Today marks the 40th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates formation. Although it’s been a short history, it’s been an amazing story of progress and prosperity. The local Emiratis celebrate the event through revving the turbos in their hotted up cars to deafening levels, and by covering them with masses of crazy string, and snow […]
Tag: cars
We have a car
Thursday afternoon I picked up our set of wheels. We had gone without for quite some time, but the last three weeks I’ve had the use of my boss’s other car and it’s just way too convenient to have your own vehicle. I originally thought I’d go through a dealer, but the right second-hand Prado […]
Two steps forward..
Today I came back to my apartment feeling like I had some success. Mind you, this was the second time I returned home. The first time I felt absolutely frustrated. Just like many other days when I’ve had to deal with a certain area involved in visa processing, etc. But anyway, back to the positive. […]
I thought Irish Village would be, well, a village
I survived my second week in the job, and joined a few Aussies at Irish Village for more than a few pints of Guinness. Until then I have been on a real health kick, and avoiding alcohol. The Irish Village is a nice pub, in a semi-secluded spot. It’s near a couple of our offices, […]
Dune bashing take two
Yesterday I was involved in a convoy of seven 4WDs, filled with expats who came together to achieve a single aim. To bash some dunes. The mission was a tremendous success. However we failed to find and reach either of our two destinations, despite a guide book, co-ordinates, GPS technology x 2, and plenty of blokes trying to […]
J-E-E-P spells poxy
We joke with a friend of ours who has a Jeep, that his car is poxy. It’s come from my father in law who in his vast 4WD experience has come to the conclusion that American products just don’t measure up. My four year old son’s very interested in cars, and has been paying attention […]