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Wednesday, February 9th 2005

3:40 AM

BEAUTIFUL HOPEFUL

The trip Oman was brilliant. It was a work-related three-day trip in which I got stuck in an airplane for three and a half hours, got drenched to the bone with seawater as I rode a rough sea to see some little dolphins and in which I cruised through the beautiful dunes of the Wahbia desert.

 

The landscapes were amazing. The fact that Muscat offers beautiful beaches, high mountains and smooth Sahara sand dunes is something that is ought to satisfy any true traveler. I was privileged to have driven through wadis (valleys) and hills and mountains and into little villages and passing by bedoin folk and tribes.

 

The scenery was transcending. The sight of layer upon layer of mountain tops and smaller hills in the misty background, and the smooth, untouched, wavy sand dunes was breathtaking.

 

Oman, I have gathered in this very short trip, is a place worthy of a couple of visits. I would have loved to see more of it, but time simply did not permit. The Omani people are ever so nice and kind. Very down to earth and friendly and shockingly for a Gulf citizen, they are hard working. You see them in airports, hotels and restaurants, greeting you and welcoming you.

 

I’ll be positing a few photos on my flickr account in a day or two… I’ll need a couple of days to get all the sea salt and sand grains out of my system you see.

 

I also believe that I’ve found inspiration for at least two short stories from my trip to Oman. I think I could come up with some interesting stuff. I will keep you up to date on any progress. So far they are nothing more than ideas floating through my head.

 

Unsurprisingly, Ezrael’s Leaf did not score highly in the Café Doom short stories competition #2. It was rough around the edges at the time of submission. Still, I think it is an interesting concept for a story. Perhaps I will display it on the BeWrite workshop to get some feedback on it.

 

I’m picking up on editing “Moments” (yes that is currently the title of) the collection of short stories. I’m going to be using the help of a couple of acquaintances, including my lovely Karen, who worked on QuixotiQ as well.

 

Also, I believe I have come up with the concept for the cover artwork. I believe it captures the essence of the collection. It’s based on one of my photographs and is designed by (ehm ehm) me. No, I will not show it to you…. yet!

 

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