Last Blog

After I  finish this semester in the English Language Program at the U of C,I will miss all my friends because I want to leave U of C and some of them go back their home town.  For me I am going to study in other school in Calgary.  I am going to study IELTS course in GV.  When I finish this course I want to take IELTS exam.  Maybe after I am going to finish the IELTS course, I will  go back to my country, but now I 'm staying in Calgary.  After that maybe I will study Master Degree in other city in Canada.  Finally, I hope everyone enjoy and benefited in this semester and I want to say good luck for everyone.    

Hijama

Cupping is a therapy by sucking the blood leaking through the use of cups.  And be in two ways: wet cupping cupping and dry.  The ancient medical method was used for the treatment of many diseases, because people were ignorant of the causes of disease, and treatment means were very limited.  This kind of therapy similer leeches.For example,I had one of my friends who did cupping once before because she had many pains.  After she did this therapy ,she felt fine.  She strongly recommend it.  For me I prefer to use medical drugs than herble therapy.

Interesting Game

 I know that PES (Professional Evolution Soccer) 2012 is the most popular game in the world. Most of  people in different ages play this game because it is more challenge game and it has an interesting  time. You can do everything that you want. Such as, being a world cup championship, Europe championship, or Asian championship. Also, you  can build an own player who will become a legend in future and you can play online with other people who live far away from you everywhere in the world. This game has an amazing design which means Graphics. This game has a lot and a lot of sections. One of them is being a coach or manager of your team. You can encourage your player in the team, evaluation them, pay for them and have a contract with famous player such as Messi, Ronlado, Ibrahemovic, etc. However, this game isn't violent game. It hasn't a weapons, no fight, no crime and no spa like other games.  In addition, in this game you can build your own team which has your own player who you bought them or create them. I always see my husband and my brother play this game. In summery and for all these reasons, I think PES 2012 is really amazing and peaceful video games around the world.

Culture and Etiquette

     In Korea, giving gifts is the most important culture in that country than  in Saudi Arabia. If you are the one accepting the gift, refuse a couple of times, before agreeing to have it, and if you don’t agree to take the gift, they will be very insulted, but in Saudi Arabia gifts are not opened when received. In Korea, never give expensive gifts; they will give you a gift about the same amount of money you spend on the gift you gave them sush as scissors and knives, a gift wrapped in red, or red writing on the gift, but in Saudi Arabia never give alcohol unless you are positive they partake. Also in Korea, They prefer bright colored wrapping paper on the gift, but in Saudi Arabia Flowers do not make good gifts from a man, although a woman could give them to her hostess.

Crime in Calgary

      I think that Calgary is safer than any cities in Canada, but my hometown is safer than Calgary.when I came to Calgary, I didn't hear about crime except once. Someone shoot by gun another person in the street. It was horrible. Sometimes I feel scared from drunk and homeless people because I've never seen like these people in my country. However, If I am outside my apartment at the night  I can walk safely, but not alone. In addition, my hometown is safer than here because our government spread around the whole city specially at night. Also malls, stores and service stations closed at midnight. So, you can walk alone in safe. If someone try to mugged me I won't fight him because I know the police will come. In my country, if someone saw something wrong happened they will call police directly. In conclusion, Calgary is more dangerous than my hometown .

Open Topic

      Six years ago, I went to Egypt with my family by airplane.  We flew from Jeddah to Cairo.  My flight to Cairo took 7 hours.  We took off at 7:00 p.m and we landed at 2:00 a.m.  On the first day,when we arrived at Cairo we rented a hotel and spent allday there because we felt jet-lagged.  On the second  day, we went sight seeing in Cairo and I took many pictures at different places.Then we went to a restaurant at night because we wanted to try Egyptian food.  The next day,we visited the Great Pyramids and I saw a mummy at the museum, but I didn't walk around everything.  Next day,we didn't stay at the hotel and we didn't watched a contest between two men on their jet-boats on the Al-Nail river.  Then we went to the hotel to sleep.  After that, we went shopping and I bought some souveniers.  Finally, we flew from Cairo to Jeddah and I enjoyed time with my family in Cairo; it was an interesting vacation .    

Crime and Punishment

          Last year  I had one of my neighbor stole everything valuable in his house such as electrical appliances and gold in a long holiday at night.  Because nobody was in my neighbor house.  My neighbor and his family enjoyed in Egypt.  Someone saw the offenders and he called the police.  When the police came ,they didn't find many things.  When my neighbor heard that he came back to Saudi Arabia by airplane. He was angry and confus. After two months the  police caught the offenders.  However,  the offenders sent to jail after the judge said his statement. When the victim heard the police catch the offenders he was happy ,but the police couldn't found everything he lost. I think the justice stood with him.
        
         In my opinion, I think in recent years, crime has increased day by day.  People start to be more violent.  I think we need to create a new solution like RJ (Restorative Justice). This will help our lives. For example, some people did something wrong and bad , but not worse.  They shouldn't go to jail.  Therefore, this RJ is better solution for these people than prisons because they did something bad and they shouldn't go to the jail with dangerous offenders who did something really bad such as murder, robber or counterfeiting. In my country, we have something similar to RJ. For example, someone who borrows some money from his friend and he needs to return the money back, but he doesn't have it. Therefore, they go to court and they tell the story to the judge. It is impossible and unfair to put someone who borrowed some money in jail, but a good solution is RJ.  It gives the two sides a chance to think about a good solution. Maybe he will to pay for his friend or he will give money back with interest.  By RJ they will reach to a good way to solve their problem together.  In conclusion, I hope that people understand this system RJ and apply it to their life to help their community.