I know I posted a while ago about 'hot kisses' here in the Emirates...well top news today is that a British couple is in court after kissing in a hotel restaurant at 2 am. An emirati woman said she and her children witnessed this. The couple was arrested and charged with indecency as well as consumption of alcohol. They claim their kiss was not hot....in fact it was a kiss on the cheek.

How come no one arrests the Emirati woman for having her children out at 2am? Isn't that against any child welfare laws??? Honestly, it is scary living here when you read stuff like that.

In the good news column...the Abu Dhabi triathalon was yesterday with an amazing finish at the Corniche. They had crowds of people and beautiful, if hot, weather. Apparently they delayed the start by 45 minutes to have pictures with the sunrise as the participants dove into the water off the Emirates Palace. That might explain the weak and swooning athletes crossing the finish line under the noonday sun. It was also interesting to see a primarily white group of athletes. It's almost like cross-country skiing :)