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GE Graduation Party for Salman and Nezar

Sulaiman, Abu Abrar and Salman (Abu Faisal)

Me and Nezar Yaghi

 At Sulaiman's house in Latham

we're talking, Sulaiman's busy

we're joking, Sulaiman's still busy

 At Abdulrahman's

Abdulrahman, me and Hasan

Saeed, me and Hasan

 In the street on a snowy day

Me and Mohammad, next to my lovely van

Saeed, standing in the snow

 In Dakota Restaurant

My father

a group photo, after dinner


Daily Errands

Shombing
Actually, doing grocery
Laundry

RPI swimming pool

taking a breather
me and Eissa.. all done.. and wet

In Abdulrahman
(Al-Ghamdi's, bu Abrar)

We took 12 pictures at this pose, nobody did anything different (we love just sitting, staring at the camera, and sometimes smiling)
.. as a change, i carried that baseball

In Pizza Hut

Suleiman's sexy look
Ali shy look
my cool look

In Rensselaer Union

Hussain explaining something.. suleiman is lost.
Abdulrahman wants more time to ponder
i had already given up.

The Four Nations Ensemble
Concert

me and Claudiu by the bell tower
inside the concert hall: music by C.P.E. Bach, W.A. Mozart, F.J. Haydn and François Devienne
Outside.. around the beautiful campus

  

Inside my apartment

Looking at someone, trying my new camera  Me, Hamada and Hasan, watching "i will not live in my daddy's gown" .. (or, Lan a'eesha fi jilbabi abi)
checking my classes, they're nice but the do get dirty often  Hasan, borrowing the hose, and trying to help me with the GA fortran program. (actually, he's often more pain than help, but i do appreciate the help -- or, so i say)

after coming back from Kuwait/Egypt, reassuming my usual position. eating pizza and watching TV (i.e., going WILD)

Suleiman and Tom, watching TV then watching me generate these vortex rings

The big snowstorm

only 1/4 of my car is showing, meanwhile the car in front of me is completely covered on the sidewalk, snow up to the knees.. we ended up having 32+ inches in a day and a half, NONTSTOP.
I took a walk to the nearby mart my street.

In the mall with Suleiman's father

Suleiman is sitting while his father is waiting for us a few tables away. that's why.. there's food here. I was waiting too.. listening to them, uninterestedly. We finally found Bu Sleeman, after making him wait for nearly 45 minutes.
here we are
Saeed, shopping for his "halaheel" at Gap
 
In Ali Baba

Suleiman, waiting for the food. and i'm passing time by taking pictures.

RPI health center (for Claudiu)

We were waiting for Claudiu to do his x-ray (back injury) We were hungry.. they made us wait.. but we ate all of the candy on the table!! me, enjoying another one.

With the guys in Ali Baba

Clockwise: Ahmad, Samer, Suleiman, me, Sami and Saeed

and
Outside it

My junky building, where the address is much fancier than the looks (2140 5th Avenue)
Bu abrar, Hasan, Mohammad and me, in Crossgate Mall, before going in to see 'The Matrix Reloaded'
the two Mohammads and me, in the street
Suleiman and me, at Panera Bakery

Tareq Al-Refaie visiting

in the apartment
on the way to the mall
Abu Ali, in Starbucks
  Tareq is very focused
Saeed, listening.. with one leg up!
me, not paying attention

In my apartment

All of us
Ali and Khalid
Khalid, a bit angry
me watching my picture on the TV and Abdulrahman watching the camera
Watching themselves on the TV
Suleiman likes it too much 

My Advisor

Dr. Debbie Kaminski, in her office at RPI
and a more recent picture..

Also in Pizza Hut

figuring out the order.. (ali is still photophobic)
I'm sleepy.. order I'll eat anything.
Ali's car.. but someone is inside it.. (Ali: download this photo if you plan to sell your car in the future)
oh.. is that you?..
out of the way.. let's shoot the car!!
Ali inside his car
me and Ali, inside his car...

In Starbucks

all of us
father and son
what is saeed looking at?!
i know i'm looking at the camera

The guys' old apartment

Saeed and Suleiman, at their apartment, which is up for sublease. If anyone is interested call (518) 274-3066. (but it sucks, between me and you)

Their new one

Week 1: They made dinner.. and burned the carpet.

Outside Saeed's house

Outside Saeed and Suleiman's (new) apartment.

 

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This page was last updated on 02/13/05.