Ibrahim Abdel Fattah Mohamed Personal bLOG

2009 Recap, This was my year

I started the year ending tomorrow with a post and a poem, strangely, there was a mess about Gaza and words accusing Egypt. Tomorrow is the end of a new year in our lives, I thought of having some highlights on special days I had with family, friends and colleagues.

February, 10^th: Cairo ICT ’09 Trip, one lovely day, with my AnGel, friends and colleagues, we had a great day. We also saw some great stuff there.

March: March was a great full of stuff month, mostly related to WordCamp Egypt, and how to get such event to life. It started with CAT Scope 10, and a really great appreciation from CAT. Then, WordCamp Egypt, and this great event that went so well, in a way that we didn’t even imagine. One really great lesson I learned after WordCamp Egypt 2009, is that everything passes. It’s kinda strange to find that out especially after almost 21 years – by that time -, but I really found this true and in a great way after that event. How difficult, hard or even seemingly impossible stuff that may happen in your life, be sure, that everything just passes!

On April 22^nd: Again, another trip, but this time was to Alex, and I was the organizer with the help of guys at FCI. This one had really a lot of fun! We had a lot of troubles getting this trip even into the bus, but as I mentioned, everything passes. The day, just before that trip, we were cancelling it, but it went fine and it was on of the funniest days in 2009.

May: A special month, with a special day and AnGel’s birthday :). We also had our final exam at the college, before our literally starting our graduation project!

June: Obama’s Speech in Cairo, I remember I starred in front of the TV since he landed in Cairo’s Airport, till he left Cairo University’s Campus. And the first real output in our graduation project, I celebrated this a lot in the lab .

July: July, is just another great month, and never to think that’s because it’s my birth month, but because of my engagement. I just love this month. In 2009, it started with presenting our graduation project. And had a nice post about two years of happiness :).

August: When I started to prepare my Army’s papers, and I had this story with a taxi driver. And then I went through the long army series of events, which almost ended this month as a lieutenant in the Egyptian army.

September: Some events I would like to attend.

October: I introduced Begin’s idea, which I really wish I can get to life.

November: The most interesting thing in that month was Egypt’s matches with Algeria.

December: CAT About Us II, somehow a strange experience. And in the same event, I introduced Map Your MIInd – or Map Your Mind II -.

And, here I am today, recapping, after another year, of achievements, some strange stuff and shocking events, wondering where will I be on the same time next year, what will be I doing, or even saying, and really the most important thing, what will be I remembering?!

My AnGel, My Mother, No words might even describe how much I’m grateful having you in my life.

For everybody, who shared me even a tiny single memory, you made a part of my year. So, Thanks a lot.