Randomly Speaking

Since my last post, I've cursed out 8,978 people on the road.

Oddly enough, I find comfort in travelling down Al-Khodh main street. I've never had a wanker run-in once on that street. And it's always gridlock traffic there. People always give-way on that street and on top of that they 'thank-you wave'. Sometimes they even smile.

Is it just me or do the supermarkets really stink here? As in smell. I feel like I've said this before on my blog. And what the heck is going on with the shopping carts at Carrefour? And why do the check-out girls always look so annoyed at the fact they have to ring out customers?

Last weekend at Al-Bahja Mall in the handicapp parking spots in the garage (adjacent to the entrance doors), someone in a Toyota (not a camry but that new aurion or something like that) decided to park their car slanted across both handicapped spaces. They didn't have a handicapped tag or anything either. Does anyone have a conscience that does that? One time, while renewing my 'zojat muwatan' visa (spouse visa), I accidentally parked in a handicapped space. A guy pulled up with his handicapped wife and asked me to move. I felt like the ultimate idiot. I'm still embarrassed about that. There was no sign to mark it a handicapped space, but when I reversed, I did see the faded wheelchair painted on the ground. Just admitting this makes me feel terrible. So, how do people not feel bad about consciously doing such a thing here? Then, when I got to my car after I finished shopping, one of those huge Hummers was parked directly in the driving lane. I couldn't reverse and I was luckily parked by a curb. I had to drive over the curb! And did I mention that driving into the underground parking (which happens to be a one way) two 'shabab' (young guys) in a beat up Corolla exited out the wrong way, almost hitting me head on! What was their reaction? They busted out laughing. Some people may say, "Oh, it's their way of reacting to an embarrassing situation." I don't remember laughing when I parked in the handicapped parking spot that time. In fact, I probably had a mortifying look on my face due to the shame.

If someone would please tell pedestrians to haul booty when crossing a street, that would be helpful. I am paranoid about crossing a street while on foot and do the 'left, right, left' look and then listen before I cross. I never see people do that here. Why?

I miss real sales. Like dirt cheap sales. Somehow I find paying RO20 (over $50) for a shirt that is on a 50% off sale really hard. Anyone else?