Disaster

I cant believe it myself but somehow I managed to loose my debit card.  I remember having it at the pub and I think getting into the taxi but after that its all a blur thanks to the power of beer.  Thats it I have to really cut down on what im drinking.  So incredibly hacked off as its my last weekend here as well and outside thesun is shining and its burnch day today.  That means you spend 140 dhs (about 30 quid ) and you eat and drink as much as you like for 6 hours. 

At the moment the scenario is that ill be flying back on monday or tuesday depending on if i have a meeting on sunday or monday to see if theres other work in the future.

Not a happy chappy as you might imagine.

And there we have it

Just had the phone call to say that its all over for now at least.  Well for now at least I write as thats what Ive been told and trying to hold onto a little of optimism.  Thankfully Ive been assured that at least I go home with some pay

Update

Well still no real update. There is a meeting going on at the time of writing this and aparntly there is a bit of negotiating going on.  First expenses aren’t covered from this point but I was amazed I got that bit to start with.  My daily rate will be going up but now theres some hoo haa about where they wanted me based and that it could mean me contributing to it from whats been overheard so far.  If thats the case then I wave bye bye to Dubai.  Did just hear that tickets would be sorted out come what may as it wont be valid should the need arise to come back early…..

The waiting continues

Can you guess where I am at the moment, thats right in the hotel room yet again waiting to see what’s going on. As I said in yesterdays blog, getting what should be implemented done is now impossible. Well technically its not but its going to mean a lot of hours and hours means money at time and a half. Seeing as cutbacks are being made thats night likely to happen.

Across the hall from me a meeting is going on with best ear wigging going on to find out anything. An hour later the meetings ended and still no wiser as to whats going on, My deadline is fast approaching today of 4pm to start looking at ways to get home. Over-reaction? Possibly but the money situation is tight (damn my stupid optimism yet again thinking this was going to be easy)

DC is back as well so thats the end of my net surfing and as much as the Emirates mall is big, after a few days of walking and eating there a change is needed. Might go and see what the pool is like, chill out in the sauna if I can find the thing. If the phone rings so be it, hoops are not being jumped through for anyone. Stressed.

Slight update (those of you on RSS how does that work if you update an old post?) Well there should be some resolution today and I put the chip in that work isnt going to happen without payment up front. Half a week has been lost so far which kills all my plans of getting rich, paying off debts and heading towards my bday in a much better position than I am now.

Word is that im moving from here to a serviced apartment on Sheik, pronounced She Yuk fyi, which is just across the road from the site. Good and bad, better and cheaper bars but being used to where I am now , not much to do out of work in that area. Its also on Dubais busiest road to boot.

Mid day here so time for some food and find an elusive wireless hotspot thats free. One thing for sure in Dubai is that nothing is free!

Monday – Still not at work.

 

What an ace lie in this morning, caught up on some episodes of lost last night much later sensible bed times are supposed to be (again).  The sun is shining, its a lovely 22 degrees here however this adds to the frustration of needing to get paid to go out and be able to do stuff.  Cant really spend much at the moment because, if it comes down to it, money is needed for a flight home, thats the worst case scenario.

Sunday shocker!

Even thought its very odd to start work on a sunday when you know back home you are either sleeping or knowing the fact that sunday is a day off I actually prefer the system they have over there.  Just makes things easier to do and one of the things id like to take back with me. The most common complaint that back home is never being able to get things done in the working week, so by changing that to something different, who knows what might happen moving forward…….

marxworld in dubai – week 1

honestly.. i will post an update but its a long one and seeing as the net out here is a touch lame to say the least.

All I have to say is everthing is BIG…very…BIG

When timing goes wrong

Crap on a crap stick.. For some reason I thought I wasnt leaving the house till 3pm. Just worked out that I have to leave at MID DAY. Thats put all the plans I had in a complete kerfuffle.

Damn my laid backness. Today is going to be a busy one to say the least. 3 things going on at once should make it a bit interesting and not to mention that the nerves and scale of things are hitting me.

Fly tomorrow at 5 ish get to dam at 7, leave there at half nine, arrive dubai at 6.20 AM then straight into work. Down time will be on the plane only. Taking into account its +4 hours there might make things bearable.

Whats struck me as being odd will be the complete lack of alchol for 3 weeks more or less. thats going to be the hard part, upside being the pool and gym. Who knows if I can muster the spirit back in me, get into shape in 3 weeks then who knows, do I take up kickboxing again?

Whooo hooo

My passport arrived today, looks like im flying saturday.. Who wants to place a bet on when the last min nerves start

When pressure mounts up – update

Fook sake…
Friday Night.
bloody good night by all accounts. Darts was ace, got pissed, let slip to the wrong people that next week we play the team with Kryptonite woman in it.

saturday
up at 6am, got a lot done, passport photos done. Shopping, sorted out potential cattery as Ive decided that I cant let people “pop” in all the time as shes a very peopley cat after all. However this means tomorrow get a vet signature to say thats shes been vaccinated. (more cost)

Sunday
Lie in… great. Just whats needed. And then I woke up. 1 message about the dubai job being off if I cant get there in the next few days and then a msn conversation saying get it sorted or we are off. Fuck…

Problem is, as always, money. 115 quids for the passport
25 quid for the train
10 quid for parking (half day)
5 quid for food.

I knew I should of transferred the money from payal to my account sooner, however with bein too busy with work that leaves me no time to do anything for me, hence me being in this situation.

Brainwave, im owed 220 for a laptop, nocked that down to 200 for somethings thats not too bad being honest, only to be told TODAY that they might not want it.

Best case scenario is that if they take it, train tomorrow morning, get passport sorted and then job done. I can tell them its on the way in all honesty and not have to blag anything what so ever.

So at this moment in time

10 Wait to see if people want the laptop
20 if people want laptop then job done
30 if peple dont want laptop, run down local and try and flog it to the bangli workers there using shit laptops
40 if 30 fails ask work for a temp loan to get sorted
50 if all fails wait till the powers that be of paypal transplant the money into my account.

In other words I have to wait for other peope to do things which always means epic fails await when things are out of your hands.

will update as and when

Update at 1644 (8.44pm dubai time)
Well that wasnt good. Called the guys in Dubai and it seems that there is a massive amount of pressure for them to get someone there as soon as.  I now have to wait till tomorrow to find out whats going on and if Im going.  Ive basically said that the earliest a passport is wednesday.  Latest is friday but that went down like a lead ballon.  So, for now and from the tone of his voice.  It seems that things are off.

Update at 0059 – 4am dubai time
email sent to see if a situaion can be salvaged.  Met Sp down the pub and said that come what may im out of the ofice for a few weeks even if t is onl london.  Ive made apoint that in no way shape or form am I ungreatfully for what Id do or that goes on just that frustration has set in.  At this moment in time and in my world Ie writted off the dubai project barring a minor miracle.  A great start to a new year again….