Abeer’s Blog

This Oudist has been my obsession for the past couple of months.. I was blown away with his oud playing first time I listened to him.. When he plays, it’s like he got his way of communicating through music.. he’s telling it all through his music…

Being to some of his concerts from Sharq and Shu Hal Ayam to some Oud Nights he participated in, I grew as a big fan of his talent…

Whether he was playing famous old tunes we all know or some pieces of his own composition Tareq achieves to lift us up to a better place where all you breath taste and feel is pure art..

I was so lucky I got the chance to meet and talk to this great musician… and I’m so proud of having the possession of his exquisite buzuq!

This is one of the most generous people I’ve even known… generous through his music.. generous with his talent.. and his belongings…
I appreciate everything he does for his music.. and every thing he did for me… He’s such an inspiration to me..

All love and respect to Tareq Al-Jundi!

It’s not very often in these the days of vacuous celebrity-ism that you come across a musician that is just interested in making real music for the sake of music itself. Salam Hmoud is such a musician. Endeavoring to create the kind of sounds that the current music scene is missing by blending his unique melodies and intelligent lyrics in both Arabic and English with a rock attitude.Influenced by different musicians and music styles, Salam’s music has energy, conscience, and style, setting it above the rest of the pack.
Salam is currently recording new material for his first album. I was lucky enough to listen to a demo of one of the unreleased songs (available to listen to on his Facebook and MySpace pages). Great lyrics and distinctive melodies and harmonies indeed!This coming album inshallah is just the beginning for this enthusiastic upwardly mobile musician. I have no doubt one day we will see him achieving his place between all stars.If you would like to listen to Salam’s music, you can hear it at:

• Salam Facebook Page
• MySpace
• Sellaband

Actually it’s my second week, but it’s my first week with the new room and room-mate. And here’s the evaluation:

The Room:
It’s so small but cozy. The heating system sucks and the orange-painted walls get me nervous somehow but the furniture is nice and green .

The TV is hanged too high that my nick hurts when I try to watch it when sitting.. it’s in a perfect position when I’m laying on the bed though. Emmm I love the kitchen corner! My least favorite thing in my room is the bathroom it’s uncomfortably small and it’s dull!

The Room-mate:

She wakes my up everyday in her sweet special way “on the sound of the hair-drier” just in time to get dressed and head to university! I’m pretty sure she won’t poison my food! And inshallah we there will be no “shad sha3ar” fights between us! On the contrast, she made me feel welcomed in every way possible! And she cheered me up yesterday when I was down. And by the way she studies all the time “she’s a JUST student” so it’s almost impossible for me not to open my books everyday even if I was just looking at the pictures! But she knows how to have fun too when she finishes her studying J

The Dorm’s Environment:

I didn’t like it at first, but I’ll get used to it.. I thought the girls would be more sociable!

Two days ago I entered the elevator with a smile and greeted everyone.. only one girl smiled back without saying a word while the rest kept staring!! It was a long silent moment!

Missing Home:
I didn’t get used to sleeping in that bed yet, and when I wake up every morning I get this feeling that I’m in a strange place and it takes me a while to remember where exactly am I!

I miss my room! I miss waking up on my Dad’s voice! I miss my dad! L I miss my mom! I really miss Mama! I miss your cooking! “even bamya”! I miss Isam! I miss talking to you brother!! I miss you “not listening” on my pointless stories! I miss spending hours in your room just sitting and enjoying my time doing nothing! I miss Imad! I miss the rare and few moments we share with each other! I miss answering the phone in my house! I miss my brother’s room! I miss the kitchen! I miss the fridge! I miss the living room! I miss the vase in our living room “don’t ask me why”! I miss my neighbor Lana! I miss exchanging clothes with her! And I miss our chats at the door that last for hours! And I miss my friends Mais, Ola, Haya, Noor and all of you guys! I miss hanging out with you! And I miss spending hours on the phone with you girls! I miss my Aunt and Uncle! I miss my cousins too!

Even if I don’t see these people for weeks when I’m in Amman, but I really miss all of them!

I even miss Marj el Hamam and that bloody butcher! My eyes are getting teary now! i’m only 86 km away from my home! “msh mestahleh”!

Aaaaah i can’t wait for tomorrow to come so i can get back to home!

Lately, I noticed that everybody and everything around me is changing:
my old friends from school changed, my parents changed, my brothers changed, Amman changed, even the new friends changed!!

or maybe it’s me… i changed!