TAPAIGH AN DEIS

Me: Being myself, Geminian, depending on my mood | Drinking TEA daily & a glass of beer/wine occasionally | Spending time in nature & taking photos | Flying with music, e.g., chill-out lounge, new classics, blues, film scores, new-age, spiritual, folk -- playing cajon, steel drum & keyboard | Collecting books & films - DVD/BDs - no AI | Watching films, documentaries, series, pranks & funny bloopers | Exploring history, cultures, nature, wildlife & planetary system | Watching sport -- football, rugby & Olympic Games | Ex-footballer - enjoy football, hiking, chess, billiards, darts, shooting, ping-pong & badminton | Sketching | Calligraphy | Learning languages | Travelling freely | Cooking freely | Writing/ghostwriting freely -- philosophy of life, philosophy of religion, life coaching, novel, novella, poem, prose, script, songs... | Reading freely | Worshiping freely | Working freely | Walking in the rain | Watching people crocheting, performing handicraft work, cooking & dancing - folk dance | Helping others | Meditating, formatting my mind & achieving inner peace | Daily shower + MeTime.

My dreamlands: China, Mesopotamia, Holy Land, South America, North Africa -- living in harmony- &- in close touch with nature

My favourite cities "I have been to" or "I've never been to" or "I have yet to visit...": Baghdad, Iraq | Galway, Ireland | Jerusalem, Holy Land | Yunnan & Shanghai, China | Varna - the queen of the Black Sea, Bulgaria | Hammamet, Tunisia | Port Said, Egypt | Chefchaouen, Morocco | Tuscany & Sorrento, Italy | Selçuk & Rize, Turkey | Valencia, Marbella & Alicante, Spain | Kessab, Syria | Kyoto, Japan | Santorini, Greece | Montevideo, Uruguay | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany | Miami, USA | ...

Fav cuisine: Mediterranean, North African, Middle Eastern, Chinese | Fav dishes: mild food -- seafood, Tunisian shakshuka, Mexican burrito, Lebanese tabbouleh "of Iraqi origin," Chinese fried rice, Turkish lahmacun, German bakery, Israeli falafel, Palestinian hummus, Irish stew, IRAQI "kubba, kebab, mixed grill, bakery products "Khubz & Samoon," mixed pickles, dill rice "timman bagilla," biryani "the king," maqlouba, fish-masgouf, doulma "the queen" | Fav décor: VINTAGE, SIMPLICITY, BOHEMIAN, CHINESE, WOODEN, FENG SHUI | Fav architecture: Zaha Hadid's fluid & dynamic... | Fav house: wooden shack, water bungalow, floating house | Fav cars: vintage "Jeep & Volkswagen Beetle" | Fav gemstones: agate "balance & harmony," lapis lazuli "inner strength & youth," obsidian "spiritual cleansing, power & resilience" | Fav textiles: corduroy, cashmere, denim | Fav materials: chamois & leather | Fav elements: brass, silver, black silver | Fav decorative items: maneki-neko, paintings, pottery, wooden articles, photos, antiques, antiquities, writings, handicrafts, metal signs, spirit worlds, angelic, historic, artistic, Mesopotamian, "Jewish/ Christian/ Islamic/ Buddhist/ Chinese/ Celtic/ Arabic concept & philosophy," Holy Family, i.e., Yeshua, Miriam ha-Migdalit, Blessed Virgin Miryam | My "Anunnaki" symbols: shamrock, triskelion, harp, fish, dove "Sophia the Holy Spirit," phoenix "Sophia the Holy Spirit," Irish cross, Anu "Eight-Pointed Star," Ankh "Key of Life - Egyptian of Mesopotamian origin," Enki "Mesopotamian god of water, creation & DNA," Irish oak "Crann Bethadh: Tree of Life," Chakra "spiritual energy" | Fav plants: daisy, bamboo | Fav pets: fish, turtles, birds | Fav names: Tana, Tao, Ada, Noah, Enoch, Mariamne, Maryam, Yeshua, Eva, Sophia "of Greek origin, meaning the Holy Spirit & Wisdom," Lilith "of Mesopotamian & Hebrew origins, meaning Spirit of the Night, derived from the Akkadian word Lilîtu," Anna-Sophie, Naima, Enlil, Li, Nash, Mara, Inanna, An, Anu, Martha, Lusia, Nuray, Nuria "female first name means God's Fire or Bright, of Arab & Hebrew origins - associated with the Virgin of Nuria, a Marian shrine in Catalonia -- derived from the title Nuestra Señora de Nuria or Our Lady of Nuria" | Fav colours: Brown: nostalgia & origins. Carmine: passion & eternity. Orange: comfort & warmth. Green: rebirth & vitality. Blue: life & peace: home planet, Nibiru | Fav Nos.: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23, 28, 33, 40, 44, 88, 300, 1111, 1441, 2332 | Fav days: Thursday-Saturday | Fav "cultural" holidays: Jewish: Passover | Chinese: Chinese New Year "the Spring Festival" | Islamic: Ramadan | The Way, or Christianity in your language: Noël -- however, Yeshua, or Jesus in your language, was born in the last days of September -- at the end of September, NOT in December "your Church chose December as the time for Christmas by aligning it with existing Roman winter solstice festivals, and the birthday of the sun god -- illusion vs. delusion -- pagan holidays!"

My "REAL" New Year spirit -- beginning of spring: New Year's resolutions + changing my DNA + achieving inner peace + cooking + a glass of wine or beer + crisps + candles + relaxing light effects + incense sticks + watching films -- a must-watch, e.g., "Home Alone or Bad Santa..." or not, or I may change my mind, though -- depending on my mood -- I'm Gemini after all!

My motto: again, simply put…
I know who & what I am & I am as I am...
I am that I am & I will be what I will be...
If you "like" me, I like you more...
If you "love" me, I love you more...
If you "dislike" me, I don’t care...
If you "hate" me, go "f**k" yourself!!
Period! Punkt!

My perfect female "spiritual/historical/fictional" character/soulmate/wife -- EZER KENEGDO: Our Lady, Blessed Virgin Mary "beauty of silence, beauty of nature, pearl of wisdom, abundance of patience, nobility of soul, aura of peace & peak of perfection" | Marion Cotillard as Catherine in "Juste la fin du monde" | Yin Tao as Liao Sha in "As We Wish" | Wang Ou as Chen Xi in "Dream House" | Jiang Shuying as Luo Yue in "Mr. Right" | Mao Xiaotong as Xiaoqin in "Nothing But Thirty" -- authentic, trustworthy, faithful, reliable, decent, grounded, intentional, no-nonsense, grateful, peaceful, cute, neat, positive, polite, romantic, cheerful, sweetly spoiled, sweetly crazy, sweetly jealous, sweetly mad, intimate, wise, talented, skilled cook, loyal, selfless, open-minded, warm-hearted, tender-hearted: woman & female, assertive & patient, brave & careful, shy & reckless, proud & humble, simple & stylish, accomplished lady & baby girl, soft like a gentle breeze but also strong like a bamboo. Simply put: cutest girl with shining eyes, cutest baby with cutest body language, brat cat dressing her red hair in a ponytail & lady of the house with a wise shake of the head. And to explain her in a few words: the beauty of the moon passed over her face, and the secrets of the universe dwelling in her eyes!

Fav novelists, journalists, social critics, playwrights, philosophers, free thinkers: Voltaire | Charles Dickens | Oscar Wilde | Jean-Paul Sartre | Tolstoy | Chekhov | Nietzsche | Confucius | Sigmund Freud | Ibn Khaldun | Karl Marx | Mustafa Mahmoud -- Egyptian doctor & philosopher "Science & Faith" | Anis Mansour | Agatha Christie -- the English writer who fell in love with Baghdad, which was, once upon a time, the bride of the east! | Fav books: Book of Sirach, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Count of Monte Cristo, Great Expectations, the Life of Christ "Abbas al-Aqqad," the Road to Wigan Pier, War and Peace, A Christmas Carol, They Came to Baghdad, the Interpretation of Dreams "Sigmund Freud" | Fav painters: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) - post-impressionism | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - impressionism | Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) - modern art | Layla Al-Attar (1944-1993) - expressionism & feminism | Fav theologians - despite our differences: Shenouda III (1923-2012) - Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark | R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) - theologian & apologist in the Presbyterian Church in America | Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (1911-1998) - Islamic scholar | Fav politicians & politically influential humanitarians: Bachir Gemayel, President of Lebanon 08.1982-09.1982: assassinated by terrorists -- Islamists, Palestinian- Syrian- Libyan- & Iranian regimes | Faisal II, King of Iraq 1953-1958: murdered by traitors -- Iraqi military coup & Egyptian regime | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, President of Iraq 1968-1979 -- the period of prosperity | Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq 1979-2006 -- despite everything, despite what people say, and despite his fatal mistakes, i.e., the invasion of Kuwait, supporting Hamas..., etc. BUT he was brave, strong, principled, upright, open-minded, and a man of integrity. However, Saddam Hussein's death was a grievous loss -- his death was the beginning of chaos in the Arab world, the Iranian occupation, spreading terror "the Iranian regime & its terrorist partners," loss of sovereignty, loss of reverence & loss of sovereign dignity -- I met President Saddam Hussein when I was a child "documented," "I received a lovely watch as a gift," and it was/is my pleasure & honour - a unique moment. After all, and despite all the ups & downs, Saddam Hussein is an angel,compared to those "garbage" who took power since 2003! | Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany 1998-2005 | Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010 | Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland 2011-2025 | Xi Jinping, President of China 2013 | Che Guevara, 1928-1967 -- Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, diplomat & politician | Fav TV: arte, Comedy Central, Sport, CGTN, Arabic | Fav radio: Classics, Jazz, COSMO, rbb 88.8, Arabic | Fav music genre & form: BLUES, SOUL BLUES, JAZZ, REMIX, RAI "Algerian folk music," film scores, new-age, new classics, chill-out, angelic choirs, night music, folk music: Celtic, Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Georgian, Latin, native American, Chinese, Israeli, Arabic | Fav composers: Frédéric Chopin, Ennio Morricone, Francis Lai, Omar Khorshid, Baligh Hamdi, Elias Rahbani, Estas Tonne, Raed George | Fav opuses: Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo, Nocturne by Frédéric Chopin, Love Theme by Nino Rota, Mariage d'amour by Paul de Senneville, Schindler´s List by John Williams, Chi Mai "Whoever" by Ennio Morricone, Beloved by Elias Rahbani, Romance de España -- anonymous artist | Fav opera: Puccini's Tosca | Fav ballet: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake | Fav music bands: Gipsy Kings, Queen, Bee Gees, Gregorian, Via Dacă "Moldovan band," Altın Gün "Turkish band," Tarwa n Ayur "Moroccan band," Tuareg "Desert Blues - Sahara/North-West African music -- a fusion of blues & rock," Brothers "Bahraini rock/pop band," UTN1 "Iraqi rock/pop band" | Fav singers: Dido, Julio Iglesias, Enya, Jacques Brel, Lara Fabian, Falco, Luca Marcelli, Dalida, Indila, Jin Chi, Tony Bennett, Charles Aznavour, Chaama "Moroccan female singer," Peppino Gagliardi, Luciano Pavarotti, Diego el Cigala, Googoosh, Moein, Nikos Vertis, Paul Baghdadlian, İbrahim Tatlıses, Yasmin Levy, Ofra Haza, Ribale Wehbe "Gospel singer & psalmist," Maria Coman "Gospel singer & psalmist," Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami, Cheb Khaled, Hany Shaker, George Wassouf, Abdallah Al-Ruwaished, Fairouz, Abdel Halim Hafez, Farid al-Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Kadim Al-Sahir, Haitham Yousif, Ilham Al-Madfai, Yas Khidr, Fouad Salem, Hussain Neema, Afifa Iskandar, Yusuf Omar, Seta Hagopian "the Warm Voice of Mesopotamia -- Iraqi singer of Armenian origin" | Fav dancers: Daniela Durán "Flamenco dancer & beauty queen," Googoosh "Iranian singer & beauty queen," Mervat Amin "Egyptian actress & beauty queen," Nabila Ebeid "Egyptian actress & beauty queen," Kareena Kapoor "Indian actress & beauty queen," Alicia "Algerian singer & beauty princess" | Fav athletes: DIEGO MARADONA, Jürgen Klopp, Sakina Karchaoui, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Mohamed Aboutrika, Zinedine Zidane, Ahmed Radhi, Yassine Bounou, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Bundee Aki, Alexia Putellas "Spanish footballer & beauty queen" | Fav football teams: women's & men's: Spain & Argentina. Rugby: Ireland. Olympic Games: China.

Fav countries "I have been to" or "I've never been to" or "I have yet to visit...": Ireland (home, neutrality, folklore, RUGBY, beauty of nature, historical sites, Temple Bar, Guinness, green: the colour of rebirth). Bolivia (salt flat, rich indigenous culture, diverse Amazonian biodiversity, the mystery behind its history). Vanuatu (inner peace, seafood, kindness). Holy Land (diversity, music, open-air markets, Mediterranean cuisine, Israeli falafel & Palestinian bread, history, holy sites, relics, Jerusalem: the Book of the World). Andorra (serenity, landscape quality, unique culture, duty-free shopping). China (home, culture, philosophy, wisdom, secularism "separating government from religious institutions to ensure neutrality, freedom of belief & freedom of choice" lifestyle, security, public safety, public service, political stability, social justice, respect, modesty, hospitality, sense of belonging, creativity, brainstorming, meekness "meekness doesn't mean weakness -- meekness means being powerful without taking action," traditional Chinese medicine, diversity, folk art, folk music, folk dance, handicraft, ancient tradition, vernacular architecture – pagoda, diverse culture, vibrant modern life, infrastructure development, TV production, women's fashion, women's beauty, women's education, cuisine -- stuffed mantou "steamed bun," Shanghai's Baghdadi Jews "protecting Jews & ethnicities 1900s," incense sticks, tea farms, silk industry, unique landscape, beauty of nature, pure water, bamboo farming, agricultural landscape, Chinese New Year "the Spring Festival," red: colour of love, celebration, happiness & fortune). Japan (culture, courtesy, cuisine, tea ceremonies, onsen bath - Japanese hot spring, cherry blossoms - Sakura, Arashiyama bamboo grove, temples & shrines, manga & anime, cinema, geisha - geiko). North Africa - North African beauty (North African music/dance, Algerian songs, Egyptian art, Egyptian sense of humour, Tunisian local accent "romance language," Tunisian "white-blue" architecture, Tunisian cinema, Tunisian Sufi show -- hadra -- percussion music, Libyan Berber & Arab cultures, Moroccan nature, Moroccan diversity -- a rich history of religious tolerance & peaceful coexistence of Jews, Muslims, and Christians). Iran - before the "curse" of 1979 (industries, cuisine, beauty, freedom, social structure, peace, education, prosperity, cinema, dance, music). Iraq - before the "collapse" of 2003 - American invasion & Iranian occupation (home, Mesopotamian civilization, Baghdad "the city of love," Mesopotamian Marshes, Tigris & Euphrates "Euphrates , the River of the LORD," history of the Constitutional Monarchy, history of the Muslim-Jewish-Christian community "social structure & harmony," security, force of law, self-respect, peaceful co-existence, good & pure intentions, education, cinema, TV, theatre, dance, chants "housat," cuisine, love songs 1930s-1990s, Mosul dialect "Maslawi," lifestyle 1921-2003: elegant generations). South America (relaxed life, simplicity, Uruguayan beef Chivito, Mexican burrito, Colombian coffee). Portugal (weather, beauty of nature, a life of simplicity). Spain (nature, romance language, red wine, olive oil, Flamenco, Camino de Santiago, cinema). Turkey (bouzouki music, restaurants, waters, villages, Mother Mary's House: Meryem Ana Evi). Armenia (Armenian lahmacun, duduk, folk dance, peaceful hearts). France (love songs, model of femininity, Parisian winter, cinema, melodic language). Italy (body language, cuisine, woman's heart, family bonds, musical language, Pizzica dance). Russia (folk dance, folk art, musicians, thinkers, literature). USA (transparency, open-mindedness, small talk, slang words) - BUT NOT: the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and NOT AI -- it's a highly destructive invention. Germany (home, rationality, judicial institution, law-abiding, bread, beer, Volkswagen Beetle, vintage products, literature, museums) - BUT NOT: discrimination "unfair treatment in both employment & housing, based on race, gender, age, or background -- unequal treatment in renting, buying, or viewing an apartment based on protected characteristics -- unfavorable treatment in hiring, firing, or promotion due to a foreign-sounding name -- health discrimination "gesetzliche Krankenversicherung vs. Privatversicherung" | Berlin's streets "one of Europe's dirtier capitals, unfortunately," terror cells, gangs of Berlin, hierarchical organized crime units, ghetto life = policy failure "Politikversagen," Nazism, racism, anti-Semitism, depression, lifelessness "emotionless society," xenophobia ⟹ social isolation, rampage & riot of the New Year's Eve, lack of security, school violence, extreme systematic thinking "systematic thinking is OK, BUT extreme systematic thinking leads to robotic personality & boring life," over-generalising that leads to unfair treatment & stereotypes, bureaucracy, today's politicians "warmongers - bellicose," political sociology/ psychology ⟹ chaos (chaos ≠ democracy), store-closing law on Sundays "Ladenschlussgesetz," Beitragsservice/GEZ: TV-radio tax = legal BLACKMAIL, SOCIAL STRATIFICATION -- the gap between rich and poor is widening!

Fav TV series & sitcoms: Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, American Dad!, Married with Children, Modern Family, Peaky Blinders, Arde Madrid "Spanish comedy-drama 2018," Viva Atata "Egyptian comedy 2014," El Kabeer Awy or the Big Boss "Egyptian comedy," Esha Full or Beautiful Life! "Tunisian comedy," Bibassata "Syrian comedy 2019," Chinese TV series: Dream House, Nothing But Thirty, I Will Find You a Better Home...

Fav theatre plays: Madraset El-Moshaghbeen "Egyptian comedy," Ella Khamsa "Egyptian comedy," Al-Zaeem "Egyptian comedy," El-Kheit wel Asfour or Thread & Sparrow "Iraqi comedy," Hazzimni Ya "Egyptian comedy," Masrah Masr "Egyptian comedies: Ali Rabee & Co" ...

My nostalgic childhood comedy shows & sitcoms: Benny Hill Show "UK," The Muppet Show "USA," Taht Moos Al-Hallaq or Under the Barber's Razor "Iraq," HaMis'ada HaGdola or the Big Restaurant or Abu Rami's Restaurant "Israel" -- nostalgic VHSs...

My nostalgic childhood cartoon & comics: Grendizer, Mazinger Z, Manga Sarutobi Sasuke, Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures, Popeye the Sailor Man, Tom & Jerry, Casper the Friendly Ghost, La Rose de Versailles "the Rose of Versailles or Lady Oscar..."

Fav films: Fav films: the Devil's Advocate, Eyes Wide Shut, the Shawshank Redemption, Disobedience, Une affaire privée 2002, Fatal Attraction, Miller's Girl, the Father, Under the Tuscan Sun, the Equalizer, Annabelle, Death Wish, One Life, the Ballad of Jack and Rose, Master Cheng, Come As You Are, the Rainmaker, Sleepless in Seattle, Mulholland Drive, Harry & Sally, Frankie & Johnny, Neighbors, the Loft, the Beta Test, Runaway Jury, Hanging Up, America's Sweethearts, Rebel Without a Cause, the House of the Spirits, Le Divorce, How Do You Know, Elwad Mahrous Beta' El-Wazir "Egyptian comedy 1999," El Safira Aziza "Egyptian comedy 1961," the Embassy in the Building "Egyptian comedy 2005," King Kong 2005, the Way 2010, Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin "A Woman in Berlin," Angels in America, Girl - Interrupted, the Sacrament, die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, Taxi Driver, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Home Alone, Reign Over Me "buddy drama," Carnage 2011, Brimstone, the Belly Dancer & the Politician "Egyptian film 1990," Les Fantômes d'Ismaël, Analyze This, Infidelity "Russian film 2019," Child of the Terraces "Tunisian film 1990," Hitchcock's Notorious 1946, Le tout nouveau Testament, La Fleur du mal, the Next Three Days, Sleepers, No Hard Feelings, It's a Wonderful Life, Bad Santa, Nothing Personal, Shanghai 2010, the Last Emperor 1987, the Children of Huang Shi, Booha "Egyptian comedy 2005," Deux hommes dans la ville, An Inspector Calls 2015, the Promise, Very Bad Things, La Fidélité, Magnolia, Frère et Sœur, All Is Lost 2013, the Professor - Richard Says Goodbye, Midnight in Paris, Chitchat on the Nile - Adrift on the Nile "Egyptian film 1971," Les Filles du botaniste, Sayonara, Phone Booth, Gone Girl, Une Histoire D'âme "Sophie Marceau 2015," the Wife of an Important Man "Egyptian film 1988," Gangs of New York, Memoirs of a Geisha, Red Sparrow, Punch-Drunk Love, Terrorism & Kebab "Egyptian comedy 1992," Ereys Men Jhh Amenyh "Egyptian comedy 2004," Django Unchained, Goodfellas, Spanglish, Personal Shopper, La Dolce Vita, Elles, Papillon 1973, Walk Don't Run 1966, the Heartbreak Kid, Duplex, Pulp Fiction, Khamsa Bab "Egyptian film 1983," American History X, Lansky, Les Félins, the Sweetness of Love "Egyptian romantic comedy 1952," El-Keif "Egyptian black comedy 1985," A Quiet Place, John Wick, Five Minutes of Heaven, Are You Lonesome Tonight? "Chinese film noir 2021," the Green Mile, Joker, Airplane!, City Lights -- Charles Chaplin, Chocolat, Péril en la demeure, Gemma Bovery, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Catch Me If You Can, Once Upon a Time in America, the Headmaster "Egyptian comedy 2000," Le cochon de Gaza, Un divan à Tunis, Scary Movie, Monsieur Claude, Some Like It Hot, Summertime, Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob, Operation Petticoat, Roman J. Israel, the Godfather, Scent of a Woman, ...And Justice for All, Stillwater, La Boum, Malèna, Na mlečnom putu, After.Life, La passante du Sans-Souci, Parasite, La cara oculta, La vita è bella, Mother!, Risen, Silence, the Others, Queen of the Desert, Casablanca, the Pianist, Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, the Taste of Sunshine, Rosa Luxemburg, Dresden, Steal the Sky, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Ende der Schonzeit, In Tranzit, Schindler's List, Uprising, Plan A, the Reader, der Trafikant, der Untergang…

Take it easy!
Mazin Linn
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