Blogging Beirut

Raouche Sunset (Pigeon Rock)

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Sunday, May 31. 2009

Check it out.

photos by Yasmina Choueiri

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Flying Kebab - Episode 2

Posted by finkployd in Video
Saturday, May 30. 2009

Episode 2:

Arriving in Beirut, Nando tries to find out more about the inheritance and discovers that things won't be so simple.

Flying Kebab is an independent internet video serie featuring Nando, a photographer who passes one year searching for his inheritance in Lebanon.
Outsizing the video world, Nando’s adventure continues on his flickr and twitter, where you can receive current updates on what he’s doing around Beirut.

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Naqoura Road Trip

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Thursday, May 28. 2009

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Bank Audi: The MENA Weekly Monitor - Week 21

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Wednesday, May 27. 2009

MWM-Week-21.pdf

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Flying Kebab - Episode 1

Posted by finkployd in Video
Wednesday, May 27. 2009

Flying Kebab is an indenpedent internet video serie featuring Nando, a photographer who passes one year searching for his inheritance in Lebanon.
Outsizing the video world, Nando’s adventure continues on his flickr and twitter, where you can receive current updates on what he’s doing around Beirut.

Episode 1:
Nando, a brazilian photographer, receives an arabic letter revealing that he has an inheritance in Lebabon. The pilot of “Flying Kebab" shows the life of someone who is about to make the trip of his life, exploring the culture, people, food and his inheritance in the Middle East.

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Car Wash Babes, Lebanese Style!

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Wednesday, May 27. 2009

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Blogging Beirut Comments

Nina about ArabNet records a punchy Radio Spot

Fri, 12.03.2010 12:44

The man revealed at last. I thought I'd worked out who you were from the photo of the original blogging conference, only I got it wrong. So who is the guy smiling to camera in that photo?

7inni about ArabNet records a punchy Radio Spot

Thu, 11.03.2010 03:58

Excellent ad!

saudi about Full Text of Doha Agreement

Fri, 05.03.2010 14:08

Thanks for sharing his Agreement. wish you all the best

Ieva about Fundraising for Toufoula: Chayas' lunch at Tawlet

Mon, 22.02.2010 11:49

Where is Tawlet Souk el Tayyeb? Would love to go try it!

Ran about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Sun, 21.02.2010 18:58

I vote for Sam,if he is still the same guy I knew 10 yrs ago.

Soup about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 20:55

depends, if you are on a mac it's on the top left corner :P

Khaled Itani about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 19:06

Hey Guys. Last time I checked: everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If you don't like this blog post or the author's opinion: there's a small X inside a red box on the top-right hand c [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 18:08

you know those Lebanese girls pay my hosting bills :) allah ykhalleeyon ;) as for the inattention comment, i would like to remind you that i could not finish a SINGLE story on Wednesday even [...]

alex about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 17:47

More importantly, i feel that the use of Adsense to shove "lebanese girls" advert in my face - TWICE, on the right and under the main post...(quite sure they're actually the same ukranians used [...]

Khaled about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:47

ur funny the total number of votes 182+153 is 335 .. so ur bad at mathematics its not big deal but im sure twitter has more than 350 users in Lebanon much more about elections well yo [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:31

it wouldn't be a proper election without post-election fallout - w mouzaharat w fer2ay3 hehe keeping it civil is paramount :)

mich1mich about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:25

Just read the blog and comments. Don't know what happened, but I thought it was a fun thing we were doing! I participated from Dubai as have been visiting Beirut a lot and know both candidate [...]

Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:23

Dude! Lighten up :P seriously. You're giving it too much thought. I've included both you and me in the "we" I mentioned, I'm not that far away, I'm in Lebanon too. I never said the other par [...]

tomtom about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:05

like those frenchies who say de un, de deux... haha :)

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:00

thank you for reinforcing my 4% observation, and then for admitting fraud by stating "we know where it started, but obviously never worked". whoever started it, knowing that either candidate [...]

anon about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:58

i love when some one numerate his comment :) nicely done :P at the beginning when i didnt know who wrote this article, and now after knowing i feel that it is more silly :D so man n [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

it's all about the patterns walid. when votes come in 'odd' patterns - there's generally a concern over the legitimacy of the votes :) that's how fraud is detected in real world elections.

Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

This shows: 1- Someone has taken this too seriously. 2- The guy behind this blog is not happy with the fake election results. 3- He knows nothing about twitter and how networking works beca [...]

walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:34

it is true that this election was for fun, but we were trying to be serious about it now i was one of the participants in this election, and i can tell you that i was one of the tweepole who [...]

Perplexed about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:14

Is this comment for fun?;) I mean apart from the fact that finkployd is one of the candidates? :P

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:13

walid, this isn't about the outcome, but about the method. some people would argue that the end justifies the means. this is very common in certain cultures, one of which happens to be ours. [...]

Walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:00

since u have a blog u write in, u should at least consider the main and basic step in writing about an subject which is objectivity ... so plz try to know more about this election b4 writing abo [...]

Ieva about Back Country Skiing in Lebanon (UPDATED)

Wed, 10.02.2010 10:36

Gorgeous. Inspiring. Makes one want to get out o the city.

Anonymos about Snow at 750m

Tue, 09.02.2010 11:21

Did I go color blind, but I really cannot sea the snow in this photo...

dara about Back Country Skiing in Lebanon (UPDATED)

Mon, 08.02.2010 18:00

just 3 pictures :(

z about Snow at 750m

Mon, 08.02.2010 17:38

All white!!

edelweiss about Snow at 750m

Fri, 05.02.2010 23:40

Fink, this shot is a classic one - almost unreal in modern-day Lebanon You see this country with the eyes of a poet!

anon about We Are The Resistance - full report

Fri, 05.02.2010 20:39

wow u people work really hard

jj about Wild Boar at Copas: a slap in the face

Fri, 05.02.2010 18:45

well well , people can say whatever they want but what they miss is No one is perfect and i mean it , just one is perfect "GOD" so about wine , yes you can have your wine the way you like it and [...]

rushawi about Full Text of Doha Agreement

Fri, 05.02.2010 09:43

very informative articles. it is diffigult to find this agreement else where. Good job.