Weekends...

When you're in the Gulf, the experience is both interesting and boring. What I mean is, you know, there are times - weekends especially - when you don't have anything to do and you just tend to roam around (if you have the money) or just stay at home (if mafi fuluz :D) ... anyway, our place is a nice one, I can say... not very cosmopolitan like dubai, but still has the amenities for you to feel like you're in a developed world, at least. One thing I like about the place is the people... very nice and accomodating... and the environment as well... peaceful... provincial I would say, but excellent for me anyway...

On weekends, Alice and I just tend to while away time browsing the net and doing our walking exercises... sometimes, we go to places we haven't visited yet, taking in the sceneries and the unique culture of this equally unique region... it's an interesting experience even to just walk outside, visiting small local shops and souqs... and of course, meeting the people and making friends with them... sometimes, it's really a nice experience working in a foreign land... at least, it expands your horizons and make you understand the world better...

This weekend is one of those weekends when, after our morning walk, we went to the city center and logged to the web... but it is also important because aside from that, we also mailed a letter that will be included in the processing of our kids' documents so that they can be here with us... weekends are also the time to talk and chat with our children... that is, first and foremost, the important thing we do during these two days of respite from work... in the Gulf during weekends, speaking with your loved ones at home really refreshes the body - both physically and emotionally.

Weekends are really very special... especially for us in the Gulf.