wtf

Are you freaking kidding me?

Posted by sd-b on October 15, 2009 at 11:44 am

 
So all I wanted was rice noodles.  Quarter-inch thick rice noodles – to be exact.  Last time I bought them in Carrefour and saw a whole boxful in the Al Maya market just downstairs from my apartment.  Should be as easy as buying oh, rice perhaps?
Well, I don’t know what’s worse.  Driving to 5 different grocery [...]

I’m not a prostitute, chump

Posted by sd-b on July 5, 2008 at 9:52 pm

Last night, while waiting on the queue to get into Club 400 at the Fairmont, a man standing next to me asked, “How much?”
“How much what?” I asked back, thinking he was inquiring about the cover charge for the club.
“How much?” he asked again and pointed at me.
It was at that point that [...]

If you see dead fish on a beach – would you eat it?

Posted by sd-b on April 3, 2008 at 10:01 am

Last night over dinner, a friend alerted me to the story in the local paper about dead fish being found on the public beach by the Burj al Arab. Gulf News reported on this story yesterday and opened the article with “Dozens of beachgoers enjoyed a free seafood dinner on Monday.”
Lifeguards reported that people were [...]

No Snow Days Here…Only Bush Days

Posted by sd-b on January 13, 2008 at 4:02 pm

So Bush is in town today and tomorrow and is creating mass chaos. He’s staying in Abu Dhabi but is in Dubai for a “meeting” at the Burj. Wouldn’t be surprised if he just wanted to have lunch there.
Anyway, instead of utilizing the Burj’s helipad, he is DRIVING! So the following roads will be [...]