Sunday, September 15, 2013

Caribou- The Place to Go (when you ditch a boring class)

There's always that one (or maybe two..umm lets say three) class that you just can't bring yourself to attend let alone sit through for 2 hours!! So you ultimately try to find the perfect escape! And for us it was always at the awesome 'Caribou Coffee' cafĂ© in Hamra street. The place was always there but we never really payed much attention to the rest of the yummy things they had on the menu, we just went with plain Ol' Mocha...typical stuff. BUT, whole and behold, one day we decided to try something 'daring' called a "Berry White Mocha" , now yeah you might think berries and coffee, is that a good mix, let me tell you something IT SURE IS! One of the yummiest drinks I've ever had! Berries mixed with mocha, with a coating of whipped cream and topped with your choice of chocolate chips (white chocolate was our favorite and best choice really) and you got yourself a drink to die for! Throw in a slice of their Cheescake ( from the amazing Cheesecake Factory) and you're good to go. What a delight it was to know that we had a ditchable class during the week because that always meant 'YAY CARIBOU TIME!!' 
I'd say we became somewhat regulars over there, ordering the same thing usually and permanently stamping our presence.
Interesting fact- the first time we discovered the beauty that is a 'Berry white Mocha' we always ordered it 'hot' , little did we know that there was a 'cold' version of the drink and OH MY GOD it was simply ecstatic to find that out. The hot drink is usually enjoyable on those chilly winter days when you're all wrapped up in your coat and scarf and you just want to feel warm on the inside,  whereas the cold one was the best way to quench that thirst you get on those ; hot, humid summer days in Beirut! 
Nothing can take away the awesome times we had at 'Caribou' with many more to come hopefully! 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Doctor Who Moments- 9th Doctor

The Doctor, in all three of his awesome regeneration's had his moments, whether they were brilliant and funny, or heartbreaking and sad, they never failed to leave an impact on us loyal Whovians and make us love him even more. Now there are many many moments to choose from, and to begin lets keep it in order by starting with 9's Best moments. This first one is a personal favorite and it's really the first glimpse we get into the funny, witty, smart and somewhat goofy character of the Doctor.
In the First Episode when he's after those creepy Plastic mannequin things that have come to life and he's explaining in his very elaborate way what he intends to do to stop them to "Rose' the girl he rescues, as if we have a clue what he's talking about and then just like that after his long speech and so causally implying that he might "die in the process" he just tells her "Don't worry about me you just go along and have your beans and toast" in the nicest voice and then he gets all serious and says " but don't tell anyone about this cuz if you do you'll get them killed" and he's gone....but no! he forgot something and just like that he's back and in this very cheerful voice he's all "I'm the Doctor by the way, what's your name?" she says "Rose" and he's all "Nice to meet you Rose, run for your life!!" with this sly devilish smile on his face! and that I'm afraid was all it took to get me hooked, he got me from there on and plus the accent that the talented "Christopher Eccleston" has really really makes him just 10 times more interesting and just so freaking sexy! I mean seriously, why are we so weak when it comes to these accents, they seem to have some sort of weird magical effect that makes everything they say sound sexy and out of this world!
So yeah on that note we conclude the first of many "Doctor Who Moments", and seeing as there are 7 seasons out there! Expect plenty more to come!
Till the next time!