Monday April 16, 2007
now playing: Stravinsky - Rite of Spring


Yeah, I'm talkin' to you ... the dumbass camel who stood in my way while I was innocently on my way to Barracuda* to pick up 1400 dirhams worth of tax-free alcohol.

I honked my horn ... you just stood there. I rolled down my window and cranked up Andrew WK on my stereo ... still you didn't budge. I got out of my car to yell and madly wave my arms ... you charged me.

Ahmed ... what can I say? If your life wasn't worth more than mine in this country I probably would've run you over.

Don't ever leave the UAE.

* For those of you not from these parts, the Barracuda is a booze can about 70km north of Dubai in an emirate called Umm Al Quwain. Unlike Dubai, where expats need a special license just for the privilege of purchasing overpriced alcohol with a 30% tax across the top just for good measure, you can buy whatever you want at the Barracuda, 24/7, no license, no I.D., nothing. Consequently, on weekends it's always packed with Dubai expats.
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