Name: Salim Jamil Khonaisser
Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Hello, finally pictures of my dad, also left to right
granddaughter Marina, grandson Kevin and granddaughter Kiana Khonaisser and of
course me.
Sorry for the looooooooong delay.
Thank you Salim for sending these great pictures of the family. Yes, we miss you all. Oh yes, we recognize that plaque... well last time we saw it, it was in Dhour. Thanks to those who forwarded it to Jamil in Canada where it belongs and as we can tell, it is being treasured and proudly displayed. With our best wishes.
To read more about Jamil, the Master of Saif oo Terse, click here.
Montreal
Hello, cest ray halabi je souhaite que vs etes en bonne sante.ces photos sont pris a joe et lea j'ai aime les envoye comme toute fois et j'espere les voir en DHOUR Fi LMAHJAR.
God bless, see how they are growing... it was only yesterday that we posted Lea
Baptism... oops almost TWO Years?! Time sure flies... and now we know Lea's
brother name...Joe. Hello Joe.
Baptism of Lea Raymond Halabi
Raymond & Claude Halabi
Congratulations Lea on your Baptism | ||||
OK Lea, what is your brother's name? |
Oh, Gateau... Yum Yum |
What a beautiful
family... Mabrook! |
----- Original Message -----
Khayrallah on the upcoming marriage of their son Khaled to Jihane Manneh on September 20, 2001
Laval, Quebec,
Here are some photos of the family. Thanks.
May
2001:
Congratulations
to Ghassan and Sizame Zghaib on the
Birth of their third daughter Caroline...
Eating Mughlee w/ photo of Al Burge |
Mughlee Honoring Caroline |
the following is a copy from the Shweir Bulletin Board
Author | Topic: A recipe for Mughli |
hilda Member |
posted
05-23-2001 08:49 PM
Time to cook 11/2hours Ingredients for 8 servings: 3 liters of water 200 grams powdered rice 2 cups sugar 50 grams caraway powder ( seeds finely crushed) 10 grams aniseed 20 grams powdered fennel 10 grams cinnamon Bring water to a boil in a pot dissolve the powdered rice in a small amount of water, then pour the mxture into the boiling water. Heat over medium heat stirring continuosly with a wooden spoon. Add the sugar and the spices and continue cooking and stirring until the mixture gets to stick to the wooden spoon. At that time remove from heat and pour into cups. Let it cool completely. Serve garnished with shredded coconut, pine seeds, almonds, pistachio nuts as well as walnuts. Bon Appetit!IP: Logged |
hilda Member |
posted
05-24-2001 06:15 AM
NB. All spices used in the mughli need to be in a powdered (very finely crushed) form! IP: Logged |
Ghassan
Zghaib Member |
posted
05-24-2001 12:18 PM
I don't think I'll need to lookup the recipe in the 'thick' book anymore. Thanks 'chef' |
Author | Topic: SHE'S HERE |
Ghassan
Zghaib Member |
posted
05-22-2001 10:21 AM
Caroline is here. She was born on the 20th of May at 6:32am. She's a copy of her 2 sisters which look like twins with 5 years difference. She's fine as well as my 'better half'. We had our 1st white night yesterday. I have to say that '20' is my lucky number: A detailed post with pictures to follow... IP: Logged |
hilda Member |
posted
05-22-2001 10:28 AM
Congratulations! And best wishes for Caroline and the big sisters...It will all be special... Take it all with a good sense of humor...It will all be so overwhelming otherwise. IP: Logged |
Elias
Khonaisser Member |
posted
05-22-2001 10:36 AM
congratulations!!!! and hamdillah 3al salameh to your wife. Elias IP: Logged |
Klee Member |
posted
05-22-2001 10:43 AM
Mabrukh. Congratulations Ghassan. Isn't this exciting; we've all been waiting. Yep, you've definitely lit up the board for May with this one! 20 out of 20 for letting us all feel we are there. Get the Mughly recipes out everyone. IP: Logged |
Ghassan
Zghaib Member |
posted
05-22-2001 12:07 PM
Saturday 19th, 11:00pm: Sizame felt what she thought might be the start of the labor. The girls were 'ordered' to go to sleep in case something happens. I was given the instructions to stay awake and wait for the dryer to finish. I shouldn't have told her about the problem Hilda had with her dryer. Now you know I'm the one who has to do the sentinel every time the dryer is on (why do we MEN have to do all the work around?). I 'promptly' followed the instructions watching 'Saturday Night Life' having one ear dedicated to the show and the other one dedicated to the dryer. Sunday 20th, 01:00 am: Sunday 20th, 01:30 am: Sunday 20th, 01:50 am: Sunday 20th, 01:53 am: Sunday 20th, 02:30 am: Sunday 20th, 03:30 am: Sunday 20th, 05:30 am: Sunday 20th, 06:15 am: Sunday 20th, 06:25 am: Sunday 20th, 06:31 am: Sunday 20th, 06:32 am: I'm still working on the sequel... |
Nabil
E. Matar Member |
posted
05-22-2001 12:21 PM
Mubrook Ya ghassan, best wishes to your wife and children. IP: Logged |
George
Matar Administrator |
posted
05-22-2001 01:05 PM
Walak Alf Mabrook Ya Ghassan and Seizame on the birth of Caroline. Ya Ghassan you Just nailed the first delivery discription on shweir.com
Well Done.... We all are so happy for the Zghaib Family IP: Logged |
Carmen
Moujaes Member |
posted
05-22-2001 02:04 PM
Mabrouk to the Newborn and all the best to your family. Enjoy each moment in raising her and her sisters. El Hamdella 3ala el Salamé. IP: Logged |
Waleed
Moujaes Member |
posted
05-22-2001 03:21 PM
Congratulations!!! Wishing her and all the family a happy life... Waleed IP: Logged |
Webmaster Administrator |
posted
05-22-2001 11:23 PM
Ghassan & Sizame, That is the best, entertaining, suspenseful, descriptive and educational delivery report that I read. 20 Congratulations Now your turn: 20 dishes... Mughlee or Aushta be Asal, your choice. Waiting for the pictures. Anwar |
ABBOUT Member |
posted
05-23-2001 01:01 AM
Tanti Auguri signor Ghasan per la bimba e per lei e la sua moglie . Spero che che ti porteressi tanta felicita`. Ti ragiungo io tra esattamente due mesi e la mia portera il nome di Gabriella moujaes IP: Logged |
lamloum Member |
posted
05-23-2001 07:57 AM
Congrats!! I love little babies!! I hope you have ther best memories with this new born child and the sisters!! Lama IP: Logged |
Ghassan
Zghaib Member |
posted
05-23-2001 12:43 PM
Thanks everybody for your kind support. I have to tell that when I was 'covering' the event, the thought of how
to have the big family (Shweir.com) share my feelings and my excitement
kept running in my head. Lots of other thoughts ran through my head too: I'm happy to have a 'United nations' family like 'Shweir.com'. I also have the following to share: When Sizame was pregnant with Diane, everything seemed for us to be
like a happy dream, we were still in Lebanon waiting for the visas to
Canada to be sent to us. Everything seemed happy and easy. We came to
Canada and we had Diane, our first baby. God only knows how much we were
excited and happy to have her. We used to wonder if we will ever be able
to love our children to come as much as we love her. 5 years later, Sizame
was pregnant and this is when life prooved to us that it doesn't only hold
good and happy events for us. It prooved that we have our share of sad
events: My wife had a miscarriage in her 4th month. Although the child was
still an embryo, we felt like we lost a child. We felt guilty. We felt
angry, we thought that the same mother nature who gave us our lovely Diane
betrayed us. After looking around we realised that we weren't the only
ones who been through events such as these. Some of our friends suffered a
miscarriage too. Few months later, Sizame was pregnant again. On the 3rd
month she felt the same symptoms she had before the miscarriage and this
is when pregnancy became more a source of stress and fear instead of
happiness for us. She took a break from her contract and we decided to
give this pregnancy whatever it takes to succeed. Everyday going by was
like a victory for us. Six months later, we had our precious Marie. Before I get down of my soapbox, remember the following: |
and more messages on the BB
Author | Topic: She's here (The untold story). |
Ghassan
Zghaib Member |
posted
05-31-2001 12:25 PM
Saturday 19th, 11 pm: Sizame felt what she thought might be the start of the labor. The girls were beaten to go to sleep in case something happens (I always wanted boys because they're more docile, especially in a western contry, not to mention that they keep the family name going. Now I'm doomed, my family will be exterminated. How can I ever look my father in the eyes????) . I was given the instructions to stay awake and wait for the dryer to finish (Why do I ever have to do womens work even when they're pregnant? Just because they're pregnant doesn't mean that I have to become a maid, after all I do have a man's reputation). I 'promplty' followed the instructions opening a can of beer and watching 'Saturday Night Life'. The hell with the dryer. Sunday 20th, 01:00 am: Sunday 20th, 01:30 am: Sunday 20th, 01:50 am: Sunday 20th, 01:53 am: Sunday 20th, 02:30 am: Sunday 20th, 03:30 am: Sunday 20th, 05:30 am: Sunday 20th, 06:15 am: Sunday 20th, 06:25 am: Sunday 20th, 06:31 am: IP: Logged |
hilda Member |
posted
05-31-2001 03:32 PM
The diary of a delivery suite nurse will be full of stories like that. One can only imagin the pain associated with labor and the respective consequences of that( usually in the form of loud interesting things uttered by the wife!)The fear of losing control in that way made me proud of my 2 C-sections, at least pain after the surgery can be controlled with medicine. The same kind of medicine that will not be allowed during labor. However, if I remember well from my nursing student experiences, it always seemed to be a wonder that any marriage can survive the delivery "scene"! IP: Logged |
Klee Member |
posted
05-31-2001 06:36 PM
Very funny, Ghassan. I can see that diaper fumes and lack of sleep are getting to you! Don't worry, these strange ideas will pass! I spent the first year sleeping when the baby did in order to cope, and my memory was affected by the lack of sleep; I thought I was becoming demented. And through exhaustion we ended up using disposable nappies (in spite of the great guilt everyone heaps on parents for doing that). It is a great blessing that this little girl has both of you to share the work. It's a 24-hour job right now but that will pass. Our thoughts are with you when you both feel exhausted; you are raising another treasured descendant of the village. We look forward to the next episode of 'The Never-Ending Story'! |
Author | Topic: An Easter in The West Bank |
Nabil
E. Matar Member |
posted
04-17-2001 09:42 PM
Hay guys, As Arnold shwutsnager (excuse the spelling) I am back.. I think this Easter I beat you all. Let me start from the beginning. I had a chance to go in a business trip to Vancouver Canada. I was suppose to spend one week witnessing a job (I mean doing nothing), to my good luck the job didn't go well so I had to stay Friday, Saturday and Sunday waiting there because I didn't find a ticket to go back to Texas. Ghassan the weather was much warmer than your area; at least I didn't have to use the tweezers when I go to the bathroom (sorry girls). I knew that I have a dear friend and a classmate I haven't scene in more that 20 years lives there in a town called West bank. Can you Imagine, I have to spend my Easter in the West Bank, the place where the lord Jesus Christ lives, How lucky it could get. The place was about 250 miles where I was. So I left Friday at around 11.30 AM. I wish I had the talent to describe to you the scenery. It was breath taking; High Mountains covered with snow and large Christmas trees, with Sharp cliffs and rivers. It was so beautiful. Any way, all the time my thought was how I am going to see and meat my friend Habib Sawaya and his lovely wife Afify (or what we use to call her in SSS Afishee). How they look like. How they are living. How many children the have. Could they be able to recognize me? Around 3 o'clock I got to the West Bank and I was not disappointed. It was really a very beautiful town; in fact I understand this place is a resort town. It was a town built on a lake surrounded by mountains; fruit fields specially grapes and many golf courses. I wish my friend Walid Samaha was with me, I know he would like that. You see Walid is a wine expert and likes to play golf. I got to the street where they live and I started looking for the address Habib gave me. Suddenly I saw a guy standing on a balcony waving his hands anxiously. Without thinking I opened the car window and scream Abou Al Hib and he answer back. Guys I will tell you what, suddenly the 39 years we were away from High school sound like it was yesterday. Then his wife Afify appeared with her beautiful smile. From their expression I knew I was welcome, they didn't have to say nothing. I don't have to explain to you how was the welcome, all I have to say it was a typical Shweiry welcome. From the excitement I didn't know how the evening went. We really have lots of catching on to do. Off course Afify had a wonderful meal prepared for us ( Ya Afify yeslamly 3aynic ma uhlaki). I was tired yet I didn't want the evening to end. Next day Habib took me around to show me the town, we had a one hour
walk near the lake then he took me to a golf course ( wiz 3aynac Walid
Abou Ziad Jr. ) we had there couple of beers then at the evening we went
to a nice place and have couple of beer but the best place was going back
to Afify and Habibs Restaurant where we had an unforgiving evening,
telling each other stories from the past. I wish you had heard our
laughing, it was so hard I think we woke up the neighborhood. I wished the
evening never end unfortunitly good things must end. Next day was Easter,
so we had to do the tradition thing I mean; we had to have hard boil eggs
for the mkasbeh. George this time I didn't eat all the eggs. I didn't pot
them in my pockets, I just enjoy the moment and best of all I didn't get
sick. After noon I headed back to Vancouver a happy man found a treasure
in West Bank. A friendship that after all these years it still intact and
unshaken. And For all the Shweirieh, I wanted to wish you all Nabil IP: Logged |
George
Matar Administrator |
posted
04-18-2001 08:13 AM
Did you take any Pictures to show your brother when we sit on the Cabin deck drinking beer and eat Bizir Laqteen? I left you a bag for this weekend. Next weekend I will take you for a walk around Crystal(not)Beach's swamps and I'll Buy you a "Buck Horn" beer at the Golf Course. Then Take you to "Steve's Landing" for a shrimp PoBoy and a Miller Lite. As for the snow, well there is a new "Snow Cone" parlor openning next to the "One Stop Video" Walak Ya Nabil Ma tikrum Hal Aintayn the snow cone ON ME. Keefnee Ma3ak? Welcome back Naboula. IP: Logged |
Elias
Khonaisser Member |
posted
04-18-2001 10:09 AM
wow great story you really enjoyed yourself, good for you. i hope you took pictures to share with us. Elias IP: Logged |
hilda Member |
posted
04-20-2001 08:06 PM
Welcome back Nabil, I think this must have been the best business trip you ever had to make. Wish we were there, just to take the pictures! |
Yes Nabil took pictures, Here are a select few. Yes, that handsome |
Nabil, Habib & Paddle Boat |
Habib & Afify |
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Nabil & Habib |
Vancouver Beach |
Vancouver Vista |
Quebec:
Name:Walid
and Saera Khayrallah
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000 at 10:12:27
Comments: We are Walid Anis Khayrallah and Saera John Yacoub. We
have come to Canada in 1973 where Walid completed his Ph.D in Plant breeding and
genetics, and Saera has become the first woman entreprneur to make fantastic
Lebanese Baklawa and pastries. Walid works as a part time consultant in
agro-industrial development and Saera in pastry making and distribution. The
name of the business is Noisettine Pastry and the products are distributed in
many eastern sea-board states under the same name. We recently made a web site
to test the market for e-commerce. Please feel free to visit at
www.web-pastries.com. We are geared to ship all over Canada and the US.
Visit our eCommerce page to see more about Walid
and Saera Khayrallah .
Name: Ghassan
Zghaib
Location: Laval, Quebec Canada
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at 12:00:23
Comments: Hi, I'm the son of Naim Zghaib and Noha Touma Sawaya. I
was born in Brazil (Curitiba) and lived there for 11 years. My parents went back
to Lebanon in 1972 where I stayed until 1993. I left Lebanon in 1993 with my
wife Sizame Youssef. We live in Quebec (Laval). We have two lovely daughters,
Diane (7) and Marie (2). One of the nicest things that ever happened to me in
ghourbeh is to be able to hear from people who grew up and lived in the village
I'm proud to be from, thanks to the people who came up with the idea of
shweir.com. My wife and I are IT consultants. We started our business (GSD
Informatique Inc) in 1997. We provide our services for companies like Canadian
National Railways and SNC Lavalin. I will be pleased to serve shweir.com, just
let me know.
Edmonton:
Name: Salim Jamil Khonaisser