Banging on about the weather

I doubt that anyone is really going to feel any sympathy for me at this point, given that I live in Dubai, but the weather the last week or so has been cr*ppy – wind, rain, cold. We’ve even recently had some quite spectacular electrical storms lasting hours with massive thunderclouds that were miles and [...]

Onwards and up…

The good news is that PD and I are moving, finally! As of Friday we officially take possession of a one bedroom apartment located on the 34th floor of a tower called Southridge 6. It’s right next to the Burj Dubai and Dubai Old Town, which means that we are very close to nice bars [...]

Snapshot on today: 09 Oct 08

Today, I am mostly loving: the weather – it’s gorgeous out there! I feel a weekend sunbathe by the pool coming on.
Today, I am also proud of: myself, for not having a drop of alcohol all week. But why was it so damn difficult?!
Today I am mostly hating: myself, for not going to the gym [...]

Things that are different, Part 2

So I’ve got a few more bits that I can add to my list, but there should also be a section on Things that are the same, but a bit different (see the end of this post)

It takes longer to get things done. By this I mean, day to day work – waiting for people [...]