The month of May began with a really hot day so summer is just around the corner. When we get into our car the temperature gauge reads in the high 40s celcius or about 100 farenheit. My walks on the Corniche may be over until the fall. Darcy and I start our summer vacation in exactly two months on July 2. I've been enjoying my three day work weeks to use up excess vacation time. The construction noise around us seems to be getting worse plus Darcy has to deal with it at work.
Meanwhile we're still investigating making a will. It's more complicated with living overseas but there is a company in the city who acts as a go between with a major provider. We're just getting clarification about fees. What's more complicated is getting life insurance. We're getting quotes from two different companies but we want to think this through carefully.
We're going to have to bite the bullet and get our plane tickets for our Edmonton to Vancouver return trip. The fares are awful and have actually gone up by about 200 CDN for WestJet! So we'll pay just over 600 CDN for both of us which is the same as what we paid last year. Luckily the airfare from Abu Dhabi to Edmonton is cheaper this year.
Work in somewhat uneventful for us. Although I'd like to start making some online screen casting tutorials for some of our databases and library catalog. Below is an assortment of regional stories.
UAE bars pork imports - the WHO has confirmed that the swine flu is spread by human to human contact and not from eating pork!
Conference centre soars with falcons
National anorexia levels astonishing - ironic considering that the UAE also has terribly high levels of obesity too.
A rower's tearful tribute to Zayed
Labour day may become a permanent UAE holiday
Rights body reviews abuse video claim
Sheikh unveils his replica ark
Access to universities to be widened
US university to launch DIFC campus
Abu Dhabi room rates highest in world
Expats urged to embrace culture
How well do you know the emirates?
So, could you pass the emirates patriotic test?
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