Ramy Gamal

Anysound wrote:

Hahah, exactly! I'm glad we're on the same wavelength.

Anysound wrote:

I can't take the credit for that line, Carl Barron refers - in appropriate Australian manner - to Jesus as "Jeso" in one of his routines.

OK

Anysound wrote:

Haha wow, that's so interesting. I have to admit I didn't expect art like that to come out of of the Arab world of all places, especially from that time. Thanks for opening my eyes.

Haha any time

Anysound wrote:

It's a shame the rest of the world didn't follow suit, huh?

YES IT IS.

Anysound wrote:

Hahah, nooo, definitely not. :') (Also ugh, what terrible punishments they had "back in the day".)

Yeah. Torturing fellow human beings (sometimes just for the sheer heck of it) is one thing that we truly excel in.

Anysound wrote:

Yeah, those made me go "awhhh". ^_^

Anysound wrote:

His face?! hahah. I don't follow your logic sometimes but you sure do make me laugh.

Now I'm totally baffled here
Surely a gay poet would find Ramo's beautiful face inspirational?

I don't understand why the idea seems so ridiculous to you

Anysound wrote:

Also nope I hadn't heard it before so thank you! Soo lovely indeed. Really beautiful. As usual, it's a shame I don't understand a world he's saying. :')

Aww, you're welcome, glad you like it ^_^

All their songs are about luuuurve, so the lyrics aren't particularly fascinating lol
I'm not afraid of anything with my love next to me, my whole life/world is your love inside me, in the past I saw you in my dreams but now that you're with me will I need to dream any more?
Hawak simply means "your love"

I've been thinking... If he wanted to be more universally recognized (and he sure deserves it!), he'd have to sing in English, wouldn't he...
but then, those songs would lose much of their charm...
No offence, mind

Rusty wrote:

Yeah. Torturing fellow human beings (sometimes just for the sheer heck of it) is one thing that we truly excel in.

Yep, that's the human race in a nutshell. [sarcasm] Go us. *claps slowly* [/sarcasm]

Rusty wrote:

Now I'm totally baffled here
Surely a gay poet would find Ramo's beautiful face inspirational?

I don't understand why the idea seems so ridiculous to you

OH MY GOD I'm such an idiot! I thought you meant Nuwas would influence Ramy, not the other way around and therefore I struggled to see how Ramy's face would change just because of poetry hahah. Shut up, I know it doesn't make sense and I was tired when I wrote that okay and now I realised how much of a bitch I must have seemed sjlkdjhfg OH MY GOD DSJFGSIJDSFLKJ DON'T HATE ME PLEASE DON'T HATE ME. ;_; I'm sorry!

Rusty wrote:

All their songs are about luuuurve, so the lyrics aren't particularly fascinating lol
I'm not afraid of anything with my love next to me, my whole life/world is your love inside me, in the past I saw you in my dreams but now that you're with me will I need to dream any more?
Hawak simply means "your love"

True, these may not be particularly fascinating, but they're beautiful nonetheless. Thanks for the translation! ^_^

Rusty wrote:

I've been thinking... If he wanted to be more universally recognized (and he sure deserves it!), he'd have to sing in English, wouldn't he...
but then, those songs would lose much of their charm...
No offence, mind

Woow, I was thinking of something similar a few days ago (not related to Ramy, but still, the translation of certain phrases into English)!

Also, non taken. I totally get what you mean.

Anysound wrote:

Yep, that's the human race in a nutshell. [sarcasm] Go us. *claps slowly* [/sarcasm]

heheh

Anysound wrote:

OH MY GOD I'm such an idiot! I thought you meant Nuwas would influence Ramy, not the other way around and therefore I struggled to see how Ramy's face would change just because of poetry hahah. Shut up, I know it doesn't make sense and I was tired when I wrote that okay and now I realised how much of a bitch I must have seemed sjlkdjhfg OH MY GOD DSJFGSIJDSFLKJ DON'T HATE ME PLEASE DON'T HATE ME. ;_; I'm sorry!

oww, that's alriiiight
I knew there must have been some misunderstanding along the way, heh

and whoa... this got me thinking...
What if it was the other way round?

aaaaand

now I have this image in my screwed-up head of Ramy being overcome by a sudden irresistible temptation to put some of those poems to music
especially the one in which Nuwas writes about his, er...uhh... "spear"

Ahhaha, can you imagine a Ramy song with that kind of lyric? lol


And hey, I could never hate you, habibte, never EVER!!
It was all kinda funny really
and when one is exhausted one just doesn't think straight

Anysound wrote:

True, these may not be particularly fascinating, but they're beautiful nonetheless. Thanks for the translation! ^_^

No problemo (:
I'm glad you like that lyric, cos it happens to be Ramy's own ^_^

Anysound wrote:

Woow, I was thinking of something similar a few days ago (not related to Ramy, but still, the translation of certain phrases into English)!

Really?
What phrases??? (if it's not a secret, that is )

Anysound wrote:

Also, non taken. I totally get what you mean.

Oh good ^_^

Rusty wrote:

oww, that's alriiiight
I knew there must have been some misunderstanding along the way, heh

and whoa... this got me thinking...
What if it was the other way round?

aaaaand

now I have this image in my screwed-up head of Ramy being overcome by a sudden irresistible temptation to put some of those poems to music
especially the one in which Nuwas writes about his, er...uhh... "spear"

Ahhaha, can you imagine a Ramy song with that kind of lyric? lol


And hey, I could never hate you, habibte, never EVER!!
It was all kinda funny really
and when one is exhausted one just doesn't think straight

Awhh thank youuu for being so understanding. Really, I'm so glad you didn't go off at me. Like, oh my god, how much of a bitch did I seem?! Woow. I swear, I'm so ****ing awkward! This type of thing happens to me all the time, and in real life it's even worse because I only realise what I did afterwards - after it's too late to set myself straight. *horrid memories*
But anyway: THANK YOU.

Haha yeah it got me thinking about reversing the order too, but unlike you, I imagined Ramy's physical appearance being influenced - RAMY WITH LONG HAIR! :') He could be "Son of Curls".

But hmm, I wonder how people would react if he really did. Didn't you once say a lot of his audience looked gay or something, or am I just assuming that because they all looked so fashion-conscious? [No offense intended, I know not all gay people are fashion conscious :')]

Rusty wrote:

No problemo (:
I'm glad you like that lyric, cos it happens to be Ramy's own ^_^

Eeee, awesome.

Rusty wrote:

Really?
What phrases??? (if it's not a secret, that is )

Oh I didn't have any in particular well known phrases in mind, sorry! D: I just meant kind of everyday things, you know? Like how you'll often see (or read, rather) a foreigner express something in English and though their English isn't perfect, it's so beautiful anyway and you can just feel the foreign phrase they've translated was so achingly beautiful that it even managed to shine through in English. For example, I got some postcards and letters from a friend in Brazil and something about the fact her English isn't 100% made her words so much richer somehow. I can't explain even it, and I probably sound insane. And even when someone's English is near perfect, they seem to express themselves more eloquently somehow. Or maybe the people I know are just lovely...
But now that I think about it, there's this beautiful Spanish phrase I heard of on a radio show I listen to and the hosts talk about the kind of thing we're discussing (how other languages seem to have a magic English doesn't.) If you're interested in listening to the segment:
Clicky!

Anysound wrote:

Awhh thank youuu for being so understanding. Really, I'm so glad you didn't go off at me. Like, oh my god, how much of a bitch did I seem?! Woow. I swear, I'm so ****ing awkward! This type of thing happens to me all the time, and in real life it's even worse because I only realise what I did afterwards - after it's too late to set myself straight. *horrid memories*
But anyway: THANK YOU.

No problemoooo
"How much of a bitch"?! omg noooo, absolutely not, not AT ALL, inherently nice people don't turn bitchy all of a sudden, and you are simply the nicest.person.on.this.planet. I was just stumped, that's all, but I knew it must have been some sort of misunderstanding
Just forget about this whole thing, OK?

Anysound wrote:

Haha yeah it got me thinking about reversing the order too, but unlike you, I imagined Ramy's physical appearance being influenced - RAMY WITH LONG HAIR! :') He could be "Son of Curls".

lol
Hmm, I don't think he would look good, hahah
I'm trying to imagine him with long (and I do mean loooong, not just long-ish) hair and failing miserably lol

Anysound wrote:

But hmm, I wonder how people would react if he really did.

OMG! lol
To put it mildly, I don't think the reaction would be favourable, the traditional Arab effusiveness notwithstanding lol
It's kinda funny really... It's not unusual to see two Arab guys kissing each other in the street (I mean on the cheek, when they greet each other, but still... ;p) , and I often see my male Arab friends – who are not gay – hearting one another on fb (and they don't do it for a joke, mind). They treat this as something totally normal, bless them
Still, there are limits, and I don't think Ramy would get away with a lyric of that kind lol

BUT! I believe I mentioned it in the old Ramy thread that he more often than not uses masculine forms in his songs (as do many other Arab singers ), so it sounds mighty intriguing anyway

Anysound wrote:

Didn't you once say a lot of his audience looked gay or something, or am I just assuming that because they all looked so fashion-conscious? [No offense intended, I know not all gay people are fashion conscious :')]

Ohh, I remember lol It was something to do with the fact that many of them were wearing red or pink T-shirts, the colours associated with gheyness in the Arab world ;p

Ramy seems to like pink




and red



.........................................

Anysound wrote:

Eeee, awesome.

Anysound wrote:

Oh I didn't have any in particular well known phrases in mind, sorry! D: I just meant kind of everyday things, you know? Like how you'll often see (or read, rather) a foreigner express something in English and though their English isn't perfect, it's so beautiful anyway and you can just feel the foreign phrase they've translated was so achingly beautiful that it even managed to shine through in English. For example, I got some postcards and letters from a friend in Brazil and something about the fact her English isn't 100% made her words so much richer somehow. I can't explain even it, and I probably sound insane. And even when someone's English is near perfect, they seem to express themselves more eloquently somehow. Or maybe the people I know are just lovely...
But now that I think about it, there's this beautiful Spanish phrase I heard of on a radio show I listen to and the hosts talk about the kind of thing we're discussing (how other languages seem to have a magic English doesn't.) If you're interested in listening to the segment:
Clicky!

Thanks for that
LOOOOL@that Spanish thing that Russell (or Jon? ;p) said during his Spanish exam (May I crap in your straw?) ahhaha
also
"Wie geht's?"
"Bill Gates?"
lool

But wow, that Spanish phrase which the taxi driver used, "Tomorrow my family and I will die on your generosity", whoa... that's quite a mouthful, heh. Sounds rather... quaint, but adorable
Ohh, that death bit reminds me of an absolutely beautiful Arabic phrase, "ana bamoot feek", which literally means "I'm dying in you" (="I love you very very much" ^_^)

All this makes me think of a fascinating book by Bill Bryson entitled Mother Tongue
Basically it deals with the history and development of English, but there's this introductory chapter devoted to all kinds of, shall I say, idiosyncrasies in different languages
Do you happen to know it?
(I love old Bill, he's absolutely hilarious )

Rusty wrote:

"How much of a bitch"?! omg noooo, absolutely not, not AT ALL, inherently nice people don't turn bitchy all of a sudden, and you are simply the nicest.person.on.this.planet. I was just stumped, that's all, but I knew it must have been some sort of misunderstanding
Just forget about this whole thing, OK?

Imagine if I was a megabitch secretly and I've just been covering it up this whole time. Uh forget I said anything. ... Just kidding. Okay, I promise to never speak of it again. Thank you.

Rusty wrote:

lol
Hmm, I don't think he would look good, hahah
I'm trying to imagine him with long (and I do mean loooong, not just long-ish) hair and failing miserably lol

He would look sooo strange, yeah.

Rusty wrote:

OMG! lol
To put it mildly, I don't think the reaction would be favourable, the traditional Arab effusiveness notwithstanding lol
It's kinda funny really... It's not unusual to see two Arab guys kissing each other in the street (I mean on the cheek, when they greet each other, but still... ;p) , and I often see my male Arab friends – who are not gay – hearting one another on fb (and they don't do it for a joke, mind). They treat this as something totally normal, bless them
Still, there are limits, and I don't think Ramy would get away with a lyric of that kind lol

Oh my god, I love that. It seems a lot of other cultures do that, especially European ones (are so friendly and kiss each other constantly ). Sooo cute! ^_^
And awh, the love heart symbol thing is cute, too. Imagine the insults they'd get from say... Australian guys for doing that. Oh boy.

Rusty wrote:

BUT! I believe I mentioned it in the old Ramy thread that he more often than not uses masculine forms in his songs (as do many other Arab singers ), so it sounds mighty intriguing anyway

Ohh, I remember lol It was something to do with the fact that many of them were wearing red or pink T-shirts, the colours associated with gheyness in the Arab world ;p

Ramy seems to like pink




and red



.........................................

Yeah, I remember you saying that! And hahah yeah, Ramy must be hiding something.

Rusty wrote:

Thanks for that
LOOOOL@that Spanish thing that Russell (or Jon? ;p) said during his Spanish exam (May I crap in your straw?) ahhaha
also
"Wie geht's?"
"Bill Gates?"
lool

But wow, that Spanish phrase which the taxi driver used, "Tomorrow my family and I will die on your generosity", whoa... that's quite a mouthful, heh. Sounds rather... quaint, but adorable
Ohh, that death bit reminds me of an absolutely beautiful Arabic phrase, "ana bamoot feek", which literally means "I'm dying in you" (="I love you very very much" ^_^)

No problem, I'm glad you liked it! And hahah yeah, that anecdote killed me. :') Russell and Jon are hilarious. ^_^

Oh no, I'm afraid you got that quote a little wrong, it's: "Tomorrow my family and I will dine on your generosity". Basically he was (very poetically) saying he really appreciated the tip because it meant a good meal for his family.

But wow, "ana bamoot feek"! That's soo nice (the translation and meaning and I'm sure it sounds beautiful too).

Rusty wrote:

All this makes me think of a fascinating book by Bill Bryson entitled Mother Tongue
Basically it deals with the history and development of English, but there's this introductory chapter devoted to all kinds of, shall I say, idiosyncrasies in different languages
Do you happen to know it?
(I love old Bill, he's absolutely hilarious )

The name (of the author and the book) sounds familiar. *thinking emoticon* Have you mentioned him before? I'm sure you told me of a few of his observations once (like why certain English phrases are funny/ don't make sense, right?). It sounds really, really interesting. One for my ever-growing reading pile, I guess.

-

P.S. I totally sent my friend a video of Ramy to prove a point shh it still counts. :')

Anysound wrote:

Imagine if I was a megabitch secretly and I've just been covering it up this whole time. Uh forget I said anything. ... Just kidding. Okay, I promise to never speak of it again. Thank you.

lool no problemo

Anysound wrote:

Oh my god, I love that. It seems a lot of other cultures do that, especially European ones (are so friendly and kiss each other constantly ). Sooo cute! ^_^

Not guys though. Only women (or a man and a woman, but never two guys, no way lol. Not in my part of Europe anyway

Anysound wrote:

And awh, the love heart symbol thing is cute, too. Imagine the insults they'd get from say... Australian guys for doing that. Oh boy.

I can imagine, heh

Anysound wrote:

Yeah, I remember you saying that! And hahah yeah, Ramy must be hiding something.

Ohh, I sure hope so

Anysound wrote:

No problem, I'm glad you liked it! And hahah yeah, that anecdote killed me. :') Russell and Jon are hilarious. ^_^

Oh no, I'm afraid you got that quote a little wrong, it's: "Tomorrow my family and I will dine on your generosity". Basically he was (very poetically) saying he really appreciated the tip because it meant a good meal for his family.

omg. Now I feel like a moron
Of course "dine" makes much more sense. When I heard what sounded like "die" I was like, wtf (but you never know with languages, do you, and I thought that perhaps it meant that they would be so overjoyed they would – metaphorically of course – die of happiness having so much money, or something lol. Spanish exuberance haha)
And that Arabic phrase instantly came to my head so I stopped wondering, heh
Anyway, I feel like a moron
I can't even blame it on the Aussie accent :S (which reminds me of that Bryson book [details below ])

Oh, did I mention that I feel like a moron? I feel like a total moron

Anysound wrote:

The name (of the author and the book) sounds familiar. *thinking emoticon* Have you mentioned him before? I'm sure you told me of a few of his observations once (like why certain English phrases are funny/ don't make sense, right?). It sounds really, really interesting. One for my ever-growing reading pile, I guess.

No, that was another book (Crazy English by Richard Lederer) (:

Bryson is basically a travel writer, but he's a sort of amateur linguist as well, bless him
Check out his books, they're absolutely hilarious, all of them (He also wrote a book about Australia, entitled – surprise surprise – Down Under )

Here's an excerpt from Mother Tongue
(It's about the Aussie accent )

National dialects can develop with remarkable speed. Within only a generation or so of its colonization, visitors to Australia were beginning to notice a distinctive accent. In 1965, one "Afferbeck Lauder" published a book called Let Stalk Strine, which wittily celebrated the national accent. Among the words dealt with were scona, a meteorological term, as in "Scona rine"; dimension, defined as the customary response to "thank you"; and air fridge, a synonym for ordinary, middling.


This is so feckin funny
(He exaggerated of course**, but I suppose that was the whole point lol)

**or did he?

disclaimer: to prevent possible future misunderstandings, I hereby solemnly declare that, by posting the above excerpt, it was NOT my intention to ridicule the Australian accent.
(I sincerely hope that the thought would never ever cross your mind anyway, but I want to emphasize it just in case )

Anysound wrote:

P.S. I totally sent my friend a video of Ramy to prove a point shh it still counts. :')

but whoa... to prove a point? What what WHAT???? (of course you have the right to remain silent, if it's too personal or something )

Rusty wrote:

omg. Now I feel like a moron
Of course "dine" makes much more sense. When I heard what sounded like "die" I was like, wtf (but you never know with languages, do you, and I thought that perhaps it meant that they would be so overjoyed they would – metaphorically of course – die of happiness having so much money, or something lol. Spanish exuberance haha)
And that Arabic phrase instantly came to my head so I stopped wondering, heh
Anyway, I feel like a moron
I can't even blame it on the Aussie accent :S (which reminds me of that Bryson book [details below ])

Oh, did I mention that I feel like a moron? I feel like a total moron

Hahah awhh, nooo, don't worry! Don't feel like a moron. Everyone mishears things, I do it all the time! Plus, Jon's Northern accent is paid out all the time, and many people miss what he's saying.
Oh, and I did get where you were coming from anyway.

Rusty wrote:

No, that was another book (Crazy English by Richard Lederer) (:

Bryson is basically a travel writer, but he's a sort of amateur linguist as well, bless him
Check out his books, they're absolutely hilarious, all of them (He also wrote a book about Australia, entitled – surprise surprise – Down Under )

Here's an excerpt from Mother Tongue
(It's about the Aussie accent )

National dialects can develop with remarkable speed. Within only a generation or so of its colonization, visitors to Australia were beginning to notice a distinctive accent. In 1965, one "Afferbeck Lauder" published a book called Let Stalk Strine, which wittily celebrated the national accent. Among the words dealt with were scona, a meteorological term, as in "Scona rine"; dimension, defined as the customary response to "thank you"; and air fridge, a synonym for ordinary, middling.


This is so feckin funny
(He exaggerated of course**, but I suppose that was the whole point lol)

**or did he?

disclaimer: to prevent possible future misunderstandings, I hereby solemnly declare that, by posting the above excerpt, it was NOT my intention to ridicule the Australian accent.
(I sincerely hope that the thought would never ever cross your mind anyway, but I want to emphasize it just in case )

Oh my god! Yes, yes, yes! I remember that! You did post it before, but don't worry, it's as funny the second time around as the first. I had to think for a bit to get that last one. :')

Oh and haha no, don't worry, I know you wouldn't do that.

Rusty wrote:

but whoa... to prove a point? What what WHAT???? (of course you have the right to remain silent, if it's too personal or something )

Oh, no it's not personal or anything. :') I simply tweeted "Arabic is such a beautiful language" and he replied "wat" and I linked him to a video and he said I can't prove it with a one minute video. He also implied I was being too influenced by Ramy himself. :')

Anysound wrote:

Hahah awhh, nooo, don't worry! Don't feel like a moron. Everyone mishears things, I do it all the time! Plus, Jon's Northern accent is paid out all the time, and many people miss what he's saying.

Ohh thaaanks

Anysound wrote:

Oh, and I did get where you were coming from anyway.

So, where was I coming from then?

I know just where I am
But! how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

;p

Anysound wrote:

Oh my god! Yes, yes, yes! I remember that! You did post it before, but don't worry, it's as funny the second time around as the first. I had to think for a bit to get that last one. :')

I did? Oh :S
I just can't get enough of Mr Bryson haha
btw Can you work out another "Strinism" (his word ;p), Emma chisit? lol
How much is it lool

Anysound wrote:

Oh and haha no, don't worry, I know you wouldn't do that.

Indeed I wouldn't (:

Anysound wrote:

Oh, no it's not personal or anything. :') I simply tweeted "Arabic is such a beautiful language" and he replied "wat" and I linked him to a video and he said I can't prove it with a one minute video.

You really said that? Aww

Anysound wrote:

He also implied I was being too influenced by Ramy himself. :')

Men, pffft. What do they know

Ohh, I wonder if this link will work for you, I hope it does (it's a fb link, but it's set on "public", so theoretically everyone can access it)
It's part of the Asala show (just a tiny part, one song only)
Ramy is sooo adorable here (even more than usual )

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150679992691605

Take your dirty paw off his knee you... you... you shameless hussy!!



btw His new album is going to be released, as they put it, "soon"
I only wonder if it is the English "soon" or the Arab "soon", cos if the latter, Allah help me lol

Rusty wrote:

So, where was I coming from then?

I know just where I am
But! how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

;p

Eeeee! ^__^ <3

Rusty wrote:

I did? Oh :S
I just can't get enough of Mr Bryson haha
btw Can you work out another "Strinism" (his word ;p), Emma chisit? lol
How much is it lool

Yep you did, but no matter! And hahah yes, it took me a moment but I did figure it out, even before I saw your "hidden" text. ^_^

Rusty wrote:

You really said that? Aww

Men, pffft. What do they know

Of course. ^_^ It's just a shame he didn't agree. hehe.

Rusty wrote:

Ohh, I wonder if this link will work for you, I hope it does (it's a fb link, but it's set on "public", so theoretically everyone can access it)
It's part of the Asala show (just a tiny part, one song only)
Ramy is sooo adorable here (even more than usual )

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150679992691605

Ahhh, I'm sorry, my internet has slowed down since it's the end of the month, so I can't watch it until tomorrow. Sorry! But since it's public, that's great, it should work. Thanks!

Rusty wrote:

Take your dirty paw off his knee you... you... you shameless hussy!!

Hahah, I literally laughed out loud. I haven't even seen it and am already laughing. :') Thanks for that.

Rusty wrote:

btw His new album is going to be released, as they put it, "soon"
I only wonder if it is the English "soon" or the Arab "soon", cos if the latter, Allah help me lol

Ohh, that's exciting news! And hahah awh, I know the feeling. THE BLACK SHIPS. I'M LOOKING AT YOU.

Anysound wrote:

Eeeee! ^__^ <3

tee hee ^_^

Anysound wrote:

Yep you did, but no matter! And hahah yes, it took me a moment but I did figure it out, even before I saw your "hidden" text. ^_^

Yay cool

Anysound wrote:

Of course. ^_^

^_^

Anysound wrote:

It's just a shame he didn't agree. hehe.

Stupid git

Anysound wrote:

Ahhh, I'm sorry, my internet has slowed down since it's the end of the month, so I can't watch it until tomorrow. Sorry! But since it's public, that's great, it should work. Thanks!

Aww, nothing to be sorry about, I forgot about your net thing :S
and don't thank me yet, who knows, maybe you'll hate this vid

btw 4 days ago there was a small war, as he put it, between some armed (!!) bandits and the police right in front of his house :O

There's no denying that sharing info with your fans is a good thing, but I cannot shake off this uneasy feeling that he slightly overdid it this time.

Anysound wrote:

Hahah, I literally laughed out loud. I haven't even seen it and am already laughing. :') Thanks for that.

Dimension

Anysound wrote:

Ohh, that's exciting news!

It sure is, but ohh... this wait is becoming simply unbearable

Remember the mafadsh beya vid? It was supposed to be released in November 2011 (!!)


Ah well, good things come to those who wait ;p
(I hope I'm not quoting the bible at this moment )

Anysound wrote:

And hahah awh, I know the feeling. THE BLACK SHIPS. I'M LOOKING AT YOU.

oww...

Rusty wrote:

Aww, nothing to be sorry about, I forgot about your net thing :S
and don't thank me yet, who knows, maybe you'll hate this vid

Ugh, yeah, it's so frustrating. Technology hates me, full stop. I had to buy a new laptop charger 3 months ago to replace mine which broke but it exploded (!!) and died a couple of days ago so now I have to buy a new one. Then there's my phone which hasn't been able to send/ receive calls for 80% of the time I've owned it, my set top box which never worked properly, my TV and DVD player which just broke (to be fair this was my fault, I tripped over the cord of the TV and it fell onto the DVD player, breaking them both ) and the lights in our house which blow every few weeks (no one can give us an answer, not even the electricians). The lights are so expensive to replace and near impossible to, physically, too. I've lived without a TV, DVD player and ceiling light for months. :')
OOPS. I rambled. Sorry! :')

And awh, no way would I hate it! It He was really adorable, how he kept smiling, awhh. And woow, I love the sound of the instrument the person to the left is playing! It sounds Chinese!
And the atmosphere in that studio (??) seems so homely and lovely. Also I love the guy with the tambourine, hahah. :')

P.S. Omg, how metero is everyone*! *The men.

P.P.S. I didn't much like the woman's voice tbh.

Rusty wrote:

btw 4 days ago there was a small war, as he put it, between some armed (!!) bandits and the police right in front of his house :O

There's no denying that sharing info with your fans is a good thing, but I cannot shake off this uneasy feeling that he slightly overdid it this time.

Jeeeesus! That's insane! What was this "war" about? D: And also yeah, totally, that is just a little bit too (forgive me) close to home. Well, here's hoping none of his fans are super creepy stalkers.

Rusty wrote:

Remember the mafadsh beya vid? It was supposed to be released in November 2011 (!!)

Ah well, good things come to those who wait ;p
(I hope I'm not quoting the bible at this moment )

Ehh, that's not soo bad compared to certains bands who like avoiding "proposed deadlines" The Vines and The Black Ships.

And haha, I have no idea. :')

Anysound wrote:

Ugh, yeah, it's so frustrating. Technology hates me, full stop. I had to buy a new laptop charger 3 months ago to replace mine which broke but it exploded (!!) and died a couple of days ago so now I have to buy a new one. Then there's my phone which hasn't been able to send/ receive calls for 80% of the time I've owned it, my set top box which never worked properly, my TV and DVD player which just broke (to be fair this was my fault, I tripped over the cord of the TV and it fell onto the DVD player, breaking them both ) and the lights in our house which blow every few weeks (no one can give us an answer, not even the electricians). The lights are so expensive to replace and near impossible to, physically, too. I've lived without a TV, DVD player and ceiling light for months. :')
OOPS. I rambled. Sorry! :')

omg that really sucks
Technology pffft, what a drag

When things like that are happening to me, I ponder about life in the old days and usually come to the conclusion that it wasn't so bad after all lol A good book had to suffice, haha

Anysound wrote:

And awh, no way would I hate it! It He was really adorable, how he kept smiling, awhh.

^_^

Anysound wrote:

And woow, I love the sound of the instrument the person to the left is playing! It sounds Chinese!

It's the qanun, one of the traditional Arabic instruments and omg I love it!
And yeah, it does sound a bit Chinese lol

Anysound wrote:

And the atmosphere in that studio (??) seems so homely and lovely. Also I love the guy with the tambourine, hahah. :')

Haha, that chubby creature is another Ramy, Ramy Sabry, and believe or not, he has a fantastic voice (It's not what you would expect after hearing those sounds he emits there lol)
Just listen to this song, wow

Anysound wrote:

P.S. Omg, how metero is everyone*! *The men.

What? You mean, ?? ;p

Anysound wrote:

P.P.S. I didn't much like the woman's voice tbh.

Arab men have truly awesome voices, but the same cannot be said about Arab women Or maybe I'm just biased, heh

Anysound wrote:

Jeeeesus! That's insane! What was this "war" about? D:

He didn't exactly specify, he went on praising the courage of the police and there was some stuff I wasn't able to decipher, sadly :S

Anysound wrote:

And also yeah, totally, that is just a little bit too (forgive me) close to home. Well, here's hoping none of his fans are super creepy stalkers.

lol I guess it's a good thing I don't live in Cairo after all, otherwise he'd sure have one ;p
But God, this thing nearly gave me a heart attack! And remember that car accident the other day? (!!)

This man will be the cause of my premature death** one of these days, I'm sure of it

**him or the Egyptian syntax lol

Anysound wrote:

Ehh, that's not soo bad compared to certains bands who like avoiding "proposed deadlines" The Vines and The Black Ships.

Haha I suppose so... *sigh*

Rusty wrote:

omg that really sucks
Technology pffft, what a drag

When things like that are happening to me, I ponder about life in the old days and usually come to the conclusion that it wasn't so bad after all lol A good book had to suffice, haha

Guess what? Another incident to add to the list: My phone's memory card broke so now it won't be received by my phone. Thankfully, I can still retrieve files from the card but some photos are stuck on my phone forever.

Also yeah, I often think about it too. Mostly because my mum is in my ear saying, "Things like this never happened back when I was your age." (Like when my laptop crashes and I lose massive amounts of work And I may or may not have cried over it once... but that was an important assessment task, due the next day, I'm not that insane!)

Rusty wrote:

It's the qanun, one of the traditional Arabic instruments and omg I love it!
And yeah, it does sound a bit Chinese lol

Oh, woooops, sorry, I'm an idiot.
But ahh, amazing! So hypnotic.

Rusty wrote:

Haha, that chubby creature is another Ramy, Ramy Sabry, and believe or not, he has a fantastic voice (It's not what you would expect after hearing those sounds he emits there lol)
Just listen to this song, wow

Is Ramy a really popular name in Egypt or something? hehe
Also heeey he's not that dissimilar to Ramy, nice! But ugh, how it kept stopping/ starting. That was a bit annoying.

Rusty wrote:

What? You mean, ?? ;p

Haha, kind of!

Rusty wrote:

Arab men have truly awesome voices, but the same cannot be said about Arab women Or maybe I'm just biased, heh

Hahah. I think I am a bit biased too. I checked out a couple of female artists who sing in Arabic but none of them were anywhere neaaar as impressive as our one-and-only.

Rusty wrote:

He didn't exactly specify, he went on praising the courage of the police and there was some stuff I wasn't able to decipher, sadly :S

Ohh okay. That's okay, thanks for deciphering what you did anyway! Good job.

Rusty wrote:

lol I guess it's a good thing I don't live in Cairo after all, otherwise he'd sure have one ;p
But God, this thing nearly gave me a heart attack! And remember that car accident the other day? (!!)

This man will be the cause of my premature death** one of these days, I'm sure of it

**him or the Egyptian syntax lol

Cheeky! I'm sure you wouldn't be thaaat creepy. :')
Also yeah, it is pretty weird all this has happened but don't worry, I'm sure it's just all a scary coincidence. I bet it's all over now.

Also how is your Arabic coming along, then?

Anysound wrote:

Guess what? Another incident to add to the list: My phone's memory card broke so now it won't be received by my phone. Thankfully, I can still retrieve files from the card but some photos are stuck on my phone forever.

Also yeah, I often think about it too. Mostly because my mum is in my ear saying, "Things like this never happened back when I was your age." (Like when my laptop crashes and I lose massive amounts of work And I may or may not have cried over it once... but that was an important assessment task, due the next day, I'm not that insane!)

omg it never rains etc etc

Anysound wrote:

Oh, woooops, sorry, I'm an idiot.

Whyyy?? It really sounds a bit Chinese

Anysound wrote:

Is Ramy a really popular name in Egypt or something? hehe

Not that popular, no
I'm glad that his parents showed some ingenuity in this respect, and didn't name him Mohamed or Ahmed haha (his brothers were less fortunate ;p)

Anysound wrote:

Also heeey he's not that dissimilar to Ramy, nice!

I hope you mean his voice ;p

Anysound wrote:

Hahah. I think I am a bit biased too. I checked out a couple of female artists who sing in Arabic but none of them were anywhere neaaar as impressive as our one-and-only.

aww...

Anysound wrote:

Ohh okay. That's okay, thanks for deciphering what you did anyway! Good job.

Thanks (:

Anysound wrote:

Cheeky! I'm sure you wouldn't be thaaat creepy. :')

Are you absolutely sure you're sure? ;p
I can be veeery persistent and clingy, you know

Anysound wrote:

Also yeah, it is pretty weird all this has happened but don't worry, I'm sure it's just all a scary coincidence. I bet it's all over now.

Ohh, I sure hope so...

Still, I'm reading this book about everyday life in Cairo and the author says that they drive like maniacs there, to put it mildy
I've truly started to fear for his life
(I wonder if he drives like a maniac too lol)

Anyway.
He's in Dubai now and he seems to be perfectly OK

Looook, a brand new pic (from Dubai)



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Anysound wrote:

Also how is your Arabic coming along, then?

Slowly but steadily, thanks

It's such fun to write it, you have no idea
You should see my mother's face when she catches me at it LOL


omg I'm such a show-off :S

even my Garf looks on with total disapproval

Rusty wrote:

It's such fun to write it, you have no idea
You should see my mother's face when she catches me at it LOL


omg I'm such a show-off :S

even my Garf looks on with total disapproval

I don't understand the disapproval. I have such a hard time with other languages. It takes hard work and dedication to learn a new language. Especially when it involves a different alphabet.

I wanted to share this new Van Halen song with you because about halfway thru it sounds sort of like Ramy's music in one part, like an arabic rift 2:20 ~ 2:35.


Anyways, it is my favorite song off their new album. I think it highlights both Eddie and combines Woffie's bass sound.

Suzy wrote:

Rusty wrote:

It's such fun to write it, you have no idea
You should see my mother's face when she catches me at it LOL


omg I'm such a show-off :S

even my Garf looks on with total disapproval

I don't understand the disapproval. I have such a hard time with other languages. It takes hard work and dedication to learn a new language. Especially when it involves a different alphabet.

I believe what he disapproves of is the sickeningly mushy (=fangirly) nature of what I wrote there ;p

Suzy wrote:

I wanted to share this new Van Halen song with you because about halfway thru it sounds sort of like Ramy's music in one part, like an arabic rift 2:20 ~ 2:35.

Hmm... doesn't sound very Arabic to me

Rusty wrote:

Whyyy?? It really sounds a bit Chinese

Ohh, I thought you were only saying that to be polite, haha.

Rusty wrote:

Not that popular, no
I'm glad that his parents showed some ingenuity in this respect, and didn't name him Mohamed or Ahmed haha (his brothers were less fortunate ;p)

I've forgotten, are they both of his brothers' names?

Rusty wrote:

I hope you mean his voice ;p

Hahah, yes, of course! :')

Rusty wrote:

Are you absolutely sure you're sure? ;p
I can be veeery persistent and clingy, you know

Hey, so can I! Maybe we should both move near Ramy and become his stalkers! :') And since we'll be his most intensive and creepy fans - yet we care so much for his safety - we know he'll be safe!

Rusty wrote:

Still, I'm reading this book about everyday life in Cairo and the author says that they drive like maniacs there, to put it mildy
I've truly started to fear for his life
(I wonder if he drives like a maniac too lol)

Anyway.
He's in Dubai now and he seems to be perfectly OK

Looook, a brand new pic (from Dubai)



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Really? That's a bit... worrying. Especially if it's in a book (haha). o_o
Don't worry though, I'm suuure he will be fine.

And woooow, it's the Burj Al Arab! Awesome! So cute he got a photo of himself with it (looking very cute, I must say ^_^). I wonder if he can afford to stay there.

Rusty wrote:

Slowly but steadily, thanks

It's such fun to write it, you have no idea
You should see my mother's face when she catches me at it LOL


omg I'm such a show-off :S

even my Garf looks on with total disapproval

Awhh, no way is that showing off! That's awesome!
Hahah I can imagine, but it seems so hard. It's like calligraphy or something. But ooh, what does it say?!

Btw, I have a (really, really lame) surprise for you! Unfortunately I don't know when I'll be able to show you though because, as you know, my phone's memory card broke so I can't take a photo of it. I'm going to have to borrow my mum's phone I think but she needs it during the day so it might be a little while before I can show you this really lame thing. I'm emphasising the "really lame" part so you don't get your hopes up haha. :') Most people wouldn't even think twice about this thing but I just have to show you it because I'm lame. You're going to think I'm a freak. :')

Anysound wrote:

I've forgotten, are they both of his brothers' names?

Yeah.
Just imagine... Mohamed Gamal
eeek lol

Anysound wrote:

Hey, so can I! Maybe we should both move near Ramy and become his stalkers! :') And since we'll be his most intensive and creepy fans - yet we care so much for his safety - we know he'll be safe!

Haha, that would be freakin awesome
(and I believe "freakin" is the operative word here ;p)

Anysound wrote:

Really? That's a bit... worrying. Especially if it's in a book (haha). o_o
Don't worry though, I'm suuure he will be fine.

Ohh, I hope so... *sigh*
btw That reminds me of an Arab meme I've seen recently that went something like, Arab drivers Y U drive like you're in Nascar (LOL)

Anysound wrote:

And woooow, it's the Burj Al Arab! Awesome! So cute he got a photo of himself with it (looking very cute, I must say ^_^).

Aww, I'm so glad that you said that ^_^

Anysound wrote:

I wonder if he can afford to stay there.

Haha I'm sure he can ;p
He must have loads of money, despiteallthatnotquitesolegaldownloading

Anysound wrote:

Awhh, no way is that showing off! That's awesome!

thaaanks

Anysound wrote:

Hahah I can imagine, but it seems so hard. It's like calligraphy or something.

The most tricky thing is that it's not just a different alphabet; the letters change shape depending on their position in the word lol
and there are also different versions of some letters, but I won't bore you with that, heh

Anysound wrote:

But ooh, what does it say?!

Uhh... nothing really interesting :S
You're so beautiful my Ramy and you're the best singer in the whole world**# and I love you sooo much :$ :$ :$ (I think you can guess what those two words with the heart down at the bottom are :$)


**don't know how to say "feckin" in Arabic ;p

# Fact.

Anysound wrote:

Btw, I have a (really, really lame) surprise for you! Unfortunately I don't know when I'll be able to show you though because, as you know, my phone's memory card broke so I can't take a photo of it. I'm going to have to borrow my mum's phone I think but she needs it during the day so it might be a little while before I can show you this really lame thing. I'm emphasising the "really lame" part so you don't get your hopes up haha. :') Most people wouldn't even think twice about this thing but I just have to show you it because I'm lame. You're going to think I'm a freak. :')

omg you sure know how to tantalize people
What is it, what what WHAT???
Did you by any chance find... hmm... a Gamal Street somewhere?
And don't worry, anything even remotely connected with him will be far from lame

Anyway.

A new song!

ansak (I forget you) - رامي جمال

Actually, it's not new, he wrote it for Waled Samara back in 2007, but he recorded it himself just recently. (Perhaps anticipating that Dubai trip he decided that some extra cash would come in handy )
Not one of his best songs, I'm sorry to say, but his voice is as captivating as ever

Rusty wrote:

Yeah.
Just imagine... Mohamed Gamal
eeek lol

It could be worse.

Rusty wrote:

Ohh, I hope so... *sigh*
btw That reminds me of an Arab meme I've seen recently that went something like, Arab drivers Y U drive like you're in Nascar (LOL)

Hahah, awesome! I literally laughed out loud. :')
Btw, motor sports are the worst. >

Rusty wrote:

Haha I'm sure he can ;p
He must have loads of money, despiteallthatnotquitesolegaldownloading

Wooopsyyyy.

Rusty wrote:

The most tricky thing is that it's not just a different alphabet; the letters change shape depending on their position in the word lol
and there are also different versions of some letters, but I won't bore you with that, heh

Oh my god, seriously?! That sounds almost as bad interesting as Chinese, which doesn't really use an alphabet at all. O_O

Rusty wrote:

Uhh... nothing really interesting :S
You're so beautiful my Ramy and you're the best singer in the whole world**# and I love you sooo much :$ :$ :$ (I think you can guess what those two words with the heart down at the bottom are :$)


**don't know how to say "feckin" in Arabic ;p

# Fact.

AwhawhawhahwhahwhhhAWHHH. That is sooo cute! :Wub: SEND IT TO HIM NOW K GO NOW GO SEND IT TO HIM.
And hmm, your name?

Rusty wrote:

omg you sure know how to tantalize people
What is it, what what WHAT???
Did you by any chance find... hmm... a Gamal Street somewhere?
And don't worry, anything even remotely connected with him will be far from lame

Uhm... well.. actually... it's not got anything to do with Ramy. I probably should have made that clear. Ahh, I'm sorry. Now I feel really stupid because I know it's going to be even lamer than anything you expected before.

Rusty wrote:

ansak (I forget you) - رامي جمال

Actually, it's not new, he wrote it for Waled Samara back in 2007, but he recorded it himself just recently. (Perhaps anticipating that Dubai trip he decided that some extra cash would come in handy )
Not one of his best songs, I'm sorry to say, but his voice is as captivating as ever

Ohh, very nice indeed. Just a taaad boring but his voice is lovely as usual.

Anysound wrote:

It could be worse.

Haha I suppose so lol
but I'm glad he has such a nice name ^_^

Anysound wrote:

Btw, motor sports are the worst. >

True.

Anysound wrote:

Oh my god, seriously?! That sounds almost as bad interesting as Chinese, which doesn't really use an alphabet at all. O_O

Haha, it's not that bad lol
After all, they do have an alphabet and that's a relief
Still, things are more complex than just the shape of the letters.
It's the vowel/consonant thing
Only long vowels are actually spelled, for short ones they use diacritical marks.
Ramy is fortunate, cos the second A in his surname is long (Gama:l), and it means "beauty"
جمال Gma:l
Now look at this one: جمل
It's pronounced "gamal" (both "A"s are short), so only the consonants are spelled here (gml), and this word means "camel" LOL

Sorry, I'd said I wouldn't bore you with details, sorry sorry sorry :S

Anysound wrote:

AwhawhawhahwhahwhhhAWHHH. That is sooo cute! :Wub:

Haha thanks (:

Anysound wrote:

SEND IT TO HIM NOW K GO NOW GO SEND IT TO HIM.

omg you're kiddin', right?

Anysound wrote:

And hmm, your name?

Noooo lol Why should I heart myself? It's his name ;p

Anysound wrote:

Uhm... well.. actually... it's not got anything to do with Ramy. I probably should have made that clear. Ahh, I'm sorry. Now I feel really stupid because I know it's going to be even lamer than anything you expected before.

You are soooooo exasperating sometimes lol
Whaaaaaaaat iiiiiiiiiis iiiiiiiit???????

Rusty wrote:

Haha, it's not that bad lol
After all, they do have an alphabet and that's a relief
Still, things are more complex than just the shape of the letters.
It's the vowel/consonant thing
Only long vowels are actually spelled, for short ones they use diacritical marks.
Ramy is fortunate, cos the second A in his surname is long (Gama:l), and it means "beauty"
جمال Gma:l
Now look at this one: جمل
It's pronounced "gamal" (both "A"s are short), so only the consonants are spelled here (gml), and this word means "camel" LOL

Sorry, I'd said I wouldn't bore you with details, sorry sorry sorry :S

Awh, nooo, noo, don't apologise! It's not boring, it's just... complicated for an idiot like me. I didn't even see the difference between those words at first. Props to you though, that's just so awesome you're dedicated to learning it! ^_^
But hahah, that's so funny. "Camel". :')

Rusty wrote:

omg you're kiddin', right?

Hahah, yes, of course!

Rusty wrote:

You are soooooo exasperating sometimes lol
Whaaaaaaaat iiiiiiiiiis iiiiiiiit???????

Sorryyyy. A whole lot of reasons prevented me getting a photo of it and now it's the holidays so I won't be able to anymore for a while but it was... a little children's book featuring a character called Rusty. I told you it's really, really lame. >_<

P.S. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN.
(I know, I know. I can't talk. )

I miss you. ;_;

Anysound wrote:

Awh, nooo, noo, don't apologise! It's not boring, it's just... complicated for an idiot like me. I didn't even see the difference between those words at first. Props to you though, that's just so awesome you're dedicated to learning it! ^_^

Props? Perhaps, but sometimes it gives me a propser... I mean proper ;p headache lol

btw You are NOT an idiot!!!

Anysound wrote:

But hahah, that's so funny. "Camel". :')

Poor Rammeh lol

Anysound wrote:

Hahah, yes, of course!

Oops, too late. I've already sent it
kiddin' ;p

Anysound wrote:

Sorryyyy. A whole lot of reasons prevented me getting a photo of it and now it's the holidays so I won't be able to anymore for a while but it was... a little children's book featuring a character called Rusty. I told you it's really, really lame. >_<

Nooo, it's not lame at all, it's cute!
Is this Rusty a human person or an animal? lol

Anysound wrote:

P.S. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN.

Oh soorrrry... But you see, uhh... I sort of sensed (or at least I thought I did) that you'd lost interest in all this stuff here, got bored with Ramy and everything... I felt sooo sad, but I gathered you'd find posts like Elena where the heck are youuuu?!! annoying in the extreme, so I kept my trap shut :S
Anyway, I went to my summer refuge for a couple of weeks (took my Arabic stuff and a supply of headache pills ;p)

Anysound wrote:

(I know, I know. I can't talk. )

No, you definitely CANNOT

Anysound wrote:

I miss you. ;_;

Anyway.
Back to the topic, perhaps? :S




Tarkeba Ghareba, that's the title of his new album (which is out after the Ramadan )
btw Unless my memory totally fails me, somebody somewhere likes suits

And heeey, it's his birthday today!

koll sana wenta tayeeb, you beautiful Egyptian you




edit: I'm going away again for a week or two :S

But before I go.... here's a brand new Rammeh song, hope you'll like it (:



See you soon, habibte

Rusty wrote:

Nooo, it's not lame at all, it's cute!
Is this Rusty a human person or an animal? lol

Rusty is a little calf. ^_^ He stars in his own book!



And at the end he learns a very valuable lesson!

Rusty wrote:

Anysound wrote:

P.S. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN.

Oh soorrrry... But you see, uhh... I sort of sensed (or at least I thought I did) that you'd lost interest in all this stuff here, got bored with Ramy and everything... I felt sooo sad, but I gathered you'd find posts like Elena where the heck are youuuu?!! annoying in the extreme, so I kept my trap shut :S
Anyway, I went to my summer refuge for a couple of weeks (took my Arabic stuff and a supply of headache pills ;p)

Awhh, noo! I've just been super busy with school and other personal stuff. Any time I spend on the internet usually goes to Tumblr where my greatest priorities lie (in the form of FYTV and such). I know Kate keeps a good reign on this place so I have kind of neglected the forum. I could come here more often but I wouldn't be able to devote much time to it, so I choose to come when I have a bit more time to watch videos/ listen to links you give and reply to posts, you know? I'm sorry. I hate it, but visiting forums has become a bullet point on my ever-growing "to-do" lists. Not forever though! Just a few more months...

Anyway, I hope your little trip away was nice.

Rusty wrote:

Tarkeba Ghareba, that's the title of his new album (which is out after the Ramadan )
btw Unless my memory totally fails me, somebody somewhere likes suits

And heeey, it's his birthday today!

koll sana wenta tayeeb, you beautiful Egyptian you




edit: I'm going away again for a week or two :S

But before I go.... here's a brand new Rammeh song, hope you'll like it (:



See you soon, habibte

Haha yes! That is a nice album cover. Good to hear the new album is on the way - he's finally getting around to writing music to actually be released under his own name!

And awhhh, happy (belated) birthday to him! ^_^ How old did he turn?

Thanks for the link, I really enjoyed the new song! It's gorgeous.

And I hope you had a nice time away again. I hope nothing too crazy is happening with you that is causing these retreats to be necessary.