Books again and my journeys

Hey, its me again.

Yeah, I know. I haven't posted in a while, completely my fault. Been busy much in the past few weeks. Sorta ironic for summer, don't you think so?

So, now that I've finished reading those books I bought, I've bought some more! Yes, I know, "Dude! You read too much" will be your usual expression... yeah but I love history :)

I bought a book on the American Revolutionary War, since I never really understood the thing aside from the fact that the colonists won and the British lost. Imagine the irony these days :)


Perhaps its one of those mysteries of life, like what is the purpose of an eyebrow ?
Actually.. that IS a good question...

I also bought another book (what? They had a booksale!) about the History of the Arabs, and it is so huge that I'm frightened of reading it :(

But recently, I got into studying about my own country's heritage, culture and history. Yes, I made a visit to the Bahrain National Museum.

And I can say for a fact that it isn't what I imagined it to be. It was honestly a fun thing, creepy to say it but I felt like it was fun, learning about Dilmun, about Tylos , about Bahrain's ancient history and lifestyles.

The 1932 Buick car, located in Bahrain's National Museum.

Often a times, they seem brilliant compared to nowadays.
I even snapped a picture of a 1932 Buick car given to the late King of Bahrain.


And I have to say it, it was a much better experience than, say, 4 years ago (School field trip, don't ask :)

Or it could've been because of my lack of history at the time... I don't know.

Ah, why can't there be a History course here in Bahrain ? Or perhaps, should I setup my own ? :)

Oh the hassle boredom is.

MythBusters, Football and I Need New Books

Another day, Another time where I can blog.

As a child, I was an avid viewer of the Discovery Channel. I didn't know why, it was always surprising and very informative whenever I keep watching it. I suppose I had a weird sense of entertainment then :)

With the knowledge I got from shows like MythBusters and How Its Made, I remember going around the household telling about all sorts of facts and stuff. I remember how irritated my brother was, he had only wanted a decent game of football (on the PS2 of course!). Ah, how I enjoyed the MythBusters. They were so enthusiastic about their job, and they made it look like its a heck-load of fun. And also, made Science look like its fun. And it actually is!! :)

Which reminds me of one important thing. Whenever a guy says "Lets play some football", you'd think he'd mean the actual game. But to my dismay, he was referring to playing it on the old PS3. O,O

I mean, I see this as a new trend, now people seem to quit the physical game and simply go play it virtually. What has happened to this beautiful game ? Well, aside from the recent FIFA scandal, it seems that people are becoming more couch-potato-ish than ever before. Some say blame fast food, others say they are just being lazy. God knows how this problem could be solved! :(

My first Famous Five Book. I need more!

Now, drifting from the above topic, I'm glad to say that I've finally finished reading my first ever Scholarly History Book!!! Yes, I managed to finish the 600 paged A History of the Modern Middle East , by the late William Cleveland. It was absolutely brilliant, I have to say. That comes from me, A teen that loves History :)
It has taught me so much on my Middle Eastern Heritage.

Which also leaves me pondering, I need new books. And since I'm in the mood for some fiction, perhaps I should finally get some Famous Five books ?

What? I absolutely liked those books during my younger years. They helped portray the image of young and energetic youths. If only Bahrain had the moors and hills, the rivers and fens of the British :(

Well, I'll try to get some new Famous Five books :)

 You can never outgrow the classics, like Mr. Bean and such :D

Thanks for reading, and goodbye for now.