Job, Fishing and Sailing

I went for a couple of interviews at Intel, and they both went well, although I feel better about my second interview; I went their with a good mode, expressed my self well, and answered the personal questions wisely, in addition to doing well on the technical part. I am expecting to get a job offer soon.

My brother in law, Sobhi, bought a small speedy sail boat, that requires two people to handle. We went for a couple of excursions, and it was fun. I had little experience in sailing, while he had learned sailing during his sport studies, and also went to a refreshment course lately, so he acts as the captain, and I generally just follow his instructions. I noticed he is not the most experienced sailer, but we generally go sailing in relatively calm seas, and don't take risks.

I went fishing a couple of times with my uncle, and we returned with very good catches. Generally we to fish 'Arras', a small fish which its name means 'stingy'; it got its name because it has a sharp poisonous fins, which cause excruciating pain when it pierces one's skin, pain similar to that of a Medusa bite. These fish inhabit the rocky beaches of Israel in great numbers; one can easily catch tens of fish in a few hours, the best anglers have been known to even reach 120 pieces in a few hours fishing session. The fish generally feeds on algae and sea weed, but dough can be a better bait sometimes. Anyway I decided to search for more information in the Internet about this fish, just out of curiosity, and what I found was amazing. The scientific name of the fish is Siganus Rivulatus, and it originally lived in the Indian ocean and the read sea, and migrated to the Mediterranean after the opening of the Swiss canal in 1869. The first confirmed sighting of the fish in Israel was in 1925, since then it has managed to become one of the most common fish on the beaches of Isreal and other Mediterranean countries. I think its secret to success is its poisonous fins, which would deter most if not all predators, and its indiscriminate attitude towards food; I have managed to catch Arras, with many different kinds of Algae and Sea Weed as bait, as well as dough and other bait intended for carnivorous fish (ground fish, shrimps).