As I grew up I suffered the humiliation from a thousand assailants with regards to my prim and proper boyish look with a bad case of malnutrition. I have been called many names, by strangers, friends, and family, and the names include almost every single thing you can think of. Mock my weight as you [...]
Who would have reckoned that it’s quite enjoyable actually? For the past few months I have been visiting art galleries around Dubai and Abu Dhabi, getting inspired by the hundreds of brilliant pieces of artwork that I come across. Whether they’re photographs, paintings, sculptures, or some other odd form of art, there is always something [...]
Alright, so here we are, me not blogging as much, for no excuse at all but laziness on my side, preoccupying myself with senseless things more often than sensible ones. Closing in on the 9th month of unemployment does wonders to the brain! Nevermind the fact that I have to entertain four other characters in [...]
The Grasshopper Incident Me: O_______________________O Sis: *walks in* what’s the matter? Me: *points* Sis: O_______________________O Sis: Ok KJ we need to kill it. Me: NO WAY! I am NOT going to kill that thing! Sis: It’s in OUR BALCONY and I don’t want it IN MY HOUSE! Me: FINE! But I am not going to [...]
I was a genius! A friend of mine came across an email I sent to my friends that many years ago. I, myself, keep emails, some that go back to 1997 (those were printed, even), and the others happily residing in digital form on my computer. In that email, I wrote words that resound in [...]
You read that right. And I am just as bewildered. [obvious note: 'adult' content follows. Kids interested in learning about sex should go here] It happened yesterday, as I was waiting for my friend to arrive. I decided to kill time before lunch by going to the beach (in Ajman) in the middle of the day [...]
Thank you Lord for blessing humans with creativity, the technology to make it happen, and my eyesight to see it. I don’t know how the movie would look in a regular screening, but getting one of the best seats in the IMAX theater and enjoying the movie like it was envisioned in Cameron’s mind is something [...]
The Christmas of 1988 is an unforgettable one, as hard it is to remember how a single day was when you’re only four years old, but it is still unforgettable. I still lived with my family back then and Saudi Arabia was pretty much like it is now, only friendlier to live in, I am [...]
Don’t you just HATE people OBSESSED with grades and ONLY grades?! Those self proclaimed geniuses must be peed upon and dragged through a pool of poo before being ignited and burnt to death. Yes, I am talking about them treacherous, imbecilic excuses of human beings who claim they have the God-given right to dominate the class through their [...]
The UAE has been the media spotlight – both positive (Abu Dhabi F1) and negative (Dubai World hiatus) – heralding a new era of Dubai Bashing (see my thorough how-to here) as well as justified criticism and the typical market flux a la Pelham 123 (so who made $300m now?). But today is the 38th [...]
