Work

Back like nothing happened

April 17, 2010

My work colleague has come back after being away for more than three months when he went back to his homecountry where he lost his bag containing his passport (and other valuables). When he entered the office, everyone welcomed him back like we weren’t pissed with him when he told us he couldn’t come soon, [...]

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Today I want to declare back to regular program

April 14, 2010

I know I’ve written before that the work load storm has passed and I’m free to blog again. My colleague who was stuck in India promised to come back before I wrote that post. I was happy he’d come and take away some of the work load I’ve been doing – the work load that [...]

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Arranged marriage, would you?

March 29, 2010

It’s been three years since I came to Dubai and worked for this present company. Since then, 5 of my work colleagues have gotten married through arranged system – they declare their wish to be married to their parents, their parents find a “match” and then the wedding is held. Some took a year to [...]

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Blogging and work clash

March 14, 2010

Hi, I did not die. Literally, no. After all, ghosts don’t write blogs, right? I had been very busy with work – I know not the most colorful excuse of the day but I don’t know any better and it’s true. It’s a shame that it’s true. Two of my colleagues are still in their [...]

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The storm has passed, but not quite

March 3, 2010
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All is well in Dubai again after a very strange thunderstorm – the skies have cleared and the sun appeared again. I do not wish for that kind of rain again. The roads are scary and every time it rains I do not have an umbrella with me and there’s not one sold at the [...]

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and they hit me back. hard. how rude

January 21, 2010

Photo for illustration purposes only. Sometimes I wonder why things just seem to get worse when my mood is low (hormone-caused I’m sure, I’m usually ‘perky’. I think.) or that shit happens because my mood was low in the first place. Thoughts? Ah, you gotta know a rant’s going to blow when the three words [...]

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the crap thing I have to deal in an all male workplace

December 29, 2009

I miss going to the gym. I haven’t been there in four days and it seems like forever. The thought of sore muscles when I come back makes me cringe but still I know I have to go back. Contrary to some who loathe gyms, I love that place and the time I spend there, [...]

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The work timing charade

November 10, 2009

If the company I work for has some kind of management style akin to politics, it has to be tyranny or dictatorship. I’ve realized that these past two weeks after I came back from vacation. My work timings since I came to this office three years ago until end of October 2009 was: Saturday-Wednesday 8:30-13:00 [...]

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