School Uniforms in Oman

Art by Narjooosa on Deviant Art. I personally only attended a school with a uniform for two months and that was in my class 12 year of highs...

Of course your kids don't like seatbelts!

Dear Omani parents, Of course your kids don't like carseats and seatbelts when you give your eight month-old [and mine] leave to sit on ...

A walk in the park: Naseem Park. Muscat Oman, my own photos

I don't know why, but we always forget about Naseem in Muscat until Muscat festival rolls around, even though it IS one of the nicest pa...

Swimming Pool Drownings in Muscat

I know that nobody is likely to be thinking about building a pool in their yard tonight, what with the rain and lightening and all, but as I...

More About Having a New Baby in Oman

THE BABY IS ALWAYS "BARD" When you have a baby in Oman, and you have Omani inlaws, you must be prepared to be hot when visiting, ...

How and If to "Maid" when one has to.....

In the New Year I may have to get a maid (which I am really, really against doing). I will be the first OPNO to have a baby, and I am a work...

The Concept of Original Sin for Omanis?---Zeena babies.

For anyone not Muslim, as Omanis in majority are, "zeena" is an act of adultery or fornication outside of legal marriage. Just to ...

Cute Little Girl's Beach Party

I love this idea. When it gets a bit cooler out K, we should definately do this with your girls;). Brown sugar like sand topping the cute c...

Children Left Behind the Wheel of Running Cars

This is a sight we unfortunately see in Oman on occasion. A child left alone and unsupervised in a car with the key in the ignition and the...

What is a Hul-Hul?

Muscat Mitchells on her blog "Mitchells In Oman" asked what is an Omani Hul-Hul and what is involved. It is pretty much a celeb...

Barbie Dolls in Oman

Honestly. I don't like how white skin is marketed as more beautiful than natural skin tones to the Omani population which is rarely (can...

Quote of the day: "You are the daughter of a Jinn Chicken!"

"You are the daughter of Jinn Chicken!" was the excited comeback on the boy's front. Today I drove to work with my Omani boss...

Family Meddling in Marriages in Oman

Sometimes I am kind of happy that I am an Orphan in the Islamic sense, when I hear stories of horrible families, abusing their daughter'...

Marrying One's Cousin in Oman, and Pepsi Babies

Because of a comment I read on JD's blog, I wanted to touch on the topic of marrying one's cousins. Unless my future children are to...

BABY CRAZZZZZZZZZZy in Oman!!!! Ahhhhhh!!!!

Why is it, that the first question people ask you when you get married in Oman, is, "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE CHILDREN?" And on ...

Rooms for Two

For those of us who don't have giant villas, but who have big families (the majority of Omanis I know except my Shatti and Mubhela sets;...

Child Brides and Grooms in Oman

Just a quick question, what is the youngest marriage (Melka ect--not consumation) you have ever heard of in Oman? Me, I know a girl who marr...

Little Girl's Hairstyles

It is TOTALLY an Omani thing to style your little girl's hair in a million different amazing ways, accessorizing it with crystals and b...