Good Mourning!

We didn’t get days off to “mourn” Fahad. Oman however, did. Three full days. So my sister (Haifa) and her husband (Issa), packed their bags and drove to spend these days with us. Since all local and Arab TV and radio channels stopped their regular broadcasting and were only playing Qura’an recitations, entertainment was very limited last night. After watching Discovery for awhile, someone suggested playing cards. My sister (Manal), her daughter (Shahd), Issa and I, started a game of Khasseronoh (“Flop him”). It’s a Yemeni card game where you have to pile the cards in the center (I’m terrible at describing games!). The essence of the game is that you watch out for other players’ mistakes and shout them out. And I mean SHOUT! The more you startle them, the better. Since my brother in law never played the game before, shouting in his ear and shocking him was great fun. After a few shocks, Issa traumatized, relented his spot to Haifa. Of course winning the game is fun too, so after I won, I left my spot for my nephew.

It was an enjoyable evening. All thanks to the absence of any channels worth watching. And all because of the mourning! I guess something good did come out of Fahad after all!