- Being the further adventures of Russell and Lyn, as we finally get round to building our dream home. Warning: includes owls.
Site Hits - Well done one and all
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Abu Dhabi, by the way
Might as well post these pics, taken at heaven knows what time, in the giant psychedelic honeycomb that is the Abu Dhabi departure lounge. It probably signifies something, or commemorates something, but the meaning passed me by. Anyone know?
I suppose, since I'm going back there on Saturday, I could find out.
There is no comment on the A D airport web page as to what inspired the architects ... all I could imagine is its to give long haul passengers a huge headache - like being stuck in a casino for hours on end...
I'll bet. (guffaw) Who are you, miss-know-it-all who can only imagine? I could guess from the time of posting, but potential embarrassment prevents it.
Odette, are you trying to confuse the tax authorities by using a different login every time you post a comment? I'm guessing it's technical problems, you were never the studious type. Go the extra mile and get a Google ID, you coward. Instructions on demand. Good luck with your French-ness, see you soon I hope. Au revoir, ma cherie, et bon chance!
Russell, I can teach Jason Bourne a thing or two about dodging the authorities ... ha ha ha.
I thought it was a cool way to do stuff - I know I followed Lyn's directions to the letter when she helped me set up the blog reply - you didnt expect me to read, absorb, digets and then follow the instructions you sent did you. It was far easier to just phone Lyn and do it on-the-spot.
Something about me ... In afrikaans (the OTHER language ... like irish that they spend fortunes trying to keep it alive) well in afrikaans esp from the dutch a lot of names and things are given one word that is made up of many descriptive words. So you could live in a place called ... Blyvooruitsizcht ... which directly translated is Stayaheadoutofsight and so my love for loooonnnng words that mean many things descriptively. *sigh* I know you find this facinating ... LOL !!! Another thing that tickles my pickle are the word verifications - I keep saying them - some of them are good and should have real english meanings ...
I'm an engineer, so expect the expected. I dislike coriander. I like owls. I hate cold water. Repeating tensions such as clocks and dripping taps, which drive some people crazy, don't seem to affect me. I survived cancer in 2019. I once drank seven mugs of tea in 15 minutes. I have trouble understanding why people keep dogs as pets. All of my names contain 7 letters. My lowest three vertebrae are held in place by titanium rods. Deep water represents the unknown, which terrifies me. I read slowly. I eat quickly. I was briefly insane in the autumn of 1990. My happiest moments were spent throwing arrows around a field when I was 12. My favourite colour is blue. I rarely catch colds. I believe that not taking part in any physical activity after the age of 30 is the equivalent of not ducking when being punched. I accept and respect the existence of an opposite point of view. I wish I had a good plot idea so I could write a book. I have never bought a tabloid newspaper. I sink in water. Of the five people I spent my teenage years with, three are dead. I think that in a family context, love should be unconditional. I believe to the core of my being that man's most divisive and destructive creation is God. I neglected my father and regret it now he's gone. I can hear and memorise numbers instantly and retain them indefinitely, but forget what my wife tells me in seconds. I dislike fruit in desserts. Masks scare me. Only my family should shorten my first name. I intend to live to the age of 121. There is no retina in my right eye. I've been to five continents but I hate sight-seeing.
There is no comment on the A D airport web page as to what inspired the architects ... all I could imagine is its to give long haul passengers a huge headache - like being stuck in a casino for hours on end...
ReplyDeleteI'll bet. (guffaw)
ReplyDeleteWho are you, miss-know-it-all who can only imagine? I could guess from the time of posting, but potential embarrassment prevents it.
Have a safe and hopefully short return journey back "home". Tell Lyn Im thinking of her. *sob* bye and enjoy the airport ...
ReplyDeleteOdette, are you trying to confuse the tax authorities by using a different login every time you post a comment?
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing it's technical problems, you were never the studious type.
Go the extra mile and get a Google ID, you coward. Instructions on demand.
Good luck with your French-ness, see you soon I hope.
Au revoir, ma cherie, et bon chance!
Russell, I can teach Jason Bourne a thing or two about dodging the authorities ... ha ha ha.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a cool way to do stuff - I know I followed Lyn's directions to the letter when she helped me set up the blog reply - you didnt expect me to read, absorb, digets and then follow the instructions you sent did you. It was far easier to just phone Lyn and do it on-the-spot.
Something about me ... In afrikaans (the OTHER language ... like irish that they spend fortunes trying to keep it alive) well in afrikaans esp from the dutch a lot of names and things are given one word that is made up of many descriptive words. So you could live in a place called ... Blyvooruitsizcht ... which directly translated is Stayaheadoutofsight and so my love for loooonnnng words that mean many things descriptively. *sigh* I know you find this facinating ... LOL !!! Another thing that tickles my pickle are the word verifications - I keep saying them - some of them are good and should have real english meanings ...