hanging-out friend: as if there are still people to do this with them, or there is money to do this anymore, those can only bring nervous to you, I want to go here, no I want to go there, as a result you will not go to the place that you want, simply because you don’t want to disappoint your friend, FCUK it I will go to the place that I want either with or without you, preferably without you, because I will enjoy it more, I know

Your sister or brother, I can’t consider them friends because they are family, and my hobby friend is always a weird friend whom I can’t by the way find him/her till now

            I know there are many kinds left, but those were the main friends that you should have, there is this one friend that I will talk about him tomorrow, this one friend should be always with you

two years ago story 

هذا ما حدث معي.

بدأت العمل في شركة رائدة في مجال التأمين و لسوء الحظ فإن موقع هذه الشركة غير موفق بتاتاً ” خلف شارع الثقافة ” , مع احترام قرار الشركة في أختيار هذا الموقع. و السبب يعود لصعوبة إيجاد مصف للسيارة في ذلك الموقع, علماً أن الكراج الموجود في تلك المنطقة عادة ما يكون ممتلىء و طبعا بالأجرة و أكيد الأجرة المرتفعة, على أية حال فإني أكون محظوظاً إذا ما وجدت ركناً لأركن سيارتي, إلى أن جاء يوم الثلاثاء ليكون يوم سعدي و أجد موقعاً لأركن سيارتي به, و الموقع على مخرج مطعم أمريكي مشهور للوجبات السريعة أسمه يطن في أذن كل شخصٍ منا, علماً أن أوقات دوامي تكون عادةً ما تكون بين الساعة الثامنة صباحاً و العاشرة صباحاً, أي قبل أن يفتح هذا المطعم بساعات.

        و ها هو يوم الخميس و قد رجعت إلى هذا الموقف, و لكن بعد أن أنتهيت من عملي رجعت إلى السيارة لأجد الورقة الحمراء التي أصبحنا معتادين عليها على مساحات السيارة, هذه الورقة التي أصبحت ترافقنا و ترجع معنا في كل مشوار نخرج إليه, علما أن هذه  المخالفة هي الأولى التي أحصل عليها. كانت المخالفة مزينة سيارتي من دون كل السيارات, أستسلمت للأمر الواقع و دخلت السيارة ليأتي شخص نحوي و يناديني معتذراً, بأنه أضطر للتكلم مع الشرطة ليأتوا لمخالفتي تحت بند ” الوقوف أمام كراجات عامة و خاصة”, عندها و بكل هدوء سألت: و هل لك الحق في الأتصال مع الشرطة ليخالفوني؟ فرد و بكل تهجم: نعم, فأنا مدير فرع هذا المطعم و لي الحق. فأجبته: و هل هذا الشارع ملكاً لك, أو هل عطلت حركة الشارع و السير بوقوفي. فرد: لقد عطلت عملي و عطلت حركة الزبائن عندي. فأجبته: أنك لا تبدأ عملك قبل الواحدة من بعض الظهر و تركته.

أريد أن أنوه أنه رغم أصطفافي الشبه خاطىء فإني لم أعطل السير البتة و لم أعطل حركة كراج هذا المطعم الذي كنت زبون جيد له أنا و كل عائلتي و أصدقائي, لأني عند أصطفافي لم أغطي سوى ثلث الكاراج أي إذا كانت هناك تريلا تريد الدخول أو الخروج فإنها تستطيع فعل ذلك بكل أريحية و سهولة. و كانت هناك سيارة زرقاء بجانبي فلماذا لم يخالفها هي الأخرى أيضاً. ألم يكن بأستطاعة هذا المدير و ضع ورقة يخبرني فيها ” هذا كراج خاص, الرجاء عدم الوقوف” و إذا وقفت في المرة القادمة يحق له الأتصال مع الشرطة, أليس هذا ما نفعله عادة, أتعجب من الشركة صاحبة المطعم كيف وظفت السيد أمجد مدير مطعمهم فرع شميساني. على فكرة عليهم أن يشكوروه لانه ينفر الناس من مطعمهم , أعرف أن هذا المطعم لا ينظر غلى خسارة زبون عنده, و لكن بشرى ساره لهذا المطعم لقد خسرتم 100 زبون على الأقل و العدد في أرتفاعٍ مستمر, أظن أن عليكم شكر مديركم على هذا الأنجار الرائع. و نعم, على المدى البعيد سوف تتأثرون بخسارتكم هذه , و أنا أكيد من هذه المعلومة لأني أدرس التسويق.

        أما بقية هذه القصة, فعند وصولي إلى البيت هاتفت الشركة و تكلمت مع المدير العام لها, قائلا له القصة, و أهتم بها و لكن سمع الذي حدث من هنا و رمى ما سمعه من الجهة الثانية. أنا لا أبحث عن شيء و لكن الذي حدث ليس عملاً أخلاقياً من شركة كانت من أفضل الشركات في عيوني. لا أبحث عمن يدفع هذه المخالفة و لكني أريد أن أنبه كل من قرأ هذا الموضوع إلى نوايا الشركة و ما الذي تفكر به. و أدعوهم واحداً واحداً إلى مقاطعة هذه الشركة و عدم الشراء من كل سلسلة مطاعمها التي تحمل شعار ساندويش همبورجر, دعوهم يروا ما الذي تفعله الشركات الأخرى من مساعدة و خدمة لزبائنها,الذي  كان يجب أن يحصل هو أن يمنع الشرطي من مخالفة زبون و ليس الأتصال و مخالفة الزبون. بصراحة الموضوع هذا كله ” فشة خلق “…..!!!!!!!!!!!

        رجعت يوم الأحد لأرى أن الكراج مفتوح لأي شخص يريد الصف فيه, هذا ما يجب أن يحصل منذ زمن, و لكنكم لم تعرفوا الأنتظار يوماً حتى لا أخذ المخالفة, لماذا لم تفعلوا ذلك من قبل, فإنكم لا تفتحون مطعمكم إلا بعد الواحدة.!!!!!

على أية حال قراري لن أتراجع عنه….

i wrote this 2 years ago waw and no changes can be observed till now

ha, swefieyah streets are changing 

أطلب من أمانة عمان الكبرى.

و لأني مواطنٌ أردني يغار على بلده و يريدها أن تكون من أجمل البلاد العالم… لا لا الكون. و الحمد لله هي من أجمل البلاد و عمان من العواصم التي يتمنى الكثير الكثير منا  السكن فيها, و لكن أولاً أريد أن أتقدم لأمانة عمان الكبرى بالشكر الجزيل و العرفان على ما تبديه من نشاطٍ و عمل دؤوب. مقدماً لها بعض الأقتراحات أملين أخذها بعين الأعتبار لما في ذلك من مصلحة عامة للأفراد و المجتمع.

-       موضوع ازمة السير الخانقة المستمرة, و بما أن الصيف قد حل علينا و الشمس أطلت علينا, كثرت حركة السيارات و حركة السواح و زوارنا الأكارم من الدول المجاورة, مما جعل مشاويرنا الضرورية تستغرق على الأقل ساعة واحدة, علماً أنها لم تكن تستغرق ربع ساعة, فبمجرد خروجنا الى الشارع تأكلك الأزمة و تنهك قواك و قوة سيارتك, أعرف أنكم على علم بهذا الموضوع و لكني أتمنى منكم إيجاد حل لهذه المشكلة العويصة.

-أما الموضوع الثاني فهو طلب بسيط ألا و هو وضع إشارة كبيرة مضيئة واضحة ليلاً على المدخل المؤدي إلى مطار الملكة علياء الدولي قبل الجسر, هذا و لأن الكثير من الناس يسهون عن مكانها, و أول مفترق طرق ندخله لتصحيح هذا الخطأ لا يأتي إلا بعد 5-6 كم الأمر الذي يؤدي إلى خسارة في الوقت و الجهد و المال.

-إقتراحنا الثالث الذي هو أساس هذا الموضوع هو ملاحظتي لعدم وجود جسر للمشاة أمام جامعة الزيتونة في طريق المطار, حيث و لاحظت أن عدداً لا بأس به من الطلاب يقطعون الشارع (شارع المطار) ليأخذوا الباص الذي في الجهة المقابلة إلى عمان. علماً أنكم تعرفون طريق المطار و سرعة السيارات فيه, علماً أني أعرف عدداً لا بأس به من الطلاب الذين دهستهم السيارات هناك, فإني أطلب منكم بناء جسر للمشاة أمام الجامعة, و جسراً أخر بالقرب من السفارة المصرية, حيث و قد لاحظت أن هناك الكثير من الجالية المصرية تقطع شارع زهران لتأخذ باص النقل العام, راجعين إلى منازلهم.

-حل, نريد حل للتسيب الذي يحدث في العاصمة من الناحية الأخلاقية, فتحضر و التطور لا يعني أن ننسى أخلاقنا و تقاليدنا, موضوع المقاهي و محلات المساج من السيء إلى الأسوأ, علما أني سوف أتكلم عن تجاربي و ما رأيت من أم عيني في هذه المحلات في الأعداد القادمة. و سوف أتكلم عن البياعين في الشوارع و الأشارات و الحقيقة التي تحدث.

-يا أمانة أين تريدينا أن نقف, فكل مكان نذهب إليه تزينهُ أشارات ممنوع الوقوف, علماً أن الوقوف في تلك المناطق لا يؤثر سلباًعلى حركة السير, الرجاء و كل الرجاء مراجعة و دراسة الأماكن الممنوع الوقوف فيها, غلا اذ أنكم تريدون أن تقتلوا المواطين و تصيبوهم بالجلطة.

-شارع الحمرا في صويفية,لمالا تبلطوه و تجعلوه شارعاً للمشاة فقط, أوليس في كل دول العالم شارعاً مثل هذا الشارع يمنع دخول السيارات فيه. هذا و لأنهلا توجد سيارات تتسع فيه و خصوصاً أيام الخميس و الجمعة. هذة الفكرة الرائعة سوف تكون نقطة لجذب للسياح و إقتراح بعمل مقاهي على هذه الأرصفة, أظن أن هذه الفكرة رائعة و إني على أستعداد لتبنيها.

-ربطاً لما أسلفت سابقاً فإني أقترح وضع أيات قرأنيه على الشوارع الرئيسية و على الإشارات و ذلك تجميلاً لمدينتي عمان عمان ( أسميتها مرتين تأكيداً لجمالها), أو عبارات مثل أذكروا الله و الله أكبر لما في ذلك من تذكرة لذكر الله, و كسباً للحسنات, أتمنى أن أرى هذا الأقتراح في القريب العاجل.

-و أخيراً التكاسي و باصات الكوستر و تنوك الماء لا بد من وضع حد لسرعتهم و تهورهم, علماً أن موضوع الأسبوع القادم سوف يكون عنهم و عن ما تعرفونه و ما لا تعرفونه.

when you see the pics of amman after 15 years or so (i doupt it) you will be surprised…

 WAW, is the first word you will say, is this amman amman that we know, but people i must say this, there are other important things that our beloved government must do first… fix those shik shik boom strets and the infrastructure that we have not….

wallahi jordan, it has been 1.5 maybe more months asking for a lamp for our street, and until now nothing…

on the other hand, some of those pics says that some buildings will have more than 2000 families, well that means at least 2000 child, ok…. where those children will play, out of those 60 pics or more i couldnt find 1 park…..and and…

please check the website….

 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/02/24/photos-of-a-futuristic-amman/

the following is my comments regarding this….

Anas Talhouni Posted April 12th, 2007 - 3:26 pm

the following answer was sent to me…. read it please and enjoy those pics

Author: dude
Comment:
wtf??? dude all wat u have just said is somehow stupid!!!

1.These photos are of districts that are gonna be built and integrated in empty ares meaning not jabal amman and all of the current areas.

2.Yes i angry with that SOME people will be left behind, in other words will not benefit from these projects, but wat i do believe is that these projects give the jordanian economy a very good boost which could improve the living standards of SOME people. Well thats life these days, u have to work ur ass off, inorder to get somewhere! ALOT of jordanian people would never work as garbagemen/workers etc… they would rather sit all day bitch how there is no work, while projects like these provide aloooot of new job opportunities.

3.Building the desert??? who wants to invest in a 5 star hotel in marfaq. who wants an office in mafraq (2 hours away from the capital) these projects would not work there– tho mafraq has been given its part of the share as an industrial area and a duty free area.

There is no need to fight this new stage amman is getting to, growing from a small city into a large one!!! ALL that is needed is proper planning then the city would not loose its charm but instead gain a contrast between modern-high rise towers with typical jordanian buildings!

P.S pls next time read the post first - these r 4 districts which all are located in low areas so that the towers would not interupt the flow of the city… and if u have taken a look at the abdali plans then u’ll see that the architecture of the buildings is a mix or modern/jordanian which combines into somethin really nice.

Amman 1st of April 2007

A month ago I went to Mecca Mall spending some time and to do some shopping, while I was walking there, with couple of my good friends, I saw this huge picture on the ground for our PETRA, the picture says “Vote 4 Petra”, by the way this is a call for all of you to vote for Petra.

       Anyways I told my friends: “is it rude for those Mecca Mall guys to put a photo for Petra on the ground and PEOPLE STEPPING ON IT”, they told me: “let them do whatever they want, we have nothing to do, actually we can’t do a thing”, I was shocked and surprised…I called the security guy and told him: “people are stepping on this picture, and I consider Petra, the symbol of the Jordanian culture, no I consider it Jordan, so stepping on it means stepping on Jordan, I want to see the management”, he gave me the number, after supporting my opinion adding that there are people from other nationality stepping on it..

       The next day I called Mr. Sari Qaisi, the marketing director at Mecca Mall, his secretary answered, I asked for Mr. Sari, I told the secretary that I have a complain, the secretary passed this massage to Sari Beek, but he is a Beek he refused to talk to me, I think a good Marketing manager should at least hear the peoples complains, anyway I told his secretary my issue, she passed the massage to him, then she told me to call Ms. Dania Kurdi, well from this we can see that this Mr. Sari is afraid to face me and to call me…wondering why?

Ha I know why… he knows that I’m write and he is wrong and he doesn’t want to have this battle especially he knows that he WILL LOSE…

Minutes later I called Ms. Kurdi, I explained to her the situation… with a big shout she told me, “oh my GOD you Jordanians, you can’t accept anything, you only want to complain”, yani as if she is not a Jordanian, yani what is the thing she is talking About, wallahi if she gave a good answer I wont write this thing in here, I re-explained the story to her, she told me “at least we are doing good things for Petra, do whatever you want, we have the support of Jordanian Tourism Board, this is what we have”, seconds later I called the director of JTB, Mr. Mazen Hmoud his secretary answered Mai Hmoud, I told her the situation, she was mad, especially after this Kurdi Khanom answer, she told me I will deliver this to the Minister of Tourism himself, I told her don’t do that I will do it, so I opened my phone once again and called the Minster’s office another Mai answered I told her the whole nine yards, she told me: “don’t worry Anas”,

       5-6 days later I called the JTB to ask for the updates, they told me that this issue is with a lady by the name of Tuhama, I told them I want to call her, when I called her she gave the exact answer that Ms. Kurdi gave me, WAW

       Yani, she is an employee at JTB and… no wards can explain how mad I was, I took of to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiques, I met Haifa the Minister’s secretary, and for the 1000 times I told her that same story once again, then she reacted with anger: “yes we cant accept such thing in here, what is this answer from Tuhama”, I felt so happy at this moment

       Couple of days later I went to Mecca Mall to see any changes, BOOOOOOM nothing, what are those guys doing in their offices, Oops I know they only drink, eat, chat and bla bla their time, walla haram, I found out that’s true, only 30 minuets is the overall productivity of the Jordanian employee

       Two days ago I went to the Ministry once again, yani what I can do more, nothing, but I want this picture out of their, and nothing else, and by the way they have a huge pictures here and there on the walls, yani is it important to put this picture down there letting those silly teenagers stepping on it, and stepping on our nation symbol, stepping over MY COUNTR JORDAN, and as I always say if you don’t respect my country I don’t respect you whomever you are, rich or poor, old or young simply I don’t care…

But, recently I found out that I was not the only one who complained, Hamdu-le-Allah, the day before yesterday I went to Mecca Mall only for a check, and HA, they removed the picture, like nothing else, and I won, actually truth and logic won

Please write your comments, they are important for me

read it, though it’s long/tall/fat story. but worth, with it my answer to USAID offices in Jordan, please write your comments

Dear Friends and Family,

Amman 27th of March 2007

My Story with Tatweer- sponsored program by US-AID

            From where should I start, umm…I don’t know, umm… how I want to deliver my massage to you guys?

            Yup, “Υώρεκα*”, found it, The best way to address my story is telling it you from the very beginning, I know it will take a lot of your precious time but then again I think it may deserve the time that you will spend reading it (as usually my stories are full of actions).

* Found it in Greek Language (Youreka)

            Like any other fresh graduate, here I am straggling to find a job in Jordan that fits my skills and experiences, though you know guys I can take any job of my choice if I want (thanks to my relations, my experience, and my family name), but this time I’m willing to have my own job, my future job without asking anyone to help me (wasta).

            So, one day I was reading Al-Rai news-paper in the morning, as I always do, and BOOM, I found an interesting ad o the back of the first page, the ad says: “if you are a fresh graduate, apply for the new customer relation course sponsored by US-AID”, so I thought: “Wow, why not?” My cousins took it before and they enjoyed their time, as well as couple of my friends, the course helped them finding a good jobs.

            So I sent my C.V. to them, two days later a lady by the name of Zein Wahbeh contacted and called me, asking me if I can visit them for an interview, two days later I was there interviewing her, she was so professional, while I was in the interview she told me the following: “good, with your C.V. and our course you can apply and take any job you want”, I consider this a complement, then I asked her some questions about the course…etc, and then I told her that I recently opened a company, because I have couple of projects that I need to do, and I’m taking my master courses at NYiT at this moment, so I may be absent for couple of day, because I will either be busy doing something for my company or studying for my Master’s mid-terms or finals, then she told me: “no problem, I also have something that may help you in your company, a course that we offer for all entrepreneurs like you”, and she gave me a brochure about the course (the entrepreneur course) and a contact person, I was more than pleased…

            A week or so later, Yasmeen called me telling me that I need to go and do a placement test for my English skills, knowing and taking in consideration that I graduate student from an American university here in Jordan (NYiT), and I may know English more than she know, anyways I took the test, and thank GOD I took a high and a good mark, that I wasn’t even expecting it, because I attended the exam in a very bad mood, at the ALC Center, a guy came and told me that I  need to pay 7 JD for the test, I was surprised, no one told me that I should pay 7 JDs, at that time there was no such amount of money with me, so they told me, we will not send your mark unless you pay us our money, anyways the next day, I paid them the 7 JDs, and everything went well. (Mistake, yasmeen didn’t inform me about paying this amount to ALC).

            After paying the fees, I took my mark to Tatweer, and they told me: “Ok everything is fine, you are in” While I was there a tall guy came with another lady, yet with other foreigners, seems like they are taking them a tour or something around Tatweer center, I then asked who was that guy, they told me he is the president, he was poor in English knowing that the visitors were native English speakers.

            Mean while I introduced a very good friend of mine to Tatweer program, he was a fresh graduate too, we worked together in many events, of course they refused him, for their reasons, wondering what were those reasons….

            I would like to draw your attention that these events took place one and a half months ago, and mean while I received many job opportunity at many respected firms here in Jordan, back then I refused them all, because I already gave my word to Tatweer, at a certain point I asked my family if I should leave Tatweer program to take that one opportunity that was offered to me, but they told me: “a fresh graduate like you need more courses, so stick to this one…”

            Ten days later yasmeen called telling me again asking me to come and sign my contract at around 11:00am, I told her that I will be kind of busy I will pass by you at around 10:30am, so I did…

            Everything was fine and great, I took a look at the contract, everything seems OK, so I signed the contract, they congratulate me, I took of to my meeting at 11:30am, while I was there I gave them a copy from my experience papers as well as my university degree (upon their request), and some recommendation papers, since this was my package that my employer should see and have before signing the contract, so a lady (I forgot her name) was there and told me: “ha, I know you”, or something, so I told her that I am Anas Talhouni…etc, then she remembered me she told that Mr. Higazi gave me an invitation for the conference that was held back then, so I told her: “Yup, that’s me”, yes, I became a good friend with all Tatweer employees, and it’s a pleaser having a corporation between me and them, I also offered them doing this great presentation titled “how to be a Dolphin in the sea of Sharks” and they welcomed the idea pretty well, by the way, how to be a Dolphin in the sea of Sharks is a 100% presentation made by me, aimed to everyone to be even more successful and powerful in career and personnel life, you should see it some day…

            An important point I should mention here, before I took of to my meeting, I took my copy of the contract but they told me: “we need your copy because Mr. president should sign it, we will give you your copy on Saturday”, I didn’t ask for a photo-copy because I trusted them, so I left the office knowing that Saturday was my first day with them, preparing my schedule accordingly…

            Thirty minuets later Zein called me telling me that: “Oops, we can’t take you in our program, because you are a fresh graduate and with experience”, I was shocked I couldn’t say a thing, not even a single word, I was in my meeting, my face turned Yellowish, I was totally shocked…I told her: “you know me, you interviewed me, what is happening?”

            Two hours later after I calmed down, I recalled her, and of course the usual answer to run from a call: “she is in a meeting”, we will let someone else call you as soon as possible, so that lady I saw earlier called me, she start explaining the situation, and how do they refuse taking anyone with experience, I explained to her that Zein knows me and my C.V, and when she interviewed me she told me that this course will be suitable for you, and we need people like you…bla bla, I was driving, I was kind of talking slowly and calm, until that point when I start telling her that I know people who used to have other jobs and previous experience like me and they were in this very course, so treat me equally, she start saying unrelated things, I then told her: “it’s too late, we signed a contract”, then she told me what contract (knowing that she was there when I signed the contract), Ha of course they took it and for sure burned it, so, they were clever and no proof with me, the only thing that popped in to my mind: “I will write this in the news-papers and will pass this to your boss, and the whole nine yards”, then she start saying don’t shout and bla bla, I then with a calm voice told her: “I already planned my calendar for the next month I even refused some job opportunities for the sake of taking this course, and yes, I really need it, in addition my experiences were only internships nothing more, and my company is all about spending time doing something instead of sitting home doing nothing, and if I take the course I will work and take a job based on what we took in the course”, she totally refused to hear me, I told her give me her boss and manager, she pretended to divert the phone to her boss, I stayed exactly nineteen  minuets waiting, I knew that he will not talk to me, either because, she didn’t transfer the line, or because they know that I was right… and the manager is totally afraid to face me, I laughed at how professional he was or that lady was, and how self confidence Tatweer employees are, Ha

            Sunday morning, I arrived to Tatweer, I went up stairs to meet Mr. president, Mr. Estateyeh, as usual, he was in a meeting or something, so I met his assistant Ms. Labady, I told her the whole story from A to Z (at that time), then she promised me passing my massage to Mr. Estateyeh, I told her: “fine with me, but please do it”, before it’s to late, she asked why I emphasis that I will write this story in the news-paper that I used to work with.

            Five hours later Mr. Estateyeh boom and called me, telling me: “yes sir, how can I help you”, I told him the story actually while I was telling him the story, believe it or not he start shouting “what do you want… if you want your 7 JDs come and pick them up, what do you want”, I was surprised of his act, I slowly told him what is my demand which is an answer to all of this, I applied to you, then you  sent me doing an exam, then you called me signing the contract, knowing that I have the experience as shown on my C.V, why you did this to me, then he start shouting again: “are you threatening me, because if you do, I’m not afraid, do what ever you want, if you are from a respected family I’m from one too (I doubt this point, especially after this reaction), I then told him I’m not threatening you I’m telling you my problem, and I told him if you don’t take an action I will call US-AID offices and the news-papers (knowing that I was not going to do so, but after his answers and reaction, I thought let’s play with him ) he told me do what ever you want , I’m not afraid we are doing things for the country, I even don’t take the salary that I deserve (as if this is related to my problem), I told him calm down while I was explaining how unprofessional he was dealing with me, or even with problems, and I was asking if he is the one who will give us the courses, of how to be professional in sales and dealing with people, inside me I was laughing me at him because I knew it, empty jars makes the most sound, poor US-AID for having this guy working with them, at the end I asked the guy if I can meet him, he told me I’m not free for the next couple of weeks so I told him, no problem the up-coming third week, I will be there and you will be there (hopefully), he told me to take an appointment from his assistant and then transferred the call to her, which by the way until now I’m waiting for her to answer.

            That was my story with those Tatweer guys, and yes I will pass it to each and everyone of you, actually here I am passing it to you, pass to all the people you know, I’m not trying to destroy or ruin the reputation of US-AID or Tatweer but sometimes a person should be responsible of his/her act, and for lying at a young energetic poor Jordanian citizen, who was looking forward to be a member in this course, and yes this guy Mr. Estateyeh must be ashamed of his way in dealing with people or problems, and of his act, I’m asking US-AID offices to take an immediate action to prevent more problems and damages by this person and his employees.

            I know that people in Jordan when they face a problem or something, they like to close the case, and never mention it again, and to keep it with the anger in their heart (one of the main reasons of heart attacks), unlike me, I like to share my anger with others to give them the chance to see what is happing around them, here and there, to let them see that those who are taking a leading positions are sometimes stupid and don’t deserve the positions, they are only good in other things such as…???, it’s a massage to each and everyone of you there to raise your voice against anything you see that does not fit, against such actions, against each and everyone who is sitting on the chairs that they don’t deserve drinking and chatting, putting the blame on others, finding ways to run away with their acts, please Jordan I’m begging you whenever you see something wrong do something, say something, because if each and every one of us do this, Jordan will even be prettier and nicer, and there will be no place for such people between us. If you are afraid of saying the truth, or you just don’t want, guys you have my e-mail, I’m here listening to each one of you, I here to say whatever you want, because as a Jordanian I’m free to do whatever I want…as long as it’s with tradition and truth

            in brief, what I need from Tatweer now is a written apology to show it to my parents because they are still mad at me, I don’t know why, they should support me…and I need my 7 JDs from Tatweer since they offered me paying them back, I also need my signed contract paper as a proof, and I need from them either a job, a decent one, or at least paying me a 3 weeks salary for losing my time with them, because you know time is money, and a I’m asking for reasonable explanation for all of this as well as an explanation for having those others accepted whom have experiences and internships just like me… what they could have done to prevent all of this, is accepting me just like the others(I signed the contract for GOD’s sake), by the way I waited until I made sure that the course was finished to prevent any legal issues

            I’m writing this to you US-AID also, informing you to open your eyes even more, to see where your money is going, please send your auditors, let them make sure, where each and every penny is going, I also ask you to forgive me.

            Mr. Jabiri, indeed you were a great person, you are totally professional, unlike that PRESIDENT, so let those Tatweer guys learn from you, you were perfect in absorbing my anger, you were fantastic, I would appreciate having a cup of coffee with you, soon, and I mean very soon, I will attach a copy from my C.V to take a look at it to see if someone like me deserve this, actually you will see that I can give lectures and courses in Marketing and Management for your Tatweer employees, some of them may need Anger Management sessions (that’s for sure), please try to find a vacancy here and there for me, I know you may think that I’m a trouble maker but the problem is that I’m always with truth and right, and I hate keeping anything in my heart (that’s for my health), and I hate saying bad things behind someone’s back, so here is everything, another thing I can’t handle, someone’s taking my right just like that, the least thing I can do is informing his/her chain of command of his/her action, and that’s what I’m doing, I would appreciate sending this to each and everyone at Tatweer and US-AID world wide, and to your upper management maybe they will learn from others mistakes, or they will know that somewhere there is always someone who has the guts to say the truth, thanks to you and to your reaction I will not publish this in any kind of media. Mr. Jabiri, my apology this article it’s already in my Blog, www.lftazt.blog.com , and my Magazine, because they were published before I contacted you, please, please take an action regarding this issue, a serious one, for me and for those others who we don’t know about…

Hope to meet you soon…

Well as you already know my name is Anas and I’m 21 years old, currently a MBA student at NYiT, I finished my B.A studies from NYiT as well, majoring in Marketing

Nothing special in life, at least for me, but people around me keeps telling me: “your stories can’t be happing to anyone in Amman ”… I’ll tell why, simply because I really hate to see something wrong, or not straight

I love Jordan, actually I adore Jordan and I can’t imagine myself living anywhere but in my beloved Jordan, I hate all those people who take fruits from my country Jordan without crediting Jordan for these fruits, I really hate them…

I love Turkish songs, Greek songs, I adore Buddha bar music, I love Turkey for its wonderful nature and gorgeous ladies, as well as for the unique rhythm and dishes… I’m one of those guys who likes winter, yet like summer weathers also, used to be an active person, but now lets say I’m bored and tired faa we can say that I’m 0.75 active now, social, yep very social, you can find me in those sophisticated music concerts, receptions and dinners, rarely in those hip-hop-dop parties (that I really hate), I always follow my instincts, and whenever I want and ask for a reasonable thing I should get in a way or Another

people can piss me quickly, anything can irritate me, especially some bad acts by people, I don’t hide things from others, I say whatever I want to say to whom ever I want (yani not behind people’s back), I like all those battles that I put myself in defending my thought and principles (sooner or later people will know I’m write), ambitious, but too ambitious, I can know the person in front from the very first moment I meet him, I know that people around me are not those who really want success for me (yani not real friends yani Maslahgeyah), I have couple of goals, and all my life was, is, will be focused on getting them, proudly saying so far I’m good in business, poor in Romantic doom deems

Those are some hints, but through out my blogs you will know me more, well I have another thing, but I just can’t remember them, you can find more about me from my Face Book profile

Regarding my posts, I will write my articles each Sunday and Monday, at least for the up coming 2 months or so, I may post urgent posts sometime, I will start with the thought that I already wrote about months ago, adding couple of thoughts here and there, yani that means for the next 2 months I’m going to write things that I already wrote, weeks, month, and even years ago, your comments are important to me, please share them…

ENJOY…