I thought this photo of Omani Paparazzi was rather amusing. This was taken at the camel races in Thumrait during April. They were stalking His Excellency Fulan bin Fulan Al Fulani..
Today is June 21, the official 'start' to the monsoon in Dhofar, although we've had rain and dark clouds all week. Salalah is getting ready to paaarty! Bring on the toursits!
If photographers were allowed to shoot females in Dhofar, they would be millionaires. All the exciting celebrity gossip happens in the 'World of Women'
Yeah, well, when you guys arrived in June, the weather was kind of weird. We didn't really get the khareef full force last year (may have been that the Khareef didn't like the 65 students living at Haffa House. LOL) You should come back someday. How long are you in Egypt for?
I've always wondered if during this "season" or climate event, if the blue sky with its sun were visible or not? the day is it dark? much like the fog in the temperate zone in Europe as France?
Dhofar is the Southern province in the Sultanate of Oman. Salalah is the capital city of Dhofar (in fact, the only main city). Our little corner of the world is unique in many ways. If you look at the labels at the bottom right of this page and check out some of my older posts, you'll know why. As a Dhofari, I have insider's input. If you read my posts (old and new), you'll begin to appreciate (if not already) the richness of our amazing little world. Salalah is very special, and very different. Tribes, nature, mystery, magic, jinn, you name it. If you're wondering why I'm fluent in English, it's because I spent several years studying abroad. However, I am a Salalah girl through and through. I do not blog as often as I used to because my life is insane, but don't give up on me. I do write. I've been writing for EIGHT years! I have a lot of positive (and rather amusing) things to write about. Many of my posts revolve around women. I do not aim to only criticize the society in Salalah or the way of life. I am proud of who we are and how we live. I only intend to tell it as it is.
Happy festival
ReplyDeleteOmani Paparazzi .... it is a good business!
I know a photographer who follows Local important figures to shoot!
If photographers were allowed to shoot females in Dhofar, they would be millionaires. All the exciting celebrity gossip happens in the 'World of Women'
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous! Last year in Salalah the khareef was a little weak, I wanted to see it in full force!
ReplyDeleteYeah, well, when you guys arrived in June, the weather was kind of weird. We didn't really get the khareef full force last year (may have been that the Khareef didn't like the 65 students living at Haffa House. LOL)
ReplyDeleteYou should come back someday. How long are you in Egypt for?
I've always wondered if during this "season" or climate event,
ReplyDeleteif the blue sky with its sun were visible or not? the day is it dark? much like the fog in the temperate zone in Europe as France?