Demonstration in Bahrain against Israeli barbarism
A demonstration showing Bahraini anger at the barbaric atrocities by the Zionist regime on the Freedom Flotilla while trying to take much needed supplies and medicines to Gaza on 31 May 2010 where the...
View ArticleProtest in Bahrain against the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla
Dr. Ali Fakhro, Bahraini intellectual, thinking and ex-minister for education and health speaking to the protesters in front of the UN House in Manama. People protested and demonstrated against the...
View ArticleTattooed people aren’t scary, they’re cool!
Discovering a tattoo convention by chance at the Amsterdam RAI convention centre, I determined to go and have a look, and thank goodness I did! Tattoos are cool. Tattooed people aren’t scary. They’re...
View ArticlePostcard from New York – Times Square at Night
You can’t go to New York without experiencing Times Square at night, so we all traipsed over there and just as luck would have it, Justin Timberlake was shooting a music video to a new song he’s...
View ArticleFresh Crabs Anyone?
Just before having a lunch of excellent Halibut and Chips in the picturesque Nanaimo harbour, I noticed a woman bashing the hell out of crabs, apparently she was either really pissed off with them, her...
View ArticleSaabs – Bahrain’s ancient irrigation channels
We have one old water overflow channel on the side of one of the palm groves near our home and our dog Phoebe and us get great pleasure walking by it and watching the little wildlife that manage to...
View ArticleRoad trip to Sombrio Beach
We love going on road trips while in Canada, or almost anywhere where a road trip can take more than 30 minutes without spanning the whole country We decided to go check out a recommended beach on...
View Article[Vlog] How to use an Abacus
David, the laundry guy who’s doing my laundry while in NYC, teaches me how to use an Abacus and I test him at it too!
View ArticleYoga, first experience
While touring the grounds of The Leela Palace Hotel in Mumbai where I stayed, I chanced upon Racchana who observed me admiring some of their flowers, and we started to chat. I got to know that she is...
View ArticleDurazi Sunset
Went for a quick walk this afternoon and fell onto this beautiful sight that I had to record. The duration of this sunset was just under 4 minutes. It’s sped up 8x here to fit into a 30 second clip....
View ArticleMGS S01E04 – Xeriscaping: gardens that need very little water
Our viewer Shirley Dockerill asked us to cover the important topic of gardens that need very little water. In other words: xeriscaping. In this episode, I discuss and show what I have personally done...
View ArticleMGS S01E05 – The Nursery
The gardening season is about to start in Bahrain and I can’t wait for the weather to change for the better. However, it pays to prepare; hence, I share with you how I built my seed nursery and some...
View ArticleMGS S01E06 – Constructing the Patio
I’ve always wanted a small “proper” sitting area in the front garden but never got round to doing something about it. Until now. Thanks to Almanaratain who wanted to parter with Mahmood’s Garden Show...
View ArticleMGS S01E07 – Thinning the Seeds
Thinning and pruning seem to be a counterproductive activity for novice gardeners. I learnt the hard way that those are a necessity for the garden to thrive. I share my findings in this episode. The...
View ArticleMGS S01E08 – Inviting Butterflies to your Garden
I took advantage of a free couple of hours in Kuala Lumpur to visit the Butterfly Park and have a chat with the manager and the head gardener on what it takes to invite butterflies and other beneficial...
View ArticleMGS S01E09 – Potting the Seedlings
The seeds I’ve sown in Episode 2 have mostly come through with some achieving quite good success. It’s time now to pot them up in small pots and make them ready to go into the ground. Apart from the...
View ArticleMGS S01E10 – Inviting Birds into your Garden
There is nothing that brings a garden to life than birds and their chirping and singing and flitting around. We’re blessed to have several varieties who have made our garden their home. To invite them...
View ArticleMGS S01E11 – A Garden and Gardening Update
This episode is dedicated to my friend Fadi Fallaha who continues to encourage me to continue on with producing these episodes. Thanks Fadi! So here you go, a quick update on the status of the garden...
View ArticleMGS S01E12 – The Nursery, take 2
The first attempt this year at a nursery failed and in this video I tell you why. I also take the opportunity to build on that gained experience and start the 2nd version of the nursery. Here’s hoping...
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