Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Dusty

You're all smart people so I'm going to assume that you can guess the current weather conditions in Doha.

I've seen a mini sand storm in the last day and today I could barely see the stadium from across the road. It's a little insane really! Dust allergies are not coping well at the moment and we've just been told that a dry cough is yet another sign of dehydration so yay for the feeling of having a cold constantly!

Gene & I may end up living together after all in two to four weeks. Our managers are looking into it for us so that would be GREAT! Like one of the guys at work put it, it's just like dating again - except we've been living together for the last three years.

My new local bank accounts have been set up and it's really quite novel to have to take money from one account an shift it to another before you can withdraw it. Novel and initially upsetting as you freak out because the atm's telling you have no money but really you do. So yet another piece of plastic fills my wallet.

Gene's feeling like he's been here for weeks already with the heat being a bit of a challenge. I keep hearing how wonderful the weather in Australia's been and I can't quite bring myself to keep up to date with that.

That said, Steve Irwin's accident was big news over here at work, being an Australian company with lots of Aussies over here. Sadly that's the only news from home that we've gotten. Feel free to let us know of other events!

This weekend (read Friday) we're going to have brunch at the Sheraton. We're still trying to work out transport but it should be a great day. We might even make it to the souks!

Well, time to make some Pocari Sweat up (good isotonic drink) to help combat the dehydration.

3 comments:

Fiona said...

Hey!!! It is good to hear that Gene has arrived in Doha too. I am sure you guys will have loads of fun. Mark and I are moving in together in about two weeks, around the corner from your parents place! I am starting a new job too, at a rather large bookstore that we all know and love. I'll email you and tell you more. I am loving reading your blog, keep posting, it's nice to get a sense of what's happening in your life over there! much love and many kisses, Fi

Nick said...

Say hi to Gene for me. Try to do it an American accent too, he'll enjoy that.

Naomi said...

Ah, yes, there is Pocari Sweat in Indonesia too, as well as many other drinks with the word sweat in the title. I actually looked up Sweat in my dictionary to check if it might have a different meaning in Bahasa Indonesia, but no. So far I have been unable to try something which names itself after body fluid. I understand the concept of replacing said fluids but it still seems too... ew.