About Me

I write, talk to people, tweet and Facebook. I don’t watch TV or socialize with friends, only with strangers. I don’t do the whole “Let’s go out to a fancy restaurant” thing every other day anymore because it’s simply boring (and wasting money is not fun when you’re making it yourself). I used to take walks for hours when I lived in London but it’s a nuisance in Cairo. In the distant past I did go to Aikido and kickboxing classes. Now, I do Yoga and Pilates sometimes, I love the taste of chocolate melting in my mouth and I drink only fresh juice — and this partly defines me. I mind read, and I have a third eye (no joke!)

Could be the Voice, not me

My best friend is a prince, he comes from a planet called Asteroid B612, which has three volcanoes, a sheep and a flower. I have a Voice, it speaks to me and it lives in my head. (bits and pieces of Pakinam and Voice conversations seep into my Twitter account  @pakinamamer)

I’m a journalist and writer, a comic book nerd and a fan of the moving picture (and moving lights as a friend would say). I love animals (and cats) to death, and I feel guilty about eating meat. But not so guilty I can turn vegetarian for life.

As a writer I have the most boring activities in the world. I observe, I think (or I think I do), I ask questions, I watch and wonder, I judge, I care or don’t and walk away. I type on my laptop, I browse the internet, I take pictures click click click. I work the phones, and field report sometimes and when I feel lucky and adventurous I travel. And in my good moods, I’d like to think I can save the world.

Pakinam Amer