Amaryllis, originally uploaded by malyousif. The weather outside is glorious: sunny, slight breeze, about 15/16 degrees C and I’m just back from pottering around in the garden. This is my third amaryllis to have bloomed, with the fourth just beyond looking that it will too, soon enough. This is the first “dwarf” amaryllis, but it’s …
and this is what it lead to, in Khobar, just 40 kilometers from Bahrain… Freedom of expression, Saudi style: Freedom of Expression? Arab News ALKHOBAR, 18 January 2006  Police officers in Alkhobar smashed the rear car window of a teenager because of an offensive sticker, Okaz daily reported. The teenager was cruising on Alkhobar …
Arif and I attended the recent FIA Drag Racing event on Nov 12th, 2005 where we hoped to witness the top-fuelers and funny cars put to the track. Unfortunately due to the recent changes then to the track – which was extended a few days before the event to cater for these cars – there …
In a few more than fifty days, five red lights on Bahrain’s start gantry will officially mark the start of the 2006 season. Mid-January is therefore a frantic time of year for F1 teams. BMW Sauber’s first collaborative car will be launched and tested in Valencia (Spain) on Tuesday, while the next phase of F1 …
come in different shapes and sizes; however, none come as more objectionable than this particular depraved Scot Singaporean who thinks that Bahrain is nothing more than a piggy-bank to tap into to finance weddings and back-packing holidays, with nary a thought to the country, its people, and most definitely not its culture. Culture? To her, …