In what has been a very traumatic week, and that ever-growing sense of unease about the future, it was nice to finally get out on the water & see the whale sharks here in Qatar. Such a serene moment

Qatar's defence system, as taken from my apartment. At least 2 missiles intercepted overhead

First hand experience - this is Qatar's defence responding. Intercepted at least 2 directly overhead

Qatar's defence system in action, intercepted a couple of missiles directly above my apartment.

Fuck you, Trump

Qatar anti-attack missiles in action, already seen a few missiles intercepted overhead

Merry Xmas! I spent Xmas Day fulfilling a lifelong ambition to see a real blue whale! Ever since my dad took me to the Natural History museum in London & I saw the size of it, I wanted to see one (just as watching Jaws sparked my love of sharks)

Vini Jr makes it 3-0. Enjoyable match, better second half. A reminder of how annoying VAR can be

Ronaldinho scoring at the El Clasico legends match. I swear he hasn't aged much. Barça were 2-0 up at HT, Madrid did well to come back & it ended 2-2. Barça also missed a penalty