Today is my exact 10 days at home. That include the weekends.
40 days at home, only go out once (whole day outing).
My mum would be proud if I do this in Singapore.
Instead I do it in the US.
I have the feelings that she wont believe me if i tell her I have been staying home for the past 10 days.
It's hard to believe.
Like 10 days at home.
That's like 1 week 3 days.
That never happen to me before.
I still have 28 days to go.
But I have the feelings that I will only have 20+ or lesser days left.
Because cunini is making a plan for us to go to Orlando.
WOHOO....
8 hours away from the keys.
I am so damn happy.
Get out from the keys for a few days.
But I'm still not out of USA..
So I am not extreamly happy..
Monday, July 21, 2008
Nadia Captive Memoir of an Arab Woman of Hope
A fascinating memoir about life in the Middle East
The birth of Fay Afaf Kanafani (Nadia) in February 1918 coincided with major political events: the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. As the world around her reshaped itself, Nadia moved to Labenon, where she spent her childhood, to state of Israel reduced her to refugee status, along with thousands of others.
In this remarkable autobiography, Afaf Kanafani reconstructs her life as an abused child, a young bride and mother, a widow twice over, a breadwinner, and ultimately a survivor. Through her eyes we see the dispersion of Palestinians during the cration of Israel, and the destruction of civilian life in Labenon's civil war. Rich in detail and anecdote, the book weaves together the personal and the political to provide fresh insights into the complexities of life within Arb society in the mid-twentieth century.
I will give this book 5 out of 10.
The birth of Fay Afaf Kanafani (Nadia) in February 1918 coincided with major political events: the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. As the world around her reshaped itself, Nadia moved to Labenon, where she spent her childhood, to state of Israel reduced her to refugee status, along with thousands of others.
In this remarkable autobiography, Afaf Kanafani reconstructs her life as an abused child, a young bride and mother, a widow twice over, a breadwinner, and ultimately a survivor. Through her eyes we see the dispersion of Palestinians during the cration of Israel, and the destruction of civilian life in Labenon's civil war. Rich in detail and anecdote, the book weaves together the personal and the political to provide fresh insights into the complexities of life within Arb society in the mid-twentieth century.
I will give this book 5 out of 10.
Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic, a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.
In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen year old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding.For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annexe" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quaters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death.
In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of he experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and compelling self potrait of a sensitive and spirited young womam whose promise was tragically cut short.
I will give this book 4 out of 10.
In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen year old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding.For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annexe" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quaters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death.
In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of he experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and compelling self potrait of a sensitive and spirited young womam whose promise was tragically cut short.
I will give this book 4 out of 10.
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