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You're so vain, you probably think this blogpost's about you

You're so vain, you probably think this "blogpost" is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this "blogpost" is about you Don't you? don't you? You casually walk into a room, and expect everyone's world to revolve around you. You sweep the rest of us off our feet with your smooth and cool smile, and then before we notice, we're tangled into your web. I'm not really sure how you do that, or if you do that on purpose in the first place, but I noticed the trend.It usually start by you being really modest, easy going and smooth, but you're probably smarter and better looking than most, so it grants you immediate access to our hearts. I give it to you; you are fun, interesting, exciting, smooth, cool and playful. And somehow, by being all that, we all show off trying to be on your good side. And while we, the random people around you, put the effort trying to please you, you collect all our efforts to get an ego boost. I mean som...

Friendship, graduations and disapointments in life

So Yousra ( class of 2008) graduated from school about a week ago, and in her graduation ceremony, I saw the same scenes I witnessed during Karim's graduation (class of 2001) from the same school and are the same scenes I personally went through when graduating from the same school (class of 1998). When Karim was graduating, I was very sentimental, it was not that long ago since I graduated, and I was still living the dream of staying best friends with my school mates forever and ever. I couldn't find neither happiness nor friends (almost) in university and so I settled for those friends I made in school and living on the memory of the happiest days of my life (then). I saw them throw their caps in the air and I couldn't help but cry. I heard the valedictorian give his speech and remembered how the headmistress's stubbornness stopped me from giving mine although the entire school wanted me to speak. I actually remembered the actual speech I had prepared then, and felt ...