Year: 2005

Bluetooth hilarity

We had lunch today at Cafe Italia at the Seef Mall. I believe that it’s the best pizza on the island, I always over stuff myself there, and in keeping with the Friday traditions, I have! But, in between ordering and waiting for the meal to arrive, I thought I’d take Tariq Khonji’s advice and …

connection speeds results

It seems that most people visiting Mahmood’s Den have really fast connections. Certainly 75% of the audience have connections equal to or better than 512kbps, 12.5% connect through 256kbps which is still acceptable (on a Batelco good day!) to view movies, while only 12.5% connect through dial-up. So I won’t bother changing my compression and …

Ù?A chicken for every new car in Bahrain

[arabic] دجاجة مقابل كل سيارة جديدة! 2005- 6 – 21 الوسط هنادي منصور تÙ?اجأت إحدى السيدات حينما توجهت إلى وكالة إحدى السيارات Ù?ÙŠ مملكة البحرين بوقوÙ? طابور من الزبائن بانتظار دورهم لتسلم السيارة الجديدة ويمسك كل واحد منهم دجاجة استعدادا لذبحها وإسالة دمها على مقدمة السيارة تجنبا للحسد Ùˆ“صك” عيون. وقالت السيدة نقلا عن أحد …

Malik does it!

Please join me in welcoming Malik officially to the blogsosphere, he has finally taken the plunge and has started his own blog: Abu Sinan. Malik, a heartfelt congratulations on this move. I know that you have a lot to share so I wish you much luck and success in your endeavour. I shall certainly be …