Yossou N'Dour Tickets for Dadada-Dan Tenko

Alwaqt newspaper reported that all the tickets for the Spring of Culture events were SOLD OUT! And I thought "OMG! I didn't get the Dadada-Dan Tenko tickets yet!" I jumped in my Alty and scoured through Bahrain. All I found were tickets for Yossou N'Dour & the Chehadeh Brothers. I bought the first.
I'm disappointed. I didn't think it would be such a huge success like that! Well, at least I have two BD 15 tickets for the Senegalese singer for tomorrow night. I however would gladly exchange them for the Japanese drumming band. Anyone interested, please comment with your email. I'll even accept the BD 7 tickets now.
Either way, both shows promise to be great, and I'm glad I'm lucky enough to witness something at least.

Spring of Culture: Arad Fort Lighting

Yesterday, my wife and I went to see the lighting ceremony of Arad fort. It is to become the venue for allot of attractions throughout the month.

I arrived there, before 8PM. Went in and thought that everything was over, as it was pitch dark; (the event was to start at 6:30). Luckily it was just late. A good number of journalists, photographers, ambassadors and dignitaries were present. The ambiance was nice with my old School buddy Khalid Alshamlan playing on the grand piano.
I grabbed a cup of tea and stood to listen to two quick speeches, then *click*, the switch was flipped.

Light it did, but.. to be frank, I expected more. What with the word "ceremony" and all. Here, you can watch the video, but be warned, its boring as hell. I have better expectations for the rest of the events.