Bulbul on the aloe, originally uploaded by malyousif. Bubuls love to suck the nectar of the Aloe vera flowers. That’s one of the main reasons I have plenty of Aloes in my garden. This particular plant is in a big pot and is the oldest we have in the garden. It’s huge and suffered a …
Fire at Jazeera supermarket, originally uploaded by malyousif. I was driving to the gym this morning at around 6.30am and noticed thick smoke coming out of Jazeera supermarket on the Budaiya highway. I don’t think it was the full supermarket but the store at the back. They got it under control it seems. The place …
1. Look into improving the registration process. It’s taking unnecessarily long and people are getting rather frustrated. 2. The whole conference is about the intersection of technology and education, yet, we don’t have a free wireless network at the conference area which can not only facilitate its use for filing stories, but also its absence …
I thought you might want to listen to a couple of speeches I recorded at the session: The first is the opening remarks by His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the Bahraini crown prince, on behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa Shaikh Salman’s opening remarks [5.9MB] and the second is a …
Spent, originally uploaded by malyousif. Some of the Aloe Vera flowers are looking rather spent. The bulbuls love their nectar and regularly visit the garden to hang on the Aloe’s stalk while they suck the nectar out. I’m still to get a good picture of this delicate operation… Regardless, have a wonderful Friday everyone!