5 weeks off. Then an overnight stay in Riyadh last Friday, and here I am, back again! What have I been doing to occupy myself all this time? Well.. indoor rockclimbing and cable climb yesterday with Felix (Maria was a spectator) at Adventure HQ. Test drive on a KTM bike. Thai massage at Happy Valley. Bars, clubs, dinners. Jogs. Boyfriend, friends, flatmate. Ripped TV series, movies. Mall trawling.
So – nothing out of the ordinary.
Plan on doing a test flight on a Piper single-engine. Issue is that the papers need to be handed in a few weeks in advance, so I could be waiting a while for whatever approval is required. Chatted with Wolfgang about possibly getting a PPL. Can’t get clarity on my reasons for thinking about it? For bragging rights? Because I need some project to occupy myself? Or I would truly enjoy it?
A friend might be able to ‘hire’ me to get a work permit here (for residency) under his old company that it still operating. For licenses, visas, identification etc, this would certainly be helpful. Too legit to quit!
On the 15th I had the best night. Drum and bass party at Chi. I felt like myself there. It was a rediscovery. And it was fucking awesome. Danced for three hours non-stop, free entry, free drinks. Wanted to hug every girl that showed up in serious (read:flat) shoes, suited to the event.
Friends. Miranda starts a new job on the 1st, something else in Saudi Arabia. My company needs new girls but surprisingly there isn’t really anyone to pull in. Nourhan is in Egypt on leave. Ann is finally shifting to Dubai. Romain is on leave. I think Felix is taking a weekend trip away this weekend or next.
And what’s rolling in come August? Ramadan. I’m hoping the cards fall so that I miss most/all of it and end up in Europe somewhere (anywhere). The oppressive heat and the soon-to-be oppressive religion.. that’s a double whammy that one can only hope to avoid. High expectatiosn for the weekend as everyone draws in their final clubbing breath.
Sweaty is in Abu Dhabi but coming back tomorrow. I wanted to join (trip to a shooting range) but couldn’t rationalize a journey there and back. After the intial night of being really happy to see him again, it plateaued a little, quickly. A feeling that isn’t quite right. I think he’s trying to force a little space, out of respect for recent developments?
I’m on Google+ but.. no one else is utilizing it?
