Yes, the day has come when Tom Gara - the King of Cairo - has made it official. He's leaving the Big C!
Much to Kent's dismay, tom is indisputably the King of Cairo. He first moved here in 2004, and got the quintessential Cairo welcome - he got bitch slapped!
Like a true Cairean he rose to the challenge and succeeded in dominating the capital, despite his recent lameness.
He's lived in Maadi, Kobri el Kobba, Downtown and went on to follow the Egyptian Dream: He moved to the poshy Island of Zamalek!
His beard is long enough to attract the suspicious "So you have a beard because..."
He knows the best burger in town
He understands the Egyptian sense of reason
He enjoys the Sights and Sounds of the Middle East
He has the ability to develop a crush on a veiled girl
He uses culinary delectables as insights into the Egyptian Culture
He knows the nerve hitting topics to the average fulan
He makes correct associations with the Cairean Experience
He knows which is the right side to take
He appreciates the man on top like an Egyptian would and calls him by his first name
He appreciates what Cairo has to offer, and more importantly what it doesn't have to offer
He thinks of it when he's not there
He's on the list of EgyBloggers
And the thing that makes him worthy of this grand title is this:
"Nothing like this happens in Cairo, where the rainy season is as fleeting as the three-week period in August when the streets fill with piles of beautiful meshmesh (apricots), only to disappear again just as quickly. It rains maybe six times a year here (I might be horribly wrong on this, but it feels that way) and the reactions to it are priceless."
Only a true Egyptian would understand and make such a statement using this analogy...
In six weeks the Kingdom of Cairo will be left without a King, and any heir to the throne would pale in comparison to my favorite Tommy G :)
Much to Kent's dismay, tom is indisputably the King of Cairo. He first moved here in 2004, and got the quintessential Cairo welcome - he got bitch slapped!
Like a true Cairean he rose to the challenge and succeeded in dominating the capital, despite his recent lameness.
He's lived in Maadi, Kobri el Kobba, Downtown and went on to follow the Egyptian Dream: He moved to the poshy Island of Zamalek!
His beard is long enough to attract the suspicious "So you have a beard because..."
He knows the best burger in town
He understands the Egyptian sense of reason
He enjoys the Sights and Sounds of the Middle East
He has the ability to develop a crush on a veiled girl
He uses culinary delectables as insights into the Egyptian Culture
He knows the nerve hitting topics to the average fulan
He makes correct associations with the Cairean Experience
He knows which is the right side to take
He appreciates the man on top like an Egyptian would and calls him by his first name
He appreciates what Cairo has to offer, and more importantly what it doesn't have to offer
He thinks of it when he's not there
He's on the list of EgyBloggers
And the thing that makes him worthy of this grand title is this:
"Nothing like this happens in Cairo, where the rainy season is as fleeting as the three-week period in August when the streets fill with piles of beautiful meshmesh (apricots), only to disappear again just as quickly. It rains maybe six times a year here (I might be horribly wrong on this, but it feels that way) and the reactions to it are priceless."
Only a true Egyptian would understand and make such a statement using this analogy...
In six weeks the Kingdom of Cairo will be left without a King, and any heir to the throne would pale in comparison to my favorite Tommy G :)
4 comments:
you've been here for me since the day i arrived - and even before then! - and i'll never forget it...
love ya
You forgot the real reason that he is the king (and why I apparently will never be)...
He can bullshit like no other.
Sorry to be way off-topic, but...
on a blog, in a galaxy far away, you wrote:
"I see amazing potential and freedom in the same things where extremists and closed minded followers find ways to make our lives miserable..etc"
That, my dear, is what makes you more worthy to call yourself a Muslim than those who make most headlines.
I can totally respect and tell the difference, please forgive me for not making that crystal clear.
(handing the microphone back Tom Gara) sorry to interrupt, may you live in interesting times.
Luli,
That was an excellent post...
I agree that Tom is the King of Cairo and it will be a sad place without him!!!
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