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Yesterday, Bambi woke up to a magical visit by two deer. In this post, she shares some of the pictures she took of them. She will spare you the videos where she is talking to them.

Those of you who have encountered deer, perhaps on a regular basis, do you also feel their profound impact, like Bambi does?

Somehow, deer spoil our eyes, move our hearts, and we feel their peaceful energy almost instantly. They spread not only peace, but also beauty—even if they also know how to eat people’s gardens.

Perhaps because they have a simple yet magical way of being, these wild yet sweet animals are talented in captivating us and making us grounded in the present moment while becoming more connected to nature.

Before closing her eyes to sleep, after reading and worrying about the awful news of the Middle East’s violence, Bambi re-watched her videos to entertain herself. What a contrast with Canada’s wild life.

Thank you, dear deer, for the early morning visit and for the beautiful scenes before sleep. Until next time, it is Bambi’s hope that you will return safely to the forests— and vehicle drivers will be safe.

“Les Amants d’un jour”, which has an English version entitled “Lovers for a Day”, is an Edith Piaf’s famous French song (1956). It tells a beautiful yet tragic love story from the point of view of a waitress: a man and a woman who seem to be deeply in love rent a hotel room to spend the night together. They end up committing a suicide pact together. Piaf’s song transcends the young couple’s tragic fate to describe the beauty of their short-lived romance. The song’s lyrics were written by Ms. Claude Delécluse and Ms. Michelle Senlis. The music was composed by Ms. Marguerite Monnot.

Of note, “Les Amants d’un jour” was translated into other languages, including Italian (shared below) and German (https://tinyurl.com/4xdtnuxp). To Bambi’s knowledge, Lebanon-based Mike Massy is the first artist to adapt “Les Amants d’un jour” into the Arabic language. His adaptation is entitled “Gherfi W Srir”, which means “A Room & A Bed”. Mr. Massy’s song is worth listening to until the end of the YouTube video. Bravo to him and to his team of musicians.

Long live music. Long live love. Long live Mr. Mike Massy’s voice, artistic talent, and high sensitivity.

 

How will Lebanon navigate its existential turning point, namely of “escaping the Israeli-Iranian trap?” This is the question that Mr. Anthony Samrani helped us understand in his excellent YouTube short video shared below.

Thanks to Mr. Google Translate—the faithful online friend— for assisting Bambi in translating Samrani’s insights from French to English.

Bravo to Mr. Anthony Samrani and L’Orient Le Jour for the continuous outstanding journalism.

Good luck to Lebanon.

“Lebanon is more than ever the scene of an Iranian-Israeli power struggle mediated by the Americans. And in this context, many Lebanese are convinced that the solution will necessarily come from outside.

Some are betting on Israel. In other words, the Israeli offensive will make it possible to finish off Hezbollah. But this bet is doubly problematic. On the one hand, this offensive has an exorbitant cost for Lebanon. We are talking about dozens of villages being razed, completely erased from the map and from memory, thousands of deaths and possibly a long-term occupation. On the other hand, even if Israel can significantly weaken the militia, it cannot eradicate it, any more than it has been able to eradicate Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Others are betting on Iran, either hoping for an agreement favorable to Iran that would strengthen Hezbollah in Lebanon or hoping that Iran would eventually negotiate the Hezbollah card in exchange for guarantees in Lebanon or elsewhere.

But Iran has never agreed to negotiate its missiles and militias, and even less Hezbollah, which is an integral part of its security apparatus. In the past, every time a regional agreement has included a Lebanese dimension, it has always been to our detriment.

What if there was a third way? What if Lebanon could only be saved by the Lebanese themselves? This would imply two things. On the one hand, an agreement with Israel to recover all of our territory, and on the other hand, the neutralization of the militia to recover all of our sovereignty. But this raises two questions: do we have the means, with the risks that this implies in terms of implosion of the army and internal tensions. And on the other hand, and most importantly, do we have the will?”

How can Bambi go to sleep before wishing her sister and nephew a lovely birthday?

June 3rd is a special time of the year because it is Rania’s and Michael’s double birthday.

Bambi is blessed because she had the opportunity to hug them both when she visited her late dad in Beirut last summer. These family moments, with everyone and especially with Antoine who was thrilled to see his adorable great-grandson for the first time, are precious memories she holds in her heart forever.

Thank you Rania and Michael for who you are. Rania, thanks for all that you have done with deep care, along with a great sense of responsibility. Mabrouk again/bravo Michael for being such an inspiring dad. Bambi who loves you both A LOT wishes you increased inner peace, joyful moments, and a wonderful year ahead ❤️❤️!

Drones, airstrikes, destruction, deaths, injuries, increasing threats even to its capital, and surprising de-escalation attempts. Lebanon saw it all today.

At one point during the day, Bambi had to get out of town. While waiting in the car for a few moments before hitting the roads again, she read the news from the Middle East.

She consulted live updates, first from the Lebanese L’Orient Le jour/Orient Today, then from the Times of Israel. She thought that these quick readings might perhaps help her in understanding today’s increased violence.

Reading about war in the Middle East from her faraway country/continent, while being in a vehicle in a quiet town of Atlantic Canada, this violence seemed even more absurd.

Rationally speaking, Bambi’s brain could perhaps still try to understand some of the complexities, along with the ambiguity, of that ongoing war, both regionally and in her birth country. Yet, in those brief car moments, she was stunned with only one question coming to her mind: When will this absurdity finally end?   

Indeed, when will the innocent people of her birth country finally live in peace (without shelling and/or occupation)? Same for the innocent people on the other side of the border. They also deserve to be safe. Same for all the countries of the Middle East (without intimidation)?

All this loss of life, all the lost energy, what for? Life is already too short. Instead of power struggles and endless armed conflicts, how about using human capital to build bridges among people and nations, collaborate on useful projects for humanity, enjoy getting to know one another, and to embellish the world together?

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Bambi doesn’t know about your own opinion about the Lebanese-Israeli direct talks in Washington, if any. However, here is what she thinks about it, at least right now. Clearly, she prefers the Lebanese Prime Minister’s speech to his fellow citizens over the Hezbollah’s bragging words after firing twice rockets into northern Israel. This Lebanese, yet Iranian-backed, militia stated that it launched a “rocket barrage” at Kiryat Shmona “in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to the Israeli enemy’s violation of the ceasefire” (https://tinyurl.com/3wys27e9).

Enough of the vicious cycle of endless wars. The latter led Lebanon, time and again, to where it is right now: destruction, displacement, mortality, injuries, and traumas. It did not work. Try something else for once!

“In light of the Israeli escalation and the Washington negotiations, I say this today:

I want to speak frankly to the Lebanese people:

Are negotiations guaranteed to succeed? Certainly not. But they are the least costly path for our nation and our people, compared to the other options available today.

… This path is not easy, nor will it be short, but it becomes shorter, and we become stronger, when all efforts are united under the umbrella of the Lebanese state.

This requires abandoning unilateralism and ceasing stubbornness. The state is conducting the negotiations today on behalf of all Lebanese, and it is incumbent upon all of them to rally under its banner, so that the decision of war and peace remains a Lebanese national decision, not one made by one faction over another, and not one imposed from outside our borders”.

Almost each morning, Bambi listens to the news from her birth country. The other day, she learned an interesting detail about the Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon, Mr. Kenji Yokota.

To begin with, she is grateful for Japan’s support of the expansion of the Karantina medical supply warehouse in Beirut. The completion ceremony took place in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, along with the World Health Organization Lebanon office.

Last but not least, she is very impressed by Ambassador Yokota for his outstanding speech in perfect Standard Arabic, wow!

Well, Bambi was so impressed that she mentioned the story to Japanese-speaking Bente and to Arabic-speaking Rania. It turned out that Mr. Kenji Yokota is highly appreciated in Lebanon. He often posts on social media heartfelt messages of support to Lebanon in the Arabic language. He talks about it with genuine caring words, like his own birth country, Bambi understood from her sister.

Arigato/Thanks to Mr. Yokota for his humanitarian, diplomatic, AND linguistic/cultural talents (https://tinyurl.com/vfdeetsc; https://tinyurl.com/45j3359e)!

Adha, known as the “Eid” [Feast] of Sacrifice, is celebrated worldwide by people who happen to be Muslims and Druze, whether religiously or culturally.

Happy Adha, dear readers, if you celebrate it.

May love prevail and may next Adha be a more joyful “Eid” to you and to your loved ones.

Wherever you are reading this post from, be safe and well.

On the 27th of December 2025, Bambi thanked her sister Roula for her most moving Christmas gift, a puzzle of Beirut, in an older post shown below.

Today, with a heavy heart of worries about Beirut, it means a lot to Bambi to honour her birth place by sharing this beautiful puzzle with you, dear readers.

Thanks again Roula ❤️. May God protect you (et al.) as well as Beirut and Mr. Carlos Mounir Haidamous, so he can continue with his creative business (https://tinyurl.com/2tp65jx5). His innovative product is of high quality and it was a PURE pleasure to complete it. Bravo and “shoukran” or merci :)!

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A Christmas moment of love and talent, starting in Lebanon, via China, to end under Bambi’s Christmas tree in Atlantic Canada: THANKS to Roula and BRAVO to Mr. Carlos Mounir Haidamous!

Hezbollah’s Chief is now openly threatening the Lebanese state by stating that “the people have the right to topple the government” (https://tinyurl.com/2yhhr8wj).

To what extent are his words wise, patriotic, and compassionate toward his fellow citizens who are dying in the cross-fire between Israel and his militia? Or those who are struggling to economically survive in this insanity? And what about the innocent displaced people sleeping in shelters or, even in tents, on the streets of Beirut? Doesn’t he feel their pain? And what about his young militia members, does he have respect for their sacrifices to recognize that it is time to stop the suicidal wars, which have been started to serve the regional interests of its founder and funder, the Iranian regime, surely not Lebanon.

Bambi is saying all the above while recognizing the role of the current “resistance” on the ground, with all the young men sadly dying to fight for justice in the unfolding Lebanese tragedy and fiasco.

Enough Mr. Qassem of imposing your views on your fellow citizens. The innocent people of Lebanon deserve to live in stability and in peace. ENOUGH, please.