Office Again

It feels like I'm always in the office these days....which is good I guess. If only there we had clients too then life would be great! Lol.

It's very difficult in the real estate business now. Everyone is trying to sell, but since no one wants to buy it gets kind of difficult. There are still buyers, but not so many so you have to work harder. And if there is one big deal, then you see more than half of the agents here are running after it.
So...it's kind of hard to work now.

I haven't written anything because there isn't anything to write about. Jaleh and Saad's guests from Sweden has left...I have "my" room back, lol. That is actually really nice! To have an own space and not to mention an own bed ;)

Well, I think we are leaving this place soon. We'll see if I find something interesting to write about soon!

Hmmmm

I'm sitting in the office and have nothing special to do, so I start wondering. Maybe I should get a tattoo after all....hm...
On my wrist...hm...sexy? Maybe, could be!

Ah well....all these thoughts!

THE House

Finally as I promised! The pics from the house ;)


In front of their house


When you enter the house, the living room


The other end of the living room ;)


The staircase, half of it


The kitchen


Guest room, where I stay when there are no guests (which is like never!)


The kids room


The other end


Jaleh's and Saad's room, it looks much smaller than it is!

These are the pics I have now, the thing that is left is the other bedroom which Kide is using and the pool side ;)

Party Pics

Here are the pics from my birthday party. But first, Friday and Saturday ;)

We and some friends had rented a cabin by the sea. It was a great place. We went pretty late, started a barbecue and started the party. Some got drunk (no names mentioned), some got reaaaaaaaally drunk (oh hell no I'm not mentioning this either!), lol.
But it was a lot of fun! A lot! We talked, laughed, eat, drank and danced. Me, Jaleh, Saad and the kids slept outside with our mattresses, ah, fresh air! I had missed sleeping in the fresh air, felt so good. Except that I was scared of mosquitoes and homeless cats, haha.
And I woke up at 6 a.m. by getting water in my face! First I thought it had started raining, then it occurred to me, it doesn't rain here! Then I though it was Jaleh pouring water over me and I was ready to jump up and kill her, as I opened my eyes, I saw a man standing over the over side of the fence and watering the lawn there. I was sooo shocked! And I just asked him "Are you watering here???" And he went "oh sorry sorry", damn idiot!
After breakfast we went for a swim in the swimming pool, oh it was soooo amazing! I got myself a little tan too, hihi.
And so we left that place :) I'll put up pics later.

But, here are the pics from the party















This was the party ;)

R.I.P Lucky the Turtle

Our Lucky has passed away! :(

Poor thing, Jaleh thinks he was sick, he didn't eat anything. So I don't know. But I've taken pics of him (from when he was alive!) and here he is, he lived a short life that poor thing, at our place anyway. Maybe he was old...I don't know.





R.I.P Lucky!

Party

Apparently Jaleh and them had planned a surprise party for me, which Martin TOTALLY spoiled! Hahaha.
First Jaleh and Saad tried to ditch me at work, and I got really pissed off! Well, I had went down to the pharmacy, and when I got up, Saad was gone. I called Jaleh, and she was like, hihi, Saad is with me, we're on our way home. You should have seen my face! Lol. But they came back and picked me up.
When we got home Martin and Natalie were all dressed nice, and I thought that we would probably have dinner. Then he went: There's a party here tonight, and YOU don't know! Everyone is coming and YOU don't know and mum said not to tell YOU.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
That little shithead!

I had alot of fun and woke up with almost no voice at all. But it was fun! They had invited their friends, we were up in the terrace, talking, drinking and eating and just having fun. The kids were just running around like crazy jungle children, haha.

I have some pics, but as you know....hehe.

Birthday

Happy birthday to me! LOL 27 today, wow, I'm getting really old, but not as old as you P! :P

I got waken up by Jaleh, Saad and the kids with flower and cake, soooo cute! And yes, there are pics, but I'm not so sure I actually want to display them here, but we'll see, maybe if I'm in a good mood ;)

And at work, I brought cake, so they sang to me, and one of my colleagues sent flowers to me, very nice, hihi.
Now we've eaten and are back to work again.
I have no idea if something special is happening tonight. I don't think so, but we'll see I guess.

Otherwise nothing special has happened. Jaleh and Saad's friends are here from Sweden, they are staying about 2 weeks. They have their son with them, he's about 1 year old.
Whenever I'm around kids I just start wondering why anyone ever wants children? Especially since they all moan about it too, lol. Oh well....everyone's different, right?

I have taken pics of the new house and Lycky the turtle (lol), but as you all know, since there's no internet at home it's not so easy to put them up here. But I'll try to do it tomorrow.

Have a wonderful "Gita's Birthday Day" ;)

I've got PICTURES! Finally!!!

Baby, you're going to love one of these pics anyway ;)


My desk at the office


Crazy Jaleh! Hahahaha


The first time I saw real clouds! I got so happy! Lol




Here is our cutie pie! Shishi


Look at her pawns! Aren't they the cutest thing ever??


In Jaleh's arms


In my arms


Playing with my bracelet


Playing with the children's curtain, lol


Aaaaaaaaaaaw, Jaleh washing her. Doesn't she has a "why are you torturing me" look??




After her torture, scared in Jaleh's arms

Baby, this is just for you!


Looooool

Oh by the way, my visa is ready, on the very last day it got ready. One thing I can cross off.

Still Here

I didn't leave. I can't really leave that easily, lol.

I'm sitting in the office again, in the afternoons it gets very quiet here, it's kind of nice, but also boring. This is the time where everyone starts going home, no one is really working anymore. So what can you do? Well, I try to write in here ;)

I just finished my second book here, Confessions of a Shopaholic, yes, I'm a total sucker for "chicklit" books. And I loved it, it leaved me with a smile on my face. The character was in many ways like myself. Kept pushing things, things she didn't want to deal with. Was dreaming all the time, very unrealistic view of things. All things that I do as well! Maybe why I liked the book so much. I was actually sad when I realised the book ended.

Now I've started reading Reading Lolita in Tehran, we'll see how this one is ;) As I was looking for another book to read, I suddenly realised I had brought only 3 books, why did I do that??? I have plenty of books I haven' read....or have I?? Damn...
I need to go and find a good bookstore which has English books and hopefully chicklits, lol. There are not so many stuff which puts a smile on my face and make me feel happy as chicklit books and movies.

Hm...

The longer I'm sitting here in the office, the more I'm starting to convince myself to go back to Sweden...hm...maybe it's better if I leave, like now before I've bought my ticket back.

Kitten and Turtle

Yesterday I was taking Martin to a park near where they live. Just on the way, I spotted something little and green on the street, as we got near I saw that it was one of those mini turtles. I rand the nearest door and asked if they had a turtle, but the boy sounded very confused and said no (lol). So we picked it up and brought it home. Inside we put it in a bowl with water and stones and went and bought food for it. It's very cute!

Today, we had meeting in the head office, after we were done me and Jaleh went outside to a parking. There a small kitten came up to us and started meowing. Well, I couldn't resist this little cute kitten so I started stroking her, and that was basically what she wanted, just some TLC.
And Jaleh wanted to take it home, and we talked a little bit then went to take out some money. When we got out, the kitten saw us and started running towards us, and that did it for both of us, so I took it, we got a cab and went to a veterinary (I think if we hadn't taken the cat I probably would have cried all night, I felt so sorry for the poor thing).
At the veterinary, it got checked, we found out it was a girl, about 3 month old, and she got vaccination. We took it home, Martin and Natalie absolutely loved her, I think Kide's (the maid) first thought was, oh nooooo, another thing to look after!!! Hahahahahaha. But I washed her and gave her to the children to look after. And we left for work.
I will put up pictures as soon as I get a chance, it may be today, since I've found a cafe where they live which has wireless! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I'm veryyyyy happy about this, hihi.
I'll try to go tonight ;)

Update

Still no internet at home, it's starting to drive me crazy!

I'm at work now. Work is slow, nothing to do. I picked the best time to move here and work with real estate! Lol. No one is buying instead everyone just wants to sell. So I'm sitting and trying to find things, not easy.

The painting in the house is supposed to be done today, I think. I don't understand why it has taken so long! They are only painting the doors and closets in the house plus one wall in the master bedroom. That's all. And yet they have been painting in 2 days, they come from around 7 in the morning and work until afternoon. Very strange.
Everything else is almost fixed, not much left.

Jaleh bought a new bed. She was supposed to buy one bed for the bedroom downstairs. She ended up with buying a bed for herself, lol. They are going to deliver the furnitures (nope, she didn't just buy a bed!) on Tuesday. Then I will start sleeping in the bedroom downstairs, but only until Friday since their friends are coming from Sweden.

Anyhow, it has been very tough these days because without internet me and my bf can't talk. And I'm getting pretty fed up with here and the attitude of some people.
I need to make some sort of planning, a good one, so I can be back on track soon. All I know is that I can't go on like this, then it's not worth for me to stay here.
I really don't want to give up, but we'll see what happens.

Move

We have moved now, the house is starting to look very nice. There is still some work to be done. Yesterday was an open house there, everyone from carpenters to electricians were there to fix this and that.
But, the internet is not working, or we have to fix it. And since it is not on their name, but under their friend's name, so he has to go and fix it. Which will probably never happen!
So now I have an excuse for not writing! Lol.

As soon as I get the chance, I will put up pictures and updates ;)

My Family

My family are the BEST (yes, my bf is included in my family!). Everything I have is thanks to them, I owe them everything.
Every time I am in trouble, or need any kind of help my family is always beside me and helping me. Even now that I am far away, or especially now is better said, they are doing their best to help me in every way they can. Even if it means to just listen and support me. They have supported me from day one when I told them about my plans, they have even pushed me when I hesitated about this trip, they are the ones who have said everything will be fine, you will be fine and that I can do this.
This is something I will never forget and will always be grateful for.

So thank you! I love you all and miss you so so much!

Welcome to Sharjah

We went to Sharjah one day, god knows for what. It's just beside where Jaleh and them live. This town is good for those missing the small villages! Especially in some areas.

See for yourself ;)






This part is where it is more built

Slippers

Have you seen my slippers? Since I am always freezing in the house Jaleh bought slippers for me.


My bunny

Isn't it cute? Hihi

All Roads Lead to....Third Movie

Me and Jaleh should never EVER try to find places on our own! N.E.V.E.R.

The other day we had to go to Abu Dhabi for a business meeting. We had to present our new projects to another real estate company who are our agents. It is around 1 hour from Dubai, but all in all, until you get out of Dubai it will take around 1½ hours. I think Jaleh got a lot of tickets on the way too, one we are sure, cause we saw the flash, but there were some cameras that were turned the other way. We didn't know what they were, so we just assumed they weren't cameras! WRONG! Hahaha.
By now you all know that us two just can't find places! And to top it, they guy we spoke with from the company, could first of all not speak English well, or hardly I should say. And, secondly, he could NOT explain the way!
He told me something that I heard was British Council, it turned out he was saying Prestige Car, hmmmmm. LOL
After driving around ALL of Abu Dhabi (you can drive through and around all of Abu Dhabi in 20 min) for 2 hours, and fighting with each other, swearing at other people, we finally found the place, but couldn't stay, so we just went up, left the brochures and left.
Unfortunately we didn't have time to go around and take pictures, the ones I took was just from in the car and before we started fighting.
Here are some pictures ;)
We went back the next day,this time with the company car and the driver so Jaleh wouldn't get more tickets! LOL. And we had the meeting with them, not that it was a formal meeting, just sitting mostly and talking nonsense, lol.



On the way




It was alot more green on the way than in Dubai


Welcome to Abu Dhabi




Jaleh, she is starting to get mad! LOL


In the city

Crazy Weather Again

We woke up to this this morning



Good thing it cleared up for when we had to drive! It would have been impossible otherwise.

Job Update

I haven't told you guys about the job! I'm working now! YAY!!!!! I started working where my sister works, at a property company.
It's all new, I'm still learning everything and there's a lot to learn ;) I started a couple of days ago, and I feel like it's going forward. They are starting for the VISA application tomorrow, so some things are actually happening.
Today I met with another real estate agent about him signing an agreement with me, hopefully that will go well too. It was kind of nervous, since I still don't know anything. Thankfully he's been understanding with me, lol. But I managed to answer some of his questions. It felt really good afterwards, I know I can do this.

I've started now and I feel like things are moving forward.

I'm starting to feel better, maybe because I feel like something is happening or maybe it's because of the caffeine rush! I should start drinking more coffe!! I'm starting to look forward, the dreams are slowly coming back and I'm starting to feel optimistic again.

Nazanin, sorry, but I have to get back to you for pictures. I'm too tired now to deal with that ;)

Dreams

I'm not dead! Just dead on energy. I have always been a person with high ambition, very high. But as my bf say, high ambition, low performance, which I hate, but at the end of the day can't deny since it's true.
My head is always up in the clouds, I'm always dreaming, mostly about several things at once. Before I came to Dubai, I was dreaming about it, how it would be, how work would be, when I would get my own place, meeting new people here, etc etc.
That's me, always have been, always with my head in the clouds. And honestly, that's how I like it. I love dreaming, even if most of the stuff never happen, I love having dreams, it keeps me motivated, I have things to look forward too, I know I'm going somewhere then, I have a goal.

But lately, there's been a change, I've stopped dreaming. I don't have the ambitions anymore, I don't have the mental energy anymore. It feels like I don't have anything more, like I lost all my dreams. I've noticed that it affects me in every aspect of life. Something very simple is this blog, I don't have the energy to write, I don't know what I should write about even though there are plenty of stuff to write about.

So please, have some patience with me, I need to get back my ambition and dreams. I'll try to write more often and put pictures meanwhile.

The Cutest Thing

Guess what this is!



Can you guess? Here's another picture



Do you know now? Hm...what about with these picture?





A mobile phone!! This is my 4 year old niece's phone, and don't think now it's a very simple phone. It has everything you need, from camera to bluetooth!
It's amazing what they come up with...

1 Month

It's my 1 month anniversary here in in Dubai. I can't believe it's already been a month. This time has passed by so fast I have hardly noticed anything. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten a job either, LOL.
Well, this month has not at all been what I thought would be, for better or worse. I never thought it would feel this tough in such a short time. I also thought I would have a job by now, but I also know it's all my fault that I don't have a job yet ;) All in all it's been a learning month for me, very good.

There's a real estate expo in Dubai these days. And since I'm not working yet I just took someone's business card and entered with that (imagine me doing that!!!! LOL), it was interesting though, to see all the future projects, not only in Dubai, but other places as well. All the crazy types of buildings that they are working on, in all shapes and sizes.
Plus it's a great way to make contacts. Jaleh and I are going back tomorrow, we'll probably spend most of the day there, it is huge over there so you definitely need all the time to check it out.

It's been very bad update with pics in here, and that's definitely not the way it's supposed to be in this blog. I just have to check and see what pics are left to upload here that I haven't, then post it.

On a good note, I'm feeling slightly better today which is nice ;)

Homesick

I know, bad blogger! I know, I know.

It's been kind of though these days, my mum left yesterday and I miss her terribly. I miss home terribly too these days, it's now that I just want to leave and go back home.

Some bad news, I forgot to download the pictures from my mum's camera. That means I don't have the pictures from Al Ain and the mountain. It will have to wait until my mum goes back home next Sunday and someone home can send them to me.

Sorry guys, but I'm just not in mood of writing.

Visa Update

I forgot to tell you guys, I called the department for Visa entries and so I spoke to the customer service there.
It turned out, UAE has changed the rules, yet again! Now the visit visa is back on 60 days and you could buy an additional month. I asked several times because as I explained to the guy, I really do not want to go to jail, especially here! But he explained nicely, no no, it's 60 days and I do not need to do anything (since it sais 30 days in my passport). He just said, call back the next day and talk to an employee of the visa department.
I called again the day after, talked to a woman in the customer service, she just said, no no, no problem, you don't need anything else and hung up.
Now, in this country, no problem may many times mean yes problem, so I'll just probably go to the department with my passport to see if no problem really means no problem. LOL

Job Interview?

Today I had a job interview, or so I thought! I had applied for a job through an ad and they contacted me to set an interview.
I went and searched for the company online and found their webpage, looking through the page I understood that this is not exactly what I thought, since it was all about how to help to set up a business.
Ok, never mind, apparently they have a job opening since they had put an ad I thought!

Weeeeeeeeeeell....

I had an appoinment at 11 pm, I was there quite early, and saw alot of people there too for interview, kind of strange, but still, ok, I'll go with it. It seemed as thought they had a mass interview over there.
So, first I sat and waited in the lobby for around 40 min (luckily I had a book with me), then they called me and said I can come upstairs and wait there, sure I'll do that too. I waited for another 40 something minutes there in a small room filled with other people.
Finally I was called in and it turns out......

It was a HUMAN RESOURCE company!! They did not have a job vacancy, but if you paid 150 Dhs for membership they would send your CV to other companys and so.
So I took my stuff and left promising I would come back to pay.....hm...no, I'm not going back!

It still was a good experience, and since I had a feeling that something is not right here I wasn't angry either. I just wish they would have said in the ad what it was all about, but I guess things doesn't work that way here I better start getting use to it.

And to think, I had the shittiest night ever, couldn't sleep, when I finally fell asleep I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep and I fell really shitty. I then woke up around 7 to go and take a shower and make myself pretty for the interview, LOL.

Anyhow, it was a good experince still ;)

P.S. Today I miss the quitness of the streets at night in Sweden so increadibly much, especially the road beside my parents where the bus stop is, the darkness in the night, the cold, the rain, the emptyness, just me and the road.

Still Sick, BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I'm still stick! This damn cold just don't want to go away! I went to the doctors today, the Iranian hospital, as usual when you go to the doctors in these countries, you just get alot of pills, she gave me some pills for the dizziness I've been having without even knowing the reason for it, hmmm, and I'm a person who usually is very restricted on taking tabletts, unless necessary I won't take any, just ask my bf who always fights with me, lol.
Whenever I meet Iranians from Iran I feel like they are from another world, or perhaps it's the other way around. I'm from another world. But how can Iranians be sooooooo different??? It truly amazes me! And it always ends up with me feeling more Swedish than ever. I mean, everything is different, the way we talk, expresses ourselves, the A T T I T U D E, just about everything, we hardly even look alike.
Anyway...always a pleasure!

After that I was meant to come home to talk to my baby and rest, but we went to MOE instead, had to help mum with some shopping, she's leaving on Sunday :((((

I'll tell you all about yesterday another day, I'm too tired to concentrate and put up any photos now (Sorry Nazanin!). But we went to Al Ain and the mountains, very beautiful! We found a hotel in the middle of the mountain and stayed there for dinner. It was really heavinly air at night up there! You could breathe easily, no humudity, around 25C. PERFECT!
The pics will come up later ;)

I'm a bit nervous for tomorrow, will tell you all about it, tomorrow! I want to get it done first ;)

Ok....gotta go now, bye for now

Cold

I feel a terrible cold on its way...I woke up with soar threat, but I feel worse now, as if I'm about to get a fever, great!
You can't live with the AC and you certainly can't live without it!

Oh Damn!

Shit!!! Shit! Shit! Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!

Ok, today my sister was discussing how UAE has changed the rules for visitors. You could before stay 60 days here without a visa or anything, now they've changed it to 30 days.
Anyhow, all this time, we thought I had 60 days here, but we checked my passport, and guess what! It's 30 days!!! I have to be out of the country by 9 October if I don't get a job and a working visa!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Paniiiiiic!!!!!

All this time, I've just been relaxing here and thinking I have time, maaaaaaaaaaan, I am on a hunt now!
You want more bad news?? It's Eid tomorrow, which means it's closed E V E R Y W H E R E! Which means, the job applications I've sent won't be reviewed for god knows how long!!
Damn!

Atlantis Pics

I promised pics from Atlantis and here they are ;) Inside was all filled with details from the sea (not actual stuff from the sea, but you get the picture).


A ceiling there


Another ceiling, lol












LOL




The game area


I wonder if it's only for children, I wanted to go too!

Some of the areas outside






Where you could smoke and smoke "shisha" (as they say in Arabic)


The view, Dubai Marina


Levantine restaurant where we dined

Ok, here comes the best part (of what we saw that night). In the middle they had a HUGE (like 3 stories big) aquarium with lots and lots of fishes.






See the big fishi, imagine the other fishes around it are around 50 cm if not more, now can you imagine how big that one is?? In this pic it doesn't do it justice either!

Now I have to go to sleep, very tired, we were at the course again, took the test around 12, lol. Hopefully I pass and don't get a phonecall from them in about 4 days (they only call you if you didn't pass the test).

Good night