Monday 17th….Right….need to get a cab…..need to remember the 2 finger beckoning salute!!! GOD!! CAROLYN WAS SO MUCH BETTER AT IT THAN ME! In fact I literally walked out the block BANG into the humidity….and before reaching the road a cab was beeping….GAME ON!
Got to office in record time…..best thing about Ramadan! Empty roads at certain times.
Another good day and in the afternoon……THE CAR! Ok so the rules have changed since we were last here. To hire a car you HAVE to have an international driving permit…..i had to go to the post office in Liverpool to get my little beauty! £4.50 and basically it’s an AA document that translates your license into a number of languages…..including Arabic! The boy turned up and we went to inspect the beast! A 2007 corolla….1.8….i was pretty pleased….but was SOOOOO hoping to get a chevvy optra hahahaha oh the memories!
End of the day, and oh how the nerves kicked in! my first experience back behind the wheel in Doobers for 4.5mths! it felt so weird sitting on the left. I felt quite nauseous! If I am honest! Before I even started the car I was talking to my self…..oh god oh god right!
Drove out the car park….after studying the map for a bit! Still managed to get lost! Instead of heading to Za Beel I went towards Satwa………easy to do as it was the same junction and I don’t ever recall using it before…oh well….got near the apartments….and on a quiet road went to the wrong side! ARRRRR what has happened to me! MY DRIVING!!!! Thankfully found the car park and was happy to get back to the flat!!
Decided to try making some nice culinary treat!......chicken breast stuffed with tomato garlic and basil and roasted veg……a throw back from my last time here and inspired by Rachael Ray YEAHHHHHHHHHHH! Was all going really well…except the oven wouldn’t work! GDI! I ended up putting the chicken in foil wraps under the grill and almost sacking the roast veg off!
So I buttered some bread and had posh chicken sandwiches….posh cos I would never have gone to the effort of cooking with the other ingredients if it was destined to lie smack between two slices of bread!
Having scoffed I dashed out to the Greens to see my good friends Jean and Chris….i really have missed them….in fact Jean was prepping some little cakes as Skye’s birthday was on Tuesday! I even got a personalised cake!
Was soo good chatting and we discussed my moving in with them for a while….that is such a kind offer! But oh how time flies…..i ignored the issue of salik and just headed back on Sheik Zayed to get home!
Got to office in record time…..best thing about Ramadan! Empty roads at certain times.
Another good day and in the afternoon……THE CAR! Ok so the rules have changed since we were last here. To hire a car you HAVE to have an international driving permit…..i had to go to the post office in Liverpool to get my little beauty! £4.50 and basically it’s an AA document that translates your license into a number of languages…..including Arabic! The boy turned up and we went to inspect the beast! A 2007 corolla….1.8….i was pretty pleased….but was SOOOOO hoping to get a chevvy optra hahahaha oh the memories!
End of the day, and oh how the nerves kicked in! my first experience back behind the wheel in Doobers for 4.5mths! it felt so weird sitting on the left. I felt quite nauseous! If I am honest! Before I even started the car I was talking to my self…..oh god oh god right!
Drove out the car park….after studying the map for a bit! Still managed to get lost! Instead of heading to Za Beel I went towards Satwa………easy to do as it was the same junction and I don’t ever recall using it before…oh well….got near the apartments….and on a quiet road went to the wrong side! ARRRRR what has happened to me! MY DRIVING!!!! Thankfully found the car park and was happy to get back to the flat!!
Decided to try making some nice culinary treat!......chicken breast stuffed with tomato garlic and basil and roasted veg……a throw back from my last time here and inspired by Rachael Ray YEAHHHHHHHHHHH! Was all going really well…except the oven wouldn’t work! GDI! I ended up putting the chicken in foil wraps under the grill and almost sacking the roast veg off!
So I buttered some bread and had posh chicken sandwiches….posh cos I would never have gone to the effort of cooking with the other ingredients if it was destined to lie smack between two slices of bread!Having scoffed I dashed out to the Greens to see my good friends Jean and Chris….i really have missed them….in fact Jean was prepping some little cakes as Skye’s birthday was on Tuesday! I even got a personalised cake!
Was soo good chatting and we discussed my moving in with them for a while….that is such a kind offer! But oh how time flies…..i ignored the issue of salik and just headed back on Sheik Zayed to get home!
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