Our house August 28, 2007
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The houses here are not similar to the houses back home in any way at all. They are externally very different, and internally a whole new way of living. For a start the floors are all stone and marble, and I’m telling you, when your feet are burning from the heat, that floor is pure coolness.
In the kitchens and bathrooms, there are covered drains on the floor, I’m assuming you mop the floor and drag the gunk down the drain.
Every bathroom here has these excellent turbo boosted, fuel injected, automatic lota’s . If you are not familiar with the term lota then I am sure you will figure it out anyway. All the public bathrooms have them which make travelling around so much easier.
Then there’s the air conditioning. I’m the only one who operates it, and I still have no idea what I’m doing. Alhumdulillah for it though, I have no idea how I would cope without it, and yet millions do have to.
Our apartment itself is a two bedroom third floor flat. It is big enough to accommodate the four of us…snugly. But Alhumdulillah it does and that’s the main thing. Goodness knows what we will do when our cargo arrives. I feel as though I never want to accumulate so much junk ever again. I know most of it isn’t necessary and I wonder how we ever collected so much in the first place. There is nothing like having to move and pack up your entire life that makes you kick yourself in the guts about how many unnecessary bits n bobs you have managed to stuff, squeeze, roll and cram into every nook and cranny possible.
The good thing is we managed to dispose most of it really well and constructively….we only have 20 boxes of cargo coming…
Alhumdulillah we have a small balcony, big enough to dry clothes outside. Too hot to do anything else with at the moment, like sit out.
Here’s a pic of our building from the outside. The building itself is quite big, but it does contain many flats like ours, and and bigger towards the top. our building is actually known as ‘The pink building’ to the employees. The inside tour is reserved for when we make it on cribs;-))
salaam sis, its chopper harry here.
just to let you know, even tho you havent had any comments on your blog yet, i have been reading it, so you do have at least 1 person who is reading what you say.
keep up the good work.
p.s, if your not sure who i am, ask al.
harry
lol…not sure who you are? Chopper you are almost a family member…plus you are the famous ‘chopper’ …
jazzakAllah khayr for the comment, bro glad you are reading…its nice to know you are reading.
which reminds me, timee…stop hiding…
fayaz you too…
Hi and welcome to Al Ain.
salaams, bit overdue but here nonetheless ..sounds like youre having a ball lol ..whats with the pictures of a drain and a toilet ..are they the only thing worth showing lol ..i for one would like to see a few more pictures of the house
I was in Bolton the other day, driving near your house ..wanted to see if anyone had moved in …so do u miss home at all?
anyways keep posting as often as you like ..keeps me busy at work
i need to post a comment on Al’s as well ..i think ill keep him waiting for a little while longer hehe
take care and send some heat our way too
brn- thank you for your kind welcome, much appreciated.
timee…i told ya..until i make cribs (top ten) theres gonna be no virtual tours of this place!
really you drove past our place? my dad checked and told me no ones moved in yet. but yes to be honest i miss it very much, just thinking about home makes me pine, probably sounds really silly huh?
next time you drive past feel free to say ello to my neighbours jack n pauline, the lovliest old couple you could meet.
anyway thanks for dropping by. take care, my salaams to shenaz and hugs to your mum
salaam sis, its chopper. i was emiling al so thought id send u an email while im at it. hope everythings going well. dont let al eat too much! ive just read his blog about cheap currys and naan! otherwise the next time i see him, he’ll be 20 stones heavier! glad to know im almost a family member. hope the kids are well and settling in ok.
oh, and dont believe al if he tells u (or already told u) why im called chopper. he was a bit slow that day and got caught!! he also blames me for never making it to the premier league and partnering michael owen for liverpool. please assure him that that was nothing to do with me!!
take care sis.
Chopster
Are you yet used to reversed hot & cold water?
Don’t worry in about a month or so you can turn on your hot water heater and use the hot & cold faucets as designated.
The Novatel in Seeb Oman (next to the Muscat airport) has signs in the room during the hot season explaining this phenomena!
AssalaamoAlaikum sis
Nice to hear you arrived there safe and sound mashaAllaah. Jazakillaah khayr for the email.
The weather will cool down in the upcoming months inshaAllaah. Keep us updated!
wassalaam
bro harry – he still has dreams of partnering gerrard, never mind owen. who can blame him ; – ))
m. aurelius…my husband an di just figured this out…totally strange!
bint habib – wonderful to hear from you. you must mail me and let me know how you are doing. xx
lol-the ‘pink building’. I love the landmarks for directions. When I lived in Dubai I would call a taxi and say, “Grey building in Barsha”. If that wasn’t clear, I’d tell him we had a Bebsi machine in front of the building.
Re: the drains. Never leave them uncovered for a prolonged period of time.
thanks cairogal…i make sure they are always covered and pour bleach down every now n then…lol bebsi its hilarious…try say pineapple…
If you go away for prolonged periods of times, it’s important to shut off the water, but also to cover all the drains. A friend of mine used to use plastic wrap to cover the toilet bowl…you’d be amazed to what creatures you find upon your return!
*nervously* what kinda creatures??
salaam sis, its the chopper. just a quick email to say im enjoying both yours and als blogs. keep up the good work. im also wondering (nervously) what kind of creatures..please tell!
oh and tell al, that he’s eating all them curries are not gonna help him partner gerrard in liverpools midfield!!