Filbert!, originally uploaded by malyousif. I saw a commotion through my study window and stood up to investigate. It was two mynah birds attacking something and two parakeets attacking the mynahs and in the middle of this mêlée was a little parakeet which was obviously the centre of attention! The mynahs were intent on killing …
Frogs in a pond, originally uploaded by malyousif. There is this “secret” garden centre in the industrial area of Sitra that my friend Rami led me to, and now I visit once in a while because they have undervalued plants, a pond with frogs, nice cacti if you care to spend the time to choose …
Broken Aranglish, originally uploaded by malyousif. Broken Arabic AND English at the same time at the Honda dealership in Bahrain (National Motor Co.) in Sitra. You would think that if a company spends literally millions of dinars on their facility, can’t they spend just a few dinars to get a proper copywriter, or at least …
Very quickly after lodging an official complaint with the Public Prosecution, the Minister of Electricity and Water has recanted and withdrawn the libel case against a municipal councillor after mediation efforts by the councilor’s colleagues. استجاب وزير الكهرباء الشيخ عبد الله بنسلمانآل خليÙÂØ© للجهود المكثÙÂØ© التيقام بها رئيسا مجلسيبلديالشمالية والوسطى …
Flowering Dwarf Poinciana (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), originally uploaded by malyousif. This tree was destroyed when a previous gardener covered its base with sand (trying to make a hill of some kind) and it didn’t like it at all. It completely went spastic and I thought it died. I left it as it is and a few …