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I Have spent the day researching the Tokyo trip and posting updates from the holiday a couple of weeks ago. I was also waiting for the Satellite TV guys to call and replace my box for a new one. The Satellite guys eventually rang at 7pm. It’s not unusual for people over here to be working late …….Continue reading Directions Not too sure what time we got back last night but we started late with the corona breakfast. We headed to the Grand Mosque here in Abu Dhabi. It is a fantastic piece of workmanship and just imply stunning. Afterwards we drove to Jebbel Hafeet which has a great viewing point and a fantastic windy …….Continue reading Abu Dhabi (Holiday Day 2) Andreas arrived late just after midnight. It was extremely humid out and we were fortunate for the quick drive back to my apartment. After couple of Gin Tonics and several hours later it was 3.30am. We got up early to have our usual Corona Breakfast and then hit the road to Dubai. We got to Dubai …….Continue reading A Day in Dubai (Holiday Day 1) So what have I been up to recently I hear you cry!?Well I have recently been finalising a two-week holiday that I have planned for the first two weeks of June. Andreas (of www.ginfan.com fame) my great friend from Iceland was originally going to come over for two weeks and we were going to drive over …….Continue reading Lawrence of Arabia Country Okay so the first question I hear you shout is what is Sonos? Sonos is quite simply a mesh wifi network sound system. I can have a device in any room and have it linked throughout the apartment and play music via a computer or the remote. I have had the system for a while now, but …….Continue reading and finally…. my Sonos Rocks! Just been playing with Microsoft Photosynth. Here is a shot from site looking towards the AF2 building from the Library (LIB) Having flown back into Abu Dhabi at 6:40am on Sunday I was going to head straight to work. It looked like it had been wet and I discovered how much when I got back to my apartment. There was water downstairs in the entrance, on my landing, in my hall and in my bedroom. It’s a bloody …….Continue reading A Lost Ark? Since I got back from China last Sunday I have had a pretty vicious sore throat. This was not helped by the really bad dust storm on Thursday either. It did however make some of my early morning conversations quite entertaining as I was as husky as a husky dog eating husks (or should that be …….Continue reading All Drugged Up Fog…. it is an interesting weather phenomena! Fortunately for me driving to work is a very short affair. This morning with a slight chill to the air I jumped into my car for the five minute drive to work. It was not long until I came over the brow of the expressway when I hit the fog. There …….Continue reading May the Force be with You! or Driving in Fog UAE Style. Tuesday was spent sorting out the car insurance and signing paperwork. Several copies, numerous signatures & copies of ID later, I was in receipt of the insurance. I duly took this to the Dodge showroom as it was nearby. Later in the day I was told I could finally go and collect the loan forms or as they call …….Continue reading Charging Ahead! |
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