Saturday, October 31, 2009

Doha Tribeca Film Festival

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This weekend saw the launch of the first Doha Tribeca Film Festival. Now I really like film festivals so when tickets went on sale three we...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Recuperating

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Been spending the week sitting at home recuperating. Laying around all day gets dull after a while. So what have I been doing with my time...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Aiden!

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In other news it is my nephew Aiden's birthday today! He's a cute little fella, his favourite activity is sharing all of his toys a...

More health

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Man, what a week. I was informed by the doctor not so long ago that I would need to have a minor surgical procedure done (no, not the wisdo...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Wisdom teeth.

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I went to the dentist the other day for my usual cleaning and she decided to take an x-ray, the first one I had had since I arrived in Qatar...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Qatar H1N1 Update

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While I was away on vacation most schools closed for a week due to H1N1 concerns. Not sure why exactly, maybe there were a few sick kids di...

Japan and travelling Muslims

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As you know I just spent two weeks travelling through Japan with a Qatari friend. He is a devout Muslim which meant we had to make sure tha...
Monday, October 05, 2009

I'm back

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Okay made it back safe and sound! I had a great time. Japan really is a different world from anywhere else but at the same time really good...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Vacation time

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Okay everyone, Ramadan is almost at an end. Thanks to the 3-day holiday to celebrate Eid I've turned it into a two week vacation. This...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Islam & Marriage

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Everyone knows that under Islam a man can have up to four wives. Not surprisingly, most don't. As one Bahraini taxi driver told me, ...
Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Annoying things

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Since I'm in an annoyed mood this afternoon (long story that I am not going to get into) let's entertain the internet world at large...
Monday, September 07, 2009

That ol' H1N1

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A few days ago the Health Ministry, in an article regarding whether schools should be closed, noted that the number of cases of H1N1 in Qata...
Saturday, September 05, 2009

Switzerland

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Okay, I'm back safe and sound. I hate Switzerland -- in an envious way. It's green, pretty, clean, nice scenery, excellent Metro an...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Switzerland

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Off on a business trip to attend a seminar at the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) in Basel Switzerland. The FSI is an educational centr...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mementos

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At home I have a couple of shelves where I keep little mementos, photos, and other items that I picked up during my travels or are given to ...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Warhol

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Spent a bit of time on the weekend rereading what I consider one of the most bizarre, yet interesting, books -- The Philosophy of Andy Warho...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Ramadan

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The holy month of Ramadan has started. For the next 28 or 29 days Muslims will be fasting from sunrise to sunset, and all restaurants in Qa...
Friday, August 21, 2009

Karis's Birthday!

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It is my niece Karis's birthday today! Let's do a little photomontage to celebrate from when I was last in Canada. There she is! A...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Weighing evidence

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There's been a bit of press coverage recently in the US about people who people deridedly call "Birthers". These are people w...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Traditional food

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In the last month or so I have had the opportunity to try a number of traditional cuisines. It was not that I was hunting them out per se i...
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