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Birth of a Blog / Birth of a Nation
Tomorrow (18th November 2014) Oman will celebrate it’s 44th National Day. This year marks 44 years since Sultan Qaboos’ accession to the throne, but the day also celebrates 74 years since his birth...
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Did I Kill The Internet?!
So… the day before Oman National Day I launched my blog. About an hour later the internet died! At first I thought it was just my own personal connection that was the problem, but it soon became...
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Harassed Salalah Bank Customer (HSBC)
HSBC purports to be a global bank, however it seems that their global reach does not quite stretch to Salalah. “The world’s local bank” boasts their marketing slogan, yet HSBC Salalah frankly comes...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
I went to Lulu earlier today to do my grocery shopping. The store was packed – on a Friday morning – and the vimto pyramids have appeared. This can only mean one thing – Ramadan is right around the...
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Shopping Hell!
A quick word of advice… unless you really, really, need something, stay away from the supermarkets! I made the mistake of trying to pick up some groceries earlier today and it was utter mayhem. People...
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Everything You Never Knew You Wanted!
Today I went to Daiso for the first time in ages. I was really just in town to drop off something at the tailors, but he was still closed so I had to kill some time. Daiso is a great place to do this....
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