Monthly Archives: December 2008

See you next year

My blogging achievements in 2008: 1. 246 posts in 2008 (an average of 20.5 posts per month) 2. Blog traffic doubled from third quarter 3. Got my own domain name 4. Panelist for blogging seminar 5. Made new friends by … Continue reading

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Oman gets into Gulf Cup mood

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Herbal Pizza is no junk, claims Pizza Muscat

(Update: Post title changed to Pizza Muscat) Pizza Muscat launched a delightfully different product – Herbal Pizza – at their Shatti Al Plaza outlet here on Tuesday. To a question about what was the need to create a new product … Continue reading

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Not a soul in sight

The stretch along Wadi Kabir-Sheraton Hotel signal sums up the picture. At 3.30pm, traffic curbs are still in place, which means convoys of AGCC rulers have not reached the final destination. I watched a couple of convoys moving, and it … Continue reading

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Pix: AGCC foreign ministers meet at Al Bustan Palace Hotel yesterday

(Photos: AM)

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Tsk! tsk!

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2008 AGCC summit in Oman or Qatar? AFP says Qatar!

Agence France-Presse (AFP) –– one of the oldest news agencies in the world –– comes up with bloopers once in a while. And today was one such day.

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Rush to your nearest gas station, now

The Ministry of Oil and Gas has instructed oil companies to stop fuel deliveries for three days from December 28 to 30. So please make sure to fill gas adequately in your vehicle, today. (Source)

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Traffic curbs for AGCC summit

Royal Oman Police issued flyers along with today’s newspapers announcing traffic curbs in Muscat during the AGCC summit this week. Click here for map details. ROP Announcement

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ATM = Any Time Misery

I have been to this BankMuscat ATM in MBD (near Khimji’s Mart) three times last week, and during all the three occasions, the kiosk was out of order. By the looks of it, the ATM has been ‘down’ for some … Continue reading

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