27 Feb 2008
24 Feb 2008
ABU DHABI
Per tornar de Dubai vaig passar per Abu Dhabi, que és un altre dels 7 emirats. El més gran. Però la ciutat no és tan bèstia com Dubai. A la foto el sostre del hall de l´Hotel Emirates Palace, un dels més luxosos del món. Vaig tornar cap a Londres amb ETHIAD, una nova línia aèria dels UAE que és fantàstica! A moltes els agradaria arribar a ser la meitat de bones! A Abu Dhabi vaig conèixer en Amir, que vol dir príncep, noi també sudanès com l´Ali del blog, però que viu a Abu Dhabi.
My return from Dubai was via Abu Dhabi, another oneof the seven Emirates. Amir drove me around to see the sites and took me to see inside the Emirates Palace Hotel... the ceiling pictured above. I flew back on Etihad Airways (which means United in arabic!). Most airliners dream to be at least half as good as them!
23 Feb 2008
DUBAI
Dubai Dubai (golden in english). Dubai is one of the seven United Arab Emirates. Last year I went there and I said I will not be back until the construction work is over... and I think we have construction for years to come! It is a building site with lots of cranes, but when it´s finished is going to be fantastic!
The new buildings are very nice. There are lots of new residential areas which are designed with luxury and life comforts in mind. I wouldn´t mind an apartment or a house in there! Dubai is very open, shops, bars, clubs, alcohol sold everywhere. The clubs are quite dificult to get in to. They run strict club rules which invariably are that you must be with your girlfriend. No singles welcome. So out to the street to find girls on their own and ask them if they fancy being your partner for 2 minutes so you can get in. Mentioning you work for an airline might work too, but showing your airline id gets you in. Another option is to call ahead and try to put your name on a guest list or book a table if its a club-restaurant. Hard work but well worth it!
The are several major building projects: The Palm, The World, The Burj, the all-new train network and the new international airport at Jebel Ali.
The other side of Dubai is Deira, the old town, with the narrow streets and the gold zouk. It is separated by the Dubai Creek, like a river, that you can cross on little boats for 1 Dinhar.
I visited my friend David, and we all were invited to a barbeque at Ahmed´s.
Ragit and Jack were there, and Maria, the teacher, fantastic woman. More pics to follow shortly, possibly through facebook!
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Dubai Dubai. Dubai vol dir daurat en àrab. És un dels 7 emirats que formen els Emirats Àrabs Units. Dubai té la major concentració de grues de tot el món. Tot són projectes en construcció: Palm Islan, illa artificial (foto) i The World, un altre illa artificial feta de petites illes que des del cel es veurà com el mapa del món. El Burj (Torre) que serà la construcció més alta del món un cop sigui acabada. No han anunciat quina alçada tindrà per què no volen que ningú es copiï!
També están construint tota una xarxa ferroviària des de zero i el que serà l´aeroport més gran del món! Dubai, tot i ser musulmà, és un emirat bastant obert, amb bars que venen alcohol, discos, botigues, restaurants... de fet però de moment és un rau de pols i hi fan obres per tot arreu. Ens esperarem una mica a tornar-hi!
18 Feb 2008
BORN GAY OR CHOOSE TO BE GAY
Since I have become a blogger I continuosly check other blogs. I have come accross a blog that has actually made the news,
written by a guy called Ali, from Sudan, a country where homosexuality is not seen with very good eyes. His blog is actually helping gays and lesbians in such countries to be able to open up, express themselves, find out who they really are. Reading Ali´s blog I came accross one of his posts that is really good: just watch the clip below:
Desde que me he convertido en blogger no paro de mirarme otros blogs. Me he encontrado con uno de un chico de Sudan, Ali, que es homosexual en un país muy reprimido. Uno de sus posts es un clip que encuentro interesante:
written by a guy called Ali, from Sudan, a country where homosexuality is not seen with very good eyes. His blog is actually helping gays and lesbians in such countries to be able to open up, express themselves, find out who they really are. Reading Ali´s blog I came accross one of his posts that is really good: just watch the clip below:
Desde que me he convertido en blogger no paro de mirarme otros blogs. Me he encontrado con uno de un chico de Sudan, Ali, que es homosexual en un país muy reprimido. Uno de sus posts es un clip que encuentro interesante:
15 Feb 2008
BACK TO REALITY
Hey! It´s all over so back to reality. Back to work.
Nothing better than a pint or two with colleagues after work!
Stuart, Lisa, Mark, Lee, Anne, Simon and me!
Nothing better than a pint or two with colleagues after work!
Stuart, Lisa, Mark, Lee, Anne, Simon and me! Thank you all for a lovely evening at the Windsor Castle in Hounslow Heights! I never would have thought that I would mention Hounslow in my blog!
cerveseta després de la feina amb els companys!
(MO´s=2) :(
14 Feb 2008
WOULD YOU BE MY VALENTINE?
Happy Valentine´s to all.
Feliz dia de San Valentín.
Para aquellos que tienen con quién compartir, que el amor se haga más fuerte.
Y para los que no tenemos con quién compartir, que lo sepamos encontrar!
For those of you who´ve got someone, let Love become stronger.
For those who haven´t, let Love find us!
By the way, today nil MO´s! I was strong and brave enough to drop my phone number to someone. The perfect stranger. The sad thing is that I am now looking at my mobile every minute!
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Feliz dia de San Valentín.
Para aquellos que tienen con quién compartir, que el amor se haga más fuerte.
Y para los que no tenemos con quién compartir, que lo sepamos encontrar!
For those of you who´ve got someone, let Love become stronger.
For those who haven´t, let Love find us!
By the way, today nil MO´s! I was strong and brave enough to drop my phone number to someone. The perfect stranger. The sad thing is that I am now looking at my mobile every minute!
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9 Feb 2008
8 Feb 2008
M.O.
An MO is a Missed Opportunity.
Today I account for one MO.
I have come accross this nice guy who works at the "Irish Gates", a pub near where I work.
It is surprising how sometimes you look at someone you haven´t met before and you detect a certain connection.
Name it lust, love, friendship, understanding, admiration...
The fact is that some connection has been detected, eye contact was subtle but there was, and what did I do about it? Nothing. This is an MO. Got lots of MO´s in my life. ( ...and you?)
Now I wish I had taken the opportunity to talk, say something, meet the person.
Today I account for one MO.
I have come accross this nice guy who works at the "Irish Gates", a pub near where I work.
It is surprising how sometimes you look at someone you haven´t met before and you detect a certain connection.
Name it lust, love, friendship, understanding, admiration...
The fact is that some connection has been detected, eye contact was subtle but there was, and what did I do about it? Nothing. This is an MO. Got lots of MO´s in my life. ( ...and you?)
Now I wish I had taken the opportunity to talk, say something, meet the person.
4 Feb 2008
BARCELONA: CARNAVAL, CALÇOTS i EL PARC DEL GUINARDÓ
Barcelona: Carnaval, "calçots" and the Guinardó Park.
Saturday night was the big carnival party. 700 plus people came to the party. Only a few years ago it was nearly a 100 of us, all friends, organizing this big party and now it has grown to a much-talked carnival party. So much so that the options are either Sitges or us. Guess who was wearing the shoes... I read spanish shoe size 42 on the sole!
Dissabte nit: Gran Carnaval organitzat per les panteres grogues al Palacio del Flamenco. Endevineu qui duia les sabates de la foto... Quin mal de peus!!!
After the excesses of alcohol and food, there is nothing better than a run up the hill to Guinardó Park. The view is well worth it!
I despues de los excesos del fin de semana, nada mejor que una carrerilla a la cima de la colina del Parc del Guinardó. La vista de Barcelona lo vale!
Saturday night was the big carnival party. 700 plus people came to the party. Only a few years ago it was nearly a 100 of us, all friends, organizing this big party and now it has grown to a much-talked carnival party. So much so that the options are either Sitges or us. Guess who was wearing the shoes... I read spanish shoe size 42 on the sole!Dissabte nit: Gran Carnaval organitzat per les panteres grogues al Palacio del Flamenco. Endevineu qui duia les sabates de la foto... Quin mal de peus!!!
check the forbidden photos @ http://www.panteresgrogues.org/
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El senyor Magí cuinant els calçots!
"Calçots" are a sort of a big spring onion. It is a tradition in Catalonia to eat them charcoal grilled dipped in a delicious sauce called "Romesco".You all must try this sometime!
After the excesses of alcohol and food, there is nothing better than a run up the hill to Guinardó Park. The view is well worth it!I despues de los excesos del fin de semana, nada mejor que una carrerilla a la cima de la colina del Parc del Guinardó. La vista de Barcelona lo vale!
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