"Yassar", today's lovely word, means left. Weather 29°C, sunny and hot. Music: Gypsy Kings, Willie Nelson (just the one) and James Taylor (from the 60's) via iTunes and then Adele (again, I really like this) via Spotify. No new photos on FB. Tip: none (my brain hurts).
To bed last night before 11.00pm but awake by 2.30am. I don't seem to need much sleep out here, surely I'm not still jet lagged, and I do need all of this extra time for blogging. One problem is that if I wake and have an idea, I can't sleep again until I post on FB or Blogger. Note to self, I must also try Wordpress soon. Tea, and then FB and this blog. The trouble with FB at this time of night, is that the UK is all abed and all of my posts come together (so to speak), a bit like saturation bombing. Correct a few things in older blog postings; it's really hard work being even a bit OCD.
It occurred to me that you may think, as I start each post with an Arabic word, that I am practising (s or c? click here) the language. Well, it's a nice thought but everybody, and I mean everybody, all the waiters, shop assistants and even I suspect the street sweepers, in Abu Dhabi city, as opposed to the rest of Abu Dhabi, the country, speaks English and greet me with "Good morning". Well, obviously, that's only in the morning, they also do "Hello" and "Good evening" etc.
Some locals, including one of my delegates, Mohammed, (I have a 50/50 split, 3 men and 3 women on the course), I do find hard to understand. I've also had feedback that they are having problems at times following me. I must try and speak more slowly and more clearly today. I'm also expecting an "offsted" equivalent as the client is due to visit soon to see how we're doing. Well, if he'd come by yesterday, after prayers, he'd have discovered that Mohammed hadn't appeared at all for the after prayer session. So that's why they sign in for both morning and afternoon at the start of the day! Being mean, I've crossed him off the list for the afternoon.
I'll maybe try and sleep now, it's 4.42am, and then shower and an early breakfast, with my free copy of the Gulf Times, at 7.00am.
Still can't sleep so watch TV: the Flintstones, 2 films with Arnie, Green, Green, Grass (God help us) and then the Arabic version of "تحقيق حول الجدار", the one with Du Beke. Amazing, the cursor really does go right to left over the Arabic words so they actually type backwards!
In the end settle for Come Dine With Me, brilliant, what a mix. Greg's a bit rough, I like him, Amy's in PR, Toby's just a prick and the young (gay) male is a socialite. Amy is 23, has money enough for mink and fox but her lamb is still raw when cooked. Best of all, Toby, the freelance food writer comes last!
Best stop now and arrive at the office early today.
To bed last night before 11.00pm but awake by 2.30am. I don't seem to need much sleep out here, surely I'm not still jet lagged, and I do need all of this extra time for blogging. One problem is that if I wake and have an idea, I can't sleep again until I post on FB or Blogger. Note to self, I must also try Wordpress soon. Tea, and then FB and this blog. The trouble with FB at this time of night, is that the UK is all abed and all of my posts come together (so to speak), a bit like saturation bombing. Correct a few things in older blog postings; it's really hard work being even a bit OCD.
It occurred to me that you may think, as I start each post with an Arabic word, that I am practising (s or c? click here) the language. Well, it's a nice thought but everybody, and I mean everybody, all the waiters, shop assistants and even I suspect the street sweepers, in Abu Dhabi city, as opposed to the rest of Abu Dhabi, the country, speaks English and greet me with "Good morning". Well, obviously, that's only in the morning, they also do "Hello" and "Good evening" etc.
Some locals, including one of my delegates, Mohammed, (I have a 50/50 split, 3 men and 3 women on the course), I do find hard to understand. I've also had feedback that they are having problems at times following me. I must try and speak more slowly and more clearly today. I'm also expecting an "offsted" equivalent as the client is due to visit soon to see how we're doing. Well, if he'd come by yesterday, after prayers, he'd have discovered that Mohammed hadn't appeared at all for the after prayer session. So that's why they sign in for both morning and afternoon at the start of the day! Being mean, I've crossed him off the list for the afternoon.
I'll maybe try and sleep now, it's 4.42am, and then shower and an early breakfast, with my free copy of the Gulf Times, at 7.00am.
Still can't sleep so watch TV: the Flintstones, 2 films with Arnie, Green, Green, Grass (God help us) and then the Arabic version of "تحقيق حول الجدار", the one with Du Beke. Amazing, the cursor really does go right to left over the Arabic words so they actually type backwards!
In the end settle for Come Dine With Me, brilliant, what a mix. Greg's a bit rough, I like him, Amy's in PR, Toby's just a prick and the young (gay) male is a socialite. Amy is 23, has money enough for mink and fox but her lamb is still raw when cooked. Best of all, Toby, the freelance food writer comes last!
Best stop now and arrive at the office early today.
Yes, you have it right with the 's' which is always used in the verb/active with the 'c' used in a noun.
ReplyDeleteWas that "Bring on The Wall"? I can't imagine, with the costume situation it would be "Strictly"
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