childhood stuff

childhood stuff

grew up in Amman in 80's and 90's and can relate to the following:

You watched Al Manahel everytime it's on, and you know what does "Aqwa men al Shadda, Ahda2 men Al Sukoon" means!

You can recite the theme songs of Jongar, Grendizer, Al Rajol El Hadidi, Lady Lady, Sally, Adnan Wa Lina, Al Haddaf

You watched: Captain Majed, Sandy Bell (even if you're a boy), Judy Abbott, Bell wa Sebastian, Al 7oot El Abyad, Lady Oscar (bass balash lady, abu el shabaab), Labeeba (who we never tend to know she got hair for hands or hands for hair), Sonbol, Tamtamm, Jazeerat El Kanz, Maymouna, Al Ra7alou El Sa3'eer, Flona, Sindibad, Tom Sawyer

You watched Eftah Ya Semsem, and later on in your life found out it's the Arabic version of Sesame Street.

You know the two flavours of 'Shokalatet Moody'. Yellow and Pink

You bough from Dukkaneh:
Dam3a, Zaki, Double Wheel, Tootoo (Tweety), Raas El 3abed, SB 3elket Ma5addat, Roco, Tiger Chocolate, Shebs Ringo, Askimo, Shukala 3ammar, 3elket Mentaad, Halawani Shebs, Baskoat Marie, Katakeet, Mr Shebs (not CHIPS, SHEBS haha), Petra Ice Cream (the 'expensive' one with double layers), the red ULKER chocolate with the cubes.

You know the tune the Cotton candy man does (Sha3r El Banat)

You played Ghommayeh, 6ummayeh or whatever you call it and when you touch the 'place' you say "Kummesteir" and 'til now you don't know what the hell it means!

You had a crush on 3aroob Sobo7 (if you're a boy) with her show "Waqt El Mara7" and if you're a girl, you had a crush on the always-wearing-a-cap goalkeeper in Captain Haddaf.

You drew Fido Dido at a certain phase of your life

You had a pair of big white sneakers, and most of you had Reebok Pump.

Atta-Ali and Jabri were the best restaurants in town.

You had an Atari, and somewhere in your house you still have that Joystick somewhere in the house.

You know Abu Yousef, and you can at least sing one of the three songs of his

In the back of your mind there's a song called "Tgool Ahwak" by an ancient Jordanian band called Mirage

You know that Atta Ali has 46 Ice Cream flavours! Beat that Baskin
Robins!

You attended weddings in Jabri, at Knafeh from Jabri, ate actual food from jabri and ate the Nestle-Lion-Imitation Tiger Chocolate (by Jabri bardo!)

You know the tune of "Fares El 7alqa" from Yes3ed Saba7ak, every Friday morning on Jordan TV.

You thought that "Ya Ayoha El Maleko El Ajal" by that Sofia woman was the new Anthem for Jordan, haha

You remember the bookshops in Amman celebrating "Al 3awda Ela El Madares" with you buying stationery.

Your family had a workshop in the house, laminating your books' covers with what is called "Tajleed Contact"

After laminating the books, you go to school with some having bubbles in them. And you know what you did in class with these

You never called the Jordanian sole channel Jordan TV, it was always "Amman"; and you watched American movies on "3amman El Tanyeh"

"Yahya El Thakaa2!"

You know three bees: Zeina, Nahool and Sewar el Asal.

"Ayaseeeedi, Romo Yalla Hat"

"Bestek Bestek Bestek NAW, Shukalata Jersey makla el GAW"

You Had nightmares about Abu Shakoosh

You wore "Boat Amigo Bedwi w Betfi", and walked proudly in the Jordanian streets

You actually saw a Monkey in "7adiqat al Tuyoor"

You actually called Abu El Dahab center "El Dobb" cause there's a big Panda there

You consumed Zeit and Za3tar sandwiches in school that could feed 50 Families for 10 years

Your local Disney Land was Mujamma3 Bank El Iskan

Your other Disney Land was Luna Park

You cut your classes in school to go buy Falafel sandwiches from the restaurant next to the school.

Shebs Disco, colored fingers. And Shebs Bitza, rings for your fingers

You watched the Quran in the morning, just waiting for it to finish so you'd watch morning cartoons.

You watched "Sameed" before school, and wondered how tyres actually tastes like!