Oman? Oh, man.

You've all probably read about this already, and I'm sure most of you have spent more than a little time trying to pin down the story behind the story, which I am certain is deliciously byzantine. But just in case you have been on an island or something and somehow missed all the excitement:

His Highness Sayyid Asa’ad bin Tariq Al Said, president of the Oman Equestrian and Camel Federation (OECF), has appointed Sheikha Najia bint Khalaf bin Mubarak Al Ma’awali, as his deputy for equestrian affairs. Sayyid Asa’ad issued the decision on Sheikha Najia’s appointment yesterday.

He also issued other decisions appointing Sheikh Said bin Abdullah Al Roshdi as OECF secretary-general and supervisor of camel affairs, Farouq bin Saleh Al Adawi as OECF technical expert, Nasir bin Mohammed Al Wahaibi as director of administrative and financial affairs, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Saifi as acting director of equestrian affairs, Hamad bin Ali Al Saadi, as acting director of camel activities affairs, Adil bin Isa Al Balushi as acting director of technical affairs and Najma bint Said Al Sariri as acting director of information and public relations. (via)

I know, I know - the supervisor of camel affairs and the director of camel activities affairs are going to be all up in each other's face, 'cause you know how those two guys are. Grab the popcorn and the beers and pull up a chair. This is going to be a show. I'll bet all the equestrian guys are so relieved not to be in that snakepit, especially this far into the racing season.

The niyabat of Al Sinainah in the wilayat of Al Buraimi will host on February 16 and 17 the ninth leg of the annual private camel race festival which is organised by the Royal Camel at the Royal Court Affairs. The race will be held under the auspices of Dr Khalifa bin Hamad Al Sa’adi, wali of Al Buraimi. He will give away prizes to the winners. On February 16, there will be 12 races and on February 17, there will be five races.

The wilayat of Hima in the Wusta region will host the 10th leg of the festival on February 23 and 24, while the wilayat of Al Mudhaibi will host the 11th leg on March 2 and 3 and Al Faleej camel race track in the wilayat of Barka will host the concluding stage of the festival on March 22, 23 and 24. The camel race festival in which Omani pure Arabian thorough-bred camels took part began in the wilayat of Thumrait on September 22, 2004, and continued in the wilayats of Al Masana’a, Al Qabil, Ibri, Mahut, Manah, Saham and Ga’lan Bani Bu Ali

That's a lot of camel racing, you know. But don't think that's all that's going down in Muscat these days. Not by a long shot. The tearooms are all a-twitter with anticipation and that can only mean one thing. You guessed it: Crazy Mohan's coming to town!

Take a big amount of imagination, add huge measures of talent and a wee bit of story, stir in extra-large doses of clean humour and what you have is an uproarious comedy that is a sure-fire winner — the kind that Crazy Mohan whips up with unfailing regularity much to the delight of his hordes of fans who do not seem to have enough of his rib-ticklers. Now this czar of comedy is all set to take the Tamil audience in the Sultanate on a non-stop voyage of laughter on February 18 with two of his hugely popular plays, Marriage Made In Saloon and Jurassic Baby.

Crazy Mohan, whose very name spells the ultimate in stage humour, can be credited with redefining the concept of comedy on Tamil stage. He ushered in a fresh era in Tamil theatre with his very first full-length play, Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam, that he scripted in 1976. Such was the tumultuous reception for this play that ‘Crazy’ came to be permanently prefixed to his name. Since then this qualified engineer has come to be known as one of the most versatile and gifted creators.

Dude. Crazy Mohan. It almost doesn't seem fair.