Thursday, May 24, 2012

Another excellent Abu Dhabi parking job

This one, frankly, is pretty hard to understand. There were loads of spaces behind me as I took this shot.

Overheard at the gym: The "Oh really?/beg to differ"/awful white expat edition

"I moved here. I bought furniture. I have kids in school. You need people like me in this country, not Indians who live six to a room"

Hard to believe someone could utter this nonsense then go work it out in a combat class, isn't it? It was so hard for me to believe I immediately typed it into my phone and sent myself a text so I wouldn't forget.

I guess that's the kind of peace of mind having a completely deluded and utterly asinine world view gets you.


Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Overheard in the newsroom: Wednesday edition

I have an emergency banana.

Do you remember the guy coming back from Thailand with animals in his suitcase?


Be there or be square: McQueen Abaya 2nd branch grand opening Friday night


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Overheard in the newsroom: Pizza Hut Cheese Burger Pizza edition

"What do you mean it's gross? I like cheeseburgers and I like pizza - so it's perfect."

In case you've forgotten what we're talking about, here

Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James: Purchased right here in the UAE, at Kinokuniya in Dubai Mall




















Doesn't anyone think that is a little odd? You know, when they normally do this?

Monday, May 7, 2012

Region-specific spam, straight from my inbox: baby falcon edition

hii sir

my name is abdaala i live in kuwait and i have a baby falcon for sale if ur interested.. 
regards
Abdaala