I've started working out at the gym. It's been two weeks now and it looks like I can fit four sessions a week into my timetable quite comfortably - of course, this is before Desi Soc work reaches its peak, and before all the non-medics/dentists start pouring back into Newcastle after their extensive summer breaks ( Read more... )

This morning the newspaper screamed 'New Year Massacre' and under that there was a massive report about the slaughter of 200+ people in Gaza by the Israeli Air Force on the eve of the Islamic new year ( Read more... )

Yesterday I had my Biology Units 1, 2 and 3 A-level exams. Mercifully, they were morning papers, unlike the W2 paper I had back in May which was an afternoon paper and had dragged on till 17:30 ( Read more... )

The former Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohammad is at it again! This time he's cheering on Iraqi insurgents to cause more destruction and wreak some more havoc for our reading/viewing/listening pleasure ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I went to Sadeqabad where I've got two aunts and four cousins. Just spent some time listening to old Hindi music from the '60s and '70s. My brother and sister are staying there, but I came back home to Shantinagar because I have to "go to work" on Monday ( Read more... )

I haven't been doing much. Yesterday, I went to the hospital and Dr Arshad had a new friend for me. His name's Danish [Dah-nish, not Dann-ish] and he's from Canada so he speaks accented Hindi which is really funny to listen to, but hey.. I'm trying not to make fun of it.

In the evening, yesterday we went for a movie: Corporate. It's all about the ( Read more... )

A 27-year-old Emarati diplomat who is in Iraq has been abducted.

Argh! I know they've kidnapped Arabs before.. but targeting a UAE national? The UAE has done nothing against Iraq, said nothing against it and is not even very involved in the whole political scene ( Read more... )