OF POPES & HORSEWHIPS & CONDOMS & BIGFOOTS

HI Guys,


I havent been blogging much lately because I have been busy with the alumni blog as well as training 100 new staff.

Do check the new blog on www.darj-uae.blogspot.com/

Meanwhile some precious tidbits from today’s newspaper here in UAE.

· Due to the Israeli blockade in Gaza the vehicles there are beginning to smell like kitchens. Why? Because they are using left over fat from the falafel pots as fuel for the cars.

· In a case of extreme road rage a 30 yr old Pakistani man was charged with overtaking a local emirate boy, sharply braking and then coming out and beating him with a horsewhip. Knowing how the locals drive here the kid was probably to blame and I’d really like to give the benefit of doubt to the Pakistani but HORSEWHIP? Why is there a horsewhip in your car? Was it even a car and not a carriage in the first place?

· Hillary supporters rejoice. Barak’s true colours are coming out. Hail Jeremiah Wright.


· In Malaysia the opening session of the new parliament session turned into farce. “I hope Bigfoot does not disrupt proceedings.” said opposition lawmaker Karpal Singh. The recipient of the barb, ruling party member Bung Mokhtar Radin replied (and not too imaginatively i must add) “I am Bigfoot. You are Big Monkey.”
The report unfortunately did not mention why Mr. Radin was referred to as Bigfoot in the first place.

· A controversial Filipino muslim leader has filed a criminal case against the POPE. It is for rights violations etc. Someone obviously did not explain the concept of Infallibility to him.


· The cases of HIV infections in Singapore recorded a new high last year. Obviously being one of the cleanest countries and banning chewing gum & smoking is not doing the trick.

Maybe people are just chewing condoms in place of gum.

· After Smoking, now the Bollywood heroes are being asked to refrain from Drinking on screen to avoid influencing the youth. What next? Pre marital sex, adultery, over eating… how about starting with Bad Acting?

Till next time…

Meanwhile enjoy this:

“Fate gives all of us three teachers, three friends, three enemies, and three great loves in our lives. But these twelve are always disguised, and we can never know which one is which until we’ve loved them, left them, or fought them” - Anon