I still remember this incident which happened to me at the start of November 2005.

The story begins with me knowing about the new movie at Cham Cinema, I got excited especially the midterm exam is ahead, and I thought about a little entertaining myself won’t hurt anyone.

My friend, Alaa, who is my best friend, and like a brother for me, who is running a telecom shop at Aljameelia where his brothers help him, and he likes going to cinema like me, plus, Catherine Zitta jones is the favorite actor for me and him, so I suggested going there.

Well my Friend Alaa, while he is working, you feel like he is a mobile radar station, he answers the phone, takes care of a customer, and works on his pc all in one…amazing, isn’t!?.

Later, I discovered that he focuses on one thing only :), and follow the others by such a words like: humm, Ahaa, yeah, yes I’m listening…etc, which is an automated words, nothing more.

At that moment, I asked him: would you like going to cinema, Legend of Zorro?, with Catherine is there, at Cham Cinema.

Alaa: Ahaa, yeah, sure.

At home, he called me again, and said:

• What did you asked me at shop?!.
• Ahhh, man, where were you when I asked you.
• He said: you always ask me when I’m busy, now tell me, what was about it.
• I said: Would you like going to cinema, legend of Zorro?.
• He answers: Hummm, you know what, I’m not in the mood for that.
• Ok, as you wish.

After two days, he calls me again:

• Hay Ali, would you like going to cinema?
• Me: yeah, sure, what is the movie about.
• He: Legend of Zorro, with Catherine Zitta Jones.
• Me: wow man, I asked you about it 2 days ago, what’s wrong with you.
• He: Ah, yeah, but today, Accad Institution is going there, I thought about going out with them.
• Me: Is there any hot chicks.
• He: 50/50.
• Me: Ok then, lets meet at 3:30 pm, I will wait for you.

I was there exactly at 3:30 pm, he got late, so I said, it’s ok, his home is nearby, no need to worry, but let me give him a call:

• Hay Alaa, how you do?, where are you now?.
• I’m at the “Koora” roundabout [Famous spot of Aleppo].
• Then it’s less than a minute and you will be here.

Then it’s a minute, two, three, then I called him again:

• Where the hell are you?.
• He: I’m inside the Cinema now!!.
• What, I didn’t see coming inside, wait, I’m outside, I’m coming for you.

I went there, and still can’t find him, then he called me:

• He said: Where are you Aliiiii, [While he is talking I was hearing the voices of a movie, then I knew what happened].
• I asked him: Which Cinema you are in?.
• He said: Cinema Halab.

My friend Alaa, forgot to tell me which cinema since we never expected that Cinema Cham and Halab are rolling the same movie at the same time.

I watched the movie alone, seeing all the guys with their friends, and since Cinema Halab is ahead ten minutes, Alaa finished the movie and called me, to tell me the end, and spoil the movie for me.

I learned that day, whenever calling on cell phone, the golden words are: Where, and Where, then When

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