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LOST - The Finale
For the past six years I have been an avid viewer of a show called LOST. You may have heard of it...Well this past month whilst Niki was away I watched Season 6 via download and finally got the finale...
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Vive La France!
Well, exciting news here... we're all booked for our French holiday next month. Yes, as Roy & HG say, we're off to the land of the cheese eating surrender monkeys and we're very excited.We fly to...
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Ramadan Kareem!
Well, Ramadan has started once again! Its a funny time here when Ramadan is on... its a period of religious reflection and in a country that is governed by religion, then it impacts EVERYTHING. Work,...
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Getting on with it....
Been a weird period of late... Ramadan is on, work has been busy and I am counting down to when I take my holidays... I guess at this stage of life, you can very much say that we're now "in a routine"...
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Contingency Plans
When we moved here to Dubai, one of the big issues mentally was the fact that we were leaving our families. Upping and moving around the world to a foreign country without your support network of...
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Jet Setting
Well I got back from Australia yesterday... for those readers who aren't already aware, Dad had a triple bypass and is as we speak sitting in the hospital recovering nicely. All will be OK it seems...
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Bonjour! We're Back!
Yes, we got back from France on the weekend and I am now back at work. Was meaning to do a meaningful and long descriptive post but this short summary will have to do instead.We arrived on the...
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Still here!
Sorry blog readers, I am sorry I have been out of sorts with the blog posting but I have been fairly busy with work this past week and it isn't letting up with me traveling to London later this week as...
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DRAGONS NRL PREMIERS 2010
Well, my football team, the St George Illawarra Dragons won the NRL Premiership!Today, in steamy Dubai, I took the day off work to ensure that at 10am I was on the lounge ready to watch the game.After...
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Niki is in Oz
Well, after I made my trip to Sydney for my Dad's heart operation, Niki left last night and should be landing soon in Sydney to help her Mum who is having an important back operation.This means that...
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Dubai, the Land of Service.
Dubai is the land of "service". Everywhere you go, there is someone there to push your shopping cart to the car, pack your groceries and help you with your luggage. At restaurants and food courts,...
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Welcome Back Mum!
Niki comes home tonight! After her being away for two weeks in Sydney, I have come to the end of my run as "Mr Mum" and I think if I can blow my own trumpet, it has gone well.The girls have had...
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God Parents!
Well, after being here for 18mths we reached a nice milestone this weekend with Niki and I becoming god parents this weekend.We were very chuffed to be invited to be god parents to baby Olivia who is...
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National Mourning...
The ruler of the Emirate Ras al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, passed away this morning at the spritely age of 92. He was, according to wikipedia, the worlds oldest ruling monarch and...
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Ras al Khaimah In Turmoil?
Further to yesterday's blog post about the death of Sheikh Saqr, all seems at peace here in Dubai and it was a surprise to stumble on this article in today's Sydney Morning Herald.The contents of this...
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Blog Lag
Sorry for the lack of posts... simple explanation is that work has been really busy and really difficult I have been putting in a large number of hours of late.But that should change as this week is...
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Fujeirah
Now, a valid reason for the lack of posts... we went to Fujeirah this week on the eastern / Indian Ocean side of the UAE. It was the first time I had seen the Indian Ocean (its actually called the...
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UAE National Day
Well after our trip to Fujeirah, we now have a 4 day weekend coming up with the UAE National Day on Thursday and on Sunday, its the public holiday for the Islamic New Year. So four days off! With...
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Dubai Birthday
Well, it was my birthday last weekend and given that last year I spent my birthday in a plane to Sydney, this year was a much better occasion and I celebrated with Niki and the girls and our Dubai...
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Merry Xmas
2010 is coming to a close. As I write this, I am sitting in Sydney after arriving here from Dubai for the Christmas / NY holidays. Our trip to Sydney was fine and uneventful (which is what you want on...
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