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Al Basha Restaurant

February 20, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

Well, once again, we have a new favorite restaurant. Al Basha Restaurant in the Fujairah Trade Centre Building.

restaurant sign

We met with friends who live here in Fujairah for a belated birthday dinner, since they were not able to attend the one in Dubai. The food was lovely. Lamb chops, mixed grill (chicken tikka, kabab, arayes, etc.) green salad, and arugula salad.

table full of dishes with hummus, bread, and meat

We ordered a LOT of food, but between the five of us, we managed to eat most of it. I did save a little of the mixed grill for lunch the next day.

Once it was cleared away, we broke out our Guillotine card game and played two games. It was a blast.

A pleasant evening eating good food outdoors with good friends.

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The Boat that Rocks Afternoon

February 10, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

At the invitation of Rock Radio 90.7, we headed off to Jebel Ali for an afternoon on a boat.

Google map view of Jebel Ali

The weather was perfect – sunny, as always, and a pleasant breeze.

long boat with glassed in lower level and open deck on top

DaddyBird dressed appropriately.

man wearing an Iron Maiden jacket standing at the bow of the boat

There were a variety of vessels out on water.

a small sailboat, motor boat and yacht on the waters

The posts in the distance are the unfinished bridge to the Jebel Ali Palm Island.

man on a paddle board

There’s no surf in the Gulf, so they do paddle boarding instead.

card game spread across a table

We got a few rounds of Guillotine card game in.

sun approaching the horizon, shining on the water

By the time the sun was reaching the horizon, our relaxing boat ride was over.

sun setting behind palm trees

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Sunset, Good Food, Good Friends

February 8, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

red sunset as viewed from a highway between rugged hills

Thursday is the end of our week and the beginning of the weekend. We headed into Dubai to meet friends for dinner. It just happened to be sunset time. The high winds at this time of year kick up the dust and make for a pretty spectacular red glow along the horizon.

wispy clouds that look like wings

The wispy clouds were beautiful, like angel wings.

wispy pink clouds

We met good friends for dinner at the China Sea restaurant. We ordered too much food and managed to eat most of it.

carrot carved to look like a graceful bird

I am deeply impressed by our friends. They are good hearted, caring people, not just fun company.

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Passive Aggressive Cat

February 8, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

tabby

Bert is generally a normal cat, but he has a few quirks. One is that he comes into the bedroom anytime from 3:30 to 5:30 a.m. to insist on getting under the bedcovers. It would be okay, if he just got under the covers, curled up and went to sleep. Instead he insists on being between DaddyBird and I, which means I have to roll over to make room for him. He then dilly dallies about getting under the covers and fusses about being positioned just right. He often goes in, curls up, waits a beat, and then exits just to turn around and want back in. Even if he does curl up quickly and settle in, then he wants to bite any hand or elbow that might be within reach. If he can’t bite, he’ll settle for kneading and clawing human flesh.

I’m skilled at sleeping, but cannot sleep through all of this. He manages to fuss around long enough to make sure I am completely awake and will not get back to sleep before the alarm goes off.

Thursday evening I had a little chat with Bert. I told him he was free to come in at any time and fuss around all he wanted about getting under the covers, because I was going to be able to go back to sleep no matter how long it took as this is the weekend.

Magically, Bert did not come at all. I’m sure he’ll be back around 3:30 am Sunday morning to ensure that I am sleep deprived for the beginning of my work week.

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Building on Sand

February 1, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

a hole in brick paving caused by erosion of the sand underneath

A clear illustration of that adage against building on sand.

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Groceries, Always So Fun

January 29, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

bottles of all purpose sauce on the store shelf

Apparently, this is sauce you can put on everything.

two cats sitting on their haunches watching the door

We had more grocery bags than we could carry in one trip, so DaddyBird went back down to the parking lot to get the rest. The cats sat patiently and watched for his return.

white cat eating celery leaves

When DaddyBird did return, Oliver smelled something delicious and began to freak out. It was the celery.

two cats eating celery leaves

Even Bert had to get in on the celery snacking.

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Long Overdue Cookstove

January 28, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

new gas cookstove

Hello new cookstove!

two burner counter top stove

Good bye, old burners!

white cat peeking into the oven

It passes the required cat inspection.

white cat inspecting the gas canister

It only took us a year and a half to get around to this purchase.

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Recycle Your Puma

January 25, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

t-shirt in a shop window, Puma brand, states "recycle" and shows the silhouette of a hyena

Recycle your puma into a hyena.

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Life Springing Up in the Desert

January 23, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

dunes and grass

It has been a wet winter. The proof is in the grass sprouting up from the sands.

dunes and grass

close up of grass tufts

It’s a regular camel banquet.

sand and grass

There are even flowers.

small white flowers

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The Bad Thing About Living Abroad

January 12, 2013

Posted by Kanga.

bright yellow trumpet shaped flowers

The bad thing about living abroad is the transient nature of the expatriate community. One makes friends and then some of them move away, either going back to their home country or to another country. We’ll miss them when we gather with friends at our favorite restaurants. They will miss out on board game tweet ups. We’ll be watching for their cat and baby photos on Facebook. Consolation comes from the fact that we still have friends who have been in country so long that we can count on them staying.

The good thing about this is that we now have friends in multiple countries that we can visit during our vacations.  I wish we had more vacation time.

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