Ramadan...

This year during Ramadan I'm going to learn about the Emirates, maybe pick up a few Arabic words, get to know the locals, join in on the fast... or not. Ramadan starts tomorrow and so do Ramadan hours, we only have to work from 8:00 - 2:00, yeah! I'm ready for the Kentucky Fried Chicken Iftar dinners, traffic jams, mall food courts open till 4am... this really is the most bizarre place ever. Speaking of bizarre... this is the e-mail that we got at work today, and I'm just wondering on what planet this would be acceptable; here goes, for your entertainment.

Dear Colleagues,

Please be advised that National Bank of Dubai has informed us that salary transfer to bank accounts for the month August’08 has been delayed for couple of days, as they updates their new payroll system. They have informed us that funds should be in your account before the end of this week. They also informed us that this will not happen again and sincerely apologies for the delay.

Thanks & Regards

Accounts Officer,

I think what I can do, is just forward that to any bank or bills I might owe, I'm sure they would be totally understanding. Just when I think work can't be any more annoying they do one more thing that shocks me and then shocks me that it shocks me.

I've decided to embrace the cubicle lifestyle, what else can one do? It would be unethical for me to do any counseling, so I'll just have to sort out exactly what it is I'm supposed to be doing all day long. I did find Erath Vineyards Pinot Noir earlier today, they have it listed as Californian wine, but that's fine with me! And, it's not even expensive, or at least the same price as it is at home. I saw it when I was busy stocking up for the Ramadan holiday...