Khawaja: Photos

Study & Work!

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:28:00 GMT

This photo has been recognized as the best photo for the year 2007. The reward, was announced during the final meeting of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) General Assembly held in Amman, and given to the Syrian Arab News agency (SANA)'s Cameraman Wasem Kheir Beik for his photo taken in one of the streets of Damascus.

The photo shows a 7-year old girl sitting in front of her movable table on which she sells sweets and biscuits, and at the same time carries her books trying to do her school duties.

This photo has stimulated so many ideas and impressions in my mind... I'll list 2 of them here briefly!

First, it shows a high level of persistence we seek for in the younger generations; you need not to have a rich family or be a son or daughter of a tycoon to get educated, if you decide to educate yourself you can do it, no matter what the circumstances are. Jordanian educational system has proving this through many cases for students from less fortunate public schools who were keen to excel in national and supra-national competitions (both curricular and extracurricular) and exceed our expectations. I was a jury member at the National Robotics Competition this year and I was so amazed by the achievements of teams from El-Shoneh and Baq3a.

This photo really shows and interesting example of a multitasking little girl! you can never effectively utilize your time in the 21st century without being multitasking, you might feel stressed and under pressure at the first place, but the more progress you do the more you get addicted to being multitasking. So, Keep you favorite books/magazines with you wherever you go … store you favorite audio books, e-books and podcasts and play them whenever you move around (by car or public transportation) or waiting somewhere (at the clinic, bank, governmental office… etc.). An interesting research published last years says that an average person spend -at least- 2 FULL years of his/her life on the road!

I really have more to say about this pretty nice photo … but since I have so many to do before the end of 2007, I leave the floor for you to express yourself!

Special smiles for a speacial Eid :)

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:34:00 GMT

Special smiles for a special Eid! :)

Happy belated Eid Greetings :)

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:14:00 GMT

Jood and her little cow wish you a Happy Eid this year and every year!

أفطر مع الملائكة الصغار

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:48:00 GMT

It's a pleasure inviting you to this Iftar...

Amazing weekend in Syria!

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:58:00 GMT

Last weekend, mE, Hama and little Jood have rushed to Syria for an amazing trip. I consider that was a perfect opportunity for us to refresh and break out the daily routine while visiting an extraordinary destinations in Syria...

Jood was so cute "mashallah"; mE and Hama were about to eat her!, but the delicious food was enough to keep her safe this time ;)

This trip, I didn't use my digital photo camera that much, since I started to use our new video camera which recorded so nice moments we've spent there..

Damascus the capital was not up-to my expectation, I felt like this city has to be more organized and more beautiful. Being an old city doesn't mean it is acceptable to be less clean and messed up.

Summer resorts like Khadra and Fega was disgusting! I've been there 10 years ago while water was flowing around the place making it such a tranquil romantic atmosphere. but now, water are getting shallow and the place is no longer attractive for tourists.

On the other hand, We have spent a wonderful time at Blodan and Beqqan. The municipality of these two districts were keen to organize buildings and the green areas to come up with a wonderful landscape.

We made our own adventures at Hamidieh Shopping "Mall" and the Omayyad Mosque, it was really remarkable moments with pigeons, merchants and the mangonel of Saladin.

On the way back to Jordan, I was annoyed with the behaviors of Jordanian police officers on the borders; unfortunately, they were arrogant and frowning all the time! I hate to say that ... but this is the truth, I wish they would join a training course in customer service!

I conclude here with few nice photos from Syria.. while preparing to compress video files and post them online soon enshallah...

Ramadan Kareeeeeeeem :)

For me, JOOD means LIFE!

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:21:00 GMT

This morning Allah enlightened our life with the birth of JOOd -my eldest and only daughter!

Stay tuned to this blog to enjoy watching and browsing Jood impressive photos and videos since the very early moments of life!

Bless you little Jood :)

To Jood with love…

Sun, 20 May 2007 20:22:00 GMT

Little Jood,

Even that we have not met or talked before, but we feel we know you well, and really we can not wait more for you. Maybe in the eyes of your doctor and my blog readers you are a black-and-white sonogram, but really love and passion made me & your mom realize you present in each and every moment in our life since the day we figured you out.

You will be our first child, which means all care, nurture, and dalliance will be going towards you, not only from me & your mom, but also from the whole family; starting from your passionate grandma's, grandpa, aunts, uncles, all their naughty sons and daughters, and their friends and neighbors as well! You, being the youngest child in this big family means you will have so many slightly-older kids to play with and learn from. With them, you will discover the world in your own way, and make your remarkable adventures.

Eventually, they’ll be jealous of how we let you do things at a much earlier age than they got to do them. By time, you’ll compete and fight in many good & bad things; who eats his/her meal first... who is the best in school... who is going to sit in the front seat in your grandpa's car and who gets the last piece of cake.

Your full name is Jood M. Khawaja. We named you Jood because we believe it is the generosity of Allah having you, and called you Joode to always remind you that you are the one and only Jood that we will have. Your mom is pleased that you will be able to write your name with those double 'OO' in very funny artistic ways; two squint eyes, two smiley faces, two lovely hearts, or in any style that reflects your own personality.

Looking at you in your crib, I’ve been overwhelmed by my love for you. Your fascinating fashionable clothes make me & your mom imagine how cute you would be dressing these little "things" with wonderful lively colors.

Parents talk about what they want from their kids. It starts right after a baby is conceived and doesn’t ever stop. When we told people your mom is pregnant, often they asked, “Do you want a boy or a girl?” We told them we wanted a healthy baby. Some parents know what they expect from their kids when they start school, or even what they want their kids to be when they grow up.

My wants are much less specific. I want you to be a confident Muslim lady. I want you to learn who you are, decide for yourself, and be satisfied with your own choices. I want you to experience life and find your own way in a world that can be confusing… painful… wonderful… and breathtaking. I want you to have friends and family that support, respect and love you.

I want this post to be a written proof of that support and love we promise to give you...

Awaiting You,
Mohd & Hama..

1+1=3 !!

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:07:00 GMT

My wife is Pregnant ... A new family member is about to come in:)

The whole family are so excited.. while the fresh newlywed parents-to-be started to visualize themselves holding an additional dignified yet interesting role never lived before!

Let me introduce our little daughter to you..

Jood is a 5-month-old fetus, she spends more that 15 hours a day sleeping deeply inside my wife's worm womb -as stated by the doctor!

Little Jood is a good listener (as recent research has proven)... thus, we play Quran and soft music from time to guarantee a musical ear for her! :)

During the last visit to the doctor, Joodé was curling her big toe :) and Exercising her legs as if she is attending an aerobics session!

As most excited parents do, we started to look for comfortable bed for her, and very soon we will start taking her shopping for stylish clothes and smart baby toys :)

more news about the cute Jood will be posted here, and on her mom's blog until she signed up for her own blog enshallah ;)

BMW logo represents WHAT?

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:51:00 GMT

Since we are just consumers -in the 3rd world countries- few of those who drive BMW know the meaning of its logo!

The company was established in 1913 and based in Munich, Germany. It started out as an aero engine manufacturer. The logo comprised of four quadrants of alternating white and blue color. It is a stylized representation of an airplane propeller spinning against the clear blue sky :)

After the world war II, BMW switched to produce car engines since Germany lost the war and agreed on freezing its military R&D firms until the end of the century.

BMW was allowed to get back to aero industry after 2001, but it seems like they found good clients to make car industry more feasible and effective!

I have visited BMW HQ and museum in Munich last year and I was inspired by the clean energy car as you can see in the second photo!

SNOW... Snow & SnoW!

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:28:00 GMT

Since the last snow fall was not up to our expectations! Lets remember the olds days of snow time :)