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  • You know, when you've lived in a place for so long, you often begin to take it for granted. You start to forget why you've fallen in love with it in the first place. Yet, all it takes is just a simple breather, a step back, and a careful eye and you'll see again what you thought lost.

    God keep our land safe and free!


    (Via Suleiman Al Duwaisan)



    Standing there. On the edge. Ready to jump. Ready to fall down. Ready to fall deep. Ready to fall under.
    My heart beats like a bass drum. Thumping. My adrenaline rising. My eyes dilating.
    This is it.
    This is the moment.
    ....
    Everything goes quiet. Yet I can still hear my heart. Pounding. Faster. Faster. Faster. 
    It all goes white. 
    As I come too, I find myself surfing in a sea of oscillating arms. Wipe out. 
    It all goes white again. 
    The throbbing gets louder.
    I open my eyes. I can see... me.
    She approaches me. She talks to me. She touches me. She wants me.
    We collide.  Enveloped in a vortex of feeling. 
    I can see... me.
    Dividing.
    Multiplying.
    Aggregating.
    Running.
    Running towards the light.
    It all goes white. 
    Yet I can still hear it. My heart. It won't stop thumping. It won't stop pounding. It won't stop throbbing.
    I am alive. But dark.
    I see her. She smiles. She's light.
    Two sides of the same coin. We flip. Probability.
    It's all just a game. Chance.
    We flip. 
    I feel feeling. I feel it building. Supernova.
    It all goes white.
    My heart cracking like thunder. 
    Black rain drops on my eyes. It's coming.
    I feel feeling. I feel it building. Hiroshima.
    It's all just a game. Chance.
    We flip. 
    It's tails. You win.

    HRM

    I am not the biggest NFL fan out there, but for some reason I really enjoy watching the Super Bowl. Maybe it's the get together with friends, the adrenaline rush experienced watching that game winning/changing pass, or just the great ads. But now that I've given the thought more of a second, I think it's mainly just for the ads!

    What I really like about them is the fact that they keep getting more outrageous every year in  an attempt to outdo the last guy's outrageous commercial. This may lead, more than often, to some utterly stupid and non watchable ads, but sometimes the  mix of outrageous turns out to be just right and you end up with one hilarious commercial that sets itself as memorable and leaves you with a satisfying WTF moment. 

    Such is the case with KIA's new Super Bowl ad! It's premise is simple: sandman + golden magic dust = wonderful dreams. Nothing new there until the sandman accidentally drops his bag of magic dust on an a man subdued in peaceful slumber. Oh what will this overdose do to that man's poor dreams? Watch the commercial and find out (Hint: Adriana Lima, the lady of many a man's dreams, makes an appearance)...



    Also, KIA has also provided a five hour slow-mo video of Adriana Lima waving a checkered flag. Why you ask? Just cause they can!



    Enjoy!

    Remember last year's VW super bowl spot? The one with the little kid dressed up as Darth Vader. Wasn't that the cutest and most creative ad you've seen?

    Well VW has taken it up a notch by carrying the theme forward to this year, and teasing us with a trailer of their upcoming superbowl ad. I'm getting a huge smile on my face just thinking about it. Check out the video and let me know if you are too.



    Also, click here if you'd like to check out last year's ad.
    For aspiring Tennis fans and professionals, being a ballgirl/boy at an international open is something to be exited about. You get to step out on the courts that many of Tennis' greats have stepped on and you also get to meet some of those greats! However, being a ballgirl/boy in this year's Australian open had an extra perk: you got to pick up the night bugs that were dropping in on the game.

    That wasn't good news for a poor ball girl that had to face up to her clear phobia of bugs and remove one so that play could continue during the Lleyton Hewitt and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe matchup.

    The sliver lining to this predicament was the warm support of the crowd and the cheers they gave the girl once the bug was removed.

    Good Job brave ballgirl, good job!

    Check out the vid of her brave effort.. and enojy her freaked out face!

    Karmin is by far, in my opinion, the best cover band on youtube. You may have come across their version of 'Look at me Now' by Chris brown, which has shot them to stardom and led them to sign a record deal with LA Reid's label. However, my favorite Karmin cover is of Nicki Minaj's "SuperBass', first due to Amy's amazing vocals, and second, for the surprise guests that show up halfway into the video clip.

    Enjoy!

    Bobo the Monkey ;)         Day 44 I would like to introduce you to a special friend of mine. Her name is Fatima Al Sabah, but we all call her 2T (pronounced tootie).

    One thing that you may notice immediately after meeting her for the first time is her warm and bubbly personality. She is, literally, a fantastic person to hang out with.

    Positively oriented and constantly entranced by her surroundings, 2T began to capture her environment in stunning photos. What started out as a humble project has now matured into an amazing feat. Posting daily for the past 200 days, 2T has invited us to sneak a peak into the keyhole through which she sees our world; and may I say, it is quite a refreshing point of view. She plans to keep this up for another 165 days to effectively complete a year's worth of photos. I for one am looking forward to the rest of these pictures.

    Here are some select pictures that she has taken during the project: Roasting Chestnuts, iPhoning and Pink Toenails              Day 171 Tangerines          Day 194 Flowers for the Enemy               Day 77 Oh the Mangoes!           Day 108
    (2T uses an iPhone4/4s and the hipstamatic app for all of her photos).

    Make sure to follow her on flickr and twitter as a nod of encouragement and support.

    KEEP IT UP 2T!
    It's been almost 7 months since my last post, but it's just because I've been busy with a few things in my life.
    I want to take this opportunity to tell you that I would like to thank you all for following, visiting, and supporting my blog.
    I expect 2012 to be a year filled with many welcoming opportunities and many posts.

    So I welcome you back to HRM Shaker and I just wanted to say I love you!
    Enjoy my love tribute to you!

    The amazing thing about sports is the ability to push yourself to another level every time you perform. Records keep getting broken year after year, new tricks appear out of nowhere: fans are still glued to their screen year after year and are amazed by what they see. Here is a collection of some amazing feats and tricks in various sports and activities that are truly amazing each one on their own.


    Everything is possible par Tixald
    I know it's been a while since I've posted. But I bring you some hilarious stuff. Apparently Jim Carrey has fallen in love with the red headed hotty known as Emma Stone. In a video that he posted on his video blog (vlog??), he confesses his love to her and envisions a life in which they would have chubby freckled kids.

    Check out the video on his website since I can't embed it in here and lemme know what you think of his confession.

    Click here to watch Jim Carrey's love confession

    Most people have played a variety of sports throughout their lifetime. Some were competitive like football, basketball, volleyball or even handball. Some were for fun like dodgeball and beach volleyball or even beach football. One thing is sure, there is always a way to twist every sport and make it extreme and somehow more fun. Here are a few of those.

    1. Trampoline Dodgeball

    2. Soap Football (amateur video)

    3. Sepak Takraw (Foot-Volley Asian style)


    Ramadan is known in Egypt for it's all around spirit. You have series going on all day, new talk shows, and best of all the great commercials. You've seen the new Nokia ads in an earlier post, and I will keep posting the good ones as I see them. The brilliance and humorous nature of these commercials are unmatched.

    Here we have a male undergarments commercial. They compare underwear in general to your friends, with some you like some you need to change, some who stick to you, some who support you and solve your problems.

    Enjoy!

    Probably some of the most prestigious things to own when you have a lot of money include a large collection of cars, a private airplane or two, many houses scattered over many continents and some exotic pets. But today, the competition and bragging rights lies into who has the best yacht? Roman Abramovich can probably boast as to have one of the biggest yacht collections, including possibly the largest private yacht ever ($1.2 Billion) , can be seen here. But come on, that's just too much! Doesn't he get lost and lonely in that humongous ship? Rumours are he even installed a so-called anti-photo shield for his privacy. Well, good for him, But I personally didn't like his yacht. So i went on a small search to find what I thought was a better yacht, and I found it.


    The Wally Hermes Yacht, aka WHY, is just a beauty. For a modest fee of $150 Million (in comparison to Abramovich's yacht) you get this piece of art. It's fancy, it's moder, it's unique. Oh ya, and it comes in 2 sizes!


    I am currently accepting partners and donations in order to reach the $150 Million. For more information on this sexy thing, check their website here.

















    (Source: The Timmy Drake)
    I'm pretty sure you've teared up a few times while watching commercials on TV. Don't deny it, we all have seen that one commercial that made us weep like a little baby. But I think I've found one that'll make you wale, whimper, and bawl your eyes out!

    Check out this ad for TVC, a thai life insurance company, called the science of love. So emotionally touching that it deserves an oscar.

    Now excuse me as I wipe away my tears...sniff!

    Ramadan in Egypt is always awaited for many things: decorations in the street, lots and lots of yummy food, mosalsalat addiction and finally Advertisements! This series of Nokia ads promoting the "new" dual- sim card fone attempt to connect the regular workers with the advancing social media... For an added bonus, wait for the last line: "Nokia, connecting beoble!"

    "Hashtag beid, Hashtag Beid!"


    "Warda wala alb??"








    If your into weird things, then you most definitely have tried some exotic foods in your lifetime. However, have you ever tried a dish that comes with a dancing squid?

    Mind you the squid is already dead and not alive, yet when his cells are mixed with the soy sauce, a form of reaction happens that causes his muscles to jerk; just like when your leg kicks up during a reflex test.

    Nevertheless, would you still eat it after it has danced for you beyond the grave?

    Check it out and let me know!
    (Source: Youtube)

    Ladies! Have you ever thought of joining the army? Well now's your chance.

    Vladimir Putin, Russia's ex-president and current prime minister, is recruiting. If you are smart, beautiful, and don't mind parading around in a bikini  and wash cars in a cheap attempt to garner votes for your political idol, then you're perfect for the job. Apply within!

    Check out this reportage about Putin's Army and their car wash. The awkward ending is more than justification for watching it!

    Also check out after wards the ad for Vladimir's army of vixen's.




    Everyone probably heard about the attacks in Norway in a Camp through a bomb and a firearm rampage. One must think what will happen to the man who did all this? Well, apparently the sentence for murder in Norway is 21 years. Fine no problem, it should be life for the number of lives he took, but I'll let this slide. What's outrageous though is the prisons they have! People would usually pay to stay in a place like this! As the presenter said, dorms aren't as spacious and studios aren't always as advanced! Talk about this being a punishment and a place where a person is supposed to reconsider what he did!

    This Acapella group decided to dedicate an entire medley to the music they listened to during their youth/university years. They put together a collection of songs that most of us remember and love. For added fun, wach the bearded guy in the middle at the bottom. Specifically, watch how he cant snap his fingers.

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