Category: bahrain

  • Pretty nice day at Al Fateh Mosque

    I went inside the mosque for the first time in my life when my parents were here. The Al Fateh Mosque in the biggest in Bahrain and also the grandest. Here are some of the photos I took while I was there.

  • Feels like India

    There were cars parked haphazardly, dirty streets, footpaths occupied by shops and Hindi songs playing in the background. I was in central Manama, bahrain it felt like mini-India without the honking.

  • The real problem in Bahrain

    In college we were taught this ‘Reinforcement Theory‘ it seemed all silly back then but I had an OMG moment when I saw it played out in front of my eyes in Bahrain. The theory went on the lines of people believing what they want to believe in and acting as if there was nothing…

  • The Best Number Plate Ever!

    There are number plates and then there are Number Plates, I saw one of the latter kind yesterday near our office. It was a Saudi registration Audi. According to an Arab friend of mine NUA in Arabic means something on the lines of OWN. This makes it the most awesome number plate I have seen…

  • The most awesome word in Arabic!

    Before I came to Bahrain I started reading up about arabic, looking for a few basic words I could use to impress people, surprise them sort of. I gave up on this search very early, put down by the complication of the language, its pronunciation just to name a few. Turns out it is indeed one of…