Friday, November 27, 2009

Attention people in Dubai

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... you should read my blog more often. I warned you that there was a huge property bubble. I warned you that rents and property prices wou...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Qatar and Education

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This week Qatar is hosting the World Innovation Summit for Education conference. I wish I could have gone but I'm recuperating and it...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Al Ahli Hospital versus Doha Clinic

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Okay I'm back from the hospital for the wisdom teeth extraction at Al Ahli Hospital. So far so good, face is not too swollen and the pa...
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Where are all the Qataris?

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Something I have found unusual about Qataris is that the society tends to keep to itself and its own activities. the Government spends a lo...
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Monday, November 02, 2009

Tribeca -- the final day

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Last film: A Serious Man -- the Coen Brothers Attendance: 100% The latest film by the Coen Brothers is about a Jewish professor in the l...
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

Tribeca -- day two

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Okay, I saw two films: Buried Secrets -- Raja Amari Attendance: maybe 30%! Apparently the note board said the film was sold out! Wish ...
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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...