Sunday, April 27, 2008

Telematch

Last weekend, we have something new organized for this year, a one day telematch among the Bruneian, Malaysian and Indonesian families.It was a fun day for the children, doing some colouring and running around in different events organized by the parents.

Photography notes: Because of poor lighting in the hall, I used flash and high ISO but still need improvement in focussing.

Telematch
Telematch

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Hair cut

Hair cut

Hair cut cost OMR 1 for adult or child in the standard barber shop. The set up is almost the same as in Brunei.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Olympic torch relay - Muscat

Olympic Torch

On 14th April, the Olympic torch arrived in Muscat. Oman is the only country in Middle East that got this opportunity and in fact managed it quite well. Obviously this relay attracted some negative responses in other countries with all those protests.

Olympic TorchOlympic Torch

The relay was from Al-Bustan round about to Qurum Park. Decided to go to Mutrah Souk and it was a good decision. Plenty of subjects to shoot with all the folks and students waiting for the torch to past by.

Olympic TorchOlympic Torch

The olympic torch actually went past this road around 7 pm which meant poor lighting for taking any photos.

Olympic Torch

Friday, April 11, 2008

Road Trip - Al Ashkarah





After office on Wednesday, we were on the road again, a 370 km drive from Musqat to Al Ashkarah. It took approx 4 hours with a stop at Ibra. Al Ashkarah is a fishing village with a long stretch of beach. We stayed for one night, driving back to Musqat after a satisfied but tiring day on the beach.




Friday, April 4, 2008

Sheikh Zayed Mosque

On the way back, we stopped by Sheikh Zayed Mosque, which is still not 100% completed. The inside views are magnificent and taking photos inside the mosque is allowed. Another visit to the mosque is a must to capture the views.

Sheik Zayed Mosque

Sheik Zayed Mosque

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Lazy Friday

Abu Dhabi

After staying overnight in Al Ain, we drove to Abu Dhabi, traffic was light all the way to the marina.