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Thursday, 26 August 2004 |
Tonight was possibly the funniest night I've had whilst here in Abu Dhabi.
I was taken out of town for the night, to a restaurant outside of Abu Dhabi city for reasons that are not that interesting. On the way we drove past the new mosque that is being built - I thought I was being driven past a pastiche of the arabian nights, it was absolutely huge and amazingly spooky at night. The dark sky with the white marble mosque, easily the size of St Pauls and possibly some, towering up such that it needs aircraft warning lights on it. I've got to see it again in daylight - though I have a feeling it won't be quite the same.
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Wednesday, 25 August 2004 |
The temperature and humidity fell drastically today. It was down to 40C and 65%RH, which made it feel very much more comfortable today. The result was everyone was less tetchy and more got done today. And come the end of the day I still fell quite with it.
The choice at the end of the day was simple; go back to the hotel and eat something at one of the restaurants there, or head off for the souk and The Lebanese Roaster. Tough call.
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Monday, 23 August 2004 |
I can barely summon up the energy to type this evening. It's Monday, and I've already put in 53 hours since I set off. Today was a thirteen hour marathon of a day, and I'm starting to feel it. And it's another 3 days before I get a non-teaching day. I just hope I make it!
But it's worth it - the guys have done well, and I'm getting to try fabulous food.
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Sunday, 22 August 2004 |
Trying to convince myself that I should up and off at that time of the morning wasn't easy today. Ok, so I'm not the sort of person who lounges around in bed on a Sunday morning, but to get up at what still feels like 3:30am to me hurt really bad. It's not a time for getting up. It's cruel and unusual punishment.
But I was there at the center ready to start the session. Manar's boss was present to say 'hello' and talk to his staff. With that done, we got underway.
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Saturday, 21 August 2004 |
I'm not used to getting up on a Saturday morning and getting ready for work. I awoke, got ready, and didn't bother with breakfast. My body was rebelling and saying that it didn't eat at 4am UK time. Fair enough, I thought, and read a bit of the Khaleej Times and had a chuckle, and made my way down to meet Manar.
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