The Grey Corner

Limited is the time we have now.. It seems we are forced to pick certain things to do and sacrifice the rest.. it makes me really regret the minutes, the hours and the days that I wasted doing something utterly useless.. who knows, maybe, I’ll regret opening this blog someday.. however, there are certain things that no matter how many times we repeat them, their significance stays the same, and we feel that the time spent was really worth it.. people’s preferences vary of course for these things, but what I really never regret is reading a good book.. one of my worst habits is buying so many books and reading selective ones, and I still have piles of books to read, and I feel guilty sometimes for reading my preferred authors first.. yet, there are times when I just decide to read something for someone unknown to me.. sometimes I regret it, because not every writer knows how to win the attention of his readers, however, there are a few selective ones, who really amaze me for their talen...

What does it mean to be drained? How it feels to be hollow? The world is spinning, The day comes Followed by night They both disappear But reappear Yet he remains still Despite the singing birds, the colorful trees, The shining sun and the gentle breeze He remains still Undone by misery and tears Unmoved like a heavy stone Buried deep In a bottomless sea Insensible of those around Living in shadows Careless of the surrounding brightness Like an hideous mole on a pleasant face All you wish is his riddance Yet, he remains still Pushing away whoever touches him Slaying whoever loves him Suffocating himself along the way A rising menace Spoiling the elegant horizon Attractive to some, he might be Nevertheless, still a sweet poison No hope is there For those who care For he remains still Is it the death of his life? Or the life of his death? A dead life? A life without life… Where emptiness reigns And darkness prevail Imagine living like that For nothing to win Like an empty vase upturned T...

People tend to put targets and goals, that they think when they achieve them, they'll be happy... and that's exactly what keeps them looking for new goals or purposes every time, and make them sad most of the time because they keep trying every time and fail to find what they are looking for.. Because what happens is, we keep looking and searching, tiring and eating up our strengths, and when we finally THINK that we are there, we get disappointed , because there is always something else to pursue ... a new challenge... a new dream... till we reach a point and say, that's it.. Alas, we failed.. Happiness in life comes when u realize that happiness is not at the end of the road, but it is the road itself.. Enjoying the moments you live NOW, not what comes tomorrow.. This is the key to a smiley face and a laughing voice.. But, sometimes , we get dragged in our work and responsibilities.. Exhausted to think of anything else, we tend to slip or make mistakes that keep haunting ...

It was cold, the pillow has slipped from beneath my head again.. everything was fuzzy and I couldn’t recognize much of what happened.. all I remember is that I was talking to someone.. I was mumbling about the contemporary pose that shaping my life at the moment.. I reckon desiring to be in entirely different circumstances somewhere very far away from my current plunk.. with different people, social life and affairs.. in “another dimension” I said.. another galaxy perhaps, light years away from where I am.. you know, sometimes, when you wish for things to have gone in a totally different track that it has gone.. nonetheless, there I was.. bored and numb of almost everything.. feeling sleepy.. I hung up and I went to sleep.. two and half an hour later I woke up rigorously frightened..!! breathing heavily.. nothing seemed to make sense when I opened my eyes, although everything was at the exact place where I last saw it.. except that pillow, of course.. But, I was totally hyper and vigil...

Nearly every technological solution that man came up with was inspired by nature; that vast ocean that never seized to lend our brains with brilliant thoughts to create a massive collection of inventions and devices that we use today. Just to name a few: the sonar (a mimic of bats and dolphins’ techniques to navigate), airplanes (the birds’ airfoil, hollow bones and tail), suction cups (the octopus) solar cells (imitating the vascular plants) batteries (literally derived from eels), fishing nets (spider’s web) and even the internet itself and its application is an exact copy of the human brain and society. And the amazing list goes on. I think science have accomplished monumental achievements based on “natural ideas” that keep us in awe of the magnificent creation of God... However, there are certain types of behaviors that proved to be deadly for certain animals. Certain traits where the brainless animal act in a way that endangers its survival. The closest and most obvious example i...

When I look at today’s hot issue of global warming, I get a feeling that we are all in a giant airplane, crashing down into the ground and everyone is arguing about who gets the window seats..! Since the beginning of the previous century, the environment is getting worse, and so little is done to recover it. In the contrary, our dependence on harmful technologies grows stronger while the earth is getting warmer and many ecosystems and endangered species are being threatened to extinction. I won’t point fingers and start blaming certain entities for this matter in this article, for that won’t lead us anywhere. Instead, I’ll shed a light on what to do, or where to start to ease the pain that the earth is suffering because of this dilemma. Climate Change and the Greenhouse effect To understand how to fight global warming, we should first understand how it came into being. In other words, what are the reasons behind it? Is it something new or is it a cyclic behavior that nature does to bal...

Here is a great article I read, and I want you to read.. what kills me is the fact that nothing is done to overcome this serious delimma.. no actions from the goverment.. even the people, no rallies, boycott or anything that could put more pressure to approach a solution.. please read.. -------------------- The UAE suffers from a deep demographic imbalance, which is getting worse by the hour. Some 360,000 people entered the county on work visas in 2006. According to 2005 population census, 8 out of 10 people living in the UAE were born abroad. If the current double digit annual economic growth continues, the percentage of non-citizen will reach 90 per cent by 2015.Henceforth, by 2025, the citizens of the UAE will constitute "zero" per cent of the population . A county with a zero percentage citizens is unprecedented in modern history and will make a new entry in the Guinness Book of Records. The demographic figures alone are frightening and raise serious issues regarding nati...