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Here is my latest update. A pretty interesting weekend in that I did something "cultural" for a change and it didnt involve propping up a bar somewhere - well apart from each night either side!
My week was pretty quiet really last week (work wise)- apart from the running club, spin - I did spin and then went to the running club - yes I am mad! Pilates went ok too - I had my nails done, went to a friend's for tea. Weds was mad - I left work, taught body conditioning, went to the US consulate (saw lots of men in uniform!) to check out the cat situation and meet some of the folk that live up there then rushed back and myself and Sharon dared J9 and Spooks on Azziz - BAe compound - hadn't been up there in some time - we had a good night really and an added bonuses was they were selling the real stuff (ie gin!!) in J9. Met up with a few folk I'd not seen for a while but sensibly left at 11.30 for my early start to Shaybah.
My week was pretty quiet really last week (work wise)- apart from the running club, spin - I did spin and then went to the running club - yes I am mad! Pilates went ok too - I had my nails done, went to a friend's for tea. Weds was mad - I left work, taught body conditioning, went to the US consulate (saw lots of men in uniform!) to check out the cat situation and meet some of the folk that live up there then rushed back and myself and Sharon dared J9 and Spooks on Azziz - BAe compound - hadn't been up there in some time - we had a good night really and an added bonuses was they were selling the real stuff (ie gin!!) in J9. Met up with a few folk I'd not seen for a while but sensibly left at 11.30 for my early start to Shaybah.
OK, so Shaybah - this is our camp in the empty quarter - ie in the middle of 250,000 sq km of desert in Saudi. They run GOSP operations out there - basically gas plants - they literally are in the middle of nowhere surrounded by tons of sand and sand dunes. You cannot really get the feel of the place from the photos - but its like another world really! They had to shift a whole dune to make room for the camp and the runway which is right next to the camp - its like being on a bus being on the plane, you get off it and you are right at the door of the camp!
So, we got our free Aramco flight to the camp (we do get some good perks here!) and then had a look around - 700 men live there and work out in the field - I imagine its a good place to save money! It was so hot though and in the summer gets up to 65 degrees!!! Had lunch then a bus trip around the GOSPs and then back to the dunes for dune walking and sledging. The sand does literally get everywhere and is constantly shifting... then we watched a presentation about the place and then watched the sunset and then dinner.
A long day - myself, Tracy and Cheryl asked for some rocks and stuff just before the plane left so they had to hold the plane up for us as we legged it back from the office!!
Got back to camp around 9pm. For some strange reason, although I was completely knackered, I decided to go to a party at the Marine house. That was fine I guess - the drinks were so strong too - real stuff again - I did well last weekend with finding real stuff! So stayed there til 1am!
Friday didnt do much really... waste of a day!
This week has been equally as mad - I have been busy with PAWS stuff - sorting out invites and tickets for the Halloween party on the 29th Oct. I did running again and am spinning and running tonight too and I am teaching Weds. I have been asked to cover Matt's kick boxing class too so will be running 3 classes a week now for the next few weeks... and I have actually been busy with work - my boss is retiring so I am sorting that out and there are some lunches to fix up...
And there is my mould issue - I have mould growing on my clothes in my closet. I complained (just for a change) to housing last year about this - had environmental round etc who said the a/c units were working ok even though they are flippin 30 years old, bla bla - I noticed that when I go home and away from Aramco I can smell this musty smell on my clothes and I can smell it in my apartment. Anyway, been earaching housing again and they are cleaning out my a/c duct next week and doing air quality tests - its going to take most of Sunday for them to take the a/c unit apart apparently! I just wish they would move me and be done with it - they know it would shut me up then! No news on the housing job either - I have someone I know there doing some investigating for me - I think it is down to the Manager being rushed off his feet by the sounds of things....
And the laundry have lost my Egyptian Cotton bed sheets - they gave them to someone else last time and they eventually turned up but they cannot locate them this time - this place drives me mad sometimes!!
So I am doing a wellness symposium this Weds - helping out with the quit smoking team in the morning then doing a pilates presentation in the afternoon! So the next few weeks, what with my personal training course in Dubai, are going to be fraught to say the least.
All in place for my parties now - around 40 odd folk will be at the Bahrain party and around 50 or so at the UK one so I am looking forward to those!!
Anyway, over and out from me.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Jillbarrows69/Shaybah2009?feat=directlink (photos of Shaybah trip)
Please keep in touch as always with your news....
Jill
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