Monday, December 3, 2007

Actually, the movie made an impact on me . I even was almost about to cry. When a person is dying, he may not be as sad as the people around him/her. People always don't want their lovers to die but the dying people usually just understand that it is the end of their life and there is no escape from their death. One of the lessons that I really learn from Morrie's lessons was when he told Mitch angrily to forget people. This life is a shit; it deserves nothing to be away from somebody for life’s problems. In fact, many people fight and have hates for some people because of unworthy reason, sometimes. Now, and after what I learned, I think it is Pathetic and regrettable to still hate or leave somebody for, maybe, unworthy reasons. I am saying that because this lesson reminded me to an old friend whose I left him for a mistake he made but I think now that it was unnecessary and selfish thing from me doing that. This life doesn’t deserve all of that; so when you get a chance to forgive somebody, go for it and understand why he/she did that thing but be careful and don’t wait and do like what I did. It is a fact that old people mostly are more wisely because they lived more and have learned many things, so they get experience from this life but they may not be right all the time. In the End, I really like the part when Morrie said that if people except the fact that they are going to die anytime, they may lead their life differently. When people know when they die, they may learn how to live better.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Steve Speech

I never knew Steve Jobs. Also, I didn't know much about Apple, maybe because Microsoft Windows was the first and the most popular company in my country and Medial East. However, in the last few years, Apple just showed up and started making success by selling its new amazing laptops and IPods with the beautiful and fascinating design and software. So, I really was impressed of Apple's success. However I didn't know who Steve was until I saw his speech that impressed me. I really liked what he said particularly in the part when he asked us not to waste our lives living someone else's life and not to depend on the results of others people's thinking but unfortunately, many people don't do that and they mostly are affected by people (our lives are limited and, one day, we will be the old)

Steve actually mentioned a very sensitive point about love, faith and destiny (find what you love to do and go for it ). I believe that we should find what we love to do and when we find it, we should go for it whatever the difficulties are. Even when we failed down, as many people do, we shouldn't stop and start blaming ourselves, we should walk up and keep going for it again and again and always remember (what doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger). Nevertheless, if you didn't find what you love to do, you should keep looking for it and have faith and believe that you may find it someday. In addition to that, you have believe in your destiny, even if you don't, you have to know that there is something hidden in your future, so you just have to find out that during your life. You can take me as an example, I never thought that I may learn English or even like it. I used to hate English when i was in high school but in a moment, everything changed when I moved to college in my country and when English has become the major subject that I have to learn to get to the college. Progressively, I start falling in love with English. Maybe this is what it was hidden in my future.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Hi,

my name is Haitham. i am from Saudi Arabia. i am studying english in order to get to York University. i want to study Business at york (Honestly i don't like business that much, don't ask why ,the hell, are you doing that....!, it is just life.

i like to do many things in my free time like listening to music. For me, Music is the water that i drink to keep me alive, it is the warm waft that keeps me warm in Toronto's winter, it is the companionable friend in the loneness. i like listening to many kinds of music especially the ones whose singers are not involved in, such as classic music, relaxation music, Guitar and many others . in addition to that, i like to listen to pop, hip hop, r&b and slow music and so on.

Also, i love soccer (watching and playing) but i don't think i am a good player, i just play for fun. My favorite soccer teams are Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Playing Pool is one of my favorite sports that comes after soccer. i usually go to Gym, using my lovely computer, reading sometimes and many other things

in the end i hope we enjoy studying in Patricia's class and please feel free to talk to me.

Nice to have you all