In no particular order of importance…
- My den.
- Calm, quiet and almost soporific pace of life.
- Star Cinema and their very friendly staff.
- And the box seats in Orchestra, Star Cinema, usually Seat #23 or #25. Seat #4, Row 1 at any of the Mini Cinemas.
- The madness at Wadi Adai Roundabout: Thank God a signal junction is replacing the roundabout.
- Parking woes at City Cinema Shatti.
- City Cinema Sohar.
- The drive from Muscat to Dubai and back.
- The official superhero of my building: TopCat Ramos.
- Moviestudio and his amazing collection of movies.
- Mom.
- The crazy airport flyover.
- Muscat International Airport. Small but convenient. Friendly immigration, e-gate, reasonable duty free selection and helpful staff. And the free WiFi at the airport that made this post possible.
- Annapoorna restaurant in CBD.
- Lunch Thaali at Saravana Bhavan.
- The service station at Wadi Kabir omanoil filling station. For giving my rides ‘Cleopatra Shower’.
- Green Clean at Qurum City Centre. For giving my rides such amazing shine.
- Early morning drives.
- The luxury coaches of Muscat. The Beasts of Al Khanjry, Comfortline, GTC, CTC, Salalah Line, ONTC, Happyline, Al Turki etc.
- My ride.
- Friendly locals everywhere. Oman is really one of the friendliest nations on Earth.
- Times of Oman.
- @4jijesh.
- My Laundrywallahs from Unnau, Uttar Pradesh and their chaste Hindi.
- Rajan’s Barber Shop at CBD for close shaves.
- Brands Elite and their casks of Stanley’s White and Red Lambrusco.
- The superb view of the hills from my den.
- The flowers at Al Fair Sarooj. They have made many a diva happy.
- Shell Filling Stations.
- National Bank of Oman Cash Deposit Machines.
- The Dodge Chargers that make my head turn.
- The crazy shop names.
- Beef Ularthiyathu at Divine. Also the lunch thaali at Divine.
- Salalah.
- Chilis at Muscat City Centre.
- Aldo at Muscat City Centre.
- When it rains.
- Uptown. The entire gang with a special mention to Nash.
- Split Chili at Uptown.
- Murgh Malai Tikka Masala and Garlic Rice at Uptown.
- The uber cool Oman tweeps.
- Marina Bander Al Rowdha.
- Dolphin Watching.
- Wahiba Sands.
- Bus stop at Thumrait.
- Counting the million stars at Haima desert.
- Landing and take off at Muscat International Airport.
- Amazing Shawarma at Muscat Bakery in Wadi Adai.
- Swami’s Hotel at Ruwi High Street.
- Happyline Transport.
- Woodland’s for the occasional takeaway.
- Nirvana. Because I love red and the ambience and the Corona is just spiffy.
- Khyber. For their excellent service and garlic pickle.
- UMS. For the memories.
- Wunderman Oman. For broadening my horizons.
- Bus Street at Ruwi, next to Sultan Qaboos mosque.
- The Grand Mosque at Bausher. For its grace and elegance.
- The Royal Oman Police. For being such stars in uniform.
- Ghazal at Grand Hyatt. For the great band.
- White Tiger Restaurant at Barka, next to omanoil. For the superb Beef masala.
- Al Bahja cinema.
- Plane spotting at Muscat International Airport. The Oman Air A330s make me beam.
- All the friends out here who are like family.
- How the roads go quiet during Ramadan. Lame.
- Shopping for Jeema water and 6-packs of Coke.
- Ranjan, Man Friday who cleans my den every Friday.
- White Chocolate at Starbucks.
- Nuts & Bolts. The newest pub in town. And themed on automobiles.
- Driving Chargelina around Muscat.
