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Shooting an Ad in Baalbek - Summer of 2007

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Thursday, August 16. 2007

So there I was, minding my own business in Baalbek (a quick stopover during a daylong road trip), when I'm approached by this bushy haired girl in red:

Girl in Red: Monsieur, mamnou3 el tosweer.
Fink: Leish?

Girl in Red: 3am min sawwir di3aye confidentiel.
Fink: 3anjad?

Girl in Red: Eh, mamnou3 el tesweer.
Fink: Oooof, leish ista2jarto Baalbek lal nhar?

Girl in Red: Non monsieur, bas hon 3am nsawwir, fa mamnou3 inta tekhoud souwar.
Fink: Yalla, natrik, jebeele el darakeh.

Girl in Red: Non monsieur, bas kirmele ma tsawwir.
Fink: Eh ok, kirmelik rah sawwir, hayda public space wou rah ydal public space.

Shooting an Ad in Baalbek - Summer of 2007

Shooting an Ad in Baalbek - Summer of 2007

tags: lebanese, dabke, advertisement, baalbek, bekaa, beirut, lebanon, photography, picture, dancing

-finkployd- the Media in Baalbek

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WAY TO GO FINK!

#1 Z on 2007-08-16 16:53 (Reply)

3am bi3azbouk ya finky??

#2 Linda on 2007-08-17 00:20 (Reply)

no haram... it's the lebanese way to interfere :)

#2.1 finkployd on 2007-08-17 01:17 (Reply)

Well said mate! I mean seriously they have a problem with pictures in this country. I've been told "Mamnou3 el Taswir" more times than I can count...

#3 Nadim on 2007-08-17 00:30 (Reply)

lol and a "confidential" ad, isn't that kind of contradictory ?

#4 Nadim on 2007-08-17 00:31 (Reply)

3anjad 3melet kermela, taydal public space w ma7ada yeji afkar

#5 jo on 2007-08-17 14:38 (Reply)

Habeeby Fink,
Good man! Big biydatt! :)
Fight the power!
LMAO

Peace, homeys.

#6 Abba-E'tranger des sans fil (I forgot my french) on 2007-08-19 04:29 (Reply)

Enta ma tssawir nahna men sawirk 3anak...

#7 sicario on 2007-08-22 15:54 (Reply)

time to change baalbek photo we need new one

regards

#8 frank on 2007-09-06 03:57 (Reply)

i agree 100% don't have any kebbeh naiyeh pic?

#9 sicario on 2007-09-06 20:01 (Reply)

Here's the commercial they were shooting, TOP SECRET!!! (ya3neh)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtxKdDp4CiQ

#10 Reem on 2008-01-24 23:03 (Reply)

no wayyyyyyy! u found it! pretty cool for a clip. thanks

#10.1 finkployd on 2008-01-25 02:25 (Reply)

It cracked me up because my dad actually danced in Baalbek with Sabah back in the 70s. His photo is probably on some postcard somewhere. :)

#10.1.1 Reem on 2008-01-25 22:34 (Reply)

haha, I just found what the ad was afterall

#11 Anonymous (Homepage) on 2008-06-19 14:36 (Reply)

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