Superstar Experience on the Dardanelles

While crossing the Dardanelles earlier this week, Jeremiah was mobbed by a group of school children. Perhaps not used to meeting Turkish-spouting Orientals in the region, they jostled to take photographs with Jeremiah, who felt like a superstar. What an experıence!

Being Mistaken for A Company Man

The event in thıs entry happened 8 days ago.

Jeremiah got mistaken for a Company operative today. He was mindıng his own business at the lobby of one of the hotels in Manama, when a chap came up to him and asked if he was working for the Company. Before Jeremiah could reply, the man started introducıng himself and said that the contact whom we were supposed to meet had yet to arrive!

Confessions of a Lazy Bum

Jeremiah has a confession to make...he has not bothered to mop the floor in about two weeks. Now for those of ya who have in desert environments before, you know how fast dust and grime accumulate there. The first warning sign came yesterday when a fly landed on the floor and never got up. It's time to pick up the mop again!

Wasted Opportunity

Met the President of ARAMCO last week..failed to ask him for an oil field...what a wasted opportunity....

There Are Certain Things Money Can't Buy

Jeremiah is finally back after a long hiatus. The past three months have quite draining and with so many things to look forward to in Singapore, he decided to commence the mock Odyssey exercise early. And so he found himself in Dubai International Airport last Friday. As per the time-honoured traditions, our dear Jeremiah went to the bar with the legendary bad service at the Airport to get a draught beer. Expectedly, it took about 25 minutes for him to get served, even though he was sitting at the bar, right in front of 2 bartenders, who seemed to have mastered the art of avoiding eye contact. Frequent travellers transiting in Dubai would, of course, be aware of the bad service at that particular bar. But sitting next to Jeremiah then was this American dude, who probably repeated what he did back home to get the bartenders' attention; he plonked a 10 dirham note on the bar counter. And guess what, he was promptly ignored too. As the Mastercard ad always goes, there are certain things in life that money can't buy. Ironically, however, if you pay by Mastercard instead of cash, settling your check will take you about 10 minutes more due to the slow service.

Guerilla Warfare

The pendulum has swung. Jeremiah will be going underground for the next few weeks and will be incommunicado. Check this page for updates in a few weeks' time.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to All!

Jeremiah's 2008 resolutions to give up drinking and to master <<广岛之恋>>. What's yours?