Ancient Chaldeans believed that the eclipse was a display of the Moons wrath, and that famine, disease or natural disasters would follow. Babylonians went so far as to try to determine which quadrant of the Moon was most eclipsed (very obvious in a partial lunar eclipse), using the direction as a geographical indicator of who would suffer the worst consequences.
Then…August 2006
Now…August 2007
Another angle…August 2007
Adult trees before June 5, 2007. Now, babies!
Lady From Pehla: Sir, our records show that you haven’t renewed your Pehla subscription from mid-April.
Moi: Yeah, I will do it soon. I am going on a holiday (that’s a blatant lie, I just returned from holidays last month).
LFP: We have some great deals for you. Why don’t you renew the subscription to avail the goodies. In case you’re traveling, we will put your subscription in sleep mode.
Moi: Have seen those ads. Thanks, will contact local Pehla chaps once I am back.
LFP: Ok, thanks (in a sad tone).
The truth is I’ve stopped using Pehla from April this year, and switched over to another service provider (your guess is as good as everyone’s guess). When I was a loyal and trusted Pehla user, forget a call from Dubai, no one bothered to inform me of the packages and deals. Now, I hear they are taking their customer service to new heights with SMSs and calls. Well, they better do if they want to stay in business.
Unnatural weather conditions (read Gonu) has forced Oman to postpone this year’s AGCC meet supposed to be held in December. Instead, Sultanate will host 2008 edition of the meet. Doha will take over the responsibility from Oman this year. It makes sense to hold in Doha since the city witnessed a sea change in terms of modernization and facilities as the last edition of Asian Games was held there. Ultimately, Oman will have 16 more months to put things in order. Some relief for folks at Sheraton and Al Bustan hotels, none the least.
