CONGRATS TO TYREEK!

I forgot to write an EXTREMELY important posting to congratulate one of my closest friends Tarek El-Gaaly, or Eewok, or Tyreek, or Tarooka, or whichever nick name is your favourite, for winning the Microsoft competition in Egypt! I remember how depressed he was when he didnt pass the last of many Microsoft interviews...how he felt like he had lost his dream...how he felt he wasn't good enough...and there's definately nothing worse than getting THAT close to getting what you want then having it slip right through your fingers. But then again, Tyreek is one of the smartest and most ambitious people I know so I wasnt that worried about him...in my mind if he didnt get Microsoft now, he would get it down the line, or he'd get something better than Microsoft. Then a couple of months passed and I gave him a call...we talked for an hour about his job, his dream job, and in the middle he was telling me about this Microsoft competition and how he really wasnt sure if he should be wasting his time on working on it. We talked a bit about it, and I felt he really didnt think they'd make it...so should he continue or focus on his studies? He can barely work and study as it is! We left it at that anyway, then about 10 days ago he calls saying he's at the competition and that they had won! AHHHH I was so so so happy for the guy! He deserved it big time and I so wished I was there to cheer him on! He now is part of the team that will represent Egypt in the rest of the competition in Korea! Of course he's feeling the pressure of representing Egypt in such a big event but I can imagine that going to present in front of the people who interviewed him for the position he lost would take that pressure away :)I got to see him after the competition for a quick cup of coffee with another friend of mine, it was great to see him smile again! GO GA3LY GO! Buy me a ticket to Korea won't you!!