"Cue!!"

After sleeping at 4 am last night, and getting down around 10 am for breakfast, and after i called a friend to wish him a happy 30th birthday, it turned out that there was a set for some Iraqi program at the hotel's front desk and lobby.

To be honest, i thought about approaching the director, cast or crew to be able to run my first, very own, exclusive story that is not about me, but the director seemed to be so so busy!

Later on, i found out that it was a true booboo when i didn't watch terrastreal channels, and even Iraqi satellite channels all through and even before the 2006 Middle East War. But, come on, with more than 1000 channels, you hardly have a choice but to follow what your family wants or the news lead.

One of the Iraqi channels is Al-Sharqiya, which has a youth show which enables them to practice their talents and realize their dreams, and the guys over here were doing just that.

I saw my very first episode of this show only yesterday at the hotel, which was only 2 away from the season finale. And when i first saw the guys i said to myself: "Where did i see them before?!"

Cameras still roll an hour after. A couple of the crew sit next to me, cracking practical jokes, while others are all over the lobby.

i forgot to metion the name of the show, which is "Saya w Surmaya", which means something like "Money Capital" or "Everything I own" in the early 20th Century Iraqi slang.