Alright, I don’t have much to say that would come out as a single post.. so here’s whats’ on my mind:
- I’ve been getting loads of hate mail (comments) lately from a certain group who seem to dislike my post on Park Inn’s loud music. The FACT is.. people.. Park Inn is LOUD.. not always though. When I posted about it, it was loud about three times a week. And DARLINGS… if I complain about it, then it is LOUD. So that “immature” picture is still VALID.. and I would post it again here if I didn’t feel it would be redundant! love the fact that I’m getting more hits though! Thanx whoever for posting it on your Facebook!
- Nadia, Dhofari Gucci, has a really interesting post on sacrifice rituals practiced in Dhofar. Nothing of that sort happens in my part of the region, but I find it interesting how we “humans” categorize rituals. For example, we glorify and are deeply humbled by the story of Abraham and his attempt to sacrifice his son to Allah. That exact same story, if believed by another religion, would sound pagan and barbaric to us. However, we sacrifice a cattle every year to Allah in its honor, and to many of us it is a blessing. So, maybe we need to be a bit humble and tolerate other religions because at the end, they are not that different from ours.
- Now, this is just out there, but I am excited about the up-coming Windows Phone 7. If you have not heard of it before, then you should read a bit about it. I really don’t feel like buying an iPhone (not an apple fan) so I hope this is a great alternative. The fact that my B promised to get me one is not the only reason I’m excited about it coming out (partly the reason), but it’s currently the buzz right now in the gadget world.
- Just a note to all readers, Other Oman would like you all to participate on her poll on thefts in Oman.
- Ohh, some local news you will not hear anywhere else.. a mom died last night from a heart attack because her son rushed into the house drunk while the cops were following him. I wonder about her last thoughts.. “my son is drunk!! COPS!! did he KILL someone!!!!????” .. maybe? Poor mom, may Allah rest her soul in peace…
Oh dear, it’s horrible about the dead mother… The drunk son will probably live feeling guilty all his life…
I’m secretly hoping he would..
lesson of the day guys.. “do not storm into your house drunk with cops behind you!”
hello reality,
After a long pause u got back good to see u. Kindly post something on regular so that we can have some intresting things to leave.
Take care
Love the haters, they’re funny!
Terrible about the son-mom-cop death thing. I hope it was quick for the mom.
Yup, they are..
I wonder what happened to the son..
I will be interested to read the post on sacrifice rituals in Dhofar. You bring up a good point concerning the sacrifice rituals of other cultures, many do seem strange if viewed without context. I was reading an interesting blog post that surveyed “manhood” rituals from all over the world and many of them were shocking, involving things like body mutilation (mild to extreme) or feats of strength. All of the rituals had cultural and religious significance that would be hard to understand for someone outside of that group.
Oh, and I think that the “immature” people are the ones that rush to the defense of a nightclub or a DJ instead of a person that is trying to get a decent sleep on a work night. I hope that the sound issue is resolved now (or at the least that they start playing some better music
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Well, I asked my dad about whether we have this sort of stuff happening at my village, and he said.. yea! I guess it was a long time ago! but he started telling us stories about this tree that grew in a mosque and how people threw money and Halwa (sweets) at it so it won’t hurt them. Wonder what my dad did? Well, he collected the money..
and Yes, all I want is s decent sleep..
Great post. You can tell I’m always a fan of random posts. I’m staying at the Park Inn on a business trip soon. If they annoy me, kindly do not be offended if I STEAL your ‘immature’ picture and post it on my blog
Terrible about the mother and son. I wonder how he’ll live with himself for the rest of his life. How he can look at himself in the mirror everyday…. ahh…. so sad.
You know what we can do
… we can go there and post that “immature” picture on their walls… HA!
Thanks so much for the link! My condolences on the untimely passing of your mother. Would love to hear your Brother’s excuse for being that stupid. We can compare it to my adolescent daughters excuses for something similar.
