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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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Friday, 20 August 2004 |
My alarm call went of at 6:30am to give me time to do the things I didn't have time to do last night, such as unpack, sort out the kit I needed for the training room today, the usual everyday things.
I opened the curtains to brilliant sunshine, I touched the window, and reeled back. I know this is going to sound odd, I know it makes me sound like a loony, but I'm used to the fact that if a room is cool and you touch a window, the window will be cool. Even in summer the windows are not warm. The frame was very warm. The window pane more so. A room at 20C with a window a good 10-15C higher - how odd!
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