Being myself: Drinking tea "different sorts" daily -- a glass of red wine or beer occasionally | Spending time in nature | Taking photos | Flying with music - playing cajon, steel drum, keyboard | Collecting books & films | Watching fav films, documentaries & series | Watching practical joke & prank | Exploring history, cultures, nature, wildlife & planetary system | Watching sport -- football, rugby & Olympic Games | Ex-footballer - enjoy playing football, hiking, Pilates, chess, backgammon, billiards, darts, shooting, ping-pong & badminton | Watching people crocheting, cooking & dancing | Watching folk -- Irish, Spanish, Oriental, Indian, native American & Chinese... | Sketching | Flying with calligraphy | Learning new languages | Travelling freely | Cooking freely | Writing freely -- life coaching, philosophy of life, novel, novella, poem, prose, script, songs | Working freely -- while listening to music, e.g. chill-out lounge, new classics, blues, film scores, new-age, folk... | Walking in the rain without umbrella + listening to music | Helping others | Meditating, formatting my mind, achieving inner peace | Daily shower + MeTime.

My heartbeat -- in love with: Ireland, China, Spain, South America, North Africa.

My favourite cities: Yunnan, China | Galway, Ireland | Varna - the queen of the Black Sea, Bulgaria | Atrani, Italy | Lisbon, Portugal | Jerusalem, Israel & Palestine | Hammamet, Tunisia | Port Said, Egypt | Chefchaouen, Morocco | Selçuk, Turkey | Miami, USA | Valencia, Spain | Nice, France.

Fav cuisine: Mediterranean & Asian | Dishes: seafood, falafel, biryani "mixed rice," Irish stew, mixed grill, burrito, tabbouleh, stuffed mantou "Chinese steamed bun," Chinese fried rice with chicken, biber dolması "Turkish stuffed peppers," dolma "Middle Eastern stuffed vegetables" | Design/style: VINTAGE, BOHEMIAN, WOOD | Gemstones: onyx, agate "balance & harmony," lapis lazuli "inner strength & youth" | Textiles: corduroy & denim | Materials: chamois & leather | Elements: black silver & water "compound" | Decoration & figurines: maneki-neko, hourglass, antiques, portrait paintings | Symbols: Irish shamrock, triskelion, harp, phoenix, fish, Irish oak: Crann Bethadh: tree of life | Planet: Mercury | Plant: daisy | Pets: fish, dogs, birds | Names: Tana, Ada, Mariamne, Daisy, Genevieve, Eve, Eva, Anna-Sophie, Naima, Maria, Clara, Oscar, Vianne, Cillian, Li | Colours: brown: power & modesty. Purple: purity & mystery. Carmine: love & passion. Orange: youth & warmth | Nos.: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 333, 520, 2332 | Days: Wednesday-Saturday | Time: night | Seasons: Ramadan, Hanukkah, Christmas, Chinese New Year.

My Christmas spirit: New Year's resolutions + inner peace + a glass of red wine or beer + sweets + potato crisps + comedies "e.g. a must-watch Home Alone..."

My motto: simply put…
I know who & what I am & I am as I am...
I am that I am & I will be what I will be...
If you "like" me, I like you more...
If you "love" me, I love you more...
If you "dislike" me, I don’t care...
If you "hate" me, go "f*bleeping*k" yourself!!
Period! Punkt!

Fav writers, philosophers, free thinkers: Voltaire, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, de Beauvoir, Sartre, Tolstoy, Nietzsche, Confucius, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, Anis Mansour, Elaine Pagels | Fav books: Book of Sirach, Great Expectations, War and Peace, the Interpretation of Dreams | Fav TV channels: arte, Sport, Cooking, Comedy Central, CGTN, CCTV, Egyptian, Tunisian | Fav radio programmes: Klassik Radio, Jazz, Egypt | Fav music: jazz, blues, reggae, film scores, remix, new-age, classic & new classics, chill-out lounge, night music, folk music: Celtic, Greek, Turkish, Armenian, Latin, native American, Chinese, Israeli, Arabic | Fav composers: Chopin, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Francis Lai | Fav musical compositions: Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo, Nocturne by Chopin, Schindler´s List by John Williams | Fav opera: Puccini's Tosca | Fav ballet: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake | Fav music bands: Via Dacă, Gipsy Kings, ABBA, Altın Gün, My Morning Jacket, Tarwa n Ayur, Bee Gees | Fav singers: Dido, Enya, Sade, Tony Bennett, Bob Marley, Chi Jin, Li Tong, Googoosh, Sinatra, Aznavour, El Cigala, Julio Iglesias, Peppino Gagliardi, Haim Moshe, Ofra Haza, Cheb Mami, M. Mounir, Hany Shaker, Fairouz, Halim, Farid, Umm Kulthum | Fav athletes: Alexia Putellas, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Selma Bacha, Marine Fauthoux, Stephen Curry, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Malaika Mihambo | Fav teams: women's football: Spain. Men's: Spain & Argentina. Rugby: Ireland. Basketball: USA. Olympic Games: China.

My perfect female "real/fictional" character/girlfriend/soulmate/wife: Shuying Jiang as Luo Yue in "Mr. Right," and Xiaotong Mao as Xiaoqin Zhong in "Nothing But Thirty" -- naughty, trustworthy, sincere, faithful, pure, reliable, grateful, peaceful, cute, neat, positive, gracious, polite, romantic, cheerful, sweetly spoiled, sweetly crazy, sweetly jealous, sweetly mad, intimate, wise, talented, skilled cook, loyal, selfless, open-minded, warm-hearted, tender-hearted: woman & female, assertive & patient, brave & careful, shy & reckless, proud & humble, simple & stylish, accomplished lady & baby girl, soft like a gentle breeze but also strong like a bamboo. Simply put: cutest girl with shining eyes, cutest baby with cutest body language, brat cat dressing her red hair in a ponytail & lady of the house with a wise shake of the head. And to explain her in a few words: the beauty of the moon passed over her face, and the secrets of the universe dwelling in her eyes!

Fav countries -- I haven't been to some of them yet "physically": Ireland (neutrality, folklore, Irish dance, RUGBY, nature). Vanuatu (inner peace, seafood, pure water, kindness). Israel & Palestine (music, open-air markets, cuisine, Israeli falafel, Palestinian taboon bread, history, relics & Jerusalem: the Book of the World). China (history, culture, philosophy, wisdom, tradition-modernity balance, brainstorming, self-discipline, perseverance, rationality, secularism, respect, modesty, courtesy, meekness "meekness doesn't mean weakness -- meekness means being powerful without taking action," silk industry, folk culture, one-child policy, cuisine, e.g. stuffed mantou "Chinese steamed bun," women's fashion, TV production & series, Shanghai's Baghdadi Jews "protecting Jews & ethnicities 1900s," childhood memories, vernacular architecture - pagoda, public parks, beauty of nature, tea farms, agricultural landscape, Chinese New Year). Thailand & Southeast Asia (floating markets, stunning coastlines, enchanting landscape). North Africa (Egyptian art, Moroccan landscape, Algerian music, Tunisian local dialect & Sufi Show: Hadhra). South America (relaxed life, romance, simplicity, humility, Uruguayan beef Chivito, Mexican burrito, Colombian Arabica coffee). Spain (Camino de Santiago, landscape, romance language, red wine, olive oil, Flamenco). Turkey (bouzouki music, countryside, coastal villages, fish dishes, mixed grill, sweets, rivers, Mother Mary's House: Meryem Ana Evi). Armenia (duduk, peaceful hearts, roots). France (baguette de pain, love songs, model of femininity, cinema). Italy (body language, jovial mood, cuisine, nature, woman's heart, family bonds, musical language, passion). USA (diversity, open-mindedness, coolness, small talk, slang, sitcoms, American humour). Russia (literature, thinkers, musicians, folk dance, art handicraft, beauty). Germany (bread, Volkswagen Beetle, vintage products, literature, museums) - BUT NOT: German racism, discrimination, callousness "cold personality," arrogance, bad temper, bureaucracy, sombreness "poker face," xenophobia ⟹ isolation & seclusion, staring others in the face, staring at people's phones, extreme systematic thinking "systematic thinking is positive, BUT extreme systematic thinking might lead to complexity, robotic personality & boring life," anti-Semitism, radicalism, terror cells, Nazism -- einmal Schlampe, immer Schlampe -- einmal Nazi, immer Nazi!, over-generalising that leads to unfair treatment & social stereotypes, political sociology/psychology ⟹ chaos (chaos ≠ democracy), store-closing law on Sundays "Ladenschlussgesetz," Beitragsservice/GEZ: TV-radio tax = legal BLACKMAIL!!!!

My faith & philosophy of religion: As to me, guys, there is no such thing as apocryphal Gospels or Apocrypha. Nag Hammadi library? Dead Sea Scrolls? So-called Gnostic Gospels...?! Is it really true? Genuine? Real? Legit? Authentic...? YES! It's canonical and authoritative. That's a real thunder -- I have read most of them, and, as a free thinker, I "accept" them, and, you know what? There's more to come! Secrets?! Dig holes, and dig them deep! Well, truth is, I could hear the gentle shushing of the so-called saints -- all joining in -- eh?! The high priest says: "All I know is that I know!," "I buy and sell anything," "Listen to me!," "Don't ask!," "Don't think!," "Don't you dare!" BUT I am telling you the truth: "Don't live like a slave," "Search for the truth," "And DO NOT be afraid of the truth," "Open your ears," "Unchain your heart," "Open your mind," "And open your mouth." And he who says to you: "Listen to me!," "Only me!," "For I know the truth!" is not a saint, but a psychopath. I am telling you the truth: "Lies are lies. Truth is truth. And lies travel faster than the truth," "Freedom is the truth, the literal truth," "So blessed is he, who feels free." PS, I hate "religious" hypocrisy. Eh!

I have great respect for Martin Luther - the German reformer - and my highest respect "Chapeau!" for his heroic efforts, especially the Ninety-five Theses 1517, and the Old-New Testaments with Apocrypha: Luther Bible 1522-1545. BUT I cannot accept his anti-Semitism. I respect Jehovah's Witnesses and their high diligence -- I also admire John Calvin and the Presbyterian theology -- and I deeply respect R. C. Sproul, the American theologian. BUT we are still split on doctrinal matters. I respect Zwingli - his work and philosophy. BUT, violence?! That is not my thing. I love and respect the Catholic Church -- Spiritualia - and the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- and I have great respect for the Orthodox Church and Saint Mark. BUT, politics?! Secret archives?! Hiding the truth?! Theocracy?! It troubles my heart. I respect Islam -- MODERATE Islam. BUT, political Islam?! Militias?! Theocracy?! Radicalism?! Terrorism?! Not on your life. I have great respect for Judaism and I love Judeo-Christianity "the Source of Knowledge" -- I also love and respect Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism "the School of Wisdom" and their peaceful coexistence. BUT ALSO open-mindedness, critical thinking, modern knowledge, and mix of tradition + modernity. I value the scriptural sacraments -- baptism and the Lord's Supper -- however -- I have sacraments of my own, i.e., freedom and search for truth. THUS I AM A FREE THEOLOGIAN. To me, philosophy, ethics, and faith are set of triplets based on love, peace, and change. Remember, the difference between life and death is: CHANGE!

Fav directors: Spielberg, Scorsese, Tarantino, Hitchcock. Fav actors: Marion Cotillard, Dakota Fanning, Paz Vega, Shuying Jiang, Jennifer Lawrence, Anthony Hopkins, Li Sun, Dany Boon, Kad Merad, Amy Adams, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Xiaotong Mao, Yao Tong, Alain Delon, Sophie Marceau, Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Louis de Funès, Denzel Washington, Ben Stiller, Jason Statham, Cillian Murphy, Sophie Rundle, Léa Seydoux, Evgeniya Gromova…

Fav "fictional" characters: Jerry Seinfeld & Elaine Benes "Seinfeld," Al Bundy & Kelly Bundy "Married... with Children," Roger Smith & Klaus Heißler "American Dad!," Reese Wilkerson & Ida Welker "Malcolm in the Middle," Ada Shelby "Peaky Blinders..."

Fav TV series & sitcoms: Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, American Dad! "the funniest comedy ever," Married... with Children, Modern Family, Peaky Blinders, A Very English Scandal, Arde Madrid "Spanish comedy-drama," Viva Atata "Egyptian comedy," Chinese TV series: Mr. Right, the Stage, Nothing But Thirty, I Will Find You a Better Home...

My nostalgic childhood comedy shows & sitcoms: Benny Hill Show (UK 1980s) & HaMis'ada HaGdola or the Big Restaurant or Abu Rami's Restaurant (Israel 1980s) -- nostalgic VHSs...

My nostalgic childhood cartoon & comics: Manga Sarutobi Sasuke, Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures, Popeye the Sailor Man, Tom & Jerry, Magic Carpet...

Fav films: Zoe, American Hustle, Disobedience, Magnolia, Frère et Sœur, Sayonara, No Hard Feelings, Under the Tuscan Sun, the Equalizer, Phone Booth, Gone Girl, Une Histoire D'âme "Sophie Marceau 2015," Juste la fin du monde, Les Fantômes d'Ismaël, Harry & Sally, Analyze This, Infidelity "Russian film 2019," Child of the Terraces "Tunisian film 1990," Hitchcock's Notorious 1946, Hitchcock's Blackmail 1929, Memoirs of a Geisha, Red Sparrow, Punch-Drunk Love, La Vie d'Adèle, Malavita, Goodfellas, Spanglish, Master Cheng, Personal Shopper, La Dolce Vita, Elles, Papillon 1973, the Collector 1965, Walk Don't Run 1966, Saturday Night Fever, the Heartbreak Kid, Duplex, Greenberg, 50 First Dates, Pulp Fiction, American History X, Lansky, Les Félins, Mélodie en sous-sol, Rocco e i suoi fratelli, Le Gitan, Nothing Personal, the Children of Huang Shi, the Promise, the Father, A Quiet Place, John Wick, Brimstone, Five Minutes of Heaven, Are You Lonesome Tonight? "Chinese film noir 2021," the Green Mile, Joker, Airplane!, City Lights -- Charles Chaplin, Chocolat, Péril en la demeure, Gemma Bovery, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dog Day Afternoon, Catch Me If You Can, Once Upon a Time in America, Red Eye, A Day & A Night "Egyptian film 2020," the Headmaster "Egyptian comedy 2000," Rebel Without a Cause, die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, Taxi Driver, the Shawshank Redemption, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Bad Santa, Home Alone, Le cochon de Gaza, Un divan à Tunis, Scary Movie, Monsieur Claude, Some Like It Hot, Summertime, Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob, Operation Petticoat, Roman J. Israel, the Godfather, Scent of a Woman, ...And Justice for All, Stillwater, La Boum, Malèna, Na mlečnom putu, After.Life, La passante du Sans-Souci, Fantasma d’amore -- Romy Schneider, Parasite, La cara oculta, La vita è bella, Mother!, Risen, Silence, the Others, Queen of the Desert, Casablanca, the Pianist, Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini, the Taste of Sunshine, Rosa Luxemburg, Dresden, Steal the Sky, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Ende der Schonzeit, In Tranzit, Schindler's List, Uprising, Plan A, the Reader, der Trafikant, der Untergang…

Take it easy!
Mazin Linn
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