Sunday, March 29, 2009

First Weekend... First of many purchases...

Yes, a weekend without the In-teh-webz and I survived!  Only just though lol!  I moved out of Al Raha Beach on Thursday morning, went to work and then Thursday night drove to my new home in the Green Community in Dubai.

There was me, my toaster, a pillow and foam mattress and my novel and PSP to keep me occupied...

By the end of the weekend, I had a sandwhich maker, some basic food stuffs (Vegemite and Tim Tams for some Aussie home sickness) a borrowed fridge and washing machine and some bar stools to sit up at the kitchen bench (again borrowed).  The weekend itself went well but it was actually overcast and we had some thundery showers... in fact I would go close to saying the lightening show last night was close to the most spectacular I had ever seen!  With Dubai being so flat, you can see lightening going for miles without interference from trees, buildings and/or hills.  I tried to take some pictures, but failed miserably...

As for what I did, well shopped of course... the local supermarket got a work out and I was happy with the quality of the food (they did sell the above mentioned Vegemite!) and I went to the Mall of the Emirates on Friday night and the Ibn Battuta (sp?) Mall last night.  Everyone seems to go to Malls as part of the social fabric of the city and its not just shopping, but movies, theme parks (there were people skiing in the Tube at 11pm on Friday night) and socialising via coffee shops thru to restaurants.

I personally bought yet another iPod (my 2nd one went AWOL when Niki was here... I think I dropped it out of my pocket along the way) and I also looked for some new shoes but was too tired to buy any (all that walking!).  I also bought some more novels (Dean Koontz one and Bill Bryson's latest)

During the day, the weather wasnt great but I still swam both days and (oh yeah, bought a beach towel and sunscreen) and lazed on the banana lounges and went walking around my estate.  There is alot of villas still without grass but I am think thats because alot of Arabs dont like grass and also the Brits dont know anything about lawns :-)

So, no internet, I did get bored in some stretches (and so I got in the car and went shopping) but made some progress re furnishings... (oh yeah, I bought Brookies bed which will be delivered next week).

Next on the list is a stove, a BBQ, a TV and at least one lounge suite... plus I keep thinking about stuff to buy, so I bought a notepad and pen too!  LOL!

2 comments:

Dan Collins said...

checking out some psp rpgs atm. if i find a good one i'll let you know....

Clay said...

I have the D&D one released with 3rd Ed Rules last year (D&D now uses 4th Ed rules) and I enjoyed it alot...

But yes, any others and let me know.

Also, on my laptop I bought Battlefield 1942 for just 39Dhs (about $15) and it plays great on the laptop with touchpad...