November 2008
Now who would be nice and make me a shorter mix of Mohammed Abdu’s “Ween a7eb”, eliminating all the needlessly repeated lines?
Five hours (and counting) of working on a presentation that will not be presented
According to Riyadh police, public morality will be maintained as long as women are kept in the back seat
new on my blog > 10 Must Read Saudi Blogs: More than a year ago, I posted my list of top.. http://twurl.nl/zquqv8
10 Must Read Saudi Blogs →
More than a year ago, I posted my list of top ten Saudi blogs. Things have changed since then. Hadeel passed away, Rasheed moved from Jeddah to Abu Dhabi to Brazil, and few more others…
أنا وخلي كل دار وطنا .. عيني وقلبي كلها له هدية
It’s not funny
new on my blog > Welcome to Riyadh: Taken at al-Tazaj, Takhassosi Street, Riyadh.
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Welcome to Riyadh →
Taken at al-Tazaj, Takhassosi Street, Riyadh.
new on my blog > Mahmood’s Den No More: This is long overdue, but better late than neve.. http://twurl.nl/oekva7
Mahmood’s Den No More →
This is long overdue, but better late than never…
My friend Mahmood al-Yousif, Bahrain’s blogfather, has decided to quit blogging after 5 years of enriching the Gulf cyberspace with…
Some of us are so brainwashed, they need to be re-brainwashed all over again.
Severe headache. In the worst possible time.
Finally done working on tomorrow’s presentation. This better not suck when I give it to those schmucks
… or we can leave that big hole in the ground and call it King Abdullah Canyon. This tweet is brought to you by Saudi Ogier
Could not sleep. Not that it was unexpected anyway. After another surreal evening in this town, you kind of see that coming
Had fun at the stand up comedy show, but going back home I was hit by the absurdity of living in Riyadh
Will meet Abdul-Rahman al-Lahim today! FTW!
new on my blog > Comedy Night in Riyadh: It is often said that in Riyadh people either p.. http://twurl.nl/0q51r6
new on my blog > Want to Marry a Foreigner? Over Their Dead Body: The Shoura Council is .. http://twurl.nl/qzmtvz
I should never get my hopes high because it will never work out
Comedy Night in Riyadh →
It is often said that in Riyadh people either pray or shop, and other than that not much is going on here. Tomorrow, however, will be an exception: Smile Productions are presenting a night of…
Want to Marry a Foreigner? Over Their Dead Body →
The Shoura Council is an advisory body comprised of 150 members appointed by the King and serves as a quasi-parliament. Those members are academics, technocrats and businessmen. They are, in…
I’m a PC. Using a Mac irritates me because it reminds me how retarded and ugly I am.
new on my blog > The Obama Call: So President-elect Barack Obama called the other day.. http://twurl.nl/y4soxz
Facing problems with Facebook these days. Is it working fine for you guys in KSA?
Their iPhone website is better than the mobile website: http://x.facebook.com/
The Obama Call →
So President-elect Barack Obama called the other day…
BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Ahmed? This is Barack.
ME: Hey Abu Hussein! What’s up dude?
BO: Just want to thank you for all the great…
Ibraheem al-Belaihi speaks about his readings in King Abdul-Aziz Public Library tonight at 7:30. I will be there http://is.gd/71hc
Five years in Riyadh, still can’t fully embrace Tahlia. The extreme heterosexual nature of the street is a big turn off for me.
Anyone knows if I can find these http://is.gd/6SnQ in Riyadh?
American delegation visits KSU to evaluate our college. Get ready for a whole week of “faking it!”
new on my blog > Minute 22: Sowar Magazine is a bi-monthly journalistic and documentary .. http://twurl.nl/fn8pnp
Minute 22 →
Sowar Magazine is a bi-monthly journalistic and documentary photography magazine that focuses on Lebanon, the Middle East and the Gulf. Back in July the magazine announced an interesting…
:-) http://is.gd/6G4B “جون ماكين يطعن في نتيجة الانتخابات لعدم تكافؤ النسب”
Had fun shopping with the orphan kids at Le Mall this morning
My short blog post about Obama winning is on Google first page for “obama wins” search term http://is.gd/6rT3
new on my blog > Making the Case for the Hunger Strike: When I posted about the hunger s.. http://twurl.nl/b8x8n8
Making the Case for the Hunger Strike →
When I posted about the hunger strike last week, I did not expect that anyone would try to talk me out of it. But some people actually did. Some think it is not a worthy cause; some think it is…
To the train station, then taking someone to Kharj
new on my blog > Obama Wins!: Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. .. http://twurl.nl/c5h3t6
Obama Wins! →
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. Congrats to Abu Hussein
Now if Obama wins Florida…
Going to the election night party in the DQ
After trouble at the DQ gate, I’m finally in
Just voted! Unofficial, of course
Results starting to come out
Just met Jassir al-Jassir from al-Jazeera newspaper
new on my blog > Give Them Hope: Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for vice president, .. http://twurl.nl/rgy403
هل تكون مجرد حلم جميل لا أود الاستيقاظ منه؟