It is still weird to think of Sunday as the start of the work week, so I pretended it was still the weekend and decided to do nothing in particular. In fact, I have learned to sleep in a bit (though still up by 7am).
After a short hour and a half at the pool side, I did a full sweep of the house and tried to do some household things that I might do at home on a Sunday or Saturday. Strange, but true. Then, I enjoyed the afternoon on the internet just checking stuff here and there and avoiding any thoughts of work. he he he.
In the evening, we decided to join Pam (another colleague of Allan’s) on a car ride to the Deira City Centre again. I swear this place is going to be the bane of anyone’s existence if you live in this area, just because it is always crowded and seems to be the place to go for anything. Since we had forgotten to do a couple of things there the day before, we thought it was a good chance to do that and to get an iron since Allan’s travel iron seems to have died – not from overuse, let me be sure to point out!
Since driving is a new experience still for everyone, we got a bit lost in trying to ensure that we did not end up in Sharjah and a two hour detour trying to get back. Instead, it took us nearly an hour to get there when it should have only taken about 15 minutes tops! oops! We had fun anyway…well, I did. We only managed to get the iron – good for me. Struck out on getting the wireless kit for the surround sound system and trying to upgrade the internet to wireless (why did the man not listen to me from the beginning???). Oh well… it was a way for me to get out of the house, experience more of the city and convince me that despite the crazy crowds during rush hour, I do believe I can drive in this city. I admit I would still get lost and road rage could become an issue…. π
Until next time,
-T
