Mahmood's Den

Continued frustration with throttled connections, solved?

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:58:55 +0000

I’ve done everything I could to limit the use of the internet in the house just so that at least we go past two weeks before I get the dreaded “you’re it” message from our beloved Batelco. The record was 12 days. Since they upgraded the package to 4MB, which is just a few weeks ago, we [...]

Hibiscus

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:28:59 +0000

Hibiscus, originally uploaded by malyousif. The garden is a bit bare at the moment, most plants have been severely cut back to make enough space for the painters to do their job. Yes, we’re having the whole house repainted – with a new colour scheme inside and out. I think it will take another 2 weeks [...]

Devil’s Tongue Barrel

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:20:11 +0000

Cactus flower (Ferocactus latispinus – Devil’s Tongue Barrel), originally uploaded by malyousif. The Cactii are starting to flower again! Brilliant! Have a wonderful Friday my friends.

Bahrain Bloggers Gathering

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:45:37 +0000

Bloggers are invited to attend the next Bloggers’ Gathering on Saturday 4th July, 2009 at Costa Coffee in the Country Mall on the Budaiya Highway The Dome in Juffair (they have Internet!) from 10.30 – 13.00. Please come!

Consumerised Education

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:25:45 +0000

All the papers this morning are carrying this sort of news: SEVERAL Bahrain schools and universities are failing their students, according to a government-approved report. Out of 20 public and private institutions reviewed, three were deemed “inadequate”, 13 “satisfactory” and four “good”, while none achieved the highest level possible. Two out of four higher education courses [...]

Glorius Ixora

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:25:09 +0000

Glorius Ixora, originally uploaded by malyousif. I’ve come to love this shrub. The older it is, the more it produces and as you can see from this picture, it is really well worth having, especially when you consider that I have failed miserably trying to grow hydrangeas here, this is the best next thing to me. It [...]

Manufacturing News

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:16:36 +0000

via WeirdWeb

Bahrain in the news

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:30:51 +0000

We’re famous! Again. So far this morning, Bahrain is mentioned 7,754 times in Google News for just one single item. Is it the discovery of a new oil field? Huge gas reserves? A Bahraini scientist discovered a cure for cancer? Nope, unfortunately not for any of those things. It’s to do with a has-been singer and an [...]

Newspaper Banned in Bahrain

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:46:06 +0000

Not that I love Akhbar Al-Khaleej, nothing could be more remote from the truth, but my feeling for this decrepit paper, its publisher or some of its so called journalists is completely immaterial, but it should not have been banned under whatever reason given or withheld by whatever organ of government dictating this latest ban [...]

115!

Mahmood Al-Yousif — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:53:24 +0000

Yes my friends, this is the revelation that finally shook me to serious action. That number is my current weight, in kilograms. You Yanks can convert it to whatever you like, but let me spare you the effort; in short, I am OBESE! Going to the regular gym which I did go to religiously didn’t help. [...]