Sunday, July 20, 2008

Awake Late


I spent way too much time with AT&T last night. I also learned the hard way that the phone doesn't keep the greatest time when it is not connected to the network...and it thinks it is supposed to be getting time updates from the network. So, this morning it was two hours slow. The good news is that I woke up anyway. I still can't seem to sleep more than five hours at a time. I hope that changes when I get home.

Would you like to live in Abu Dhabi? You better get a good job. These Villas are about 8000 s.f., three story and connected to three others by a small courtyard. They rent for USD 100,000.00 per year. Yep, I said $100K a year. In comparison, a two bedroom flat is going for about USD 20,000.00 a year. YIKES! To own one of these residential units runs about USD 4,000,000.00 or more. Oh, and you have to be a native of UAE to own property. Foreigners are not allowed to own. This picture is from the outside of two connected villas. There are four in the complex. It is typical of the residential development all over Abu Dhabi. This one is also being used by the Autism School until they can get a proper building constructed. It is in what one might call a neighborhood, loosely.

Super Suck


And I mean SUPER SUCK! The sim card in my phone has gone bad. AT&T doesn't know how to fix it while I am here in UAE. All they can do is tell me to wait until I get home and get a new sim because they don't ship internationally. So, I am stuck without communication...

Yes, BG, I am getting my fix of DC, only here it is Coke light. Cool pull tab, I haven't seen one of those since I was a kid.