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I’m in the plane coming back home. Everything is going back to normal.. no more posting from my Blackberry.

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Aix Les Bains is a beautiful and quiet place in france and it overlook one of the most picturistic lakes I’ve seen. The first time I ever been there was when Mom insisted we go see the place where the pasha (of an old egyptian movie) supposedly spent his summers. The pasha had a really good taste, I liked the place a lot.
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Yesterday I was buying some stuff for my wife in Muscat’s SEPHORA and the sellers told me that it will open soon in Kuwait and he specified in avenues without me telling him the mall’s name! Lay hal daraja mash’hoor el Avenues?

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I was hungry all day and couldn’t wait to dig in. It was perfection.

The post wouldn’t be complete without the Muchboos Anthem:

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By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter
Published: July 29, 2008, 17:15

Dubai: Lebanese singer Suzan Tamim has been found murdered in an apartment in Dubai Marina late on Monday, police sources said.

Some Arabic websites said the singer was found stabbed and disfigured.

The singer was living in Dubai for the past eight months, according to the websites.

Suzan Tamim shot to fame in 1996 after she participated in the popular ‘Studio Al Fan’ television show and won the top award.

Tamim has released two albums in her career and has married twice.

Gulfnews.

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The oldest domains on the internet:

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Posted By Mishary.

I know I’m still in Muscat but that doesn’t prevent me from posting about whats happening in Kuwait : ), Back to subject, Yes Al-Ostoura has just now opened in the Avenues phase II.

Thanks INM.

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When we were on the train on our way to Salzburg, we talked about the things we still remember from our last visit 20 years ago. I said that I still remember The Sound Of Music home, the old walking street with the cafes and shops, our hotel (which assumed I would be ok sleeping in a baby’s crib! I was 6 and did not find them funny at ALL) and I remember that we bought 2 toys from that old street, we bought a little orange warm attached to a transparent nylon thread and a puppet with strings, it was an ostrich with beads-like legs. The warm did not last long, but that little ostrich puppet lasted well into the early 90’s.

When we first entered the old town, memories started flowing back. less than 20 meters into this narrow walking street, we saw something VERY familiar. We saw that little ostrich puppet with its green hat and red feathers! it looked exactly like the one we bought 2 decades ago! Mom said that I SHOULD buy it. So I went up to the lady carrying the basket full of puppets and started talking to her. It was raining and I was trying to open my wallet and holding the umbrella at the same time, so she offered to carry the umbrella for me, she was so nice and speaks english fluently, so I thought I’d tell her about our old puppet..

Me: You know, 20 years ago I came to salzburg with my family and they bought me a puppet that looks exactly like the ones you’re selling me now.
Puppet Lady: 20 years? Well, I’ve been selling these puppets for 23 years.
Me: *stared at her* oh.. really?
Puppet Lady: Yes, 23 years. No one sells them except me. *smiles*
Me: You mean……?
Puppet Lady: It’s probably me who sold your parents that first puppet.
Me: *Shocked*
Puppet Lady: *laughs* Yes it was me.

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^This is the old town in Salzburg, a walking street with lots of shops and souvenirs shops can be found there, and all are in old buildings dating back to the 13 centuries. You can see above the mountain and overlooking the town there is an old castle, this castle was built over 600 years of constant work and remodeling. The tour guide said that every king (archbishop?) used to change things and remodel it and no one lived up to see it completed.

^20 years ago we sat at this restaurant/cafe. I remembered once I saw the path leading up to it!