From: Subject: Report # 145: apt move Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:48:24 +0000 Hallo kids! Moving in to my new place was like moving back with the parents! Coming home late the first night, I was trying my best not to make the huge iron-gate make too much noise in this posh villa area. I fumbled with the keys, because the gate has to be locked at all times. Then I sneaked in to the villa not letting the heavy door slam too loudly. Finally back in my apt I felt homefree. Just like living with the parents! Not sure why I was sneaking in since I'm the only tenant! The manager asked if I wanted the watchman sleep outside my door since I'm alone. Not sure which is scarier: having the watchman sleep outside my door or being alone in this huge villa. This area is so new it'll take the bloody phone/cable company at least a month to draw the cables! The area is called Al Nahayan Camp because it used to be the military camp and named after the ruler. An ignorant, happy-go-lucky American colleague of mine cheerily said: "that sounds like a labor camp!" I'm sure the ruler would not have appreciated that. It's supposed to be the poshest area in Abu Dhabi now (except for the palaces). It's all huge, new villas being built. I had the moving company come and I will always do that!!! Amazing!!! Six guys came and it went so fast and they did an amazing job! The only thing they didn't like was that I was trying to carry things and unpack: "Mam, PLEASE, don't do anything!" It was not about me being a woman, it was about me messing up their system. Also being annoying: "are you going to wrap the sofa? Can you disassemble and assemble -" "Mam, this is our job! We do this every day!" It's national day today, the UAE turns 39. A day when the Emiratis drive their SUVs up and down the Comiche, honk and foam each other. Big pictures of the old sheikh and the flag are plastered on the SUVs. Be well! Sent from my Blackberry From: Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:23:05 +0400 Su