Khaled Abou Alfa
@kaa.bz
Father. Husband. Chartered Engineer.
Associate Principal at www.arup.com
I write about the built environment at www.stet.li
My personal site is over at www.kaa.bz
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
Associate Principal at www.arup.com
I write about the built environment at www.stet.li
My personal site is over at www.kaa.bz
#freepalestine 🇵🇸
🎄 Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🎄 Merry Christmas everyone!
🍿 Finished watching: Klaus. Our go to Christmas movie. It’s one of my favourite things and 6 years after its release I still laugh and am sad all over again.
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🍿 Finished watching: Klaus. Our go to Christmas movie. It’s one of my favourite things and 6 years after its release I still laugh and am sad all over again.
Notes on Being a Man. Somehow I wasn’t aware that Scott Galloway just released a new book.
The tagline is what hits hard (emphasis mine): ‘How to address the masculinity crisis, build mental strength and raise good sons.’
The tagline is what hits hard (emphasis mine): ‘How to address the masculinity crisis, build mental strength and raise good sons.’
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Notes on Being a Man. Somehow I wasn’t aware that Scott Galloway just released a new book.
The tagline is what hits hard (emphasis mine): ‘How to address the masculinity crisis, build mental strength and raise good sons.’
The tagline is what hits hard (emphasis mine): ‘How to address the masculinity crisis, build mental strength and raise good sons.’
A pretty elegant Christmas tree.
December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A pretty elegant Christmas tree.
Spent some time with my dad. It’s been a lifetime since we had that kind of interaction. He had to check up on his eyes, so I braved walking the Hamra.
It was fun afterwards had a little breakfast and he had his first ‘Latte’. He’s always li... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/19/spent-some-time-with-my/
It was fun afterwards had a little breakfast and he had his first ‘Latte’. He’s always li... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/19/spent-some-time-with-my/
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Spent some time with my dad. It’s been a lifetime since we had that kind of interaction. He had to check up on his eyes, so I braved walking the Hamra.
It was fun afterwards had a little breakfast and he had his first ‘Latte’. He’s always li... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/19/spent-some-time-with-my/
It was fun afterwards had a little breakfast and he had his first ‘Latte’. He’s always li... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/19/spent-some-time-with-my/
🇱🇧 Didn’t take a photo because it was gone in seconds, but had our first chicken and lahmeh shawarma. Kids loved it as well - although not sure if they loved it more than souvlakis.
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🇱🇧 Didn’t take a photo because it was gone in seconds, but had our first chicken and lahmeh shawarma. Kids loved it as well - although not sure if they loved it more than souvlakis.
🇱🇧 Lebanon does a lot of things really well - food, culture, small family owned businesses and family.
It also does a lot of things really badly - air quality, noise, utilities (water/electricity/internet) and traffic.
It also does a lot of things really badly - air quality, noise, utilities (water/electricity/internet) and traffic.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🇱🇧 Lebanon does a lot of things really well - food, culture, small family owned businesses and family.
It also does a lot of things really badly - air quality, noise, utilities (water/electricity/internet) and traffic.
It also does a lot of things really badly - air quality, noise, utilities (water/electricity/internet) and traffic.
🇱🇧 Chicken Masala pizza. The kinda thing you will only find here - at my brother-in-law’s sourdough bakery.
December 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🇱🇧 Chicken Masala pizza. The kinda thing you will only find here - at my brother-in-law’s sourdough bakery.
🇱🇧 A new variation on Manaeesh that I’ve never tried before. Grish Ebn Albalad.
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇱🇧 A new variation on Manaeesh that I’ve never tried before. Grish Ebn Albalad.
🇱🇧 Mediterranean skies.
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🇱🇧 Mediterranean skies.
We went bowling today for the first time. They made me play with a handicap (using the smallest bowling ball) after my two strikes.
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We went bowling today for the first time. They made me play with a handicap (using the smallest bowling ball) after my two strikes.
Jet lagged. Waking up regularly around 4am means I’ve been operating on some weird ass amounts of sleep at the moment. Still the quiet before the start of the day has always been one of my favourite things in the world.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Jet lagged. Waking up regularly around 4am means I’ve been operating on some weird ass amounts of sleep at the moment. Still the quiet before the start of the day has always been one of my favourite things in the world.
🇱🇧 Pomegranate, rose water, clementines and lemons.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🇱🇧 Pomegranate, rose water, clementines and lemons.
🇱🇧 Even the veggies taste more vibrant.
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇱🇧 Even the veggies taste more vibrant.
Travelling for nearly 24 hours with a family of four was brutal. Nothing was particularly difficult (except the delay getting out of Toronto) but in the aggregate all the different things add up.
In the moment, when you are 12 hours... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/13/travelling-for-nearly-hours-with/
In the moment, when you are 12 hours... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/13/travelling-for-nearly-hours-with/
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Travelling for nearly 24 hours with a family of four was brutal. Nothing was particularly difficult (except the delay getting out of Toronto) but in the aggregate all the different things add up.
In the moment, when you are 12 hours... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/13/travelling-for-nearly-hours-with/
In the moment, when you are 12 hours... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/13/travelling-for-nearly-hours-with/
This site will turn into a bit of a food blog over the coming few weeks. Warak Inab Bil Zeit.
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This site will turn into a bit of a food blog over the coming few weeks. Warak Inab Bil Zeit.
🛫 Awesome. Plane delayed by 2 hours and everyone is getting tetchy.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🛫 Awesome. Plane delayed by 2 hours and everyone is getting tetchy.
Great. Plane has been delayed by an hour….for some auxiliary motor? From the captain:
"It’s the little motor that helps the bigger motor to starts…"
Yasmine’s face dropped and she was like, ‘did I need to know this? No I did not.’
"It’s the little motor that helps the bigger motor to starts…"
Yasmine’s face dropped and she was like, ‘did I need to know this? No I did not.’
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Great. Plane has been delayed by an hour….for some auxiliary motor? From the captain:
"It’s the little motor that helps the bigger motor to starts…"
Yasmine’s face dropped and she was like, ‘did I need to know this? No I did not.’
"It’s the little motor that helps the bigger motor to starts…"
Yasmine’s face dropped and she was like, ‘did I need to know this? No I did not.’
It’s been a really long time since I boarded a plane. It’s been nearly 6 years since we visited Lebanon.
The ‘world’ didn’t know what covid was.
I was heading to Denmark.
Lebanon was in a state of chaos (but a completely different kind).
My k... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/11/its-been-a-really-long/
The ‘world’ didn’t know what covid was.
I was heading to Denmark.
Lebanon was in a state of chaos (but a completely different kind).
My k... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/11/its-been-a-really-long/
December 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It’s been a really long time since I boarded a plane. It’s been nearly 6 years since we visited Lebanon.
The ‘world’ didn’t know what covid was.
I was heading to Denmark.
Lebanon was in a state of chaos (but a completely different kind).
My k... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/11/its-been-a-really-long/
The ‘world’ didn’t know what covid was.
I was heading to Denmark.
Lebanon was in a state of chaos (but a completely different kind).
My k... https://www.kaa.bz/2025/12/11/its-been-a-really-long/
Let the holiday season begin.
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Let the holiday season begin.