Yes, you read it right. I'm an addict against my own will. About five or six months ago I encountered a life changing experience that led me to the dark path of addiction. Please don’t judge me before knowing what happened on that particular sunny day; maybe after listening to my story you would sympathize with me and excuse me for the bad person I am.
On the morning of that specific day I performed my daily morning routine of having breakfast then reading the newspapers to catch a glimpse of what's happening around the world; when an article tucked inside a page dedicated for the latest technology related news caught my mere attention. On a weekly basis this particular news paper introduced to its interested readers websites that might help readers' lives become much easier. The specific article I'm talking about is one that talked about a website that -according to my humble opinion- extraordinary is the least word that can be used to describe it. By now you should have figured out which website I'm referring to; its none other than your Cairo 360.
The article started by a brief introduction mentioning that the launch of the website was on March, 2010; then it went on talking about the features of the website and how useful it is by reviewing new places, locating them, reviewing movies, providing actual cinema times and most importantly providing detailed information about the daily events happening in our most beloved city Cairo.
As a very loyal cairene I couldn't be more thrilled. Known as a person who loves discovering new venues as much as exploring unknown old ones and trying new staff it was no surprise that I was thirsty to see by myself that such a handy link really existed. Each and every month I chased a bunch of prestigious magazines in hope of unraveling mysteries of our old city through their reviews; thus, simply telling me that I could do that every single day with a push of a button and without paying a pound was something beyond what I ever dreamed of or imagined. In less than a split of a second after finishing the article I was already in front of my computer's screen typing the web address of every cairene's heaven; and that’s the exact moment my addiction started.
The moment I pushed the enter key on my keyboard and the link opened my jaw just dropped open. I flipped through its reviews, features, venues and all its sections speechless. This was way more fascinating than I though it would be. The events section particularly was my most favorite; as attending concerts; lectures and carnivals at The Cairo Opera House, Sakkia and other venues could be considered as a hobby of mine. I don’t remember how much time exactly did I spend navigating each and every section; reading each article and regretting my ignorance of this link all these passing months. From this day on checking Cairo 360 every morning became a daily habit to me. I just can't start my day without checking the latest reviews and events. I even searched for Cairo 360 on facebook, twitter and every social network that ever existed; and through twitter I learned about the need of cinema reviewers which for days kept me in confusion not knowing what to write as a sample of my writing when at last I was hit by this idea. This article was wrote in contribution to an idea I'm sure was born little and grew big by days!!!!!!!
Cairo 360 Staff; let me say this loud and clear.
THANK YOU
P.S: That article was written when i was applying to be a reporter for Cairo360 website
